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1965 Uwe Krupp, born in Cologne, Germany, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Germany 98
1959 A synagogue in Cologne Germany desecrated with swatstikas 1954 Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis," premieres in Cologne 1950 Stephen Chatman, born in Faribault, Minnesota, Canadian composer, received Fulbright grant for study at Hochschule fur Misik in Cologne, since 1976 has served as professor and Head of the Composition Division at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver 1945 Cologne taken by allied armies 1945 U.S. 7th Army Corps captures Cologne 1944 British Mosquito's attack Cologne and Berlin 1942 1,047 bombers bomb Cologne in RAF's raid of WW II 1941 Konrad Boehmer, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, writer, Marxist, Ph. D. University of Cologne, professor, Royal Conservatory of The Hague 1936 Gerard Masson, born in Paris, France, composer, studied in Cologne with Kalheinz Stockhausen 1936 Hans Haacke, Cologne Germany, artist, Right to Life, Dripper Boxes 1936 Manfred Schoof, born in Madgeburg, Germany, composer, founder, European free jazz, professor in Cologne, interpreter of works by Bernd Alouis Zimmermann 1926 Flood in Rhine strikes Cologne 1922 Paul Schalluck, German writer, Don Quixote in Cologne 1920 Werner Klemperer, born in Cologne, Germany, actor, Col Klink-Hogan's Heroes 1909 Hilde Domin, born in Cologne, Germany, lyric poet, writer, German-language poet, wrote Das zweite Paradies (The Second Paradise), volume of prose 1906 Marcel Hillaire, born in Cologne, Germany, actor, Adv in Paradise 1904 Mahlers 5th symphony premieres in Cologne 1901 Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, minister of Cologne dies 1899 William Steinberg, Cologne, conductor, Boston Symph-1969-71 1888 Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Cologne Germany, actor, Metropolis, Spies 1880 Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed (began in 1248) 1876 Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany, BRD, 1949 1838 Max Bruch, Koln, Cologne, Germany, composer 1819 Jacques Offenbach, born in Cologne, French composer, Tales of Hoffmann 1706 Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria 1703 Dutch and English troops occupy Cologne 1702 Emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne and Bavaria 1701 France, Cologne and Bavaria sign alliance 1674 Netherlands and Cologne sign peace treaty 1633 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Rhine at Cologne 1612 Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57 1587 Joost van den Vondel, Cologne Germany, Dutch poet/dramatist, Jephtha 1579 Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands 1554 Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne 1367 League of Cologne goes against Danish king Waldemar IV 1349 Jews of Cologne Germany set themselves on fire to avoid baptism 1274 Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies 1261 Koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies 1248 Construction of Cologne Cathedral begun 1225 Engelbert I, the Saint, archbishop of Cologne, murdered at 40 1220 Adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies 1205 Pope Innocent III fires Adolf I as archbishop of Cologne 1191 Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies 1167 Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies 1147 Jewish community in Cologne fast to commemorate anti-Jewish violence 999 Heribertus becomes bishop of Cologne 965 Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 850 Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne |
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