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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.

Tod Jakob Fuggers des Reichen Badge Tod Jakob Fuggers des Reichen
Death of Jakob Fugger the Rich
Dec 30 1525
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Death of Jakob Fugger the Rich

The Fuggers – a family of Augsburg merchants – grew rich first by trade and then as money lenders to the Roman-German Emperor. [...]

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