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1945: Soviet Red Army Launches the Vienna Offensive

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1945: Soviet Red Army Launches the Vienna Offensive

On this day in 1945, the Soviet Red Army launched an offensive with the aim of conquering Vienna. Soviet ...

On this day in 1945, the Soviet Red Army launched an offensive with the aim of conquering Vienna. Soviet troops were approaching from the south after they had conquered Wiener Neustadt, Eisenstadt, Ne ...

April 02, 2020
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1741: Maria Theresa Gives Birth to future Emperor Joseph II

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1741: Maria Theresa Gives Birth to future Emperor Joseph II

Maria Theresa gave birth to her son Joseph II in Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna, a sort of Austrian Versai ...

Maria Theresa gave birth to her son Joseph II in Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna, a sort of Austrian Versailles. As a ruler, in some ways Joseph II proved significantly different from his mother. On thi ...

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1938: Arthur Seyss-Inquart Becomes Austrian Nazi Chancellor

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1938: Arthur Seyss-Inquart Becomes Austrian Nazi Chancellor

The accession of Arthur Seyss-Inquart to the position of chancellor allowed for the easy annexation (Germ ...

The accession of Arthur Seyss-Inquart to the position of chancellor allowed for the easy annexation (German: Anschluss) to the Third Reich. Arthur Seyss-Inquart was appointed the chancellor of Austri ...

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1949: Triple F1 World Champion Launched Two Airlines

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1949: Triple F1 World Champion Launched Two Airlines

The first company is called by his surname – Lauda Air, and the other by his first name – Niki. Famous Fo ...

The first company is called by his surname – Lauda Air, and the other by his first name – Niki. Famous Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda was born on this day. He is interesting not only because he was a tri ...

February 22, 2020
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1766: Count Daun – Empress Maria Theresa’s Leading Field Marshal

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1766: Count Daun – Empress Maria Theresa’s Leading Field Marshal

This day marked the death of Field Marshal Count Leopold Josef Daun, probably the most respected among Em ...

This day marked the death of Field Marshal Count Leopold Josef Daun, probably the most respected among Empress Maria Theresa's military commanders. Some of the others include: Baron Ernst Gideon von L ...

February 05, 2020
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Henry II Jasomirgott – The Ruler who Made Vienna Capital of Austria – 1177

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Henry II Jasomirgott – The Ruler who Made Vienna Capital of Austria – 1177

Before the reign of Henry II Jasomirgott, the city of Vienna had no more importance than other neighbouri ...

Before the reign of Henry II Jasomirgott, the city of Vienna had no more importance than other neighbouring Austrian towns on the Danube – Krems, Melk, and Klosterneuburg. Of course, Vienna later deve ...

January 13, 2020
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1762 – Constanze Weber – Mozart’s Wife

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1762 – Constanze Weber – Mozart’s Wife

One of the more recent theories assumes that Constanze Weber spent a lot of money on herself, especially ...

One of the more recent theories assumes that Constanze Weber spent a lot of money on herself, especially on her mother and sisters, which led to the fact that the poor Mozart was almost constantly in ...

January 05, 2020
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1769: Irish Lord in the Service of Empress Maria Theresa

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1769: Irish Lord in the Service of Empress Maria Theresa

Lieutenant Field Marshal Count Nikolaus Taaffe, an Irish military officer in the service of Empress Maria ...

Lieutenant Field Marshal Count Nikolaus Taaffe, an Irish military officer in the service of Empress Maria Theresa, died on this day in 1769. Nikolaus Taaffe was born in Ireland as Nicholas Taaffe, to ...

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