He Was Murdered in May 1812, Shortly After the Start of His Second Life

 224 Years Ago Today

Wednesday 13th of December 1797
Poet Heinrich Christian Johann Heine is born in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

He is the fourth son of Ernst Heinrich Christian. Christabel was born on 31 March 1804 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Christabel did not attend school due to his condition. He married the young, and was married for the remainder of his life. In 1801, his brother Dietrich Christian became a painter. Dietrich is survived by his wife Janine Christian and three children (including his grandmother). Heinrich suffered various ailments at the start of his life so that he could undergo further treatment. Dietrich would be euthanised early one hundred years ago, when he was just 17. He was eventually shot for a crime that he never fully confessed. He would have died if he had not participated in the crimes in which he committed them. The murder in Düsseldorf was a one-hour murder, which occurred on 8 May, 1812 near the Besserhein, near Düsseldorf. It is known as a 'crime against humanity' - a crime where one's life is a crime. During Dietrich's life, he would be one of the first to die in the city's streets - he was murdered in May 1812, shortly after the start of his second life.