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Hans Rosenthal

Hans Rosenthal, German radio and television host (died 1987)

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Born
April 2, 1925
Died
February 10, 1987
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1925

About Hans Rosenthal

Hans Rosenthal was a German radio editor, director, and one of the most popular German radio and television hosts of the 1970s and 1980s. Hans Rosenthal (2 April 1925 – 10 February 1987) was a German radio editor, director, and one of the most popular German radio and television hosts of the 1970s and 1980s. When his mother died of colorectal cancer in 1941, Hans and his younger brother Gert (born 1932) found themselves in the orphanage. Starting in 1940, Hans was forced to participate in unfree labour, while his brother was deported and like many other relatives murdered in the Holocaust.

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Hans Rosenthal timeline

  1. Hans Rosenthal (2 April 1925 – 10 February 1987) was a German radio editor, director, and one of the most popular German radio and television hosts of the 1970s and 1980s.
  2. Starting in 1940, Hans was forced to participate in unfree labour, while his brother was deported and like many other relatives murdered in the Holocaust.
  3. When his mother died of colorectal cancer in 1941, Hans and his younger brother Gert (born 1932) found themselves in the orphanage.

The world when Hans Rosenthal was born

Hans Rosenthal was born in 1925. 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 1925

  • #1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
  • Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
  • Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
  • Defining fadCharleston dance craze
  • Notable inventionMasking tape
  • World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

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

Measure19252026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$3,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population115.8M341 million

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