French chef and author (died 2018)

Joël Robuchon

Joël Robuchon was a French chef and restaurateur. He was named "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France in cuisine in 1976. He published several cookbooks, two of which have been translated into English, chaired the committee for the Larousse Gastronomique, and hosted culinary television shows in France. He operated more than a dozen restaurants across Bangkok, Bordeaux, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, London, Macau, Madrid, Monaco, Montreal, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, and New York City.

Born

1945

April 7

Died

2018

Era

1940s

Country

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About

Joël, in brief

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1945 Born
2018 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

451 Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town.
529 First Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.
1141 Empress Matilda becomes the first female ruler of England, adopting the title "Lady of the English".
1348 Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV charters Prague University.

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The world in 1945

When Joël arrived

april 1 World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.
april 11 World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
april 12 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman succeeds him.
april 12 World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reaches Tangermünde—only 80 kilometres from Berlin.

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Alan J. Pakula 1928–1998 American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998) Allen Dulles 1893–1969 American lawyer and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (died 1969) Anne-Marie 1991– English singer-songwriter Bob Denard 1929–2007 French soldier (died 2007) Brooke Brodack 1986– American comedian David Frost 1939–2013 English journalist and game show host (died 2013) Domenico Dragonetti 1763–1846 Italian bassist and composer (born 1763) Douglas Kell 1953– English biochemist and academic Ecaterina Andronescu 1948– Romanian politician

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Adly Mansour 1945– Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt André Lacroix 1945– Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach August Wilson 1945–2005 American author and playwright (died 2005) Bernard Goldberg 1945– American journalist and author Bill Bergey 1945–2024 American football player (born 1945) Bob Seger 1945– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Brenda Fricker 1945– Irish actress Brian Doyle-Murray 1945– American actor and comedian Colin Blunstone 1945– English singer-songwriter

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