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2004 Egon Von Furstenberg, fashion designer, dies at 57

2003 Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish Philosopher

1997 Manfred Von Ardenne, German scientific pioneer, dies at 90

1997 Kai-Uwe Von Hassel, German President of Bundestag (CDU 1969-72), dies

1996 Vera von der Heydt, psychoanalyst, dies at 96

1996 Gottfried von Einem, composer, dies at 78

1996 Brigitte Helm [Gisele Eve von Kuenheim], actress (Gloria), dies at 90

1996 Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, painter, dies at 89

1996 Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord, journalist, dies at 76

1995 Von McDaniel, baseball player, dies at 56

1994 Ludwig Ferdinand von Hohenzollern, Germ prince of Prussia, dies at 86

1993 Axel Von Dem Bussche, German aristocrat, dies

1992 Peter Von Zerneck, actor (Foreign Affair), dies at 84

1992 Paul [G J von] Henreid, Austrian actor (Laszlo-Casablanca), dies at 84

1992 Friedrich A von Hayek, British economist (Road to Serfdom), dies at 92

1992 Friedrich August von Hayek, Austrian Economist

1991 Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 101

1990 Johannes von Thurn und Taxis, prince in Germany, dies at 64

1990 West German President Richard von Weizsaecker signs reunification treaty

1989 Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor, dies at 81

1988 Hans Urs von Balthasar, Swiss Theologian

1985 Von Hayes becomes 21st to hit 2 HRS in an inning (Phils-26, Mets-7)

1985 Claus von Bulow acquitted on charges he tried to murder his wife

1983 Charles von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Belgium prince, buried

1983 Ulf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist, dies at 78

1982 Gustav MR von Koenigswald, German/Dutch paleontologist, dies at 79

1981 Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 75

1980 Fabian von Schlabendorff, German resistance fighter/judge, dies at 73

1980 Ivan Triesault, actor (Von Ryan's Express, Desert Fox), dies at 81

1978 English prince Michael marries baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz

1977 Wernher von Braun, rocket scientist (V1/V2), dies at 65 of smoking

1977 Jenna Von Oy, actress, Seven-Blossom

1976 Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64

1975 Otto AP Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen, German diplomat, dies at 78

1975 Scott Von Der Ahe, linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts

1974 Baldur von Schirach, German author/nazi politician, dies at 67

1973 Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer, dies at 77

1973 Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet (Gott von Manhattan), dies at 47

1973 Ludwig von Mises, Italian Economist

1972 Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80

1971 G von Le Fort, writer, dies at 95

1971 Gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert, dies at 70

1971 Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59

1971 Kimo Von Oelhoffen, NFL defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals

1969 Josef von Sternberg, Austrian director (Shanghai Express), dies at 75

1969 Gabriel von Wayditch, composer, dies at 80

1969 Franz JHMM von Papen, German chancellor (1932), dies at 89

1969 Franz von Papen, German Politician

1969 Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81

1968 Erich Von Stroheim, actor and director (Napoleon), dies of cancer at 52

1968 George KFW von Kuchler, German marshal (Netherlands 1940), dies at 86

1968 Georg von der Vring, German painter (Camp Lafayette), dies at 78

1967 Walter Muller von Kulm, composer, dies at 68

1967 Bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75

1966 Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, dies at 87

1966 Claus Von Bulow and Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed

1966 Dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg

1966 Casimir von Paszthory, composer, dies at 79

1965 Erika von Heiland, Angeles City Phil, U.S. badminton player, Oly-92,96

1965 Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73

1965 Netherlands 2nd Chamber accept marriage princess Beatrice and Claus von Amsberg

1965 Princess Beatrice and Claus von Amsberg announce engagement

1964 Bernard von Brentano, German writer (Big Cats), dies at 63

1964 Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Prussian general/politician, dies at 93

1963 Verne Gagne beats Fritz Von Erich in Amarillo, to become NWA champ

1963 Fritz Von Erich beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ

1960 Albrecht von Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Italy), dies at 74

1960 Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67

1960 Gloria von Thurm un Taxis, Munich German FR, Princess

1960 Maria Gloria von Schonberg-Glauchau, wife of prince Thurn un Taxis

1960 Ernst von Dohnanyi, U.S. composer, dies at 82

1958 Lenny Von Dohlen, Augusta Georgia, actor, Love Kills, Electric Dreams

1958 Adam von Ahn Carse, composer, dies at 80

1958 Rudolf von Laban, Czech/Ger choreographer (modern dance), dies at 78

1957 Erich von Stroheim, Austrian/US actor (Grand Illusion), dies at 71

1957 Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76

1957 Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hung admiral/regent (1920-44), dies at 88

1957 John Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53

1957 Friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66

1957 Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian President (1951-57), dies at 84

1956 Constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83

1956 Freiherr Constantine von Neurath, German foreign min (1932-38), dies

1956 Lars von Trier, Danish Director

1953 Karl R G von Rundstedt, Germ gen-field marshal (Ardennes), dies at 77

1953 Gerd von Rundstedt, German Soldier

1953 [Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt, gen-field marshal (Normandy), dies at 77

1952 Michael von Faulhaber, Cardinal/archbishop of Munich, dies at 83

1949 Gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75

1948 [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies

1947 Franz X. Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79

1946 Diane von Furstenberg, Brussels Belgiums, fashion designer

1946 Joachim von Ribbentrop, German war criminal, hanged

1946 Von Ribbentrop and Goering sentence to death by Nuremberg trial

1946 Paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer and conductor, dies at 63

1946 Friedrich A H von Waldeck, monarch of Waldeck, dies

1946 Rudy/Rudolf [von Bittner] Rucker, U.S., sci-fi author, Wetware

1946 Clemens A von Galen, bishop of Munster/anti fascist, dies at 68

1946 Werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr, dies at 67

1945 Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, Austrian composer, dies at 61

1945 Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85

1945 Frederica Von Stade, Somerville, New Jersey, mezzo-soprano, Die Zauberflote

1945 Gen Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov

1945 Nazi generals Jodl and Von Friedenburg surrender

1945 Hans von Dohnanyi, "July 20th plotter", hanged

1945 Borries von Munchhausen, writer, dies

1945 Fieldmarshal Kesselring succeeds von Rundstedt as commander

1945 Marie-Christine AHI von Leibnitz, German, /British princess

1944 Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62

1944 Gen Von Zangens 15th army escape from Zealand

1944 Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62

1944 German fieldmarshal Model replaces von Kluge in Normandy

1944 German field marshal von Kluge vanishes for one day

1944 Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies

1944 Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62

1944 Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged

1944 Helmuth J von Moltke, German earl (July 20th plotter), executed

1944 Von Kluge warns Hitler of impending collapse of front in Normandy

1944 Henning von Tresckow, Gen-Maj, "July 20th plotter", commits suicide

1944 Fieldmarshal von Kluge consults with German commandant at Caen

1944 Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg, count/German antifascist colonel, dies

1944 Werner von Haeffen, German lieutenant (July 20th plotter), executed

1944 Claus von Stauffenberg, German Soldier

1944 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg visits RC church in Berlin-Dahlem

1944 Marshal von Kluge replaces General von Rundstedt

1944 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to colonel

1944 Von Rundstedt against Keitel: "Signs peace, idiots!"

1944 Rommel and von Rundstedt travel to Berchtesgaden

1944 Hitler secretly meets with von Rundstedt in Marjival Soissons

1944 Claus von Stauffenberg meets Hitler

1944 Gen Rommel, Speidel and von Stulpnagel attempt to assassinate Hitler

1944 Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86

1944 Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37

1944 Christina von Saltza, U.S., swimmer, Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960

1943 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg vain with bomb to Hitlers headquarter

1943 Josef Venantius von Woss, composer, dies at 80

1943 Pope Pius XII receives German ambassador baron von Weizsacker

1943 RAF discovers Werner von Brauns V1/V2-base in Peenemunde

1943 Carmen von Thyssen, born in Barcelona, Spain, Baroness

1943 Lt colonel Claus von Stauffenberg seriously wounded at allied air raid

1943 Hitler visits fieldmarshal von Mansteins hq in Zaporozje

1943 Bertolt Brecht's "Der gute Mensch von Sezuan," premieres in Zurich

1943 Gen Friedrich von Paul surrenders to Russian troops at Stalingrad

1943 Hitler promotes Friedrich von Paul to general-fieldmarshal

1943 Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lt-colonel

1942 North Africa: 5th German pantser army forms under col-gen von Arnim

1942 Rosa Von Praunheim, [Holger Mischwitzky], Riga Latvia, dir, Affengeil

1942 Fieldmarshal Erich von Manstein arrives in Starobelsk

1942 Col-gen Von Paul asks Hitler to surrender

1942 Hitler names fieldmarshal Erich von Manstein becomes commanding

1942 Richard von Schaukal, Austria poet and writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68

1942 Von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in battle

1942 Von Hoth' IV Pantser army fights with Voronezj

1942 Hitler visits fieldmarshal Von Bocks headquarter/d into/d Ukraine

1942 Col-gen Von Paul' 6th Army enters Ukraine

1942 Col-gen Von Hoth' 6th Pantser enters Voronezj

1942 Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79

1942 Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60

1942 Margarethe Von Trotta, Berlin Germany, actress/director, Marianne

1941 Hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster

1941 Karin von Aroldingen, born in Germany, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Co

1941 Wilhelm II von Hohenzollern, emperor (Germany, 1888-1918), dies

1940 Gen Von Bock starts German offensive in Somme

1940 Hitler affirms Gen von Rundstedts "Stopbevel"

1940 Ira von Furstenberg, [Virginia Caroline] Rome, Italy, Princess, Monaco

1939 Gen Von Reichenaus pantzer division reaches suburbs of Warsaw

1939 Retired German Col-gen Gerd von Runstedt returns to service

1939 Franz von Papen becomes German ambassador in Turkey

1939 Von McDaniel, baseball player

1939 [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician, dies at 86

1938 Earnest von Rath, German antifascist/diplomat, murdered

1938 German colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt retires

1938 Alan Dershowitz, born in New York City, attorney, Claus Von Bulow, OJ Simpson

1938 Odon, [Edmund] von Horvath, Hungarian/Austrian writer, dies at 36

1938 Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist/writer (Nobel 1935), dies at 48

1938 Artur Seyss-Inquart replaces Kurt von Schuschnigg as Chancellor of Austria; German troops also entered the country

1938 Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77

1937 57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62)

1937 Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain

1936 Hans von Seeckt, German Gen/advisor of Chiang Kai-shek, dies at 70

1936 Pacifist/anti fascist writer Carl Von Ossietzky sent to concentration camp, award Nobel Peace Prize

1935 Gyula Gombos von Jakfa, general/dictator of Hungary (1932-35), dies

1935 Betsy von Furstenberg, Nelheim Ger, actress, Machine Calls it Murder

1935 Erich von Daniken, author, Chariots of the Gods

1934 Carl P G von Linde, German physicist (Linde-procede), dies at 92

1934 Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian 1928 Olympics gold

1934 Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86

1934 Paul von Hindenburg, German Soldier

1934 Kurt von Schleiger, German chancellor (1932-33), murdered at 52

1934 Frederik von Pallandt, singer

1934 Hitler names J von Ribbentrop, ambassador for disarmament

1934 A Emma W T von Waldeck-Pyrmont, Dutch queen, dies at 76

1934 Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58

1934 Princess Juliana marries German prince Bernhard von Lippe-Biesterfeld

1933 Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer, Die Teufel von Loudon

1933 Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut

1933 Max von Schillings, composer, dies at 65

1933 Strauss and von Hofmannsthal's opera "Arabella," premieres in Dresden

1933 Ferdinand Von Alten, actor (Champagne), dies at 48

1933 German President Von Hindenburg abolishes free expression of opinion

1933 German vice-chancellor von Papen demands Catholic aid for Nazis

1933 President von Hindenburg and von Papen end Prussian parliament

1933 German President Von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press

1933 Adolph Hitler named German Chancellor, forms government with Von Papen

1933 German president von Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor

1933 German government of Von Schleicher falls

1932 Gen Kurt von Schleicher becomes chancellor of Germany

1932 German government of von Papen, resigns

1932 Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program

1932 Hitler refuses Von Hindenburg's proposal to become vice-chancellor

1932 German government of von Papen forms

1932 Von Hindenburg disbands German Parliament

1932 Franz von Papen "Cabinet of the Baron" premieres

1932 Paul von Hindenburg elected 1st German president (Hitler is 2nd)

1932 Ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian minister, dies at 59

1931 SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich marries Lina von Osten

1931 Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84

1931 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg marries Freiin Nina von Lerchenfeld

1931 Lujo [Ludwig J von] Brentano, German economist dies at 86

1931 Waldemar von Baussnern, composer, dies at 64

1930 Friedrich von Bernhardi, German war theorist/historian, dies at 81

1930 Friedrich Wolf's "Die Matrosen von Cattaro," premieres in Berlin

1930 Alexander von Fielitz, composer, dies at 69

1930 Leopold von Auer, Hungarian/US violinist, dies

1930 Karl von Amira, German historian, dies at 82

1930 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant

1929 Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German author, Verhor von Habana

1929 Max von Bathe, German prince/Chancellor (1910-11, 18), dies at 62

1929 Furst Bernhard von Bulow, PM Prussia (1900-09), dies at 80

1929 1st manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel)

1929 Christoph von Dohnanyi, Berlin Germany, conductor/pianist, Cleve Orch

1929 Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I), dies at 74

1929 Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, playwright and poet, dies

1929 President Von Hindenburg refuses to pay German debt of WW I

1929 Max Von Sydow, born in Lund, Sweden, actor, Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Dreamscape

1929 Gunter Kunert, German poet/writer, Kaiser von Hondu

1929 Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54

1929 Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, Ger para-psychologist, dies at 66

1928 Lina Wertmueller, [Arcanguela von Elgg], Rome, actress, 7 Beauties

1928 Fritz von Opel reaches 200 kph in experimental rocket car

1928 Karl Zuckmayer's "Der Hauptmann von Kopenick," premieres in Berlin

1926 Claus von Amsberg, prince of Netherlands

1926 Claus Von Bulow, accused of murdering his wife

1926 M von der Grun, writer

1925 A S C Wallis, [Adele von Antal-Opzoomer], writer (Vorstengunst), dies

1925 Leo Fall, Austria operetta composer (That Pink von Stambul), dies

1925 Paul von Hindenburg elected president of Germany

1923 German army commander Gen Von Seeckt bans NSDAP and KPD

1923 Gen Otto von Lossow calls Reichswehr to Berlin to form a dictatorship

1923 Hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Der Unbestechliche," premieres in Vienna

1923 Wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen, physicist (Nobel 1901), dies at 77

1922 Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleesons musical premieres in New York City

1921 Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Russ baron/general, dies

1921 Ludwig-Alexander von Battenberg [Mountbatten], adm (WW I), dies at 67

1921 Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies

1921 Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor, dies at 73

1921 Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64

1920 Richard von Weizsacker, baron/president, Germany, 1984-94

1920 Richard von Weizsaecker, German Politician

1919 Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord, journalist

1919 Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrial/son of Werner, dies

1919 German Admiral von Reuter scuttles his own captured fleet

1919 Sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39

1919 Karl von Hohenzollern, Prince of Belgium, dies

1918 Count von Mirbach, German ambassador to Moscow, dies

1918 "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25

1918 Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

1918 Gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer, Dantons Tod

1917 JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies

1917 Gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79

1917 Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, Governor-General of Belg (1914-17), dies at 73

1917 Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78

1916 Karl von Sturgkh, premier Austria, assassinated

1916 Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Sweden, opera composer, Herr von Hancken

1916 Paul Von Hindenburg becomes chief-of-General-Staff in Germany

1916 Gen Von Hindenburg becomes German Chief of Staff

1916 Von Hindenburg replaces Von Falkenhayn as German chief of staff

1916 Erich Von Stroheim, Jr., actor and director, Napoleon, Sunset Blvd

1916 Helmuth J L von Moltke, German chief general of staff, dies at 67

1916 Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish Philosopher

1916 Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian Novelist

1915 Kaspar C E Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austrian sculptor, dies at 84

1914 Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German catholic lawyer, dies at 87

1914 Von Hindenburg named marshal of Eastern front

1914 Gen von Hindenburgs named commander of German armies on Eastern Front

1914 German staff-chief von Moltke replaces von Falkenhayn

1914 General von Moltke ceases German advance in France

1914 Prince Wilhelm von Wied leaves Albania

1914 Gen von Hausen and countess of France regime flees to Bordeaux

1914 Von Glucks army meets up with British expeditionary army

1914 General von Kluck decides not to attack Paris

1914 Battle at Mons: general von Klucks troops beat Britten

1914 Gen von Hausen executes 612 inhabitants of Dinant Belgium

1914 Battle at Charleroi: Gen von Bulows troops beat French

1914 Von Ludendorff and von Hindenburg move into E Prussia enroute to Russia

1914 German chief of staff/gen von Moltke states ultimatum on Belgium

1914 Prince Wilhelm von Wied becomes King of Albania

1913 Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer, dies at 83

1913 Albania becomes sovereignty under prince Wilhelm von Wied

1913 Kai-Uwe von Hassel, German politician

1913 Karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68

1913 Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79

1912 Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter, German foreign minister, dies at 60

1912 Luitpold von Bayern, prince-regent of Bayern, dies at 91

1912 Carl F von Weiszacker, German physicist/philosopher

1912 Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer

1912 Werner von Braun, born in Wirsitz, Germany, rocket expert, I Aim at the Stars

1912 Wernher von Braun, German Scientist

1912 Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57

1911 Freiherr Gautsch von Frankenthurn becomes premier

1911 Peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer, dies at 76

1911 Albert von Rothschild, baron/Austrian banker, dies at 66

1910 Erland von Koch, composer

1910 Friedrich von Bodelschwingh, German theologist, dies at 79

1909 Wilhelmina Von Bremen, U.S. 4X100 relay sprinter 1932 Olympics gold

1909 Germany chancellor Bernhard von Bulow resigns

1909 Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65

1909 Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies

1909 Ernest von Wildenbruch, German playwright (Das Edle Blut), dies at 63

1908 Herbert von Karajan, born in Austria, Nazi and conductor, Berlin Philharmonic

1908 Helmut Kautner, German director, Der Hauptmann von Kopenick

1907 Claus von Stauffenberg, German Soldier

1907 Baldur von Schirach, German writer/nazi politician, Frame

1907 Helmuth J. von Moltke, German politician, July 20th plot

1907 Karl von Perfall, composer, dies at 82

1906 Johan A earl von Kielmansegg, German general/commandant NATO-Europe

1906 Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58

1906 German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament

1906 Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, painter

1906 Marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess

1906 Harry Von Zell, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Burns and Allen

1906 Harry Von Zell, sidekick, George Burns Show

1906 Attack on King Alfonso XIII and Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid

1906 Victoria von Battenberg, assassinated in Madrid

1906 Brigitte Helm [Gisele Eve von Kuenheim], Berlin, actr, Gloria, Gold

1906 Edmund von Borck, composer

1905 Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer, dies

1905 Hans Urs von Balthasar, Swiss Theologian

1905 Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51

1905 Hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies

1905 Berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, attempted to assassinate Hitler

1905 Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92

1905 Olf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist

1905 Ulf Svante von Euler, Sweden, physiologist, Nobel 1970

1905 Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austria, singer, inspired "Sound of Music"

1904 Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto, dies

1904 German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa

1904 Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister

1904 German Lt-Gen Lothar von Trotha lands in Swapokmund, SW-Africa

1904 Franz von Lenbach, German painter, dies at 67

1904 Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at 71

1904 Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64

1903 John von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer, Bocher Award 1938

1903 Wilhelm von Polenz, German author (Country of Zukunft), dies

1903 Charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince

1902 Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist, dies at 62

1902 Gustav von Koenigswald, paleontologist, found Pithecanthropus erectus

1902 Ernst von Salomon, German writer, Kette Der Tausend Kraniche

1902 Heinz Ruehmann, German actor and director, Der Hauptmann von Kopenick

1901 Odon [Edmund] von Horvath, Hungarian/Austrian playwright

1901 Leopold III, [Filip von Saksen-Coburg], King of Belgians, 1934-51

1901 Georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank), dies

1901 Gerhard von Rad, German old testament scholar, Deuteronomium

1901 Bernard von Brentano, German writer, Big Cats

1901 Wilhelm Conrad von Rontgen, physicist, Nobel

1901 Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German politician, dies at 64

1901 Queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin

1900 Queen Wilhelmina leaves duke Heinrich "Henry" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin

1900 Heinrich von Herzogenberg, composer, dies at 57

1900 Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern

1900 Gottfried von Haberler, Austrian economist

1900 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin 1st airship LZ-1, flies

1900 Mihaly von Munkacsy, [Michael von Lieb], German painter, dies at 56

1899 Vera von der Heydt, psychoanalyst

1899 Walter Muller von Kulm, composer

1899 Georg von Bekesy, born in Budapest, Hungary, physician, Nobel-1961

1899 [Friedrich] August von Hayek, Aust/British economist, Road to Serfdom

1899 Friedrich August von Hayek, Austrian Economist

1899 Paul Julius von Reuter, founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies

1899 Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67

1898 Otto von Bismarck, German "Iron" chancellor, dies at 83

1898 Otto von Bismarck, German Leader

1898 Alexandra G "Alja" von Hoyer-Rachmanova, Russ/Aust author, Students

1898 Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, Austria botanist, dies at 66

1898 Viktor Ullmann, opera composer, Der Kaiser von Atlantis

1897 Otto AP Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen, German diplomat/politician

1897 Antonius von der Linde, Neth/German librarian, dies at 63

1897 Otto, von, Struve, German/US dir, Yerkes/MacDonald observatory

1897 Karl von Mechow, German writer, Auf Dem Wege, Vorsommer

1897 Heinrich von Stephan, U.K. politician, dies

1896 Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies

1896 Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37

1896 Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer

1895 Eduard count von Taaffe, Austria premier (1868..93), dies at 62

1895 Christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition), dies

1895 Franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76

1895 Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (Masochism), dies at 59

1894 German emperor Wilhelm II fires chancellor Leo von Caprivi and premier Botho zu Eulenburg

1894 German emperor Wilhelm II fires Chancellor Leo von Caprivi and premier Botho zu Eulenburg

1894 Hermann von Helmholtz, German Physicist

1894 Josef von Sternberg, Austrian director, Der blaue Engel

1894 Belgium Princess Josephine marries Prince Karl von Hohenzollern

1894 Hans Guido von Bulow, German conductor

1893 Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, king of Bulgaria (1879-86), dies at 36

1893 Alexander Freiherr von Bach, premier of Austria (1852-59), dies at 80

1893 Joachim von Ribbentrop, German SS fuhrer/foreign minister

1892 E Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at 75

1892 Ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies

1892 Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, [Red Baron], German WW I ace

1892 Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

1892 Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, Rassenkunde

1892 Ferde, Ferdinand Rudolf von, Grofe, born in New York, composer

1891 Bengt Axel von Torne, composer

1891 Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies

1890 Friedrich von Paul, German gen-fieldmarshal, Netherlands

1890 German emperor Wilhelm II fires republic chancellor Otto Von Bismarck

1890 Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher

1889 Georg von der Vring, German painter/writer, Soldier Suhren

1889 Adolph von Henselt, composer, dies at 75

1888 Gabriel von Wayditch, composer

1888 Carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist, Nobel 1935

1887 Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso

1887 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83

1886 Gyula Gombos von Jakfa, general/dictator of Hungary, 1932-35

1886 Karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert, Nobel 1973

1886 Adolf von Doss, composer, dies at 62

1886 Franz von Liszt, [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74

1886 Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Ekkehard), dies at 60

1886 Casimir von Paszthory, composer

1885 Albrecht, von, Kesselring, German fieldmarshal, Poland/Netherland

1885 Erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor, Grand Illusion

1885 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73

1885 Gen Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, mayor (Elzas-Lothar'n), dies

1885 Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63

1883 Anton, Friedrich Wilhelm, von Webern, Vienna Aust, 12-tone composer

1883 Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer, dies at 80

1883 Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer and conductor, Sulamith

1883 Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70

1882 Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies

1882 Gunther von Kluge, German fieldmarshal

1882 Kurt von Schleiger, German chancellor, 12/2/32-1/28/33

1881 Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, July 20th plot

1881 [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal

1881 Ludwig von Mises, Italian Economist

1881 Paul L E von Kleist, German general-fieldmarshal, Eastern Front

1881 George KFW von Kuchler, German fieldmarshal, Invasion Netherlands

1881 Leopold von Ranke, historian, dies

1881 Jan van Gilse, composer/resistance fighter, Frau Helga von Staveren

1880 Robert [Edler von] Musil, Austrian author, Young Torless

1880 Kurt von Wolfurt, composer

1880 Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80

1880 Ida Grafin von Hahn-Hahn, author (Aus der Gesellschaft), dies at 74

1879 Rudolf von Laban, Czech/German choreographer, modern dance

1879 Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor, 1932

1879 Sigurd von Koch, composer

1879 Franz von Papen, German Politician

1879 Dutch King Willem II marries Emma von Waldeck-Pyrmont

1878 Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, China, WW II

1878 Friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83

1878 Werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr

1878 Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52

1878 Adam von Ahn Carse, composer

1878 Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi

1877 Erno [Ernst von] Dohnanyi, Hungary, composer, Msg to Posterity

1877 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65

1876 Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist, dies at 84

1876 Ida von Duringsfeld, German writer (Schelde bis zur Mas), dies at 60

1876 G von Le Fort, writer

1875 Karl R G von Rundstedt, German gen-fieldmarshal, Normandy

1875 Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium, 1909-34

1875 Princess Louise marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belg

1875 Gerd von Rundstedt, German Soldier

1874 Gerhard von Keussler, composer

1874 Richard von Schaukal, Austria poet and writer, Eros Thanatos

1874 Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian physician, Reaction of Pirquet

1874 Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist

1873 Friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian, dies at 92

1873 Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president

1873 Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, dies at 69

1873 Freiherr Konstantin von Neurath, German Secretary of State, 1932-38

1872 Franz Grillparzer's "Die Judin von Toledo," premieres in Prague

1872 Ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian Foreign min, 1916-18

1872 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies

1871 Alexander von Zemlinsky, Vienna Austria, composer, Schneeman

1871 Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Aus adm (Helgoland/Lissa), dies at 43

1871 Otto von Bismarck elevated Furst

1871 Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian author, Jesse and Maria

1870 Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Prussian general/politician, East Africa

1869 Michael von Faulhaber, cardinal and archbishop of Munich

1868 Franz X. Ritter von Epp, German general, China

1868 Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer, dies at 82

1868 Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg," premieres in Munich

1868 Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hungarian admiral/regent, 1910-44

1868 Max Von Schillings, German composer and conductor, Der Pfeifertag

1867 Max Prinz von Baden, German chancellor, Oct-Nov 1918

1866 Waldemar von Baussnern, composer

1866 German premier Otto von Bismarck seriously wounded in assassin attempt

1866 Hans von Seeckt, German general, Future of the Reich

1865 Johan Filip von Schantz, composer, dies at 30

1865 Otto von Bismarck elevated to earl

1865 Erich von Drygalski, Germany, geographer/glaciologist/Antarctic expl

1865 Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck

1864 Franz von Klenze, German architect (palace Leuchtenberg), dies at 59

1863 Josef Venantius von Woss, composer

1863 Franz von Stuck, German painter, Der Krieg

1862 Otto von Bismarck becomes German republic chancellor

1862 Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist

1862 Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81

1862 F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73

1861 Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer, dies at 82

1861 Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer, Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf

1860 Alexander von Fielitz, composer

1860 Marianne V von Werefkin, Russian/German/Swiss painter

1860 Marianne V von Werefkin, Russian/German/Swiss painter

1860 Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer, Donna Diana

1860 Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer, dies

1859 Verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet and novelist, Charles Men, Nobel 1916

1858 Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German author, poet and diplomat, dies at 73

1858 Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of queen Victoria

1858 A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands

1858 A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76

1858 Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79

1858 Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91

1857 Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (That Freier), dies at 69

1857 A S C Wallis, [Adele South Carolina von Antal-Opzoomer], Dutch writer

1857 Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria, 1879-86

1857 Julius Wagner von Jauregg, born in Austria, psychiatrist, Nobel 1927

1857 Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72

1857 Otto von Below, German commandant, WW I

1856 Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Chancellor/premier Prussia

1856 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64

1856 Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist, dies at 76

1856 Russian Republic Chancellor Earl von Nesselrode resigns

1855 Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrialist

1855 Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey, WW I

1854 Aloys L earl von Aehrenthal, Austrian minister of Foreign affairs

1854 Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79

1854 Friedrich von Schelling, German Philosopher

1854 Karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55

1853 Hermann von Wissmann, German Africa explorer/governor East-Africa

1852 Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86

1852 Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter, German foreign minister

1852 [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician

1850 Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist

1849 Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck

1849 Friedrich von Bernhardi, Ger historian, Germany and the Next War

1849 Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria writer/physician, dies

1849 Furst Bernhard HM von Bulow, German chancellor/Prussian PM, 1900-09

1849 Carl Nikolais opera "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor," premieres

1848 Helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff, WW I

1848 Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer

1847 Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet, dies at 25

1847 Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor

1847 Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president

1847 Robert von Bunsen invents the Bunsen burner

1847 Karl von Bach, German engineer, Maschinenelemente

1847 Caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83

1847 Paul von Hindenburg, German Soldier

1845 Karl August von Lichtenstein, composer, dies at 78

1845 Leopold von Auer, Hungarians/US violinist

1845 August Wilhelm von Schlegel, German Poet

1845 Ernest von Wildenbruch, German playwright, Sedan

1844 Lujo [Ludwig J von] Brentano, German economist

1844 Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker

1844 Karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer, Von Tieren und Menschen

1844 Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet

1844 Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72

1844 Mihaly von Munkacsy, [Michael von Lieb], Hungarian painter

1844 Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium, 1914-17

1843 Heinrich von Herzogenberg, composer

1843 Bertha von Suttner, Austria, novelist/pacifist, Nobel 1905

1842 Carl PG von Linde, German engineer/physicist, Linde-procede

1841 Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65

1841 Marie von Wied, Princess of Orange Nassau

1841 Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 76

1841 Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter

1840 Baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist

1840 British queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert von Saksen-Coburg

1839 Georg von Siemens, founder, Deutsche Bank

1839 Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist, Libya

1838 Adelbert von Chamisso, German Poet

1838 Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor, rigid dirigibles

1838 Gustav von Schmoller, German economist, Lectern Socialism

1837 Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, die graue Eminenz

1836 Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German industrialist and politician

1836 Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer, masochism

1835 J. F. W. Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist, Nobel 1905

1835 Wilhelm von Humboldt, German Educator

1835 Johan Filip von Schantz, composer

1834 Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian/parliament member

1834 Peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer

1833 Antonius von der Linde, Neth/German librarian/chess player

1833 Ferdinand von Saar, writer

1833 Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88

1833 Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer

1833 Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German author, dies at 61

1833 Alfred von Schlieffen, Count/Prussian general-fieldmarshal

1833 Eduard earl von Taaffe, Austrian premier, 1868..93

1832 Julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist

1832 Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal

1832 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

1832 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany

1831 Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51

1831 Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, Austria botanist

1831 August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70

1831 National Congress selects Leopold von Saksen-Coburg as King of Belgium

1831 Friedrich C. K. von Bodelschwingh, German theologist, Home Mission

1831 Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor/premier of Prussia

1830 Kaspar CE Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austria sculptor

1830 Hans DL earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Governor-General of E-Prussia, dies at 71

1830 Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian Novelist

1830 Paul von Heyse, Germany, writer, Nobel 1910

1830 Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer

1830 Hans von Bulow, Dresden, pianist/virtuoso conductor/musical writer

1829 August Kekule von Stradonitz, discovered structure of benzene ring

1829 Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53

1829 Johann von Goethe's "Faust, Part 1," premieres

1829 Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56

1829 Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer, Tarimbekken

1828 Johannes von Miquel, German politician

1827 Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Austrian Admiral, Helgoland/Lissa

1827 Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer

1827 20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna

1826 Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, composer (Oberon), dies at 39

1826 Karl Maria FE von Weber, German composer (Oberon), dies at 39

1826 Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St. Petersburg, dies at 60

1826 Franz von Holstein, composer

1826 Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer, Gaudeamus

1825 Ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austria, poet, Weistumer

1824 Rudolf von Benningsen, German lawyer/politician

1824 Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer, dies at 64

1824 Karl von Perfall, composer

1823 Adolf von Doss, composer

1822 Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich von Steinwehr, Brig Gen, Union vol

1822 August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter

1822 Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet

1821 Hermann von Helmholtz, German Physicist

1821 Luitpold von Bayern, Prince-regent of Bayern

1820 Hermann von Lingg, German playwright and poet

1819 Gebhard Leberecht Furst von Blucher von Wahlstatt, General, dies at 76

1819 Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria

1819 Franz von Suppe, Spalato Dalmatia, composer, Light Cavalry Over

1818 Charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies

1818 Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle)

1817 Max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34

1817 Karl Drais von Sauerbronn demonstrates bicycle course

1816 E Werner von Siemens, German artillery officer/inventor

1816 Christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher, T Edition

1816 Paul Julius Baron von Reuter, founded Reuters news service

1816 Christiane Vulpius, wife of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, dies at 51

1815 Ida von Duringsfeld, German author, Vd Schelde bis zur Mas

1815 Otto Von Bismarck, Germany, chancellor, 1866-90

1815 Leonhard von Call, composer, dies at 47

1814 Adolph von Henselt, composer

1814 Ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres

1813 Ludwig von Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A, premieres

1813 Battle of Grossbeeren - Prussians under Von Bulow repulse French

1813 Gerhard JD von Scharnhorst, Prus min of War (1807-10), dies in battle

1813 Alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier, 1852-59

1812 Marianne von Martinez, composer, dies at 68

1812 Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter

1812 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist, Fehling's reagens

1812 Friedrich von Flotow, composer

1811 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz

1811 Heinrich W von Kleist, German playwright, dies at 34

1811 Heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Coriolan), dies

1811 Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist, Bunsen Burner

1810 Eliza Von Bretton di Zerega, Danish West Indies, baroness

1809 Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46

1809 Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel, dies in battle at 33

1809 Leopold Auenbrugger von Auenbrugg, physician, dies

1809 Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, governor/viceroy, Elzas-Lutherian

1807 Franz Grave von Pocci, German poet/composer, Der Alchemist

1807 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B

1807 S von Laroche, writer, dies at 75

1806 Michael FB baron von Melas, Austrian general, dies at 77

1806 Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria, physician/philosopher

1805 Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, poet/playwright, dies at 45

1805 Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia

1804 Johann von Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell," premieres

1803 Johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet, dies at 59

1803 Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer

1803 Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, agricultural chemics

1803 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter

1803 Johann von Schillers "Die Braut von Messina," premieres in Weimar

1803 Georg von Pasterwiz, composer, dies at 72

1803 Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69

1802 Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer, dies at 53

1802 Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright

1801 Johann von Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans," premieres in Leipzig

1800 Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal

1800 Friedrich von Schiller's "Macbeth," premieres in Weimar

1800 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C

1800 Ludwig A. F. Ritter von Kochel, Austrian musicologist, Mozart, Fux

1799 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59

1799 Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician

1799 August Kopisch, German writer, Die Heinzelmannchen von Koln

1799 Friedrich von S