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1978 In Germany
Events in the year 1978 in Germany. Incumbents *President – Walter Scheel *Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt Events *20 February - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 *22 February - March 5 - 28th Berlin International Film Festival *16/17 July - 4th G7 summit in Bonn *25 July - Celle Hole * undated: Die Tageszeitung is first published. Catastrophes *13 December - the motor ship MS ''München'' sank. Births *January 18 - Katja Kipping, German politician *January 18 - Stev Theloke, German swimmer *January 21 - Sven Schmid, German fencer *February 1 - Tobias Hans, German politician *February 18 - Oliver Pocher, German television presenter *February 20 - Julia Jentsch, German actress *February 26 - Tom Beck, German actor *March 6 - Thomas Godoj, Polish-born German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 5) *March 16 - Annett Renneberg, German actress *April 5 - Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer *April 27 - Pinar Atalay, German radio and te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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This is a list of years in Germany. See also the timeline of German history. For only articles about years in Germany that have been written, see :Years in Germany. 21st century 20th century 19th century 18th century 17th century See also * Timeline of German history * List of years by country {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Germany, List of Germany history-related lists Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Beck (entertainer)
Thomas Helmut "Tom" Beck (born 26 February 1978) is a German actor, singer, and entrepreneur. Early life Beck finished high school in Neues Gymnasium Nürnberg. He then attended the Bavarian Theatre Academy in Munich, under the Musical degree programme, where he was trained musically and in dancing, and finished with his thesis, ''Beck-Stage.'' Career Beck played and sang in two bands; he left King Schlayer, his second, in 2001 after the second year. After receiving his award at the National Singing Competition in 2001, Beck was engaged as a performer in musicals between 2005 and 2007. Since 2004 he appeared in various television productions. From autumn 2008 to the end of 2013, Beck was seen in the action series ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' alongside Erdoğan Atalay as ''Kriminallhauptkommissar'' Ben Jäger. On 28 September 2012 Beck announced his exit from the series at the ''Bülent Ceylan Show''. The last episode with Beck aired in December 2013. On 11 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Medlock
Mark Leon Medlock (born 9 July 1978) is a German singer and the winner of the season 4 of '' Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (DSDS), the German version of ''Pop Idol''. Early life Medlock is the elder of two siblings, born to an African-American father from Georgia, Larry Medlock, and a German mother, Monika, in Frankfurt am Main. Mark and his brother Larry were raised in a semi-poor home in the Lohwaldsiedlung neighborhood of Offenbach am Main during their formative years, before eventually moving to the Lauterborn neighborhood in 1997. At the age of 6, Medlock began singing gospel, widely influenced by his father and soul singers such as James Brown and Barry White. At the end of the 1990s, his mother fell sick with cancer. Medlock subsequently left school and cared for her until her death in 2000. Two years later, his father died of a heart attack. In the meantime Medlock made a living with various jobs, including employment as a geriatric orderly In healthcare, an or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is considered by many to be the greatest European player of all time. In 2021, he was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. An alumnus of the DJK Würzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks, where he played his entire 21-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 15 NBA playoff appearances ( 2001–2012; 2014–2016), including the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2006 and its only NBA championship in 2011. Known for his scoring ability, versatility, accurate outside shooting, and trademark fadeaway jump shot, Nowitzki won the NBA Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Brühl
Daniel César MartÃn Brühl González Domingo (; born 16 June 1978) is a Spanish-German actor and filmmaker. He received his first German Film Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' Das Weisse Rauschen (The White Sound)'' (2001), ''Nichts Bereuen (No Regrets)'' (2001), and ''Vaya con Dios'' (2002). His starring role in the German film ''Good Bye, Lenin!'' (2003) received widespread recognition and critical acclaim and garnered him the European Film Award for Best Actor and another German Film Award for Best Actor. He was introduced to mainstream U.S. audiences with his breakthrough role as Fredrick Zoller, a German war hero in Quentin Tarantino's ''Inglourious Basterds'' (2009), and appeared in films like '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007), '' The Fifth Estate'' (2013), and '' A Most Wanted Man'' (2014). Brühl received widespread critical acclaim and further recognition for his portrayal of former Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda in the biographical film '' Rush'' (2013) for wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Klose
Miroslav Josef Klose (, pl, Mirosław Józef Klose; born 9 June 1978 as Mirosław Marian Klose) is a German professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the head coach of Austrian Football Bundesliga, Austrian Bundesliga club SC Rheindorf Altach, Rheindorf Altach. A Forward (association football)#Striker, striker, Klose is the List of international goals scored by Miroslav Klose, all-time top scorer for Germany and holds the record for the FIFA World Cup top goalscorers, most goals scored in FIFA World Cups. Starting his career at FC 08 Homburg, Klose played in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern before becoming one of the most prolific scorers in the league with SV Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen, where he was awarded the Footballer of the Year (Germany), German Footballer of the Year in 2006 and also named to the ''Kicker (sports magazine), kicker'' Bundesliga Team of the Season in 2004–05 and 2005†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharina Wagner
Katharina Wagner (born 21 May 1978 in Bayreuth) is a German opera stage director and is the director of the Bayreuth Festival. She is the daughter of Wolfgang Wagner and Gudrun Wagner (née Armann), great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner, and great-great granddaughter of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. Wagner has staged ''Der fliegende Holländer'' in Würzburg and ''Lohengrin'' in Budapest. Her directorial début at the Bayreuth Festival, staging a production of Richard Wagner's ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' in July 2007, was booed at its premiere, but established a following which returned to watch the production evolve as Wagner made changes in each of the five years it was on view. Wagner also took a bow after every performance, with audiences split between bravas and boos. On 1 September 2008, Katharina Wagner was named together with her half-sister Eva Wagner-Pasquier as the new director of the Bayreuth Festival by the Richard Wagner Foundation, succeeding their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briana Banks
Briana Banks (born Briana Bany; 21 May 1978) is a German-American pornographic actress and model. She was the ''Penthouse'' Pet of the Month for June 2001. Early life Banks was born in Munich, Germany to a German father and an American mother. They moved to Britain when she was four, then to the Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley when she was seven. Her father still lives in Germany. Banks moved out of her mother's house when she was 16, taking her 14-year-old sister with her."Briana Banks" interview by Melissa Monet, June 10, 2001, Pornstarempire.com. Retrieved 2007-05-08. She got custody of her sister when she turned 18. Personal life Banks was engaged to fellow adult film star |
Nils Schumann
Nils Schumann (; born 20 May 1978) is a former German athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics, who retired in 2009. For most of the five years before his retirement he had featured sparingly at an international level due to injuries. Schumann, born in Bad Frankenhausen, began his career as a footballer in 1984 before switching to athletics. He won a gold medal over 800 m at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Valencia. At the European Championships in Budapest in the same year, he won the title in a close finish. A few weeks later he also won the 800 m race at the World Cup in Johannesburg. He also made the final of the 1999 World Athletics Championships, but placed 8th and last. He had a quiet 2000 season, until the Olympics started in Sydney. Schumann cruised through the preliminaries, easily qualifying for the final. In the final, Schumann set in his final sprint at the last straight, taking the lead with just 50 m to go. Favourite Wilson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franziska Giffey
Franziska Giffey (, Süllke, born 3 May 1978) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Governing Mayor of Berlin since December 2021, the first woman elected to this position. She previously served as Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 until 2021.Keilani, Fatina; Alten, Saara von (15 April 2015).Buschkowsky-Nachfolgerin: Franziska Giffey als Bürgermeisterin gewählt (in German). ''Tagesspiegel''. tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 26 September 2022. From 2015 to 2018, she was the mayor of the borough of Neukölln in Berlin.Hansen, Holger; Martin, Michelle Martin (9 March 2018).German government takes shape as SPD names ministers. ''Reuters''. Retrieved 26 September 2022. Early life and education Born in Frankfurt (Oder), Giffey grew up in Briesen. After her Abitur in 1997, she started studying English and French at Humboldt University of Berlin in order to beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinar Atalay
Pinar Atalay (born 27 April 1978) is a German radio and television presenter. Life and career Atalay was born to Turkish immigrants parents in Lemgo, West Germany. After high school she ran, for one year, a boutique in Lemgo.Antje Hildebrandt''Pinar Atalay, die charmante Nussknackerin.''/ref> She then worked as an intern at and . She later worked as a freelancer and trainee, and was, for a time, an early-morning presenter at the local radio station . On WDR Fernsehen, Atalay regularly hosted Cosmo TV. For ARD-aktuell, she hosted regular news and special programs, including for Das Erste. She also worked as a reporter and presenter for NDR Fernsehen, NDR Radio and Radio Bremen. From 2010 onwards, she presented programmes on Phoenix. In March 2014, Atalay became a presenter of the ''Tagesthemen'' evening news, succeeding Ingo Zamperoni. In a 2018 survey conducted by Forsa Institute, she was voted one of Germany's most trusted news presenters. In addition to her role as pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franziska Van Almsick
Franziska van Almsick (; born 5 April 1978) is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged 14. Her career began at the SC Dynamo Berlin. She has the distinction of having the most career Olympic medals, ten, without ever winning a gold medal. She ended her career at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. In 1993, she was named by '' Swimming World magazine'' as the Female World Swimmer of the Year. She has two sons, born in 2006 and 2013. The family's residence is Heidelberg. See also * List of German records in swimming * List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists * List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games * World record progression 50 metres freestyle * World record progression 100 metres freestyle * World record progression 200 metres freestyle * Sport in Berlin Berlin is a major sporting centre in Germany and Europe. In 2013 around 600.000 Berliners were registered in more than 2.300 amateur sports- and fit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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