1856 in Germany
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Events from the year 1856 in Germany.
Incumbents
- King of Bavaria – Maximilian II
- King of Hanover – George V
- King of Prussia – Frederick William IV
- King of Saxony – John of Saxony
Events
- August – Pre-human remains are found in the Neander Valley in Prussia .
Births
- January 6 – Martin von Feuerstein, German painter (d. 1931)
- January 31 – Hermann von François, German general (d. 1933)
- February 12 – Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Austrian general, German field marshal (d. 1941)
- February 15 – Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926)
- February 17 – Arnold von Winckler, German general (d. 1945)
- July 7 – Georg von der Marwitz, German general (d. 1929)
- September 18 – Wilhelm von Gloeden, German photographer (d. 1931)
- November 16 – Jürgen Kröger, German architect (d. 1928)
- November 29 – Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1921)
- December 25 – Hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913)
Deaths
- February 17 – Heinrich Heine, German writer (b. 1797)
- June 26 – Max Stirner, German philosopher (b. 1806)
- July 29 -Robert Schumann , German composer, pianist (b. 1810 )