Jakob Bichsel (92)
May 5th, 1931

Swiss composer – Jakob Bichsel was born in Diessenhofen (Municipality in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland) on May 5th, 1931 and is 92 years old today.

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Jakob Bichsel