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The Hindenburg burning

• 1796 - Death of writer Adolf Freiherr Knigge, known for his book Über den Umgang mit Menschen
• 1871 - Birth of poet Christian Morgenstern
• 1880 - Birth of painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
• 1937 - 36 people die in the Hindenburg disaster
• 1992 - Death of actress Marlene Dietrich