Elie Wiesel Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Elie Wiesel, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Romania.

9 records1928–19867 events3 places

Chronological biography

1928

Birth of Elie Wiesel30 September 1928

Arts / Literature · Sighet

Birth of Elie Wiesel

1944

Arrest of Elie Wiesel1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Auschwitz

Arrested & taken to Auschwitz

1945

Arrest of Elie WieselApril 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Buchenwald

Liberated from Buchenwald by the US 3rd Army

BuchenwaldApril 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Buchenwald

Liberated from Buchenwald by the US 3rd Army

1957

Holocaust1957

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Publication of "Night", about the holocaust

Night1957

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Publication of "Night", about the holocaust

Night", about the holocaust1957

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Publication of "Night", about the holocaust

1985

Congressional Gold Medal of Achievement1985

Arts / Literature

Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Achievement by President Ronald Reagan

1986

Holocaust1986

Arts / Literature

For chairing the Presidets Commission on the Holocaust

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.