LOCATION

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

Population:
969,709 (2004)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Cologne	1388

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne	1947

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Lufthansa	1926

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Konrad Adenauer	Politician	5-Jan-1876	19-Apr-1967	Chancellor of West Germany, 1949-61
Cornelius Agrippa	Magician	14-Sep-1486	18-Feb-1535	Three Books of Occult Philosophy
Michael Bohnen	Singer	2-May-1887	26-Apr-1965	Operatic bass baritone
Heinrich Böll	Novelist	21-Dec-1917	16-Jul-1985	The Train Was On Time
Carl Bosch	Chemist	27-Aug-1874	26-Apr-1940	Chairman of I. G. Farben
Max Bruch	Composer	6-Jan-1838	2-Oct-1920	Kol Nidrei
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck	Film Director	2-May-1973		The Lives of Others
Fred Fisher	Songwriter	30-Sep-1875	14-Jan-1942	Dardanella
H. Robert Heller	Economist	8-Jan-1940		Federal Reserve Governor, 1986-89
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala	Novelist	7-May-1927	3-Apr-2013	Heat and Dust
Udo Kier	Actor	14-Oct-1944		Hans in My Own Private Idaho
Werner Klemperer	Actor	22-Mar-1920	6-Dec-2000	Col. Klink on Hogan's Heroes
Wilhelm Marx	Head of State	15-Jan-1863	5-Aug-1946	German Chancellor 1923-25, 1926-28
Nico	Musician	16-Oct-1938	18-Jul-1988	The Velvet Underground and Nico
Jacques Offenbach	Composer	20-Jun-1819	5-Oct-1880	Inventor of the the opérette
Gustav Otto	Business	12-Jan-1883	28-Feb-1926	Founder of BMW and Flottweg AG
William Steinberg	Conductor	1-Aug-1899	16-May-1978	Music Director, Pittsburgh Symphony, 1952-76
Eric Voegelin	Philosopher	3-Jan-1901	19-Jan-1985	Order and History

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kurt Alder	Chemist	10-Jul-1902	20-Jun-1958	Diels-Alder Reaction
George Cassander	Religion	1513	3-Feb-1566	Worked towards Christian unity
John Duns Scotus	Religion	c. 1265	8-Nov-1308	14th century Scottish scholar
Pope Gregory VI	Religion	?	1048	Roman Catholic Pope, 1045-46
Mauricio Kagel	Composer	24-Dec-1931	18-Sep-2008	Absurdist composer
Marie de Medici	Royalty	26-Apr-1573	3-Jul-1642	Regent of France, 1610-17
Nikolaus Otto	Engineer	14-Jun-1832	26-Jan-1891	Four-stroke internal-combustion engine
Theodor Schwann	Scientist	7-Dec-1810	11-Jan-1882	Cell Theorist

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