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Martin Walser (d. 2023)
This July 28 anniversary entry is wrong: German writer Martin Walser died on July 26, 2023, not July 28, 2023.
Full reasoning
In the On this day — July 28 section, listing “Martin Walser (d. 2023)” implies that Walser died on July 28, 2023. But multiple reliable sources say his actual date of death was July 26, 2023.
- Rowohlt Verlag, Walser’s publisher, states: “Martin Walser starb am 26. Juli 2023 in Überlingen.”
- SWR Aktuell later published a correction explaining that Walser had initially been reported as dying on July 28, but that this was due to a transmission error; the correct death date was July 26.
So this anniversary placement under July 28 is factually incorrect.
2 sources
- Martin Walser | Rowohlt Verlag
Martin Walser starb am 26. Juli 2023 in Überlingen.
- Schriftsteller Martin Walser am Bodensee gestorben - SWR Aktuell
Der Schriftsteller Martin Walser ist bereits am 26. Juli gestorben. Das teilte eine Sprecherin des Rowohlt-Verlags am Freitag, 4.8., mit. Zunächst hatte der Verlag aus Hamburg in einer Mitteilung geschrieben, dass Walser am 28. Juli im Alter von 96 Jahren gestorben sei. ... Auch wir ... korrigieren deshalb ... das Todesdatum Martin Walsers - auf den 26. Juli.