The violinist and composer Louis Spohr wrote: " In forte passages the poor deaf man pounded on the keys until the strings jangled and in piano he played so softly that whole groups of notes were omitted.

* October 22 – Louis Spohr, German violinist and composer ( b. 1784 )

* April 5 – Louis Spohr, German violinist and composer ( d. 1859 )

* Louis Spohr Museum

* Louis Spohr ( 1784-1859 ), the 19th-century composer and violinist, who is commemorated by a museum in the city.

Piano quintets by Louis Spohr, Franz Berwald, Joachim Raff, Alexander Borodin, César Franck and most notably Antonín Dvořák further solidifed the genre as a quintessential " vehicle for Romantic expression.

* Louis Spohr

Louis Spohr organised a concert for Beer at Berlin in 1804 and continued his acquaintance with the lad later in Vienna and Rome.

Among the earliest notable conductors were Louis Spohr, Carl Maria von Weber, Louis Antoine Jullien and Felix Mendelssohn, all of whom were also composers.

The orchestra was led by Beethoven's friend, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, and included some of the finest musicians of the day: violinist Louis Spohr, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Antonio Salieri, Anton Romberg, and the Italian double bass virtuoso, Domenico Dragonetti, whom Beethoven himself described as playing " with great fire and expressive power ".

Louis Spohr: A Critical Biography.

* Werke von Louis Spohr im Verlag Dohr Köln

* The German Louis Spohr website ( links )

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A tour of Germany in 1833 brought friendship with Louis Spohr and with Robert Schumann, who compared the boy to Niccolò Paganini.

* Louis Spohr – Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op.

Although Rode's violin concertos have some significance in the development of the Romantic concerto, they are nowadays rarely performed, and his major contribution to music must be seen in his influence to younger violinists, such as Louis Spohr, who adopted his style and developed it further.

* Louis Spohr – Symphony no 6 in G major, Op.

* Louis Spohr – Concerto for Violin no 14 in A minor, Op.

* Louis Spohr is appointed musical director to the court of Gotha.

The orchestra, conducted by Beethoven himself, is led byhis friend, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, and includes some of the finest musicians of the day, such as violinist Louis Spohr, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Antonio Salieri, Anton Romberg, and the Italian double bass virtuoso, Domenico Dragonetti,

* Louis Spohr – Faust

* Shares St. Louis Blues team record for assists in one game ( 5 on February 27, 1988 )

Chicago halted St. Louis ' run to the playoffs by taking 4 of 5 games from the Cardinals at Wrigley Field in early September, after which the hapless Cubs finally won their first division title in 14 years.

The fall occurred when Yamaoka lost her balance during a basketball game between Southern Illinois University and Bradley University at the Savvis Center in St. Louis on March 5, 2006.

The first legal pass was thrown by Bradbury Robinson on September 5, 1906, playing for coach Eddie Cochems, who developed an early but sophisticated passing offense at Saint Louis University.

Henry Louis " Hank " Aaron ( born February 5, 1934 ), nicknamed " Hammer ," or " Hammerin ' Hank ," is a retired American baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) from 1954 through 1976.

The vision of Saint Jerome by Louis Cretey, 17th century, oil on canvas, 150, 5 x 127 cm, private collection.

The credit for this midseason turnaround probably lies in the demotion of wide receiver Andre Rison in favor of Jimmy Smith after a game against the St. Louis Rams in which Brunell threw 5 interceptions.

Landau was later occupied by the French from 1680 to 1815, when it was one of the Décapole, the ten free cities of Alsace, and received its modern fortifications by Louis XIV's military architect Vauban in 1688 – 99, making the little city ( population in 1789 was still only approximately 5, 000 ) one of Europe's strongest citadels.

He finished Titus Groan and Gormenghast and completed some of his most acclaimed illustrations for books by other authors, including Lewis Carroll's Hunting of the Snark ( for which he was reportedly paid only £ 5 ) and Alice in Wonderland, Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the Brothers Grimm's Household Tales, All This and Bevin Too by Quentin Crisp and Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, as well as producing many original poems, drawings, and paintings.

* 1789 – French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October

At Mass on Sunday, 5 October 816, Stephen consecrated and anointed Louis as emperor, placing a crown on his head that was claimed to belong to Constantine the Great.

Philip's eldest son, Louis, was born on 5 September in 1187 and inherited Artois in 1190, when his mother Isabelle, died.

Also in 1949, a new version of a 1920s blues song, " Ain't Nobody's Business " was a # 4 hit for Jimmy Witherspoon, and Louis Jordan and the Tympany Five once again made the top 5 with " Saturday Night Fish Fry ".

San Marino finally had to make a choice on February 5, 1797, when, with the arrival of a letter from General Louis Alexandre Berthier addressed to the Regents, it was required to arrest and consign the Bishop of Rimini, Monsignor Vincenzo Ferretti, accused of instigating crimes against the French, who fled with all his possessions to San Marino.

Defensive End Lyle Alzado anchored the line, while their secondary was led by defensive backs Billy Thompson ( who recorded 5 interceptions ) and Louis Wright ( who had 3 interceptions ).

Running back Marshall Faulk, in his first year in St. Louis after spending 5 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award.

From there, 5 runs by George and two completions from quarterback Steve McNair to tight end Frank Wycheck advanced the ball to the St. Louis 29-yard line.

On the next play, St. Louis was penalized 5 yards for being offsides, moving the ball to the 40-yard line with 59 seconds left.

** The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the visiting New York Yankees, 7 – 5 to win the World Series in 7 games ( 4 – 3 ), ending a long run of 29 World Series appearances in 44 seasons for the Bronx Bombers ( also known as the Yankee Dynasty ).

* December 5 – Louis Dewis, Belgian Post-Impressionist painter ( b. 1872 )

* October 5 – Louis Brandeis, U. S. Supreme Court Justice ( b. 1856 )

* 5 March – King Louis I of Hungary ( d. 1382 )

* April 5 – Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt ( d. 1768 )

* January 5 – Robert-François Damiens makes an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Louis XV of France.

* May 5 – Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher ( d. 1864 )