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Marcel Hansenne
Marcel Hansenne (January 24, 1917 – March 22, 2002) was a French middle distance runner, who won the bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London over 800 m in a time of 1:49.8 min. The race was won by Mal Whitfield. Hansenne also equalled Rune Gustafsson's 1000 m world record of 2:21.4 in Gothenburg in 1948. Hansenne was born in Tourcoing.
Births January to June.
- 3 January - Pierre Dervaux, operatic conductor and composer (died 1992)
- 24 January - Marcel Hansenne, middle distance runner (died 2002)
- 11 February - Bernard Destremau, tennis player (died 2002)
- 16 April - Lucienne Delyle, singer (died 1962)
- 22 April - Yvette Chauviré, prima ballerina assoluta (died 2016)
- 25 April - Jean Lucas, motor racing driver (died 2003)
- 29 May - Élie de