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Fritz Hellwig

Fritz Hellwig, German politician (died 2017)

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Born
August 3, 1912
Died
July 22, 2017
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1912

About Fritz Hellwig

Fritz Hellwig was a German CDU politician and European Commissioner. He was born in Saarbrücken and turned 100 in August 2012. and died on 22 July 2017 at the age of 104. He died at age 104, being the last surviving member of the Second Bundestag. At first, Hellwig had belonged to the Centre Party but in 1947 he joined the CDU and immediately became a member of the political-economic committee for the Rhineland. After his dismissal from the army, Hellwig became an economic adviser in Duesseldorf and Duisburg.

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The world when Fritz Hellwig was born

Fritz Hellwig was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Fritz Hellwig's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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