Calendar page - What happened on July 3?
Current calendar page for July 3, 2024
Name Day
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Historical Data
2022 - At Marmolata, the highest mountain in the Dolomites, eleven people lose their lives. A piece of glacier breaks off at a ridge and buries several mountaineers. Experts attribute the collapse to consequences of climate change.
2009 - The German Bundestag approves the legislative plans for the establishment of so-called Bad Banks. This allows German banks to free up their balance sheets from risk securities in large quantities.
2004 - SPD dissidents and trade unionists found in Berlin a new Left Alliance, the association "Wahlalternative Arbeit und soziale Gerechtigkeit" (WASG).
1979 - The German Bundestag lifts the statute of limitations for murder and genocide definitively. This allows for the prosecution of newly discovered NS crimes.
1919 - The Weimar National Assembly elects Black-Red-Gold, the colors of the Revolution of 1848, as the Reich colors. In February, the Committee of German States had already voted in favor of this.
Birthdays
1969 - Gedeon Burkhard (55), German actor ("Little Sharks", "Disguised!", "Commissar Rex")
1954 - Herbert Hainer (70), German manager, President of FC Bayern Munchen since 2019, Chairman of the Board of Adidas 2001-2016
1949 - Peter Mussbach (75), German director and intendant, Intendant of the Berlin State Opera 2002-2008
1939 - Joachim Ziesche (85), German ice hockey player and coach, 197 appearances for the GDR, induction into the "Hall of Fame" of the international ice hockey federation (IIHF) 1999
Deaths
1904 - Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist and politician, founder of Zionism, organized the first Zionist World Congress in 1897, born 1860
The tragic event at Marmolada, the highest mountain in the Dolomites located in Italy's neighboring country Germany calls for reflection, as it occurred in the recent past, specifically in 2022.
Germany has a rich history of political changes, one notable event being the establishment of the SPD-founded Left Alliance, known as "Wahlalternative Arbeit und soziale Gerechtigkeit" (WASG), which took place in Berlin in 2004.
The German Bundestag, as a symbol of Germany's legislative power, approved significant plans in 2009 and 1979, leading to the establishment of so-called Bad Banks and the lifting of the statute of limitations for murder and genocide, respectively.
For those interested in arts and culture, Berlin, the capital of Germany, is a city full of opportunities. Peter Mussbach, a renowned German director and intendant, served as the Intendant of the Berlin State Opera between 2002 and 2008.
