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August Horch
1868Oct, 12

August Horch

August Horch, German engineer and businessman, founded Audi (d. 1951)
August Horch (12 October 1868 – 3 February 1951) was a German engineer and automobile pioneer, the founder of the manufacturing giant which would eventually become Audi.

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Events on 1868

  • 10Apr

    British Expedition to Abyssinia

    At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
  • 11Apr

    Tokugawa Yoshinobu

    Former Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
  • 16May

    Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

    United States President Andrew Johnson is acquitted in his impeachment trial by one vote in the United States Senate.
  • 25Sep

    Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia

    The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia.
  • 27Nov

    Battle of Washita River

    American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.