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1880 in Germany

Explore 6 historical events and records for Germany in 1880.

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Historical records for Germany in 1880

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July

20 July 1880

Birth of Ludwig Beck

Beck, Ludwig · Biebricht · Warfare / Military

Birth of Ludwig Beck

December

3 December 1880

Birth of Fedor von Bock

Bock, Fedor von · Kustrin · Warfare / Military

Birth of Fedor von Bock

Other events (month unknown)

1880

A Workers Inquiry

Marx, Karl Heinrich · London · Economist · Humanities / Philosophy

Publishes A Workers' Inquiry, a questionnaire designed to collect detailed information about workers' labour and living conditions.

1880

Death of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern

Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von · Darmstadt · Government / Government of Germany

Death of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern

1880

German Party Alignments Change

Bucher, Adolf Lothar · Berlin · Press figure · Media / Media

German liberals faced difficult choices over economic policy and cooperation with the imperial government.

1880

Party Leader

Bamberger, Ludwig · Party Leader of NLP · Politics / National Liberal Party

Appointed Party Leader of the National Liberal Party

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