Today in History

Want to find out what happened on a certain day in German, Austrian, or Swiss history? Want to know who was born in January, or who died in March? You have come to the right place, well, it will be eventually the right place, because most months are still under construction and updates will be made whenever possible.

For now, enjoy the “Zwölf Monate” (Twelve months) by Joachim von Sandrart (1606-1688), and click on the link to get to each month.
Von Sandrart was a German painter, art historian, and writer. In 1642, he painted the series of the twelve months for Maximilian I of Bavaria.

Mai
Juni
Juli
August
September
Oktober
November
Dezember