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Germany in 1898

Historical records for Germany in 1898, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

14Records
14Events
11Named people
7Places
8Categories

Historical records

February

10 February 1898Birth of Bertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht

Arts / Literature

Birth of Bertolt Brecht

April

4 April 1898Birth of Theodor August Otto Wilhelm HabichtTheodor August Otto Wilhelm Habicht

Wiesbaden · Politics / NSDAP

Birth of Theodor August Otto Wilhelm Habicht

June

26 June 1898Birth of Willy MesserschmittWilly Messerschmitt

Frankfurt · Science / Technology

Birth of Willy Messerschmitt

July

17 July 1898Birth of Julius SchreckJulius Schreck

Warfare / Military

Birth of Julius Schreck

September

23 September 1898ArmamentWilhelm II

Berlin · House / House of Hohenzollern

In a speech says that Germany's future "lay on the water"

Other Events

1898Birth of Herbert MarcuseHerbert Marcuse

Berlin · Humanities / Social Science

Birth of Herbert Marcuse, son of a prosperous Jewish familly

1898Cathode Ray PenetrationPhilipp Lenard

Heidelberg · Science / Physics

Studies how cathode rays penetrate matter through thin windows, establishing characteristic absorption and scattering behaviour.

1898Gedanken und ErinnerungenAdolf Lothar Bucher

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Gedanken und Erinnerungen", collaborates on Bismarck's memoirs

1898Gedanken und Erinnerungen", collaborates on Bismarck's memoirsAdolf Lothar Bucher

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Gedanken und Erinnerungen", collaborates on Bismarck's memoirs

1898Inspector GeneralAlfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee

Hanover · Warfare / Military

Appointed inspector-general of the 3rd Army at Hanover

1898Minister of StateAlfred Friedrich von Tirpitz

Government / Government of Germany

Appointed Prussian Minister of State

1898Rule of KiautschouAlbert Wilhelm Heinrich Germany

Kiautschou · Warfare / Military

Commands the East Asia Squadron in consolidating and securing the German hold on the region of Kiautschou and the port of Tsingtao

1898Rule of TsingtaoAlbert Wilhelm Heinrich Germany

Tsingtao · Warfare / Military

Commands the East Asia Squadron in consolidating and securing the German hold on the region of Kiautschou and the port of Tsingtao

1898Third ArmyAlfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee

Hanover · Warfare / Military

Appointed inspector-general of the 3rd Army at Hanover

Names involved

Adolf Lothar BucherAlbert Wilhelm Heinrich GermanyAlfred Friedrich von TirpitzAlfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von WalderseeBertolt BrechtHerbert MarcuseJulius SchreckPhilipp LenardTheodor August Otto Wilhelm HabichtWilhelm IIWilly Messerschmitt

Places involved

BerlinFrankfurtHanoverHeidelbergKiautschouTsingtaoWiesbaden

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.