July 9, ca. 751 July 9 is St. Agilof's day. St. Agilof was a bishop in Cologne, Germany. Although the circumstances of his death are not clearly documented, he is believed to be a martyr. He is entombed in the Cathedral of Cologne. Agilof was largely ignored for many years, but recently has been venerated once again. Agilof's feast day is July … [Read more...]

July 8 Feast Day of St. Kilian. St. Kilian was born in about 640, possibly in Ireland. He undertook missionary work to Germany. He began his work near Würzburg. He was killed by the pagans in the area in about 689. He is entombed in Würzburg. St. Kilian's feast day is July 8. July 8, 810 Pepin, the son of Karl der Große (Charlemagne), dies … [Read more...]

July 7, 1720 Maria Bach (wife of J. S. Bach) dies in Köthen, Germany. Maria Bach was the first wife of Johann Sebastian Bach. July 7, 1860 Birth of Gustav Mahler in Kaliste, Bohemia. Mahler composed 10 symphonies. His work was a significant influence on Schoenberg and Shostakovich. July 7, 1884 Birth of the German … [Read more...]

July 6, 649 St. Goar died on this date in 649. St. Goar was born in Auitaine (modern France) in about 585. He became a priest. He determined to live his life in isolated prayer. In about 618 he found a location at Oberwesel near Trier (modern Germany). Word of his holiness soon spread, however, and his isolation was interrupted by numbers of … [Read more...]

July 5, 1900 The German passenger ship, Deutschland, wins the Blue Ribbon (Blue Riband), the award for the fastest crossing of the North Atlantic. Deutschland reached 23.06 knots (42.71 km/h) on one of her 1900 Blue Riband voyages. At this time in history the fastest crossing of the Atlantic had come to have enormous national and corporate … [Read more...]

July 4, 966 Death of Pope Benedict V in Hamburg, Germany. Benedict had been elected Pope in defiance to the wishes of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Otto I. After serving for several months he was deposed through the intervention of Otto's army. Otto then placed him in clerical service in Hamburg where he remained until his death later … [Read more...]

July 3, 1709 Birth of Wilhelmine Friederike Sophie, Margravine of Bayreuth, in Berlin. She made Bayreuth a cultural center, constructing an opera house and attracted intellectuals and artists to Bayreuth. July 3, 1789 Birth of the painter Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869) in Lübeck. Overbeck was a German painter and member of the … [Read more...]

July 2, 1298 Death of Graf Adolf von Nassau near Worms, Germany. He was King of the Germans until deposed by the Habsburg, Albert I. July 2, 1648 Photo by NOMINE e.V. - Norddeutsche Orgelmusikkultur in Niedersachsen und Europa - via Mail, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8390199 Birth of Arp Schnitger in … [Read more...]

July 1, 1646 Birth of Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716) in Leipzig. Leibniz was a German mathematician and philosopher. He occupies a prominent place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy. Leibniz developed the infinitesimal calculus independently of Isaac Newton, and Leibniz's mathematical notation has been widely used … [Read more...]

June 30, 1807 Birth of Friedrich Theodor von Vischer in Ludwigsburg, Germany. A literary critic, he set the theoretical basis for the period of realism in literature. June 30, 1853 Birth of archaeologist Adolf Furtwängler in Freiburg, Germany. His catalogs of ancient Greek art established an historic order. He was Professor of Archaeology … [Read more...]