Willi Bredel
(1901-1964)

Willi Bredel am 5.1.51 in Ostberlin Bundesarchiv Bild 183-09175-0004, Berlin, neue Buchserie, Bredel, Herzfelde (cropped) For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politicall... Foto: Helmut Rudolph / CC BY-SA 3.0 de

German writer and politician (1901-1964) – Willi Bredel was born in Hamburg (City and state in the North of Germany) on May 2nd, 1901 and died in East Berlin (Soviet sector of Berlin between 1949 and 1990) on October 27th, 1964 at the age of 63. Today Willi Bredel would be 122 years old.

Age

how old was Willi Bredel when he died?

Willi Bredel died in 1964 at the age of 63.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 2nd, 1901 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Hamburg City and state in the North of Germany
Death Date	October 27th, 1964 (Tuesday)
Death place	East Berlin Soviet sector of Berlin between 1949 and 1990
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Ox 牛

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Willi Bredel

Birthday

When was Willi Bredel born?

Willi Bredel was born on May 2nd, 1901.

Death

When did Willi Bredel die?

Willi Bredel died on October 27th, 1964 at the age of 63 in East Berlin (Soviet sector of Berlin between 1949 and 1990). Today Willi Bredel would be 122 years old.