Hanover
capital city of the German federated state of Lower Saxony
10 dated entries naming Hanover, drawn from 10 separate years between 1163 CE and 1998 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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12th century
18th century
- 1719November 9 – Treaties of Stockholm (Great Northern War): In a treaty with Hanover, Sweden cedes the Duchies of Bremen and Verden (in northern Germany) to Hanover.source
- 1724July 27 – "Peter the Wild Boy" is captured near Helpensen in Hanover.source
- 1747July 2 – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Lauffeld: France defeats the combined armies of Hanover, Great Britain and the Netherlands.source
19th century
- 1803July 5 – The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).source
- 1868Herrenhäuser Brewery is established in Hanover, Germany.source
- 1871October 8 – Continental AG is founded as Continental-Caoutchouc und Gutta-Percha Compagnie in Hanover, Germany.source
20th century
- 1924December 19 – German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for the murder and dismemberment of at least 24 young males in Hanover.source
- 1947January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine Der Spiegel published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein.source
- 1998June 3 – Eschede train disaster: an Intercity-Express high-speed train derails between Hanover and Hamburg, Germany, causing 101 deaths.source
Named in the same entries
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- Netherlands (1)
- Great Britain (1)
- War of the Austrian Succession (1)
- Hamburg (1)