Historical Dates
This collection lists important dates in Germany's history, including significant events, holidays, and other notable occasions.
| Date | Content |
|---|---|
| January 30, 1933 | Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. |
| November 9, 1938 | Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass). The Nazi regime coordinated a wave of antisemitic violence. |
| September 1, 1939 | The Second World War started. |
| September 2, 1945 | The Second World War ended. |
| June 17, 1953 | A widespread protest and demonstrations against the DDR government took place, involving workers, students, and various segments of the population. This episode is known as Volksaufstand. |
| March 25, 1957 | The “Römische Verträge,” or the Treaty of Rome, was signed, establishing a common market based on the free movement of goods, people, services, and capital among Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. |
| December 7, 1970 | The West German Chancellor, Willy Brandt, knelt during a visit to a monument to the German occupation-era Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This episode is known as Kniefall von Warschau. |
| August 13, 1961 | The Berlin Wall was built by the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR). |
| November 9, 1989 | The Berlin Wall fell. |
| October 3, 1990 | East Germany and West Germany were reunified into a single nation (Tag der Deutschen Einheit). |
| January 1, 2002 | The Euro entered into circulation. |
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