Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Dag Hammarskjöld alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Dag Hammarskjöld were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1905 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 16 when Dag Hammarskjöld was born.

Dag Hammarskjöld was 39 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author

Born 29 July 1905 · died 18 September 1961, aged 56

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Adolf Hitler and Dag Hammarskjöld in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.