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Events in the year '''1885 in [[Germany]]'''. |
Events in the year '''1885 in [[Germany]]'''. |
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* [[King of Bavaria]] – [[Ludwig II of Bavaria]] |
* [[King of Bavaria]] – [[Ludwig II of Bavaria|Ludwig II]] |
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* [[List of rulers of Prussia|King of Prussia]] – |
* [[List of rulers of Prussia|King of Prussia]] – William I |
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* [[King of Saxony]] – [[Albert of Saxony]] |
* [[King of Saxony]] – [[Albert, King of Saxony|Albert]] |
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* [[King of Württemberg]] – [[Charles I of Württemberg]] |
* [[King of Württemberg]] – [[Charles I of Württemberg|Charles]] |
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* 17 February – German government grants an imperial charter to [[Carl Peters]] for establishment of a protectorate in [[German East Africa|East Africa]]. |
* [[17 February]] – German government grants an imperial charter to [[Carl Peters]] for establishment of a protectorate in [[German East Africa|East Africa]]. |
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* 26 February – The final act of the [[Berlin Conference, 1884-85|Berlin Conference]] regulates European colonization and trade in Africa. |
* [[26 February]] – The final act of the [[Berlin Conference, 1884-85|Berlin Conference]] regulates European colonization and trade in Africa. |
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* 26 March – [[Prussian deportations]]: the [[Prussia]]n government orders the expulsion of all ethnic [[Polish people|Poles]] and [[Jews]] holding [[Russian Empire|Russian]] citizenship, later extended to include Polish [[Austria-Hungary|Austrian]] citizens. More than 30,000 people are forced across the border. |
* [[26 March]] – [[Prussian deportations]]: the [[Prussia]]n government orders the expulsion of all ethnic [[Polish people|Poles]] and [[Jews]] holding [[Russian Empire|Russian]] citizenship, later extended to include Polish [[Austria-Hungary|Austrian]] citizens. More than 30,000 people are forced across the border. |
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* 3 April – [[Gottlieb Daimler]] is granted a German patent for his 1-cylinder [[water-cooled]] [[engine]] design. |
* [[3 April]] – [[Gottlieb Daimler]] is granted a German patent for his 1-cylinder [[water-cooled]] [[engine]] design. |
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* 8 April – The sultan of [[Wituland|Witu]] cedes 25 square miles of territory to German brothers [[Clemens Denhardt|Clemens]] and [[Gustav Denhardt]], which becomes the first German territory in [[Wituland]].<ref name="afrol">[http://www.afrol.com/features/10597 German Wituland, a colonial rarity] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040407001049/http://www.afrol.com/features/10597 |date=2004-04-07 }} ''Afrol News'', retrieved 28 October 2011</ref> |
* [[8 April]] – The sultan of [[Wituland|Witu]] cedes 25 square miles of territory to German brothers [[Clemens Denhardt|Clemens]] and [[Gustav Denhardt]], which becomes the first German territory in [[Wituland]].<ref name="afrol">[http://www.afrol.com/features/10597 German Wituland, a colonial rarity] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040407001049/http://www.afrol.com/features/10597 |date=2004-04-07 }} ''Afrol News'', retrieved 28 October 2011</ref> |
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* 27 May – The remainder of the [[Wituland]] becomes the German [[Protectorate]] of Wituland (''Deutsch-Witu'').<ref name="afrol"/> |
* [[27 May]] – The remainder of the [[Wituland]] becomes the German [[Protectorate]] of Wituland (''Deutsch-Witu'').<ref name="afrol"/> |
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[[File:1885Benz.jpg|thumb|200px|right| The [[Benz Patent Motorwagen]] was built in 1885]] |
[[File:1885Benz.jpg|thumb|200px|right| The [[Benz Patent Motorwagen]] was built in 1885]] |
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[[File:ZweiRadMuseumNSU Reitwagen.JPG|right|thumb|The ''[[Daimler Reitwagen|Reitwagen]]'' (riding car), the first internal combustion motorcycle (1885)]] |
[[File:ZweiRadMuseumNSU Reitwagen.JPG|right|thumb|The ''[[Daimler Reitwagen|Reitwagen]]'' (riding car), the first internal combustion motorcycle (1885)]] |
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* [[Karl Benz]] produces the [[Benz Patent-Motorwagen]], regarded as the first [[automobile]] (patented and publicly launched the following year).<ref>{{cite book|last=Benz|first=Carl Friedrich|year=1925|title=Lebensfahrt eines deutschen erfinders; erinnerungen eines achtzigjahrigen|location=Leipzig|publisher=Koehler & Amelang}}</ref> |
* [[Karl Benz]] produces the [[Benz Patent-Motorwagen]], regarded as the first [[automobile]] (patented and publicly launched the following year).<ref>{{cite book|last=Benz|first=Carl Friedrich|year=1925|title=Lebensfahrt eines deutschen erfinders; erinnerungen eines achtzigjahrigen|location=Leipzig|publisher=Koehler & Amelang}}</ref> |
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* [[Gottlieb Daimler]] and [[Wilhelm Maybach]] produce the [[Daimler Reitwagen]], regarded as the first [[motorcycle]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Classic motorcycles|first=Mark|last=Gardiner|publisher=MetroBooks|year=1997|isbn=1-56799-460-1|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Roland|year=2005|title=The Ultimate History of Fast Motorcycles|publisher=Parragon|isbn=1-4054-5466-0|location=Bath|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Ultimate Motorcycle Book|first=Hugo|last=Wilson|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|year=1993|isbn=1-56458-303-1|pages=8–9}}</ref> |
* [[Gottlieb Daimler]] and [[Wilhelm Maybach]] produce the [[Daimler Reitwagen]], regarded as the first [[motorcycle]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Classic motorcycles|first=Mark|last=Gardiner|publisher=MetroBooks|year=1997|isbn=1-56799-460-1|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Roland|year=2005|title=The Ultimate History of Fast Motorcycles|publisher=Parragon|isbn=1-4054-5466-0|location=Bath|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Ultimate Motorcycle Book|first=Hugo|last=Wilson|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|year=1993|isbn=1-56458-303-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ultimatemotorcyc0000wils/page/8 8–9]|url=https://archive.org/details/ultimatemotorcyc0000wils/page/8}}</ref> |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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* [[2 January]] – [[Anna Hübler]], German pair skater (died [[1976 in Germany|1976]]) |
* [[2 January]] – [[Anna Hübler]], German pair skater (died [[1976 in Germany|1976]]) |
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* [[7 February]] – [[Hugo Sperrle]], German field marshal of Luftwaffe (died [[1953 in Germany|1953]]) |
* [[7 February]] – [[Hugo Sperrle]], German field marshal of Luftwaffe (died [[1953 in Germany|1953]]) |
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* [[11 March]] – [[Hans Leibelt]], German film actor (died [[1974 in Germany|1974]]) |
* [[11 March]] – [[Hans Leibelt]], German film actor (died [[1974 in Germany|1974]]) |
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* [[7 April]] – [[Walther Schwieger]], German U-boat commander of [[SM U-20 (Germany)|U-20]], which sank the ''[[RMS Lusitania|Lusitania]]'' (died [[1917]]) |
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* [[18 April]] – [[Claus Bergen]], German painter (died [[1964 in Germany|1964]]) |
* [[18 April]] – [[Claus Bergen]], German painter (died [[1964 in Germany|1964]]) |
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* [[14 May]] – [[Otto Klemperer]], German conductor (died [[1973]]) |
* [[14 May]] – [[Otto Klemperer]], German conductor (died [[1973]]) |
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* [[21 May]] – [[Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg]], German-born Albanian noblewoman (died [[1936]]) |
* [[21 May]] – [[Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg]], German-born Albanian noblewoman (died [[1936]]) |
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* [[2 June]] – [[Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt]], German neuropathologist |
* [[2 June]] – [[Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt]], German neuropathologist (died [[1964 in Germany|1964]]) |
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* [[9 June]] – [[Carl Hoffmann]], German film |
* [[9 June]] – [[Carl Hoffmann]], German film director (died [[1947 in Germany|1947]]) |
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* [[30 June]] – [[Heinrich Schomburgk]], German tennis player (died [[1965 in Germany|1965]]) |
* [[30 June]] – [[Heinrich Schomburgk]], German tennis player (died [[1965 in Germany|1965]]) |
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* [[6 July]] – [[Ernst Busch (field marshal)|Ernst Busch]], German field marshal (died [[1945 in Germany|1945]]) |
* [[6 July]] – [[Ernst Busch (field marshal)|Ernst Busch]], German field marshal (died [[1945 in Germany|1945]]) |
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* [[8 July]] – [[Ernst Bloch]], German philosopher (died [[1977 in Germany|1977]]) |
* [[8 July]] – [[Ernst Bloch]], German philosopher (died [[1977 in Germany|1977]]) |
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* [[8 July]] |
* [[8 July]] |
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** [[Hugo Boss (fashion designer)|Hugo Boss]], German fashion designer (died [[1948 in Germany|1948]]) |
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** [[Paul Leni]], German film director (died [[1929 in the United States|1929]]) |
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* [[24 July]] – [[Paul von Hase]], German soldier (died [[1944 in Germany|1944]]) |
* [[24 July]] – [[Paul von Hase]], German soldier (died [[1944 in Germany|1944]]) |
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* [[9 August]] – [[Hans Lachmann-Mosse]], German publisher (died [[1944 in the United States|1944]]) |
* [[9 August]] – [[Hans Lachmann-Mosse]], German publisher (died [[1944 in the United States|1944]]) |
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* [[7 September]] |
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** [[Eleonore Baur]], German Nazi, only woman to participate in Munich [[Beer Hall Putsch]] (died [[1981 in Germany|1981]]) |
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** [[Franz Eichhorst]], German painter (died [[1948 in Austria|1948]]) |
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* [[9 September]] – [[Paul Henckels]], German actor (died [[1967 in Germany|1967]]) |
* [[9 September]] – [[Paul Henckels]], German actor (died [[1967 in Germany|1967]]) |
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* [[14 September]] – [[Carl de Vogt]], German actor (died [[1970 in Germany|1970]]) |
* [[14 September]] – [[Carl de Vogt]], German actor (died [[1970 in Germany|1970]]) |
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* [[1 November]] – [[Anton Flettner]], German aviation engineer and inventor (died [[1961 in the United States|1961]]) |
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* [[8 November]] – [[Emil Fahrenkamp]], German architect (died [[1966 in Germany|1966]]) |
* [[8 November]] – [[Emil Fahrenkamp]], German architect (died [[1966 in Germany|1966]]) |
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* [[9 November]] – [[Julius Ebbinghaus]], German philosopher (died [[1981 in Germany|1981]]) |
* [[9 November]] – [[Julius Ebbinghaus]], German philosopher (died [[1981 in Germany|1981]]) |
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* [[24 November]] – [[Rudolf Klein-Rogge]], German actor (died [[1955 in Germany|1955]]) |
* [[24 November]] – [[Rudolf Klein-Rogge]], German actor (died [[1955 in Germany|1955]]) |
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* [[26 November]] – [[Heinrich Brüning]], German politician and former [[Chancellor of Germany]] (died [[1970 in the United States|1970]]) |
* [[26 November]] – [[Heinrich Brüning]], German politician and former [[Chancellor of Germany]] (died [[1970 in the United States|1970]]) |
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* [[30 November]] – [[Albert Kesselring]], German Generalfeldmarshal of Luftwaffe (died [[1960 in Germany|1960]]) |
* [[30 November]] – [[Albert Kesselring]], German Generalfeldmarshal of Luftwaffe (died [[1960 in Germany|1960]]) |
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* [[17 December]] – [[Theodor Steltzer]], German politician (died [[1967 in Germany|1967]]) |
* [[17 December]] – [[Theodor Steltzer]], German politician (died [[1967 in Germany|1967]]) |
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* [[25 December]] |
* [[25 December]] |
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** [[Albert Betz]], German physicist and a pioneer of wind turbine technology (died [[1968 in Germany|1968]]) |
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** [[Angela Zigahl]], German teacher and politician (died [[1955 in Germany|1955]]) |
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==Deaths== |
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* [[6 April]] – [[Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein]], Prussian general (born [[1797 in Germany|1797]]) |
* [[6 April]] – [[Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein]], Prussian general (born [[1797 in Germany|1797]]) |
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* [[7 April]] – [[Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold]], German physiologist and zoologist (born [[1804 in Germany|1804]]) |
* [[7 April]] – [[Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold]], German physiologist and zoologist (born [[1804 in Germany|1804]]) |
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* [[2 June]] – [[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern]], head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern from 1869 and Prime Minister of Prussia (born [[1811 in Germany|1811]]) |
* [[2 June]] – [[Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (died 1885)|Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern]], head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern from 1869 and Prime Minister of Prussia (born [[1811 in Germany|1811]]) |
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* [[15 June]] – [[Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–1885)|Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia]], Prussian nobleman (born [[1828 in Germany|1828]]) |
* [[15 June]] – [[Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–1885)|Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia]], Prussian nobleman (born [[1828 in Germany|1828]]) |
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* [[16 June]] – [[Wilhelm Camphausen]], German painter (born [[1818 in Germany|1818]]) |
* [[16 June]] – [[Wilhelm Camphausen]], German painter (born [[1818 in Germany|1818]]) |
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* [[17 November]] – [[Gustav Seyffarth]], German egyptologist (born [[1796 in Germany|1796]]) |
* [[17 November]] – [[Gustav Seyffarth]], German egyptologist (born [[1796 in Germany|1796]]) |
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* [[6 December]] – [[Robert Gerwig]], German civil engineer and politician (born [[1820 in Germany|1820]]) |
* [[6 December]] – [[Robert Gerwig]], German civil engineer and politician (born [[1820 in Germany|1820]]) |
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* [[9 December]] – [[Hermann Heinrich Becker]], German politician (born [[1820 in Germany|1820]]) |
* [[9 December]] – [[Hermann Heinrich Becker (politician)|Hermann Heinrich Becker]], German politician (born [[1820 in Germany|1820]]) |
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==References== |
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See also: | Other events of 1885 History of Germany • Timeline • Years |
Events in the year 1885 in Germany.
Incumbents
National level
State level
Kingdoms
- King of Bavaria – Ludwig II
- King of Prussia – William I
- King of Saxony – Albert
- King of Württemberg – Charles
Grand Duchies
- Grand Duke of Baden – Frederick I
- Grand Duke of Hesse – Louis IV
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Frederick Francis II
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Frederick William
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg – Peter II
- Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – Charles Alexander
Principalities
- Schaumburg-Lippe – Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – George Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Charles Gonthier, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Principality of Lippe – Woldemar, Prince of Lippe
- Reuss Elder Line – Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
- Reuss Younger Line – Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
- Waldeck and Pyrmont – George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Duchies
- Duke of Anhalt – Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
- Duke of Brunswick – Prince Albert of Prussia (regent, appointed in 1885)
- Duke of Saxe-Altenburg – Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Duke of Saxe-Meiningen – Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Colonial Governors
- Cameroon (Kamerun) – Maximilian Buchner (acting commissioner) to 1 April, then Eduard von Knorr (acting commissioner) to 4 July, then Julius Freiherr von Soden (governor) (1st term)
- German East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika) from 27 May – Karl Peters (administrator)
- German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) – Gustav von Oertzen (commissioner, appointed in 1885)
- German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) – Gustav Nachtigal (commissioner) to May 1885, then Heinrich Ernst Göring (acting commissioner)
- Togoland – Heinrich Randad (provisional consul) to 26 June, then Ernst Falkenthal (commissioner)
- Wituland (Deutsch-Witu) from 8 April – Gustav Denhardt (resident)
Events
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- 17 February – German government grants an imperial charter to Carl Peters for establishment of a protectorate in East Africa.
- 26 February – The final act of the Berlin Conference regulates European colonization and trade in Africa.
- 26 March – Prussian deportations: the Prussian government orders the expulsion of all ethnic Poles and Jews holding Russian citizenship, later extended to include Polish Austrian citizens. More than 30,000 people are forced across the border.
- 3 April – Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his 1-cylinder water-cooled engine design.
- 8 April – The sultan of Witu cedes 25 square miles of territory to German brothers Clemens and Gustav Denhardt, which becomes the first German territory in Wituland.[1]
- 27 May – The remainder of the Wituland becomes the German Protectorate of Wituland (Deutsch-Witu).[1]
Undated
- Karl Benz produces the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, regarded as the first automobile (patented and publicly launched the following year).[2]
- Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach produce the Daimler Reitwagen, regarded as the first motorcycle.[3][4][5]
Births
- 2 January – Anna Hübler, German pair skater (died 1976)
- 17 January – Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, German general (died 1968)
- 27 January – Eduard Künneke, German composer (died 1953)
- 1 February – Friedrich Kellner, German diarist (died 1970)
- 7 February – Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal of Luftwaffe (died 1953)
- 11 March – Hans Leibelt, German film actor (died 1974)
- 7 April – Walther Schwieger, German U-boat commander of U-20, which sank the Lusitania (died 1917)
- 12 April – Hermann Hoth, German general (died 1971)
- 18 April – Claus Bergen, German painter (died 1964)
- 14 May – Otto Klemperer, German conductor (died 1973)
- 21 May – Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, German-born Albanian noblewoman (died 1936)
- 2 June – Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt, German neuropathologist (died 1964)
- 9 June – Carl Hoffmann, German film director (died 1947)
- 30 June – Heinrich Schomburgk, German tennis player (died 1965)
- 6 July – Ernst Busch, German field marshal (died 1945)
- 8 July – Ernst Bloch, German philosopher (died 1977)
- 8 July
- 24 July – Paul von Hase, German soldier (died 1944)
- 9 August – Hans Lachmann-Mosse, German publisher (died 1944)
- 7 September
- Eleonore Baur, German Nazi, only woman to participate in Munich Beer Hall Putsch (died 1981)
- Franz Eichhorst, German painter (died 1948)
- 9 September – Paul Henckels, German actor (died 1967)
- 14 September – Carl de Vogt, German actor (died 1970)
- 1 November – Anton Flettner, German aviation engineer and inventor (died 1961)
- 8 November – Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (died 1966)
- 9 November – Julius Ebbinghaus, German philosopher (died 1981)
- 24 November – Rudolf Klein-Rogge, German actor (died 1955)
- 26 November – Heinrich Brüning, German politician and former Chancellor of Germany (died 1970)
- 30 November – Albert Kesselring, German Generalfeldmarshal of Luftwaffe (died 1960)
- 17 December – Theodor Steltzer, German politician (died 1967)
- 25 December
- Albert Betz, German physicist and a pioneer of wind turbine technology (died 1968)
- Angela Zigahl, German teacher and politician (died 1955)
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Deaths
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- 12 January – Prince August of Württemberg, German nobleman and general in Army of Kingdom Württemberg (born 1813)
- 22 February – Carl Scheppig, German architect (born 1803)
- 21 March – Franz Abt, German composer and choral conductor (born 1819)
- 6 April – Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein, Prussian general (born 1797)
- 7 April – Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist (born 1804)
- 2 June – Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern from 1869 and Prime Minister of Prussia (born 1811)
- 15 June – Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Prussian nobleman (born 1828)
- 16 June – Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (born 1818)
- 17 June – Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, German field marshal (born 1809)
- 24 August – Eduard Riedel, German architect (born 1813)
- 17 September – Gustav Becker, German clockmaker (born 1819)
- 23 September – Carl Spitzweg, German painter (born 1808)
- 17 November – Gustav Seyffarth, German egyptologist (born 1796)
- 6 December – Robert Gerwig, German civil engineer and politician (born 1820)
- 9 December – Hermann Heinrich Becker, German politician (born 1820)
References
- ^ a b German Wituland, a colonial rarity Archived 2004-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Afrol News, retrieved 28 October 2011
- ^ Benz, Carl Friedrich (1925). Lebensfahrt eines deutschen erfinders; erinnerungen eines achtzigjahrigen. Leipzig: Koehler & Amelang.
- ^ Gardiner, Mark (1997). Classic motorcycles. MetroBooks. p. 16. ISBN 1-56799-460-1.
- ^ Brown, Roland (2005). The Ultimate History of Fast Motorcycles. Bath: Parragon. p. 6. ISBN 1-4054-5466-0.
- ^ Wilson, Hugo (1993). The Ultimate Motorcycle Book. Dorling Kindersley. pp. 8–9. ISBN 1-56458-303-1.