|
1975 In Germany
Events in the year 1975 in Germany. Incumbents *President – Walter Scheel *Chancellor – Helmut Schmidt Events * 25 February – German Constitutional Court abortion decision * 27 February – The 2 June Movement kidnaps West German politician Peter Lorenz. He is released on March 4 after most of the kidnappers' demands are met. * 27 June– 8 July – 25th Berlin International Film Festival * August: Fire on the Lüneburg Heath * Date unknown **German company Coppenrath & Wiese was founded. **Launch of the Volkswagen Polo, a three-door hatchback which fits into the Volkswagen range below the Golf and is similar in size and concept to the Renault 5 from France. **The Flick affair begins with a share trade where the Flick company sold shares worth 1.9 Billion Deutsche Mark from Daimler AG to the Deutsche Bank. Births *13 February – Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler, German politician *21 February – Daniel Fehlow, German actor *26 February – Frank Busemann, Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years In Germany ...
This is a list of years in Germany. See also the timeline of German history. For only articles about years in Germany that have been written, see :Years in Germany. 21st century 20th century 19th century 18th century 17th century See also * Timeline of German history * List of years by country {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Germany, List of Germany history-related lists 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 betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a global brand post-World War II by the British Army Officer Ivan Hirst, it is known for the iconic Volkswagen Beetle, Beetle and serves as the flagship brand of the Volkswagen Group, the largest automotive manufacturer by worldwide sales in 2016 and 2017. The group's biggest market is in Automotive industry in China, China, which delivers 40 percent of its sales and profits. Its name is derived from the German-language terms and , translating to "people's car" when combined. History 1932–1940: People's Car project Volkswagen was established in 1937 by the German Labour Front (''Deutsche Arbeitsfront'') in Berlin. In the early 1930s, cars were a luxury – most Germans could afford nothing more elaborate than a motorcycle and only one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Bega
David Lubega Balemezi (born 13 April 1975), better known by his stage name Lou Bega, is a German singer. His 1999 song " Mambo No. 5", a remake of Pérez Prado's 1949 instrumental piece, reached number 1 in many European countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Bega added his own words to the song and sampled the original version extensively. Bega's musical signature consists of combining musical elements of the 1940s and 1950s with modern beats and grooves. Personal life Bega was born on 13 April 1975 in Munich, Bavaria to a Sicilian mother and a Ugandan father. His father Charles went to West Germany in 1972 to study biology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Until age six, Bega spent most of his time with his mother Nicole in Italy. Then they lived permanently in Munich, where Bega attended German primary school. As a teenager, he traveled to Miami, Florida, where he found the inspiration for his hit single "Mambo No. 5". Bega also lived in Uganda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13 April
Events Pre-1600 *1111 – Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. * 1204 – Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire. 1601–1900 *1612 – In one of the epic samurai duels in Japanese history, Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojirō at Funajima island. *1613 – Samuel Argall, having captured Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia, sets off with her to Jamestown with the intention of exchanging her for English prisoners held by her father. *1699 – The Sikh religion is formalised as the Khalsa – the brotherhood of Warrior-Saintsby Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar. *1742 – George Frideric Handel's oratorio ''Messiah'' makes its world premiere in Dublin, Ireland. *1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey. *1829 – The Roman Catholic Relief Act 182 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Wokalek
Johanna Wokalek (born 3 March 1975) is a German stage and film actress. A student of Klaus Maria Brandauer, she received critical recognition and three newcomer awards for her performance in the play ''Rose Bernd''. Wokalek is best known for her award-winning appearances in the German films ''Hierankl'', ''Barfuss'', and ''The Baader Meinhof Complex''. She received the Bambi (prize), Bambi award for her portrayal of the Red Army Faction member Gudrun Ensslin in 2008. She played the lead role in the film ''Pope Joan (2009 film), Pope Joan'' in 2009. Early life Wokalek was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, West Germany, daughter of a professor of dermatology from Mediaş, Mediaş, Romania. She attended the Friedrich-Gymnasium (school), Gymnasium in Freiburg where she first tried acting in the school's amateur theatre, drama group in 1991. After her Abitur, final exams in 1994 Wokalek intended to allow herself up to three applications at drama schools before choosing a dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 March
Events Pre-1600 * 473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Emperor Shōmu, Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan. *1575 – Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengal Sultanate, Sultan of Bengal Daud Khan Karrani's army at the Battle of Tukaroi. *1585 – The Teatro Olimpico, Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza. 1601–1900 *1776 – American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau. *1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia. *1799 – The Siege of Corfu (1798–99), Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu ends with the surrender of the French garrison. *1820 – The United States Congress, U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise. *1845 &ndash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Busemann
Frank Busemann (; born 26 February 1975 in Recklinghausen) is a former Germany, German decathlon, decathlete. He currently works as a pundit for athletics coverage by German TV channel Das Erste. Busemann started his career as a 110 metres hurdles, 110 m hurdler and was 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics, junior world champion in this discipline in 1994. After his surprising decathlon silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with his personal best of 8706 points he became one of Germany's most popular sportsmen. He also was named ''German Sportsman of the Year''. At the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, World Championships of the following year Busemann came third. After these successes Busemann confronted severe injuries from which he only recovered partly. He made a comeback at the 2000 Olympics where he finished in seventh place. In 2003, at the age of just 28, he retired because of his deteriorating physical condition. His personal best of 8706 points ranks hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26 February
Events Pre-1600 *747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events. * 364 – Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman emperor. *1266 – Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by Manfred, King of Sicily. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples. *1365 – The Ava Kingdom and the royal city of Ava (Inwa) founded by King Thado Minbya. 1601–1900 *1606 – The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea. *1616 – Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun. *1775 – The British East India Company factory on Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Fehlow
Daniel Fehlow (born 21 February 1975 in Berlin, Germany) is a German television and voice actor. He has played Leon Moreno in the German television soap opera ''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten'' since 1996. He is the voice of Channing Tatum in films dubbed into German. Television filmography * ''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten'' as Leon Moreno (1996–present) * ''Verfolgt! – Mädchenjagd auf der Autobahn'' as Stefan (1998) * ''Hinter dem Regenbogen'' as Oliver (1999) * ''Schloss Einstein'' as bodyguard Bodo Kaminski (2001) * ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ("Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police") is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police (Autobahnpolizei), originally set in Berlin and since 1999 i ...'' as ''Ben Winter'' (2007) External linksRole profile: Leon Moreno 1975 births Living people German male soap opera actors German male television actors [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 February
Events Pre-1600 * 452 or 453 – Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis, is martyred in Palestine. *1245 – Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery. * 1440 – The Prussian Confederation is formed. 1601–1900 *1613 – Mikhail I is unanimously elected Tsar by a national assembly, beginning the Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia. *1797 – A force of 1,400 French soldiers invaded Britain at Fishguard in support of the Society of United Irishmen. They were defeated by 500 British reservists. *1804 – The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales. *1808 – Without a previous declaration of war, Russian troops cross the border to Sweden at Abborfors in eastern Finland, thus beginning the Finnish War, in which Sweden will lose the eastern half of the country (i.e. Finland) to Russia. *1828 – Initial issue of the Cherokee Phoeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler
Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler (born 13 February 1975) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been leading her party’s group in the State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2021.Bätzing-Lichtenthäler neue SPD-Fraktionschefin in Rheinland-Pfalz '''', 7 May 2021. She is the first woman in this position. Political career Member of the German Bundestag, 2002–2014 Bätzing-Lichtenthäler was first elected to be a member of the |
13 February
Events Pre-1600 * 962 – Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the ''Diploma Ottonianum'', recognizing John as ruler of Rome. *1322 – The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th–13th. *1462 – The Treaty of Westminster is finalised between Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lord of the Isles. * 1503 – Challenge of Barletta: Tournament between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta. *1542 – Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery. 1601–1900 *1633 – Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. *1642 – The Clergy Act becomes law, excluding bishops of the Church of England from serving in the House of Lords. * 1660 – With the accession of young Charles XI of Sweden, his regents begin negotiations to end the Second Northern War. *1689 – William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England. *1692 – Massacre of Gle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
