Thomas Mann was born on 6 June 1875 in Lübeck. A German novelist and essayist, Mann was born in Lübeck and became the leading German prose writer of his generation. His first novel, Buddenbrooks, traced the decline of a merchant family and brought him fame; it was followed by Death in Venice, The Magic Mountain and Doctor Faustus, all of which explore the relationship between art, illness and society. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. A critic of the Nazis, he left Germany in 1933, moved to the United States and broadcast anti-Hitler messages to his countrymen during the war. He later returned to Europe and spent his last years in Switzerland.
Before and after
- 26 March 1875Birth of Syngman Rhee
- 28 March 1875Earthquake in Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- 20 May 1875Metre Convention
- 20 May 1875Founding of International Bureau of Weights and Measures
- 6 June 1875Birth of Thomas Mann
- 26 July 1875Birth of Carl Jung
- 31 July 1875Death of Andrew Johnson
- 4 August 1875Death of Hans Christian Andersen
- 1 September 1875Birth of Edgar Rice Burroughs
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