German pilot and businessman (died 1954)

Hugo Eckener

Hugo Eckener was the manager of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin during the inter-war years, and also the commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin for most of its record-setting flights, including the first airship flight around the world, making him the most successful airship commander in history. He was also responsible for the construction of the most successful type of airships of all time. An anti-Nazi who was invited to campaign as a moderate in the German presidential elections, he was blacklisted by the Nazi regime and eventually sidelined.

Born

1868

August 10

Died

1954

Era

1860s

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Hugo, in brief

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Key dates

1868 Born
1954 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

654 Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I.
955 Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
991 Battle of Maldon: The English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex.
1030 The Battle of Azaz ends with a humiliating retreat of the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, against the Mirdasid rulers of Aleppo. The retreat degenerates into a rout, in which Romanos himself barely escapes capture.

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The world in 1954

When Hugo departed

april 1 United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
april 18 Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
april 22 Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
april 25 The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on August 10

Herbert Hoover 1874–1964 American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (died 1964) Albert Owen 1959– Welsh sailor and politician Alexander Glazunov 1865–1936 Russian composer, conductor, and educator (died 1936) Alfred Döblin 1878–1957 Polish-German physician and author (died 1957) Camillo Benso 1810–1861 Count of Cavour, Italian soldier and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (died 1861) Hammy Love 1895– Australian cricketer (died 1969) Jean-François Lyotard 1924–1998 French sociologist and philosopher (born 1924) John of Bohemia (died 1346) 1296– Jorge Amado 1912–2001 Brazilian novelist and poet (died 2001)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1868

Alexandra David-Néel 1868–1969 Belgian-French explorer and author (died 1969) Dietrich Eckart 1868–1923 German journalist, poet, and politician (born 1868) Edgar Lee Masters 1868–1950 American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright (died 1950) Fritz Haber 1868–1934 Polish-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934) George Arliss 1868–1946 English actor and playwright (died 1946) George Ellery Hale 1868–1938 American astronomer and academic (born 1868) Gertrude Bell 1868–1926 English archaeologist and spy (born 1868) Henri Bourassa 1868–1952 Canadian publisher and politician (born 1868) Mariano Trías 1868– Filipino general and politician, 1st Vice President of the Philippines (died 1914)

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