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Thomas Edison & Vladimir Lenin

Did Thomas Edison and Vladimir Lenin live at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Edison and Vladimir Lenin lived at the same time for 54 years, from 1870 to 1924.[1][2][3][4]

Thomas Edison · Vladimir Lenin · Born in 1847 · Born in 1870

Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
1847–1931
Science & Invention
Light bulb, phonograph, 1000+ patents
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
1870–1924
Politics & Leadership
Bolshevik leader of the October Revolution
18471931
Thomas Edison
Vladimir Lenin
Thomas Edison
Science & Invention
Born in Milan
Died in West Orange
Vladimir Lenin
Politics & Leadership
Born in Ulyanovsk
Died in Bolshiye Gorki

World Events During Their Overlap

1871 Unification of Germany
1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
1884 Berlin Conference partitions Africa
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

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Vladimir Lenin & Antoni Gaudí
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Sources

  1. Thomas Edison — Wikipedia
  2. Thomas Edison (Q8743) — Wikidata
  3. Vladimir Lenin — Wikipedia
  4. Vladimir Lenin (Q1394) — Wikidata