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1328 Augustiner brew Munich.
1795 Failed harvest in Munich.
1810 First Oktoberfest: The Bavaria
n royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria
to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
1895 The first Boxer show was held at Munich, Germany
.
1895 In Munich, bicyclists
have to pass a test and display license plates
1919 May 1 — Weimar Republic
troops and Freikorps take over Munich and crush the Soviet Republic of Bavaria
1920 Adolf Hitler
presents his National Socialist program in Munich.
1921 Rising prices cause riots in Munich
1923 Beer Hall Putsch
: In Munich, Adolf Hitler
leads the Nazis
in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government. Police and troops crush the attempt the next day
1939 In Munich, Adolf Hitler
narrowly escapes an assassination attempt while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch
.
1959 Author Walter Mene throws acid on Rubens painting in Munich.
1967 In Munich, trial begins against Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank
) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands
. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison.
1970 EEC
prime ministers meet in Munich.
1994 The grunge band Nirvana
plays its final show in Munich.
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