1846 in Germany explained

Events from the year 1846 in Germany.

Incumbents

• King of Bavaria – Ludwig I.
• King of Hanover – Ernest Augustus
• King of Prussia – Frederick William IV
• King of Saxony – Frederick Augustus II

Births

• February 9 – Wilhelm Maybach, German automobile designer (d. 1929)
• March 24 – Karl von Bülow, German field marshal (d. 1921)
• May 20 – Alexander von Kluck, German general (d. 1934)^[1]
• December 17 – Max von Hausen, German general (d. 1922)^[2]

Deaths

• March 17 – Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1784)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Franz Weigl: Unsere Führer im Weltkrieg. Kösel, Kempten 1915. S. 184.
2. Günter Wegner, Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere 1815-1939 (Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993)
3. 10.1002/asna.18460240402 . Bessel's Tod . de. Bessel's death. Astronomische Nachrichten . 24 . 556. 49–52 . 1846 . 1846AN.....24...49B. Bessel . Friedrich Wilhelm .