1940 Event German cruiser Blucher torpedoed and capsizes in Oslofjord, 1,000 die 1819 Death Gebhard Leberecht Furst von Blucher von Wahlstatt, General, dies at 76 1815 Event Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated by Wellington and Blucher 1814 Event Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub 1742 Birthday Gebhard Leberecht Furst Blucher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal
