Dag Hammarskjold
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Born on: July 29, 1905Died on: September 18, 1961
Aged: 56 years 51 days (673 months)
Nationality: Swedish
Birth Sign: Leo
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961.
As of 2026, he remains the youngest person to have held the post, having been only 47 years old when he was elected.
He was a son of Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917.
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