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