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12 July – The German tariff of 1879 is voted for by a majority of 100 in the Reichstag.; 21 June – German chemical company Linde is founded.; 31 May – German inventor Werner von Siemens demonstrates the first electric locomotive using an external power source at Berlin.
Germany and the United Kingdom signed the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty, under which Germany renounced its claims over Zanzibar in exchange for the strategic island of Heligoland. [40] 1891: The Pan-German League was established. 1892: Rudolf Diesel invented the Diesel engine. 1896: 3 January
In 1873 free trade won its last victory in Germany with the abolition of the duty on iron. [4] Tariffs were now for raising revenue and not for protective purposes, with the German Empire therefore almost a completely free-trading state. [5] In 1850 two-thirds of Germany was employed in agriculture and this proportion declined slowly until 1870 ...
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Monument to the Constitution of Baden (and the Grand Duke for granting it), in Rondellplatz, Karlsruhe, Germany The Grand Duchy of Baden (Großherzogtum Baden) within Germany at the time of the German Empire. In the wars after the French Revolution in 1789, Napoleon, the emperor of the French, rose to be the ruler of the European continent.
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1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1879th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 879th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 19th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of ...
On this reproduction of the painting, Werner's self-portrait can be seen on the extreme right margin (with a mustache). The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles.A few days after the imperial proclamation, the victors of the Siege of Paris used it as a hospital (contemporary painting).