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Richard Strauss completes his opera "Die Schweigsame Frau"
Richard Strauss History: May 22, 1950 - Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) in London
September 8, 1949 - Richard Strauss, German composer 'Don Quixote' and 'Metamorphosis', dies at 85
January 25, 1946 - Richard Strauss' "Metamorphosis," premieres in Zurich
April 12, 1945 - Richard Strauss completes his "Metamorphosis"
August 11, 1943 - Richard Strauss' 2nd Horn Concert, premieres
July 13, 1935 - Richard Strauss resigns as chairman of Reichskulturkammer
October 10, 1919 - Richard Strauss and Hugo van Hofmannsthals premieres in Vienna
October 28, 1915 - Richard Strauss' Alpensymfonie, premieres in Berlin
January 26, 1911 - Richard Strauss's opera "Die Rosenkavalier" premieres, Dresden
February 19, 1910 - English premiere of Richard Strauss' "Elektra"
January 25, 1909 - Richard Strauss' premier of "Electricity" in Dresden
December 9, 1905 - Richard Strauss' opera "Salome," premiers in Dresden
November 21, 1901 - Richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot," premieres in Dresden
November 5, 1894 - Richard Strauss' "Till Eulenspiegels," premieres
June 11, 1864 - Richard Strauss, born in Munich, Germany, composer, 'Don Quixote' and 'Metamorphosis' More Notable Events on October 20: 1979 John F. Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston
1973 Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House
1968 Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis
1818 49th parallel forms as border between U.S. and Canada
1803 U.S. Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase
