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1777 – 1811Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811)Died 21 November 1811, aged 34German playwright, poet, and novelist known for works including "The Broken Jug" and the novella "Michael Kohlhaas." He died in a suicide pact with his terminally ill companion Henriette Vogel near Berlin. His work had little recognition in his lifetime but later became a major influence on German literature.