1994 Death Leonid Leonov, Russian playwright (Russky Lesson), dies at 95 1993 Death Francis Mankiewicz, Canad director (Lesson bons debarras), dies at 49 1993 Death Cyril Collard, French director (Lesson nuits fauves), dies at 35 1991 Event "Piano Lesson" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 320 performances 1990 Event "Piano Lesson" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 320 performances 1988 Event August Wilson's "Piano Lesson," premieres in Boston 1986 Death Jean Genat, French, playwright (Lesson Negres), dies at 75 1967 Death Marcel Ayme, French writer (Lesson contes du chat perche), dies at 65 1953 Death Johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66 1950 Death Valere-Gille, Belgian playwright (Lesson Tombeaux), dies at 83 1942 Death Alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson premier Valois), dies at 81 1940 Event Benjamin Britten's "Lesson Illuminations" premieres in London 1935 Death Henri Pirenne, historian (Lesson villes ouch moyen-age), dies at 73 1920 Birthday Eva Dahlbeck, born in Saltsjo-Duvnas, Sweden, actress, Dreams, Lesson in Love 1914 Birthday Emmanuel Robles, Algerian-French journalist/playwright, Lesson Hauteurs 1907 Birthday Yves Allegret, French director, Dedee d'Anvers, Lesson Orgueilleux 1897 Birthday Louis Aragon, French poet and writer, Feu de joie, Lesson poetes 1885 Event 1st performance of Cesar Franck's "Lesson Djinns" 1877 Event Cesar Franck's "Lesson Eolides," premieres 1862 Birthday Max Elskamp, Belgian author and poet, Lesson Joies Blondes, Maya 1860 Birthday Alfred Coville, French historian, Lesson etats de Normandie 1858 Birthday Eugene Brieux, French playwright, Blanchette, Lesson Avaries 1857 Death LC Alfred the Musset, French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies 1837 Death Henri Klimrath, French lawyer (Etude sur lesson costumes), dies at 30 1807 Birthday Henri Klimrath, French lawyer, Memoire sur lesson Olim 1792 Event In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn