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In Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen is splashed all over as Danes celebrate bicentennial of his birth
From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20050328
Author:JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press Writer
JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-28-2005
Dateline: COPENHAGEN, Denmark
On the guest list for this birthday bash are pop singers Tina Turner and Olivia Newton-John, Chinese basketball sensation Yao Ming, Chilean novelist Isabel Allende and royalty from across Europe.
Not bad for a guy who's been dead for over a century. But Hans Christian Andersen _ who penned such classic tales as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" _ has enduring star power and the April 2 bicentennial of his birth is getting A-list treatment.
Since the beginning of the year, Denmark has ...
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