Battle of Pirot
Battle of Pirot, see-saw Battle swirling about the village of Pirot, two days later, Franz Joseph forces an armistice in the Serbian War
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1885 in Austria
Explore 9 historical events and records for Austria in 1885.
Historical records for Austria in 1885
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November
Armistice
Battle of Pirot, see-saw Battle swirling about the village of Pirot, two days later, Franz Joseph forces an armistice in the Serbian War
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Education
Freud goes to Paris on a traveling fellowship to study with Europes most renowned neurologist, Jean Martin Charcot
Gas Mantle Development
Develops a rare-earth gas mantle producing intense white light.
Incandescent Gas Lighting
Greatly improves the efficiency and brightness of gas illumination.
PGP
Founds the Pan-German Party
Rare Earth Element Separation
Advances analytical chemistry of the difficult rare-earth elements.
Separation of Neodymium and Praseodymium
Separates didymium into the elements neodymium and praseodymium.
University of Vienna
Appointed Lecturer in neuropathology at the University of Vienna
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