Was Adolf Hitler a bad dictator? Adolf Hitler was born April 20, 1889, in Austria. Hitler as a child wanted to be an artist and professionally play instruments. He also had seven siblings, five didn’t make it through childhood, two were step-siblings, and he only had one biological sister. Hitler had trouble in school, so his mother started giving him piano and violin lessons to try and help him with school. Hitler grew quite fond of this and went to the Academy of Vienna, but sadly was rejected. After this devastation, Hitler decided to be a politician, and later became the leader of the Nazi party.
Hitler didn’t apply to art school just once, he actually applied twice.