1939 Event Lithuania state, forced to give Memel territory to Germany 1939 Event 7,000 Jews flee German occupied Memel Lithuania 1932 Event Fascist coup in the Memel territory 1924 Event Memel territories given to Lithuania 1923 Event Allies accept Latvia's occupation of Memel territory 1923 Event Allied ultimatum on Lithuanian occupation of Memel 1923 Event Lithuania seizes and annexes country of Memel 1920 Event France occupies (German) Memel territory 1799 Birthday F. W. A. Argelander, Memel E. Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars
