- 1832 – Birth of mathematician Rudolf Lipschitz
- 1847 – Death of pianist and composer Fanny Mendelssohn
- 1867 – Birth of politician Kurt Eisner
- 1927 – The SS Cap Arcona is launched at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg
- 1970 – Andreas Baader escapes from custody in one of the founding acts of the Red Army Faction