12 January 1977StroszekWerner Herzog
Directs Stroszek.
Historical records for Germany in 1977, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Directs Stroszek.
Contributes percussion and composition to Trans-Europe Express.
Adds electronic rhythm to Trans-Europe Express during the band's classic quartet era.
Releases Trans-Europe Express, celebrating European rail travel and mechanical rhythm.
Co-creates Trans-Europe Express, refining Kraftwerk's sequenced electronic sound.
Mixes The Idiot with David Bowie and Iggy Pop during the Berlin period.
Appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising
Federal Prosecutor Siegfried Buback, his driver, and his bodyguard are shot and killed by two RAF members while waiting at a red traffic light. Assassination of the federal prosecutor-general Siegfried Buback, claimed by the Ulrike Meinhof Commando, in revenge for the suicide of Ulrike Meinhof
Assassination of the federal prosecutor-general Siegfried Buback, claimed by the Ulrike Meinhof Commando, in revenge for the suicide of Ulrike Meinhof
Assassination of the federal prosecutor-general Siegfried Buback, claimed by the Ulrike Meinhof Commando, in revenge for the suicide of Ulrike Meinhof
Federal Prosecutor Siegfried Buback, his driver, and his bodyguard are shot and killed by two RAF members while waiting at a red traffic light
Assassination of the federal prosecutor-general Siegfried Buback, claimed by the Ulrike Meinhof Commando, in revenge for the suicide of Ulrike Meinhof
Assassination of the federal prosecutor-general Siegfried Buback, claimed by the Ulrike Meinhof Commando, in revenge for the suicide of Ulrike Meinhof
Assassination of the federal prosecutor-general Siegfried Buback, claimed by the Ulrike Meinhof Commando, in revenge for the suicide of Ulrike Meinhof
Jurgen Ponto, Head of Dresdner Bank, is shot and killed in front of his house in Oberursel in a kidnapping that went wrong, those involved are Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Christian Klar, and Susanne Albrecht, the last bei
Jurgen Ponto, Head of Dresdner Bank, is shot and killed in front of his house in Oberursel in a kidnapping that went wrong, those involved are Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Christian Klar, and Susanne Albrecht
Jurgen Ponto, Head of Dresdner Bank, is shot and killed in front of his house in Oberursel in a kidnapping that went wrong, those involved are Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Christian Klar, and Susanne Albrecht
Jurgen Ponto, Head of Dresdner Bank, is shot and killed in front of his house in Oberursel in a kidnapping that went wrong, those involved are Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Christian Klar, and Susanne Albrecht
On the trials 192nd day, the three remaining defendants are convicted of several murders, more attempted murders, and of forming a terrorist organisation; they are sentenced to life imprisonment
On the trials 192nd day, the three remaining defendants are convicted of several murders, more attempted murders, and of forming a terrorist organisation; they are sentenced to life imprisonment
Death of Werner von Braun, Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Directs The American Friend.
Terrorists try to force the release of Baader and ten other imprisoned RAF members by kidnapping Hanns Martin as part of the sequence of events known as the "German Autumn"
Terrorists try to force the release of Baader and ten other imprisoned RAF members by kidnapping Hanns Martin as part of the sequence of events known as the "German Autumn"
Deprives the Baader-Meinhof prisoners of all contact with each other as well as with the outside, all visits, including those of lawyers and family members, being forbidden. Deprives the Baader-Meinhof prisoners are deprived of their access to post, newspapers, magazines, television, and radio
An official statement is released in which the state declared that the prisoners would not be released under any circumstances, and on the same day a Kontaktsperre ("communication ban") was enacted against all political pris
Deprives the Baader-Meinhof prisoners of all contact with each other as well as with the outside, all visits, including those of lawyers and family members, being forbidden. An official statement is released in which the state declared that the prisoners would not be released under any circumstances, and on the same day a Kontaktsperre ("communication ban") was enacted against all political pris
Kidnapped in Cologne with 3 of his bodyguards killed by Baader-Meinhof
Releases Heroes, recorded partly in Berlin and centred on one of his most enduring songs.
Death of Hans Martin Schleyer, assassinated by Baader-Meinhof
Four terrorists hijack Lufthansa Flight 181 on a flight from Palma de Mallorca to Frankfurt, their leader demanding the release of the eleven RAF prisoners detained at Stammheim
Four terrorists hijack Lufthansa Flight 181 on a flight from Palma de Mallorca to Frankfurt, their leader demanding the release of the eleven RAF prisoners detained at Stammheim
Co-produces Heroes, using Berlin studio atmosphere and distinctive recording techniques.
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact. RAF member Irmgard Muller is found with four stab wounds to her chest, but survives
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
The passengers of the Boeing 737 are freed in an assault carried out by German GSG 9 special forces in the early hours of 18 October 1977 which saw the death of three of the terrorists. Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
The passengers of the Boeing 737 are freed in an assault carried out by German GSG 9 special forces in the early hours of 18 October 1977 which saw the death of three of the terrorists
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Raspe learns of GSG 9s success on a smuggled transistor radio, and spent the next few hours talking to Baader, Ensslin, and Muller, who agreed to a suicide pact
Andreas Baader and Jan-Carl Raspe are found dead in their cells, having died from gunshot wounds, while Gudrun Ensslin is found hanging from a noose made from speaker wire
Death of Andreas Baader, suicide in gaol
Andreas Baader and Jan-Carl Raspe are found dead in their cells, having died from gunshot wounds, while Gudrun Ensslin is found hanging from a noose made from speaker wire
Death of Gudrun Esslin, commits suicide in Stammheim jail
Andreas Baader and Jan-Carl Raspe are found dead in their cells, having died from gunshot wounds, while Gudrun Ensslin is found hanging from a noose made from speaker wire
Suicide, after failure of the Schleyer kidnapping & Mogadisu rescue attempt. Death of Andreas Baader, suicide in gaol
Death of Gudrun Esslin, commits suicide in Stammheim jail
Hanns-Martin Schleyer, chairman of the German Employers Organisation, is kidnapped and later shot
Directs Bolwieser.
Death of Ludwig Erhard
Death of Siegfried Buback
Creates Europe Endless as part of Kraftwerk's vision of modern European identity.
An attempt to free Baader fails when commandoes free hostages at Mogadishu
Orders an attack of the plane which succeeds without loss of life. A Lufthansa airliner is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists
Contributes visual ideas and lyrics around the Trans-Europe Express concept.
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