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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.

Dresdner Maiaufstand Badge Dresdner Maiaufstand
The May Uprising in Dresden
May 4 1849
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The May Uprising in Dresden

When the revolutions launched in the spring of 1848 had run out of steam a year later, and the Imperial Constitution negotiated in Frankfurt proved to be unrealizable, democrats across Germany launched the Imperial Constitution Campaign in an attempt to ensure that the failure of German unification did not imperil the reforms that had already been secured in the individual states. [...]

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The whole year at a glance

“Marshal Forward” crosses the Rhine “Marshal Forward” crosses the Rhine
Jan 1 1814
“Marshal Forward” crosses the Rhine
Does gymnastics endanger the state? Does gymnastics endanger the state?
Jan 2 1820
Does gymnastics endanger the state?
Expulsion of Martin Luther from the Church Expulsion of Martin Luther from the Church
Jan 3 1521
Expulsion of Martin Luther from the Church