Jürgen Abraham (83)
October 17th, 1940

German entrepreneur – Jürgen Abraham was born in Cuxhaven (District town of the Lower Saxony district of Cuxhaven, Germany) on October 17th, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

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Guy Henry

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Oliver Rackham

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Georg Büchner

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Jana Brejchová

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Joseph Brodsky

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Patrick Stewart

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