π Felix Mendelssohn is born (1809)
Where: Hamburg, Germany
Nearby on the globe: Reichstag Building β π Open the 3D globe
π On This Day: February 3
February 3, 1809: Felix Mendelssohn is born. Felix Mendelssohn was born in 1809 in Hamburg, Germany. At only 17 he wrote an overture for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Later music he wrote for the same play includes the "Wedding March", still played at many weddings today.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1867 πΏ Zoologist Charles Henry Turner was born; he showed through clever experiments that insects can hear, see colours and learn, such as bees remembering times.
- 1994 π Space Shuttle Discovery launched with Sergei Krikalev on board, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly on an American spacecraft. Kennedy Space Center β
- 1995 π Astronaut Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a Space Shuttle, flying Discovery on a mission to meet the Russian space station Mir. Kennedy Space Center β
π§ Question of the day
Which Mendelssohn piece is often played at weddings?
- A lullaby
- Happy Birthday
- The Wedding March
Show the answer
Answer: The Wedding March
π Landmarks that opened on February 3
Questions
What happened on February 3?
February 3, 1809: Felix Mendelssohn is born. It happened in Hamburg, Germany.
Which landmarks opened on February 3?
Howrah Bridge (opened 1943).
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