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Adolf Hitler & John D. Rockefeller

Did Adolf Hitler and John D. Rockefeller live at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and John D. Rockefeller lived at the same time for 48 years, from 1889 to 1937.[1][2][3][4]

Adolf Hitler · John D. Rockefeller · Born in 1889 · Born in 1839

Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
1889–1945
Politics & Leadership
Nazi dictator of Germany 1933–1945
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
1839–1937
Business & Industry
Standard Oil tycoon, among the richest Americans in history
18391945
Adolf Hitler
John D. Rockefeller
Adolf Hitler
Politics & Leadership
Born in Adolf Hitler's birth house
Died in Führerbunker
John D. Rockefeller
Business & Industry
Born in Richford
Died in Ormond Beach

World Events During Their Overlap

1893 New Zealand becomes first country to grant women's suffrage
1896 First modern Olympic Games in Athens
1898 Spanish-American War
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

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Sources

  1. Adolf Hitler — Wikipedia
  2. Adolf Hitler (Q352) — Wikidata
  3. John D. Rockefeller — Wikipedia
  4. John D. Rockefeller (Q160278) — Wikidata