German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980). Karl Dönitz was born on 16 September 1891 in what is now Germany. Karl Dönitz is remembered as a politician, autobiographer and submariner, a citizen of Germany and German Reich. Positions held included president of Germany.
Before and after
- 1891Discovery of Gundestrup cauldron
- 22 January 1891Birth of Antonio Gramsci
- 11 April 1891Birth of Sergei Prokofiev
- 3 May 1891Birth of Mikhail Bulgakov
- 16 September 1891Birth of Karl Dönitz
- 17 October 1891Construction of Kunsthistorisches Museum
- 20 October 1891Birth of James Chadwick
- 10 November 1891Death of Arthur Rimbaud
- 13 November 1891Founding of International Peace Bureau
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