German footballer

Benedikt Höwedes

Benedikt Höwedes is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national football team from 2011 to 2017. At international level, Höwedes won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, and was one of only three players to play every single minute of the tournament. Höwedes described himself as a 'multi-functional player' in the defence, who can play in the centre or as both a left or right-sided full back.

Born

1988

February 29

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Benedikt, in brief

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Key dates

1988 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

888 Odo, count of Paris, is crowned king of West Francia (France) by Archbishop Walter of Sens at Compiègne.
1504 Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Jamaican natives to provide him with supplies.
1644 Abel Tasman's second Pacific voyage begins as he leaves Batavia in command of three ships.
1704 In Queen Anne's War, French forces and Native Americans stage a raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, killing 56 villagers and taking more than 100 captive.

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The world in 1988

When Benedikt arrived

april 10 The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
april 14 The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
april 14 In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
april 18 The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on February 29

Clinton Toopi 1980– New Zealand rugby league player Henri Richard 1936– Canadian ice hockey player (died 2020) Ja Rule 1976– American rapper and actor Jimmy Dorsey 1904–1957 American saxophonist, composer and bandleader (died 1957) Mervyn Warren 1964– American tenor, composer and producer Richard Ramirez 1960–2013 American serial killer and sex offender (died 2013) Simon Gagné 1980– Canadian ice hockey player

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1988

Rihanna 1988– Barbados actor Aroldis Chapman 1988– Cuban baseball player Artem Anisimov 1988– Russian ice hockey player Ashleigh Murray 1988– American actress and singer Ashton Eaton 1988– American decathlete Brad Sinopoli 1988– Canadian football player Carl Hagelin 1988– Swedish ice hockey player Chris Ivory 1988– American football player Claire Holt 1988– Australian actress

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