German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875)

Thomas Mann

Paul Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modernized versions of German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Arthur Schopenhauer.

Born

1875

June 6

Died

1955

Era

1870s

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Thomas, in brief

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1875 Born
1955 Died

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913 Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointed by Constantine's uncle Alexander on his deathbed.
1505 The M8.2–8.8 Lo Mustang earthquake affects Tibet and Nepal, causing severe damage in Kathmandu and parts of the Indo-Gangetic plain.
1513 War of the League of Cambrai: In the Battle of Novara, Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, forcing them to abandon Milan; Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.
1523 Swedish regent Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden and, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union, 6 June is designated the country's national day.

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The world in 1955

When Thomas departed

april 1 The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
april 11 The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
april 12 The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
april 15 McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on June 6

Colin Quinn 1959– American comedian and actor Karl Ferdinand Braun 1850–1918 German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1850) Kenny Pickett 1998– American football player Klaus Tennstedt 1926– German conductor (died 1998) Ninette de Valois 1898– English ballerina, choreographer, and director (died 2001) Peter Carington 1919– 6th Baron Carrington, English army officer and politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO (died 2018) Sunil Dutt 1929–2005 Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (died 2005)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1875

Albert Schweitzer 1875–1965 French-German physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965) Alice Dunbar Nelson 1875– American poet and activist (died 1935) Antonio Machado 1875–1939 Spanish-French poet and author (born 1875) Arthur Currie 1875–1933 Canadian general (died 1933) Artur Bernardes 1875–1955 Brazilian lawyer and politician, 12th President of Brazil (died 1955) Carl Jung 1875– Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (died 1961) Carter G. Woodson 1875–1950 American historian, author, and journalist, founded Black History Month (born 1875) Emilio Jacinto 1875–1899 Filipino journalist and activist (born 1875) Erkki Melartin 1875–1937 Finnish composer (born 1875)

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