You are here: Home › Beethoven › BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Tuesday, October 3, 1820 ← BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Monday, October 2, 1820 (approximately) BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Thursday, October 5, 1820 → BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Tuesday, October 3, 1820 Since Karl is with him in Mödling, Beethoven may not go to Vienna to give the Archduke his usual composition lessons this week until Thursday when he returns Karl to the City.