Arrest of Rainer Langhans
Langhans, now a member of West Berlin Tupamaros (a precursor of Movement 2 June), is arrested
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1969 in Germany
Explore 39 historical events and records for Germany in 1969.
Historical records for Germany in 1969
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February
Kommune I
American president Richard Nixon visits Berlin, among the many Berliners waiting to greet him are Kommune I members Dieter Kunzelmann and Rainer Langhans, they attempt to bomb Nixons motorcade, but the bomb is discovered
Kommune I
American president Richard Nixon visits Berlin, among the many Berliners waiting to greet him are Kommune I members Dieter Kunzelmann and Rainer Langhans, they attempt to bomb Nixons motorcade, but the bomb is discovered
Motorcade Route
American president Richard Nixon visits Berlin, among the many Berliners waiting to greet him are Kommune I members Dieter Kunzelmann and Rainer Langhans, they attempt to bomb Nixons motorcade, but the bomb is discovered
Motorcade Route
American president Richard Nixon visits Berlin, among the many Berliners waiting to greet him are Kommune I members Dieter Kunzelmann and Rainer Langhans, they attempt to bomb Nixons motorcade, but the bomb is discovered
Tupamaros
Langhans, now a member of West Berlin Tupamaros (a precursor of Movement 2 June), is arrested
May
Death of Franz von Papen
Dies in Obersasbach, Baden
June
Arrest of Andraes Baader
The four convicted arsonists Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst S”hnlein, and Thorwald Proll are released from prison pending review of their cases
Arrest of Gudrun Ensslin
The four convicted arsonists Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst S”hnlein, and Thorwald Proll are released from prison pending review of their cases
Arrest of Horst S”hnlein
The four convicted arsonists Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst S”hnlein, and Thorwald Proll are released from prison pending review of their cases
Arrest of Thorwald Proll
The four convicted arsonists Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst S”hnlein, and Thorwald Proll are released from prison pending review of their cases
December
Hague European Summit
Represents Germany as leaders open the Hague summit on completion, deepening and enlargement of the European Communities.
Hague Enlargement Decision
Supports the Hague agreement to open enlargement negotiations with applicant countries including Britain, Denmark and Ireland.
Bombing of Berlin
The Baader-Meinhog bomb Berlin
Other events (month unknown)
A Critique of Pue Tolerance
Publication of "An Essay on Liberation". Publication of "A Critique of Pue Tolerance"
An Essay on Liberation
Publication of "An Essay on Liberation". Publication of "A Critique of Pue Tolerance"
Arrest of Gudrun Ensslin
After serving a year in jail, Ensslin and Baader, and their two co-defendants Horst Sohnlein and Thorwald Proll are released temporarily pending an appeal, when the appeal fails, Ensslin, Baader and Proll escape to France as fugitives
Arrest of Horst Sohnlein
After serving a year in jail, Ensslin and Baader, and their two co-defendants Horst Sohnlein and Thorwald Proll are released temporarily pending an appeal, when the appeal fails, Ensslin, Baader and Proll escape to France as fugitives
Arrest of Thorwald Proll
After serving a year in jail, Ensslin and Baader, and their two co-defendants Horst Sohnlein and Thorwald Proll are released temporarily pending an appeal, when the appeal fails, Ensslin, Baader and Proll escape to France as fugitives
Bayern Domestic Double
Gerd Muller helps Bayern secure both the Bundesliga title and the DFB Cup in 1969, completing the first domestic double in club history.
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Germany
Counterrevolution and Radical Opposition
Marcuse analyzed the reaction against New Left activism while defending the possibility of emancipatory opposition.
Death of Karl Jaspers
Karl Jaspers dies in Basel.
Death of Theodor W. Adorno
Theodor W. Adorno dies in Visp, Switzerland.
Deputy Chancellor
Appointed Deputy Chancellor in the SDP-FDP coalition
Essay on Liberation Published
Marcuse published An Essay on Liberation, arguing that radical political change also requires transformed needs and sensibilities.
Exile of Gudrun Ensslin
After serving a year in jail, Ensslin and Baader, and their two co-defendants Horst S”hnlein and Thorwald Proll are released temporarily pending an appeal, when the appeal fails, Ensslin, Baader and Proll escape to France as fugitives
First Bundesliga Championship
Franz Beckenbauer leads Bayern through the 1968-69 campaign as the club wins its first Bundesliga championship.
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Foreign Minister
Katzelmacher
Directs Katzelmacher.
Konkret
Leaves her job at Konkret in the early part of 1969 (later returning to vandalise the offices in May) and begins her life as a guerilla
Love Is Colder Than Death
Directs Love Is Colder Than Death.
Marriage
Ulrike Meinhof, having grown increasingly disillusioned with her life, divorces her husband
Michael Kohlhaas
Directs Michael Kohlhaas - Der Rebell.
Minister President
Appointed Minister President
Political Essays and Polemics
Böll wrote essays engaging with democratic rights and social tensions.
President of Germany
Appointed President of Germany
Regional Party Chairman
Appointed Regional Party Chairman
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
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