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Events on Monday 22 February 1943 4
1918 – 1943Hans Scholl (1918-1943)Died 22 February 1943, aged 24Hans Scholl was a medical student and a founding member of the White Rose resistance group. He wrote and distributed leaflets condemning Nazi crimes. He was executed in Munich together with his sister Sophie and Christoph Probst.
1921 – 1943Sophie Scholl (1921-1943)Died 22 February 1943, aged 21Sophie Scholl was a German student and member of the White Rose resistance group in Munich. She and her brother Hans were caught distributing anti-Nazi leaflets at the University of Munich. The People's Court condemned them, and they were guillotined the same day.
1942 – 1943The White RoseResistance MovementA non-violent student resistance group led by Hans and Sophie Scholl against the Nazi regime.
1943 – 2025Horst Kohler (1943-2025)Died 1 February 2025, aged 81German economist who was managing director of the International Monetary Fund and then president of Germany from 2004 to 2010.