November 9th is Known in Germany as Schicksalstag (Day of Fate or Day of Destiny) Because an Extraordinary Number of Major Political Turning Points in Modern German history Have Happened on this Exact Date
November 9th is known in Germany as Schicksalstag (Day of Fate or Day of Destiny) because an extraordinary number of major political turning points in modern German history have happened on this exact date.
Key Historical Events on November 9th
• 1848 – Execution of Robert Blum: The democratic writer and member of the Frankfurt Parliament was executed by a firing squad in Vienna after the suppression of the 1848 revolution, making him a martyr for German democracy.
• 1918 – The November Revolution & End of Monarchy: Amid defeat in World War I, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated, and the Social…
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