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1887 in Germany

Explore 13 historical events and records for Germany in 1887.

Historical records for Germany in 1887

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February

Treaty of Mediterranean

Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von ยท Berlin ยท Imperial Chancellor ยท Government / Reich, 2nd

Agreed between powers maintaining the status quo in the Mediterranean against Turkey

May

1st Daimler

Daimler, Gottlieb ยท Science / Technology

1st Daimler takes to the road

Invention of Automobile

Daimler, Gottlieb ยท Science / Technology

1st Daimler takes to the road

November

Birth of Fritz Erich von Manstein

Manstein, Fritz Erich von ยท Warfare / Military

Birth of Fritz Erich von Manstein

Birth of Ernst Rohm

Rohm, Ernst ยท Munich ยท Politics / NSDAP

Birth of Ernst Rohm, son of a civil servant

Other events (month unknown)

Birth of eldest son

Augustus William ยท Berlin ยท House / House of Hohenzollern

Fourth eldest son of William II

Budget

Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von ยท Berlin ยท Imperial Chancellor ยท Government / Reich, 2nd

Passes a Septennial Act increasing the military budget. Creates ne taxes for liquor & sugar & increasing taxes on grains

Conductor

Mahler, Gustav ยท Arts / Classical Music

Takes over conducting Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen from an ill Arthur Nikisch, firmly establishing his reputation among critics and public alike

Election

Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von ยท Imperial Chancellor ยท Government / Reich, 2nd

The Free Conservatives & National Liberals win 220 out of 375 seats

Leipzig Physics Studies

Wien, Wilhelm ยท Leipzig ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Studies physics in Leipzig during his early scientific training.

On the Genealogy of Morality

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm ยท Leipzig ยท Philosopher ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Nietzsche publishes On the Genealogy of Morality.

Reichstag Election Reshapes Majority

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

The Reichstag election changed the parliamentary balance supporting Bismarck's programme of military and financial measures.

Treaty of Reinsurance

Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von ยท Imperial Chancellor ยท Government / Reich, 2nd

A supplementary protocol promises German support for Russia in the Dardanelles

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