Adolf Hitler & Chinua Achebe

Did Adolf Hitler and Chinua Achebe live at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Chinua Achebe lived at the same time for 15 years, from 1930 to 1945.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Adolf Hitler · Chinua Achebe · Born in 1889 · Born in 1930

Adolf Hitler

Politics & Leadership

Nazi dictator of Germany 1933–1945

Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart, landmark of modern African literature

18892013

Adolf Hitler

Chinua Achebe

Adolf Hitler

Politics & Leadership

Born in Adolf Hitler's birth house

Died in Führerbunker

Chinua Achebe

Literature

Born in Ogidi

Died in Boston

World Events During Their Overlap

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

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Sources

Adolf Hitler — Wikipedia
Adolf Hitler (Q352) — Wikidata
Chinua Achebe — Wikipedia
Chinua Achebe (Q155845) — Wikidata