1996 Death Peter Ludwig, businessman/art collector, dies at 71 Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord, journalist, dies at 76 1994 Death Ludwig Ferdinand von Hohenzollern, Germ prince of Prussia, dies at 86 1992 Event Ken Ludwig's musical "Crazy for You," premieres in New York City 1986 Event Ken Ludwig's "Lend me a Tenor," premieres in London 1980 Death Ludwig Hohl, writer, dies 1979 Death Ludwig Renn, writer, fought in World War I on the Western Front, wrote, 'Krieg', member, Communist Party of Germany, dies at 90 1977 Death Ludwig Erhard, German minister of Economic Affairs (CDU), dies at 80 1974 Death Paula Ludwig, writer, dies at 74 1973 Death Ludwig von Mises, Austrian economist and philosopher dies Ludwig Stossel, Austrian actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 89 1971 Death Ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher, dies at 77 1969 Death Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83 1967 Death Ludwig Donath, actor (Torn Curtain, Sirocco), dies of leukemia at 67 1966 Death Ludwig Binswanger, Swiss psychiatrist (ober Ideenflucht), dies at 84 1963 Event Ludwig Erhard follows Conrad Adenauer as West German Chancellor 1961 Birthday Craig Ludwig, Rhinelander, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars 1960 Death Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Hansa quarter, Berlin), dies at 54 1957 Death Ludwig Schiedermair, German musicologist (Beethoven), dies at 80 1956 Death Ludwig Klages, German philosopher (Study of Graves), dies at 83 Ludwig Klages, German philosopher/graphologist, dies at 83 1954 Death Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst), dies at 79 1953 Death Ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer (Heimliche Gegenwart), dies 1951 Death Ludwig J J Wittgenstein, Austria/English philosopher, dies at 62 Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher 1947 Death Ludwig Weber, composer, dies at 55 1946 Death Ludwig Winder, writer, dies 1944 Death Ludwig Beck, gen/chief Germany general staff (July 20th plot), dies 1941 Death Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel 1927), dies at 82 1939 Death Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89 1938 Death Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74 1934 Death Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86 1933 Death Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer, dies at 77 1931 Death Lujo [Ludwig J von] Brentano, German economist dies at 86 1929 Birthday Walter Berry, Austria singer and ex husband of Christa Ludwig 1928 Death Ludwig Enneccerus, German leader, dies at 85 1928 Birthday Christa Ludwig, born in Berlin, Germany, soprano, Vienna State Opera 1927 Birthday Ludwig Harig, writer Hans Ludwig Schilling, composer 1925 Birthday Peter Ludwig, businessman/art collector 1924 Death Joseph Ludwig, composer, dies at 79 1921 Death Ludwig Thoma, writer, dies 1920 Death Ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38 1919 Birthday Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord, journalist 1917 Death Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Germany composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 1916 Death Ludwig P Scharwenka, German composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 1913 Event Ludwig III crowned king of Bavaria 1907 Birthday Gene Gutche, born in Berlin, Germany, Romeo Maximillian Eugene Ludwig Gutsche, composer, studied business, economics, piano with Ferruccio Busoni, wrote neo-Romantic work, experimented with polytonality, microtones, serialism 1907 Death Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 1906 Birthday Eduard Ludwig, German architect, Air Bridge monument Berlin 1902 Death Ludwig Beckmann, painter, dies 1900 Birthday Ludwig Donath, born in Vienna Austria, actor, Torn Curtain, Sirocco Ludwig Donath, actor, Jolson Story, Jolson Sings Again Paula Ludwig, writer 1898 Birthday Ludwig Turek, writer 1897 Birthday Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany, CDU 1895 Death Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies 1894 Event Ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show," premieres in New York City 1894 Birthday Ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher 1892 Birthday Ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer, Night Watch 1892 Death Heinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn, composer, dies at 91 Ludwig Berger, writer 1891 Birthday Ludwig Weber, composer 1890 Death Ludwig Deppe, composer, dies at 61 1889 Death Ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright, dies at 50 1889 Birthday Ludwig Tugel, German author/novelist/writer, Horse Music Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer, dies at 75 Ludwig Wittgenstein, born in Austria, philosopher, Tractatus Ludwig Renn, born in Dresden, Germany, writer, fought in World War I on the Western Front, wrote, 'Krieg', member, Communist Party of Germany 1887 Death Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 1886 Death Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, drowns, dies at 40 1886 Birthday Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, German/U.S. architect, Bauhaus 1883 Death Ludwig Erk, composer, dies at 76 1883 Birthday Ludwig Stossel, Austria, actor, Man With a Camera 1882 Birthday Heinrich Max Ludwig, composer 1881 Birthday Ludwig von Mises, Austrian economist and philosopher 1881 Death Ludwig A Benedek, Austrian general, dies at 76 Ludwig Binswanger, Swiss psychiatrist, ober Ideenflucht Emil Ludwig, German biographer, Diana, Son of Man 1880 Birthday Ludwig Beck, chef Germany general staff, "July 20th plot" 1878 Death Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89 1876 Birthday Ludwig Schiedermair, German musicologist, Beethoven-Archiv 1875 Birthday Ludwig Prandtl, Germany, physicist, father of aerodynamics 1874 Birthday Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist, Die antike Kunst Heinrich Otto Ludwig, composer 1872 Birthday Ludwig Klages, German philosopher, study of graves 1872 Death Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68 Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66 1865 Death Otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47 1863 Death Louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US Brigadier-General (Union), dies at 51 1863 Birthday Ludwig Borchardt, German Egyptologist 1862 Death Ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75 1861 Birthday Ludwig Thuille, composer 1860 Death Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer, dies at 73 1859 Death Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist and composer (Faust), dies at 75 Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75 1858 Birthday Ludwig Wullner, German actor/baritone, Die Burgschaft, Prometheus Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician, Nobel prize 1927 1855 Birthday Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer 1854 Death Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66 1853 Death Ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79 1850 Birthday Ludwig Bonvin, composer 1847 Birthday Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer, Album polonaise 1845 Birthday Ludwig II, mad king of Bavaria, 1864-86 1844 Birthday Joseph Ludwig, composer Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist, statistical mechanics 1843 Birthday Ludwig Enneccerus, German jurist 1839 Birthday Ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright, Der Schandfleck 1838 Death Karl Ludwig Hellwig, composer, dies at 65 1837 Death Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 1834 Death Ludwig Schuncke, composer, dies at 23 1831 Death Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65 1828 Birthday Ludwig Deppe, composer 1827 Event 20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna 1827 Death Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (Appassionata), dies at 56 1826 Death Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer, dies at 56 1822 Birthday Ludwig Theodore Gouvy, composer 1822 Death Christian Ludwig Dieter, composer, dies at 64 1820 Death Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith, composer, dies at 74 1819 Death Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer, dies at 72 1818 Birthday Otto Ludwig, German writer, Die Heiterethei 1817 Death Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55 1814 Event Ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres 1814 Birthday Ludwig Schlafli, Swiss vicar/mathematician 1813 Event Ludwig von Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A, premieres 1813 Birthday Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer 1812 Birthday Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer Louis Ludwig Blenker, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1810 Birthday Ludwig Schuncke, composer 1807 Event 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B 1807 Birthday Ludwig Erk, composer 1806 Death Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer, dies at 64 1806 Birthday Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer Ludwig Schuberth, composer 1804 Birthday Ludwig A. Feuerbach, German philosopher, Man is what he eats Ludwig A. Benedek, Austrian general 1800 Birthday Heinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn, composer 1800 Event 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C Ludwig A. F. Ritter von Kochel, Austrian musicologist, Mozart, Fux 1797 Death Carl Ludwig Junker, composer, dies at 48 1792 Event In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn 1790 Death Ludwig August Lebrun, composer, dies at 38 1789 Birthday Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer 1788 Birthday Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer 1787 Birthday Ludwig Uhland, writer Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer 1786 Birthday Ludwig Borne, writer 1785 Birthday Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian, fairy tale collector 1784 Birthday Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, born in Germany, violin virtuoso and composer, Faust 1781 Birthday Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet, Des Knaben Wunderhorn 1780 Death Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 1778 Birthday Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein, gymnastics, movement 1778 Event Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots 1773 Birthday Karl Ludwig Hellwig, composer Ludwig Tieck, writer 1770 Birthday Ludwig Van Beethoven, composer, 5th Symphony, Ode to Joy Ludwig von Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer, Ode to Joy 1769 Birthday Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer 1765 Birthday Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer 1761 Birthday Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer 1761 Death Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer, dies at 72 1760 Death Nikolaus Ludwig und Pottendorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 1757 Birthday Christian Ludwig Dieter, composer 1752 Birthday Ludwig August Lebrun, composer 1748 Birthday Carl Ludwig Junker, composer 1746 Birthday Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith, composer 1742 Birthday Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer 1739 Death Ludwig Ernst, composer, dies at 71 1729 Death Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer, dies at 59 1727 Death George Ludwig, German monarch of Hannover/king of England, dies at 67 1716 Death Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer, dies at 48 1714 Event Georg Ludwig van Hannover crowned as English King George I Georg Ludwig of Hannover crowned as King George I Monarch Georg Ludwig becomes king George I of England 1713 Birthday Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer 1688 Birthday Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer 1670 Birthday Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer 1667 Birthday Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer Ludwig Ernst, composer 1660 Birthday Georg Ludwig, German monarch of Hannover/King George I of Gt Britain 1450 Event Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Ludwig IX 1283 Birthday Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor, 1314 - 1347 911 Death Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies