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1811 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, was premiered at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
1845 Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
1945 World War II: US troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union.
1989 In Leipzig, East Germany, 70,000 protesters demand the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms.