LOCATION

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

Population:
515,219 (2001)

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hannah Arendt	Philosopher	14-Oct-1906	4-Dec-1975	Origins of Totalitarianism
Chris Barrie	Actor	28-Mar-1960		Arnold Rimmer on Red Dwarf
Pam Ferris	Actor	1948		The Darling Buds of May
King George I	Royalty	28-May-1660	11-Jun-1727	King of England 1714-27
Caroline Herschel	Astronomer	16-Mar-1750	9-Jan-1848	Astronomer, sister of William
William Herschel	Astronomer	15-Nov-1738	25-Aug-1822	Mapped heavens, discovered Uranus
Pascual Jordan	Physicist	18-Oct-1902	31-Jul-1980	Founder of Quantum Mechanics
Otto Meyerhof	Scientist	12-Apr-1884	6-Oct-1951	Glycogen-lactic acid cycle
Erwin Panofsky	Historian	30-Mar-1892	14-Mar-1968	Studies in Iconology
R. E. Raspe	Author	1737	1794	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
August Wilhelm von Schlegel	Scholar	8-Sep-1767	12-May-1845	Über dramatisch Kunst und Literatur
Kurt Schwitters	Artist	20-Jun-1887	8-Jan-1948	Collagist, Merz
Erich Topp	Military	2-Jul-1914	26-Dec-2005	World War II U-Boat commander
Friedrich von Schlegel	Philosopher	10-Mar-1772	12-Jan-1829	Founder of the German Romantic movement
Frank Wedekind	Playwright	24-Jul-1864	9-Mar-1918	Playwright born before his time

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Caroline Herschel	Astronomer	16-Mar-1750	9-Jan-1848	Astronomer, sister of William
Pascual Jordan	Physicist	18-Oct-1902	31-Jul-1980	Founder of Quantum Mechanics
Gottfried Leibniz	Mathematician	1-Jul-1646	14-Nov-1716	Co-Inventor of calculus
Gerd von Rundstedt	Military	12-Dec-1875	24-Feb-1953	German Field Marshall

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