Portal:Germany/Anniversaries/May/May 31
Appearance
![Frederick William I of Prussia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Frederick_William_I_the_Soldier-King.jpg/100px-Frederick_William_I_the_Soldier-King.jpg)
- 1740 — Death of "soldier king" Frederick William I of Prussia
- 1773 — Birth of poet Ludwig Tieck
- 1903 — VfB Leipzig becomes the first German football champion
- 1916 — German and British navies clash in the Battle of Jutland
- 1945 — Birth of movie director Rainer Werner Fassbinder