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  • 1908: The Bolshevik Paper Pravda Launched in Vienna

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    1908: The Bolshevik Paper Pravda Launched in Vienna

    1908: The Bolshevik Paper Pravda Launched in Vienna

    On this day in 1908, the first edition of the well-known communist newspaper, Pravda, was published in Vi ...

    On this day in 1908, the first edition of the well-known communist newspaper, Pravda, was published in Vienna. The leading figure in these efforts was Leon Trotsky, who was at the time residing in Vie ...

    October 03, 2018
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  • 1529: Suleiman the Magnificent Begins the Siege of Vienna

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    1529: Suleiman the Magnificent Begins the Siege of Vienna

    1529: Suleiman the Magnificent Begins the Siege of Vienna

    On this day in 1529, the troops of Suleiman the Magnificent, the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, began the S ...

    On this day in 1529, the troops of Suleiman the Magnificent, the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, began the Siege of Vienna. Suleiman came to Vienna with his army. He was 34 years old, and nine years befo ...

    September 27, 2018
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  • 1868: Last Public Execution in Vienna

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    1868: Last Public Execution in Vienna

    1868: Last Public Execution in Vienna

    The last public execution in Vienna took place on this day in 1868. It is also likely the last such execu ...

    The last public execution in Vienna took place on this day in 1868. It is also likely the last such execution in the lands under the Habsburg crown. The person who was executed was 23-year-old Georg R ...

    May 30, 2016
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  • 1771: Field Marshal Prince Schwarzenberg – Leader of the Austrian Forces during Napoleon’s Campaign in Russia

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    1771: Field Marshal Prince Schwarzenberg – Leader of the Austrian Forces during Napoleon’s Campaign in Russia

    1771: Field Marshal Prince Schwarzenberg – Leader of the Austrian Forces during Napoleon’s Campaign in Russia

    The Austrian troops were helping Napoleon during the attack on Russia (the so-called Great Army i.e.  Gra ...

    The Austrian troops were helping Napoleon during the attack on Russia (the so-called Great Army i.e.  Grande Armée). Apparently, Bonaparte wanted Prince Schwarzenberg to lead the Austrian contingent d ...

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  • 1691: Queen Maria Theresa’s Mother Born to Protestant Family

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    1691: Queen Maria Theresa’s Mother Born to Protestant Family

    1691: Queen Maria Theresa’s Mother Born to Protestant Family

    On this day Elizabeth Christine, Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was born to a German Protestant prin ...

    On this day Elizabeth Christine, Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was born to a German Protestant prince. As a young girl she became greatly renowned for her beauty. When she was only 13 years old ...

    August 28, 2015
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  • 1741: Cleric-Composer Antonio Vivaldi Dies in Vienna 50 Years before Mozart

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    1741: Cleric-Composer Antonio Vivaldi Dies in Vienna 50 Years before Mozart

    1741: Cleric-Composer Antonio Vivaldi Dies in Vienna 50 Years before Mozart

    On this day in 1741, the famous Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi died. He belonged to the Baroque period ...

    On this day in 1741, the famous Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi died. He belonged to the Baroque period in music history and today is best known for his series The Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro s ...

    July 28, 2015
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  • 1801: The Youngest Son of Empress Maria Theresa was an Archbishop and Beethoven’s Patron

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    1801: The Youngest Son of Empress Maria Theresa was an Archbishop and Beethoven’s Patron

    1801: The Youngest Son of Empress Maria Theresa was an Archbishop and Beethoven’s Patron

    On this day Archduke Maximilian Francis, Archbishop and Elector Spiritual of Cologne, died. He was the yo ...

    On this day Archduke Maximilian Francis, Archbishop and Elector Spiritual of Cologne, died. He was the youngest child of the famous Empress Maria Theresa, meaning that he was also the brother of Emper ...

    July 26, 2015
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  • 1696: Polish King who Saved Vienna from the Ottoman Turks and after whom a Constellation was Named

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    1696: Polish King who Saved Vienna from the Ottoman Turks and after whom a Constellation was Named

    1696: Polish King who Saved Vienna from the Ottoman Turks and after whom a Constellation was Named

    On this day in 1696, the Polish King John III Sobieski, known as the savior of Vienna from the Ottoman si ...

    On this day in 1696, the Polish King John III Sobieski, known as the savior of Vienna from the Ottoman siege, died. Namely, in 1683, John III Sobieski, coming to the aid of the besieged Vienna, crushe ...

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