- 1826 - Birth of politician Wilhelm Liebknecht, one of the founders of the SPD
- 1895 - Birth of writer Ernst Jünger
- 1912 - Birth of test and glider pilot Hanna Reitsch
- 1930 - Heinrich Brüning is appointed Chancellor of Germany
- 1982 - Death of composer Carl Orff, best known for Carmina Burana