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365 days of German history

Every day is historic! Do you want to know which key events took place in history on your date of birth? Or are you preparing for the next school presentation or Trivial Pursuit evening? The historical calendar from the Deutschlandmuseum shows you what happened in German history on each day of the year: major events, historical anniversaries, significant inventions, important birthdays and much more.

“To my people”

A shattering Prussian defeat at the hands of Napoleon at Jena and Auerstedt in 1806 shocked the world. Shortly before fleeing Berlin, the King informed his people that he had lost a battle and reminded them that “their primary civic duty was the maintenance of public order”. The peace treaty of 1807 reduced Prussia to half of its former size. [...]

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