Events in Liechtenstein History
- 1342-05-03 Count Hartmann II becomes ruler of Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
- 1719-01-23 Liechtenstein became a sovereign member state of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1921-10-05 Present constitution of Liechtenstein comes into effect
- 1971-02-07 Switzerland votes for national women's suffrage in a referendum - last European country to do so except for Liechtenstein
- 1980-02-19 Swedish alpine skier Ingemar Stenmark wins the giant slalom from Andreas Wenzel of Liechtenstein at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics; also takes slalom gold
- 1980-02-21 Liechtenstein becomes the smallest country to produce an Olympic champion as Hanni Wenzel wins the women's giant slalom at the Lake Placid Winter Games
- 1980-02-23 Olympic giant slalom champion Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein wins the women's slalom, her second gold medal of the Lake Placid Winter Games
- 1984-07-01 Liechtenstein is the last European country to grant women the right to vote through a referendum with 51.3% (men) in favour
- 1990-09-18 Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
- 1993-09-15 Liechtenstein prince Hans-Adam II disbands parliament
Famous People from Liechtenstein
- 1696-08-09 Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein and general, born in Prague (d. 1772)
- 1760-06-26 Johan I Jozef, Monarch of Liechtenstein and fieldmarshal, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1836)
- 1839-03-17 Josef Rheinberger, German organist, composer, and educator (Munich Conservatory, 1877-1901), born in Vaduz, Liechtenstein (d. 1901)
- 1842-06-11 Prince Alfred, Liechtenstein noble and politician, born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 1907)
- 1846-11-18 Prince Louis of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein nobleman and politician, born in Prague (d. 1920)
- 1871-09-12 Prince Friedrich Aloys Johannes Maria, Prince of Liechtenstein, born in Arad, Hungarian Kingdom (now Romania) (d. 1959)
- 1906-08-16 Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89), born in Schloss Frauenthal, Deutschlandsberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1989)
- 1922-05-31 Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Liechtenstein (daughter of Charles I last Emperor of Austria), born in El Pardo Palace, Spain (d. 1993)
- 1945-02-14 Hans-Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein (1989-), born in Zürich, Switzerland
- 1945-03-28 Hans Brunhart, Leader of Liechtenstein (1978-93), born in Balzers, Liechtenstein
- 1958-03-18 Andreas Wenzel, Liechtenstein, skier (Olympic silver 1980)
- 1967-10-28 Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
- 1968-06-11 Alois, Prince of Liechtenstein (Regent of Liechtenstein 2004-), born in Zürich, Switzerland
- 1974-09-07 Mario Frick, Liechtenstein soccer striker, manager (125 caps; FC Vaduz), born in Chur, Switzerland
- 1995-05-24 Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, eldest child of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, the Regent and Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria, born in Portland Hospital, London