Austrian History Timeline (Part 2)

Events 201 - 400 of 479

• 1814-02-17 Battle of Mormant: French Imperial army defeat Russian Austrian forces (War of the Sixth Coalition)
• 1814-02-18 The Battle of Montereau; victory of French under Napoleon Bonaparte against Austrians and Württembergers under the King of Württemberg.
• 1814-05-17 Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian
• 1815-01-03 France, the United Kingdom, and Austria form an alliance against Russia and Prussia
• 1815-04-10 Austria declares war on Kingdom of Naples
• 1815-05-03 Battle at Tolentino: Austria beats King Joachim of Naples
• 1815-09-26 Russia, Prussia and Austria sign the Holy Alliance
• 1815-11-20 Russia, Prussia, Austria and England sign an Alliance "for the maintenance of peace in Europe" on the same day as the Treaty of Paris
• 1818-09-30 Congress of Aken: Russia, Austria, Prussia, France & England
• 1818-12-24 Christmas carol "Silent Night" composed by Franz Xaver Gruber is first sung at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria
• 1818-12-25 First known Christmas carol, "Silent Night, Holy Night" (Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht'), is sung in Austria
• 1826-02-28 Biela's Comet rediscovered by Austrian astronomer Wilhelm von Biela (originally discovered 1772)
• 1830-12-20 Great Britain, France, Prussia, Austria and Russia recognize Belgium
• 1834-05-08 Prussia, Austria and Russia sign classified accord about Belgium
• 1837-11-19 Floridsdorf-Deutsch Wagram railway in Austria opens
• 1840-07-15 Great Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia sign Quadruple Alliance
• 1848-01-08 Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia
• 1848-04-08 1st battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians
• 1848-04-11 Hungary becomes constitutional monarchy under King Ferdinand of Austria
• 1848-05-29 Battle at Curtazone: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte
• 1848-05-30 Second Battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians
• 1848-06-10 Battle at Vicenza: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte
• 1848-07-25 1st battle at Custozza: Austrians under Radetzky beat Italian
• 1848-08-09 Austria & Sardinia sign cease fire

• 1849-04-14 Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Louis Kossuth as its leader
• 1849-08-09 Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia
• 1849-08-22 The first air raid in history; Austria launches pilotless balloons against the Italian city of Venice
• 1849-08-28 Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetsky, having been under siege since July 20 after proclaiming independence
• 1850-11-29 The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, signed in Olomouc means diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to Austrian Empire, taking over the leadership of German Confederation
• 1851-03-07 Poll tax levied on Russo-Polish Jews entering Austrian Galicia ends
• 1853-10-02 Austrian law forbids Jews from owning land
• 1857-04-27 Establishment of Jewish congregations in Lower Austria prohibited
• 1858-09-13 Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire & sinks, 471 die

• 1862-08-21 The Vienna Stadtpark, the first public park and garden in Veinna, Austria opens its gates
• 1864-02-01 Second Schleswig War begins when Prussian and Austrian forces cross into Schleswig challenging Danish control

• 1864-04-18 Battle of Dybbøl: Denmark is defeated by Prussian and Austrian forces storming Dybbol fort in the deciding battle of the Second Schleswig War
• 1864-05-09 Naval Battle of Helgoland, last naval battle fought by squadrons of wooden ships, inconclusive between Danish and a Austro-Prussian alliance, but ends blockade of German ports
• 1864-10-30 Treaty of Vienna signed to end the Second Schleswig War - Denmark loses control of Schleswig to Prussia, and of Holstein to Austria
• 1866-04-08 Italy and Prussia ally against Austria-Hungary.
• 1866-06-15 Prussia attacks Austria
• 1866-06-20 Italy declares war on Austria beginning the Third Italian War of Independence
• 1866-06-24 Second Battle at Custozza: the Austrian Imperial army, joined by the Venetian Army decisively defeated the Italian army, despite the Italians' strong numerical advantage
• 1866-07-17 Italian fleet under Admiral Count Carlo Pellion di Persano captures Austrian Fort Lissa
• 1866-07-20 Sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy
• 1866-08-23 Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war
• 1867-02-08 The Ausgleich (compromise) establishes the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
• 1869-10-01 1st postcards are issued in Vienna, Austria
• 1873-08-30 Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea.
• 1879-10-07 Germany & Austrian-Hungary sign Twofold Covenant
• 1881-06-16 Austria-Hungary and Serbia sign military treaty

• 1883-05-15 Italy signs military treaty with Austria-Hungary & Germany
• 1883-10-30 Austria-Hungary, Germany and Romania sign military treaty
• 1884-09-20 6.2 mile Arlberg railroad tunnel completed in Austria
• 1884-12-24 Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State
• 1885-11-27 1st photograph of a meteor taken by Austro-Hungarian photographer Ladislaus Weinek in Prague, Austrian-Hungarian Empire
• 1887-02-20 Germany, Austria-Hungary & France end Triple Alliance
• 1887-12-10 Austria-Hungary, Italy and Great Britain sign Balkan military treaty

• 1889-10-06 First known ascent of the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, by German climber Hans Meyer and Austrian Ludwig Purtscheller
• 1890-03-21 Austrian Jewish communities are defined by law

• 1898-09-10 Empress Elizabeth of Austria is assassinated by anarchists Luigi Lucheni
• 1898-11-02 Austro-Hungarian Jewish activist Theodor Herzl arrives in Jerusalem
• 1899-04-27 Foundation of the Phonogrammarchiv of the Austrian Academy of Science, the world's first research sound archive (added to UNESCO's Memory of the World 1999) [1]
• 1901-01-31 Austro-Hungarian Empire: The Reichsrath, dissolved on September 7, 1900, by Emperor Franz Joseph, reopens after the recent elections sees the defeat of extremists
• 1901-02-04 Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph I, gives a speech condemning the demands of national groups and calls for economic and social reform
• 1902-06-28 Germany, Italy, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire renew their Triple Alliance for six more years
• 1903-02-23 The Sultan agrees to an Austro-Russian plan to reform the government of Macedonia in yet another effort to stifle the rising disorder among the rival Bulgarian
• 1905-11-22 British, Italian, Russian, French and Austro-Hungarian fleet attacks Lesbos
• 1905-12-10 Austrian pacifist and writer Bertha von Suttner becomes the 1st woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1907-01-26 In Austria, universal and direct suffrage (limited to males over 24) is introduced, a reform long demanded by the socialists and others
• 1908-05-07 Emperor Franz-Joseph celebrates his golden jubilee with festivities throughout the Austro-Hungarian empire

• 1908-10-06 Austria annexes Bosnia & Herzegovina
• 1908-10-07 Serbia & Montenegro sign anti-Austria-Hungarian pact
• 1909-02-16 Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary
• 1909-02-26 Austria and Turkey conclude an agreement in which Turkey recognizes Austria's 1908 annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is to receive compensation
• 1909-03-21 Germany sends Russia a diplomatic notes requesting recognition of the Austrian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and cessation of support to Serbia in the controversy
• 1909-03-31 In a diplomatic note to Austria, Serbia recognizes the Bosnian annexation and promises to maintain friendly relations with Austria
• 1911-03-19 1st International Women's Day sees over 1 million men and women attend rallies in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Issues discussed included women's right to vote and to hold public office, the right to work, to vocational training and an end to discrimination on the job.
• 1911-06-29 Freiherr Gautsch von Frankenthurn becomes Minister-President of Austria
• 1912-03-13 Bulgaria and Serbia conclude an alliance pact ostensibly against Austria, but it secretly provides for a possible war against Turkey
• 1912-11-24 Conflict in the Balkans grows into an acute international crisis with major powers supporting either Austria or Serbia
• 1912-12-05 The Triple Alliance among Italy, Austria, and Germany (originally signed in 1882) is renewed for six years, beginning in 1914, a move inspired by instability in the Balkans
• 1912-12-16 Austria-Hungary engage in conflict with Serbia

• 1914-07-05 Germany offers Austria war aid to fight against Russia in Serbia
• 1914-07-23 Austria-Hungary presents an ultimatum to Serbia; demanding acceptance within 48 hours making peacekeeping difficult
• 1914-07-25 Germany Socialist-Democrat Party declares: "No German blood for Austrian tyrant" in response to German support of Austria-Hungary
• 1914-07-25 Serbia meets the deadlines of Austria-Hungary's ultimatum and gives a conciliatory reply, though Serbia is mobilizing
• 1914-07-26 Britain attempts to organize a conference among major European powers to resolve dispute between Austria-Hungary and Serbia; France, Italy, and eventually Russia agree to participate. but Germany refuses
• 1914-07-28 Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia - first declaration of war of Word War I
• 1914-07-29 Austrian-Hungary bombs Belgrade
• 1914-07-29 In response to Austria's declaration of war on Serbia, Russian diplomats and general urge general mobilization, but the Tsar calls for partial mobilization

• 1914-08-05 Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in World War I
• 1914-08-06 WWI: Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia
• 1914-08-12 France and Great Britain declare war on Austria-Hungary
• 1914-08-26 -9/10] Russian army attacks Austrian army in Galicia
• 1914-09-03 Lemburg capital of Galicia, is taken after a three-day battle in which the Russians rout the Austrians
• 1914-12-02 Austria army occupies Belgrade, Serbia
• 1914-12-15 Serbian troops retake Belgrade in Austria-Hungary
• 1914-12-17 Austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland
• 1915-01-01 Jews of Laibach Austria expelled
• 1915-05-04 Italy drops Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary & Germany
• 1915-05-23 Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary during WW I
• 1915-06-03 Austro-German forces recapture Przemysl, a crucial city in southeastern Poland, and the entire Russian front begins to collapse
• 1915-06-23 Italians launch the first of what will become 11 battles to dislodge the Austrians from the Isonzo River, which keeps the Italians from Trieste
• 1915-07-15 The Austro-German forces launch an offensive along the Eastern Front
• 1915-07-18 WWI: Second Battle of Isonzo begins with Kingdom of Italy offensive against Austria-Hungary, ends 2-1/2 weeks later with over 91,000 combined casualties
• 1915-11-08 An Austrian-Hungarian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Italian liner 'Ancona' without warning, killing over 200 people
• 1916-01-05 Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro
• 1916-01-11 Austrian forces capture Mount Lovćen, Serbia. Serbian army retreats, evacuating to Greek island of Corfu
• 1916-01-25 Montenegro surrenders to Austria-Hungary
• 1916-02-11 Germany and Austria-Hungary notify the US that they will sink any armed merchant ships starting on 1 March
• 1916-02-16 The US rejects the right of Germany and Austria-Hungary to sink armed merchant ships
• 1916-05-15 Asiago, Italy, falls when Austrian troops attack the Italian front
• 1916-08-02 World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto
• 1916-08-27 Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary

• 1916-12-13 Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol
• 1917-01-08 Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy
• 1917-08-14 China declares war on Germany & Austria
• 1917-10-24 Battle at Caporetto: German & Austria smash Italian army
• 1917-11-26 The new government of Russia offers an armistice to Germany and Austria-Hungary
• 1917-12-05 Austro-German Forces launch an offensive against the Italians on the western end of their line, around Asiago
• 1917-12-07 US becomes 13th country to declare war on Austria during World War I
• 1918-01-16 Austria and Germany are disrupted by strikes as people express impatience with leaders continuing the war
• 1918-03-03 Facing internal counterrevolutionary pressures and external German offensive, Bolsheviks forced to sign harsh Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany and Austria

• 1918-09-14 WWI: Austria-Hungary sends a note to the Allies requesting peace discussions, but the Allies reject the offer
• 1918-10-18 Czechoslovakia declares independence from Austro-Hungarian Empire
• 1918-10-28 Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up
• 1918-11-03 Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolves
• 1918-11-04 The Allied armistice with Austria-Hungary, signed 3 November, goes into effect
• 1918-11-11 Emperor Charles I of Austria-Hungary abdicates
• 1918-11-12 Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary abdicates, Austria becomes a republic
• 1919-02-21 German National Meeting accepts Anschluss: incorporation of Austria
• 1919-03-12 Austrian National Meeting affirms Anschluss (incorporate into Germany)
• 1919-04-03 Austria expels all Habsburgers

• 1919-09-10 Treaty of St Germain: Austria ends incorporation with Germany
• 1919-11-19 US Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 55 to 39; Congress two years later approves resolution ending hostilities with Germany and Austria-Hungary
• 1919-12-17 Austrian parliament approves 8-hour working day
• 1920-02-28 Austria adopts a new constitution and becomes a kingdom again
• 1921-05-30 Salzburg, Austria, votes to join Germany
• 1921-08-23 Austria and the US formally end war; the US does the same with Germany on the 25th, and Hungary on the 29th
• 1922-10-04 Protocol for the Reconstruction of Austria, between the government of Austria and the governments of Great Britain, France, Italy and Czechoslovakia, for reconstructing the Austrian economy, signed in Geneva, Switzerland
• 1922-10-07 Oud-burgem of Rotterdam Zimmerman becomes High Comm's of Austria
• 1924-11-08 Austria chancellor Ignaz Seipel, resigns after assassination attempt
• 1924-12-09 Michael Hainisch re-elected Austrian president
• 1926-02-04 Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join Germany
• 1926-10-15 Austria government of Seipel, forms
• 1927-07-15 Massacre in Vienna: 89 protesters are killed by the Austrian police
• 1928-06-28 Friedrich Schmiedl attempts rocket mail in Austria (unsuccessful)
• 1928-12-05 Wilhelm Miklas elected president of Austria
• 1929-04-01 Austrian government of Ignaz Seipel falls
• 1929-04-30 Ernst Streeruwitz becomes Chancellor of Austria, lasts less than 5 months
• 1929-09-26 John Schrober becomes chancellor of Austria
• 1930-09-25 Austrian government of Vaugoin forms
• 1930-12-03 Otto Ender forms Austrian government

• 1931-01-26 Hungary-Austria sign peace treaty
• 1931-02-02 1st use of a rocket to deliver mail (Austria)
• 1931-05-11 Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails, beginning financial collapse of Central Europe
• 1931-06-16 Austrian government of Ender falls
• 1931-06-20 Karl Buresch becomes Chancellor of Austria
• 1931-09-13 Right-radical coup of Dr Pfrimer fails in Austria

• 1932-05-20 Engelbert Dollfuss becomes chancellor of Austria
• 1932-10-19 Austria forbids demonstration by Nazis & anti fascists
• 1933-03-04 Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss dissolves Austrian parliament
• 1933-05-27 Austrian communist party banned
• 1933-06-19 Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss' government bans Nazi organizations
• 1934-02-01 Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss dissolves all political parties but his own right-wing Fatherland Front (Vaterländische Front)
• 1934-02-12 Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss government bans Social Democrat party
• 1934-02-12 The four-day February Uprising, sometimes called the Austrian Civil War, begins
• 1934-02-16 Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund

• 1934-04-30 Austria gets "Austrian fascist" constitution
• 1934-05-01 Austria signs pact with Vatican
• 1934-06-14 European despots Adolf Hitler, of Germany, and Benito Mussolini, of Italy, meet in Vienna, Austria
• 1934-07-25 Failed Nazi coup in Austria
• 1935-12-01 Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp
• 1936-03-23 Italy, Austria & Hungary sign Pact of Rome
• 1938-02-12 Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg visits Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden
• 1938-03-11 Artur Seyss-Inquart replaces Kurt von Schuschnigg as Chancellor of Austria; German troops also entered the country
• 1938-03-12 Nazi Germany invades Austria (Anschluss)
• 1938-03-13 In a process known as Anschluss, Austria is annexed into Nazi Germany
• 1938-04-10 Austria becomes a state of Germany
• 1938-04-26 Austrian Jews required to register property above 5,000 Reichsmarks
• 1938-08-28 Mauthausen concentration camp opens in Austria
• 1938-11-09 Kristallnacht begins: pogrom against Jews in Germany and Austria - first large-scale physical act of anti-Jewish violence, begins

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