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1919: The “German Workers’ Party”, forerunner of the NSDAP, is founded in Munich.
1919: The Spartacus uprising (until January 11th/12th) breaks out in Berlin. The revolutionary Spartacus League was formed in 1917 under the leadership of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg.
1964: Pope Paul VI and the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I meet in Jerusalem: historic brotherly kiss of the heads of the Catholic and Orthodox churches, which have been separated for 910 years. They agree to lift the mutual ban between Rome and Constantinople from 1054.
2009: German billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide following suffering heavy losses as a result of speculation. The economic hardship of his company and the powerlessness of no longer being able to trade drove the 74-year-old to his death. His corporate empire with sales of around 30 billion euros, which includes Germany’s largest building materials producer HeidelbergCement and the pharmaceutical retailer Phoenix, is regarding to be broken up.
2009: The largest European car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) is taken over by the sports car manufacturer Porsche. The company, controlled by the Porsche and Piëch families, is increasing its stake in Volkswagen from 42.6 percent of the ordinary shares to 50.8 percent.
Birthdays: Nicolas de Staël, French painter (1914-1955); Jacques Laurent, French writer (1919-2000); Johann Knobloch, Eastern. linguist (1919-2010); Marilyn Manson, US rock musician (1969).
Days of death: Catherine de’ Medici, Queen of France (1519-1589); Franz Theodor Csokor, Eastern Poet and playwright (1885-1969); Adolf Merckle, German entrepreneur (1934-2009).
Name days: Simeon, Gerlach, Amelia, Edward, Telesphor, Roger, John, Nepomuk, Emily, Eminold, Edward.
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