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78 Notable deaths
in Düsseldorf
Franz Stangl
Austrian-born ss officer, commandant at first sobibór extermination camp and then treblinka extermination camp (1908-1971).
Born March 26th, 1908 in Altmünster.
Died June 28th, 1971 at 63 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure).
Joseph Beuys
German artist, teacher, and theorist of art (1921–1986).
Born May 12th, 1921 in Krefeld. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1986 at 64 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure). [ref]
Florian Schneider
German musician (1947–2020).
Born April 7th, 1947 in Kattenhorn.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer). [ref]
Arno Breker
German sculptor and architect (1900–1991).
Born July 19th, 1900 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1991 at 90 years old in Düsseldorf.
Walther Funk
German economist, nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960).
Born August 18th, 1890 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died May 31st, 1960 at 69 years old in Düsseldorf.
Gerda Christian
Personal secretary of adolf hitler (1913–1997).
Born December 13th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died April 14th, 1997 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer).
Hans Heinrich Lammers
German jurist, nazi politician, and head of the reich chancellery (1879-1962).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Lubliniec. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1962 at 82 years old in Düsseldorf.
Alice Orlowski
Female nazi; concentration camp guard (1903–1976).
Born September 30th, 1903 in Berlin.
Died May 21st, 1976 at 72 years old in Düsseldorf.
Klaus Dinger
German musician (1946–2008).
Born March 24th, 1946 in Warburg.
Died March 21st, 2008 at 61 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure).
Otto Dietrich
German general (1897-1952).
Born August 31st, 1897 in Essen.
Died November 22nd, 1952 at 55 years old in Düsseldorf.
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