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![Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Frans_Luycx_-_Frederick_William%2C_Elector_of_Brandenburg%2C_at_three-quarter-length.jpg/100px-Frans_Luycx_-_Frederick_William%2C_Elector_of_Brandenburg%2C_at_three-quarter-length.jpg)
- 1688 - Death of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, commonly known as the Great Elector (Großer Kurfürst)
- 1785 - Birth of inventor Karl Drais
- 1837 - Birth of merchant Hermann Tietz
- 1929 - Birth of author Walter Kempowski
- 1945 - Liberation of Dachau concentration camp