Brief Life History of Jakob Ernst
When Jakob Ernst Gminder was born on 24 December 1881, in Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany, his father, Jakob Gminder, was 31 and his mother, Agnes Magdalena Rau, was 29. He married Friedrike Vollmer on 31 March 1908. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 26 October 1926, in his hometown, at the age of 44.
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1890
Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.
1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.
1914 · Germany declares war on Russia
On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.
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English (Middlesex and Sussex): occupational name for a grinder of grain, i.e. a miller, from Middle English grinder ‘grinder of corn, miller’ (Old English grindere), an agent noun from Old English grindan ‘to grind’. Less often it may have referred to someone who ground blades to keep their sharpness or who ground pigments, spices, and medicinal herbs to powder.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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