1988 Death Konstantin Iliev, composer, dies at 63 1985 Event Funeral services held for Konstantin Chernenko (Moscow) 1985 Event Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader 1985 Death Konstantin Chernenko, party leader/president of U.S.S.R. (1984-85), dies at 73 1984 Event General Sec Konstantin U Chernenko named President of Soviet Union 1984 Event Konstantin Chernenko succeeds Yuri Andropov as U.S.S.R. leader 1977 Death Konstantin Fedin, writer, dies 1971 Birthday Konstantin Matoussevich, Israel, Men's high jump, 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Konstantin Semyonov, Israel, Men's pole vaulter, 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Konstantin Shafranov, hockey forward, Team Kazkhstan 1998 1965 Death Konstantin Mostras, composer, dies at 79 1938 Death Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russian director (S Method), dies at 75 1935 Death Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian Scientist 1926 Death Konstantin Fehrenbach, German reichs chancellor (1920-21), dies at 74 1926 Birthday Konstantin P Feoktistov, Voronezh, cosmonaut, Voskhod 1 1926 Birthday Konstantin Petrovich Feokistov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Voskhod I 1924 Birthday Konstantin Iliev, composer 1911 Birthday Konstantin Chernenko, U.S.S.R. leader 1886 Birthday Konstantin Mostras, composer 1874 Birthday Konstantin Pats, Estonian PM, 1921-23, 1932-33, dictator, 1933-40 1873 Birthday Freiherr Konstantin von Neurath, German Secretary of State, 1932 - 1938 1863 Birthday Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russia, director, Stanislavski Method 1857 Birthday Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket and space research 1857 Birthday Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian Scientist 1852 Birthday Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor, 1920-21