Events in the year 1892 in Germany. Incumbents National level Kaiser – Wilhelm II Chancellor – Leo von Caprivi State level Kingdoms King of Bavaria – Otto of Bavaria King of Prussia – Kaiser Wilhelm II King of Saxony – Albert of Saxony King of Württemberg – William II of Württemberg Grand Duchies Grand Duke of Baden – Frederick I Grand Duke of Hesse – Louis IV to 13 March, then Ernest Louis Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Frederick Francis III Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Frederick William Grand Duke of Oldenburg – Peter II Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – Charles Alexander Principalities Schaumburg-Lippe – Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Principality of Lippe – Woldemar, Prince of Lippe Reuss Elder Line – Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz Reuss Younger Line – Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line Waldeck and Pyrmont – George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Duchies Duke of Anhalt – Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt Duke of Brunswick – Prince Albert of Prussia (regent) Duke of Saxe-Altenburg – Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke of Saxe-Meiningen – Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Colonial Governors Cameroon (Kamerun) – Bruno von Schuckmann (acting governor) to 5 January, then Eugen von Zimmerer (3rd term) German East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika) – Julius Freiherr von Soden German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) – Fritz Rose (commissioner) to 31 August, then Georg Schmiele (Landeshauptleute of the German New Guinea Company) from 1 September German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) – Curt von François (commissioner) Togoland – vacant to 4 June, then Jesko von Puttkamer (acting commissioner) (2nd term) Events 25 July – German football club Hertha BSC is founded in Berlin. Undated German Open Tennis Championships is founded in Hamburg. Travemünde Week in Travemünde is started. Berlin Philharmonic is founded in Berlin. Births 4 January – Siegfried Lehman, German-Israeli educator (died 1958) 14 January – Martin Niemöller, German anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor (died 1984) 16 January – Wilhelm von Apell, German general (died 1969) 29 January – Ernst Lubitsch, German film director (died 1947) 2 February – Cuno Hoffmeister, German astronomer (died 1968) 2 March – Felix Bressart, German actor (died 1949) 10 March – Hans Steinhoff, German film director (died 1945) 22 March – Johannes Frießner, German general