- 1639 – Death of composer Melchior Franck
- 1927 – The Hindenburgdamm connecting Sylt to the mainland is opened
- 1947 – Birth of singer-songwriter Konstantin Wecker
- 1973 – Birth of supermodel Heidi Klum
- 1979 – Death of physician Werner Forssmann, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 2000 – The Expo 2000 world fair opens in Hanover