1974 Death Mascha Kaleko, writer, German language poet, dies at 48 1907 Birthday Mascha Kaleko, born in Chrzanow, Austria, now Poland, writer, German language poet, first book 'Lyrisches Stenogrammheft' was burned in Nazi book burnings, wrote advertising copy while living in New York 1902 Birthday Willemina J H "Mascha" ter Weene, dancer/ballerina