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Albert Einstein & Roald Dahl

Did Albert Einstein and Roald Dahl live at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Roald Dahl lived at the same time for 39 years, from 1916 to 1955.[1][2][3][4]

Albert Einstein · Roald Dahl · Born in 1879 · Born in 1916

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
1879–1955
Science & Invention
Theory of relativity, E=mc²
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
1916–1990
Literature
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
18791990
Albert Einstein
Roald Dahl
Albert Einstein
Science & Invention
Born in Ulm
Died in Princeton
Roald Dahl
Literature
Born in Llandaff
Died in Oxford

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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74 years overlap
Roald Dahl & Dorothy Hodgkin
74 years overlap
Roald Dahl & Mother Teresa
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Sources

  1. Albert Einstein — Wikipedia
  2. Albert Einstein (Q937) — Wikidata
  3. Roald Dahl — Wikipedia
  4. Roald Dahl (Q25161) — Wikidata