1983 Death Herman Kahn, U.S. futurist/nuclear strategist, dies at 71 1942 Event Oberkommando Wehrmacht orders strategist flight out of Kaukasus 1831 Death Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51 1780 Birthday Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist 1734 Death Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle 1722 Death John Churchill up Marlborough, English general strategist, dies at 72 1688 Event General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III 1688 Event General strategist John Churchill meets Willem III 1650 Birthday John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist 1598 Event Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine 1598 Death Hidejoshi, Hijoshi, Japanese general strategist/kampaku, dies 1574 Death Christoffel Palts, German general strategist, dies in battle 1519 Birthday Francois de Guise, Balafre, French general strategist, Calais 1515 Death Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies 1456 Death Janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49 1099 Death El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Span general strategist, dies at 59 1002 Death Al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies 732 Death Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies
