1996 Death Willi Daume, olympic organiser, dies at 82 1991 Death Willi Boskovsky, Austrian conductor (new years concert), dies at 81 1973 Event Willi Stoph succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader 1964 Death Willi Bredel, writer, dies at 63 1964 Event Willi Stoph succeeds Otto Great as premier of East Germany 1945 Birthday Ernst Willi Messerschmid, Reutlingen Germany, astronaut, STS-22 1914 Birthday Willi Stoph, president East Germany 1913 Birthday Willi Daume, olympic organizer 1910 Birthday Willi Schmidt, Germany, director 1909 Birthday Willi Boskovsky, born in Austria, conductor, new years concert 1907 Birthday Willi Soukop, sculptor 1903 Birthday Willi Forst, Austrian actor and director, Im weissen Rossl 1901 Birthday Willi Bredel, writer 1893 Birthday Willi Apel, German/U.S. musicologist, Harvard dictionary of music
