Resume of General Council Meetings
Helps prepare a summary of General Council meetings for publication in The Bee-Hive.
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1869 in Germany
Explore 17 historical events and records for Germany in 1869.
Historical records for Germany in 1869
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January
February
Succession
Informed by Charles Anthony that Leopold had been sounded out for the Spanish throne. Charles Anthony asks Bismarck to tell William to decide Leopolds Spanish succession
April
The Belgian Massacres
Helps issue an International address to European and American workers condemning violence in Belgium.
May
Benedetti is told by Bismarck that Leopold had refused the Spanish throne
Benedetti is told by Bismarck that Leopold had refused the Spanish throne
Address to the National Labor Union
Drafts an address from the International to the National Labor Union in the United States.
August
General Council Report on the Right of Inheritance
Prepares the General Council report on the right of inheritance for the International.
Other events (month unknown)
Basel Chair of Classical Philology
Nietzsche is appointed professor of classical philology at the University of Basel.
Cadet
Appointedadet in the Deaths Head Hussars
Cathode Ray Shadows
Observes sharp shadows in discharge tubes, showing that cathode rays travel in straight lines from the cathode.
Constitution of Germany
The Customs Union fails, "no man is humiliated who does not feel himself humiliated"
Das Rheingold
Composes, "Das Rheingold"
Das Rheingold
1st performance of, "Das Rheingold"
Economic Integration Before Unification
The expansion of German economic institutions and trade helped frame political discussion of national integration.
North German Confederation
The North German Confederation allows equal rights for the different religious denominations
North German Confederation
The North German Confederation establishes unified measures and weights (with the obligatory introduction of the metric system)
SDP
Founded by Liebknecht at the Congress of German Socialists
Union-Customs
The Customs Union fails, "no man is humiliated who does not feel himself humiliated"
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