Historical Anniversaries Videoclips
Our Calendar of Historical Anniversaries in English: A videoclip for each day of the year presenting an historical event. Licensing for all media and channels.
May 31st 1916 - Beginning of the Battle of Jutland
31. May 1916: With the start of the Battle of Jutland between the German Navy and the British Royal Navy, the greatest naval battle of W ...
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Jahr: 1916
June 1st 1958 - Charles De Gaulle becomes Prime Minister of France
After his resignation as prime minister in 1946 and the collapse of his campaign against the constitution of the 4th Republic, Charles d ...
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Jahr: 1958
June 2nd 1972 - Arrest of the leadership of the RAF in Frankfurt am Main
June 2nd 1972: In Frankfurt on the Main the leadership Red Army Faction was arrested in a spectacular police operation. Officials of the ...
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Jahr: 1972
June 3rd 1906 - Josephine Baker is born
Josephine Baker is born in the United States on June 3rd 1906. In 1925, the American dancer is quickly becoming famous in Paris. Her exu ...
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Jahr: 1906
June 4th, 1941 - Kaiser Wilhelm II dies
June 4th 1941: Tthe last German Emperor Wilhelm II dies in Doorn, Holland. He had gone into exile here after his resignation in November ...
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Jahr: 1941
June 5th 1945 – The Four victorious powers take over government power in Germany
June 5th 1945: The four victorious powers, the US, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union take over power of government in Germany. ...
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Jahr: 1945
June 6th 1944 - Landing in Normandy
June 6th 1944 : Allied invasion of Normandy. With the largest landing operation of World War II, in which both, American, British and Ca ...
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Jahr: 1944
June 7th 1955 - Ministry of Defense
In 1950, the Korean War gives the first impetus for a discussion of German defense contributions. From this arises a heated debate on t ...
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Jahr: 1955
June 8th, 1928 - Kuomingtang-troops capture Beijing
From 1115 to 1911 the capital of the dominant imperial dynasties of China was Beijing. After the fall of the last emperor in 1912, China ...
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Jahr: 1928
June 9th 1884 - Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Reichstag
On June 9th 1884 Kaiser Wilhelm I lays the foundation stone for the German Reichstag. The building is a symbol of German history. Here, ...
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Jahr: 1884
June 10th 1942 - Lidice massacre
On June 10th 1942, the village Lidice near Prague is razed to the ground by German troops. All male residents over 16 were shot, the wom ...
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Jahr: 1942
June 11th 1985 - Largest exchange of Agents on the Glienicker bridge
Glienicker Bridge in Berlin-Zehlendorf which carries the title "Bridge of Unity" since its reconstruction in 1948. But in the days of th ...
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Jahr: 1985
June 12th 1900 - Second German Naval Law establishes sea rivalry with England
June 12th 1900: The adoption of the Second Fleet Act by the Reichstag exacerbates the contrast between Kaiser Wilhelm II and Great Brita ...
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Jahr: 1900
June 13th 1944 - First use of V1 over London
June 13th 1944: London. The German army launches the first V1 against the British capital. The rocket with the model number: “Fieseler ...
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Jahr: 1944
June 14th 1942 - Anne Frank diaries
On June 14th 1942 Anne Frank starts writing her diaries. The Jewish girl lives in Amsterdam at that time . Her family had fled there fro ...
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Jahr: 1942
June 15th 1888 - Accession to the throne of Kaiser Wilhelm II
June 15th 1888: Kaiser Wilhelm II ascends the throne in Germany. William, seen here in shots from later times, had lost his father and ...
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Jahr: 1888
June 16th 1977 - Wernher von Braun dies
On June 16th 1977 Wernher von Braun dies. Von Braun was arrested by the Allies as a war criminal in 1945. But during the beginnings of a ...
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Jahr: 1977
June 17th 1953 - Popular uprising in the GDR
June 17th 1953: Hardly any other event has shaped Inter-German post-war history as much as this day. Popular uprisings broke out at more ...
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Jahr: 1953
June 18th 1940 - Charles de Gaulle calls for resistance
In May 1940, Charles de Gaulle is appointed as the youngest general in the French army. A little later he flys to London and there, in B ...
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Jahr: 1940