π Wilhelm Grimm of the Brothers Grimm is born (1786)
Where: Hanau, Germany
Nearby on the globe: Cologne Cathedral β π Open the 3D globe
π On This Day: February 24
February 24, 1786: Wilhelm Grimm of the Brothers Grimm is born. Wilhelm Grimm was born in 1786 in Hanau, Germany. With his older brother Jacob, he collected tales people told and published them in a book that includes Snow White and Hansel and Gretel. The brothers' own copies, full of their handwritten notes, are in the GRIMMWELT museum in Kassel.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1304 π§ Ibn Battuta was born in Tangier, Morocco; over about 30 years he travelled across Africa, the Middle East, India and China and wrote about it all.
- 1743 πΏ Botanist Joseph Banks was born; he sailed with James Cook, collected thousands of plants, and Botany Bay in Australia got its name from his work.
- 2011 π Space Shuttle Discovery launched on its final mission; by the end it had flown 39 times, more than any other spacecraft at the time. Kennedy Space Center β
π§ Question of the day
Which tale is in the Grimms' book?
- Around the World in Eighty Days
- Pinocchio
- Snow White
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Answer: Snow White
Questions
What happened on February 24?
February 24, 1786: Wilhelm Grimm of the Brothers Grimm is born. It happened in Hanau, Germany.
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