Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Johannes Brahms Biography and Timeline

Follow Johannes Brahms through 6 dated historical records for Germany.

Johannes Brahms, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records
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1833–1897Years on this page

1833

Birth of Johannes Brahms

Hamburg · Arts / Classical Music

Birth of Johannes Brahms

1868

German Requiem

Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "German Requiem"

1870

Rhapsody

Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "Rhapsody"

1873

Variations on a Theme By Haydn

Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "Variations on a Theme By Haydn"

1885

Fourth Symphony

Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "Fourth Symphony"

1897

Death of Johannes Brahms

Hamburg · Arts / Classical Music

Death of Johannes Brahms, died of liver cancer

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.