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The German Emergency Acts were passed, amending the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany to allow for the restriction of certain freedoms in the event of an emergency, and marking a major political defeat for the German student movement. 1969: 21 October: Willy Brandt of the SPD was elected chancellor of West Germany. 1970: 5 June
Luther's translation of the Bible into High German was also decisive for the German language and its evolution from Early New High German to Modern Standard German. [181] The publication of Luther's Bible was a decisive moment in the spread of literacy in early modern Germany , [ 181 ] and promoted the development of non-local forms of language ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... 2025 events in Germany by month (2 C) C. Cancelled events in Germany ...
2 April — Alexandra Kluge, German actress (died 2017) 3 April — Annekathrin Bürger, German actress; 12 April — Barbara Aland, German theologian (died 2024) 24 April — Otmar Gutmann, German TV producer, animator and director (died 1993) 25 April — Wolfgang Zapf, German sociologe (died 2018) 2 May – Gisela Elsner, German writer (died ...
9 November 1989: The fall of the Berlin Wall ended the separation of Germany and started a series of events that ultimately led to German reunification. November 9th was originally considered to be the date for German Unity Day , but because it was also the anniversary of Kristallnacht , this date was considered inappropriate as a national holiday.
1 August — The 1936 Summer Olympics open in Berlin, Germany, at the end of the first ever Olympic torch relay. [3] It is also the first occasion in world history when a sporting event is given television coverage. The first German volunteers on the nationalist side of the Spanish civil war leave for Spain. [4] 30 August — Ernest Nash flees ...
2 May - Wilhelm Burgdorf, German general (born 1895) 2 May — Martin Bormann, German Nazi leader (suicide) (born 1900) 2 May — Hans Krebs, German general (born 1898) 2 May — Max de Crinis, German psychiatrist (suicide) (born 1889) 4 May — Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (born 1880) [6] 4 May — Karl Dannemann, German actor (born 1896)
Almost all of the most important events in Germany in 1921 were connected with questions arising out of the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, disarmament, reparations, trials of war criminals, and the plebiscite in Upper Silesia—questions that, from their harassing nature, kept both government and people in constant suspense and agitation.