Calendar page - What happened on July 1?
Current calendar page for July 1, 2024
Namesday
Dietrich, Eckart
Historical Data
2009 - During a hearing at the Dresden Regional Court, an Egyptian woman is stabbed to death by the defendant with 18 stab wounds. Marwa El-Sherbini had accused the German of racist insults. He is sentenced to life imprisonment.
1999 - All 20 passengers die in a Seilbahn gondola crash at Pic de Bure in France.
1989 - Approximately 150 Techno fans celebrate the first Love Parade on the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin under the motto "Peace, Joy, Pancakes."
1979 - The Japanese company Sony releases the first Walkman (TPS-L2) on the market.
1904 - The sports club TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen is founded under the name "Turn- und Spielverein der Farbenfabrik vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co. 1904 Leverkusen." The football department is established in 1907.
Birthdays
1989 - Kevin Kühnert (35), German politician, SPD General Secretary since 2021, Chairman of the Jusos 2017-2021
1949 - John Farnham (75), Australian pop singer ("Pressure Down," "Don't You Know It's Magic")
1899 - Charles Laughton, British-American actor ("Witness for the Prosecution"), deceased 1962
1804 - George Sand, French writer ("Nanon," "A Winter on Mallorca"), deceased 1876
Deaths
2004 - Marlon Brando, American actor ("The Godfather," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "On the Waterfront"), born 1924
On July 1, 2009, in a tragic incident at the Dresden Regional Court, Marwa El-Sherbini, an Egyptian woman, lost her life after being stabbed 18 times by a German defendant who had alleged racially charged insults against her. This incident gained significant attention in German history, particularly in Berlin.
Following her tragic death, Marwa El-Sherbini became a symbol of the struggle against racism and xenophobia in Germany, a topic that continues to be an important part of the country's history and discussions.
