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1860 In Germany
Events from the year 1860 in Germany. Incumbents * King of Bavaria – Maximilian II of Bavaria, Maximilian II * King of Hanover – George V of Hanover, George V * List of rulers of Prussia, King of Prussia – Frederick William IV of Prussia, Frederick William IV * King of Saxony – John of Saxony, John * King of Württemberg – William I of Württemberg * Grand Duke of Baden – Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Frederick I Events * 17 May – The sports club TSV 1860 Munich is founded in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Bavarian capital of Munich * 3 September – The Karlsruhe Congress of chemists begins Undated * Cologne Zoological Garden is opened. * Erlenmeyer flask is created by Emil Erlenmeyer. Births * 14 February – Eugen Schiffer, German politician (died 1954 in Germany, 1954) * 25 March – Friedrich Naumann, German politician (died 1919 in Germany, 1919) * 4 May – Hans Georg Friedrich Groß, German balloonist and airship constructor (died 1924 in Germany, 1924) * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 September
Events Pre-1600 *36 BC – In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate. * 301 – San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus. * 590 – Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). * 673 – King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne. * 863 – Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid. * 1189 – Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster. * 1260 – The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire. * 1335 – At the congress of Visegrád Charles I of Hungary mediates a reconci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 In Germany
The following lists events that happened during 1924 in the Weimar Republic. Incumbents National level President *Friedrich Ebert (Social Democrats) Chancellor *Wilhelm Marx ''(1st term)'' (Centre) Events * 4 January – The Emminger Reform is enacted that abolished the jury system and replaced it with a mixed system of judges and lay judges. * 31 January – Leaders of independent republic of the Rhineland Palatinate attempting to formally secede from Germany fails from lack of support. * 23 February – Great Britain reduces German reparation recovery duties on German goods to 5% due to Germany's economic troubles. * 26 February – The trial of Adolf Hitler for the Beer Hall Putsch begins and will last until 1 April. * 3 March – Germany signs a treaty of friendship with Turkey. * 4 May – German federal election, May 1924 * 26 May – Wilhelm Marx's government resigns after negotiations breakdown for a coalition. * 6 June – Germany accepts Dawes Plan, a US plan to help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Georg Friedrich Groß
Hans Georg Friedrich Groß, (4 May 1860 – 27 February 1924), was a German balloonist and airship constructor. Luisenstadt 2008 Balloons In the 1890s, the ''Verein zur Förderung der Luftschifffahrt'' (an association promoting airflight founded in 1881) conducted scientific balloon ascents to study the upper atmosphere on the initiative of Richard Assmann. Hans Groß was ''Premiereleutnant'' of the ''Berliner Luftschifferabteilung'' (Berlin airship department), and as balloon pilot took part in 28 of these studies. Hydrogen balloon plans by Groß led to the construction of the ''Humboldt''. This performed six ascents, two ending in non-fatal crashes; during deflation after its final landing on 26 April 1893, it exploded due to electrostatic charging and burnt. For his next balloon, the ''Phönix'', Groß developed a variant of the ''Reißbahn'' invented by John Wise in 1844. This allowed the pilot to rapidly deflate a gas balloon upon landing. The ''Phönix'' performed 23 ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 May
Events Pre-1600 *1256 – The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull ''Licet ecclesiae catholicae''. *1415 – Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance. * 1436 – Assassination of the Swedish rebel (later national hero) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson * 1471 – Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales. *1493 – Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation. 1601–1900 *1626 – Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the ''See Meeuw''. *1686 – The Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines. *1776 – Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III. *1799 – Fourth A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 In Germany
Events in the year 1919 in Germany. Incumbents National level President of Germany (1919–1945), President * Vacant to 11 February, then Friedrich Ebert (Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democrats) Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor * Friedrich Ebert (Social Democrats) ''("Head of Government")'' to 11 February, then Philipp Scheidemann (Social Democrats) to 20 June, then Gustav Bauer (Social Democrats) Events * 5 January, 5–15 January – Spartacist uprising * 19 January – German federal election, 1919 * 13 February – Scheidemann cabinet are sworn in. * 29 March – University of Hamburg is established. * 21 June – Bauer cabinet are sworn in. * 28 June – The Weimar Republic is forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles under threat of continued Allied advance, which effectively ended World War I. * 12 September – Adolf Hitler spies on the German's Worker Party meeting in 1919 for the Reichswehr, also joining the party. Undated * Betz's law is published in 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Naumann
Friedrich Naumann (25 March 1860 – 24 August 1919) was a German Liberalism in Germany, liberal politician and Protestant parish pastor. In 1896, he founded the National-Social Association that sought to combine liberalism, nationalism and (non-Marxism, Marxist) socialism with Protestant Christian values, proposing social reform to prevent class struggle. He led the party until its merger into the Free-minded Union in 1903. From 1907 to 1912 and again from 1913 to 1918, he was a member of the Reichstag (German Empire), Reichstag of the German Empire. Naumann advocated an imperialism, imperialist foreign policy, laying out Germany's claim to dominate Central Europe in his 1915 ''Mitteleuropa'' plan. After the First World War, he co-founded the German Democratic Party and was elected to the Weimar National Assembly. Naumann is also somewhat controversial for his anti-Armenian statements. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation of the Free Democratic Party (Germany), Free Democratic P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25 March
Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. * 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to visit Constantinople until 1967. * 717 – Theodosius III resigns the throne to the Byzantine Empire to enter the clergy. * 919 – Romanos Lekapenos seizes the Boukoleon Palace in Constantinople and becomes regent of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII. * 1000 – Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch chief minister Barjawan and assumes control of the government. * 1306 – Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots (Scotland). *1409 – The Council of Pisa convenes, in an attempt to heal the Western Schism. *1519 – Hernando Cortes, entering province of Tabasco, defeats Tabascan Indians. * 1576 – Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 In Germany
Events in the year 1954 in Germany. Incumbents *President – Theodor Heuss *Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer Events * 18 to 29 June - 4th Berlin International Film Festival * 4 July - Germany wins in 1954 FIFA World Cup Final *17 October - East German general election, 1954 *Date unknown - Wittig reaction was discovered by Georg Wittig. *Date unknown - The Angle grinder is invented by German company ''Ackermann + Schmitt ( FLEX-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH). * Date unknown - The first electric drip brew coffeemaker is patented in Germany and named the Wigomat after its inventor Gottlob Widmann. Births * 4 January - Birgit Havenstein, German composer * 16 January - Wolfgang Schmidt, German track and field athlete * 19 January - Katharina Thalbach, German actress * 19 January - Joachim Deckarm, German handball player * 21 January - Thomas de Maizière, German politician * 10 February - Peter Ramsauer, German politician * 19 February - Reiner Haseloff, German politician * 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Schiffer
Eugen Schiffer (14 February 1860 – 5 September 1954) was a German lawyer and liberal politician. He served as Minister of Finance and deputy head of government from February to April 1919. From October 1919 to March 1920, he was again deputy head of government and Minister of Justice. In 1921, he once more became Minister of Justice. Schiffer was co-founder of two liberal parties, the German Democratic Party (DDP) in 1918 and 1919 during the Weimar republic as well as the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD) of East Germany in 1946. Early life Eugen Schiffer was born in Breslau in the Prussian Province of Silesia on 14 February 1860 as the son of Bernhard Schiffer (1830–1900, a merchant) and his wife Mathilde (1832–88, née Kassel). Schiffer graduated from the ''Elisabeth-Gymnasium'' in Breslau with the Abitur and went on to study law at Breslau, Leipzig and Tübingen. He entered the Prussian judicial service in 1880 and after positions in Zabrze (Upper Silesia) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14 February
Events Pre-1600 * 748 – Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt. * 842 – Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages. * 1014 – Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor. * 1130 – The troubled 1130 papal election exposes a rift within the College of Cardinals. *1349 – Several hundred Jews are burned to death by mobs while the remaining Jews are forcibly removed from Strasbourg. *1530 – Spanish conquistadores, led by Nuño de Guzmán, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico. *1556 – Having been declared a heretic and laicized by Pope Paul IV on 4 December 1555, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is publicly defrocked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Erlenmeyer
Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer (28 June 182522 January 1909), known simply as Emil Erlenmeyer, was a German chemist known for contributing to the early development of the theory of structure, formulating the Erlenmeyer rule, and designing the Erlenmeyer flask, a type of specialized flask, ubiquitous in chemistry laboratories, which is named after him. Biography Earlyl life and education Erlenmeyer was born in Wehen, Duchy of Nassau (today Taunusstein, Hesse, near Wiesbaden), in 1825, the son of a Protestant minister. He enrolled in the University of Giessen to study medicine, but after attending lectures of Justus von Liebig changed to chemistry. In the summer of 1846 he went to Heidelberg for one year, and studied physics, botany and mineralogy, returning to Giessen in 1847. After serving as assistant to H. Will and then to Carl Remigius Fresenius, Erlenmeyer decided to devote himself to pharmaceutical chemistry. For this purpose he studied in Nassau, where he passed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
