June 23

© 1997, 1998 by Paul A. Schons

June 23, 1760

The Battle of Landshut in Silesia is fought.

June 23, 1881

Death of Matthias Jakob Schleiden in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Schleiden was a botanist who with Theodor Schwann founded cell theory. He was a professor of biology at the University of Jena.

June 23, 1891

Death of Paul Bronsart von Schellendorf in Danzig, Germany (now in Poland). Von Schellendorf was the German minister of war from 1883 - 1889.

June 23, 1944

The German refugee novelist, Thomas Mann, becomes a U. S. citizen.

June 23, 1948

The Soviet occupation zone introduces a currency reform. The western zones had introduced a new currency on June 20.

June 23, 1948

Start of the Berlin Blockade. It would last until May 12, 1949. During that period West Berlin was supplied by air from the West through the Berlin Air Lift.

June 23, 2001

A mild earthquake (4.0 on the Richter scale) is felt in Aachen. 6 people were injured and there was moderate damage to nearly 100 homes.