centenary

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Lufthansa, celebrating the centenary of its maiden flight next month, announced its highest-ever annual revenue of €39.6 billion for 2025 last week, beating analyst expectations, as it raised its dividend and lifted 2026 financial guidance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Later this month, the world premiere of Kurtag's second opera "Die Stechardin" about the 18th-century love story of a German polymath and a flower girl will cap the centenary of his birth.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

And a centenary dinner in March, expected to be attended by celebrities and public figures, will be another moment to rally support.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Mahathir has suffered health problems in recent years and was previously hospitalised for fatigue after a picnic celebration for his centenary in July.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

A recent centenary conference and festival devoted to him in modern Hungary simply described him, correctly, as 'European'.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall