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Pierce Brosnan turns 71 on May 16th. The Irish actor has played James Bond 007 four times in his career - in GoldenEye 007 (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002). Who is your favorite Bond actor?

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Record producer and former Roxy Music member Brian Eno celebrates his 76th birthday on May 15th. He worked as a writer and musician on David Bowie’s Berlin albums and co-produced albums by U2 and Coldplay.

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Today the visits one of the most famous football stadiums in Germany: the Allianz Arena, home of FC Bayern Munich.

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He always did it his way, all the way to the end. The musical legend Frank Sinatra died on May 14, 1998, but his music will never be forgotten. What's your favorite Sinatra song?

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Next to Gleichen Castle Hill stands the 'Veste Wachsenburg.' It is approximately 150 years older than its neighbor and is much better preserved. Its interior houses a hotel and a small museum.

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Robert Pattinson was 15 when he was discovered. Following his international breakthrough as a handsome vampire in the Twilight film series, he developed into a character actor, starring in more ambitious productions. On May 13, the British actor turns 38 years old!

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Artist, activist, and an icon of the post-war avantgarde: it's hard to pinpoint Joseph Beuys. His art installations made from fat and felt were just as controversial as his own life. A former soldier in the Wehrmacht, his own ideological inclinations were never quite clear.

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The visits Farchant in , an idyllic village in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the famous holiday resort. Farchant is located at the base of the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountaintop.

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Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech is considered one of the most important surrealists. The eccentric artist was born on May 11, 1904, in the Spanish region of Catalonia. He became famous for his intoxicating images, which seemed to flow directly out of the unconscious.

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Pillingsdorf in Thuringia is an entire village that is listed for its rich history and heritage. Today, our will take you there, hovering over old farms, picturesque half-timbered houses and the little village church.

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64 years ago, Paul David Hewson was born in Dublin. His friends recognized his outstanding voice right away and dubbed him 'Bono Vox', which was then shortened to 'Bono.' As lead singer of rockband U2, his voice catapulted Bono to fame around the globe.

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Musiscian Billy Joel turns 75 on May 9, 2024! The US artist has an eventful career to look back on. His second album 'Piano Man' (1973) and the song of the same name earned him his famous nickname. Joel had his international breakthrough in 1977 with the album 'The Stranger'.

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Good enough for a Bavarian king, Villa Ludwigshöhe, near Edenkoben, enchants tourists with a panoramic view of the Rhine river plain of the Wine Route.

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'I wish the world was twice as big - and half of it was still unexplored,' Sir David Attenborough once said. The knowledge-thirsty British wildlife filmmaker and naturalist turns 98 on May 8, 2024.

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German composer Johannes was born on May 7, 1833. His compositions are characterized by emotion and sensuality, making him one of the most important representatives of Romanticism. Do you recognize the famous composition that can be heard in our morphing video?

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