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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.

Foundation of the German Confederation

In 1806, Emperor Franz II reacted to the foundation of the “Confederation of the Rhine” – a military alliance of medium-sized German states under the leadership of France – by abdicating his crown, thus sealing the end of the Holy Roman Empire. [...]

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