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
Thyssen Krupp AG	1860

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
Vera Katz	Politician	3-Aug-1933		Mayor of Portland Oregon, 1993-2005
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
Brother Theodore	Comic	11-Nov-1906	5-Apr-2001	Stand-up Tragedist
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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