Music and History

July 8, 1604: Heinrich Albert is born in Lobenstein in the County of Reuss-Plauen of the Holy Roman Empire.

October 6, 1651: Heinrich Albert dies in Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia under Polish rule (Kaliningrad, Russia), aged 47 years, two months, and 28 days.

June 22, 1842: Two works are performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra: Le guérillero, an opéra by Ambroise Thomas (30) to words of Anne, and La jolie fille de Grand, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (38) to a scenario by Saint-Georges and Albert (pseud. of Decombe).

December 1, 1915: Because of numerous reports and rumors of espionage, US President Wilson demands the recall of the German military attaché Franz von Papen, naval attaché Karl Boy-Ed, head of the German trade mission Heinrich Albert, and the Austrian ambassador Konstantin Dumba.