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August 1 in German History August 1 Swiss National Day (Three Swiss states formed a union on August 1, 1291, Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden.) August 1, 1889 Birth of Walther Gerlach in Biebrich am
Rhein, Germany. Gerlach was a professor of physics at the
University of Tübingen and Munich. He did substantial work
on the deflection of atoms in a nonhomogeneous magnetic
field. August 1, 1890 Birth of Walther Eichrodt in Gernsbach, Germany. Eichrodt was a professor of theology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Eichrodt did much to demonstrate the necessity of an understanding of the Old Testament for the understanding of the theology of the New Testament. August 1, 1896 Elizabeth Nietzsche moves the Nietzsche archive from Naumburg to Weimar. August 1, 1899 Birth of William Steinberg in Cologne. Steinberg conduced the Pittsburgh Symphony from 1952 to 1976. Before coming to the United States he had been an apprentice to Otto Klemperer at the Cologne Opera and conducted the Prague Opera and the Frankfurt Opera. He worked with Arturo Toscanini in the U. S. before taking charge of the Pittsburgh Symphony. August 1, 1914 World War I expands as Germany declares war on Russia. (Russia had an alliance with Serbia, which had been attacked by Austria on July 28.) August 1, 1936 Opening of the XI Olympic Summer Games in Berlin. August 1, 1970 Death of Otto Warburg in Berlin, Germany. A biochemist, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1931 for his work on cellular respiration. In 1944 he was offered a second Nobel Prize, but because he was a Jew, he was not permitted to accept the prize. August 1, 1973 Death of Walter Ulbricht in Berlin, Germany. Ulbricht gained power in East Germany after the death of Wilhelm Pieck in 1960. He remained in power until his death. Back to Today in German History Calendar |
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