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Simonne Mathieu

French tennis player, commander of the Corps des Volontaires françaises in WWII (1908-1980)

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Born
January 31, 1908
Died
January 7, 1980
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1908

About Simonne Mathieu

Simonne Mathieu (French pronunciation: [simɔn matjø] née Passemard;) (31 January 1908 – 7 January 1980) was a tennis player from France, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, who was active in the 1930s. She won the French Championships singles title in 1938 and 1939. During World War II, she created and led the Corps of French Volunteers in the Free French Forces, the first female unit in the military history of France.

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The world when Simonne Mathieu was born

Simonne Mathieu was born in 1908. 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 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

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

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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