1987 Death Hans Gal, pianist, composer, teacher, trained at New Vienna Conservatory, director, Mainz Conservatory 1918 Event French troops occupies Mainz 1890 Birthday Hans Gal, born in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria, pianist, composer, teacher, trained at New Vienna Conservatory, director, Mainz Conservatory 1877 Death Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 1811 Birthday Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz 1753 Birthday Jean-Baptiste Kleber, French general and architect, Mainz, Fleurus 1644 Event French troops occupy Mainz 1545 Death Albrecht von Brandenburg, archbishop/monarch of Mainz, dies at 55 1490 Birthday Albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal 1457 Event Earliest dated book, "Mainz Psalter," completed 1349 Event 6,000 Jews, blamed for the Plague, are killed in Mainz 1198 Death Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies 1183 Death Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies 1137 Death Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies 856 Death Hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies 766 Death Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50 406 Event 80,000 Vandels attack the Rhine at Mainz 69 Event Roman garrison of Mainz uprising
