2011 Event National Public Radio CEO Vivian Schiller resigns after a scandal involving NPR executives 1994 Death Karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister, dies at 83 1994 Death Karl Schiller, minister of RFA Economics (1966-72), dies 1970 Birthday James Calvin Spivey, born in Schiller Park, Illinois, miler 1944 Death Max Brand, Frederick Schiller Faust, western author, dies 1937 Death Ferdinand CS Schiller, British philosopher (Mind!), dies at 72 1931 Birthday Henryck Schiller, composer 1926 Death Lucien Herr, French leader (Correspondance entre Schiller), dies 1911 Birthday Karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister 1911 Birthday Karl O. Schiller, German economist, Minister of Economics 1910 Birthday Ulrich Becher, born in Germany, writer, author, playwright, studied law in Berlin, novella series condemned by Nazi party, burned in book-burning fire, received Lifetime Achievement Award from Swiss Schiller Foundation 1875 Event German SS Schiller sinks near Scilly Islands, 312 killed 1864 Birthday Ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher, Riddles of the Sphinx 1864 Birthday Lucien Herr, France, scientist, Corresp entre Schiller et Schiller 1805 Death Friedrich Schiller, writer, dies at 45 1805 Death Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, poet/playwright, dies at 45 1804 Event Johann von Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell," premieres 1801 Event Johann von Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans," premieres in Leipzig 1800 Event Friedrich von Schiller's "Macbeth," premieres in Weimar 1799 Event Friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar 1799 Event Friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar 1759 Birthday Frederich von Schiller, Germany, poet/lyricist, Ode to Joy