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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.
The establishment of the Holy Roman Empire
Otto’s success in repelling Hungarian invaders at the Battle of Lechfeld (955) united the German duchies behind his kingship and established his German power base. Seeking a strong patron to defend the Catholic Church, Pope John XII decided to crown Otto emperor in Rome on 2 February 962, establishing him as the protector of the Western Church. [...]
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