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March 28 in German History
--------------------------------- March 28, 1727

Birth of Maximilian III Joseph in Munich, Germany.
Maximilian was the son of the Holy Roman emperor, Karl VII.
He was the elector (Holy Roman Empire) of Bavaria. He gained
his position in Bavaria by the peace of Füssen of April 22,
1745, and reigned till his death in 1777. He fostered science and industry in Bavaria. He founded
the Academy of Sciences in Munich.
March 28, 1837

The wedding of the composer Felix Mendelssohn
and Cecile Jeanrenaud. The marriage was very happy and the couple had five children.
March 28, 1840
Birth of Emin Pasa Mehmed (original name,
Eduard Schnitzer) in Oppln, Germany (now in Poland). Mehmed
became a medical officer in the Turkish army in 1865. In that
role he took on his Turkish name. In 1876 he moved to Africa
as a medical officer with the British army. He then spent the
rest of his life in Africa, exploring and in governing roles.
In 1889 he joined with the famed British officer Henry Morton
Stanley on an 8 month crossing of Africa from Sudan to
Tanzania.
March 28, 1849

Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia,
elected German "Kaiser" by the Frankfurt
Parliament. 290 delegates voted for the resolution and 248
against. Friedrich Wilhelm would reject the authority of the
parliament to name him "Kaiser". On that same day
the parliament declared the new constitution in force.
March 28, 1916
First performance of Erich Korngold's Der
Ring des Polykrates . The premier is conducted by Bruno
Walter.
March 28, 1956
Birth of Evelin Schlaak in Annaberg,
Germany. Schlaak was an East German athlete who won gold
medals in the discus throw at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic
games.
March 28, 1987
Maria von Trapp dies in Vermont (born in
Austria). Her story was made famous by the movie,The Sound
of Music.
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