Birth of Conrad Adenauer
Birth of Conrad Adenauer, the "Old Fox"
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1876 in Germany
Explore 13 historical events and records for Germany in 1876.
Historical records for Germany in 1876
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September
Birth of Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
Birth of Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb,
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Alliance Agreement at Alsace
Offers Russia an alliance if for Alsace-Lorraine, Russia refuses
Alliance Bismarck and Russia
Offers Russia an alliance if for Alsace-Lorraine, Russia refuses
Cathode Rays Named
Introduces the term cathode rays for the radiation emerging from the negative electrode in a discharge tube.
Der Ring Des Nibelingen
Composition of "Siegfried". Composition of "Gotterdammerung". Composition of "Der Ring Des Nibelingen"
Eastern Crisis Diplomacy Expands
The Balkan crisis intensified international diplomacy, creating an urgent foreign policy context for German reporting.
Gotterdammerung
Composition of "Siegfried". Composition of "Gotterdammerung". Composition of "Der Ring Des Nibelingen"
Invention of Gas Engine
Makes inprovements to the gas powered internal-combustion engine
Performance
"Der Ring Des Nibelingen" is 1st performed in the Festival Theatre Bayreuth
Ring Cycle Bayreuth Premiere
Richard Wagner's complete Ring cycle was first performed at Bayreuth, uniting four music dramas around power, greed and myth.
Rule of Alsace-Lorraine
Offers Russia an alliance if for Alsace-Lorraine, Russia refuses
Siegfried
Composition of "Siegfried". Composition of "Gotterdammerung". Composition of "Der Ring Des Nibelingen"
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