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10 Notable deaths
in Berlin
Friedrich Olbricht
German general (1888–1944).
Born October 4th, 1888 in Leisnig.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 55 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Gustav Kirchhoff
German physicist (1824–1887).
Born March 12th, 1824 in Königsberg.
Died October 17th, 1887 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Wilhelm Pieck
German communist politician, president of gdr (1876-1960).
Born January 3rd, 1876 in Guben.
Died September 7th, 1960 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Oskar Sala
German musician (1910–2002).
Born July 18th, 1910 in Greiz.
Died February 26th, 2002 at 91 years old in Berlin.
Ernst Udet
German flying ace (1896–1941).
Born April 26th, 1896 in Frankfurt.
Died November 17th, 1941 at 45 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Otto Lilienthal
German aviation pioneer (1848-1896).
Born May 23rd, 1848 in Anklam. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1896 at 48 years old in Berlin (aviation accident). [ref]
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
German mathematician (1804–1851).
Born December 10th, 1805 in Potsdam.
Died February 18th, 1851 at 45 years old in Berlin (smallpox).
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917).
Born July 8th, 1838 in Constance.
Died March 8th, 1917 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Horst Köhler
German politician (cdu); president of germany, 2004–2010.
Born February 22nd, 1943 in Skierbieszów. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2025 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Walther Rathenau
German businessman, writer, art collector and politician (1867-1922).
Born September 29th, 1867 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1922 at 54 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound). [ref]
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