1968 Event University church in Leipzig, East Germany, blown up 1945 Death Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60 1944 Event Flying Fortresses of U.S. 8th Air Force attack Leipzig/Dessau 1943 Birthday Udo Zimmermann, born in Dresden, Germany, composer, conductor, artistic director, music director, Leipzig Opera House 1935 Death Jacques Urlus, tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth), dies at 68 1923 Event Ernst Tollers "Hinkemann," premieres in Leipzig 1906 Event Ethel Smyth' "Standrecht," premieres in Leipzig 1896 Event Henrik Ibsen's "Kejsor og Galileer," premieres in Leipzig 1884 Event Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig 1884 Birthday Karl F Goerdeler, mayor, Leipzig, "July 20th Plot" 1884 Birthday Wilhelm Backhaus, born in Leipzig, Germany, pianist, Rubinstein 1905 1879 Event John Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major premieres in Leipzig 1873 Birthday Max Reger, born in Brand Bavaria, composer, pianist, professor, Leipzig University 1867 Birthday Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor, Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth 1863 Event Franz Schuberts "Missa Solemnis," premieres in Leipzig 1861 Event Leipzig Observatory discovers short-period (6.2 yrs) Comet d'Arrest 1843 Event Robert Schumann's "Das Paradies und die Peri," premieres in Leipzig 1819 Birthday Clara Josephine Schumann, nee Wieck, Leipzig Germ, pianist/composer 1813 Event Battle at Leipzig (Napoleon vs Prussia, Austria and Russia) 1801 Event Johann von Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans," premieres in Leipzig 1776 Event Friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig 1729 Event Johann S Bachs "Matthaus Passion" premieres in Leipzig 1724 Event Johann S Bach's "John Passion" premieres in Leipzig
