1998 Switzerland's 1st legal brothel opens in Zurich
1989 Roger Kingdom of USA sets 110m hurdle record (12.92) in Zurich
1983 21st Tennis Fed Cup: Czech beats Germany in Zurich Switz (2-1)
1980 Police and youthful rebels battle in Zurich
1976 War criminal Pieter Menten arrested in Zurich
1969 PLO-attack El-Al plane in Zurich Switzerland
1968 Thomas Nock, born in Zurich, Switzerland, actor, Tartort, Gemini-Twin Stars
1966 Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage
1961 Max Frisch' "Andorra," premieres in Zurich
1961 Friedrich Durrenmatt's "Die Physiker," premieres in Zurich
1956 Friedrich Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich
1951 Esther Dyson, born in Zurich, Switzerland, computer publisher, Release 1.0
1948 Luc Bondy, born in Zurich, Switzerland
1946 Max Frisch' "Die Chinesische Mauer," premieres in Zurich
1946 Max Frisch' "Santa Cruz," premieres in Zurich
1946 Richard Strauss' "Metamorphosis," premieres in Zurich
1943 Bertolt Brecht's "Leben des Galilei," premieres in Zurich
1943 Bertolt Brecht's "Der gute Mensch von Sezuan," premieres in Zurich
1941 B Brecht's "Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder," premieres in Zurich
1941 Bruno Ganz, born in Zurich, Switzerland, actor, Strapless, Wings of Desire
1941 James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58
1938 Hindemiths opera "Mathis der Maler," premieres in Zurich
1934 Friedrich Wolf's "Professor Mamlock," premieres in Zurich
1930 Mario Adorf, Zurich Switzerland, actor, Bachelor, Abyssinia
1916 Tristan Tzar publishes Dada-manifest in Zurich Switzerland
1910 Rolf Liebermann, Zurich Switzerland, composer, Leonore
1895 Hans Rosbaud, born in Graz, Austria, conductor, Tonhalle Orch Zurich
1746 Johann H Pestalozzi, born in Zurich, Switzerland, educator, Leonard and Gertrude,
1529 Zurich and catholic kantons sign Peace of Kappel
1529 Zurich declares war on Catholic kantons
1516 Konrad von Gesner, born in Zurich, Switzerland, naturalist, Bibliotheca Universalis
1489 Hans Waldmann, Swiss military/mayor (Zurich), beheaded
1349 Jews are expelled from Zurich Switzerland
1348 Jews in Zurich Switzerland are accused of poisoning wells
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