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June 19 in German History June 19, 1867 Death of Maximillian, the Emperor of Mexico, in Queretaro, Mexico. Born in Vienna, Austria. He became Emperor of Mexico at the urging of the French, who controlled it as a colony. Maximilian rather naively accepted assurances that he had been popularly elected emperor by the inhabitants of Mexico. His reign lasted until 1867 when he was assassinated by rebels. (The French had already abandoned the colony when Maximilian was assassinated. He refused to leave at that time, holding to the belief that he was beloved by the majority of Mexicans.) June 19, 1902 Death of Albert in Dresden, Germany. Albert
was the king of Saxony from 1873-1902. He was trained and
experienced as an army officer when he came to power and
continued to take an active role in military affairs. He was
actively involved in the war with the Danes, the Seven Weeks'
War and the Franco-Prussian war. June 19, 1843 Karl Marx marries Jenny von Westphalen. June 19, 1917 King George V orders members of the British royal family to give up their German titles and surnames. (They descended from George I of Hanover. ) The new name, Windsor, is chosen. June 19, 1936 The German boxer, Max Schmeling knocks out of Joe Louis in New York. On June 22, 1938 Louis knocked him out in one round. June 19, 2000 Death of Christiane Herzog, wife of the former German President (1994 -1999), Roman Herzog. The couple had been married for 42 years. Christiane Herzog was born in Munich. She had been a home economics teacher before her marriage. She had been the chair of a cancer society. She published two books on cooking and hosted a TV show on ARD, "Zu Gast bei Christiane Herzog." Back to Today in German History Calendar |
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