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Albert Einstein & Orson Welles

Did Albert Einstein and Orson Welles live at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Orson Welles lived at the same time for 40 years, from 1915 to 1955.[1][2][3][4]

Albert Einstein · Orson Welles · Born in 1879 · Born in 1915

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
1879–1955
Science & Invention
Theory of relativity, E=mc²
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
1915–1985
Film & Entertainment
Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds broadcast
18791985
Albert Einstein
Orson Welles
Albert Einstein
Science & Invention
Born in Ulm
Died in Princeton
Orson Welles
Film & Entertainment
Born in Kenosha
Died in Los Angeles

World Events During Their Overlap

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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Orson Welles & Georgia O'Keeffe
70 years overlap
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70 years overlap
Orson Welles & Hirohito
70 years overlap

Sources

  1. Albert Einstein — Wikipedia
  2. Albert Einstein (Q937) — Wikidata
  3. Orson Welles — Wikipedia
  4. Orson Welles (Q24829) — Wikidata