LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.duesseldorf.de/

Population:
571,150

Founding Date:
14-Aug-1288 (city rights)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Düsseldorf	1965

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
E.ON	2000
Henkel	1876

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Ericson	Actor	23-Sep-1926		The Return of Jack Slade
Jürgen Habermas	Philosopher	18-Jun-1929		The Theory of Communicative Action
Heinrich Heine	Poet	13-Dec-1797	17-Feb-1856	Buch der Lieder
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi	Philosopher	25-Jan-1743	18-Mar-1819	German Spinozist
Ulrich Lehner	Business	1-May-1946		CEO of Henkel
Heike Makatsch	Actor	13-Aug-1971		Love Actually
Luise Rainer	Actor	12-Jan-1910		German film actress
Elisabeth Rohm	Actor	28-Apr-1973		Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order
Florian Schneider	Electronic Musician	7-Apr-1947		Kraftwerk
Wim Wenders	Film Director	14-Aug-1945		Wings of Desire

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joseph Beuys	Artist	12-May-1921	23-Jan-1986	German conceptual artist
Walther Funk	Government	18-Aug-1890	31-May-1960	Reich economic minister
Hans Heinrich Lammers	Government	27-May-1879	4-Jan-1962	Chief of the Reich Chancellery
Hans Luther	Head of State	10-Mar-1885	11-May-1962	German Chancellor 1925-26

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