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 |
