1995 Death Dmitri Antonovitch Volkogonov, soldier/historian, dies at 67 1994 Death Dmitri Cholodov, Russian journalist, murdered at 27 1989 Event Dmitri Volkov swims world record 50m freestyle (27.15 sec) 1988 Death Dmitri F Polyakov, Russian secret-general/top spy for U.S., executed 1987 Death Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82 1975 Event Dmitri Shotakovitch, buried at the Novodevitshi-convent 1975 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes Sonate for alto opus 147 1974 Event Leningrad: premier of Dmitri Sjotakovitsj' Michelangelo-liederen 1974 Event Dmitri Sjotakovitch completes Michelangelo-liederen 1974 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad 1974 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 15th String quartet 1973 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 14th String Quartet premieres 1972 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 15th Symphony, Dutch premieres in West Berlin 1972 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 15th Symphony, premieres in Moscow 1969 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 14th Symphony, premieres in Moscow 1969 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 14th Symphony 1968 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 12th string quartet, premieres in Moscow 1968 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 12nd string quartet 1967 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Violin concert, premieres in Moscow 1967 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Violin concert 1966 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concert premieres in Moscow 1966 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 13th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad 1966 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 11th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad 1966 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd cello concert 1966 Birthday Dmitri Volkov, Russian swimmer, world record 1966 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitsj completes his 11th string quartet 1965 Birthday Dmitri Mironov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman, Pitts Penguins, Anaheim 1964 Event Premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch' Stefan Rasin 1964 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 9th/10th String Quartet premiers in Moscow 1964 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 10th String quartet 1964 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 9th String quartet 1963 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' Katharina Ismailova, premieres in Riga 1962 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow 1962 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 13th Symphony 1962 Event Dmitri Shostakovich becomes member of Supreme Soviet of U.S.S.R. 1961 Event Moscow: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch' 4th Symphony (out 1936) 1961 Event Premiere of Dmitri Shostakovitsch' 12nd Symphony 1961 Event Dmitri Shostakovich becomes member of CP of U.S.S.R. 1960 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad 1960 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad 1959 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch 1st Cello concert premieres in Leningrad 1959 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's comedy "Cheryomushk," premieres in Moscow 1959 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Moscow-Tsjerjomoesjki, premieres in Moscow 1958 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 2nd Piano concert, premieres in NY 1957 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 11th Symphony premieres in Moscow 1957 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitsch 2nd Piano concert, premieres in Moscow 1957 Event Andrei A Gromyko succeeds Dmitri Shepilov as Soviet foreign minister 1957 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Piano Concert 1956 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 6th Iron quartet premieres in Leningrad 1954 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitsj appointed honored guest of Swed Royal Music Acad 1954 Death Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies 1954 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' "Concertino opus 94," premieres 1953 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 10th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad 1953 Event Premier of Dmitri Shostakovich' 5th String Quartet 1953 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 4th String Quartet, premieres 1953 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch completes his 10th Symphony 1953 Death Dmitri Arakishvili, composer, dies at 80 1952 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres 1952 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 5th string quartet 1949 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' "Song of the Woods," premieres in Leningrad 1947 Event Dmitri Shostakovich named professor at conservatory of Leningrad 1945 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 9th Symphony under J Mravinski premieres 1945 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 9th Symphony 1944 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 8th Symphony, premieres in New York 1943 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th Symphony premieres in Moscow 1942 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony performed in Leningrad 1942 Event Time puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich on its cover 1942 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 7th Symphony, premieres in US 1942 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, premieres 1942 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 7th Symphony, premieres in Siberia 1941 Event Siberia: Dmitri Sjostakovitsj completes his 7th Symphony 1941 Event Dmitri Shostakovich receives the Stalin Prize 1939 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitsj's 6th Symphony, premieres 1939 Event Dmitri Shostakovich appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad 1938 Event Premier of Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st String Quartet 1938 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres 1937 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th Symphony premieres in Lenningrad 1937 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th Symphony premieres 1936 Birthday Galina Shostakovich, daughter of Russian composer Dmitri 1936 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 4th Symphony 1935 Event Stalin views Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' opera "Lady Macbeth" 1934 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' opera "Lady MacBeth," premieres in Leningrad 1933 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's Preludes, premieres in Moscow 1932 Event Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitch marries Nina Varsar 1931 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "The Arrow," premieres 1930 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "Zolotoy Vyek," premieres in Leningrad 1929 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad 1928 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, L Stokovski premieres in Philadelphia 1928 Birthday Dmitri Antonovitch Volkogonov, soldier/historian 1927 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 2nd Symphony, premieres in Moscow 1927 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch' 1st Symphony, premieres in Berlin 1927 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' Octet opus 11, premieres in Moscow 1926 Event Leningrad: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' 1st Pianoconcert 1926 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, premieres in Leningrad 1923 Birthday Dmitri T Jazov, Russian minister of defense, 1991 coup 1922 Death Dmitri B Shostakovich, father of Russian composer Dmitri D S, dies 1907 Death Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72 1906 Birthday Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, St. Petersburg Russia, composer 1906 Birthday Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, St. Petersburg Russia, composer 1904 Birthday Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St. Petersburg Russia, composer, In the Fire, 1904 Birthday Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St. Petersburg Russia, composer, In the Fire, 1894 Death Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64 1873 Birthday Dmitri Arakishvili, composer 1852 Event Anton Rubinsteins opera "Dmitri Donskoi," premieres in St. Petersburg 1834 Birthday Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist, Periodic Table 1834 Birthday Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist, discovered periodic table of the elements 1604 Event Tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar
