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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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Death of the Frankish king Clovis
Nov 27 511
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Death of the Frankish king Clovis

The sources first speak of a people called the Franks – a name taken to mean “the bold and the brave” – in the 3rd century AD. [...]

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