1883 in Germany

1883
in
Germany
Decades:
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
See also: Other events of 1883
List of years in Germany

Events in the year 1883 in Germany.

Incumbents

National level

State level

Kingdoms

Grand Duchies

Principalities

Duchies

Events

12 May — A German merchant Adolf Lüderitz purchases and takes possession of land in South-West Africa, which subsequently forms the basis of the first German colony of German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika).

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