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Events on Thursday 24 October 1799 2
1739 – 1799Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799)Died 24 October 1799, aged 59Austrian composer and violinist, a friend of Haydn and Mozart. His comic opera Doktor und Apotheker was one of the most popular German singspiels of its day. He wrote over a hundred symphonies, including a set based on Ovid's Metamorphoses.
1739 – 1799Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799)Died 24 October 1799, aged 59Austrian composer and violinist, a friend of Haydn and Mozart. His comic opera Doktor und Apotheker was one of the most popular German singspiels of its day. He wrote over a hundred symphonies, including a set based on Ovid's Metamorphoses.