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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.

Frauenwahlrecht! Badge Frauenwahlrecht!
Votes for women!
Jan 19 1919
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Votes for women!

Germany took some time to shape its future following the November Revolution of 1918; by mid-January 1919, the forces of parliamentary democracy had prevailed and a date was set for elections. [...]

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