1994 Death Louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65 1972 Death Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Kubiniana, Requiem), dies at 71 1970 Death Bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52 1962 Event Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem," premieres 1950 Death Yvan Goll, writer, poet, surrealist, expressionist, most famous war poem 'Requiem for the Dead of Europe', dies at 58 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 1941 Death Camille Melloy, the Paepe, Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50 1941 Event 1st performance of Benjamin Britten's "Symphony da Requiem" 1932 Birthday Robert Rozjdestvenski, Russian poet, Requiem, Userjoz 1924 Death Gabriel Urbain Faure, French composer (Requiem), dies at 79 1891 Birthday Yvan Goll, born in Saint-Die, France, writer, poet, surrealist, expressionist, most famous war poem 'Requiem for the Dead of Europe' 1868 Event 1st performance of John Brahms' "Ein german Requiem" 1845 Birthday Gabriel Urbain Faure, Pamiers France, composer, Requiem, Ballade 1837 Event Hector Berlioz' "Requiem," premieres
