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1965 in Germany

Explore 8 historical events and records for Germany in 1965.

Historical records for Germany in 1965

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April

Merger Treaty

Erhard, Ludwig ยท Brussels ยท Chancellor of Germany ยท Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Heads the West German government when the Six sign the Merger Treaty creating a single Council and Commission.

May

First Dortmund German Cup Triumph

Emmerich, Lothar ยท Hanover ยท Forward ยท Sport / Football

Plays in Dortmundโ€™s 2-0 DFB-Pokal final victory over Alemannia Aachen, earning the club its first German Cup trophy.

Other events (month unknown)

Bundestag

Worner, Manfred ยท Bonn ยท Member of Bundestag ยท Government / Government of Germany

Elected to the Federal Parliament, Bundestag

Foreign Secretary of Germany

Winzer, Otto ยท Foreign Secretary of Germany ยท Government / GDR

Appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs for the GDR

Literary Advocacy and Free Expression

Boll, Heinrich Theodor ยท Arts / Literature

Bรถll defended artistic freedom and challenged political pressures on writers.

Promotion to the Bundesliga

Ohlhauser, Rainer ยท Munich ยท Forward ยท Sport / Football

Rainer Ohlhauser helps Bayern earn promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time, opening the way to sustained top-flight success.

Repressive Tolerance Essay

Marcuse, Herbert ยท Humanities / Social Science

Marcuse's essay Repressive Tolerance argued that apparently neutral toleration can reinforce unequal structures of power.

University of California San Diego

Marcuse, Herbert ยท Humanities / Social Science

Marcuse began his professorship at the University of California San Diego, a major setting for his later political thought.

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