Ludwig Van Beethoven By your.mother Dec 17, 1770 Beethoven Born Jan 1, 1827 Beethoven gets pneumonia Mar 26, 1827 Beethoven dies Jan 1, 1863 Beethoven's body moved and pieces of skull removed Jan 1, 1888 Beethoven moved again Jan 1, 1990 All pieces of skull returned Jan 1, 1994 A lock of Beethoven's hair sold for $7300 Jan 1, 2010 Beethoven's skull analyzed