German journalist and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (died 1939)

Philipp Scheidemann

Philipp Heinrich Scheidemann was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). In the first quarter of the 20th century, he played a leading role in both his party and in the young Weimar Republic. During the German Revolution of 1918–1919 that broke out after Germany's defeat in World War I, Scheidemann proclaimed a German Republic from a balcony of the Reichstag building. In 1919, he was elected Reich Minister President by the National Assembly meeting in Weimar to write a constitution for the republic.

Born

1865

July 26

Died

1939

Era

1860s

Country

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Philipp, in brief

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1865 Born
1939 Died

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The world in 1939

When Philipp departed

april 1 Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
april 18 Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
april 30 The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
april 30 NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.

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Also born in 1865

Alexander Glazunov 1865–1936 Russian composer, conductor, and educator (died 1936) Arie de Jong 1865–1957 Indonesian-Dutch linguist and physician (born 1865) Erich Ludendorff 1865–1937 German general and politician (died 1937) Frederick Cook 1865– American physician and explorer (died 1940) Harry Coulby 1865–1929 American businessman (died 1929) Irving Babbitt 1865–1933 American academic and critic (died 1933) Kate Gleason 1865– American engineer, businesswoman, and philanthropist (died 1933) Patsy Donovan 1865–1953 Irish-American baseball player and manager (born 1865) Paul Dukas 1865–1935 French composer, critic, and educator (born 1865)

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