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Ludwig van Beethoven
(One of the Most Admired Composers and Pianists in the History of Western Music)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 17, 1770
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
Died: March 26, 1827
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Marlene Dietrich
(Actress and Singer)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 27, 1901
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
Died: May 6, 1992
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Werner Heisenberg
(German Theoretical Physicist and One of the Main Pioneers of the Theory of Quantum Mechanics)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: February 1, 1976
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Johannes Kepler
(Astronomer Best Known for his Laws of Plantery Motion)
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17
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 27, 1571
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Weil der Stadt, Germany
Died: November 15, 1630
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Robert Koch
(Physician)
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 11, 1843
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Died: May 27, 1910
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Fritz Haber
(Chemist)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 9, 1868
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wrocław
Died: January 29, 1934
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Rainer Maria Rilke
(Austrian Poet and Novelist Known for His Poetry Collections ‘Duino Elegies’ and ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 4, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: December 29, 1926
8
Max Born
(German Physicist Who Won Nobel Prize for His Contribution to Quantum Mechanics)
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5
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 11, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Died: January 5, 1970
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Mats Hummels
(German Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
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8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Paul Klee
(Swiss-born German Artist Whose Work Exhibited Shades of 'Expressionism', 'Cubism', and 'Surrealism')
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 18, 1879
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
Died: May 29, 1940
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Horst Buchholz
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 4, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 3, 2003
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Klaus Fuchs
(Theoretical Physicist and Atomic Spy)
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6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 29, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rüsselsheim, German Empire
Died: January 28, 1988
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Leopold I of Belgium
(First King of the Belgians (1831 - 1865))
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 16, 1790
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Coburg, Germany
Died: December 10, 1865
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Katarina Witt
(German Former Figure Skater)
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12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 3, 1965
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Staaken, Berlin, Germany
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine
(German-English Army Officer, Admiral, Scientist and Colonial Governor)
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4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 17, 1619
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: November 29, 1682
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Alicia von Rittberg
(German Actress Known for Her Role as ‘Ida Lenze’ in the TV Series ‘Charité’ and Film 'Fury')
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5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
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Theodor Schwann
(Physiologist)
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1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 7, 1810
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Neuss, Germany
Died: January 11, 1882
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Helmut Schmidt
(Politician)
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3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 23, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: November 10, 2015
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Princess Feodora of Leiningen
(Princess)
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 7, 1807
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amorbach, Germany
Died: September 23, 1872
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Willy Brandt
(Chancellor of Germany (1969 - 1974))
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5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 18, 1913
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lübeck, Germany
Died: October 8, 1992
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
(Father of Photojournalism)
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Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: December 6, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tczew, Germany
Died: April 23, 1995
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Heinrich Heine
(German Poet & Literary Critic Know for His Works 'Germany. A Winter's Tale' and 'Buch der Lieder')
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5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 13, 1797
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: February 17, 1856
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Joseph Pilates
(Physical Trainer and Inventor of the 'Pilates' Method of Physical Fitness)
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 9, 1883
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Died: October 9, 1967
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
(Designer)
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2
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 11, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stuttgart
Died: April 5, 2012
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Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor (1745 - 1765))
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4
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 8, 1708
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: August 18, 1765
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Bernd Schuster
(Football German Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 22, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Augsburg, Germany
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Otto Dix
(German Painter Known for His Ruthless and Harshly Realistic Depictions of German Society During the Weimar Republic)
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 2, 1891
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gera, Germany
Died: July 25, 1969
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Jan Ullrich
(German Former Professional Road Bicycle Racer)
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2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 2, 1973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rostock, Germany
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Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
(German Mathematician Who Founded the Theory of Elliptic Functions)
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3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 10, 1804
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: February 18, 1851
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Manfred Rommel
(Writer, Politician, Jurist)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 24, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stuttgart
Died: November 7, 2013
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Cornelia Funke
(German Author of Children's Fiction Best Known for Her Novels: ‘The Thief Lord’ and ‘Dragon Rider’)
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Max Müller
(Scholar, Philologist)
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3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 6, 1823
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dessau, Duchy of Anhalt, German Confederation
Died: October 28, 1900
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Arnold Sommerfeld
(Physicist)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 5, 1868
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Königsberg
Died: April 26, 1951
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Leopold von Ranke
(German Historian and a Founder of Modern Source-Based History)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 21, 1795
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wiehe, Roßleben-Wiehe, Germany
Died: May 23, 1886
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
(Prussian field marshal)
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4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 16, 1742
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Toitenwinkel, Rostock, Germany
Died: September 12, 1819
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F. W. Murnau
(Film director)
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4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 28, 1888
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bielefeld, Germany
Died: March 11, 1931
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Cora Schumacher
(German Actress, Racing Driver and Television Presenter)
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1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Langenfeld, Germany
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Peter Scholze
(Mathematician, University teacher)
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Werner von Siemens
(Inventor)
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2
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 13, 1816
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gehrden
Died: December 6, 1892
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August von Mackensen
(Military Leader)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 6, 1849
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Trossin, Germany
Died: November 8, 1945
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Fabian Johnson
(Footballer Who Plays as a Fullback and Wide Midfielder)
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2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 11, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
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Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
(Princess)
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 21, 1800
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gotha, Germany
Died: August 30, 1831
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Cosima Wagner
(Composer)
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2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 24, 1837
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bellagio, Italy
Died: April 1, 1930
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Toni Mahfud
(German Instagram Star)
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Listed In: Social Media Stars
Birthdate: December 2, 1994
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
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Ernst Ruska
(Inventor of Electron Microscope)
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2
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 25, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Heidelberg
Died: May 27, 1988
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Hermine Reuss of Greiz
(Princess)
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0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 17, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greiz, Principality of Reuss-Greiz, German Empire
Died: August 7, 1947
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Oliver Masucci
(Actor)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 6, 1968
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany
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Susanne Cramer
(Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 3, 1936
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died: January 7, 1969
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele
(Swedish German Chemist Who Discovered Oxygen)
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1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 9, 1742
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stralsund, Germany
Died: May 21, 1786
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Paul Landers
(German Musician)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 9, 1964
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: East Berlin, Germany
