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1993 Heinrich Albertz, theologist/mayor of Berlin (1966-67), dies at 78
1992 300,000 demonstrators against racism in Berlin 1992 1st Berlin Air Show in 60 years 1991 Mona Maris, actress (Camila, Berlin Correspondent), dies at 88 1990 Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by Doors 1990 Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83 1990 Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood 1990 Irmtraud Morgner, writer, freelance author, used magical realism to address the role of gender in East German society, dies of cancer in Berlin, East Germany 1990 Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate 1989 Germans begins demolishing Berlin Wall 1989 East Berlin opens its borders 1989 Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101 1989 Arturo Barrios of Mexico sets 10K record (27:08.23) in Berlin 1988 Joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), dies at 86 1988 Ellin Berlin, MacKay, Mrs. Irving Berlin, dies at 86 1986 Russian Tupolev-134 crashes in East Berlin, 70 killed 1986 Berlin: Real Madrid wins 15th UEFA Cup 1986 U.S. air raids Libya, responding to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing 1986 U.S. soldier and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing 1985 U.S. Foreign Minister George Shultz arrives in West Berlin 1985 Said Aouita of Morocco sets 1.5k record (3:29.46) in Berlin 1984 Berlin appeals court clears Paul McCartney in a paternity suit 1981 Jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin 1979 Paul Dessau, German composer/conducter (Berlin, 1925-33), dies at 84 1977 Christine Scheels, New Berlin Wis, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1975 CDU-politician Peter Lorentz kidnapped in West Berlin 1973 Pamela Polk, Berlin Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin 1996 1973 Brigitte Reimann, born in Burg bei Madgeburg, East Berlin, writer, wrote 'Franziska Linkerhand' published posthumously, dies of cancer in East Berlin, at age 39 1972 Martin Bormanns skeleton found in Berlin (Hitlers deputy) 1972 Hans H B Scharoun, German architect (Berlin Philharmonic), dies at 79 1972 Kurt Hiller, born in Berlin, Jewish, pacifist, socialist, writer, Oranienburg concentration camp survivor, led the German homosexual rights movement, dies at 87 1972 Dmitri Shostakovich's 15th Symphony, Dutch premieres in West Berlin 1971 Paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76 1971 Max Trapp, composer, teacher, Berlin's Stadtischen Konservatorium, member, National Socialist movement, dies at 83 1971 Victor Kraatz, born in Berlin, Germany, Canadian ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th 1971 Torsten Kienass, Berlin GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1970 RAF-leader Andreas Baader freed after serving 2 years in West Berlin 1970 Nelly Sachs, born in Schoenberg, Berlin, writer, poet, dramatist, Jewish, works include, 'Eli: Ein Mysterienspiel vom Leiden Israels', dies at 78 1969 WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 RAF-leader Andreas Baader sentenced to 3 years in West Berlin 1968 West Berlin student Rudi Dutschke seriously wounded at demonstration 1968 Springer Publishers in West Berlin, bombed 1967 Rolf Hochhuths "Soldaten," premieres in West Berlin 1966 Katja Bienert, born in Berlin, Germany, actress, Praxis Bulowbogen 1964 Gunter Grass' "Die Plebejern proben den Aufstand," premieres in Berlin 1963 Berlin Wall opens for 1st time to West Berliners 1963 West and East Berlin sign accord about travel rules 1963 Anne-Sophie Mutter, born in Rheinfeldin, Germany, violinist, Berlin Phil 1963 Kennedy visits W Berlin "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) 1963 Rolf Hochhuth's "Der Stellvertreter," premieres in Berlin 1962 Musical, "Mr President," written by Irving Berlin, opens on Bdwy 1962 Martin Walser's "Esche und Angora," premieres in Berlin 1962 E German border guards shot and kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector 1962 East Berliner Peter Fechter flees over Berlin Wall 1961 East Germany imposed new curbs on travel between West and East Berlin 1961 U.S. vice-president Lyndon B. Johnson visits West Berlin 1961 Construction on Berlin Wall completed 1961 Building of Berlin Wall begins 1961 250,000 West Berliners demonstrate against East Berlin 1961 Construction on Berlin Wall begins in East Germany 1961 East Germany limits traffic to West Berlin 1960 Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Hansa quarter, Berlin), dies at 54 1960 East Germany imposes a partial blockade on West Berlin 1960 Nastassja Kinski, born in Berlin, Germany, actress, Tess, Cat People 1959 Edward Franklin Albee's "zoo story," premieres in Berlin 1959 Andreas Wisniewski, born in Berlin, West Germany, actor, Living Daylights 1957 Willy Brandt elected mayor of West Berlin 1955 Carl Ramsauer, research physicist, professor of physics, discovered Ramsauer-Townsend effect, dies in Berlin, Germany 1955 [Kater]Nina Hagen, born in East Berlin, East Germany, actress, Blue Angel 1953 Riccardo Chailly, born in Milan, Italy, conductor, West Berlin Symphony Orchestra 1951 Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052 1950 West Berlin granted a constitution 1950 Peter Schaufuss, director of ballet, Deutsche Opera Berlin 1950 Rio Reiser, born in Berlin, Germany, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene 1949 Jeannie Berlin, LA Cal, actress, Heartbreak Kid, Portnoy's Complaint 1949 Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights 1949 West begins Berlin Airlift to get supplies around Soviet blockade 1948 Soviets set up a separate municipal government in East Berlin 1948 Soviets blockades Berlin from west 1948 U.S. denounces Soviet blockade of Berlin 1948 Soviet Union begins Berlin Blockade 1948 U.S.S.R. blocks access road to West Berlin 1947 Earnest Reuter becomes mayor of Berlin 1945 Linda Harrison, born in Berlin, Maryland, actress, Bracken's World, Planet of Apes 1945 Russia takes Berlin; General Weidling surrenders 1945 Red Army opens attack on German Reichstag building in Berlin 1945 Red army completely surrounds Berlin 1945 Russia army arrives at outskirts of Berlin 1945 Soviet troops enter Berlin 1945 Red Army begins Battle of Berlin 1945 1,250 U.S. bombers attacks Berlin 1945 Very heavy bombing on Berlin by 8th U.S. Air Force 1945 Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin 1944 Field Marshal Rommel gets order to return to Berlin 1944 July 20th Plot trial under Roland Freis in Berlin begins 1944 British Mosquito's attack Cologne and Berlin 1944 811 British bombers attack Berlin 1944 600+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Berlin 1944 U.S. resumes bombing Berlin 1944 USAF begins daylight bombing of Berlin 1944 1st U.S. bombing of Berlin 1944 823 British bombers attack Berlin 1944 891 British bombers attack Berlin 1944 683 British bombers attack Berlin 1944 RAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin 1943 RAF begins air bombing of Berlin 1943 444 British bombers attack Berlin 1943 Berlin is declared "Judenrien" (free of Jews) 1943 6 British Mosquito's daylight bomb Berlin 1942 Elke Sommer, Elke Schletz, Berlin Germany, actress, Oscar 1942 Irving Berlin's musical "This is the Army," premieres in New York City 1942 Margarethe Von Trotta, Berlin Germany, actress/director, Marianne 1942 Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews 1941 British air attack on Berlin, Mannheim and Ruhrgebied 1941 Konrad Boehmer, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, writer, Marxist, Ph. D. University of Cologne, professor, Royal Conservatory of The Hague 1941 Netherlands NSB-leader Mussert visits Goring in Berlin 1941 Former Dutch premier De Geer flies to Berlin 1940 1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin) 1940 Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase," premieres in New York City 1940 Rudi [Rudolf] Dutschke, German student leader, Glasnost Berlin 1939 Kate Smith 1st sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" 1939 Reinhard Heydrich meets in Berlin to discuss final solution of Jews 1939 Lord Haw-Haw becomes radio host of Reichsrundfunk Berlin 1937 "il duce" visits Berlin/named "the Fuhrer" to corporal 1st class 1937 Liliana Cavani, Bologna Italy, director, Berlin Affair 1936 Wolf Biermann, born in Hamburg, Germany, singer, songwriter, former East German dissident, wrote folk music, political ballads, studied political economics at Humboldt University of Berlin 1936 11th Olympic games closes in Berlin 1936 1st Olympic basketball game (Berlin) 1936 Demo baseball game at 1936 Olympics in Berlin, world beats U.S., 6-5 1936 Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics 1936 At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal 1936 Adolph Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin 1936 Klaus Lowitsch, born in Berlin, actor, Despair, Marriage of Marla Braun 1936 John White, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, musician, tuba player, invented Systems music, a British form of minimalism, influences include Howard Skempton, Cornelius Cardew 1935 Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics 1935 Christoph Meckel, born in Berlin, Germany, graphic artist, writer, author, works include 'Georg Heym: Gedichte' 1934 Paul Hindemith's "Mathis der Maler," premieres in Berlin 1934 Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist, beheaded in Berlin at 24 1933 Horst Buchholz, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, Magnificent 7, Raid on Entebbe 1933 Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936 1933 Berlin/Hart/Heyman/Myers ballet "As Thousands Cheer," premieres in New York City 1933 Brigitte Reimann, born in Burg bei Madgeburg, East Berlin, writer, wrote 'Franziska Linkerhand' published posthumously 1933 Jan Erik/Eric Jan Hanussen, Berlin astrologist/illusionist, murdered 1933 Kroll Opera in Berlin opens 1933 Hitler, Goring, Prince Ruprecht, Bruning and top army meet in Berlin 1933 Bulgarian communists Dimitrov, Popov and Vassili arrested in Berlin 1933 Final demonstration of German Communist Party in Berlin 1933 Social-democratic newspaper "Vorwarts" banned again in Berlin 1933 Social-Dem meeting in Berlin "As thousands cheer" Marxism is dead 1933 Marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin 1933 Ucicky's "Rotten Morning," premieres in Berlin 1932 Hugo Kaun, music teacher, conductor, composer, wrote Romantic style operas, symphonies, organ, piano works, dies at 69 in Berlin, Germany 1932 Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in New York City 1931 Gunther Herbig, Usti-nad-Labem Czechoslovakia, conductor, East Berlin Orchestra 1931 Bishop Schreiber warns against national-socialism in Berlin 1931 Wolfgang Kohlhaase, born in Berlin, actor, director and writer, Solo Sunday 1931 Fay Godwin, born in Berlin, Germany, British photographer, noted for black-and-white landscapes of British coast and countryside, took portraits of literary figures, Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Anthony Powell 1930 Friedrich Wolf's "Die Matrosen von Cattaro," premieres in Berlin 1930 Rudy Boschwitz, born in Berlin, Germany, Senator-R-Minnesota 1978 - 1991 1930 Igor Kipnis, Berlin Germany, harpsichordist/professor, Fairfield 1930 Carlos Kleiber, Berlin Germany, conductor, Bavarian State Orchestra 1968 1929 Christoph von Dohnanyi, Berlin Germany, conductor/pianist, Cleveland Orchestra 1929 Hermann Prey, born in Berlin, Germany, baritone, Wolfram-Tannhauser 1929 Harald Juhnke, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, Guitars of Love 1929 Police kill 19 Mayday demonstrators in Berlin 1929 Andre Previn, born in Berlin, Germany, conductor London Symphony, and pianist 1929 Erich Maria Remarques publishes "Im West nieces Neues" in Berlin 1929 John Polanyi, Berlin, Canadian chemist, Nobel 1986 1928 Rex Reason, Berlin Germany, actor, Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s 1928 Hardy Kruger, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, Barry Lyndon, Wrong is Right 1928 Christa Ludwig, born in Berlin, Germany, soprano, Vienna State Opera 1928 Karl Zuckmayer's "Der Hauptmann von Kopenick," premieres in Berlin 1928 "Abenteuer of brave Soldier Schwejk" premieres in Berlin 1927 "Black Friday" on Berlin Stock Exchange 1927 Dmitri Sjostakovitch' 1st Symphony, premieres in Berlin 1927 Bloody battles between communists and nazis in Berlin 1926 Werner Torkanowsky, born in Berlin, Germany, conductor, New Orleans Symph 1925 Gerard Hoffnung, Berlin Germany, artist/humorist/musician 1925 Kaufman and Berlin's "cocoanuts," premieres in New York City 1925 1st national conference of KPD's Rotfrontkampferbund in Berlin 1925 Alban Berg's atonale opera "Wozzeck," premieres in Berlin 1923 General Otto von Lossow calls Reichswehr to Berlin to form a dictatorship 1923 Premiere of 1st celluloid film "Das Leben auf dem Dorfe" (Berlin) 1923 Albert Einstein speaks on pacifism in Berlin 1923 Hitler demands "hatred and more hatred" in Berlin 1923 Bread in Berlin rises to 2,000 mark 1922 Lucian Freud, Berlin German, artist, Boy With a Rat 1922 Lukas Foss, Fuchs, Berlin Germany, composer, Prairie 1922 Fritz Langs "Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler" premieres in Berlin 1922 "Nosferatu" premieres in Berlin 1921 Treaty of Berlin: U.S. and Germany sign separate peace treaty 1920 Albert Hague, Berlin Germany, actor, Mr Shorofsky-Fame 1920 Wolfgang Kapp's coup attempt in Berlin fails 1919 Ernst Toller's "Die Wandlung," premieres in Berlin 1919 Earnest Haefliger, Swiss tenor, Stadtische Oper Berlin 1919 Spartacus uprising in Berlin: state of siege 1918 Irving Berlin's musical "Yip Yip Yaphank," premieres in New York City 1918 Karen Verne, born in Berlin, Germany, actress, Madame X 1918 Richard Goring's "Seeschlacht," premieres in Berlin 1918 Strike on Berlin ammunition's factory 1916 I Berlin/V Herbert/H Blossoms musical premieres in New York City 1916 Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years 1916 Unica Zurn, born in Berlin, Germany, author, painter, wrote anagram poems and held automatic drawing exhibitions 1916 Communist party "Spartacus Letters" 1st published in Berlin 1915 Irving Berlin and Harry B Smith's musical premieres in New York City 1915 Richard Strauss' Alpensymfonie, premieres in Berlin 1914 Irving Berlin's musical "Watch your Step," premieres in New York City 1914 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Der Bogen des Odysseus," premieres in Berlin 1912 Kurt Sanderling, Arys Germany, conductor, E Berlin Symph 1960-77 1912 Henry Brandon, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, Drums of Fu Manchu 1912 Frank Wedekind's "Tod und Teufel," premieres in Berlin 1911 Opera "I Giojelli Della Madonna" is produced (Berlin) 1911 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die Ratten," premieres in Berlin 1910 Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3 1910 Ulrich Becher, born in Germany, writer, author, playwright, studied law in Berlin, novella series condemned by Nazi party, burned in book-burning fire, received Lifetime Achievement Award from Swiss Schiller Foundation 1909 Isaiah Berlin, philosopher 1909 Moran and MacFarland (U.S.) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin) 1908 Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell, Berlin Germany, Cuban/Spanish composer 1908 Herbert von Karajan, born in Austria, Nazi and conductor, Berlin Philharmonic 1907 Charles Korvin, Czechoslovakia, actor, Berlin Express, Ship of Fools 1907 John A Kelly, U.S. marathon runner, Berlin 1936, Boston 1935..1991 1907 Gene Gutche, born in Berlin, Germany, Romeo Maximillian Eugene Ludwig Gutsche, composer, studied business, economics, piano with Ferruccio Busoni, wrote neo-Romantic work, experimented with polytonality, microtones, serialism 1907 SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Netherlands (142 dead) 1906 Eduard Ludwig, German architect, Air Bridge monument Berlin 1906 Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1906 GB Shaws German version of "Caesar and Cleopatra," premieres in Berlin" 1906 Brigitte Helm [Gisele Eve von Kuenheim], Berlin, actress, Gloria, Gold 1906 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Und Pippa Tanzt!," premieres in Berlin 1905 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Elga," premieres in Berlin 1904 Christopher W. Bradshaw-Isherwood, British/US writer, Goodbye to Berlin 1904 Rudolf Arnheim, born in Berlin, German-born author, art and film theorist, philosopher, psychologist 1902 Frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin 1902 Stefan Wolpe, Berlin Germany, composer, Zeus and Elidco 1902 Mark Lothar, born in Berlin, Germany, Lothar Hundertmark, composer 1902 Joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin, 1926-37 1902 Ellin Berlin, MacKay, Mrs. Irving Berlin, writer, Lace Curtain 1902 Hermann Sudermanns "Es lebe das Leben," premieres in Berlin 1901 Marlene Dietrich, Berlin Germany, singer and actress, Blue Angel 1901 Gerhart Hauptmanns "Der rote Hahn," premieres in Berlin 1901 Stefan Lorant, born in Budapest, Hungary, writer, Hungarian-American filmmaker, photojournalist, made fourteen films in Vienna and Berlin, opposed to Adolph Hitler, imprisoned, wrote memoir 'I was Hitler's Prisoner' 1900 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Michael Kramer," premieres in Berlin 1900 Fritz Feld, Berlin Germany, actor, Jack Benny Show, At the Circus 1900 Gerhart Hauptmanns "Schluck und Jau," premieres in Berlin 1899 Frank Wedekind's "Der Kammersang," premieres in Berlin 1899 Lucie Mannheim, born in Berlin, actress, East Meets West, 39 Steps 1898 Gerhart Hauptmanns "Fuhrmann Henschel," premieres in Berlin 1898 Herbert Marcuse, Berlin, communist philosopher, Eros and Civilization 1897 Premiere of (parts of) Gustav Mahler's 3rd Symphony (Berlin) 1896 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die versunkene Glocke," premieres in Berlin 1895 Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony, premieres in Berlin 1894 Paul Dessau, Hamburg Germany, composer/conducter, Berlin, 1925-33 1893 Gerhart Hauptmanns "Hanneles Himmelfahrt," premieres in Berlin 1893 Hans H B Scharoun, German architect, Berlin Philharmonic 1893 Opera "Falstaff" is produced (Berlin) 1893 Clemens Krauss, born in Vienna, Austria, conductor, Berlin State Orchestra 1937 1893 Hermann Sudermanns "Heimat," premieres in Berlin 1892 Erich Auerbach, born in Berlin, Germany, German writer and educator 1891 Nelly Sachs, born in Schoenberg, Berlin, writer, poet, dramatist, Jewish, works include, 'Eli: Ein Mysterienspiel vom Leiden Israels' 1891 Hermann Scherchen, Berlin Germany, conductor, Nature of Music 1889 Hermann Sudermann's "Ehre," premieres in Berlin 1889 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Vor Sonnenaufgang," premieres in Berlin 1888 Irving Berlin, Temum Siberia, composer, White Xmas, 1887 Max Trapp, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, teacher, Berlin's Stadtischen Konservatorium, member, National Socialist movement 1886 Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga 1886 Wilhelm Furtwangler, Berlin Germany, conductor/composer 1885 Kurt Hiller, born in Berlin, Jewish, pacifist, socialist, writer, Oranienburg concentration camp survivor, led the German homosexual rights movement 1885 Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium and Nigeria to England 1884 Colonization of Africa orgainized at International conference in Berlin 1883 Walter Gropius, Berlin Germany, architect, Bauhaus school of design 1882 1st U.S. ski club forms, Berlin, New Hampshire 1881 William Nigh, Berlin Wisconsin, director, Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr. Wong 1881 World's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin) 1879 1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition 1878 Congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends 1878 Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano 1878 Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization 1878 Congress of Berlin meets to divide African colonization 1876 Bruno Walter, B. 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Schlesinger, Berlin Germany, conductor, New York Phil 1872 Paul Panzer, actor, Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin 1863 Hugo Kaun, born in Berlin, Germany, music teacher, conductor, composer, wrote Romantic style operas, symphonies, organ, piano works 1855 Arthur Nikisch, Szent-Miklos Hungary, conductor, Berlin Philharmonic 1840 Christian Hebbel's "Judith," premieres in Berlin 1833 Felix Mendelssohn's "Die erste Walpurgisnacht," premieres in Berlin 1821 Opera "Der Freischutz" is produced (Berlin) 1818 Felix Mendelssohn, 9, performs his 1st public concert (Berlin) 1817 1st Evangelical church building dedicated, New Berlin, Penn 1806 Decree of Berlin: Emperor Napoleon I bans all trade with England 1797 William I, Berlin, King of Prussia, 1861-88, German Emperor, 1871-88 1760 Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin 1760 Russian/Austrian army occupies Berlin 1760 Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin 1760 Russian and Austrian army occupies Berlin 1757 Austrian troops occupy Berlin 1728 Prussian Emperor Karel VI sign Treaty of Berlin 1510 38 Jews are burned at stake in Berlin Prussia |
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