Dutch violinist and conductor (died 2021)

Bernard Haitink

Bernard Johan Herman Haitink was a Dutch conductor and violinist. He was the principal conductor of several international orchestras, beginning with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1961. He moved to London, as principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1967 to 1979, music director at Glyndebourne Opera from 1978 to 1988 and of the Royal Opera House from 1987 to 2002, when he became principal conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden. Finally, he was principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2010.

Born

1929

March 4

Died

2021

Era

1920s

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2021 Died

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51 Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).
306 Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.
581 Yang Jian declares himself Emperor Wen of Sui, ending the Northern Zhou and beginning the Sui dynasty.
852 Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources.

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The world in 1929

When Bernard arrived

april 14 The inaugural Monaco Grand Prix takes place in the Principality of Monaco. William Grover-Williams wins driving a Bugatti Type 35.
april 6 Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
august 11 Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
august 16 The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.

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Bob Johnson 1931–1991 American ice hockey player and coach (died 1991) Casimir Pulaski 1745–1779 Polish-American general (died 1779) Charles Dibdin 1745– English actor, playwright, and composer (died 1814) Crowbar 1974– American wrestler Hans Krebs 1898– German general (died 1945) Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo 1901– Malagasy-French author, poet, and playwright (died 1937) John Henry Wigmore 1863– American academic and jurist (died 1943) Kenny Dalglish 1951– Scottish footballer and manager Luis Carrero Blanco 1904–1973 Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain (born 1904; assassinated)

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Also born in 1929

Al Davis 1929–1945 American football player, coach, and manager (died 2011) Alasdair MacIntyre 1929– Scottish-American philosopher and academic (died 2025) Anne Frank 1929– German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (died 1945) Barbara Walters 1929–2022 American journalist, producer, and author (born 1929) Benny Golson 1929–2024 American saxophonist and composer (died 2024) Bill Foster 1929–2016 American basketball player and coach (died 2016) Bob Denard 1929–2007 French soldier (died 2007) David Tonkin 1929–2000 Australian politician, 38th Premier of South Australia (died 2000) Dick Williams 1929–2011 American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1929)

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