2015 Event The German government approves the Greek bailout deal, which was also approved by the Greek parliament earlier this week; German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that chaos would result if the deal did not go through 2013 Event The U.S. Ambassador is summoned by Germany over suspicions that the U.S. monitored the cell phone calls of German Chancellor Angela Merkel 2013 Event Germany holds its federal election; Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party obtains the most votes since 1990 2012 Event As German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Greece, an estimated 25,000 protest in Athens 2011 Event In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel pledges to end all nuclear power by 2022 2010 Event In a Potsdam speech, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, claims multiculturalism has 'failed' in Germany 2010 Event German Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees to spread $80 million pounds in savings across four years with her coalition cabinet 2010 Event Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany nominates Christian Wulff for President 1986 Death Una Merkel, U.S. actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82 1954 Birthday Angela Merkel, German Statesman 1903 Birthday Una Merkel, Covington, Kentucky, actress, 42nd Street, Abraham Lincoln 1885 Death Gustav Adolf Merkel, composer, dies at 57 1827 Birthday Gustav Adolf Merkel, composer
