Patent
Patents a 3 wheel drive motor car & the internal combustion engine
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1886 in Germany
Explore 16 historical events and records for Germany in 1886.
Historical records for Germany in 1886
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January
December
Birth of Gotthard Heinrici
Birth of Gotthard Heinrici
Other events (month unknown)
Beyond Good and Evil
Nietzsche publishes Beyond Good and Evil.
Buch der Zeit
Publication of "Buch der Zeit"
Budget
The Reichstag turns down Bismarks proposals to increase military spending. Dissolves the Reichstag after failing to raise the budget. Calls up reserves & announces a war loan to rally patriotic voters at the election. Asks the Reichstag to increase the military budget after the end of the Dreikaiserbund
Death of Louis II
Declared mad, commits suicide by drowning
Death of Ludwig II
Declared insane then drowns himself
Discovery of Germanium
Discovers germanium in the mineral argyrodite and finds that its properties closely match Mendeleev's prediction for eka-silicon.
Election
Calls up reserves & announces a war loan to rally patriotic voters at the election
Invention of Automobile
Fits his engine to a 4 wheeled carriage
Political Opposition to Socialist Laws
The anti socialist legislation remained a defining controversy in Germany's party system and political publishing.
Radio Wave Reflection
Demonstrates radio waves and their reflection from conducting surfaces.
Reichstag
Dissolves the Reichstag after it refuses his increases to the military budget
Resignation of Georg Leo von Caprivi
Resigns because Wilhelm I consults his cabinet chiefs without his knowledge
Succession
Succeeds as King of Bavaria
Suicide
Declared mad, commits suicide by drowning
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