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1908: Hitler’s Commando Otto Skorzeny Born

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1908: Hitler’s Commando Otto Skorzeny Born

On this day, one of the best known members of the German special forces – Otto Skorzeny – was born. He wa ...

On this day, one of the best known members of the German special forces – Otto Skorzeny – was born. He was born in Vienna, in a family of Polish origin, which is evident from his Slavic surname. He gr ...

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1860: The First Governor of the State Bank of the Russian Empire was a Jewish Baron

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1860: The First Governor of the State Bank of the Russian Empire was a Jewish Baron

On this day in 1860, the first State Bank of the Russian Empire was founded – the first official institut ...

On this day in 1860, the first State Bank of the Russian Empire was founded – the first official institution of central banking in Russia. As such, the State Bank of the Russian Empire was the precurs ...

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1727: George I – The First German to Rule the British Isles

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1727: George I – The First German to Rule the British Isles

On this day British King George I from the House of Hanover died. He is very interesting by the fact that ...

On this day British King George I from the House of Hanover died. He is very interesting by the fact that he was the first German who ruled the British Isles (England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland). K ...

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1946: Mysterious Death of a Young King

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1946: Mysterious Death of a Young King

On this day in 1946, King of Thailand Ananda Mahidol was found dead in his bed with a bullet hole in his ...

On this day in 1946, King of Thailand Ananda Mahidol was found dead in his bed with a bullet hole in his head. This case is among the greatest mysteries of the 20th century. It is still unclear whethe ...

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1872: The Last Empress of the Russian Empire

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1872: The Last Empress of the Russian Empire

On this day in 1872, the last Russian Empress (Tsaritsa), Alexandra, was born. She was born in Darmstadt ...

On this day in 1872, the last Russian Empress (Tsaritsa), Alexandra, was born. She was born in Darmstadt in Germany, and was of a German-British origin. Specifically, Alexandra was the granddaughter o ...

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1890: Tallest Church Completed (161.5 meters)

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1890: Tallest Church Completed (161.5 meters)

The Ulm Minster was built in the gothic style. The Ulm Minster parish church was finished on this day in ...

The Ulm Minster was built in the gothic style. The Ulm Minster parish church was finished on this day in 1890. At 161.5 meters, it is currently the tallest ecclesiastical building in the world. At the ...

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1740: Prussian King Frederick II the Great Accedes to the Throne

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1740: Prussian King Frederick II the Great Accedes to the Throne

Frederick II the Great came to the throne the same year as Maria Theresa, his arch-rival. The reign of Fr ...

Frederick II the Great came to the throne the same year as Maria Theresa, his arch-rival. The reign of Frederick II the Great, one of the most significant rulers in German history, began on this day i ...

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1987: Young German Pilot Lands on Red Square in Moscow

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1987: Young German Pilot Lands on Red Square in Moscow

On this day in 1987, a legendary incident occurred during the Cold War. The young German pilot, 18-year-o ...

On this day in 1987, a legendary incident occurred during the Cold War. The young German pilot, 18-year-old Mathias Rust, landed a Cessna 172 right near the Red Square in Moscow, the center of the Sov ...

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