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Albert Einstein & Kofi Annan

Did Albert Einstein and Kofi Annan live at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Kofi Annan lived at the same time for 17 years, from 1938 to 1955.[1][2][3][4]

Albert Einstein · Kofi Annan · Born in 1879 · Born in 1938

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
1879–1955
Science & Invention
Theory of relativity, E=mc²
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
1938–2018
Politics & Leadership
UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace laureate
18792018
Albert Einstein
Kofi Annan
Albert Einstein
Science & Invention
Born in Ulm
Died in Princeton
Kofi Annan
Politics & Leadership
Born in Kumasi
Died in Bern

World Events During Their Overlap

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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Sources

  1. Albert Einstein — Wikipedia
  2. Albert Einstein (Q937) — Wikidata
  3. Kofi Annan — Wikipedia
  4. Kofi Annan (Q1254) — Wikidata