2013 Event Former Mayor of New York City, Ed Koch, dies in Manhattan of congestive heart failure at age 88 2001 Death Howard Koch, producer, The Manchurian Candidate, dies at 84 1996 Death Sigmund Koch, psychologist/philosopher, dies at 79 1995 Death Howard Koch, screenwriter, dies at 92 1995 Event Kenneth Koch wins Bollingen Prize 1992 Event President Bush's daughter Dorothy marries Bobby Koch 1991 Death Pyke F C Koch, realistic painter, dies 1988 Event Mayor Koch says he plans to wipe out street-corner windshield washers 1988 Event New York City Mayor Koch calls Reagan a "WIMP" in the war on drugs 1985 Event Marita Koch of Germany sets 400m woman's record (47.6) in Australia 1984 Event Marita Koch of E Germany sets world women's mark for 200m, 21.71s 1982 Event New York City Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful) 1981 Event New York Mayor Ed Koch is given Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant 1981 Event New York City mayor Koch turns down a $7,500 offer to perform comedy 1974 Birthday Billy Koch, Garden City, New York, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1971 Birthday Carin Hjalmarsson Koch, Kungalv Sweden, golfer, 1995 Pinewild-7th 1957 Birthday Marita Koch, born in East Germany, 400m sprinter, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics, Silver Medal 1980 Olympics 1955 Birthday Bill Koch, born in Brattleboro, Vermont, skier, first U.S. world-class cross-country skier, won 1982 Cross-country skiing World Cup 1955 Birthday William Koch, U.S. skier, World Cup 1982 1953 Birthday Michael Byron, born in America, composer, released music on Koch Records, Meridien Records, editor, contemporary music anthologies 1928 Death Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57 1927 Death Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64 1924 Birthday Edward I Koch, New York City, Mayor-D-NYC, 1977 - 1989, judge, People's Court 1924 Birthday Edward Koch, Politician 1924 Birthday Ed Koch, American Politician 1919 Death Sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39 1916 Birthday Howard Koch, producer/director, Frankenstein, Airplane II 1910 Death Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel), dies 1910 Birthday Erland von Koch, composer 1902 Birthday Howard Koch, screenwriter 1901 Birthday Pyke F C Koch, Dutch surrealistic painter, Dolores' Breakfast 1882 Event German scientist Robert Koch discovers bacillus cause of TB 1882 Event Dr. Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis 1879 Birthday Sigurd von Koch, composer 1870 Birthday Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, Greenland 1862 Birthday Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer 1843 Birthday Robert Koch, German bacteriologist, TB, cholera, Nobel 1905 1839 Death Joseph A Koch, Australia painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70
