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Today in History for August 15
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- 60th annual finger wrestling (Fingerhakeln) championships takes place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, part of Partenkirchner Festival week.
On this day in 2011
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow is released. In 1993 Kiefer left Buchen, Germany for La Ribaute, a derelict silk factory near Barjac. From 2000 he began constructing a series of elaborate installations there. Like a strange, sprawling village, La Ribaute extends over 35 hectares and is composed of old industrial buildings and working studios that link to a network of underground tunnels dug out by Kiefer, which run underneath pavilions built to house paintings and installations. An underground pool at the cul-de-sac of a tubular iron tunnel is embedded within a crypt which backs onto to a 20 m tiered concrete amphitheatre. There are caves and woods, an open landscape of concrete towers – assembled like so many card houses – and secluded, private spaces. Traversing this landscape, the film immerses the audience in the total world and creative process of one of today’s most significant and inventive artists. (Arthouse Films)
On this day in 2010
- EVENTS
- PGA Championship Men's Golf, Whistling Straits GC: Martin Kaymer of Germany wins his first major title by 1 stroke in 3-hole aggregate playoff with Bubba Watson.
On this day in 2009
- EVENTS
- 12th Athletics World Championships open at Berlin, Germany.
On this day in 1998
- BIRTHS
- Paul Grauschopf, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
On this day in 1996
- BIRTHS
- Leroy Kwadwo, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
On this day in 1994
- BIRTHS
- Lina Magull, German footballer player, Dortmund, born in Germany.
- Lucas Schäfer, German rower, Marburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1993
- BIRTHS
- André Mandt, German association football player, Cologne, born in Germany.
- Dominique Heintz, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
On this day in 1992
- BIRTHS
- Arajik Marutjan, German boxer, Armavir, born in Germany.
- Philipp Wolf,, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, born in Germany.
- Susanne Graf, German politician, Mahlsdorf, born in Germany.
On this day in 1991
- BIRTHS
- Marcel Schiller, German handball player, Dettingen an der Erms, born in Germany.
- Fabian Schwingenschlögl, German swimmer, Erlangen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1990
- BIRTHS
- Aglaja Brix, German actress, Hamburg, born in Germany.
- Christian Fromm, German volleyball player, Berlin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1988
- BIRTHS
- Faruk Gül, footballer, Steinfurt, born in Germany.
On this day in 1987
- BIRTHS
- Tim Wuttke, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
On this day in 1986
- BIRTHS
- Corina Schröder, German footballer, Dingden, born in Germany.
On this day in 1982
- BIRTHS
- Dirk Orlishausen, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
On this day in 1980
- BIRTHS
- Stefan KÜHNE, Soccer Player, born in Germany .
On this day in 1978
- BIRTHS
- Adel Tawil, German singer, songwriter and producer, Berlin, born in Germany.
- Jens Gaiser, German Nordic combined skier, Baiersbronn, born in Germany.
On this day in 1977
- BIRTHS
- Jayson Jones, Olympic runner, Germany, born in Belize.
- Benedikt Böhm, German extreme ski mountaineer, Munich, born in Germany.
On this day in 1975
- BIRTHS
- Alexandra Lapp, Blogger, born in Dusseldorf, Germany.
On this day in 1974
- BIRTHS
- David L. Englin, American politician, Frankfurt, born in Germany.
- Detlef Bock, Olympic shot putter, Staßfurt, born in Germany.
- Matthias HAGNER, Soccer Player, born in Germany .
On this day in 1973
- BIRTHS
- Carmen Wüstenhagen,, Bad Hersfeld, born in Germany.
- Susanne Hirt, canoeist, Augsburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1972
- BIRTHS
- Denis Trautmann, athletics competitor, Essen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1970
- BIRTHS
- Julian Voss-Andreae, German sculptor, Hamburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1969
- BIRTHS
- Thorsten Streppelhoff, German rower, Dorsten, born in Germany.
On this day in 1967
- BIRTHS
- Mattias Kumm, American philosopher, Bremen, born in Germany.
- Peter Hermann, American actor, New York City, born in Germany.
On this day in 1964
- BIRTHS
- André Golke, German footballer, Hamburg, born in Germany.
- Rainer Forst, German philosopher, Wiesbaden, born in Germany.
On this day in 1962
- BIRTHS
- Detlef Seif, German politician, Euskirchen, born in Germany.
- Gregor Amann, German politician, Ravensburg, born in Germany.
- Igor Dorokhin, Kazakhstani ice hockey player, Oskemen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1961
- BIRTHS
- Michael Irmgartz, Race Car Driver, born in Neuwied, Germany.
- Dietmar Mögenburg, German high jumper, Leverkusen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1959
- BIRTHS
- Ratko Delorko, German musician, Hamburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1957
- BIRTHS
- Thomas Böttger, German composer and pianist, Neustrelitz, born in Germany.
- Hans-Joachim Burba, German male curler, Hattersheim am Main, born in Germany.
- Diedrich Diederichsen, German author, journalist and cultural critic, Hamburg, born in Germany.
- Michael Pappert, German basketball player, Aachen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1956
- BIRTHS
- Peter Kursinski, German footballer, Mittweida, born in Germany.
- Sabine Reuter, German rower, Bremen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1955
- BIRTHS
- Roger Willemsen, German author, Bonn, born in Germany.
On this day in 1954
- BIRTHS
- Dan Reeder, American musician and artist, Lafayette, born in Germany.
- Gabriele Von Lutzau, German sculptor, Wolfsburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1953
- BIRTHS
- Joaquín Montañés, Spanish association football player, Talavera de la Reina, born in Germany.
- Wolfgang Hohlbein, German writer, Weimar, born in Germany.
On this day in 1952
- BIRTHS
- Rudolf Kargus, German footballer, Worms, born in Germany.
On this day in 1951
- BIRTHS
- Herfried Münkler, German political scientist, Friedberg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1950
- BIRTHS
- Volker Fischer, German fencer (b.1950), Iserlohn, born in Germany.
On this day in 1949
- BIRTHS
- Ralf Schulenberg, East German footballer, Erfurt, born in Germany.
- Dieter Nüssing, German footballer, Koblenz, born in Germany.
- Bernard Endrich, German volleyball player, Munich, born in Germany.
On this day in 1948
- BIRTHS
- Edwin Zimmermann, German politician, Dahme/Mark, born in Germany.
On this day in 1944
- BIRTHS
- Franz Vogler, Olympic skier, Oberstdorf, born in Germany.
On this day in 1943
- BIRTHS
- Günter Sommer, German drummer, Dresden, born in Germany.
- Hanna Schwarz, German mezzo-soprano, Hamburg, born in Germany.
- Barbara Bouchet, German-American actress and entrepreneuse, Worbis, born in Germany.
- Margitta Scherr, German actress, Chemnitz, born in Germany.
On this day in 1942
- BIRTHS
- Manfred Letzerich, German athletics competitor, Wiesbaden, born in Germany.
On this day in 1941
- BIRTHS
- Hans Fahsl,, Duisburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1940
- BIRTHS
- Gudrun Ensslin, German terrorist (Founder of Red Army Faction), born in Bartholomä, Germany (d. 1977).
- Dietmar Schwager, German footballer and manager, Kaiserslautern, born in Germany.
On this day in 1939
- BIRTHS
- Horst Christopeit, German footballer, Split, born in Germany.
On this day in 1936
- BIRTHS
- Lothar Buchmann, German association football player, Wroclaw, born in Germany.
On this day in 1935
- BIRTHS
- John M. Opitz, American geneticist, Hamburg, born in Germany.
- Jürgen Werner, German footballer, Hamburg, born in Germany.
- Richard Kihn,, Alzenau, born in Germany.
On this day in 1934
- BIRTHS
- Geurt Gijssen, Dutch chess arbitr, Germany, born in Germany.
On this day in 1931
- BIRTHS
- Helga Klein, German sprinter, Mannheim, born in Germany.
On this day in 1928
- BIRTHS
- Carl Joachim Classen, German classical philologist, Hamburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1927
- BIRTHS
- Günter Dohrow,, Germany, born in Germany.
- Gerhard Dünnhaupt, German bibliographer and literary historian, Bernburg, born in Germany.
- Horst Heintze, German politician, Halle (Saale), born in Germany.
On this day in 1926
- BIRTHS
- Hanni Gehring, German cross-country skier, Unterjoch, born in Germany.
On this day in 1925
- BIRTHS
- Günter Twiesselmann, German rower, Hanover, born in Germany.
- Leonie Ossowski, German screenwriter and writer, Osowa Sien, born in Germany.
On this day in 1924
- BIRTHS
- Hedy Epstein, American activist, Freiburg im Breisgau, born in Germany.
- Brigitte Kiesler, German gymnast, Ludwigslust, born in Germany.
- Werner Abrolat, German actor, Sovetsk, born in Germany.
On this day in 1922
- BIRTHS
- Lukas Foss [Fuchs], German-American pianist, conductor and composer (Prairie), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2009).
On this day in 1921
- BIRTHS
- Eckart Afheldt, German general and Knight's Cross recipient, Szczecinek, born in Germany.
On this day in 1920
- BIRTHS
- Eleonore Trefftz, German physicist, Aachen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1918
- BIRTHS
- Anton Von Aretin, German politician, Munich, born in Germany.
On this day in 1917
- BIRTHS
- Herbert Bartels, German officer and Knight's Cross recipient, Fuhlendorf, born in Germany.
On this day in 1916
- BIRTHS
- Heinz Oestergaard, German fashion designer, Berlin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1915
- BIRTHS
- Herbert Hupka, German politician, Aachen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1914
- EVENTS
- The first large public gathering of Boers in South Africa who do not want to support Britain in a war against Germany; British authorities will try to repress this movement, but discontent spreads.
On this day in 1912
- BIRTHS
- Heinrich Borgmann, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Angermünde, born in Germany.
- Karl Gesele, SS officer, Riedlingen, born in Germany.
- Bernhard Tessmann, German scientist, Zingst, born in Germany.
On this day in 1907
- BIRTHS
- Leo Hepp, German general (1907–1987), Ulm, born in Germany.
- Willy Maywald, German photographer, Kleve, born in Germany.
On this day in 1905
- BIRTHS
- Laura Perls, German psychologist, Pforzheim, born in Germany.
- Manfred Von Brauchitsch, Race Car Driver, born in Hamburg, Germany.
- Karl-Friedrich Merten, German World War II U-boat commander, Poznan, born in Germany.
- Joachim Mrugowsky, SS officer and physician, Rathenow, born in Germany.
- Hermann Brück, German astronomer, Berlin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1904
- BIRTHS
- Heinz Assmann, German naval officer, Stendal, born in Germany.
- Kurt Stephani, German paratrooper and Knight's Cross recipient, Donaueschingen, born in Germany.
- Gertrude Pitzinger, German opera singer (1904-1997), Šumperk, born in Germany.
- Victor Bruns, German musician, Solnechnoye, Saint Petersburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1903
- BIRTHS
- Werner Ostendorff, German general, Königsberg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1901
- POLITICS
- Hans Lorbeer, German writer and politician, born in Lutherstadt, Wittenberg, Germany (d. 1973).
On this day in 1900
- BIRTHS
- Eberhard Godt, German Navy admiral, Lübeck, born in Germany.
On this day in 1899
- BIRTHS
- Claus Clausen,1899-1989 German Actor, Eisenach, born in Germany.
- Tatjana Barbakoff, dancer, Aizpute, born in Germany.
On this day in 1898
- BIRTHS
- Hans Feibusch, German artist, Frankfurt, born in Germany.
On this day in 1896
- BIRTHS
- Fritz Julius Kuhn, American leader of the German American Bund, Munich, born in Germany.
On this day in 1894
- BIRTHS
- Leo Kahn, Israeli-German painter, Bruchsal, born in Germany.
On this day in 1892
- BIRTHS
- Walther Nehring, German general, Debrzno, born in Germany.
- Walter Rethel, German aircraft designer, Wesel, born in Germany.
On this day in 1891
- BIRTHS
- Joachim Von Seewitz, German dancer, Karlsruhe, born in Germany.
On this day in 1889
- BIRTHS
- Kurt Agricola, German World War II general, Döbeln, born in Germany.
On this day in 1886
- BIRTHS
- Karl Korsch, German politician, Tostedt, born in Germany.
On this day in 1885
- BIRTHS
- Friedrich Böhm, German mathematician, Harburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1884
- BIRTHS
- Heinrich Seelheim,, Essen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1881
- BIRTHS
- Alfred Wagenknecht, American politician, Görlitz, born in Germany.
On this day in 1880
- BIRTHS
- Anna Rüling, German journalist, Hamburg, born in Germany.
- Pranas Domšaitis, German artist, Polessk, born in Germany.
On this day in 1879
- BIRTHS
- Anton Karl Schindler, botanist (1879-1964), Bremen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1876
- BIRTHS
- Hans Heinrich Georg Queckenstedt, German neurologist, Leipzig, born in Germany.
- Wolfgang Pauly, German chess composer, Dohna, born in Germany.
On this day in 1873
- BIRTHS
- Sophie Hoechstetter, German painter and author, Pappenheim, born in Germany.
On this day in 1871
- BIRTHS
- Albert Rehm, German classical philologist, Augsburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1867
- BIRTHS
- Leo Heinrichs, German priest, Oestrich, born in Germany.
- Walter Robinow, German chess player, Hamburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1866
- BIRTHS
- Bernhard Kagan, German chess player, Grodno, born in Germany.
On this day in 1864
- BIRTHS
- Julius Arnold Koch, American chemist, Bremen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1861
- BIRTHS
- Henriette Fürth, German sociologist, Gießen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1860
- BIRTHS
- Selmar Schonland, South African botanist, Bad Frankenhausen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1859
- BIRTHS
- Ferdinand Bac, French writer and artist, Stuttgart, born in Germany.
On this day in 1857
- BIRTHS
- Albert Ballin, German businessman, Hamburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1835
- BIRTHS
- Ignatz Gresser, American soldier, Germany, born in Germany.
On this day in 1832
- BIRTHS
- Ernst Naumann, German musician, Freiberg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1831
- BIRTHS
- Leopold Morse, American politician, Wachenheim, born in Germany.
On this day in 1824
- BIRTHS
- Leopold Von Gilsa, Union Army officer, Erfurt, born in Germany.
- Louis Ii, Grand Duke Of Baden, Grand Duke of Baden, Karlsruhe, born in Germany.
On this day in 1822
- BIRTHS
- Wilhelm Rust, German composer and musicologist, Dessau, born in Germany.
On this day in 1820
- BIRTHS
- Adolph Von Pfretzschner, German politician, Würzburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1809
- BIRTHS
- Johann Conrad Dorner, Austrian artist, Egg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1808
- BIRTHS
- Alfred Von Reumont, German scholar and diplomat, Aachen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1799
- BIRTHS
- Wilhelm Achtermann, sculptor, Münster, born in Germany.
On this day in 1797
- BIRTHS
- Hans Ferdinand Massmann, Prussian gymnast and philologist, Berlin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1787
- BIRTHS
- Gustav Schübler, naturalist, Heilbronn, born in Germany.
On this day in 1776
- BIRTHS
- Gottlieb Schick, German artist, Stuttgart, born in Germany.
On this day in 1772
- BIRTHS
- Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, German inventor, Regensburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1768
- BIRTHS
- Christoph Von Schmid, German writer, Dinkelsbühl, born in Germany.
On this day in 1744
- BIRTHS
- Conrad Moench, German botanist (1744–1805), Kassel, born in Germany.
On this day in 1740
- BIRTHS
- Matthias Claudius, German poet (Death and the Maiden), and journalist (Der Wandsbecker Bote), born in Reinfeld, Duchy of Holstein (now Germany) (d. 1815).
On this day in 1736
- BIRTHS
- Johann Christoph Kellner, German organist and composer, born in Gräfenroda, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1803).
On this day in 1735
- BIRTHS
- Frederick Albert, Prince Of Anhalt-Bernburg, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Bernburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1730
- BIRTHS
- Karl George Lebrecht, Prince Of Anhalt-Köthen, German noble, Köthen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1709
- BIRTHS
- Josef Anton Hafner, German painter, Türkheim, born in Germany.
On this day in 1684
- EVENTS
- Spain & Germany sign cease fire with France.
- Spain, Germany and France sign Truce of Ratisbone, ending the War of Reunions - meant to last 20 years, lasts only four.
On this day in 1679
- BIRTHS
- Adam Friedrich Zürner, German cartographer and geographer, Marieney, born in Germany.
On this day in 1674
- BIRTHS
- Johann Heinrich Wedekind, German painter, Tallinn, born in Germany.
On this day in 1653
- BIRTHS
- Johann Friedrich Gleditsch, German publisher, Traunstein, born in Germany.
On this day in 1581
- BIRTHS
- Jeremias Drexel, German Jesuit, Augsburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1567
- BIRTHS
- Philip Iii, Margrave Of Baden-Rodemachern, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern, Rodemack, born in Germany.
On this day in 1507
- BIRTHS
- George Iii, Prince Of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince, Dessau, born in Germany.
On this day in 1468
- BIRTHS
- Philip, Count Of Solms-Lich,, Frankfurt, born in Germany.
On this day in 1455
- BIRTHS
- George, Duke Of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Burghausen, born in Germany.