The Anniversaries of December 16th They bring together various events that took place on a day like today’s Tuesday, which marks a new anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven.
The famous one Composer, Who left behind works like “Fifth Symphony in C minor”, He was born on December 16, 1770 in the German city of Bonn. He was the son of Johann van Beethovena tenor who was the son of a musician, and from Mary Magdalene van Beethovenwho offered the boy his support to develop in the face of the parental pressure he faced during his childhood pianist.
Not only did he manage to overcome his creative talent deafness with which he had been exposed to varying degrees since his youth, but when he settled in Vienna he became known as a virtuoso creator of a repertoire that combined symphonies, overtures, concertos and piano sonatas, some of which are among the most famous works of Western music.
Anniversaries of December 16th: What happened on a day like today?
- 1770 – German musician and composer Ludwig van Beethoven is born.
- 1775 – British writer Jane Austen is born.
- 1824 – The General Constituent Congress is inaugurated in Buenos Aires.
- 1859 – German linguist Wilhelm Grimm, known as one of the Brothers Grimm, dies.
- 1866 – Russian painter Wassili Kandinsky is born.
- 1902 – Spanish poet Rafael Alberti is born.
- 1917 – British writer and scientist Arthur C. Clarke, author of the novel 2001: a space odyssey.
- 1928 – American writer Philip K. Dick is born.
- 1938 – Norwegian actress and filmmaker Liv Ullmann is born.
- 1951 – Argentine actress and star Adriana Aguirre is born.
- 1961 – Puerto Rican actress and host Claribel Medina is born.
- 1988 – German soccer player Mats Hummels is born. He became world champion with his country’s team in 2014.
- 1989 – Argentine racing driver Óscar Alfredo Gálvez dies.
- 1997 – An episode of the animated series Pokémon causes 685 children in Japan to suffer epileptic seizures and be hospitalized.
- 2003 – Argentine producer and filmmaker Hugo Moser dies.
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