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Immerse in the life of Beethoven by learning these fascinating facts about him
Updated On: 29 March, 2026 11:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Ananya Tomcy
At just 24 years old, Ludwig van Beethoven had his debut performance in Vienna on this day, in 1975. In honour of that, we have curated a list of five fun facts that you might not have known about one of the greatest composers in the history of classical music
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Haunted by poor health
Beethoven is famously known for having composed several of his masterpieces while being deaf. However, being deaf was really not the worst of his problems. He was haunted by ill health — chronic hepatitis, jaundice, colitis, various skin diseases, rheumatic fever and cirrhosis of the liver. Twenty-five pounds of water had to be drained from his abdomen before his death in 1827, but even then he kept his humour about him. He made a joke about how his doctor was
“like Moses, striking water from a rock”.
Bad at love
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