Born: 9 March 1890 · Died: 8 November 1986 · Age: 96
Leading Soviet politician and diplomat during the era of Joseph Stalin
Did you know?Despite having the petrol bomb named after him by Finnish soldiers, he was actually a teetotaller who preferred drinking fruit juice.
Quick facts
Date of birth9 March 1890
Date of death8 November 1986
Age at death96
Cause of deathAlzheimer's disease
NationalitySoviet
BirthplaceSovetsk, Russia
Occupationpolitician, diplomat
Editor's Take:
Vyacheslav Molotov was Stalin's most loyal lieutenant. He was a stubborn, tireless negotiator nicknamed 'Stone Bottom'. He signed off on mass repression, including execution lists during the Great Terror. His pact with Hitler in 1939 divided Eastern Europe and opened the way to war. Later he faced the Western allies at the great wartime conferences. Even when Stalin had his wife arrested, he stayed loyal. He never apologised for the crimes of the regime.
Key Milestones
1930: Becomes head of the Soviet government
1939: Signs the pact with Nazi Germany
1945: Attends the Yalta and Potsdam conferences
1957: Expelled from leadership by Khrushchev
Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov (né Skryabin; 9 March 1890 – 8 November 1986) was a Soviet politician, diplomat, and revolutionary. He was one of the most prominent figures in the Soviet government during the rule of his close ally, Joseph Stalin.
Vyacheslav Molotov's birthday is March 9. He was born on March 9, 1890 in Sovetsk, Russia.
How old was Vyacheslav Molotov when he died?
Vyacheslav Molotov died on November 8, 1986, aged 96.
Who shares a birthday with Vyacheslav Molotov?
Famous people who share Vyacheslav Molotov's March 9 birthday include Yuri Gagarin, Yuri Gagarin, Taras Shevchenko, Amerigo Vespucci and Bobby Fischer.
