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Today in History for May 9
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Oldest viral DNA, a form of hepatitis B, reported discovered in 7,000 year old skeleton found in Germany.
On this day in 2005
- BIRTHS
- Forzan Assan Ouédraogo, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
On this day in 2002
- BIRTHS
- Isabel Marie Gose, German swimmer, Germany, born in Germany.
- Moritz Schirdewahn, YouTube Star, born in Germany.
On this day in 2001
- BIRTHS
- Robert Voloder, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
- Bjarne Pudel, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
On this day in 1998
- BIRTHS
- Gina Lorena, Instagram Star, born in Germany.
- Julian Hodek, association football player, Werder (Havel), born in Germany.
On this day in 1997
- BIRTHS
- Leo Mahalo, TikTok Star, born in Germany.
On this day in 1996
- BIRTHS
- Janika Kölblin, German rower, Siegen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1995
- BIRTHS
- Merveille Biankadi, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
On this day in 1994
- BIRTHS
- Adriano Schmidt, association football player, Grimma, born in Germany.
On this day in 1993
- BIRTHS
- Mustafa Zazai, Afghan footballer, Kabul, born in Germany.
On this day in 1992
- BIRTHS
- Mike Koenders, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
On this day in 1991
- MOVIES: R
- Europa Europa is released. A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.
On this day in 1989
- BIRTHS
- C418, Music Producer, born in Germany.
- SPORTS
- C418 [Daniel Rosenfeld], German ambient musician, and video game and soundtrack composer (Minecraft; Beyond Stranger Things), born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany (now Chemnitz, Germany).
On this day in 1988
- BIRTHS
- Felix Bastians, Soccer Player, born in Germany.
- Timm Klose, association football player, Frankfurt, born in Germany.
On this day in 1987
- BIRTHS
- Terry Reintke, German politician, Gelsenkirchen, born in Germany.
- David Bishop, British athlete, Darmstadt, born in Germany.
- Ahmet Saglam, Turkish footballer, Bonn, born in Germany.
On this day in 1986
- BIRTHS
- Johanna Goliszewski, badminton player, Olsztyn, born in Germany.
On this day in 1985
- BIRTHS
- Katrin Gray, German model, Hanover, born in Germany.
- Sven-Sören Christophersen, German handballer, Lübeck, born in Germany.
- Sandra Gal, All-American college golfer, German professional golfer, LPGA Tour member, Germany, born in Germany.
- Adem Sari, Turkish footballer, Villingen-Schwenningen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1984
- BIRTHS
- Knud Lange, German rower, Bremerhaven, born in Germany.
On this day in 1980
- BIRTHS
- Tony Schmidt, German racing driver, Leipzig, born in Germany.
- Carolin Kebekus, German actor and singer, Bergisch Gladbach, born in Germany.
On this day in 1977
- BIRTHS
- Carsten Borchardt, German rower, Toledo, born in Germany.
On this day in 1976
- BIRTHS
- Nazan Eckes, German actress, Cologne, born in Germany.
On this day in 1975
- BIRTHS
- Marian Bazany, German ice hockey player, Bratislava, born in Germany.
On this day in 1974
- BIRTHS
- Jochen Ott, German politician, Cologne, born in Germany.
On this day in 1971
- BIRTHS
- Swen Schuller, Olympic sport shooter, Lübeck, born in Germany.
On this day in 1970
- BIRTHS
- Sybille Waury, German actress, Düsseldorf, born in Germany.
- Chris Short, professional footballer, Münster, born in Germany.
- Anja Koser, Association footballer, Esslingen am Neckar, born in Germany.
On this day in 1968
- BIRTHS
- Hendrik Martz, German actor, Hamburg, born in Germany.
- Hardy Krüger Jr., German actor, Lugano, born in Germany.
On this day in 1967
- BIRTHS
- Maximilian Heidenreich, German footballer, Hanover, born in Germany.
On this day in 1966
- BIRTHS
- Stefan Quandt, German businessman, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, born in Germany.
On this day in 1965
- BIRTHS
- Marcus Kretzer, German pianist and music teacher, Hilden, born in Germany.
- Lothar Sippel, German football player and manager, Göttingen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1964
- BIRTHS
- Marc Clear, British opera singer and actor, Wegberg, born in Germany.
- Hans Wehrmann, German businessman, Gelsenkirchen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1963
- BIRTHS
- Susanne Schuster, Olympic swimmer, Bietigheim-Bissingen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1962
- BIRTHS
- Udo Hahn, German journalist and theologian, Lauf an der Pegnitz, born in Germany.
On this day in 1961
- BIRTHS
- Juergen Boos,, Lörrach, born in Germany.
On this day in 1960
- BIRTHS
- Uli Sutor, German curler and coach, Frankfurt, born in Germany.
- Roland Jentsch, German male curler, Hamburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1959
- BIRTHS
- Ulrich Matthes, German actor, Berlin, born in Germany.
- Jörg Damme, East German sport shooter, Pretzsch (Elbe), born in Germany.
- Fritz Heer, German athletics competitor, Bonn, born in Germany.
On this day in 1958
- BIRTHS
- Peter Frohmader, German artist, Dortmund, born in Germany.
On this day in 1955
- EVENTS
- German Federal Republic (West Germany) joins NATO.
- BIRTHS
- Eckhard J. Schnabel, German theologian and author, Bad Cannstatt, born in Germany.
On this day in 1954
- BIRTHS
- Carl-Peter Forster, German businessman, London, born in Germany.
On this day in 1953
- BIRTHS
- Dieter Wendisch, East German rower, Gauernitz, born in Germany.
- Johannes Singhammer, German politician, Munich, born in Germany.
- Karl-Dietrich Diers, German cyclist, Halle (Saale), born in Germany.
On this day in 1952
- BIRTHS
- Peter Beyer, geneticist, Hanover, born in Germany.
On this day in 1950
- BIRTHS
- Angelika Buck, German ice dancer, Ravensburg, born in Germany.
- Angelika Kraus, Olympic swimmer, Celle, born in Germany.
On this day in 1949
- BIRTHS
- Hans-Ulrich Reissig, German chemist, Bavaria, born in Germany.
- Hans Michalsky, German bicycle racer, Norf, born in Germany.
- Heinz Stickel, German footballer, West Germany, born in Germany.
On this day in 1948
- BIRTHS
- Hans Georg Bock, Mathematics, Bottrop, born in Germany.
- Willie Germany, Player of American football, Columbus, born in United States.
On this day in 1947
- BIRTHS
- Hans-Peter Gies, German shot putter, Berlin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1946
- BIRTHS
- Drafi Deutscher, singer and composer, Berlin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1945
- BIRTHS
- Jupp Heynckes, German footballer and manager, Mönchengladbach, born in Germany.
On this day in 1944
- BIRTHS
- Petra Roth, German politician, Bremen, born in Germany.
- Volker Banfield, pianist, Oberaudorf, born in Germany.
- Heidemarie Steiner, German figure skater, Kolobrzeg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1942
- BIRTHS
- Karl-Otto Stöhr, German mathematician, Koblenz, born in Germany.
On this day in 1941
- BIRTHS
- Rüdiger Bubner, German philosopher, Lüdenscheid, born in Germany.
On this day in 1940
- BIRTHS
- Klaus Aeffke, West German rower, Neustrelitz, born in Germany.
- Klaus Zehelein, Opera intendant, Frankfurt, born in Germany.
- Iris Ebling, German judge, Berlin, born in Germany.
- Catalina Parra, Chilean artist, Santiago, born in Germany.
On this day in 1938
- BIRTHS
- Manfred Grieser, German athletics competitor, Doberschütz, born in Germany.
On this day in 1936
- BIRTHS
- Ulrich Kienzle, German journalist, Remseck am Neckar, born in Germany.
On this day in 1934
- BIRTHS
- Hans-Helmuth Knütter, German opinion journalist, university teacher and non-fiction writer, Stralsund, born in Germany.
On this day in 1932
- BIRTHS
- Ernst J. Grube, German art historian, Kufstein, born in Germany.
- Theo Schönhöft, German footballer, Steinfeld, born in Germany.
- Princess Margarita Of Leiningen, German princess, Coburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1929
- BIRTHS
- Stephen Moorbath, British geologist, Magdeburg, born in Germany.
- Dieter Medicus, German jurist, Steglitz, born in Germany.
On this day in 1927
- BIRTHS
- Manfred Eigen, German biophysical chemist, Bochum, born in Germany.
- Wim Thoelke, German entertainer, Mülheim an der Ruhr, born in Germany.
On this day in 1923
- BIRTHS
- Miltiades Caridis, German musician, Gdansk, born in Germany.
On this day in 1921
- POLITICS
- Sophie Scholl, German anti-Nazi political activist, active in the non-violent resistance group, the White Rose (Die Weisse Rose), born in Forchtenberg, Germany (d. 1943).
On this day in 1918
- BIRTHS
- Wilhelm Niggenmeyer, German officer and Knight's Cross recipient, Haan, born in Germany.
On this day in 1917
- BIRTHS
- Otto Menges, German paratrooper and Knight's Cross recipient, Bechtolsheim, born in Germany.
- Bernhard Witkop, American-German organic chemist, Freiburg im Breisgau, born in Germany.
On this day in 1916
- BIRTHS
- Wilfried Richter, SS officer, Pforzheim, born in Germany.
On this day in 1912
- BIRTHS
- Fritz Sennheiser, German businessman, Berlin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1910
- BIRTHS
- Paul Behr, German officer and Knight's Cross recipient, Osnabrück, born in Germany.
- Julius Beckmann, German officer and Knight's Cross recipient, Hamm, born in Germany.
On this day in 1909
- BIRTHS
- Günther Tribukait, German military officer of World War II, Greifswald, born in Germany.
- Hilde Levi, German physicist, Frankfurt, born in Germany.
On this day in 1908
- BIRTHS
- Greta Bösel, German nurse, Elberfeld, born in Germany.
On this day in 1907
- BIRTHS
- Baldur Von Schirach, German Nazi leader convicted of crimes against humanity in the Nuremberg trial, Berlin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1904
- BIRTHS
- Grete Stern, German-Argentine photographer, Elberfeld, born in Germany.
- Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling, German composer, Hanover, born in Germany.
On this day in 1901
- BIRTHS
- Julo Levin, German painter, Szczecin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1897
- BIRTHS
- Franz Schroedter, German film director and film producer, Berlin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1894
- BIRTHS
- Helmuth Beukemann, German General and Knight's Cross recipient, Hamburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1892
- BIRTHS
- Walter Max Zimmermann, German botanist, Walldürn, born in Germany.
On this day in 1890
- BIRTHS
- Kurt Pflugbeil, German General and Knight's Cross recipients, Hütten, born in Germany.
On this day in 1885
- BIRTHS
- Wilhelmine Lübke, Teacher, wife of Heinrich Lübke, President of Germany, Ramsbeck, born in Germany.
On this day in 1878
- BIRTHS
- Heinrich Oster, SS officer and German chemist, Strasbourg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1876
- BIRTHS
- Ernst Hardt, German writer, Grudziadz, born in Germany.
On this day in 1873
- BIRTHS
- Eugen Hönig, German architect, Kaiserslautern, born in Germany.
On this day in 1870
- BIRTHS
- Hans Baluschek, German painter, Wroclaw, born in Germany.
On this day in 1869
- BIRTHS
- Otto Zur Strassen, German zoologist, Berlin, born in Germany.
On this day in 1861
- BIRTHS
- Anna Pappritz, German Women's rights activist and abolitionist (prostitution), Osno Lubuskie, born in Germany.
- Wilhelm Ule, German geographer, Halle (Saale), born in Germany.
On this day in 1858
- BIRTHS
- Gustav Tornier, German paleontologist, Gmina Dabrowa Chelminska, born in Germany.
On this day in 1855
- BIRTHS
- Ernst Seifert, German organ builder, Sülzfeld, born in Germany.
- Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1932).
On this day in 1853
- BIRTHS
- Fritz Ludwig Otto Wichgraf, German entomologist, Gartz, born in Germany.
On this day in 1849
- BIRTHS
- Theodor Leutwein, colonial administrator of German Southwest Africa, Waldbrunn, born in Germany.
On this day in 1843
- BIRTHS
- Anton Von Werner, German painter, Frankfurt (Oder), born in Germany.
On this day in 1841
- BIRTHS
- Gregor Kraus, German botanist, Bad Orb, born in Germany.
On this day in 1837
- BIRTHS
- Adam Opel, founder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG, Rüsselsheim am Main, born in Germany.
On this day in 1834
- BIRTHS
- Alexander Calandrelli, German sculptor, Berlin, born in Germany.
- Justus Hermann Lipsius, German classical philologist, Leipzig, born in Germany.
On this day in 1831
- BIRTHS
- Karl Hill, German baritone, Idstein, born in Germany.
On this day in 1822
- BIRTHS
- Johann August Kaupert, German cartographer, Kassel, born in Germany.
On this day in 1814
- BIRTHS
- Adolf Von Henselt, German composer and pianist, Schwabach, born in Germany.
On this day in 1813
- BIRTHS
- Gustav Bläser, German sculptor, Düsseldorf, born in Germany.
On this day in 1800
- BIRTHS
- Justus Olshausen, German orientalist, Hohenfelde, born in Germany.
On this day in 1796
- BIRTHS
- Joseph Meyer, German publisher, Gotha, born in Germany.
- August Pauly, German encyclopedist, Benningen am Neckar, born in Germany.
On this day in 1787
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Baptiste Sarlandière, French anatomist, Aachen, born in Germany.
On this day in 1784
- BIRTHS
- Duke George Of Oldenburg, German duke, Oldenburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1781
- BIRTHS
- Friedrich Adolph August Struve, German pharmacist, Neustadt in Sachsen, born in Germany.
- Karl Ludwig Kannegiesser, German writer and translator, Wendemark, born in Germany.
On this day in 1752
- BIRTHS
- Johann Anton Leisewitz, German lawyer and dramatic poet, and a central figure of the Sturm und Drang era, Hanover, born in Germany.
On this day in 1751
- BIRTHS
- Jacob Friedrich Von Abel, philosopher, Vaihingen an der Enz, born in Germany.
On this day in 1744
- BIRTHS
- Victor Amadeus Of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, German prince, Schaumburg Castle, born in Germany.
On this day in 1692
- BIRTHS
- Jean Armand De Lestocq, French adventurer, Lüneburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1683
- BIRTHS
- Burkhard Christoph Von Münnich, Russian general, Berne, born in Germany.
On this day in 1681
- BIRTHS
- Johann Christoph, Graf Von Wylich Und Lottum, Prussian Army officer, Kleve, born in Germany.
On this day in 1668
- BIRTHS
- Joachim Frederick, Duke Of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, German duke, Magdeburg, born in Germany.
On this day in 1617
- BIRTHS
- Frederick, Landgrave Of Hesse-Eschwege, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege, Kassel, born in Germany.
On this day in 1567
- BIRTHS
- John George I, Prince Of Anhalt-Dessau, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Harzgerode, born in Germany.