1967 Death Henry J Kaiser, industrialist (Boulder Dam, Liberty ship), dies at 85 1967 Event Stien Kaiser becomes world champion lady's skater 1962 Birthday Michelle Shocked, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, political activist, created label, Mighty Sound, song 'When I Grow Up' featured in an ad for Kaiser Permanente 1945 Death Georg Kaiser, playwright, dies at 66 1929 Birthday Gunter Kunert, German poet/writer, Kaiser von Hondu 1918 Event Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I 1898 Birthday Viktor Ullmann, opera composer, Der Kaiser von Atlantis 1882 Birthday Henry J Kaiser, builder, Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam 1882 Birthday Henry J. Kaiser, American Businessman 1878 Birthday Georg Kaiser, writer 1872 Death Friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies 1871 Event 2nd German Empire proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I and Bismarck 1831 Birthday Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia 1808 Birthday Friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer, Kaiser compass-card 1798 Birthday A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil, 1822 - 1831, king of Portugal 1797 Birthday Kaiser Wilhelm I, German emperor, 1871-88 1797 Event Haydn's song "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser," premieres in Vienna 1576 Death Maximiliaan II, German king/Kaiser (1564-76), dies 1519 Death Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies 842 Death Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies