1988 Event Andre Hoffmann skates world record 1500m (1:52.06) 1980 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Dortmund won by Jan Hoffmann GDR 1941 Birthday Ricardo Hoffmann, marathon swimmer, 299 miles 1934 Birthday Leonard Hoffmann, high court judge 1925 Birthday Richard Hoffmann, composer 1899 Event "Asprin" patented by Felix Hoffmann 1870 Birthday Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect 1869 Birthday Max Hoffmann, German Soldier 1822 Death Ernst T Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer, dies at 46 1819 Birthday Jacques Offenbach, born in Cologne, French composer, Tales of Hoffmann 1776 Birthday Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer, Undine 1690 Birthday Gerhard Hoffmann, composer
