Joseph Goebbels Birthday, Age & Famous Birthday Twins
Born: 29 October 1897 · Died: 1 May 1945 · Age: 47
Nazi propaganda minister who controlled German media and culture, spread antisemitic hatred and killed himself in Hitler's bunker
Did you know?Before joining the Nazi Party, he earned a doctorate in literature and philosophy from Heidelberg University.
Quick facts
Date of birth29 October 1897
Date of death1 May 1945
Age at death47
Cause of deathCyanide poisoning, gunshot wound
NationalityGerman
BirthplaceRheydt, Germany
Occupationpolitician, propagandist, demagogue
Editor's Take:
Joseph Goebbels was the Nazi regime's propaganda chief. He controlled newspapers, radio and film. He used them to spread hatred of Jews and worship of Hitler. He organised the book burnings of 1933. He pushed for total war in 1943. He remained loyal to Hitler to the end. He and his wife killed their six children and themselves in Berlin in 1945.
Key Milestones
1926: Gauleiter of Berlin
1933: Propaganda minister – appointed
1938: Kristallnacht – pogrom
1943: Total war – Sportpalast speech
Paul Joseph Goebbels (29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German politician and philologist who was the Gauleiter (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.
Joseph Goebbels was born in Rheydt, Germany, on 29 October 1897.
He became the Nazi party leader for Berlin in 1926.
He was Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945.
He helped organise the Kristallnacht pogrom of November 1938.
Career highlights
1926Gauleiter: of Berlin
1933Propaganda minister: appointed
1938Kristallnacht: pogrom
1943Total war: Sportpalast speech
1945Death: in Berlin
Did you know?He kept a detailed diary for over 20 years, now one of the key sources on the Nazi leadership.
Would be
128
Age at death
47
Years since death
81
Family
Spouse
Magda Goebbels
Children
Hedwig Johanna Goebbels, Heidrun Elisabeth Goebbels, Helga Susanne Goebbels, Helmut Christian Goebbels, Hildegard Traudel Goebbels, Holdine Kathrin Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels's birthday is October 29. He was born on October 29, 1897 in Rheydt, Germany.
How old was Joseph Goebbels when he died?
Joseph Goebbels died on May 1, 1945, aged 47.
Who shares a birthday with Joseph Goebbels?
Famous people who share Joseph Goebbels's October 29 birthday include Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Abdullah Gül, Winona Ryder, Ahmed al-Sharaa and Edwin van der Sar.
