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Adolf Hitler & Roald Amundsen

Did Adolf Hitler and Roald Amundsen live at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Roald Amundsen lived at the same time for 39 years, from 1889 to 1928.[1][2][3][4]

Adolf Hitler · Roald Amundsen · Born in 1889 · Born in 1872

Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
1889–1945
Politics & Leadership
Nazi dictator of Germany 1933–1945
Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen
1872–1928
Exploration
First to reach the South Pole
18721945
Adolf Hitler
Roald Amundsen
Adolf Hitler
Politics & Leadership
Born in Adolf Hitler's birth house
Died in Führerbunker
Roald Amundsen
Exploration
Born in Borge Municipality
Died in Arctic Ocean

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

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Sources

  1. Adolf Hitler — Wikipedia
  2. Adolf Hitler (Q352) — Wikidata
  3. Roald Amundsen — Wikipedia
  4. Roald Amundsen (Q926) — Wikidata