1863 in Germany

Events from the year 1863 in Germany.

Incumbents

King of Bavaria – Maximilian II of Bavaria
King of Hanover – George V
King of Prussia – William I
King of Saxony – John
King of Württemberg – William I of Württemberg
Grand Duke of Baden – Frederick I

Events

January 4 – The New Apostolic Church, a Christian premillennial church, is established in Hamburg.
January 29 – Established composer Giacomo Meyerbeer presents the young Jacques Offenbach to Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, queen consort of Prussia.
February 8 – Signing of Alvensleben Convention between Prussia and Russian Empire.
May 23 – The General German Workers' Association, the first socialist workers party in Germany, is founded in Leipzig by Ferdinand Lassalle.
August 1 – Friedrich Bayer founds the chemical manufacturing company of Bayer at Barmen for the manufacture of dyestuffs.
August 27–29 – Astronomische Gesellschaft in Heidelberg is founded, the world's second oldest astronomical society.
October 18 – Befreiungshalle memorial above Kelheim in Bavaria, designed by Friedrich von Gärtner and completed by Leo von Klenze, is inaugurated.
October 26–29 – The Grand Duchy of Baden, Kingdom of Bavaria, Kingdom of Hanover, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Kingdom of Prussia and Kingdom of Saxony are among the signatories to the Resolutions of the Geneva International Conference leading to formation of the International Red Cross and the German Red Cross.
November 18 – King Christian IX of Denmark signs the November Constitution, declaring Schleswig to be part of Denmark, regarded by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol of 1852, leading to the Second Schleswig War of 1864.
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* Teerfarbenfabrik Meister, Lucius & Co., predecessor of Hoechst AG, founded at Höchst (Frankfurt) for the manufacture of green dye from coal tar.
* Rubber goods company Metzeler is founded in Munich.
* Max Schultze advances cell theory with the observation that animal and vegetable protoplasm are identical.

Births

January 8 – Paul Scheerbart, writer
January 15 – Wilhelm Marx, lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany
January 18 – Oscar Troplowitz, pharmacist
February 11 – Cornelius Osten, businessman
February 21 – Otto Jaekel, paleontologist and geologist
February 23 – Franz Stuck, painter, sculptor, engraver and architect
April 3 – Wilhelm Middelschulte, composer
April 5 – Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, noblewoman
May 2 – Erich Bethe, philologist
May 25
* Conrad Cichorius, historian and philologist
* Heinrich Rickert, philosopher
June 17 – Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
June 21 – Hermann Krukenberg, surgeon
June 22 – Gottlieb von Jagow, diplomat
July 4 – Hugo Winckler, archaeologist and historian, uncovers the capital of the Hittite Empire
July 12 – Paul Drude, physicist
August 19 – Adele Sandrock, German-Dutch actress
September 4 – Alfred Rehder, botanical taxonomist
September 8 – Mary of the Divine Heart, Roman Catholic nun
September 13 – Franz von Hipper, admiral
September 30 – Reinhard Scheer, admiral
October 3 – Alfred Wohl, chemist
October 13 – Hugo Bruckmann, publisher
October 19 – Gustav Frenssen, novelist
October 29 – Franz Stuhlmann, naturalist, zoologist and African explorer
November 12
* Franz Boluminski, colonial administrator
* Johannes Thienemann, ornithologist and pastor
November 18 – Richard Dehmel, poet
December 11 – Georg Bruchmüller, artillery officer

Deaths

April 4 – Ludwig Emil Grimm, painter
May 13 – August Hahn, Protestant theologian
June 5 – Marie Ellenrieder, painter
July 8 – Christian Friedrich, Baron Stockmar, physician and statesman
September 20 – Jacob Grimm, folklorist
December 13 – Christian Friedrich Hebbel, poet and dramatist