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1941: Nazis Execute Maximilian Kolbe via Lethal Injection

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1941: Nazis Execute Maximilian Kolbe via Lethal Injection

On this day in 1941 Catholic priest and Franciscan Conventual Friar St Maximilian Maria Kolbe died in the ...

On this day in 1941 Catholic priest and Franciscan Conventual Friar St Maximilian Maria Kolbe died in the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz. Kolbe became one of most prominent saints of the 20th ce ...

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1880: A Huge German Cathedral which was once the World’s Tallest Building

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1880: A Huge German Cathedral which was once the World’s Tallest Building

On this day, the completion of the famous Cologne Cathedral was solemnly announced. The Cathedral is one ...

On this day, the completion of the famous Cologne Cathedral was solemnly announced. The Cathedral is one of the greatest symbols of Catholicism in Germany. It is an exceptionally large building, and w ...

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1958: Nazi Baron Konstantin von Neurath – Hitler’s Distinguished Foreign Minister

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1958: Nazi Baron Konstantin von Neurath – Hitler’s Distinguished Foreign Minister

Nazi politician Baron Konstantin von Neurath died on this day. He is best-known for being the Third Reich ...

Nazi politician Baron Konstantin von Neurath died on this day. He is best-known for being the Third Reich’s foreign minister from 1932 until 1938. As the head of the German diplomacy, von Neurath gave ...

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1988: Death of the Legendary Enzo Ferrari

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1988: Death of the Legendary Enzo Ferrari

On this day the famous Italian automobile designer Enzo Ferrari died. He died in the town of Maranello, ...

On this day the famous Italian automobile designer Enzo Ferrari died. He died in the town of Maranello, known to many car enthusiasts as the headquarters of the Ferrari factory. The town is located n ...

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1688: Frederick Wilhelm I: The Prussian King who Founded the Giant Guard

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1688: Frederick Wilhelm I: The Prussian King who Founded the Giant Guard

On this day Prussian King Frederick Wilhelm I, who was also called the "Soldatenkönig" (Soldier-King), wa ...

On this day Prussian King Frederick Wilhelm I, who was also called the "Soldatenkönig" (Soldier-King), was born. Already at birth he became the nominal commander of a military detachment because his f ...

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