Sebastian Haffner [SEP] date of death
Sebastian Haffner
Raimund Pretzel (27 December 1907 – 2 January 1999), better known by his pseudonym Sebastian Haffner, was a German journalist and author. He wrote mainly about recent German history. His focus was specifically on the history of the German Reich (1871–1945); his books dealt with the origins and course of the First World War, the failure of the Weimar Republic, and the subsequent rise and fall of Nazi Germany under Hitler. His most known work is "The Meaning of Hitler" (German:
for Walther Leisler Kiep due to the CDU donations scandal.
- Date unknown: German company Hoechst AG merged with French company Rhône-Poulenc to form French company Aventis, which was formed to French Company Sanofi in 2004.
Deaths.
- January 2 - Sebastian Haffner, German author and journalist (born 1907)
- January 18 - Günter Strack, German actor (born 1929)
- January 24 - Werner Jacobs German film director (born 1909)
- February 12 - Heinz Schubert, German actor