- 1761 - Birth of dramatist August von Kotzebue (pictured)
- 1793 - Death of theologian Martin Gerbert
- 1849 - Birth of Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of Germany 1900-1909
- 1907 - Death of merchant Hermann Tietz
- 1979 - Premiere of Volker Schlöndorff's film adaptation of The Tin Drum