2010 Event A professor searching into medical records of playwright Bertolt Brecht discovers he may have died after contracting undiagnosed rheumatic fever as a child 1958 Event Bertolt Brecht's "Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo o Ui," premieres 1956 Death Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 1956 Death Bertolt Brecht, German Poet 1943 Event Bertolt Brecht's "Leben des Galilei," premieres in Zurich 1943 Event Bertolt Brecht's "Der gute Mensch von Sezuan," premieres in Zurich 1941 Event B Brecht's "Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder," premieres in Zurich 1928 Event Brecht and Weils "Dreigroschenoper" premieres 1914 Birthday George Tabori, born in Budapest, Gyorgy Tabori, writer, theater director, worked for BBC in London, moved to United States, became screenwriter, translated works by Bertolt Brecht, Max Frisch 1900 Birthday Kurt J. Weill, born in Dessau, Germany, composer and Brecht collaborator, Mahogany 1898 Birthday Bertolt Brecht, Germany, playwright, Mother Courage, composer 1897 Birthday Wilhelmina J "Willy" Haak, Dutch actress/act teacher, Goethe/Brecht
