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The dorm provides students with an opportunity to use language in an informal setting outside the classroom — it's like an ongoing German class.  Studentboendet ger studenterna en möjlighet att använda språket i en informell miljö utanför klassrummet – det är som en pågående tyskakurs.  Internatet gir studentene en mulighet til å bruke språket i en uformell setting utenfor klasserommet – det er som en kontinuerlig tysktime.  Kollegiet giver de studerende mulighed for at bruge sproget i uformelle rammer uden for klasseværelset – det er som en tysktime, der aldrig slutter. Charles James (1758-1821) Language Learning

These authors were born on the 12th of October:
Carlos Borromeo (1538-1584) - Italian Catholic prelate (1538–1584)
William Chandler (1595-1642) - Abt 1595 - 26 Nov 1641
Aimée de Coigny (1769-1820) - French salonnière
Georges Marcelin (1769-1829) - French politician
Lyman Beecher (1775-1863) - American Presbyterian minister and American Temperance Society co-founder (1775–1863)
Dom Pedro I (1798-1834) - Emperor of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826 (1798-1834)
Eli Miller (1818-1900) - American politician (1818-1900)
Ralph Hill (1827-1899) - American politician (1827–1899)
George Lawson (1827-1895) - Scottish-Canadian botanist (1827-1895)
Edward White (1839-1913)
Frank Ring (1860-1889) - American baseball player
Fred Dust (1866-1957) - American writer
Ramsay Macdonald (1866-1937) - British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 (1866–1937)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) - of the nationalist movement in English music.
Tom Cain (1874-1897) - English footballer (1874-1897)
Robert Ebel (1874-1930) - German composer
Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) - English occultist (1875–1947)
John Cullen (1877-1904) - Canadian member of the Brothers of Charity (1877–1904)
Zhu Zhixin (1885-1920) - Republic of China person CBDB = 74103
Ralph Butler (1886-1969) - British musician (1886–1969)
Jan Panek (1887-1945)
Christopher Dawson (1889-1970) - British historian (1889–1970)
Perle Mesta (1889-1975) - socialite (1889–1975)
Edith Stein (1891-1942) - Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
George Hodgson (1893-1983) - Canadian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist (1893-1983)
Charles Hodge (1894-1964) - and leader of the Princeton School of Reformed theology.
Eugenio Montale (1896-1981) - Italian poet (1896-1981)
Jane Ace (1897-1974) - American entertainer (1897–1974)
Jane Sherwood Ace (1900-1974) - US comic radio perso
Arna Bontemps (1902-1973) - American poet, novelist (1902–1973)
Grayson Kirk (1903-1997) - American political scientist (1903–1997)
Eddie Myers (1906-1997) - British Army officer
Paul Engle (1908-1991) - US writer
Ferdinand Finne (1910-1999) - Norwegian painter, graphic artist, author, costume designer and theatre set designer
George Keith Funston (1910-1992) - American businessman
Dorothy Sanders (1912-1960) - Mother of Bernie Sanders
Billy Marshall (1917-1994) - American singer and bandleader (1917-1994)
Kåre Eriksen (1919-) - truck driver
Pekka Langer (1919-1996) - Swedish author and radio personality.
Dmitrij Vasiljev (1919-) - former Olympic gold medalist in biathlon
Dan Weiner (1919-1959) - American photojournalist (1919–1959)
Alice Childress (1920-1994) - US writer
Steve Conway (1920-1952) - English singer
Steinar Inselseth (1921-) - police first officer
Gregory Pritchard (1922-2006) - Canadian writer (1922–2006)
Jean Nidetch (1923-2015) - founder of the Weight Watchers organization (1923–2015)
Robin Skelton (1925-1997) - British poet (1925-1997)
Cesar Pelli (1926-2019) - Argentine-American architect (1926–2019)
Bill Garrison (1928-) - (1928 -) stockman, sailor, bush worker and raconteur in the Northern Territory
Bob Meyers (1930-) - football player (born 1930)
Bhumidhar Barman (1931-2021) - Indian politician (1931–2021)
Dick Gregory (1932-2017) - US comic activist
Ned Jarrett (1932-2026) - American racecar driver and commentator (1932–2026)
Bodvar Schjelderup (1932-2025) - architect, researcher and author
Joan Clark (1934-2023) - Canadian writer (1934–2023)
Richard Meier (1934-) - American architect (born 1934)
Don Howe (1935-2015) - English footballer and manager (1935-2015)
Sam Moore (1935-2025) - American musician and singer
Shivraj Patil (1935-2025) - Indian politician
Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007) - Italian singer
William Raspberry (1935-2012) - American journalist
Tom Barnett (1936-2022) - holistic health practitioner and mindset coach
Dennis Harper (1936-) - footballer (born 1936)
Bob Bartley (1937-2003) - American editor and columnist (1937–2003)
Larry Scott (1938-2014) - American bodybuilder (1938–2014)
Paula Gosling (1939-) - American writer
Wilma Hart (1939-)
Carolee Schneemann (1939-2019) - American visual experimental artist (1939–2019)
John Brunious (1940-1976) - New Orleans jazz trumpeter
Craig Washington (1941-) - American politician
Jørgen Elklit (1942-) - professor in Aarhus
Daliah Lavi (1942-2017) - Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)
Odd Einar Dørum (1943-) - transport policy spokesperson in the city council for Venstre
Tony Eriksson (1943-)
Chris Gleason (1943-2023) - American racing driver
Johan Kaggestad (1943-2024) - commentator
Koebi Kuhn (1943-2019) - Swiss association football player and manager (1943-2019)
Øivind Andersen (1944-) - senior researcher
Rodney Rice (1944-2021) - Irish journalist (1944-2021)
Angela Rippon (1944-) - TV presenter and newsreader
Jess Søderberg (1944-) - top executive/CEO of A.P. Møller-Mærsk
Carl Henrik Grøndahl (1945-) - producer
Rafik Halabi (1946-) - CEO of Gruvegrønt
Richard Sheirer (1946-2012) - New York City official (1946–2012)
Randy Abrams (1947-2024) - American pornographic actor
Aqqaluk Lynge (1947-) - leader of the Inuit Circumpolar Council
Dan McLean (1947-2026) - TV and radio journalist
Wendy Chamberlin (1948-) - American diplomat
John Engler (1948-) - American politician
Flemming Toft (1948-) - football commentator
Curt Anderson (1949-) - American politician, lawyer and former broadcast journalist
Terje Dahl (1949-) - former plumbing business owner
Ralf Hemmingsen (1949-) - rector of the University of Copenhagen and chairman of the rectors of the Danish universities
Richard Price (1949-) - American novelist and screenwriter
Ilich Ramirez Sanchez (1949-) - terrorist (known as the Jackal or Carlos)
Susan Anton (1950-) - American actress
Morten Borge (1950-) - CEO of Ferd
Dave Freudenthal (1950-) - American politician
Terje Bremnes Granmo (1950-) - Mayor of Malvik municipality
Tarek Heggy (1950-) - Egyptian journalist
Freman Hendrix (1950-) - politician from Detroit, MI
Knut Knudsen (1950-) - product manager at Continental Norway
Knud Erik Langhoff (1950-) - mayor
Paul Otellini (1950-2017) - former president and CEO of Intel (1950–2017)
Chen Shui-bian (1950-) - 10th and 11th President of Republic of China(Taiwan) (2000–2008)
Anna Tibaijuka (1950-) - Tanzanian politician
Vanessa Watson (1950-2021) - planning theorist
Helene Justad (1951-) - Mayor of Lier
Rick Lane (1951-) - American chemist
Ed Royce (1951-) - American politician
Lisa Blue (1952-) - American trial lawyer
Heath Brown (1952-) - British mathematician
Peter Carlisle (1952-) - politician
Tom Hyland (1952-2024) - Irish human rights activist
Oluremi Oyo (1952-2014) - Nigerian journalist (1952-2014)
Les Dennis (1953-) - Actor
Niels Peter Stilling (1953-) - author
Leikny Øgrim (1953-) - professor
Einar Jan Aas (1955-) - former football player
Todd Dawson (1955-) - ecologist
Brian Flynn (1955-) - Welsh footballer and manager (born 1955)
Jerry Graybeal (1955-) - American football player and coach
Bob Hartman (1955-) - (1955- )
Jane Siberry (1955-) - Canadian singer-songwriter
Olav Nyhus (1956-) - HR Director at NRK
Teit Ritzau (1956-) - Danish film director
Maharaji (1957-) - US-based international author and peace activist
Trond (1957-) - fisherman
Edward Breen (1957-) - American politician and philatelist (1957-)
Sue Daly (1957-) - badminton player
Jim Hofher (1957-) - American football player and coach
Bill Laurance (1957-) - professor at James Cook University
Trond Helge Torsvik (1957-) - professor of geophysics at the University of Oslo
Duncan Wingham (1957-) - English physicist
Ali Ibrahim (1959-) - young man
Mike Moss (1959-) - American musician
Tom Erixon (1960-) - Chairman of Industrikraft and President and CEO of Alfa Laval
Kjetil Hildeskor (1960-) - Secretary General of the Norwegian Athletics Association
Alexei Kudrin (1960-) - Russian politician
Aleksej Kudrin (1960-) - Russia's finance minister
Steve Lowery (1960-) - professional golfer
Keith Moore (1960-) - American computer specialist
Chris Botti (1962-) - American trumpeter and composer
Jonny Halberg (1962-) - author
Mikael Thörn (1962-) - participant at Funkisfest
Steve Duffy (1963-) - writer
Joe Garcia (1963-) - American politician
Phil Hill (1963-2017)
Richard Hodges (1963-) - Executive Director of the Ohio Turnpike Commission
Jeff Jagodzinski (1963-) - American football player and coach
Bryan Stinespring (1963-) - American football player and coach
Knut Gustav Woie (1963-) - Mayor of Eidskog
Shaun Ellis (1964-) - British wolf researcher
Nicolai J. Foss (1964-) - professor at BI Norwegian Business School
Fred Anton Ingebrigtsen (1964-) - Acta founder and convicted
Jörgen Petersson (1964-) - sports director for Kalmar FF
Bill Auberlen (1965-) - American racing driver
Inger Cathrine Bryne (1965-) - head of Beslutningsforum and CEO of Helse Vest
Mette Måge Olsen (1965-) - new mayor of Hof
Henrik Anckarsäter (1966-2021) - professor of forensic psychiatry
Brenda Brathwaite (1966-) - American video game designer and developer
Rick Calloway (1966-) - American basketball player (born 1966)
Mohammad Reza Heydari (1966-) - former consul
Mohammed Reza Heydari (1966-) - former Iranian consul
Brian Kennedy (1966-) - Northern Irish singer
Rhona Martin (1966-) - Scottish and British curler and coach
Carl Christian Pedersen (1966-) - chairman of the agricultural association Agri Nord
Brenda Romero (1966-) - American video game designer and developer
Andy Dill (1967-2006) - American pornographic actor
Becky Iverson (1967-) - professional golfer
Frode Olsen (1967-) - former guardian
Frode Ommundsen (1967-) - Chief of the Norwegian Home Guard / major general
Brian Reynolds (1967-) - American video game designer
Martin Skramstad (1967-) - regional director at KS Innlandet
Adam Alsing (1968-2020) - TV presenter
Michael Clifton (1968-) - American racing driver
Mark Donovan (1968-) - British actor
Hugh Jackman (1968-) - Australian and English actor and singer (born 1968)
Pascal Saint-Amans (1968-) - Head of Tax at OECD
Tom Taulli (1968-)
Martie Maguire (1969-) - American musician
Debbie Phillips (1969-) - American politician
Dwayne Roloson (1969-) - Canadian ice hockey player
Jason Stanley (1969-) - American philosopher
Kirk Cameron (1970-) - American actor
Eileen Fugelsnes (1970-) - State Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Research
Jens Sjöström (1970-) - decision maker
Tanyon Sturtze (1970-) - American Major League Baseball pitcher
Ann-Sofie Alm (1971-) - vice chair of the regional board for the Moderate Party in Västra Götaland
Chris Brennan (1971-) - American martial artist
Ulf Svensson (1971-) - badminton player
Mari Tefre (1971-) - youth consultant in Longyearbyen local council
Kaleil Isaza Tuzman (1971-) - American businessman
Mattis Øybø (1971-) - author
Jacob Gregersen (1972-) - sports director
Marte Thorsby (1972-) - chair of the board at Spellemann AS
Tim Williams (1972-) - rugby league footballer
Klas Wolf-Watz (1972-) - head of Ekot
David Lega (1973-) - MEP (KD)
Martin Österdahl (1973-) - the Eurovision boss
Lascelles Brown (1974-) - Canadian-Jamaican bobsledder
Reidar Kaabbel (1974-) - Mayor of Våler
Aaron Lowe (1974-) - figure skater
Bram Cohen (1975-) - American programmer, creator of BitTorrent protocol
Marianne Beate Kielland (1975-) - mezzo-soprano
Sine Plambech (1975-) - anthropologist and researcher in sex work
Randy Robitaille (1975-) - Canadian ice hockey player
Kajsa Bergkvist (1976-) - SVT expert
Kajsa Bergqvist (1976-) - Swedish high jumper
Cecilia Dinardi (1976-) - lawyer
Lauri Lassila (1976-) - coach and double World Championship medalist
Chris Plummer (1976-) - English footballer (born 1976)
Danny Sprinkle (1976-) - American basketball coach
Håvard Johansen (1977-) - marketing manager at the pet store chain Buddy
Cristie Kerr (1977-) - American golfer
Bode Miller (1977-) - American alpine ski racer
Baden Cooke (1978-) - rider agent
Marko Jaric (1978-) - Serbian basketball player
Ulrik Knudsen (1978-) - business spokesperson for Danmarksdemokraterne
Johan Wallér (1978-) - CEO of the Swedish Pharmacy Association
Paul Benson (1979-) - English footballer (born 1979)
Steve Borthwick (1979-) - English rugby union coach and former player
Pete Conway (1979-) - Robbie Williams' father
Rory Reid (1979-) - British journalist and television presenter
Audun Rødningsby (1979-) - State Secretary
Patrick Timm (1979-)
Ledley King (1980-) - English association football player (born 1980)
ReShard Lee (1980-) - American football player
Hilde Gaebpie Danielsen (1981-) - politician in SV
D'Or Fischer (1981-) - American-Israeli basketball player
Conrad Smith (1981-) - New Zealand rugby union player
Sun Tiantian (1981-) - Chinese tennis player
Marianne Roed (1982-) - lead investigator
Marianne Røed (1982-) - deputy mayor
Chand Torsvik (1982-) - artist
Lara Trump (1982-) - the president's daughter-in-law
Garrett Mills (1983-) - American football tight end
Gunnar Guillermo Nielsen (1983-) - Argentine living in Denmark, football coach and sports psychology consultant
Roger Christensen (1984-) - Norwegian association football player
Petter Jonsson (1984-) - (Not specified)
Rami Samandar (1984-) - spokesperson for the Norwegian-Palestinian community in Norway
Adam Snow (1984-) - American pornographic actor
Boniface Kiprop (1985-) - Ugandan long-distance runner
Li Wenliang (1985-2020) - The doctor
Sammy Winward (1985-) - English actress and model
Omar Nabi (1986-) - son of Daoud Nabi
Nicky Wieben (1986-) - American basketball player
Michael Woods (1986-) - Canadian road cyclist
Mike Woods (1986-) - Canadian road cyclist
Robert Norris (1987-) - Sheriff
Courtney Taylor (1987-) - American pornographic actress
Mette Abildgaard (1988-) - group leader for the Conservatives
Steffen Holme Helledie (1989-) - newly elected member of parliament for the Danish Social Liberal Party
Arlind Sadiku (1989-) - Kosovar TV journalist
Tora Tomasdottir (1989-) - meteorologist
Melvin Kakooza (1991-) - comedian and actor
Josh Hutcherson (1992-) - Actor
Aaron Long (1992-) - American soccer player (born 1992)
Alexander Jeremejeff (1993-) - football player
Jack Remmington (1994-) - British influencer
Sarah Beal (1995-) - college basketball player (2013–2017) Providence
Henrik Dønnestad (1996-) - cross-country skier
David Long (1996-) - American football player
Marcus Ström (1996-) - head of unit responsible for Svenska kraftnät's operational analysis and development
Matilda Sandberg (1998-) - SVT online editor
Jens Petter Hauge (1999-) - football player
Marie Hinz (1999-) - voter/member
Adam Edström (2000-) - player
Erik Juhlin (2000-) - press officer at HSB Stockholm
Mia Threapleton (2000-) - actress
Iris Apatow (2002-) - actress
William Eklund (2002-) - player
Melwin Lycke Holm (2004-) - high jumper
Oliver Klitgaard (2006-) - neighbor

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