Dag Hammarskjöld
Diplomat, UN Secretary-General, Nobel laureate
Born
July 29th, 1905
119 years ago
Died
September 18th, 1961
63 years ago — 56 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Sweden
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Served as Secretary-General of the UN
Posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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