First European Council
Represents Germany at the first meeting formally held under the title European Council.
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1975 in Germany
Explore 35 historical events and records for Germany in 1975.
Historical records for Germany in 1975
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March
Helios 1 First Solar Perihelion
Uses Helios 1 observations from its first record-setting close approach to investigate solar-wind plasma much nearer the Sun than previous spacecraft.
April
Assassination of Andreas von Mirbach
Occupation of the West German embassy & murder of Andreas von Mirbach and Dr. Heinz Hillegaart
Assassination of Andreas von Mirbach
Occupation of the West German embassy & murder of Andreas von Mirbach and Dr. Heinz Hillegaart
Siege of Stockholm
The West German embassy in Stockholm was seized by members of the RAF; two of the hostages are murdered as the German Government under Chancellor Helmut Schmidt refuses to give in to their demands
May
Red Army Faction
The Stammheim trial of Baader, Ensslin, Meinhof, and Jan-Carl Raspe begins, named after a city district of Stuttgart where it takes place
Red Army Faction
The Stammheim trial of Baader, Ensslin, Meinhof, and Jan-Carl Raspe begins, named after a city district of Stuttgart where it takes place
Trial
Opening day of the Stammheim trial of Baader, Ensslin, Meinhof, and Jan-Carl Raspe began, named after a city district of Stuttgart where it takes place
Trial
Opening day of the Stammheim trial of Baader, Ensslin, Meinhof, and Jan-Carl Raspe began, named after a city district of Stuttgart where it takes place
Trial
Opening day of the Stammheim trial of Baader, Ensslin, Meinhof, and Jan-Carl Raspe began, named after a city district of Stuttgart where it takes place
Trial
Opening day of the Stammheim trial of Baader, Ensslin, Meinhof, and Jan-Carl Raspe began, named after a city district of Stuttgart where it takes place
Trial
Opening day of the Stammheim trial of Baader, Ensslin, Meinhof, and Jan-Carl Raspe began, named after a city district of Stuttgart where it takes place
Opening Goal Against Leeds in Paris
Franz Roth breaks the deadlock late in the European Cup final as Bayern defeat Leeds United 2-0 and retain the trophy.
Second Goal Secures European Cup Defence
Gerd Muller scores Bayern’s second goal against Leeds United, sealing the club’s second consecutive European Cup triumph.
August
Trial
Meinhof, Baader, Ensslin, and Raspe are charged with four counts of murder, fifty-four of attempted murder, and a single count of forming a criminal association
October
Radio-Activity
Appears on Radio-Activity soon after joining the group.
Radio-Activity
Adds electronic percussion to Radio-Activity during the classic line-up's early phase.
Radio-Activity
Releases Radio-Activity, linking radio transmission, nuclear imagery and electronic pop.
Radio-Activity
Uses electronics and voice processing on Radio-Activity.
Other events (month unknown)
Arrest of Horst Mahler
The Movement 2 June takes Peter Lorenz hostage and demands, among others, that Mahler be freed from prison, Mahler is offered liberty, but refuses it
Arrest of Peter Lorenz
Released for five Red Army Faction prisoners & DM 20,000
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs for the GDR
Kidnap
Kidnapped by the Red Army Faction in Berlin
Kraftwerk
Joins Kraftwerk, completing the classic quartet with Hutter, Schneider and Flur.
Literary Reception of Katharina Blum
Böll's novel about press intrusion became a major work of contemporary political fiction.
Monoclonal Antibodies
Develops the hybridoma technique for the production of monoclonal antibodies, recognised by the award of the 1984 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
Movement 2 June
The Movement 2 June takes Peter Lorenz hostage and demands, among others, that Mahler be freed from prison, Mahler is offered liberty, but refuses it
Political Foreword on Liberation
Marcuse continued to explain the relationship between social liberation and the transformation of everyday life in public interventions.
Red Army
Released for five Red Army Faction prisoners & DM 20,000
Red Army
Kidnapped by the Red Army Faction in Berlin
Red Army Faction
Released for five Red Army Faction prisoners & DM 20,000
Red Army Faction
Kidnapped by the Red Army Faction in Berlin
Single-Particle Electron Microscopy
Introduces image-processing concepts for aligning and averaging many noisy electron micrographs of identical particles.
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum
Co-directs The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum.
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum
Co-directs The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum.
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