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Adolf Hitler & Leon Trotsky

Did Adolf Hitler and Leon Trotsky live at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Leon Trotsky lived at the same time for 51 years, from 1889 to 1940.[1][2][3][4]

Adolf Hitler · Leon Trotsky · Born in 1889 · Born in 1879

Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
1889–1945
Politics & Leadership
Nazi dictator of Germany 1933–1945
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
1879–1940
Politics & Leadership
Russian revolutionary, founder of the Red Army
18791945
Adolf Hitler
Leon Trotsky
Adolf Hitler
Politics & Leadership
Born in Adolf Hitler's birth house
Died in Führerbunker
Leon Trotsky
Politics & Leadership
Born in Bereslavka
Died in Coyoacán

World Events During Their Overlap

1893 New Zealand becomes first country to grant women's suffrage
1896 First modern Olympic Games in Athens
1898 Spanish-American War
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

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Sources

  1. Adolf Hitler — Wikipedia
  2. Adolf Hitler (Q352) — Wikidata
  3. Leon Trotsky — Wikipedia
  4. Leon Trotsky (Q33391) — Wikidata