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1953 in Germany
Explore 14 historical events and records for Germany in 1953.
Historical records for Germany in 1953
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March
October
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor
December
The Story of Little Mook
Directs Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck for DEFA.
Other events (month unknown)
And Never Said a Word
Böll published Und sagte kein einziges Wort, portraying a struggling marriage.
Arrest of Georg Dertinger
Arrested as a spy, held until 1954
Bundestag
Appointed Member of Bundestag
Bundestag
Appointed Member of Bundestag, Federal Parliament
Election
Elected to the Bundestag, 1953-57
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Foreign Minister for the GDR
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs for the GDR
Minister of Food
Appointed Minister of Food, Agriculture & Forestry
Minister of State Security
Appointed Minister of State Security of the GDR
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries in macromolecular chemistry that established the concept of long-chain polymer molecules.
Philosophische Rundschau Founded
Gadamer and Helmut Kuhn found the philosophical review Philosophische Rundschau.
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