Germany

Place Unit Type
Nation
Containing Unit
Europe
Date Type
- At Baden in Germany, Emperor Napoleon III meets with the leaders of several German states US/the World
Brahms' First Piano Concerto premieres at Hanover in northern Germany Education/Culture
Carlist pretender Don Carlos, Count Montemolin retracts his renunciation of Spanish throne US/the World
Emile Durkheim, one of the founders of Sociology, is born in Alsace-Lorraine Personal
- First International Chemical Congress meets in Karlsruhe, Germany Science/Technology
From Germany, the Grand Duke of Tuscany protests the annexation of his province Foreign
German astronomer discovers new minor planet Science/Technology
German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer dies of heart failure at his home in Frankfurt-in-Main Education/Culture
Karl Baedeker, founding father of travel guides, dies in Germany Personal
Max Planck, who will become one of the prime movers of quantum physics, is born in Kiel, Germany Personal
Representatives from many German states meet in Frankfurt to discuss German unification Foreign
19th-Century Immigration
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Name Type
Aix-La-Chapelle (Aachen) City or Town
Baden-Württemberg, Germany State or Province
Bavaria, Germany State or Province
Bremen, Germany City or Town
Brunswick, Germany State or Province
Essingen, Germany City or Town
Frankfort, Germany City or Town
Hamburg, Germany City or Town
Hanover, Germany State or Province
Hesse, Germany State or Province
Koblenz, Germany City or Town
Liblar, Germany City or Town
Lithauen, Germany City or Town
Nayhingen, Germany City or Town
Prussia State or Province
Saxony State or Province
Sinsheim, Germany City or Town
Speyer, Germany City or Town
Weimar, Germany City or Town
Wied-Selters, Germany City or Town
Wiedenbruck, Westphalia City or Town
Date Title
New York Herald, “Immigration into the United States,” February 20, 1859
Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Five Hundred and Ninety-Four Saints on Their Pilgrimage to Salt Lake City,” May 7, 1860
New York Herald, “Causes of Excessive Mortality in New York and Brooklyn,” March 10, 1861
"Moncure Daniel Conway," Harper's Magazine, September 25, 1875.
Life and Literature in the Fatherland
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