Mr. von Dohnanyi, do you celebrate milestone birthdays beyond the 90th, or is every birthday a gift? In fact, every day is a gift, but the 95th birthday is of course something special.

That you also celebrate? The Hamburg Senate will be holding a reception at the beginning of July. Something is being celebrated. Otherwise I hold back.

1928

Klaus von Dohnanyi is born in Hamburg on June 23

1957

The doctor of law joins the SPD and sits in the Bundestag from 1969 to 1981

1972 to 1974

Dohnanyi is Federal Minister of Education and Science

1981 to 1988

He governs Hamburg as First Mayor

Has your wife, the well-known author Ulla Hahn, ever given you a poem? My wife has already given me many beautiful poems! And hopefully more will follow.

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