Gerhard Schröder was born on 7 April 1944 in Mossenberg-Wöhren. A German politician of the Social Democratic Party, Schröder served as chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005, leading a coalition with the Greens. His government oversaw the introduction of the euro, the phase-out of nuclear power and a controversial package of labour market and welfare reforms known as Agenda 2010, which cost him support in his own party. He opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq. After narrowly losing the 2005 election to Angela Merkel, he took on roles with Russian-controlled energy companies connected to the Nord Stream pipelines, which drew criticism, especially after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Before and after
- 9 February 1944Birth of Alice Walker
- from 17 February 1944 to 23 February 1944Battle of Eniwetok
- 28 February 1944Huta Pieniacka massacre
- from 4 April 1944 to 22 June 1944Battle of Kohima
- 7 April 1944Birth of Gerhard Schröder
- 14 May 1944Birth of George Lucas
- from 18 May 1944 to 20 May 1944Deportation of the Crimean Tatars
- from June 1944 to September 1944Operation Frantic
- from 6 June 1944 to 29 August 1944Normandy landings
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- from 7 July 1937 to 9 September 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
- from 30 November 1939 to 13 March 1940Winter War
- from 22 June 1941 to 7 May 1945Eastern Front
- from 22 June 1941 to 5 December 1941Operation Barbarossa
- 7 December 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
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