Berlin calendar sheet: Love Parade, Secret Services and Aviation

Berlin calendar sheet: Love Parade, Secret Services and Aviation

Berlin (dpa) - historical events, significant birthdays and days of name - July 10th offers an exciting look into the past.

historical reviews on July 10th

• 2014: In response to US espionage activities, the German Federal Government calls on the Supreme Secret Service of the American Embassy in Berlin to leave the country. This event put German-American relations to a tough test and was of great political importance.
• 1999: The Love Parade in Berlin sets a new record with 1.5 million participants. Techno fans transform the zoo into the largest open-air disco in the world for nine and a half hours.
• 1994: The glasses kaiman "Sammy" escapes on an excursion to a quarry lake near Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and triggers a day-long "big game hunt", which becomes a media spectacle. On July 15th, a sports diver succeeds in capturing the reptile again.
• 1934: The writer, publicist and anarchist Erich Mühsam is murdered by the National Socialists in the Oranienburg concentration camp after severe abuse. A prominent representative of the Munich Räter Republic from 1918 and publisher of several anarchist magazines was laborious.
• 1909: The first international airship exhibition exhibition is opened in Frankfurt am Main. One of the main attractions is the "Aeroplan" of the Brothers Wright from the USA.

birthday children on July 10th

• 1969: Jonas Kaufmann, German opera singer (tenor), turns 55 years old.
• 1954: Neil Tennant, British musician and part of the pop duo Pet Shop Boys, celebrates his 70th birthday.
• 1949: Franziska Becker, German illustrator and cartoonist, will be 75 years old.
• 1934: Alfred Biolek, German Talkmaster and TV producer, born on July 10th and Died 2021, is remembered.

commemoration of deceased

• 2004: Inge Meysel, German actress known from "Die Ratten" and the television series "The incorrigible", died. She was born in 1910.

name day

on July 10th Alexander and Knud celebrate their name day.

A look at the story shows how diverse and eventful this day has been in the past. From politically significant decisions to cultural highlights to individual life stories - July 10 has a lot to offer.

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