1879 in Germany
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Events in the year 1879 in Germany.
Incumbents
National level
State level
Kingdoms
- King of Bavaria — Ludwig II of Bavaria
- King of Prussia — Kaiser William I
- King of Saxony — Albert of Saxony
- King of Württemberg — Charles I of Württemberg
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 — Gonthier Frederick Charles II, 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 — William, Duke of Brunswick
- 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
Events
- 7 October - A defensive alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary is created by treaty.
Births
- 8 March - Otto Hahn, chemist and pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry (died 1968)
- 10 March - Hans Luther, politician, briefly Chancellor of Germany (died 1962)
- 14 March – Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity (died 1955)
- 6 September
- Max Schreck, actor (died 1936)
- Joseph Wirth, politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1956)
- 9 October - Max von Laue, physicist (died 1960)
- 28 October - Martin Kirschner, surgeon (died 1942)
- 29 October - Franz von Papen, politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1969)
Deaths
- 24 January - Heinrich Geißler, German physicist (born 1814)
- 13 March - Adolf Anderssen, chess master (born 1818)
- 4 April - Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, (born 1803)
- 15 May - Gottfried Semper, German architect (born 1803)
- 5 June - August Krönig, chemist and physicist (born 1822)
- 1 December - Franz Ittenbach, painter (born 1813)[1]
References
- ↑
Williamson, George Charles (1913). "Franz Ittenbach". In Herbermann, Charles. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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