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René Char

René Char, French poet and author (died 1988)

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Born
June 14, 1907
Died
February 19, 1988
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1907

About René Char

René Émile Char was a French poet and member of the French Resistance in World War II. In early 1929, he founded the journal Méridiens with André Cayatte and published three issues. In Dark Again in Wonder: The Poetry of René Char and George Oppen.

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The world when René Char was born

René Char was born in 1907. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in René Char's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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