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Death of Gustav Mahler

Germany · Arts / Classical Music. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Gustav Mahler18 May 1911

Arts / Classical Music

Taken to Paris, where a new serum had recently been developed, does not respond and is taken back to Vienna at his request where he dies from his infection on 18 May 1911 at the age of 50, leaving his Symphony No. 10 unfinished. Death of Gustav Mahler

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Gustav Mahler

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