1964 Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Prussian general/politician, dies at 93
1934 Heinrich Himmler becomes inspector Prussian secret state police
1933 Prussian minister Goering bans all Catholic newspapers
1933 President von Hindenburg and von Papen end Prussian parliament
1913 Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79
1904 Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at 71
1902 Prussian Upper house gives 350 million marks to Poland
1891 Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies
1870 Napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies
1870 Felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle
1870 Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Prussian general/politician, East Africa
1864 Walther Hermann Nernst, Prussian physicist/chemist, Nobel 1920
1864 Austrian/Prussian troops occupy Sleeswijk/Holstein
1849 Battle at Waghausel: Prussian troops beat Baden rebels
1849 Furst Bernhard HM von Bulow, German chancellor/Prussian PM, 1900-09
1839 Prussian government limits work week for children to 51 hours
1833 Alfred von Schlieffen, Count/Prussian general-fieldmarshal
1832 Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal
1831 Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51
1831 August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70
1812 Citizenship granted to Prussian Jews
1809 Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel, dies in battle at 33
1806 Amalia Furstin Gallitzin, Prussian daughter of Golitsyn, dies at 57
1800 Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal
1797 Joseph Maria von Radowitz, Prussian minister of Foreign affairs
1794 Friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prussian/U.S. inspector-general of Washingtons army, dies at 64
1793 Prussian troops occupy Venlo Neth
1787 Amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army
1787 Prussian troops conquer Gorinchem
1787 Prussian army moves into Netherlands
1780 Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist
1780 August L Crelle, German inventor/mathematician, 1st Prussian Railway
1776 Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel
1774 Heinrich A Fouque, Prussian general (7 year war), dies at 76
1767 Prince Willem V marries Prussian princess Wilhelmina
1760 August W. A. Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal
1759 Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians
1759 Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen
1757 Battle at Leuthen: Prussian army beats Austrians
1756 Prussian Libya occupies Saxson: beginning 7 years War
1743 Prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War
1741 Prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia
1741 Theodor Gotlieb von Hippel, East Prussian author/mayor of Koningsberg
1740 Prussian Libya falls to Silezie
1736 Daniel G Fahrenheit, Prussian/Neth physicist (thermometer), dies at 50
1730 Hans Hermann von Katte, Prussian lieutenant, beheaded
1728 Prussian Emperor Karel VI sign Treaty of Berlin
1717 Prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs
1717 Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles
1716 Russian and Prussian troops occupy Wismar
1716 Russian and Prussian troops occupy Wismar
1715 Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund
1715 Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund
1713 Peace of Utrecht; France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain - English, Prussian, Savoois, Portuguese and French peace treaty
1698 Heinrich A. Fouque, Prussian general
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