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- 1652 – The German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina is founded
- 1894 – Death of physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
- 1900 – The Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch becomes effective
- 2002 – Introduction of Euro coins and banknotes