- 1649 - Death of classical scholar and theologian Gerhard Johann Vossius
- 1849 - Birth of admiral Alfred von Tirpitz
- 1873 - Birth of composer and organist Max Reger
- 1937 - Birth of politician Egon Krenz, last leader of the German Democratic Republic
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler issues the Nero Decree, a scorched earth directive
- 1649 - Death of classical scholar and theologian Gerhard Johann Vossius
- 1849 - Birth of admiral Alfred von Tirpitz
- 1873 - Birth of composer and organist Max Reger
- 1937 - Birth of politician Egon Krenz, last leader of the German Democratic Republic
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler issues the Nero Decree, a scorched earth directive