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2018 in Germany

Explore 10 historical events and records for Germany in 2018.

Historical records for Germany in 2018

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May

FA Cup Winner

Rudiger, Antonio ยท London ยท Defender ยท Sport / Football

Antonio Rudiger produced a strong defensive performance against United's attack as Chelsea defeated Manchester United 1-0 in the 2018 FA Cup final at Wembley.

Karius Errors in Madrid Final

Karius, Loris ยท Kyiv ยท Goalkeeper ยท Sport / Football

Karius makes costly goalkeeping errors as Liverpool lose the Champions League final to Real Madrid in Kyiv.

July

S2 Gravitational Redshift

Eisenhauer, Frank ยท Astronomer ยท Science / Astronomy

As a leading GRAVITY scientist, helps measure gravitational redshift in S2 during its close passage around Sagittarius A*, testing general relativity near a supermassive black hole.

October

Never Look Away

Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel von ยท Germany ยท Director ยท Arts / Cinema

Directs Never Look Away.

BepiColombo Launch

Benkhoff, Johannes ยท Kourou, French Guiana ยท Science / Astronomy

BepiColombo launches on an Ariane 5 to begin a multi-year journey toward Mercury.

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German Coach Starts Paris Tenure

Tuchel, Thomas ยท Paris ยท Manager ยท Sport / Football

Thomas Tuchel became Paris Saint-Germain head coach and introduced tactical variations while directing a squad of established international stars.

Heynckes Returns and Wins Bundesliga

Heynckes, Jupp ยท Munich ยท Manager ยท Sport / Football

Jupp Heynckes guides Bayern to the 2017-18 Bundesliga championship after returning from retirement to manage the team.

In the Fade Golden Globe

Akin, Fatih ยท Director ยท Arts / Cinema

In the Fade won the Golden Globe for best motion picture in a non-English language.

Planck

Mandolesi, Nazzareno ยท European Space Agency ยท Scientist ยท Science / Astronomy

Mandolesi contributes to Planck low frequency instrument results in the final cosmological data release

Relativity, Theory of

Genzel, Reinhard ยท Galactic Centre ยท Astronomer ยท Science / Astronomy

Genzel observes gravitational redshift in the orbit of S2 near the Milky Ways central black hole

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