2012 Event Sisters Eva Hoffe and Ruth Wiesler, who inherited valuable documents belonging to Franz Kafka and his colleague Max Brod are ordered to turn the documents over to the National Library in Tel Aviv 2010 Event A Tel Aviv judge orders safe deposit boxes at a Zurich bank opened; the boxes may contain drawings and manuscripts by writer Franz Kafka 1996 Event 48th Emmy Awards: ER, Dennis Franz and Kathy Baker wins 1993 Death Franz Schnyder, Swiss director (10th of May), dies at 82 1992 Death Frederick W. Franz, CEO (Watch Tower), dies at 99 1988 Death Franz Josef Strauss, West German Minister of defense 1956 - 1962, dies at 73 1984 Event Franz Weber of Austria skis downhill at a record 209.8 kph 1983 Death Eduard Franz, actor (Zorro), dies at 80 1978 Death Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 1976 Death Franz MT de Liage Bohl, German/Dutch assyriologist, dies at 94 1975 Death Franz Salmhofer, composer, dies at 75 1975 Death Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81 1972 Death Franz Philipp, composer, dies at 81 1972 Death Franz Halder, German Soldier 1970 Event Treblinka SS commander Franz Stangl sentenced to life imprisonment 1969 Death Franz JHMM von Papen, German chancellor (1932), dies at 89 1969 Death Franz von Papen, German Politician 1969 Death Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 1968 Death Franz Reizenstein, composer, dies at 57 1967 Death Franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60 1965 Event Franz Jonas elected president of Austria 1965 Birthday Georg Franz, Straubing GER, hockey forward, Team Germany, Landshut 1964 Death Franz Alexander, Hungarian/US psycho analyst, dies at 73 1962 Death Franz Jozef Kline, U.S. expressionist painter, dies at 51 1962 Death Franz Kline, American Artist 1961 Death Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 1960 Birthday Franz Vienboeck, Austria, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-13 1955 Death Franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51 1954 Death Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 1953 Birthday Franz Klammer, Austria, downhill skier 1976 Olympics gold 1951 Death Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer, dies at 67 1948 Death Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78 1948 Death Franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69 1947 Death Franz X. Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 1947 Death Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84 1947 Death Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 1945 Birthday Franz Beckenbauer, German Athlete 1945 Death Franz Werfel, Czechoslovakian/German/U.S. poet and writer, 'Mirror Man', dies at 54 1944 Birthday Dennis Franz, Maywood, Illinois, actor, Buntz-Hill Street Blues, New YorkPD Blue 1943 Birthday Franz Hohler, born in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, writer, cabaret performer, winner, Kaseel Literary Prize for Grotesque Humor, 2002 1943 Death Franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Sunny Lane), dies at 88 1941 Death Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60 1939 Event Franz von Papen becomes German ambassador in Turkey 1939 Death Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer, dies at 64 1937 Birthday Franz Vranitzky, Austria union chancellor, 1986- 1936 Birthday Augustinius Franz Kropfreiter, composer 1934 Death Franz Ehrle, German jesuit/head of Vatican library, dies at 88 1934 Death Franz Schreker, composer, dies at 55 1932 Event Franz von Papen "Cabinet of the Baron" premieres 1932 Death Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75 1927 Event Franz Lehr's opera "Zarewitsch," premieres 1926 Birthday Hans Gunther Franz Otte, composer 1924 Death Franz X. Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74 1924 Death Franz Kafka, Czechoslovakian writer (Trial, Amerika, Metamorphosis), dies at 40 1920 Birthday Arthur Franz, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, actor, Invaders From Mars, Young Lions 1918 Event Franz Lehars opera "Wo die Lerche singt," premieres in Budapest 1917 Birthday Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer 1916 Death Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies 1916 Death Franz Joseph, Austrian Statesman 1916 Death Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 1915 Birthday Franz Josef Strauss, Germany, nazi/minister of defense, 1956-62 1914 Death Franz Ferdinand, Austrian archduke (Sarajevo, Bosnia), assassinated 1913 Event Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished 1912 Birthday Franz Weyergans, Belgian literary, Les Gens Heureux 1912 Birthday Franz Tumler, Austria, author/novelist, Cloak, Aufruf 1911 Birthday Franz Reizenstein, composer 1910 Birthday Franz Kemser, Germany, 4 man bobsled 1952 Olympics gold 1910 Death Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist, dies at 70 1910 Birthday Franz Jozef Kline, U.S. expressionist painter 1910 Birthday Franz Kline, American Artist 1909 Birthday Alfred Uhl, born in Austria, composer, professor, studied at Vienna Music Academy with Franz Schmidt, vibrant style combined neo-classicism, atonality, serialism, works include concerto for clarinet and orchestra 1908 Birthday Franz Pfnur, Germany, slalom 1936 Olympics gold 1908 Birthday Franz J A Grothe, German composer 1906 Birthday Franz Waxman, Konigshutte, Germany, composer, Day at the Races 1906 Birthday Franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein, 1938-89 1905 Birthday Franz Schmid, Germany, ascended northside of Matterhorn, 1931 1904 Birthday Franz Adolf Syberg, composer 1904 Death Franz von Lenbach, German painter, dies at 67 1904 Death Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 1902 Event Franz Lehars opera "Wiener Fraueen," premieres in Vienna 1902 Birthday Eduard Franz, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Zorro 1902 Death Franz Wullner, composer, dies at 70 1902 Death Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, composer, dies at 77 1901 Death Franz Melde, German physicist (Melde Test), dies at 69 1900 Birthday Franz Salmhofer, composer 1898 Death Elisabeth AE, empress of Austria/wife of Franz Joseph I, dies at 60 1897 Birthday Franz J Weinrich, Heinrich Lerse, German writer, Himmlisches 1895 Death Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 1895 Death Franz E Neumann, German mineralogist/physicist, dies at 96 1895 Death Franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76 1893 Birthday Franz Andre, Belgian conductor 1891 Birthday Franz de Backer, Flemish writer, White Enemy 1891 Birthday Franz Alexander, Hungarian/US psycho analytical 1890 Birthday Franz Werfel, Austria, author, 40 Days of Musa Dagh 1890 Birthday Franz Philipp, composer 1890 Death Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 1888 Death Franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54 1887 Death Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 1886 Death Franz von Liszt, Ferencz, Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74 1886 Death Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer, dies at 56 1885 Birthday Franz T Csokor, Austrian author, Writings on the Wall 1885 Death Franz W. Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies 1885 Death Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer/choir conductor, dies at 65 1884 Birthday Franz Halder, German Soldier 1883 Birthday Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer 1883 Death Albert Franz Doppler, composer, dies at 61 1883 Birthday Franz Kafka, Czechoslovakia, author, Metamorphosis, Trial, Amerika 1882 Birthday Franz MT de Liage Bohl, German/Dutch assyrologist/translator 1880 Birthday Franz Hessel, writer 1880 Birthday Franz Marc, German painter, Blaue Reiter 1879 Birthday Franz Pfemfert, writer 1879 Birthday Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor, 1932 1879 Birthday Franz von Papen, German Politician 1879 Birthday Franz Arnold, writer 1879 Birthday Franz Carl Bornschein, composer 1878 Death Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 1878 Birthday Franz Schrecker, composer 1878 Death Franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84 1877 Event Franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres 1876 Death Franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69 1874 Birthday Franz Schmidt, composer 1874 Birthday Arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer, 2nd Quartet 1874 Event Franz Grillparzer's "Libussa," premieres in Vienna 1873 Event Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Vienna 1872 Event Franz Grillparzer's "Die Judin von Toledo," premieres in Prague 1872 Event Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna 1872 Death Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 1871 Birthday Franz Blei, Peregrinus Steinhovel, Austrian painter/critic 1870 Birthday Franz Lehar, operetta composer, Naughty Marietta 1869 Event Franz Schubert's "4th Tragic," premieres 1868 Birthday Franz X. Ritter von Epp, German general, China 1868 Death Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer, dies at 79 1868 Death Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82 1868 Death Franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71 1868 Birthday Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian 1865 Event Franz Schubert's "Unvolendete" Symphony," premieres 1864 Birthday Franz Miller, becomes first Train Murderer 1864 Birthday Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist and politician 1864 Death Franz von Klenze, German architect (palace Leuchtenberg), dies at 59 1863 Birthday Franz Zorell, German RC exegetist/lexicographer 1863 Death Franz Xavier Gruber, composer, dies at 75 1863 Birthday Franz von Stuck, German painter, Der Krieg 1863 Event Franz Schuberts "Missa Solemnis," premieres in Leipzig 1861 Death Franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63 1858 Birthday Franz Boas, anthropologist/linguist, Mind of Primitive Man 1857 Event Franz Liszt's "Die Hunnenschlacht," premieres in Weimar 1856 Birthday Franz Xavier Arens, composer 1855 Event Franz Liszt's "Prometheus," premieres 1854 Event Franz Liszt's "Fest-Long," premieres 1854 Event Austria's Franz Joseph I marries Elisabeth A E "Sissi" 1854 Event Franz Liszt's "Mazeppa," premieres 1854 Birthday Franz Courtens, Flemish painter, Golden Rain 1854 Event Franz Liszts symphony "Orpheus," premieres 1850 Birthday Franz Xaver Scharwenka, German pianist/composer, Mataswintha 1848 Event Franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria and King of Hungary 1845 Birthday Franz Ehrle, German prefect of Vatican library 1845 Death Franz Joseph Volkert, composer, dies at 67 1844 Death Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53 1844 Death Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72 1843 Death Joseph Franz Karl Lanner, Austria, composer/violist, dies at 42 1843 Death Franz Schoberlechner, composer, dies at 45 1841 Death Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 76 1840 Death Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47 1840 Birthday Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist, Magister choralis 1838 Event Franz Grillparzer's "Weh dem, der Lugt," premieres in Vienna 1834 Event Franz Grillparzer's "Der Traum ein Leben," premieres in Vienna 1834 Birthday Franz Xaver Witt, composer 1832 Birthday Franz Melde, German phyicist, Melde test 1832 Birthday Franz Wullner, composer 1831 Death Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64 1831 Death Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71 1830 Birthday Franz Joseph, Austrian Statesman 1830 Death Franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50 1829 Birthday Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer 1828 Death Franz P Schubert, Austria composer (That Schone Mullerin), dies at 31 1828 Death Franz Schubert, Austrian Composer 1828 Death Franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology), dies at 70 1828 Event Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Treuer Diener," premieres in Vienna 1827 Death Franz Xaver Gerl, composer, dies at 62 1827 Death Franz Anton Dimmler, composer, dies at 73 1826 Birthday Franz Coenen, composer 1826 Death Franz Danzi, composer, dies at 62 1826 Birthday Franz von Holstein, composer 1825 Event Franz Grillparzer's "Konig Ottokars Gluck," premieres in Vienna 1824 Birthday Franz Sigel, Major General Union volunteers 1824 Birthday Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, composer 1823 Event Franz Schuberts "Ballet-Musik aus Rosamunde," premieres in Vienna 1822 Event Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran 1822 Death Franz Xaver Partsch, composer, dies at 62 1822 Death Franz Adam Veichtner, composer, dies at 81 1822 Death Franz Innocenz Joseph Kobell, German landscape painter, dies at 72 1821 Birthday Albert Franz Doppler, composer 1821 Death Franz K Achard, German physicist/chemist, dies at 67 1821 Event Franz Grillparzer's "Das Goldene Vliess," premieres in Vienna 1819 Birthday Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer/choir conductor 1819 Death Franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer, dies at 56 1819 Birthday Franz von Suppe, Spalato Dalmatia, composer, Light Cavalry Over 1818 Event "Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; 1st sung next day 1818 Event Franz Xaver Gruber composes "Silent Night" 1818 Death Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer, dies at 78 1818 Event Franz Grillparzer's "Sappho," premieres in Vienna 1817 Death Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 1817 Death Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 1817 Event Franz Grillparzer's "Die Ahnfrau," premieres in Vienna 1816 Death Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44 1815 Death Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 1815 Death Matthias Claudius, pseudonym, Asmus, writer, poet, poem, Death and the Maiden, used by Franz Schubert, dies at 74 1814 Death Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79 1813 Birthday Franz Commer, composer 1812 Death Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23 1812 Death Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85 1812 Death Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer, dies at 57 1812 Death Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 1811 Birthday Franz Liszt, Raiding Hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist 1810 Death Franz Teyber, composer, dies at 52 1809 Death Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75 1809 Birthday Franz Joseph Haydn, Vienna Austria, composer 1809 Death Franz Josef Haydn, Austrian composer (Jahreszeiten), dies at 77 1809 Death Franz Joseph Haydn, composer, dies on 77th birthday 1809 Event Franz I of Austria declares war on France 1807 Birthday Franz Grave von Pocci, German poet/composer, Der Alchemist 1806 Death Franz Seydelmann, composer, dies at 58 1805 Death Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43 1805 Death Georg W. "Franz" Panzer, German vicar/librarian, dies at 76 1803 Death Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies 1803 Birthday Franz Paul Lachner, composer 1803 Death Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69 1802 Death Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer, dies at 53 1802 Death Aepinus, Franz UT Hoch, German physician/physicist, dies at 77 1801 Birthday Josef Franz Karl Lanner, Austria, composer/violist 1798 Birthday Franz E Neumann, German mineralogist/mathematician/physicist 1798 Birthday Franz Joseph Glaser, composer 1797 Death Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer, dies at 73 1797 Birthday Franz Schoberlechner, composer 1797 Event Haydn's song "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser," premieres in Vienna 1797 Birthday Franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal, Austria, composer, Unfinished Symphony 1797 Birthday Franz Schubert, Austrian Composer 1796 Birthday Franz Adolf Berwald, Sweden, composer 1794 Death Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 1793 Birthday Franz Hunten, composer 1793 Birthday Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer 1792 Event In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn 1791 Birthday Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM 1791 Birthday Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist, Golden Fleece 1789 Death Franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79 1789 Birthday Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer 1789 Death Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 1788 Birthday Franz Pforr, German painter and cartoonist, Lukasbund 1788 Death Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63 1787 Birthday Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer, Silent Night 1786 Death Franz Asplmayr, composer, dies at 58 1786 Birthday Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer 1785 Death Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44 1784 Death Franz K earl von Velbruck, German free mason, dies 1784 Birthday Franz KL von Klenze, German architect, Hermitage, St-Petersburg 1779 Birthday Franz de Paula Roser, composer 1778 Birthday Franz Joseph Volkert, composer 1778 Birthday Franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia, 1848 1773 Death Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer, dies at 29 1772 Birthday Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer 1772 Birthday Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer 1771 Death Franz Xaver Brixi, composer, dies at 39 1767 Death Franz Sparry, composer, dies at 51 1767 Birthday Johann Franz Volkert, composer 1766 Birthday Ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer 1765 Birthday Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher/theologist 1765 Death Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39 1764 Birthday Franz Xaver Gerl, composer 1763 Birthday Franz Danzi, composer 1763 Birthday Franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer 1762 Birthday Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer 1762 Birthday Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer 1760 Birthday Franz Xaver Partsch, composer 1759 Birthday Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer 1758 Birthday Franz Teyber, composer 1758 Birthday Franz Joseph Gall, German and French physician, frenology 1755 Birthday Franz Gotz, composer 1754 Birthday Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer 1753 Birthday Franz Anton Dimmler, composer 1753 Birthday Franz K Achard, German physicist 1750 Birthday Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer 1750 Death Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer, dies at 47 1749 Birthday Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer 1748 Birthday Franz Seydelmann, composer 1743 Birthday Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer 1741 Birthday Franz Adam Veichtner, composer 1740 Birthday Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer 1740 Birthday Matthias Claudius, born in Reinfeld, Germany, pseudonym, Asmus, writer, poet, poem, Death and the Maiden, used by Franz Schubert 1739 Birthday Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer 1738 Death Franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer, dies at 74 1737 Birthday Franz Schneider, composer 1735 Birthday Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer 1734 Birthday Franz Ignaz Beck, composer 1733 Birthday Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer 1732 Birthday Franz Josef Haydn, Austria, composer, Die Schopfung 1732 Birthday Franz Josef Haydn, born in Austria, composer, Die Schopfung 1732 Birthday Franz Joseph Haydn, born in Austria, composer, help develop classical style 1732 Birthday Franz Xaver Brixi, composer 1729 Birthday Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer 1729 Birthday Georg W. "Franz" Panzer, German vicar/librarian, Annales typographic 1728 Birthday Franz Asplmayr, composer 1727 Death Franz Weichlein, composer, dies at 67 1727 Birthday Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer 1725 Birthday Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer 1724 Birthday Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer 1724 Birthday Aepinus, Franz UT Hoch, German physician/physicist 1724 Birthday Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer 1720 Birthday Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer 1719 Birthday Franz K von Velbruck, German free mason/prince-bishop of Luik 1717 Birthday Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, Wife of emperor Franz I 1715 Birthday Franz Sparry, composer 1709 Birthday Franz Xaver Richter, composer 1706 Birthday Franz Habermann, composer 1704 Death Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 1702 Birthday Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer 1663 Birthday Franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer 1659 Birthday Franz Weichlein, composer 1644 Birthday Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composer 1523 Death Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 1481 Birthday Franz von Sickingen, German knight
