Thomas Kurzhals, German keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2014)
Thomas Kurzhals (13 December 1953 – 2 January 2014) was a German keyboardist, composer and rock musician, best known as a member of the bands Stern-Combo Meißen and Karat.
Kurzhals died from liver cirrhosis on 2 January 2014, aged 60, in Glauchau, Saxony.
1953Dec, 13
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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