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