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1,031 Notable deaths
 in Berlin

Berthold Lasker

German chess player (1860–1928).

Born December 31st, 1860 in Barlinek.

Died October 19th, 1928 at 67 years old in Berlin.

Peter Florin

German politician (1921-2014).

Born October 2nd, 1921 in Cologne.

Died February 17th, 2014 at 92 years old in Berlin.

Otto Pfleiderer

German protestant theologian (1839-1908).

Born September 1st, 1839 in Kernen im Remstal.

Died July 18th, 1908 at 68 years old in Berlin.

Bethel Henry Strousberg

German railway entrepreneur (1823-1884).

Born November 20th, 1823 in Nidzica.

Died May 31st, 1884 at 60 years old in Berlin.

Heinz Tiessen

German composer (1887-1971).

Born April 10th, 1887 in Königsberg.

Died November 29th, 1971 at 84 years old in Berlin.

Paul Singer

Politician (1844-1911).

Born January 16th, 1844 in Berlin.

Died January 31st, 1911 at 67 years old in Berlin.

Camilla Spira

Actress (1906-1997).

Born March 1st, 1906 in Hamburg.

Died August 25th, 1997 at 91 years old in Berlin.

Paul Otto

German film actor and director (1878–1943).

Born February 8th, 1878 in Berlin.

Died November 30th, 1943 at 65 years old in Berlin.

August Krönig

German scientist (1822–1879).

Born September 20th, 1822 in Schildesche.

Died June 5th, 1879 at 56 years old in Berlin.

Karl Koch

German botanist (1809-1879).

Born June 6th, 1809 in Ettersburg.

Died May 25th, 1879 at 69 years old in Berlin.

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel