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This is a collection of DYK articles related to Germany in 2012 .
Facts (Did you know ...?) from these articles appeared both on the Main page and on the Portal:Germany in the Did you know section. You can read the fact on the article's discussion page, or - in the context as it appeared on the Main page - in the DYK archive of the day, linked in column 1 of the following table.
Facts from 2011 were archived in Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/DYK 2011
Until 2010 DYK articles related to Germany were archived in two separate sets, for the portal in Portal:Germany/Did you know/Archive and for the project in Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany#Did you know? (DYK) .
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30 Dec Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152 Gerda Arendt 1,736
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28 Dec Edda Göring Moonraker 7,308
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27 Dec Steindamm Church Olessi 1,486
26 Dec Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40 Gerda Arendt 607
Schlosskirche (Königsberg) Olessi 1,909
25 Dec Das Christ-Elflein Voceditenore 399
24 Dec The Sons of Great Bear Bahavd Gita 2,812
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22 Dec Leningrad première of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 Nikkimaria 3,644
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21 Dec Hermann Hogeback MisterBee1966 14,668
15 Dec Inge Keller Ostalgist 4,960
12 Dec Klaus Hofmann Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 561
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9 Dec Capture of Egersund Manxruler 2,241
8 Dec Christoph Nichelmann Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 353
4 Dec Otto Weiß (pilot) MisterBee1966 4,261
2 Dec Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 Gerda Arendt 660
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26 Nov Formula One drivers from Germany Violetriga 461
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25 Nov Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende, BWV 90 Gerda Arendt 582
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23 Nov The Tower of Blue Horses Yngvadottir 5,413
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Würzburger Stein Agne27 5,126
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22 Nov Klauser Schuhe , Lego-Brücke Tomcat7 4,495
3,962 + 533
19 Nov German Turfan expeditions Rosiestep 5,921
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Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 Gerda Arendt 706
13 Nov Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 Johann Heinrich Ernesti Gerda Arendt Dr. Blofeld 1,534
hist, 1,025 + 509
11 Nov Operation Bertram Chiswick Chap 12,363
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Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139 Gerda Arendt 563
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10 Nov Paul Kelpe Mandarax 3,315
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8 Nov Erich Barke Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 529
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7 Nov Thaddäus Troll Voceditenore 1,330
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Why Die for Danzig? Piotrus 5,675
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4 Nov Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 Gerda Arendt 714
2 Nov Rhapsodie Macabre Gerda Arendt 1,278
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31 Oct Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79 Gerda Arendt 704
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30 Oct U 47 – Kapitänleutnant Prien MisterBee1966 7,544
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29 Oct Sejm of the Grand Duchy of Posen Piotrus 1,421
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25 Oct Frankfurter Kantorei Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 303
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24 Oct Berlin Biennale Yngvadottir 1,718
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23 Oct Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49 Gerda Arendt 1,632
21 Oct Karl-Friedrich Beringer Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 399
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20 Oct Hellmut G. Haasis Williamodom 517
Tauzieher Thine Antique Pen Yngvadottir 3,621
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19 Oct Residenz Ansbach St. Gumbertus, Ansbach St. Johannis, Ansbach Dr. Blofeld Nvvchar Gerda Arendt 1,329
hist, 635 + 361 + 333
17 Oct Altes Stadthaus, Dortmund Thine Antique Pen Gerda Arendt 2,746
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16 Oct SMS Niobe (1849) Sturmvogel 66 5,002
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14 Oct Stiftsbasilika Waldsassen Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 3,330
pic hist
Friedrich Zehm Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 324
13 Oct Jacob the Liar (1975 film) Bahavd Gita 5,073
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11 Oct Schloßborn Dr. Blofeld Ipigott Gerda Arendt 1,594
Carolyn Sampson Gerda Arendt 988
7 Oct Ludwig Gies Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 3,614
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6 Oct World War II looting of Poland Piotrus 3,470
5 Oct Reiner Stach PumpkinSky Gerda Arendt 483
3 Oct Chor von St. Bonifatius Gerda Arendt 505
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2 Oct Bachwoche Ansbach Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 545
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Zelter-Plakette Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 715
1 Oct Capture of Bacharach History6969 5,515
pic hist stats
Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114 Gerda Arendt 514
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Günther Kaunzinger Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 244
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30 Sep Hands Up or I'll Shoot Bahavd Gita 3,162
29 Sep Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130 Gerda Arendt 1,057
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28 Sep Karl Schneider (activist) GreatOrangePumpkin 7,122
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27 Sep International Youth Meeting Center in Oświęcim/Auschwitz Easchiff 720
Altes Stadthaus, Bonn Thine Antique Pen 26,812
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26 Sep Tangendorf disc brooch Bullenwächter 2,549
pic, moved while on Main page disk
Andreas Boltz Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 256
25 Sep Fischerinsel Yngvadottir 2,189
24 Sep Hans Thamm Gerda Arendt 251
hist
23 Sep Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131 Thoughtfortheday 656
22 Sep Franz Lehrndorfer Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 279
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21 Sep Konrad Hubert Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 691
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Klaus Martin Ziegler Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 361
18 Sep Victor Bruns Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 407
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17 Sep Margarete Bieber Gobonobo 1,610
16 Sep Berliner Börsen-Courier Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 403
15 Sep Duvensee paddle Bullenwächter 9,189
pic stats 8346 + 843
13 Sep Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Hansa Yngvadottir 4,614
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13 Sep Martin Petzold Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 333
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Kronprinzenpalais Yngvadottir 2,177
12 Sep Roderich Kreile Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 673
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10 Sep Aryeh Tzvi Frumer Yoninah 1,722
3 Sep Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33 Gerda Arendt 408
1 Sep The Zürau Aphorisms Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt PumpkinSky 834
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30 Aug Great Northern War plague outbreak Skäpperöd 10,505
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28 Aug Neue Rundschau Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 433
25 Aug Ihr Tore zu Zion, BWV 193 Gerda Arendt 426
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Friedrich Eckenfelder GreatOrangePumpkin 12,411
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24 Aug Ottla Kafka Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt PumpkinSky 5,499
hist stats
Bergregal Bermicourt 876
Neustädter Kirche, Hannover Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 2.010
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21 Aug German Central Library for the Blind Ultracobalt 724
20 Aug Hans Weinreich Volunteer Marek 875
hist
18 Aug Girolamo Sartorio Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 390
Märkisches Museum Yngvadottir 1,459
17 Aug Deutscher Volksverband Poeticbent 2,325
Claudia-Maria Buch Symposiarch Gerda Arendt PumpkinSky 703
13 Aug Felice Bauer Gerda Arendt 4,986
hist
Walter Lemcke Violetriga 598
11 Aug Niki Reiser Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 244
hist
Köllnischer Park Thine Antique Pen Yngvadottir 2,241
pic
9 Aug Käthe Krauß Yngvadottir 1,902
quirky hist
William Kurtz Howcheng 3,104
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Hieronymus Roth Volunteer Marek 1,238
8 Aug Ludwig van (film) Maculosae tegmine lyncis 1,145
7 Aug Ludwig Güttler Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt
6 Aug Balthasar Kindermann Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 1,220
4 Aug Schleswig horse Palinodial Montanabw 3,092
3 Aug Wiener Taschenoper Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 531
2 Aug Helene Wildbrunn Dr. Blofeld 504
1 Aug Tilly Fleischer Miyagawa 5,623
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Battle of Collecchio Dr. Blofeld Aymatth2 8,003
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31 Jul Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178 Gerda Arendt 1,118
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30 Jul Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Ultracobalt 524
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28 Jul Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer Ackerstraße Thine Antique Pen Yngvadottir 2,906
(1,543 + 207) + (1,058 + 108)
Hilde Rössel-Majdan Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 408
26 Jul Laufen Hut Fritzerkogel Alpine route PumpkinSky Gerda Arendt Bermicourt 4,256
pic hist stats 7,997
25 Jul ensemble recherche Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 703
23 Jul Ludwig Hoffmann (architect) Märchenbrunnen Thine Antique Pen 3.981
hist 511 + 3,470
Frieder Bernius Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 181
20 Jul Clytus Gottwald Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 655
19 Jul Ortrun Enderlein GreatOrangePumpkin 2,964
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18 Jul Altes Stadthaus Thine Antique Pen Yngvadottir 3,314
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17 Jul Anthony & Joseph Paratore Gerda Arendt 388
16 Jul Ernst Moritz Hess Prioryman 12,935
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15 Jul In the Middle Till I Go Home 401
10 Jul Embassy of France, Berlin Yngvadottir 7,552
7 Jul University of Freiburg Faculty of Biology AlGordo 493
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6 Jul Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei Ultracobalt 7,219
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3 Jul Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen Alexander Mitscherlich (psychologist) Aschmidt 2,892
hist 1,714 + 1,178
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30 Jun Ein ungefärbt Gemüte, BWV 24 Gerda Arendt 1,729
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28 Jun Ernst Damzog Poeticbent 5,211
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German Consulate in Bangalore MikeLynch 1,702
Manfred von Richthofen (general) Hamish59 Br'er Rabbit Gerda Arendt Yngvadottir 8,999
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25 Jun Uwe Schulten-Baumer Montanabw PumpkinSky Gerda Arendt 442
24 Jun Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7 Gerda Arendt 567
Sonne (navigation) Maury Markowitz 5,528
stats 3791 + 1737
23 Jun Cyriakus Schneegass Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 347
22 Jun Chorale cantata (Bach) Gerda Arendt 661
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21 Jun Hessentag Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 3.297
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20 Jun Berchtesgaden National Park Ymblanter 3.863
18 Jun National Gallery (Berlin) Yngvadottir 705
16 Jun Carl Lachmund JackofOz 386
Jewish Orphanage Berlin-Pankow Thine Antique Pen 1,102
13 Jun West German Audio Book Library for the Blind Ultracobalt 1,030
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12 Jun Baldin Collection Ultracobalt 6,473
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12 Jun O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 Gerda Arendt 750
hist
7 Jun German National Library of Economics Ultracobalt 1,339
6 Jun Gigolo FRH Dana boomer 6,016
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3 Jun O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165 Gerda Arendt 654
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2 Jun Anton Sistermans Dr. Blofeld 211
hist
1 Jun Action Saybusch Poeticbent 1,886
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Tommi Parzinger Strivetolive Silver seren 955
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31 May Annaberg (hill) Yngvadottir 1,587
31 May Konrad Junghänel Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 304
29 May German National Library of Science and Technology Ultracobalt 2,690
hist
28 May Johannes Holzmann Carabinieri 1,036
28 May Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte, BWV 174 Gerda Arendt 542
hist
27 May German National Library of Medicine Ultracobalt 1,016
26 May Bruno Müller (Nazi) Poeticbent 3,711
hist
25 May Albert Brahms Stephenwanjau David Eppstein 1,051
25 May Polenlager Poeticbent 5,016
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20 May Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 44 Gerda Arendt 595
17 May Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43 Gerda Arendt 1,374
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17 May Das Millionenspiel Gerda Arendt Yngvadottir 3,873
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16 May Ursula Schröder-Feinen Gerda Arendt 951
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15 May Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen, BWV 87 Gerda Arendt 1,098
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14 May Frankenburger Würfelspiel Yngvadottir 4,486
8 May Stefanie Rabatsch D Namtar 17,020
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7 May Dieter Thomas Heck PumpkinSky Gerda Arendt 4,327
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7 May Nikolaus Simrock Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 870
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6 May 1976 Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe Soman 2,818
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Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe, BWV 108 Gerda Arendt 643
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Horst von der Goltz PumpkinSky 2,657
Stadtschloss, Wiesbaden Ultracobalt 4,052
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5 May Jakob Lechleiter Soman 866
Vier ernste Gesänge Gerda Arendt 510
131 with Sistermans 2 Jun
3 May Tatra Confederation Poeticbent 7,192
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2 May Bauer und Arbeiter Soman 1,800
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30 Apr Osterbrunnen Gerda Arendt Yngvadottir 1,201
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29 Apr Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 Gerda Arendt 598
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28 Apr Immensee (film) Yngvadottir 5,613
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26 Apr Schiersteiner Kantorei Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 863
pic Marktkirche 2,575
24 Apr Salomon Schweigger Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt Rosiestep 2,148
23 Apr Wilhelm Sauer Dr. Blofeld Rosiestep 1,519
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22 Apr Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 Gerda Arendt 928
pic hist
19 Apr Easter egg tree PumpkinSky 7,102
pic hist stats
Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, BWV 67 Gerda Arendt 630
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18 Apr Sebald Heyden Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 1,347
17 Apr Martin Lutz Christophoruskirche, Schierstein Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt Symposiarch 671
14 Apr Emanuels Grīnbergs Gerda Arendt 1,976
12 Apr Peter Feldmann Aschmidt 1,992
hist
10 Apr Three Pieces for Solo Cello (Waterhouse) Gerda Arendt 747
pic, hist
10 Apr Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145 Gerda Arendt 696
quirky
9 Apr Kurhaus, Wiesbaden Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt Rosiestep 4,426
pic
7 Apr Schlußakkord Yngvadottir 1,000
6 Apr St Matthew Passion structure Gerda Arendt 2,103
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4 Apr Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 211
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31 Mar Alles, was von Gott geboren, BWV 80a Gerda Arendt 604
30 Mar Friedrich Schiller's skull Carabinieri 5,561
Borsig Palace Ultracobalt 4,094
Bernhard Kummer Yngvadottir 3,138
28 Mar Marktkirche, Wiesbaden Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 1,081
26 Mar David Edward Cronin Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 705
25 Mar Theodor Rowehl Yngvadottir 2,242
23 Mar Sebastian Weigle Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 444
21 Mar Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1962 film) Marrante 1,251
Willi Kraus Jared Preston 3,020
20 Mar Gotthold Schwarz Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 622
800 years Thomanerchor (1,146)
17 Mar Humboldt Box Ultracobalt Marrante 8,193
pic, stats
16 Mar Paintings by Adolf Hitler NGC 2736 12,532
quirky, stats
15 Mar Werner Schuster (politician) Moonraker 640
13 Mar Otto Lessing (sculptor) Ultracobalt 1,594
12 Mar Imme R100 SamBlob 10,759
pic
11 Mar Mary Kessell France3470 1,515
9 Mar Siegfried Rapp JackofOz 2,591
quirky
8 Mar Christa Reinig Yngvadottir 3,640
quirky
Giulietta Guicciardi JohnSpecialK 6,052
pic, stats
7 Mar Petre P. Carp Dahn 11,620
pic
Feeder of lice Volunteer Marek 9,923
quirky
Kugelbake Ultracobalt 13,438
pic, stats
5 Mar Falk Harnack Marrante 3,260
4 Mar Neuer Marstall Ultracobalt 1,638
2 Mar runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel Prioryman 7,012
pic, stats
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27 Feb Chinese Whispers (Waterhouse) Gerda Arendt 1,111
quirky
27 Feb Operation Alsos Hawkeye7 19,169
pic stats
26 Feb Vianden Pumped Storage Plant NortyNort Orlady 1,619
Die Freundin NGC 2736 4,415
25 Feb Undercover: Operation Wintersun Nomader 2,861
Heinz Kiwitz Marrante 3,933
24 Feb Battle of Grunwald (painting) Piotrus 17,856
stats
21 Feb Am Abend NGC 2736 14,226
stats
20 Feb Günther Strupp Marrante 2,739
19 Feb Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127 Gerda Arendt 1,501
pic
18 Feb Adolf Grimme , Greta Kuckhoff Marrante 2,610
Theater des Westens Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 1,592
pic
13 Feb Robert Hausmann JackofOz
Adelbert Theodor Wangemann Marrante 1,906
Bazon Brock Gerda Arendt 2,341
quirky, pic de
Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister, BWV 181 Gerda Arendt 12 Feb
Stone Bridge (Regensburg) Yngvadottir 3,060
10 Feb Ulenspiegel Marrante 2,943
quirky
Akaflieg Darmstadt D-28 Windspiel TSRL 5,636
8 Feb marriage loan Yngvadottir 3,819
Hans Dessauer John H. Dessauer Dr. Blofeld Rosiestep 3,819
5 Feb Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke, BWV 84 Gerda Arendt
2 Feb Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 Gerda Arendt 1,362
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1 Feb Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 Gerda Arendt
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31 Jan Ernst Ottwalt Marrante 3,754
30 Jan Friedrich von Keller (diplomat) Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt 1,738
29 Jan Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit, BWV 111 Gerda Arendt
Groningse Bachvereniging Dr. Blofeld
25 Jan In allen meinen Taten, BWV 97 Gerda Arendt
Paul Fleming (poet) Moonraker 3,407
pic
23 Jan Guido Dessauer Gerda Arendt 3,806
pic, day of funeral, hist
20 Jan Kemna concentration camp Marrante 38,567
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Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13 Gerda Arendt day of premiere
12 Jan Christian Keymann Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht, BWV 124 Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt
10 Jan Georg Christian Lehms Moonraker 1,354
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6 Jan Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123 Gerda Arendt
4 Jan Dresdner Kammerchor Hans-Christoph Rademann Dr. Blofeld Gerda Arendt
Russo-Prussian alliance Piotrus 1,441
1 Jan Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 Gerda Arendt
