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Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder
2015Aug, 17

Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder

Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, German businessman (b. 1933)
Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder (né Mayer; 3 March 1933 – 17 August 2015), often called "MV", was the Vice President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Prior to his UEFA career, Mayer-Vorfelder was a politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, and served in the state cabinet of Baden-Württemberg from 1976 to 1998. He was later president of German soccer club VfB Stuttgart, and the German Football Association.

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  • 29Apr

    2015 Baltimore protests

    A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
  • 3May

    Charlie Hebdo shooting

    Two gunmen launch an attempted attack on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, which was held in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
  • 14Jul

    New Horizons

    NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.
  • 20Jul

    Cuba-United States relations

    The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.
  • 14Aug

    Cuba-United States relations

    The US Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba-United States relations were broken off.