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- 1685 - Birth of composer Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1927 - Birth of politician Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Foreign Minister of Germany during the German reunification
- 1763 - Birth of poet Jean Paul
- 1751 - Death of publisher Johann Heinrich Zedler, publisher of the Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon encyclopedia