Leipzig - Notable Historical Events
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Leipzig - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1409-12-02 |
The University of Leipzig opens. |
1724-04-07 |
Johann S Bach's "John Passion" premieres in Leipzig |
1729-04-15 |
Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres in Leipzig |
1776-04-01 |
Friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang" premieres in Leipzig |
1801-04-11 |
Johann von Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans" premieres in Leipzig |
1813-10-16 |
Battle of Leipzig, largest battle in Europe prior to WWI, Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria & Russia |
1843-12-04 |
Robert Schumann's "Das Paradies und die Peri" premieres in Leipzig |
1861-06-28 |
Leipzig Observatory discovers short-period (6.2 yrs) Comet d'Arrest |
1863-01-01 |
Franz Schubert's "Missa Solemnis," premieres in Leipzig |
1879-01-01 |
John Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major premieres in Leipzig |
1884-12-30 |
Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig |
1896-12-05 |
Henrik Ibsen's "Kejsor og Galileer" premieres in Leipzig |
1906-11-11 |
Ethel Smyth's "Standrecht" premieres in Leipzig |
1923-09-19 |
Ernst Tollers "Hinkemann," premieres in Leipzig |
1944-07-20 |
Flying Fortresses of US 8th Air Force attack Leipzig/Dessau |
1968-05-30 |
University church in Leipzig, German DR, blown up |
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Leipzig - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1867-01-09 |
Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth) |
1873-03-19 |
Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ) |
1884-03-26 |
Wilhelm Backhaus, Leipzig Germany, pianist (Rubinstein 1905) |
1884-07-31 |
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German Leipzig mayor and Nazi regime opponent (20th July Plot) |
1930-01-30 |
Friedhelm Werremeier, Taxi nach Leipzig |
1936-06-01 |
Peter Sodann, Quartett in Leipzig |
1946-04-13 |
Martin Petzold, Zwischen Schule und Kantate - Der Thomanerchor Leipzig |
1949-01-07 |
Peter Gläser, 125 Jahre Zoo Leipzig 2003 - Der Natur auf der Spur |
1955-01-04 |
Wolfgang Tiefensee, Wetten, dass..? aus Leipzig |
1966-08-28 |
Carsten J.W. Weidling, Riverboat - Die MDR-Talkshow aus Leipzig |
1969-04-17 |
Kim Fisher, Riverboat - Die MDR-Talkshow aus Leipzig |
1969-04-22 |
Ina Rudolph, In Leipzig |
1978-07-14 |
Mattias Ekström, Wetten, dass..? aus Leipzig |
1980-11-27 |
Evi Sachenbacher, Wetten, dass..? aus Leipzig |
1981-06-25 |
Simon Amman, Wetten, dass..? aus Leipzig |
1996-08-16 |
Lara-Marie Burchett-Scherfig, Wetten, dass..? aus Leipzig |
1997-07-22 |
Niklas Rohde, Wetten, dass..? aus Leipzig |
1997-10-18 |
Achim Kustermann, Wetten, dass..? aus Leipzig |
Leipzig - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1935-06-06 |
Jacques Urlus, tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth), dies at 68 |
1945-02-02 |
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German Leipzig mayor and Nazi regime opponent (20th July plot), hanged at 60 |
2008-10-23 |
Peter Gläser, 125 Jahre Zoo Leipzig 2003 - Der Natur auf der Spur |
2015-03-13 |
Martin Petzold, Zwischen Schule und Kantate - Der Thomanerchor Leipzig |
