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1958 in Germany

Explore 10 historical events and records for Germany in 1958.

Historical records for Germany in 1958

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January

EEC Treaty Enters into Force

Adenauer, Konrad ยท Bonn ยท Chancellor of Germany ยท Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Heads the Federal German government when the Treaty of Rome enters into force and the EEC begins operating.

May

Death of Otto Abetz

Abetz, Otto ยท Warfare / Military

Death of Otto Abetz

October

Wir Wunderkinder

Hoffmann, Kurt ยท West Germany ยท Director ยท Arts / Cinema

Directs Wir Wunderkinder, a satire of post-war West Germany.

Other events (month unknown)

Doktor Murkes gesammeltes Schweigen

Boll, Heinrich Theodor ยท Arts / Literature

Publication of Doktor Murkes gesammeltes Schweigen

Education

Kohl, Helmut ยท Heidelberg ยท Politics / Christian Democratic Party

Graduates with a doctorate

Electron-Beam Welding

Steigerwald, Karl-Heinz ยท Munich ยท Science / Technology

Develops industrial electron-beam welding, using a focused high-energy electron beam to melt and join metals in vacuum.

First EEC Commission

Hallstein, Walter ยท Brussels ยท President of EEC Commission ยท Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Becomes the first President of the Commission of the European Economic Community.

Marriage

Mengele, Josef ยท Warfare / World War, 2nd

Mengele marries his brothers widow in Argentina

Marxism and Soviet Ideology

Marcuse, Herbert ยท Humanities / Social Science

In Soviet Marxism, Marcuse assessed Soviet political ideology and its divergence from emancipatory Marxist goals.

Soviet Marxism

Marcuse, Herbert ยท Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Soviet Marxism"

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