MARCEL ET LES BLONDES
Personalised birth year poster, a birthday gift — the year in twelve months, and the day of the birth
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1986
Twelve months, and one March day for Tom
Spain and Portugal join the EEC
On 1 January, Spain and Portugal join the European Communities, which now have twelve members.
Voyager 2 flies past Uranus
On 24 January, the Voyager 2 probe passes about 81,000 km from Uranus and discovers ten unknown moons and two rings.
Launch of Mir's core module
In February, the Soviet Union launches the core module of the Mir space station without a crew, on a Proton rocket.
Marcos leaves the Philippines
After days of mass demonstrations, Ferdinand Marcos goes into exile on 25 February; Corazon Aquino becomes president.
Microsoft goes public
On 13 March, software company Microsoft is listed on the stock market, on the Nasdaq, at $21 a share.
Palme d'Or for The Mission
The British film The Mission, by Roland Joffé, wins the Palme d'Or at the 39th Cannes Film Festival (8-19 May).
Top Gun hits cinemas
The film Top Gun is released in the United States on 16 May; it will be the highest-grossing film of 1986.
Argentina are world champions
On 29 June, in Mexico City, Argentina beat West Germany 3-2 in the football World Cup final, at the Azteca stadium.
The Statue of Liberty turns 100
For its centenary, the restored statue reopens to the public on 5 July, during “Liberty Weekend” (4 to 6 July).
Becker wins Wimbledon
In July, Germany's Boris Becker wins Wimbledon, beating Czechoslovakia's Ivan Lendl in the final, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5.
Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Reykjavik
On 11 and 12 October, Reagan and Gorbachev discuss disarmament in Reykjavik; they do not reach an agreement.
Prost is Formula 1 world champion
At the Australian Grand Prix on 26 October, Alain Prost wins and is crowned world champion; Mansell loses the title to a burst tyre.
The Musée d'Orsay opens
Housed in the former Orsay railway station in Paris, the Musée d'Orsay opens in December; it is inaugurated by François Mitterrand.
Voyager: round the world non-stop
From 14 to 23 December, Rutan and Yeager's aircraft Voyager completes a non-stop, unrefuelled round-the-world flight: nine days in the air.
All year long
The preview is what gets printed. The events are those of the year of birth, checked: you only choose the first name, the date, a short line, the style and the photo.
Your year of birth as a poster: some fifteen events from around the world — science, sport, culture — on a twelve-month timeline, each confirmed by two sources, with the birth slotted in on its real date, plus a first name, a short line and a photo. From 1960 to 2025, in four styles. 250 g matte paper, A4 to 70 × 100 cm, or a printable file.
First the object — medium, size, frame — then its content, which you watch take shape in the preview.
Ready to give: printed in our Estaing workshop and shipped within 48 h, with an optional frame on A4 and 30 × 40.
For a last-minute gift: the print file, €8.90, arrives by link the same day — PDF and PNG at 300 dpi, all five sizes.
See the five sizes to scale
Step 4 of 4: Make the poster A name, a date, a short line
Your personalisation
Check the spelling: the poster is printed exactly as is, to order.
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Printed in AveyronComposed and printed in our family workshop in Aveyron, checked before it ships.
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Printed to order250 g matte paper, pigment inks: printed in our Aveyron workshop, whatever the size.
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Shipped within 48 hTo your door or to a pickup point, by La Poste or Colissimo.
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Ready to giveStandard frame sizes, easy to find.
Secure payment
Full description
The year someone was born, told in one poster: some fifteen events from around the world — science, sport, culture, big news — all positive, laid out on a twelve-month timeline. And in the middle, the birth, slotted in on its real date: “1986. Twelve months, and one March day for Tom.” Every fact is dated and confirmed by at least two sources, one of which is not Wikipedia.
You write the first name, choose the date of birth — from 1960 to 2025 —, add a short line if you like, and a photo if you have one (otherwise the medallion carries the initial). Four styles: light, night, old paper or pop. The facts are not chosen: they are those of the year, as in a history book. The preview follows every keystroke and shows exactly what will be printed.
- Poster on 250 g matte paper, pigment inks, printed to order in our workshop in Aveyron.
- Five sizes: A4, 30 × 40, 40 × 60, 50 × 70 and 70 × 100 cm.
- Optional wooden frame on A4 and 30 × 40, black, white or natural.
- Or the printable file: all five sizes, each as a PDF and a 300 dpi PNG, via a download link.
The poster, once printed
Sizes
A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm
The keepsake: a birth, the sky of one date. Everyone owns an A4 frame, and it ships flat, in a stiff card envelope.
30 × 40 cm Our favourite
The entry size, the most common frame size: IKEA, HEMA, Action.
40 × 60 cm
Bedroom and hallway décor, in 2:3 like a photograph. 40 × 60 frames at homeware or framing shops.
50 × 70 cm
The flagship living-room size, sold across the market. Shipped rolled, in a sturdy long cardboard box, home delivery only.
70 × 100 cm
The large wall size. 70 × 100 frames at IKEA (RÖDALM). Home delivery only.
| Size | Printed poster, no frame | With frame |
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| A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm | €19.90 | €38.90 |
| 30 × 40 cm | €29.90 | €58.90 |
| 40 × 60 cm | €44.90 | Not offered |
| 50 × 70 cm | €49.90 | Not offered |
| 70 × 100 cm | €69.90 | Not offered |
| Print-at-home file: all five sizes, as a PDF and as a 300 dpi PNG | €8.90 | |
Prefer to print it yourself? All five sizes, each as a PDF and as a 300 dpi PNG — ten files, by a download link sent after payment.
How it works
- You give a first name and a date of birth
The poster picks the year by itself: some fifteen events from around the world, from 1960 to 2025, laid out on a twelve-month timeline. The birth slots in on its real date.
- You choose the style
Light, night, old paper or pop, then a short line and a photo if you like. With no photo, the medallion carries the first initial.
- We print in Aveyron
To order, on 250 g matte paper: in our Aveyron workshop, whatever the size, and every poster is checked there before it ships. Or you receive the download link for the file by e-mail.
Specifications
| Formats | A4, 30 × 40, 40 × 60, 50 × 70 and 70 × 100 cm |
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| Paper | Matte, 250 g/m² |
| Inks | Pigment-based, lightfast |
| Optional frame | On A4 and 30 × 40: wood, black · white · natural, with acrylic glass |
| File only | All five sizes as PDF and 300 dpi PNG, by download link |
| Data | Dated facts · two sources per fact |
| Brand | Dandymaps® |
| Personalisation | First name · Date of birth · Short line · Style · Photo |
| Occasions | A big birthday (30, 40, 50) · A parent’s or friend’s birthday · A birth gift · A gift for someone who has everything · Father’s Day and Mother’s Day · An original gift idea |
| Gift for | A parent born between 1960 and 1980 · A friend or sibling with a milestone birthday · New parents, for their child · Anyone who loves history, culture or sport |
| EAN code | 3701800801398 |
More gift ideas: A new baby
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Frequently asked questions
What does the birth year poster show?
The year of birth told on a twelve-month timeline: some fifteen events from around the world — science, sport, culture, big news — each with its date, laid out on either side of a central line. In the middle, the person’s birth slots in on its real date, with their first name, the date in large type and their photo or initial. What you personalise: the first name, the date, a short line, the style and the photo.
Are the events checked?
Yes. Every fact is dated and confirmed by at least two sources, one of which is not Wikipedia: space agencies, sports bodies, press archives, institutional websites. When sources disagree on the day, the poster only gives the month; when they disagree more than that, the fact is dropped. We only keep events that are positive or neutral and known beyond a single country: no tragedies, no local news, no celebrity from one market only.
Can I choose which events appear on the poster?
No, and that is deliberate: they are the events of the year of birth, in the order they happened, as in a history book. Each year has between twelve and seventeen, which is never “every event of the year”. If your favourite event isn’t there, the short line under the first name is free: that is where you write what is yours.
Which years of birth are available?
From 1960 to 2025. For any other year the date is refused with a clear message: we never swap a year for its neighbour, and we don’t print a year whose facts haven’t all been checked.
Do I need the time or the place of birth?
No. Only the day, the month and the year matter: the birth is placed on the timeline on its date, between two events from around the world. The time and the place are never asked for. If you only know the birthday, any day in the right year makes a poster, but the exact day is what puts the birth in the right spot.
Do I need a photo?
No. With no photo, the medallion in the middle carries the first initial in large type. With a photo, you frame it with your finger inside the medallion; it is private, never published, and deleted thirty days after dispatch.
Who is it for, and for which occasion?
It’s a birthday gift — especially for round birthdays like 30, 40 or 50 — for a parent, a friend, a brother or a sister, or a birth gift that tells the story of the world a child is born into. It suits people who love history, culture or sport, and anyone who already has everything: it tells them they were born in the year of something.