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Composer, Conductor. Born in Vienna, the eldest son of Anna Streim and Johann Strauss the Elder, a prominent composer and orchestra leader. His father forbade his children the pursuit of musical training, so he studied the violin without his father’s knowledge. At 17, his father abandoned the family for his mistress, and his mother encouraged his musical aspirations. He was then able to concentrate on a career in music and seek training. His father's influence made his earliest career difficult, but in 1849, the elder Strauss died, effectively removing impediment. He combined his small orchestra with his father’s and went on a tour of Europe and the United States. He applied for the position of Music Director of the Royal Court Balls, which he received. He promoted his younger brothers Josef and Eduard as his deputy conductors in case of his absence due to an illness of scheduling conflict. He is credited with the development of the classical waltz, making it as much a feature of the concert hall as the assembly rooms, and earning him the sobriquet, 'Waltz King.' His single most famous composition is easy 'An der schönen blauen Donau' (On The Beautiful Blue Danube; 1867), but it was not his only effort. Other popular waltzes included 'Geschichten Aus Dem Wienerwald' (Tales from the Vienna Woods; 1868), 'Wein, Web und Gesang' (Wine, Women, and Song; 1869), and 'Wiener Blut' (Vienna Blood; 1871). All told, he composed more than 150 waltzes. Equally popular were his operettas such as 'Die Fledermaus' (The Bat; 1874), 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' (A Night in Venice, 1883), and 'Der Zigeunerbaron' (The Gypsy Baron; 1885). He also developed the polka into something which caught the interest of contemporary musical societies in Vienna with such pieces as 'Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka' (1858), 'Unter Donner und Blitz' (Thunder and Lightning; 1868) and 'Banditen-Galopp (Bandit's Galop; 1877). In 1870, he turned over leadership of the orchestra to his brothers in order to compose. In 1872, he accepted an invitation to conduct a concert event in Boston, where for one unique performance he directed an orchestra of 2,000. His final operetta, 'Die Göttin der Vernunft' (The Goddess Of Reason) premiered in March 1897. He succumbed to pneumonia some two years later at the age of 74.
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Johann Strauss

Franz Borgias Strauss
1764-1816
Barbara Dollmann
1770-1811
Josef Streim
1775-????
Maria Rober
1775-1863

Johann Strauss
1825-1899


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    Birthday October 25, 1825

    • The temperature on October 25, 1825 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen hagel winderig. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1825: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 27 » The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
      • February 9 » After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.
      • February 12 » The Creek cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government by the Treaty of Indian Springs, and migrate west.
      • August 6 » The Bolivian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed.
      • August 25 » Uruguay declares its independence from Brazil.
      • September 27 » The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened.

    Day of death June 3, 1899

    • The temperature on June 3, 1899 was about 19.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
      • February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
      • February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
      • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
      • March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
      • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
    

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