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1956 In Germany
Events in the year 1956 in Germany. Incumbents *President – Theodor Heuss *Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer Events * May 1 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 * June 22 - July 3 - 6th Berlin International Film Festival * October 27 - Saar Treaty Births *5 January - Frank-Walter Steinmeier, politician *7 January ** Leonard Lansink, actor ** Uwe Ochsenknecht, actor *21 January - Jürgen Kehrer, author *16 February - Bodo Ramelow, politician *25 February - Michel Friedman, lawyer, politician and talk show host *27 February - Rosemarie Gabriel, swimmer *28 March - Evelin Jahl, discus thrower *20 March - Theo Breuer, poet, essayist, editor, translator and publisher *12 April - Herbert Grönemeyer, singer *4 May - Ulrike Meyfarth, high jumper *18 May - Lothar Thoms, German track cyclist (died 2017) *31 May - Fritz Hilpert, German musician *1 June – Petra Morsbach, German author *3 June - Thomas Flach, German sailor *6 June - Hans-Peter Ferner, German athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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This is a list of years in Germany. See also the timeline of German history. For only articles about years in Germany that have been written, see :Years in Germany. 21st century 20th century 19th century 18th century 17th century See also * Timeline of German history * List of years by country {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Germany, List of Germany history-related lists Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Grönemeyer
Herbert Arthur Wiglev Clamor Grönemeyer (born 12 April 1956) is a German singer, musician, producer, composer and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Grönemeyer starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 film '' Das Boot'', but later focused on his musical career. His fifth album ''4630 Bochum'' (1984) and his 11th album '' Mensch'' (2002) are the third and first best-selling records in Germany respectively, making Grönemeyer the most successful artist in Germany with combined album sales over 13 million. Early life Grönemeyer was born on 12 April 1956 in Göttingen. He often refers to his personal roots as living in Bochum though, where he spent most of his childhood, youth and early adulthood. The medical professor Dietrich Grönemeyer is his brother. Grönemeyer's interest in music was sparked at the age of 8, when he started to take piano lessons. Career Piano classes formed the basis for his work as a pianist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Milberg
Axel Theodor Klaus Milberg (born 1 August 1956) is a German actor. His most prominent role is that of ''Tatort'' investigator Klaus Borowski. Selected filmography * '' After Five in the Forest Primeval'' (1995) * ' (1996) * ''Father's Day'' (1996) * '' It Happened in Broad Daylight'' (1997, TV film) * ''Der Campus'' (1998) * ' (1999) * '' Leo & Claire'' (2001) * ''Tatort'' (since 2003, TV series) * ' (2004, TV film) * ' (2008, TV film) * '' Hunkeler und die Augen des Ödipus'' (2012, TV film) * ''Hannah Arendt'' (2012) * ''Wetlands'' (2013) *''Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second larges ...'' (2016, TV series) External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milberg, Axel Living people German male television actors German male film actors 20th-century German male actors 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt
Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt (born 24 July 1956 in Kassel) is a German author, television presenter and talkshow host. Life He studied history and philosophy in Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. Meyer-Burckhardt works as television journalist on German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk. He is talk show host of German ''NDR Talk Show''. As author he wrote several books. In several film and TV productions he worked as an actor. Awards (selection) * 2002: award of city Kassel * five Goldene Löwen * Bavarian TV Awards * Nominination for Emmy Award * three Adolf-Grimme-Awards 1998 for ''Das Urteil'' * Adolf-Grimme-Award 1994 ''Sowieso – Die Sonntagsshow'' * Nomination for Adolf-Grimme-Award 1992 as author, producer and moderator of ARD-production ''How much?'' Books * ''Die Kündigung''. Ullstein, Berlin 2011, (Hörbuch: procella books/Hypertension, Hamburg 2011, ). * ''Die kleine Geschichte einer großen Liebe''. Bastei Lübbe, Cologne 2014, . * ''Meine Tage mit Fabienne''. Baste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Nebel
Carmen Nebel (born 24 July 1956 in Grimma, then East Germany) is a German television presenter. Nebel majored in German studies, English studies and pedagogy at Humboldt University of Berlin. After completing her degree she began appearing on GDR television, working for Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF) throughout the 1980s. In 1989 she hosted her own television show ''Sprungbrett''. After the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification she worked for German broadcasters ARD, NDR and MDR. From June 1994 to 2003 she presented the Schlager show Feste der Volksmusik on ARD. She has been presenting ''Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel'' and ''Die schönsten Weihnachts-Hits'' since January 2004 on ZDF. Nebel lives in Berlin and has one child. Awards * 2006: Goldene Kamera * 2009: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günter Jauch
Gunter or Günter may refer to: * Gunter rig, a type of rig used in sailing, especially in small boats * Gunter Annex, Alabama, a United States Air Force installation * Gunter, Texas, city in the United States People Surname * Chris Gunter (born 1989), Welsh footballer with Cardiff City, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest and Reading * Cornell Gunter (1936–1990), American R&B singer, brother of Shirley Gunter * David Gunter (1933–2005), English footballer with Southampton, brother of Phil Gunter * Edmund Gunter (1581–1626), British mathematician and inventor, known for: ** Gunter's chain ** Gunter's rule * James Gunter (1745–1819), English confectioner, fruit grower and scientific gardener * Jen Gunter (born 1966), Canadian-American gynecologist & author * Gordon Gunter (1909–1998), American marine biologist and fisheries scientist * Matthew Alan Gunter (born 1957), United States Episcopal bishop * Phil Gunter (1932–2007), English footballer with Portsmouth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Böttinger
Bettina Böttinger (born 4 July 1956 in Düsseldorf) is a German television presenter and producer. Life Böttinger studied German language and history at the University of Bonn. In 1985, she began as a journalist at Westdeutscher Rundfunk. She worked for the television programme '' Aktuelle Stunde''. As a television presenter, she worked during the 1990s and 2000s in programs including ''Hier und Heute'', ''Parlazzo'' and ''B. trifft''. Böttinger lives as an open lesbian in Cologne and in the Eifel. She married Martina Wziontek on her 60th birthday. Awards * 2007: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ... References External links Bettina BöttingerWDR:Kölner Treff:Bettina Böttinger 1956 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Bullmann
Udo Bullmann (born 8 June 1956) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament since 1999. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), part of the Party of European Socialists. Personal life Udo Bullmann was born on 8 June 1956 in Giessen, Germany. Academic career Bullmann studied political science, sociology, public law, as well as economics. In 1982 he received a M.A. in political science and 1988 the doctorate in social science. From 1989 to 1996 he was a research assistant at the University of Giessen. He held a scholarship of the German Research Council from 1994 to 1997, and was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Government at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland, from 1994 to 1998. The year before being elected to the European Parliament in 1999, he was a university lecturer and Jean Monnet Professor for Studies in European integration at the University of Giessen. Political career Since his entr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Peter Ferner
Hans-Peter Ferner (born 6 June 1956 in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria) is a (West) German former middle-distance runner who won the gold medal over 800 m at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics in Athens where he unexpectedly defeated world-record holder Sebastian Coe. Those were Ferner's second and last European Athletics Championships, because he had competed already in the 1978 European Championships in Prague, where he had been eliminated in the 800-metre heats or semifinals. Coe had suffered from injuries and a glandular sickness which made him underachieve in Athens. Biography Ferner missed the 1980 Moscow Olympics because West Germany participated in the United States-led boycott. Ferner's surprising European Championship at 800 metres in 1982 was his only major international victory, because he finished seventh in the 800 m final at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics The 1st 1983 World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Flach
Thomas Flach (born 3 June 1956) is a German sailor and Olympic champion, born in Potsdam. He competed in the Soling class together with Jochen Schümann and Bernd Jäkel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where they won the gold medal. The same crew participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., where they also received a gold medal. References External links * * * 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Potsdam German male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors of East Germany Olympic sailors of Germany Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic gold m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Morsbach
Petra Morsbach (born 1 June 1956) is a German author. Life and career Morsbach was born in Zürich, but grew up in Germany. She studied at Munich University and Leningrad Theater Academy. Morsbach's first novel, ''Plötzlich ist es Abend'' (''Suddenly it's Evening''), was published in 1995 and follows the life of a Russian woman whose family was prosecuted by Joseph Stalin. ''Opernroman'', her second novel, was published in 1998 and is based on Morsbach's experience working in theatre for a decade. It is set in the fictional town of Neustadt am Rhein and centers around the local opera company throughout a season. Her novel ''Gottesdiener'' (''God's Servant'') was published in 2004 and follows the life of an elderly Catholic priest. She won the Jean-Paul-Preis with her 2013 book, ''Dichterliebe'' which is centered around a poet who is going through an existential crisis. Her novel, ''Justizpalast'' (''Palace of Justice'') was published in 2017 and won the Wilhelm Raabe Liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Hilpert
Friedrich "Fritz" Hilpert (born 31 May 1956) is a member of the electropop group Kraftwerk. Background Fritz Hilpert studied trumpet and percussion at the Musisches Max-Reger-Gymnasium, Germany, until 1976. He also played drums in several live bands at that time. From 1978 he studied sound engineering at the Musikhochschule Rheinland and the FH Düsseldorf. In 1986 he received his Diplom-Ingenieur qualification (the German equivalent of a Master of Science degree) in sound and image technology. He worked as freelance sound engineer with several German acts as the new wave-band Din A Testbild before becoming associated with Kraftwerk in 1989. In addition to studio work, he replaced Wolfgang Flür in concert when Kraftwerk resumed their touring activities in 1990, and engineered the album '' The Mix'', released in 1991. He has made musical contributions to Kraftwerk's compositions since "Expo 2000" in 1999. He is credited as a co-composer on most of the tracks on the album ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
