Historical Events
Parliament of Worms
1521 Parliament of Worms installs edict against Martin Luther
Peace of Nikolsburg Confirmed
1624 Hungarian King Bethlen Gabor and Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II sign the Treaty of Vienna, confirming the Peace of Nikolsburg agreed in 1621
German Surrender in Berlin
1945 German General Wilhelm Keitel formally surrenders to the Allies represented by the United States, the UK, France and the Soviet Union in Berlin
- 1945 V-E Day: World War II ends in Europe after Germany signs an unconditional surrender
- 1949 West German constitution approved
- 1969 Cambodia recognizes the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
- 1974 FC Magdenburg of East Germany win 14th European Cup Winner's Cup against AC Milan of Italy 2-0 in Rotterdam
Famous Birthdays
- 1460 Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1486-1536), born in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1536)
- 1527 Johann Walter, German composer, born in Kahla (d. 1570)
- 1632 Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin, born in Mierzęcin, Poland (d. 1706)
- 1673 Johann Valentin Eckelt, German composer, born in Werningshausen, Germany (d. 1732)
- 1703 Gottlob Harrer, German composer, born in Görlitz (d. 1755)
- 1745 Carl Philipp Stamitz, German composer, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1801)
- 1844 Hermann Gradener, German composer, born in Kiel, Germany (d. 1929)
- 1846 Oscar Hammerstein, German-American cigar maker, opera and theater impresario, composer, and playwright, born in Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1919)
Famous Deaths
- 1818 Franz Ignaz Kaa, German composer, dies at 78
- 1894 Clara Fey, German Roman Catholic Nun and the founder of the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus, dies at 79
- 1909 Friedrich von Holstein, German civil servant (head of the political department of the German Foreign Office), dies at 72
- 1936 Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies at 55
- 1941 Heinrich Zöllner, German composer, dies at 86
- 1945 Bernhard Rust, German Nazi politician and Minister of Science, Education and National Culture (1934-45), reportedly commits suicide at 61
- 1976 Ulrike Meinhof, German journalist who lead Germany Red Army Faction ("Baader-Meinhof gang"), dies in uncertain circumstances in prison at 41
- 1985 Karl Marx, German composer and conductor, dies at 87
- 1997 Kai-Uwe Von Hassel, German politician (President of Bundestag 1969-72), dies at 84
- 2000 Karl-Rudi Griesbach, German composer, dies at 83
- 2020 Roy Horn [Uwe Ludwig Horn], German-American Las Vegas entertainer (Siegfried & Roy), dies of COVID-19 at 75
- 2021 Helmut Jahn, German-American architect who designed the O'Hare United Airlines Terminal and the Thompson Center in Chicago and One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, killed when struck by cars while bicycling at 80 [1] [2]