Fritz Wiessner
Fritz Wiessner was a German American pioneer of free climbing. Born in Dresden, Germany, he immigrated to New York City in 1929 and became a U.S. citizen in 1935. In 1939, he made one of the earliest attempts to conquer K2, one of the most difficult mountains in the world to climb.
26 February 1900
Born on the same birth date (26 February 1900): Halina Konopacka
Born on the same birth day (26 February): Betty Hutton • Chase Masterson • Chuck Wepner • Frank Bridge • Halina Konopacka • Joe Mullen • Kertus Davis • Matija Nenadović • Nadezhda Krupskaya • Nestor Mesta Chayres • Noboru Takeshita • Robert Alda • Sharyn McCrumb
Born in the same month (February 1900): Barbara von Annenkoff • Ellen Broe • Halina Konopacka • Irmgard Bartenieff • Jacques Prévert • Jeanne Aubert • Jōsei Toda • Roger J. Traynor • Ruth Clifford • Willie Kamm