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Adolf Hitler & Duke Ellington

Did Adolf Hitler and Duke Ellington live at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Duke Ellington lived at the same time for 46 years, from 1899 to 1945.[1][2][3][4]

Adolf Hitler · Duke Ellington · Born in 1889 · Born in 1899

Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
1889–1945
Politics & Leadership
Nazi dictator of Germany 1933–1945
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
1899–1974
Music
Jazz legend, big band pioneer
18891974
Adolf Hitler
Duke Ellington
Adolf Hitler
Politics & Leadership
Born in Adolf Hitler's birth house
Died in Führerbunker
Duke Ellington
Music
Born in Washington, D.C.
Died in New York City

World Events During Their Overlap

1903 Wright brothers achieve powered flight
1905 Einstein publishes theory of special relativity
1912 Sinking of the Titanic
1914 World War I begins
1917 Russian Revolution
1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins
1919 Treaty of Versailles signed
1920 League of Nations established
1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
1929 Wall Street Crash; Great Depression begins
1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
1936 Spanish Civil War begins
1939 World War II begins
1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor; US enters WWII
1944 D-Day: Allied invasion of Normandy
1945 Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; WWII ends
1945 United Nations founded

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Sources

  1. Adolf Hitler — Wikipedia
  2. Adolf Hitler (Q352) — Wikidata
  3. Duke Ellington — Wikipedia
  4. Duke Ellington (Q4030) — Wikidata