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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.

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Escape by locomotive
Dec 5 1961
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Escape by locomotive

Harry Deterling, a steam locomotive driver, refused to sign a document confirming his support for the “measures to secure the border”. [...]

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