Historical place archive

Vienna in History

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

5 records5 event labels4 people1606–1938

Historical events in Vienna

1606

1606
Treaty of Vienna
Stephen Bocskay · Long War

Recognized as the sovereign Prince of Transylvania by Emperor Rudolf

1622

1622
Siege of Vienna
Bethlen of Transylvania · Thirty Years War

Agrees peace with the Habsburgs after a siege at Vienna

1847

1847
Chlorinated Handwashing
Ignaz Semmelweis · Medicine

Introduces chlorinated handwashing in the maternity clinic.

1847
Prevention of Puerperal Fever
Ignaz Semmelweis · Medicine

Greatly reduces maternal deaths from puerperal fever through hygiene.

1938

2 November 1938
Treaty of Munich
Bela Imredy · Government of Hungary

Imredy's government gained southern Slovak and Ruthenian territories through the First Vienna Award after Munich.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Hungary and Vienna. 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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