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Joseph Wirth, German politician, former Chancellor of Germany (died 1956) 9 October – Max von Laue, German physicist (died 1960) 28 October – Martin Kirschner, German surgeon (died 1942) 29 October – Franz von Papen, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1969) 1 November – Oskar Barnack, German inventor and German photographer ...
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
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
Germany's dominance in physics and chemistry was such that one-third of all Nobel Prizes went to German inventors and researchers. The German cartel system (known as Konzerne), being significantly concentrated, was able to make more efficient use of capital. Germany was not weighted down with an expensive worldwide empire that needed defense.
After reductions in taxation in 1889, the reform of the constitution became the question of the hour. King Charles and his ministers wished to strengthen the conservative element in the chambers, but the laws of 1874, 1876 and 1879 only effected slight reforms pending a more thorough settlement. On 6 October 1891, King Charles died suddenly.
Heinrich von Treitschke's History of Germany in the Nineteenth Century, published in 1879, has perhaps a misleading title: it privileges the history of Prussia over the history of other German states, and it tells the story of the German-speaking peoples through the guise of Prussia's destiny to unite all German states under its leadership.
1879 in Germany; I. 1879 in Iceland; 1879 in Ireland; P. 1879 in Portugal; S. 1879 in Scotland; 1879 in Switzerland This page was last edited on 17 October ...
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 ...