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Faust
1945 Paul Valery, French poet (Le cimetiere Marin, Mon Faust), dies at 73

1944 Max Brand, [Frederick Schiller Faust], western author, dies

1927 1st national opera broadcast from a U.S. opera house (Faust, Chicago)

1925 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Zehlendorf Germany, baritone, Doktor Faust

1884 Emil Jannings, born in Germany, actor, Faust, Passion, Blue Angel

1883 Original Metropolitan Opera House (New York City) grand opening (Faust)

1873 Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor, Faust

1859 Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist and composer (Faust), dies at 75

1859 Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75

1859 Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris

1848 Ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan

1846 Hector Berlioz's "La Damnation de Faust," premieres

1846 Opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris)

1829 Johann von Goethe's "Faust, Part 1," premieres

1818 Charles Francois Gounod, born in Paris, France, opera composer, Faust

1802 Nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet, Faust, Die Albigenser

1784 Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, born in Germany, violin virtuoso and composer, Faust

1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher, Faust



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