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Albert Einstein & Jorge Luis Borges

Did Albert Einstein and Jorge Luis Borges live at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Jorge Luis Borges lived at the same time for 56 years, from 1899 to 1955.[1][2][3][4]

Albert Einstein · Jorge Luis Borges · Born in 1879 · Born in 1899

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
1879–1955
Science & Invention
Theory of relativity, E=mc²
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
1899–1986
Literature
Labyrinths, Ficciones, master of the short story
18791986
Albert Einstein
Jorge Luis Borges
Albert Einstein
Science & Invention
Born in Ulm
Died in Princeton
Jorge Luis Borges
Literature
Born in Buenos Aires
Died in Geneva

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
1947 India and Pakistan gain independence
1948 State of Israel established
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted
1949 People's Republic of China proclaimed
1950 Korean War begins
1953 Watson and Crick discover DNA structure
1955 Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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87 years overlap
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85 years overlap
Jorge Luis Borges & Marlene Dietrich
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Sources

  1. Albert Einstein — Wikipedia
  2. Albert Einstein (Q937) — Wikidata
  3. Jorge Luis Borges — Wikipedia
  4. Jorge Luis Borges (Q909) — Wikidata