Hans Beck Playmobil. During the World Expo 2000 in Hannover, Beck was among the 100 German personalities who were honored with a statue within the German Pavilion. He died at the age of 79 on 30 January 2009 after a serious illness. Hans Beck Hans Beck (6 May 1929, Greiz – 30 January 2009, Markdorf) was the German inventor of Playmobil toys. He is thus often called "The Father of Playmobil". Born in Greiz, Thuringia, Beck grew up in the town of Zirndorf. He trained as a cabinet maker and made small toy vehicles and figures for his younger siblings. He presented
Bech Ministry Bech Ministry The Bech Ministry came into office in Luxembourg on 16 July 1926 after the resignation of the Prüm Ministry. It was reshuffled on 11 April 1932 and on 27 December 1936. It stepped down after the referendum on the so-called "Maulkuerfgesetz" (muzzle law), in which the majority of voters decided against the law. After the Prüm government's resignation, the Grand Duchess had initially intended to confide the formation of a government to Hubert Loutsch, already a former prime minister. However, the man associated with the "coup d’État" of 1915 was unacceptable in the eyes of the left. Joseph