Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Martin van der Lubbe Biography and Timeline

Follow Martin van der Lubbe through 4 dated historical records for Netherlands.

Martin van der Lubbe, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1933–1933Years on this page

1933

Death of Martin van der Lubbe

Government / Government of Netherlands

Death of Martin van der Lubbe, executed

Role range: 1933-1945

Execution

Government / Government of Netherlands

Death of Martin van der Lubbe, executed

Role range: 1933-1945

Plot

Government / Government of Netherlands

The Nazis allege that Van der Lubbe is part of the Communist conspiracy to burn down the Reichstag & seize power. Death of Martin van der Lubbe, executed

Role range: 1933-1945

Plot

Berlin · Government / Government of Netherlands

The German Reichstag is set alight

Role range: 1933-1945

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.