Updated at December 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Cornelia Funke |
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Birthdate | December 10, 1958 |
Birth Place | Dorsten, Germany |
Age (in 2024) | 66 Years Old |
Zodiac | Sagittarius |
Occupation | Novelist |
Cornelia Funke is best known as Novelist who has born on December 10, 1958 in Dorsten, Germany. Currently, Cornelia Funke is 66 years, 0 months and 11 days old. Cornelia Funke will celebrate 67th birthday on Wednesday, 10th of December 2025. Below the countdown to Cornelia Funke upcoming birthday.
Creator of the popular Inkheart trilogy and recipient of numerous literary awards in the U.S., Japan, and her native Germany. In addition to the Inkheart books, she wrote the Ghosthunters, MirrorWorld, and Wild Chicks fantasy/adventure series.
She studied at the University of Hamburg and subsequently became employed as a social worker. She published her first novel, Die Wilden Hühner, in 1993.
In addition to Inkheart and other adventure series, she also wrote several stand-alone books, including The Thief Lord, Dragonrider, and When Santa Fell to Earth.
She was born in Dorsten, Germany to Helmi and Karl-Heinz Funke. She had two children-- Anna and Ben-- with her husband, Rolf Frahm.
Her Inkheart books were adapted into a 2008 movie by the same name, which starred Rafi Gavron.
Cornelia Funke is 66 years old today.
Cornelia Funke was born on December 10, 1958 in Dorsten, Germany.
Cornelia Funke zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Cornelia Funke was best known as Novelist.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Cornelia Funke's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1983 | Democracy is restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl AlfonsÃn. |
1984 | United Nations General Assembly recognizes the Convention against Torture. |
1989 | Mongolian Revolution: At the country's first open pro-democracy public demonstration, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announces the establishment of the Mongolian Democratic Union. |
1993 | The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. |
1994 | Rwandan genocide: Maurice Baril, military advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, recommends that UNAMIR stand down. |
1995 | The Israeli army withdraws from Nablus pursuant to the terms of Oslo Accord. |
1996 | The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela. |
1999 | Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first following an election. |
2005 | Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crashes at Port Harcourt International Airport in Nigeria, killing 108 people. |
2014 | Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein is killed after the suppression of a demonstration by Israeli forces in the village (Turmus'ayya) in Ramallah. |
2015 | Rojava conflict: The Syrian Democratic Council is established in Dêrik, forming the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria. |
2016 | Two explosions outside a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, kill 38 people and injure 166 others. |
2017 | ISIL is defeated in Iraq. |
2019 | The Ostrava hospital attack in the Czech Republic results in eight deaths, including the perpetrator. |
2021 | A widespread, deadly, and violent tornado outbreak slams the Central, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States. Eighty-nine people are killed by the tornadoes, with most of the fatalities occurring in Kentucky, where a single tornado kills 57 people, and injures hundreds of others. |
1986 | The birth of Kahlil Bell, American football player |
1987 | The birth of Gonzalo HiguaÃn, French-Argentinian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Wilfried Bony, Ivorian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Neven Subotić, Serbian footballer |
1989 | The birth of Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, French politician |
1989 | The birth of Tom Sexton, Australian-Irish rugby player |
1990 | The birth of Kazenga LuaLua, Congolese-English footballer |
1990 | The birth of Sakiko Matsui, Japanese singer and actress |
1990 | The birth of Shoya Tomizawa, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2010) |
1994 | The birth of Richard Kennar, Samoan rugby league player |
1994 | The birth of Matti Klinga, Finnish footballer |
1996 | The birth of Joe Burrow, American football player |
1996 | The birth of Kang Daniel, South Korean singer and entrepreneur |
1997 | The birth of Viktoriia Savtsova, Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer |
1998 | The birth of Lucia Bronzetti, Italian tennis player |
2015 | The death of Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer (b. 1940) |
2015 | The death of Arnold Peralta, Honduran footballer (b. 1989) |
2015 | The death of Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928) |
2017 | The death of Bruce Brown, American filmmaker (b. 1937) |
2017 | The death of Max Clifford, British publicist (b. 1943) |
2017 | The death of Charles M. Green Jr., American Internet personality (b. 1950) |
2017 | The death of Curtis W. Harris, American minister (b. 1924) |
2019 | The death of Philip McKeon, American actor (b. 1964) |
2019 | The death of Gershon Kingsley, American composer and musician (b. 1922) |
2019 | The death of Emily Mason, American painter (b. 1932) |
2020 | The death of Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr., American actor and wrestler (b. 1958) |
2020 | The death of Joseph Safra, Lebanese-Brazilian financier (b.1938) |
2020 | The death of Carol Sutton, American actress (b. 1944) |
2020 | The death of Barbara Windsor, English actress (b. 1937) |
2021 | The death of Michael Nesmith, American musician (The Monkees), songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist (b. 1942) |
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