1957 Event 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2 1920 Death Gerard Leman, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War, dies 1914 Event German army occupies city of Liege Belgium 1914 Event German Zeppelin bombs Liege City, 9 killed 1851 Birthday Gerard Leman, born in Liege, Belgium, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War 1847 Birthday Godefroid Kurth, Belgian historian, La cite de Liege au moyen age 1822 Birthday Cesar-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-H Franck, Liege Belg, composer, Rebecca 1763 Death John Theodor of Bavaria, prince-bishop of Liege/cardinal, dies 1694 Death John L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73 1621 Birthday Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim 1577 Birthday Ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop 1565 Death Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies 1564 Event Liege prince-bishop Robert van Bergen resigns 1554 Birthday Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne 1538 Death Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 1456 Event Prince Louis of Bourbon elected bishop of Liege 1425 Death Jan of Bavaria, liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies 1425 Death John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned 1344 Death Adolf van der Mark, prince-bishop of Liege (1313-44), dies at 56 1258 Death Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies 1229 Death Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies 1075 Death Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies 974 Death Ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84 972 Event Notger becomes bishop of Liege
