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Max Pruss, German captain and pilot (died 1960)
Max Pruss was the captain of the Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg on its last voyage and a surviving crew member of the disaster. The final flight of the Hindenburg was May 3–6, 1937, and it was Pruss' first flight as commanding Captain of the "Hindenburg". Pruss became part of the Hindenburg crew in 1936 on the third flight to Rio de Janeiro.
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Max Pruss was born in 1891. 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.
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| Measure | 1891 | 2026 |
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| Population | 64.0M | 341 million |
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