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1995 Wilhelm J Soukop, Austrian/British sculptor, dies at 88
1985 L Brock, Slaughter, A Vaughan, and H Wilhelm inducted into Hall of Fame 1985 Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1981 Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch para-psychologist, dies at 87 1981 Wilhelm H C Tenhaeff, para-psychologist, dies at 87 1980 Wilhelm Weismann, composer, dies at 79 1976 Wilhelm Maler, composer, dies at 73 1972 Dodgers release and end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm 1970 Brave's Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5 1969 Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in a record 907th major league game 1969 Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (Rubinstein-1905), dies at 85 1968 Wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86 1968 Hoyt Wilhelm's 907th breaks Cy Young's record for pitching appearances 1965 Erik Wilhelm, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets 1962 Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81 1960 Wilhelm Pieck, president of East Germany (1949-60), dies at 84 1958 Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits New York Yankees 1-0 1957 Wilhelm Reich, Austria/U.S. psycho analyst (sexual), dies at 60 1956 1st motorcycle rode over 200 mph (Wilhelm Herz-210 mph/338 kph) 1954 Wilhelm Furtwangler, German conductor/composer, dies at 68 1954 Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher Ray Katt of Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls 1952 New York Giant Hoyt Wilhelm wins his 1st relief game and hits his only home run 1952 Wilhelm Albrecht, German SD-chief, executed 1951 Wilhelm Schafer, German writer (Mein Leben), dies at 82 1949 Wilhelm Pieck becomes 1st president of East Germany 1946 Wilhelm Frick, German war criminal, hanged 1946 Wilhelm Keitel, German Field Marshal, hanged 1945 Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, Austrian composer, dies at 61 1945 Wilhelm Canaris, Admiral/headed Germany Abwehr, hanged 1945 "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed off Danzig by Soviet sub-c 7,700 die 1945 German ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed, 4,800 killed 1942 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer, dies at 75 1941 Wilhelm Kienzl, Austria composer (Kuhreigen), dies at 84 1941 Wilhelm II von Hohenzollern, emperor (Germany, 1888-1918), dies 1940 Wilhelm Ruska, Holland, judo champ, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1940 Jan Wilhelm Morthenson, composer 1939 Wilhelm Grosz, composer, dies at 45 1939 Wilhelm Bolsche, writer, dies at 78 1939 [Karl Eduard] Wilhelm Groener, German general, dies at 71 1939 Wilhelm Normann, German chemist (harden van olien), dies 1933 Wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56 1932 Wilhelm Ostwald, physical chemist (Nobel 1909), dies 1928 Wilhelm Wien, Germany physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64 1928 Kat[i]e [Gertrude] Wilhelm, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Hamlet Trap 1927 Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer, dies at 56 1927 Wilhelm Harteveld, composer, dies at 68 1927 Wilhelm, Jr. Killmayer, composer 1925 Wilhelm Gericke, composer, dies at 80 1925 Wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72 1923 Dutch Catholic minority government of Wilhelm Marx forms 1923 [James] Hoyt Wilhelm, knuckleball pitcher, Orioles 1923 Wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen, physicist (Nobel 1901), dies at 77 1922 Wilhelm Cuno forms new German government 1921 Augusta Victoria, Queen of Prussia/wife of Emperor Wilhelm II, dies 1921 Max Wilhelm Zach, composer, dies at 56 1920 Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher, dies 1920 Dutch refuse to turn over ex-kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany to allies 1919 Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrial/son of Werner, dies 1918 Emperor Wilhelm of Prussia and Germany, abdicates 1918 German emperor Wilhelm II flees to Netherland 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I 1916 Emperor Wilhelm II and French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland 1914 Prince Wilhelm von Wied leaves Albania 1914 Ferdinand AR Cabrera, Spanish/German of emperor Wilhelm II, dies at 58 1914 Emperor Wilhelm II declares war on his nephew tsar Nicolas II (WW I) 1914 German Emperor Wilhelm II threatens war, orders Russia to demobilize 1914 Prince Wilhelm von Wied becomes King of Albania 1913 Albania becomes sovereignty under prince Wilhelm von Wied 1912 Wilhelm Kuhe, composer, dies at 88 1911 Wilhelm Dilthey, Germ philosopher (Das Leben Schleiermans), dies at 77 1911 Wilhelm F de Gaay Fortman, Dutch lawyer/foreign minister 1911 Wilhelm Berger, composer, dies at 49 1910 Wilhelm Raabe, Jakob Corvinus, German author, dies at 79 1910 Wilhelm F Kohlrausch, Germ physicist (Additiviteitsregel), dies at 69 1908 Wilhelm Busch, writer, dies 1907 German emperor Wilhelm II visits Amsterdam 1907 Wilhelm J Soukop, Austrian/British sculptor 1906 Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt (Captain of Kopenick) sentenced to 4 yrs 1905 Treaty of Bjorko: Emperor Wilhelm II/czar Nicholas II 1905 Emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger 1905 German emperor Wilhelm II visits Tanger 1903 Wilhelm von Polenz, German author (Country of Zukunft), dies 1902 Wilhelm Maler, composer 1901 Wilhelm Conrad von Rontgen, physicist, Nobel 1900 Wilhelm Weismann, composer 1900 Wilhelm Steinitz, Germany, 1st chess champ, 1866-1894 1900 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74 1897 Wilhelm Reich, Austrian/U.S. psycho analysist, character analysis 1896 German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays 1896 Emperor Wilhelm congratulates President Kruger on the Jameson Raid 1896 Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of x-rays 1895 Wilhelm Kempff, Juterbog Germany, pianist, Unter dem Zimbelstern 1895 Wilhelm Roentgen (Germany) discovers X-rays 1895 Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies 1895 Wilhelm Mauseth skates world record 500 m (46.8 seconds) 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 Wilhelm Grosz, composer 1894 Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist 1892 Wilhelm Rettich, composer 1892 Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer, dies at 59 1892 Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 69 1891 Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer, dies at 76 1891 Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer, dies at 79 1890 German emperor Wilhelm II fires republic chancellor Otto Von Bismarck 1890 Augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78 1889 Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau 1888 Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer, dies at 79 1888 Wilhelm II becomes emperor of Germany 1887 Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 1887 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71 1887 Wilhelm Troszel, composer, dies at 63 1887 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence 1886 Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian, dies at 45 1886 Wilhelm Furtwangler, Berlin Germany, conductor/composer 1885 Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer/choir conductor, dies at 65 1884 Wilhelm Backhaus, born in Leipzig, Germany, pianist, Rubinstein 1905 1883 Anton, Friedrich Wilhelm, von Webern, born in Vienna, Austria, 12-tone composer 1883 Wilhelm Siemens, German/British physicist (steam engine), dies 1883 Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies 1883 Wilhelm Richard Wagner, composer, dies at 69 1882 Wilhelm Keitel, German Field Marshal 1882 Wilhelm Lehmann, writer 1882 Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer, dies at 71 1881 Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter, poet and sculptor, Seated Youth 1880 Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist 1878 Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89 1878 Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 1877 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 1877 Wilhelm Frick, German protector of Bohemia and Moravia 1876 Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor, 1922-23 1876 Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/president, 1949-60 1875 Johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78 1873 Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 1872 GW Bitzer, Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer, Roxbury MA 1871 Carousel patents by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa 1871 Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Austrian Admiral (Helgoland/Lissa), dies at 43 1871 Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer 1871 2nd German Empire proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I and Bismarck 1870 King Wilhelm of Prussia sends "Emser Depache" on Bismarck 1870 Wilhelm Normann, German chemist, hardening of oils 1869 Wilhelm Bernard Molique, composer, dies at 66 1868 Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68 1868 Wilhelm Schmidt, German anthropologist/linguist, Anthropos 1868 Wilhelm Schafer, German writer, Ein Totschlager 1867 Wilhelm Groener, Germany, general 1867 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer 1865 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer, dies at 51 1865 Wilhelm Bousset, German theologist/historian 1864 Max Wilhelm Zach, composer 1864 Wilhelm K. W. Wien, German phyicist, Nobel 1911 1863 Danish prince Wilhelm Georg of Sleeswok-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg chosen as king George of Greece 1863 Wilhelm Marx, premier, Prussia 1862 F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73 1861 Wilhelm Berger, composer 1861 Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer, Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf 1861 Wilhelm Bolsche, writer 1859 Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 1859 Wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope 1859 Wilhelm Harteveld, composer 1859 Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor, 1888-1918 1857 Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer, Evangelimann 1855 Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrialist 1853 Wilhelm Ostwald, Germany, physical chemist, Nobel 1909 1852 Wilhelm Posse, composer 1850 Wilhelm Bear, German banker/astronomer (Moon Map), dies at 53 1849 Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner, composer, dies at 63 1849 Wilhelm M L de Wette, German theologist, dies at 69 1847 Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75 1846 Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer, dies at 63 1846 Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer, designer of 1st Mercedes 1845 August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet/interpreter/critic, dies at 77 1845 August Wilhelm von Schlegel, German Poet 1845 Wilhelm Gericke, composer 1845 Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen, born in Germany, discovered X-rays, Nobel 1901 1841 Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian 1836 Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion, 1866-94 1835 Wilhelm von Humboldt, German Educator 1833 Wilhelm Dilthey, German philosopher, Das Leben Schleiermans 1833 Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88 1832 Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer 1832 Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher 1831 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German Philosopher 1831 Wilhelm Raabe, Jakob Corvinus, German author, Der Hungerpastor 1827 Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Austrian Admiral, Helgoland/Lissa 1827 Wilhelm Hauff, writer, dies at 24 1826 Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer, dies at 82 1826 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP, social-democratic 1823 Wilhelm Kuhe, composer 1823 Wilhelm Troszel, composer 1823 Karl Wilhelm Siemens, inventor, laid undersea cables 1822 Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich von Steinwehr, Brigadier General, Union 1822 Wilhelm Rust, composer 1819 Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer/choir conductor 1819 Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71 1817 Niels Wilhelm Gade, Danish violinist, composer and conductor 1817 Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 1816 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer 1815 Carl Wilhelm, composer 1815 Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, composer 1814 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer 1814 Wilhelm Ernst, violinist and composer 1812 Wilhelm Volkmar, composer 1811 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz 1811 Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist, Bunsen Burner 1811 Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer 1810 Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer 1809 Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer 1804 Johann von Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell," premieres 1803 Wilhelm Heinse, writer, dies 1802 Wilhelm Hauff, writer 1802 Wilhelm Bernard Molique, composer 1802 Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer, artist 1799 Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer 1798 Wilhelm H Wackenroder, German writer (Fantasies of Art), dies at 24 1797 Kaiser Wilhelm I, German emperor, 1871-88 1797 Wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer, constructed 1st Moon map 1796 Johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer 1796 George Wilhelm Gruber, composer, dies on 67th birthday 1796 Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89 1796 Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 1790 Wilhelm Speyer, composer 1790 Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer, dies at 67 1789 Johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer, dies at 61 1789 Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer 1788 F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter, Modern Vasari 1786 Wilhelm Karl Grimm, Hanau Germany, story teller, Grimm's Fairy Tales 1785 Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner, composer 1784 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach, dies at 74 1784 Wilhelm Friedmann Bach, composer (Sinfonias 64), dies at 73 1784 Carl Wilhelm Henning, composer 1783 Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer 1783 Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday 1780 Wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist 1774 Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies 1773 Wilhelm H Wackenroder, German writer, Fantasies about Art 1772 Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer 1770 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher/inventor, dialectic 1767 August Wilhelm von Schlegel, German Poet 1767 August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet/translator/critic 1767 Wilhelm von Humboldt, German Educator 1762 Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer 1758 Wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids, Pallas and Vesta 1747 Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer 1745 Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer 1744 Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer 1739 Freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer 1734 Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel, composer 1729 George Wilhelm Gruber, composer 1727 Johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer 1725 Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet, Geistliche Kantaten 1722 Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer 1712 Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter 1712 Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48 1710 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach 1710 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of JS Bach, Sinfonias 64 1710 Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer 1706 Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer 1686 Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel, composer 1663 Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer 1663 Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, composer 1567 Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63 1503 Wilhelm von Grumbach, German Lieutenant Colonel |
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