Born in Nuremberg, the son of a warehouse clerk, Grundig grew up under harsh conditions. When Max's father died when he was twelve, his mother took up factory work for a low wage to support herself and her four siblings.
The Spectator, a weekly magazine that focuses on political and cultural issues, has a conservative and Eurosceptic streak in its inclination. For most commentators, a good relationship with the USA is more important than getting along with Continental Europe.
Hungarian composer, pianist, and musicologist Bela Bartok was born in 1881. He introduced and popularized the folk music of his country. He conducted music research for many years. He revived the Hungarian spirit with his compositions adapted from folk music.
Born on September 11, 1940, in New Jersey, USA, director De Palma grew up in Philadelphia. His father was an orthopedic surgeon. His father's profession is important; because the master director says that he always acquired his curiosity for blood and violence while watching his father at work.
Schröder, who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005, developed a close friendship with Putin during that period. Just a few months after resigning as prime minister following the 2005 election results, he became chairman of the supervisory board of Nord Stream AG, a Russian-German company owned by the Russian state energy company Gazprom.
Benetton, an Italian entrepreneur and businessman, created a network of fashion stores that spanned the globe. Benetton, unlike all fashion designers, attracted attention to his products with his suspicious advertising campaigns.
Loreena McKennitt was born on February 17, 1957, in Canada. The Canadian vocalist, harpist, and pianist is known for her Celtic songs, which she interprets with her strong and emotional voice, and for composing and performing famous poems in accordance with the structure of Celtic music.
Jansen also made a name for himself internationally, for example, with the urban planning of Madrid and by winning the international competition on the design of the new capital Ankara, opened by the Turkish government in 1928.
Until 1938, national monuments made by Austrian artist was opened with great ceremonies in many cities of Turkey. Krippel traveled from Vienna to Turkey regularly for thirteen years.
At the age of 42, Olof Palme was unanimously elected as the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Labor Party and became prime minister. He served as prime minister of Sweden for approximately 11 years, first between 1969 and 1976, and then from 1982 until his death in 1986.
