Historical place archive

Strasbourg in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Strasbourg in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records5 event labels3 people1897–1989

Historical events in Strasbourg

1897

1897
Cathode-Ray Display Tube
Karl Ferdinand Braun · Technology

Develops a cathode-ray tube using an electron beam and fluorescent screen, an ancestor of oscilloscopes and electronic displays.

1982

14 October 1982
European Parliament Integration Speech
Hans-Dietrich Genscher · European Economic Community (EEC)

Defends the German-Italian initiative for stronger European political cooperation before the European Parliament.

1983

30 June 1983
Stuttgart Summit Report to European Parliament
Helmut Kohl · European Economic Community (EEC)

Reports to the European Parliament on Stuttgart and stresses implementation of stronger European political cooperation.

1989

8 December 1989
Strasbourg European Council
Helmut Kohl · European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Germany as leaders consider monetary union, political change in Europe and future treaty negotiations.

9 December 1989
EMU Intergovernmental Conference Decision
Hans-Dietrich Genscher · European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports the Strasbourg decision to convene an intergovernmental conference on treaty changes needed for monetary union.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Strasbourg. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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