Born: 7 March 1940 · Died: 24 December 1979 · Age: 39
Quick facts
Date of birth7 March 1940
Date of death24 December 1979
Age at death39
NationalityGerman
BirthplaceSchönefeld, Germany
Editor's Take:
Rudi Dutschke gave the West German student revolt of the 1960s its most famous voice. He was raised in the East and was critical of both Soviet communism and Western capitalism. He called for a long march through the institutions. When a young man shot him in 1968, riots broke out across West Germany. He never fully recovered. He died in 1979 from the effects of his injuries. He remains a key figure in German memory of 1968.
Key Milestones
1961: Moves from East to West Berlin
1965: Rises in the student group SDS
1968: Survives being shot in Berlin
1979: Dies in Aarhus, Denmark
Alfred Willi Rudolf Dutschke (German:; 7 March 1940 – 24 December 1979) was a German sociologist and political activist who, until severely injured by an assassin in 1968, was a leading charismatic figure within both the Sozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund (Socialist Students Union) in West Germany and that…
Rudi Dutschke's birthday is March 7. He was born on March 7, 1940 in Schönefeld, Germany.
How old was Rudi Dutschke when he died?
Rudi Dutschke died on December 24, 1979, aged 39.
Who shares a birthday with Rudi Dutschke?
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