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Vienna in History

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

38 records33 event labels18 people1469โ€“1998

Historical events in Vienna

1469

18 January 1469
Bishoprics Founded
Frederick III ยท Roman Catholic Church

Secures creation of new bishoprics at Vienna and Wiener Neustadt.

1563

September 1563
Hungarian Succession Secured
Ferdinand I ยท House of Habsburg

Ferdinand secures Maximilian's succession in Hungary

1619

1619
Exile of Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein ยท Thirty Years War

Wallenstein escapes to Vienna after his estates are seized

1683

1 September 1683
Siege of Vienna
Eugene of Savoy ยท Austria War

Junior officer in the Allied army which comes to the relief of Vienna from the Turks

1716

1716
Siege of Timisoara
Eugene of Savoy ยท Military

Captures the last Turkish stronghold in Hungary after a 5 week siege

1740

1740
Succession
Charles VII ยท War of Austrian Succession

Succeeds as Emperor, the only non-Hapsburg Emperor after Sigismund of Luxemburg

1815

1815
Congress of Vienna
Frederick William III ยท Napoleonic Wars

Prussia acquires Westphalia & most of Saxony

1824

1824
Symphony no 9 in D minor
Ludwig van Beethoven ยท Classical Music

1st performance of, "Symphony no 9 in D minor"

1855

1855
Conference of Vienna
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท German Confederation

Remains neutral hoping to win Russian friendship at a later date

1855
Neutrality
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท German Confederation

Remains neutral hoping to win Russian friendship at a later date

1864

30 October 1864
Treaty of Vienna
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Schleswig War, 2nd

In the Treaty of Vienna Denmark cedes Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria

30 October 1864
Treaty of Vienna
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Schleswig War, 2nd

The war ends with the Treaty of Vienna and Denmark's cession of the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria

1875

1875
Education
Gustav Mahler ยท Classical Music

Admitted to the Vienna Conservatoire where he studied piano under Julius Epstein, harmony with Robert Fuchs, and composition with Franz Krenn

1875
Vienna Conservatoire
Gustav Mahler ยท Classical Music

Admitted to the Vienna Conservatoire where he studied piano under Julius Epstein, harmony with Robert Fuchs, and composition with Franz Krenn

1881

29 January 1881
Billroth Gastric Surgery
Theodor Billroth ยท Medicine

The operation becomes a landmark in abdominal surgery.

29 January 1881
First Successful Gastrectomy
Theodor Billroth ยท Medicine

Performs the first successful partial gastrectomy for stomach cancer.

29 January 1881
First Successful Gastrectomy
Theodor Billroth ยท Medicine

Performs the first successful removal of part of a cancerous stomach.

29 January 1881
Stomach Cancer Surgery
Theodor Billroth ยท Medicine

Establishes a landmark operation in abdominal and gastrointestinal surgery.

1882

20 May 1882
German Alliance System Expanded
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Reich, 2nd

Bismarck expands Germany's network of defensive alliances.

20 May 1882
Triple Alliance Concluded
Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen ยท Reich, 2nd

Germany concludes the Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy.

1890

5 December 1890
Birth of Friedrich Christian Anton Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang ยท Cinema

Birth of Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang.

1897

1897
Vienna Opera
Gustav Mahler ยท Classical Music

Given the directorship of the Vienna Opera, the most prestigious musical position in the Austrian Empire

1911

26 June 1911
Gustav Mahlers 9th Symphony premieres in
Gustav Mahler ยท Classical Music

Gustav Mahlers 9th Symphony premieres in Vienna

1933

1933
Inspector
Theodor August Otto Wilhelm Habicht ยท NSDAP

Appointed Inspector of the Austrian Nazi Party by Hitler

1934

1934
Coup
Franz von Papen ยท NSDAP Government

Sent to Vienna to restore "normal & friendly relations" after a failed Nazi coup

1934
Sent to Vienna to restore normal & friendly relations
Franz von Papen ยท NSDAP Government

Sent to Vienna to restore "normal & friendly relations" after a failed Nazi coup

25 July 1934
Assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss
Adolf Hitler ยท NSDAP Government

Nazis murder Dolfuss during a failed coup after he objects to anschluss with Germany

25 July 1934
Coup
Adolf Hitler ยท NSDAP Government

Austrian Nazis break into the Federal Chancellery & assassinate Dolfuss

25 July 1934
Coup
Adolf Hitler ยท NSDAP Government

Nazis murder Dolfuss during a failed coup after he objects to anschluss with Germany

1938

1938
Emigration Office
Adolf Eichmann ยท NSDAP Government

Founds the Jewish Office of Emmigration

1938
Jewish Office of Emmigration
Adolf Eichmann ยท NSDAP Government

Appointed Head of the Jewish Office of Emmigration

12 March 1938
Anschluss
Adolf Hitler ยท NSDAP Government

Orders Stuckart to Vienna to organize anshcluss n defiance of the Versailles Treaty

2 November 1938
Treaty of Munich
Joachim von Ribbentrop ยท NSDAP Government

Ribbentrop co-arbitrated the First Vienna Award transferring territory from Czechoslovakia to Hungary.

1939

18 March 1939
Treaty of Protection
Adolf Hitler ยท NSDAP Government

Contains a secret protocol giving Germany exclusive rights to exploit Slovakia. Approves the Treaty of Protection in Vienna

1940

1940
Governor
Baldur von Schirach ยท Government of Germany

Appointed Governor of Vienna

1941

25 March 1941
Tripartite Pact
Adolf Hitler ยท World War, 2nd

In front of Hitler & Ribbentrop Cvetkovic signs Yugoslavia to the Tripartite Pact

25 March 1941
Tripartite Pact
Joachim von Ribbentrop ยท World War, 2nd

In front of Hitler & Ribbentrop Cvetkovic signs Yugoslavia to the Tripartite Pact

1998

11 December 1998
Vienna European Council
Gerhard Schroder ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Germany as leaders prepare for the launch of the euro and discuss employment and institutional reform.

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