2014 Event Rob Manfred has been elected as the new commissioner of Major League Baseball; Manfred will take the position after current commissioner Bud Selig retires early next year 1997 Death Manfred Von Ardenne, German scientific pioneer, dies at 90 1995 Death Manfred Donike, chemist Drug Test pioneer, dies at 61 1994 Death Manfred Longer, Austrian/Dutch gay disco owner, dies at 42 1994 Death Manfred Worner, German general/Secretary-General of NATO (1988-94), dies at 59 1994 Death Manfred Salzgeber, German film distributor/publicist, dies at about 51 1993 Death Manfred Lachs, Polish lawyer (International Court of Justice), dies 1986 Death Manfred Hausmann, writer, dies at 87 1973 Death Manfred Gurlitt, composer, dies at 82 1973 Event Manfred Kokot runs world record 50m indoor (5.61 sec) 1971 Death Manfred Bonnington Lee, Ellery Queen, detective writer, dies at 65 1964 Event Manfred Mann record Do Wah Diddy Diddy 1952 Birthday Manfred Langer, Austrian/Dutch disco builder 1951 Birthday Manfred Schumann, born in West Germany, bobsled, Olympic-silver/bronze-1976 1949 Birthday Manfred Burgsmuller, WLAF kicker for the Rhein Fire 1949 Birthday Manfred Burgsmuller, WLAF kicker for the Rhein Fire 1948 Birthday Manfred Kokot, East German runner, world record 50 m indoor 1946 Birthday Manfred Stengl, Austria, 2 man lugist 1960 Olympics gold 1944 Birthday Mike D'Abo, rock vocalist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1942 Birthday Klaus Voorman, rock bassist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1941 Birthday Mike Vickers, rock guitarist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1940 Birthday Manfred Mann, Michael Lubowitz, South Africa, rocker, Mighty Quinn 1937 Birthday Manfred Krug, Duisburg Germany, actor, Boxer 1936 Birthday Manfred Schoof, born in Madgeburg, Germany, composer, founder, European free jazz, professor in Cologne, interpreter of works by Bernd Alouis Zimmermann 1934 Birthday Manfred Worner, German General/Secretary-General, NATO, 1988-94 1933 Birthday Manfred Niehaus, composer 1933 Birthday Manfred Donike, chemist drug test pioneer 1927 Birthday Manfred Eigen, German physicist/chemist, Nobel 1967 1918 Death "Red Baron", Manfred von Richtofen, shot down in WW I at 25 1918 Death Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator 1905 Birthday Manfred Bonnington Lee, detective writer, of Ellery Queen 1892 Birthday Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, Red Baron, German WW I ace 1892 Birthday Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator 1890 Birthday Manfred Gurlitt, composer 1886 Event Tsjaikovski's symphony "Manfred," premieres 1266 Death Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies
