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1961 Karin Enke, born in Dresden, East Germany, speed skater, Gold Medals 1980, 1984 Olympics
1957 Sem Dresden, Dutch composer and conductor, dies at 76 1945 8th Air Force bombs Dresden 1945 8th Air Force bombs Dresden 1945 8th Air Force bombs Dresden 1945 Allied planes bomb Dresden Germany; 135,000 die 1943 Udo Zimmermann, born in Dresden, Germany, composer, conductor, artistic director, music director, Leipzig Opera House 1943 Ingrid Kramer, born in Dresden, Germany, diver 1964 Olympic gold 1939 Volker Braun, born in Dresden, German, writer, poet, playwright, wrote 'Das ungezwungne Leben Kasts' or 'The Unrestrained Life of Kast' 1935 Peter Schreier, Meissen Germany, tenor, Dresden State Opera 1961 1933 Strauss and von Hofmannsthal's opera "Arabella," premieres in Dresden 1928 Paul Claudel's "Lepdrehumily," premieres in Dresden 1915 German cruiser Dresden blows itself up near coast of Chile 1913 Edith Heerdegen, born in Dresden, Germany, actress, Serpent's Egg, Monpti 1911 Richard Strauss's opera "Die Rosenkavalier" premieres, Dresden 1909 Richard Strauss' premier of "Electricity" in Dresden 1906 Antal Dorati, born in Budapest, Hungary, conductor, Dresden Opera 1928-29 1905 Richard Strauss' opera "Salome," premiers in Dresden 1901 Richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot," premieres in Dresden 1899 Erich Kastner, Dresden German author, Emil and the Detective 1889 Ludwig Renn, born in Dresden, Germany, writer, fought in World War I on the Western Front, wrote, 'Krieg', member, Communist Party of Germany 1882 1st international conference to promote anti-semitism meets Dresden Germany (Congress for Safeguarding of Non-Jewish Interests) 1881 Sem Dresden, composer and conductor 1876 Havergal Brian, Dresden Staffordshire, composer 1845 Opera "Tannhauser" is produced (Dresden) 1845 Richard Wagners opera "Tannhauser," premieres in Dresden 1843 Wagner's opera "Der Fliegende Hollander" premieres, Dresden 1830 Hans von Bulow, Dresden, pianist/virtuoso conductor/musical writer 1813 Dresden surrenders to allied armies 1759 Austrian troops occupy Dresden 1745 Prussia/Austria signs Treaty of Dresden 1745 Treaty of Dresden gives much of Silesia to the Prussians 1738 Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden), dies at 72 1666 Georg Baehr, German master builder, Frauenkirche, Dresden |
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