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Yvette Guilbert

French cabaret singer

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Born
January 20, 1865
Died
February 2, 1944
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1865

About Yvette Guilbert

Yvette Guilbert (French pronunciation: [ivɛt gilbɛʁ]; born Emma Laure Esther Guilbert; 20 January 1865 – 3 February 1944) was a French cabaret singer and actress of the Belle Époque. Guilbert became a respected authority on her country's medieval folklore and on 9 July 1932 was awarded the Legion of Honor as the Ambassadress of French Song. She was discovered by a journalist.

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The world when Yvette Guilbert was born

Yvette Guilbert was born in 1865. 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 1865

  • Best-selling bookAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCivil War ends — Lincoln assassinated
  • Technology milestone13th Amendment abolishes slavery
  • World population~1.45B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln / Andrew Johnson
  • U.S. population33.5M

1865 versus 2026

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

Measure18652026
Population33.5M341 million

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