1993 Death Balak Brahmachari, Marxist Godman, Indies guru, dies at 73 1993 Death Wang Zhen, marxist/vice-premier of China (1988), dies 1992 Death Theo van Tijn, Marxist/social-historian, dies at 65 1991 Event Ethiopia's Marxist president (Mengistu Haile Mariam) resigns 1977 Event Marxist philosopher Rudolf Bahro imprisoned in East Germany 1970 Event Marxist government takes over in Congo 1961 Event Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism 1960 Death Anton Pancake, astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87 1960 Death Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87 1952 Death Henriette Roland Holst-de Schalk, marxist author, dies at 82 1941 Birthday Konrad Boehmer, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, writer, Marxist, Ph. D. University of Cologne, professor, Royal Conservatory of The Hague 1941 Death Werner Sombart, Marxist economist (Handler und Heroes), dies at 78 1940 Event Nazi collaborator Rost of Tonningen appointed director of Marxist 1939 Death Frank Van de Goes, writer/marxist theorist, dies 1938 Death Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist, dies 1937 Death Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist, dies at 46 1932 Death Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist/revisionist, dies at 82 1927 Birthday Theo van Tijn, Dutch marxist/social-historian 1919 Death Karl Liebknecht, Marxist revolutionary, murdered at 47 1919 Death Rosa Luxemburg, Marxist revolutionary, murdered 1909 Event Netherlands' SDAP suspends Marxist Tribune group (Gorter and Wijnkoop) 1905 Birthday Hans Scherfig, Danish marxist and writer, Idealister, Frydenholm 1895 Death Friedrich English, German textile manufacturer/marxist, dies 1891 Birthday Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist 1873 Birthday Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, Communist Tactics 1871 Birthday Karl Liebknecht, German revolutionary marxist, Sparta Party 1859 Birthday Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist 1854 Birthday Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist 1850 Birthday Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist, New Era