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)
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