Hannover in History
Historical Events
Event of Interest
1714-10-20 Georg Ludwig von Hannover crowned as Britain's King George I
George I
- 1719-01-05 Britain, Hannover, Saxony-Poland and Austria sign anti-Prussian Russian pact
- 1719-11-20 Sweden & Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm
- 1725-09-03 Britain, France, Hannover & Prussia sign Covenant of Hannover
- 1726-08-09 Netherlands signs Covenant of Hannover
- 1727-04-06 Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover
- 1745-08-26 Britan, Prussia & Hannover sign treaty
- 1945-03-14 RAF bomb cuts railway link Hannover-Hamm
Famous Birthdays
- 1707-02-01 Frederick Louis, English prince of Wales and son of George II, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1751)
- 1767-09-08 August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet, translator and critic, born in Hannover, Germany (d. 1845)
- 1852-04-12 Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician (Proving π is a transcendental number), born in Hannover, German Confederation (d. 1939)
- 1884-04-12 Otto Meyerhof, German psychologist and biochemist (Nobel 1922), born in Hannover, Germany (d. 1951)
- 1897-09-10 Hilde Hildebrand [Emma Minna Hildebrand], German actress (Port of Freedom), born in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany (d. 1976)
- 1915-03-11 Karl Krolow, German poet and translator, born in Hannover (d. 1999)
Famous Deaths
- 1727-06-10 George Ludwig, German monarch of Hannover, King of England, dies at 67