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Events on Wednesday 20 May 1896 1
1819 – 1896Clara Schumann (1819-1896)Died 20 May 1896, aged 76Clara Schumann was one of the leading concert pianists and composers of the 19th century, and a central figure in the musical circle around her husband Robert Schumann and their friend Johannes Brahms. She died in Frankfurt on 20 May 1896. Her editing and championing of Robert Schumann's works shaped his posthumous reputation.