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| Birth Heinrici, Gotthard |  |
| 25th Dec Gumbinnen Birth of Gotthard Heinrici |
| Budget Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Asks the Reichstag to increase the military budget after the end of the Dreikaiserbund |
| Berlin Calls up reserves & announces a war loan to rally patriotic voters at the election |
| Berlin Dissolves the Reichstag after failing to raise the budget |
| Berlin The Reichstag turns down Bismark's proposals to increase military spending |
| Death Louis II | |
| Bavaria Declared mad, commits suicide by drowning |
| Death Ludwig II | |
| Declared insane then drowns himself |
| Invention Automobile Daimler, Gottlieb | |
| Fits his engine to a 4 wheeled carriage |
| Patent Benz, Karl | |
| 26th Jan Patents a 3 wheel drive motor car & the internal combustion engine |
| Publication Holz, Arno | |
| Publication of, "Buch der Zeit" |
| Publication Marx, Karl Heinrich | |
Publication of, "Das Kapital" in English  |
| Reichstag Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Dissolves the Reichstag after it refuses his increases to the military budget |
| Resignation Caprivi, Georg Leo von | |
| Resigns because Wilhelm I consults his cabinet chiefs without his knowledge |
| Succession Otto | |
| Bavaria Succeeds as King of Bavaria |
