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The golden horns of Gallehuswere two drinking or blowing horns made of gold that were found in Gallehus north of Mögeltondern in South Jutland in 1639 and 1734 respectively. They are dated to around AD 400 (Germanic Iron Age) and are among the most famous archaeological finds in Denmark. On them there was an early runic inscription in northwest Germanic language. The horns gained great fame because of the enigmatic motifs and the runic inscription on the shorter horn, which is valuable for Germanic linguistics. In 1802 the horns were stolen and melted down by the goldsmith Niels Heidenreich. Today they are only known through drawings (engravings) and descriptions from the 17th and 18th centuries. Shortly after the theft, replicas of the horns were made, but not from solid gold like the originals, but from gold-plated silver. These copies were also stolen from the National Museum in Jelling in 2007, but were found two days after the theft. -Go to Article …
What happened on October 29th?
- 1445 - In the Battle of Männedorf during the Old Zurich War , the Zurich navy defeated the fleet of Schwyz .
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1675 - Andreas Hammerschmidt (picture) , German composer and organist, dies in Zittau ; the theologian and mystic spiritualist Christian Hoburg dies in Altona .
- 1920 - The German Expressionist silent film The Golem: How He Came into the world by and starring Paul Wegener will be premiered in Berlin.
- 1920 - The journalist and politician Lieselotte Thoms-Heinrich , long-time editor-in-chief of the GDR women's magazine Für Dich , was born in Berlin .
- 1955 - In the port of Sevastopol , the Soviet battleship Novorossiysk is shaken by an explosion and sinks; 608 sailors are killed.
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With Wavel Ramkalawan (picture) , an opposition leader has been elected president for the first time since the Seychelles gained independence in 1976 . - Chemnitz has been selected by a jury as the German European Capital of Culture 2025.
- Amy Coney Barrett , a lawyer nominated by President Donald Trump , has been sworn in as a judge at the United States Supreme Court .
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- Stan Kesler (92), American musician († October 26)
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Already knew?
- The art in public space in Eisenach includes monuments, fountains, memorial stones - and a slide.
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