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78 Notable deaths
in Düsseldorf
Hermann Giesler
German architect (1898-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1898 in Siegen.
Died January 20th, 1987 at 88 years old in Düsseldorf.
Heinz Auerswald
German member of the ss (1908-1970).
Born July 26th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died December 5th, 1970 at 62 years old in Düsseldorf.
Andreas Achenbach
German artist (1815–1910).
Born September 29th, 1815 in Kassel.
Died April 1st, 1910 at 94 years old in Düsseldorf.
Richard Schulze-Kossens
Ss officer ; adolf hitler's aid ; affiant in pohl trial (nmt 4).
Born October 2nd, 1914 in Spandau.
Died July 3rd, 1988 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf (lung cancer).
Günther Uecker
German artist (1930–2025).
Born March 13th, 1930 in Kuhlen-Wendorf.
Died June 10th, 2025 at 95 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Karl Arnold
German politician (1901-1958).
Born March 21st, 1901 in Höfen (Warthausen).
Died June 29th, 1958 at 57 years old in Düsseldorf (myocardial infarction).
Richard Oswald
Austrian film director (1880–1963).
Born November 5th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died September 11th, 1963 at 82 years old in Düsseldorf.
Rose Ausländer
Jewish poet from the bukowina writing in german and english (1901-1988).
Born May 11th, 1901 in Chernivtsi.
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 86 years old in Düsseldorf.
Oswald Achenbach
German artist (1827-1905).
Born February 2nd, 1827 in Düsseldorf.
Died February 1st, 1905 at 77 years old in Düsseldorf (pneumonia).
Gustav Adolf Nosske
German nazi ss general and holocaust perpetrator (1902–1986).
Born December 29th, 1902 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died August 9th, 1986 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf.
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