Foundation of FC Bayern Munich
Franz John and fellow footballers establish FC Bayern Munich after breaking away from the MTV 1879 sports association, creating a new club in the Bavarian capital.
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1900 in Germany
Explore 40 historical events and records for Germany in 1900.
Historical records for Germany in 1900
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February
June
Seymour Expedition
Commands German sailors in Seymour's relief column.
Capture of Taku Forts
German naval forces support the capture of Taku.
Assassination of Clemens von Ketteler
Since Kaiser Wilhelm IIs minister to China, Baron Clemens von Ketteler, was murdered by the Boxers, the Germans "claimed a certain priority in the crusade against Chinese barbarism". Murdered by a mob in response to the Allied Siege of the legations in Peking
Death of Clemens von Ketteler
Murdered by a mob in response to the Allied Siege of the legations in Peking
Death of Ketteler
Is shot while travelling to the Zongli Yamen.
Legation Crisis
Confronts rising danger to the foreign legations.
July
Kaufbeuren Appointment
Becomes Bezirksamtmann in Kaufbeuren and assumes responsibility for district administration.
Hun Speech
Urges German troops to avenge Ketteler's death.
Mobilization
Present at Bremerhavan when 4,000 German soldiers set sail for China
Mobilization
Compares his army to the Huns & himself as Moses leading the Israelites in China
Capture of Peking
Beijing, Tianjin, and other cities in northern China were occupied for more than one year by the international expeditionary force under the command of German General Alfred Graf von Waldersee
Capture of Tientsin
The Allies capture Tientsin. Beijing, Tianjin, and other cities in northern China were occupied for more than one year by the international expeditionary force under the command of German General Alfred Graf von Waldersee
August
Allied Command
Is appointed commander of the international expeditionary force.
Siege of Peking
The Allies attack the central gates of Peking
September
Arrival in China
Arrives after Beijing has already been relieved.
October
Birth of Heinrich Himmler
Birth of Heinrich Himmler, near Munich, son of a Schoolmaster
Punitive Expeditions
Directs punitive expeditions in northern China.
Other events (month unknown)
Armament
German naval expansion reflects lessons drawn during the Boer War.
Assassination of Clemens von Ketteler
Since Kaiser Wilhelm IIs minister to China, Baron Clemens von Ketteler, was murdered by the Boxers, the Germans "claimed a certain priority in the crusade against Chinese barbarism"
Birth of Hans-Georg Gadamer
Birth of Hans-Georg Gadamer
Birth of Rudolph Hoess
Birth of Rudolph Hoess
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Germany
Commander of Allied Forces
Serves as Allied Supreme Commander in China in 1900-1901. Proposed by the Tsar of Russia, and seconded by the Japanese, as the first Allied Supreme Commander of modern times
Commander of Allied Forces
Serves as Allied Supreme Commander in China in 1900-1901
Death of Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche dies in Weimar.
Demokratie und Kaisertum
Publication of "Demokratie und Kaisertum"
Discovery of Radon
Observes a radioactive gas emitted by radium, later recognised as the noble gas radon and placed with the other inert gases in the periodic table.
Education
Obtains a doctorate for his thesis on the Berlin beer industry
Electron Theory of Metals
Models conduction in metals as the motion of mobile charged particles and lays foundations for the classical electron theory of conductivity.
Legislation
German naval expansion reflects lessons drawn during the Boer War.
Logical Investigation
Publication of "Logical Investigation"
Minister President
Appointed Minister President of Prussia
On several occasions Waldersee accompanied Prince Wilhelm, the future Kaiser Wilhelm II
On several occasions Waldersee accompanied Prince Wilhelm, the future Kaiser Wilhelm II, on trips abroad, representing the princes grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm I
Prussian Cadet Corps
Manstein entered the Prussian cadet system and began formal military training. His education at cadet schools in Plön and later near Berlin prepared him for service as a professional army officer.
Purchase of Carolines
Purchases the Caroline Islands & Samoa
Purchase of Samoa
Purchases the Caroline Islands & Samoa
Rule of Carolines
Purchases the Caroline Islands & Samoa
Rule of Samoa
Purchases the Caroline Islands & Samoa
Supplementary Naval Act
German naval expansion reflects lessons drawn during the Boer War.
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