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1959 in Germany

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The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Germany.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President – Theodor Heuss (until 13 September), Heinrich Lübke (starting 13 September)
  • Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer

    • March

  • March 25 - French President Charles De Gaulle opened his first presidential press conference with a statement that France supported German reunification "as the aim and normal destiny of the German people. provided that [they] do not question their present frontiers to the west, east, north or south." "Germany today is not a danger to us," said De Gaulle as he announced a new relationship with his World War II adversary

    • Births

  • February 2 - Hella von Sinnen, German comedian
  • March 9 - Giovanni di Lorenzo, German journalist
  • June 19 - Christian Wulff, German politician, former President of Germany
  • September 12 - Sigmar Gabriel, German politician

    • Deaths

  • January 26 - Bruno Gröning, German mystic (born 1906)
  • June 9 - Adolf Windaus, German chemist (born 1876)
  • July 6 - George Grosz, German artist (born 1893)
  • October 17 - Otto Feick, German gymnast (born 1890)

    • References

    1959 in Germany Wikipedia
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