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708 Notable deaths
 in Berlin

Jack White

German music producer and composer, association football player (1940–2025).

Born September 2nd, 1940 in Cologne.

Died October 16th, 2025 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Friedrich Kittler

Literary scholar and media theorist.

Born June 12th, 1943 in Rochlitz. [ref]

Died October 18th, 2011 at 68 years old in Berlin. [ref]

May Ayim

German poet.

Born May 3rd, 1960 in Hamburg.

Died August 9th, 1996 at 36 years old in Berlin (falling).

Max Pechstein

German artist (1881–1955).

Born December 31st, 1881 in Zwickau.

Died June 29th, 1955 at 73 years old in Berlin.

Giuseppe Sinopoli

Italian conductor and composer.

Born November 2nd, 1946 in Venice.

Died April 21st, 2001 at 54 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).

Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012).

Born April 23rd, 1961 in Cologne.

Died October 1st, 2012 at 51 years old in Berlin (heart failure).

Ingeborg Rapoport

German physician and east german communist functionary (1912-2017).

Born September 2nd, 1912 in Kribi.

Died March 23rd, 2017 at 104 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Karl Abraham

German psychoanalyst.

Born May 3rd, 1877 in Bremen. [ref]

Died December 25th, 1925 at 48 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Zishe Breitbart

Strongman and circus performer (1893-1925).

Born February 22nd, 1893 in Stryków.

Died October 12th, 1925 at 32 years old in Berlin (sepsis).

Max Skladanowsky

German inventor and early filmmaker.

Born April 30th, 1863 in Berlin.

Died November 30th, 1939 at 76 years old in Berlin.

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