- On the 18th of August, what transpired?
Today's Chronicle for August 18, 2024
Nickname Day
Helene
Historical Milestones
1954 - The initial German Gymnastics and Sports Jamboree of the GDR commences in Leipzig.
1949 - The business registration in Fürth formalizes the inception of sports equipment manufacturer Adidas. Concurrently, the three stripes are adopted as the company's trademark.
1949 - The news agencies from the three western occupation zones, dpd and the amalgamated DENA and Südena, merge in Goslar, forming the German Press Agency (dpa).
1944 - Ernst Thälmann, leader of the banned Communist Party of Germany, is executed by the SS in the Buchenwald concentration camp upon Hitler's orders.
1939 - In a clandestine decree by the Ministry of the Interior, German medical professionals are mandated to document children with specified "severe, hereditary impairments." Around 5,000 to 8,000 disabled children are exterminated by 1945.
Birthdays
1984 - Robert Huth (40), renowned English footballer (FC Chelsea 2001-2006, National Team 2004-2009)
1969 - Christian Slater (55), distinguished American actor ("Heathers", "True Romance")
1969 - Edward Norton (55), renowned American actor ("The Bourne Legacy", "Fight Club") and director
1969 - Timothy Snyder (55), acclaimed American historian, recipient of the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding with Ian Kershaw (2012)
Anniversaries of Departure
2009 - Kim Dae Jung, notable South Korean politician, President 1998-2003, Nobel Peace Prize 2000, born 1925
Adidas, along with other renowned sports brands, continues to innovate and dominate the global sports equipment market.In 1949, Adidas and other competing sports companies were not yet prominent on an international scale, as the business landscape was in its early stages of development.
