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Tappert, Horst Horst Tappert was born on 26 May 1926 in what is now the Wuppertal district of Elberfeld and completed an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk. After the war he came to the theatre, but his most defining role became that of Chief Inspector Derrick in the TV crime series of the same name, which captivated numerous fans from 1974 to 1998.

Tappert, Horst

Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) The Catholic nun and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa was born on Aug. 26, 1910, in what is now Skopje (northern Macedonia); she died on Sept. 5, 1997, in Calcutta. The nun became known worldwide as the "Angel of the Poor" through her work in the slums of the Indian city of Calcutta. In 1950 she founded the Order of Missionaries of Charity there. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her extraordinary commitment. In 2003, she was beatified by Pope John Paul II, followed by canonization under Pope Francis in 2016.

Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)

Tereschkowa, Walentina Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was born on March 6, 1937, in a small village near the Volga city of Yaroslavl. A three-day space flight made her world famous: on June 16, 1963, she became the first woman to launch into space in her "Vostok-6" spacecraft and orbited the Earth almost 50 times. After her flight, she remained on the planning staff of the space agency and also assumed offices in the Communist Party. As a deputy of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party, she served in the Yaroslavl Oblast Duma and then became a deputy of the State Duma.

Tereschkowa, Walentina

Thalbach, Katharina (born 19.01.1954)) Actress Katharina Thalbach comes from a theatre family and has been on stage since she was five years old. Her daughter Anna and granddaughter Nellie are also actresses. She is best known for films such as 'Blechtrommel' (1979), 'Der Hauptmann von Köpenick' (1997) and also 'Sonnenallee' (1999).

Thalbach, Katharina (born 19.01.1954))

Thatcher, Margaret (13.10.1925 – 08.04.2013) Margaret Thatcher (13.10.1925 - 08.04.2013), born Margaret Hilda Roberts, was a British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to November 1990. She gained her reputation as the "Iron Lady" primarily through her victory in the Falklands War in 1982, but also through drastic domestic policies in the labour market and financial sector. In foreign policy, she aligned Great Britain closely with the USA. Her strained relationship with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was well known, and she was rather sceptical about the accompanying European unification process.

Thatcher, Margaret (13.10.1925 – 08.04.2013)

Theodorakis, Mikis (29.07.1925 - 02.09.2021) Composer Mikis Theodorakis was born on the Greek island of Chios on 29 July 1925. Especially his film music for "Alexis Sorbas", "Z" and "Scorpio" are famous. During the military dictatorship in Greece (1967-74) he was persecuted and tortured, in 1970 he was able to go into exile in France and from there he resumed his fight against the military junta. Theodorakis, who was always politically active, was elected to parliament several times from 1960.

Theodorakis, Mikis (29.07.1925 - 02.09.2021)

Thoma, Ludwig The German writer Ludwig Thoma (Jan. 21, 1867 - Aug. 26, 1921) became popular for his satirical depictions of everyday Bavarian life and the political events of his time. His most famous works are the "Lausbubengeschichten" and the satires "Ein Münchner im Himmel" and "Jozef Filsers Briefwexel". The Lausbubengeschichten appeared as a series of motion pictures in 1964-1969 with Hansi Kraus as Ludwig Thoma. Other works were also filmed or adapted for radio.

Thoma, Ludwig

Thomalla, Simone (geb. 11.04.1965) Simone Thomalla is a German actress who was born on 11 April 1965 in Leipzig. She is best known for her role as detective Eva Saalfeld in the crime series "Tatort". In addition to her work on television, she has also appeared in numerous theatre productions and has established herself as a versatile actress.

Thomalla, Simone (geb. 11.04.1965)