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, Austria.


Prior to 19th century

* 1st-millennium BCE –
Vindobona Vindobona (from Gaulish ''windo-'' "white" and ''bona'' "base/bottom") was a Roman military camp on the site of the modern city of Vienna in Austria. The settlement area took on a new name in the 13th century, being changed to Berghof, or now si ...
settled. * 180 – Roman emperor
Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Latin: áːɾkus̠ auɾέːli.us̠ antɔ́ːni.us̠ English: ; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 AD and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good ...
dies in
Vindobona Vindobona (from Gaulish ''windo-'' "white" and ''bona'' "base/bottom") was a Roman military camp on the site of the modern city of Vienna in Austria. The settlement area took on a new name in the 13th century, being changed to Berghof, or now si ...
. * 740 - Church of St Ruprecht, the oldest church in Vienna, first built. * 881 – The Bavarians had their first clash at ''Wenia'' with the Hungarians (first mention of Vienna). * 1030 – The Hungarians besiege Vienna. * 1155 **
Henry II, Duke of Austria Henry II (german: Heinrich; 1107 – 13 January 1177), called Jasomirgott, a member of the House of Babenberg,Lingelbach 1913, pp. 91–92. was Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1140 to 1141, Duke of Bavaria (as ''Henry XI'') and Margrave of Austria ...
appoints Vienna as capital city. **
Schottenstift The Schottenstift ( en, Scottish Abbey), formally called Benediktinerabtei unserer Lieben Frau zu den Schotten ( en, Benedictine Abbey of Our Dear Lady of the Scots), is a Catholic Church, Catholic monastery founded in Vienna in 1155 when Henry I ...
founded. * 1160 – St. Stephen's Cathedral built. * 1221 – Vienna receives rights as
staple port The staple right, also translated stacking right or storage right, both from the Dutch ''stapelrecht'', was a medieval right accorded to certain ports, the staple ports. It required merchant barges or ships to unload their goods at the port and to ...
. * 1237 - Vienna received a charter of freedom from Frederick II., confirmed in 1247. * 1251 –
Ottokar II of Bohemia Ottokar II ( cs, Přemysl Otakar II.; , in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut, Lower Austria), the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his deat ...
in power. * 1276 – Foundation stone for the Minorites Church laid by King Ottokar II of Bohemia. * 1278 – City charter granted. * 1280 –
Jans der Enikel Jans der Enikel (), or Jans der Jansen Enikel (), was a Viennese chronicler and narrative poet of the late 13th century. He wrote a ''Weltchronik'' () and a ''Fürstenbuch'' (, a history of Vienna), both in Middle High German verse. Name and ...
writes the ''Fürstenbuch'', a first history of the city. * 1349 – Augustinian Church consecrated. * 1365 –
University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...
founded.university. * 1421 – Jews expelled. * 1482 – Johann Winterburger sets up printing press (approximate date). * 1485 **
Siege of Vienna Sieges of Vienna may refer to: * Siege of Vienna (1239) * Siege of Vienna (1276) * Siege of Vienna (1287) * Siege of Vienna (1477), unsuccessful Hungarian attempt during the Austro–Hungarian War. *Siege of Vienna (1485), Hungarian victory during ...
by
Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...
, city passed to Hungary. ** Royal Court of King
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several mi ...
of Hungary relocated to Vienna (known as ''Bécs'' in Hungarian). * 1515 –
First Congress of Vienna The First Congress of Vienna was held in 1515, attended by the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I, and the Jagiellonian brothers, Vladislaus II, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia, and Sigismund I, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. ...
. * 1529 –
Siege of Vienna Sieges of Vienna may refer to: * Siege of Vienna (1239) * Siege of Vienna (1276) * Siege of Vienna (1287) * Siege of Vienna (1477), unsuccessful Hungarian attempt during the Austro–Hungarian War. *Siege of Vienna (1485), Hungarian victory during ...
by Turks. * 1556 – Vienna becomes seat of Holy Roman Empire under Ferdinand I. * 1598 –
Donaukanal The Donaukanal ("Danube Canal") is a former arm of the river Danube, now regulated as a water channel (since 1598), within the city of Vienna, Austria. It is long and, unlike the Danube itself, it borders Vienna's city centre, Innere Stadt, ...
regulated. * 1600 –
Melchior Khlesl Melchior Khlesl (Klesl,Klesel,CleseliusHe uses the spelling Khlesl himself in his German-language correspondence: Victor Bibl, Klesl's Briefe an K. Rudolfs II. Obersthofmeister Adam Freiherrn von Dietrichstein (1583-1589). Ein Beitrag zur Geschic ...
becomes Bishop of Vienna. * 1643 –
Schönbrunn Palace Schönbrunn Palace (german: Schloss Schönbrunn ; Central Bavarian: ''Schloss Scheenbrunn'') was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, Vienna. The name ''Schönbrunn'' (meaning “beautiful spring”) has its root ...
built. * 1668 – July: Premiere of Cesti's opera ''
Il pomo d'oro ''Il pomo d'oro'' (''The Golden Apple'') is an opera in a prologue and five acts by the Italian composer Antonio Cesti with a libretto by Francesco Sbarra (1611-1668). It was first performed before the imperial court in a specially constructed ope ...
''. * 1678 –
Palais Modena ''Palais Modena'' is a palace in Vienna, Austria. It was built and owned by the Habsburgs of the Austria-Este branch of the family. Today it houses offices of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (Austria), Federal Ministry of the Interior. Exte ...
completed. * 1679 –
Great Plague of Vienna The Great Plague of Vienna occurred in 1679 in Vienna, Austria, the imperial residence of the Austrian Habsburg rulers. From contemporary descriptions, the disease is believed to have been bubonic plague, which is caused by the bacterium ''Yersin ...
. * 1683 –
Battle of Vienna The Battle of Vienna; pl, odsiecz wiedeńska, lit=Relief of Vienna or ''bitwa pod Wiedniem''; ota, Beç Ḳalʿası Muḥāṣarası, lit=siege of Beç; tr, İkinci Viyana Kuşatması, lit=second siege of Vienna took place at Kahlenberg Mou ...
. * 1684 – Kollschitzky coffeehouse in business. * 1692 –
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. History The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...
founded. * 1702 –
Palais Strozzi ''Palais Strozzi'' is a palace in Vienna, Austria. It was owned by the Strozzi family. The palace is located in the VIII. district of Vienna Josefstadt, was built between 1699 and 1702 for Countess Maria Katharina Strozzi, née Khevenhülle ...
completed. * 1703 – Palais Liechtenstein built. * 1704 – Linienwall fortification built. * 1709 –
Theater am Kärntnertor or (Carinthian Gate Theatre) was a prestigious theatre in Vienna during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Its official title was (Imperial and Royal Court Theatre of Vienna). History The theatre was built in 1709 to designs by Ant ...
built. * 1712 –
Palais Trautson Palais Trautson is a Baroque palace in Vienna, Austria, located at Museumstraße 7. It was once owned by the noble Trautson family. History The land on which the palace is built originally belonged to Countess Maria Margareta Trautson in 1657 ...
completed. * 1713 – Plague epidemic. * 1716 –
Palais Kinsky Palais Kinsky is a Baroque palace in central Vienna, Austria. It was originally built for Count Wirich Philipp von Daun, the garrison commander whose son Leopold became a Field Marshal of Empress Maria Theresa. The palace was later bought by the K ...
completed. * 1718 –
Vienna Porcelain Manufactory Vienna porcelain is the product of the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory (German: ''Kaiserlich privilegierte Porcellain Fabrique''), a porcelain manufacturer in Alsergrund in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1718 and continued until 1864. The firm wa ...
founded. * 1724 – Population: 150,000. * 1735 – Winter Riding School built. * 1741 –
Burgtheater The Burgtheater (literally:"Castle Theater" but alternatively translated as "(Imperial) Court Theater"), originally known as '' K.K. Theater an der Burg'', then until 1918 as the ''K.K. Hofburgtheater'', is the national theater of Austria in Vi ...
opens. * 1762 – Premiere of Gluck's opera ''
Orfeo ed Euridice ' (; French: '; English: ''Orpheus and Eurydice'') is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on Orpheus, the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. It belongs to the genre of the ''azione teatrale'', mea ...
''. * 1765 **
Tiergarten Schönbrunn Tiergarten (German for "zoo") may refer to: * Tiergarten (park), an urban public park in Berlin * Kleiner Tiergarten, a smaller public park in Berlin * Tiergarten, Berlin, a locality within the borough of Mitte which includes the park * Berlin-Tie ...
(zoo) opens. **
Artaria Artaria & Co. () was one of the most important music publishing firms of the late 18th and 19th century. Founded in the 18th century in Vienna, the company is associated with many leading names of the classical era. History Artaria & Co. was foun ...
publishing firm founded. * 1766 –
Prater The Prater () is a large public park in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria. The Wurstelprater, an amusement park that is often simply called "Prater", lies in one corner of the Wiener Prater and includes the Wiener Riesenrad Ferris wheel. Name The n ...
opens. * 1770 – Chess-playing
Mechanical Turk The Turk, also known as the Mechanical Turk or Automaton Chess Player (german: Schachtürke, ; hu, A Török), was a fraudulent chess-playing machine constructed in the late 18th century. From 1770 until its destruction by fire in 1854 it was ...
introduced at Schönbrunn Palace. * 1772 – Freyung Christmas market begins. * 1781-
Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...
arrives to Vienna from
Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...
. * 1786 - Premiere of Mozart’s
Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premie ...
. **
Demel Demel (colloquially ''der Demel'') is a famous pastry shop and chocolaterie established in 1786 in Vienna, Austria. The company bears the title of a Purveyor to the Imperial and Royal Court (''k.u.k. Hofzuckerbäcker'') up to today. Location ...
confectionery and
Gesellschaft der Associierten The Gesellschaft der Associierten was an association of music-loving noblemen centered in Vienna and founded by Baron Gottfried van Swieten in 1786. The society sponsored concerts, often reviving music from the past, and also commissioned new work ...
founded. ** 1 May: Premiere of Mozart's opera ''
The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premie ...
''. * 1790 – Population: 200,000. * 1791 – 30 September: Premiere of Mozart's ''
The Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a ''Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that inclu ...
''. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies. * 1792 –
Schweighofer Schweighofer was a piano manufacturer from Vienna, Austria. History Schweighofer is one of Vienna's most famous piano houses, as well as its oldest, having been established in 1792 by Michael Schweighofer (1771–1809). The company applied ...
piano manufactury established.
Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
arrives to Vienna from
Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...
. * 1800 – 2 April: Premiere of Beethoven's '' Symphony No. 1''.


19th century

* 1802 – Palais Erdődy commissioned. * 1805 ** 23 May: Premiere of Beethoven's opera ''
Fidelio ''Fidelio'' (; ), originally titled ' (''Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love''), Op. 72, is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. The German libretto was originally prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, with ...
''. ** 13 November:
Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
takes city. * 1807 – Czartoryski Palace built. * 1808 – 22 December: Premiere of Beethoven's Fifth and Sixth Symphonies,
Choral Fantasy The ''Fantasy'' for piano, vocal soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra, Op. 80, usually called the ''Choral Fantasy'', was composed in 1808 by then 38-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven intended the ''Fantasy'' to serve as the conc ...
, and Piano Concerto No. 4 at the
Theater an der Wien The is a historic theatre in Vienna located on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district. Completed in 1801, the theatre has hosted the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music. Since 2006, it has served prima ...
. * 1809 –
Battle of Aspern-Essling In the Battle of Aspern-Essling (21–22 May 1809), Napoleon crossed the Danube near Vienna, but the French and their allies were attacked and forced back across the river by the Austrians under Archduke Charles. It was the first time Napoleon ...
.
Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
dies. * 1814 **
Congress of Vienna The Congress of Vienna (, ) of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon B ...
. **
C.F. Peters Edition Peters is a classical music publisher founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1800. History The company came into being on 1 December 1800 when the Viennese composer Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812) and the local organist Ambrosius Kühnel ...
music publisher in business. * 1824 – 7 May: Premiere of Beethoven's '' Symphony No. 9''. * 1827- 27 March: Ludwig van Beethoven dies. * 1829 –
Leopoldine Society The Leopoldine Society was an organization established in Vienna for the purpose of aiding Catholic missions in North America. Based on the French model of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Leopoldine Society was founded in 1829 i ...
formed. * 1832 –
Sachertorte Sachertorte (, , ) is a chocolate cake, or torte of Austrian origin, invented by Franz Sacher, supposedly in 1832 for Prince Metternich in Vienna.Michael Krondl, ''Sweet Invention: A History of Dessert'', , 2011, p. 290: "my best guess is ...
invented. * 1840 - Population: 231,050. * 1842 **
Austrian Southern Railway The Austrian Southern Railway (german: link=no, Österreichische Südbahn) is a long double track railway, which linked the capital Vienna with Trieste, former main seaport of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, by railway for the first time. It now ...
begins. ** Philharmonische Academie formed. * 1847 – Austrian Academy of Sciences established. * 1848 –
Vienna Uprising The Vienna Uprising or October Revolution (german: Wiener Oktoberaufstand, or ) of October 1848 was the last uprising in the Austrian Revolution of 1848. On 6 October 1848, as the troops of the Austrian Empire were preparing to leave Vienna to s ...
. * 1850 ** City expanded beyond
Innere Stadt The Innere Stadt (; Central Bavarian: ''Innare Stod'') is the 1st municipal Districts of Vienna, district of Vienna () located in the center of the Austrian capital. The Innere Stadt is the old town of Vienna. Until the city boundaries were expa ...
. ** Population: 551,300. * 1858 –
Ringstraße The Vienna Ring Road (german: Ringstraße, lit. ''ring road'') is a 5.3 km (3.3 mi) circular grand boulevard that serves as a ring road around the historic Innere Stadt (Inner Town) district of Vienna, Austria. The road is located on sites where ...
constructed. * 1860/1864 - the fine and lofty tower of the Cathedral of St Stephen rebuilt. * 1864 **
Palais Todesco ''Palais Todesco'' is a ''Ringstraßenpalais'' in Vienna, Austria, constructed from 1861 to 1864 on plans by architect Theophil Hansen. It was built for the aristocratic family. One of the inhabitants was Baroness Sophie von Todesco, who establ ...
completed. ** ''
Neue Freie Presse ''Neue Freie Presse'' ("New Free Press") was a Viennese newspaper founded by Adolf Werthner together with the journalists Max Friedländer and Michael Etienne on 1 September 1864 after the staff had split from the newspaper ''Die Presse''. It ex ...
'' newspaper begins publication. * 1867 –
Palais Toskana The ''Palais Toskana'' was a palace in Vienna.1 History It was constructed in 1867 for the Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria. The architect is unknown; the facade may have been designed by Carl Tietz. The palace was up to four stories high, ...
built. * 1869 **
Vienna State Opera The Vienna State Opera (, ) is an opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by August S ...
house built. ** Population: 842,951. * 1870 ** Works started to regulate the
Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
to make it safe for navigation. **
Musikverein The ( or ; ), commonly shortened to , is a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, which is located in the Innere Stadt district. The building opened in 1870 and is the home of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra. The acoustics of the building's 'Great ...
inaugurated. * 1873 **
World exposition A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large international exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specif ...
held. **
Café Landtmann Café Landtmann is a traditional Viennese coffee house, Viennese café located on the Ringstraße at the corner of Lowelstraße 22 in the Innere Stadt first district in Vienna, Austria. Location The café occupies the ground floor of the Palais ...
and
Hotel Imperial The Hotel Imperial, also known as The Imperial, is a five-star luxury hotel in Vienna, Austria. It is located on the Vienna Ring Road (''Ringstraße'') at Kärntner Ring 16, in the Innere Stadt district. Description The Hotel Imperial's façade ...
in business. * 1874 **
Palais Chotek Palais Chotek is a Baroque palace in Vienna, Austria. It is located at Währinger Straße 28 in the IX. district of Alsergrund. The building is named after the noble Chotek family The House of Chotek was an old and influential Czech noble fam ...
completed. ** Premiere of Strauss's opera ''
Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Flittermouse'' or ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original ...
.'' * 1875 – Danube levees constructed. * 1876 **
Academy of Fine Arts The following is a list of notable art schools. Accredited non-profit art and design colleges * Adelaide Central School of Art * Alberta College of Art and Design * Art Academy of Cincinnati * Art Center College of Design * The Art Institute o ...
building erected. **
Hotel Sacher Hotel Sacher is a five-star luxury hotel in Vienna, Austria, facing the Vienna State Opera in the city's central Innere Stadt district. It is famous for the specialty of the house, the Sachertorte, a chocolate cake with apricot filling. There is ...
established. **
Café Central Café Central is a traditional Viennese café located at Herrengasse 14 in the Innere Stadt first district of Vienna, Austria. The café occupies the ground floor of the former Bank and Stockmarket Building, today called the Palais Ferstel after i ...
in business. * 1878 –
Palais Nathaniel Rothschild The Palais Nathaniel Rothschild was a palatial residence in Vienna, Austria. It was one of five Palais Rothschild in the city that were owned by members of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. History It was commissioned by Nathaniel Meyer ...
built. * 1879 – Geological Office formed. * 1880 **
Café Sperl Café Sperl is a traditional Viennese café located at Gumpendorfer Straße 11 in the Mariahilf sixth district of Vienna, Austria. The café is on the Austrian Register of Historic Places. History Jacob Ronacher founded the cafe as ''Café Ronach ...
in business. ** Population: 1,090,119. * 1881 –
Palace of Justice (Vienna) The Palace of Justice (german: Justizpalast) is the seat of the Supreme Court (''Oberster Gerichtshof'') of Austria. The Neo-Renaissance building erected from 1875 to 1881 is located in the Austrian capital Vienna on Schmerlingplatz, a square nea ...
built. * 1882 –
Palmenhaus Schönbrunn The Palmenhaus Schönbrunn is a large greenhouse in Vienna, Austria featuring plants from around the world. It opened in 1882. It is the most prominent of the four greenhouses in Schönbrunn Palace Park, and is also among the largest botanical ...
(greenhouse) opens. * 1883 - Completion of the
Vienna City Hall Vienna City Hall (German: ''Wiener Rathaus'') is the seat of local government of Vienna, located on Rathausplatz in the Innere Stadt district. Constructed from 1872 to 1883 in a Neo-Gothic style according to plans designed by Friedrich von Sch ...
, an immense Gothic building. * 1884 –
Palais Albert Rothschild The Palais Albert Rothschild was a palatial residence in Vienna, Austria. It was one of five Palais Rothschild in the city that were owned by members of the Rothschild banking family of Austria, a branch of the international Rothschild family. It ...
built. * 1885 – Goldscheider Manufactory and Majolica Factory and Alpinen Gesellschaft Edelraute (hiking club) established. * 1886 –
Hermesvilla Hermesvilla is a palace in the Lainzer Tiergarten in Vienna, a former hunting area for the Habsburg nobility. Emperor Franz Joseph I gave it to his wife Empress Elisabeth (nicknamed "Sisi"), and he called it the "castle of dreams.“ The name of ...
built. * 1887 – Historical Museum of the City of Vienna established. * 1889 – active. * 1890 – City expanded; population: 1,364,548. * 1891 –
Kunsthistorisches Museum The Kunsthistorisches Museum ( "Museum of Art History", often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on the Vienna Ring Road, it is crowned with an octagonal do ...
(art museum) opens. * 1892 – City hosts the
1892 European Figure Skating Championships The 1892 European Figure Skating Championships were held on January 24. Elite figure skaters competed for the title of European Champion in the category of men's singles. The competitors performed only compulsory figures. The skating associatio ...
. * 1894 ** January: City hosts the
1894 European Figure Skating Championships The 1894 European Figure Skating Championships were held on January 28th in Vienna, Austria. Elite figure skaters competed for the title of European Champion in the category of men's singles. The competitors performed only compulsory figures. R ...
. **
Palais Rothschild (Prinz-Eugen-Straße) The Palais Rothschild (at Prinz-Eugen-Straße 26) is a former palatial residence in Vienna, Austria. It was one of five Palais Rothschild in the city that were owned by members of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. History It was the secon ...
built. * 1895 –
Palais Lanckoroński The ''Palais Lanckoroński'' was a palace in Vienna, Austria, located at Jacquingasse 16-18, in the Landstraße District. It was constructed in 1894-95 for Count Karol Lanckoroński and his family as a personal residence, and it housed the count' ...
completed. * 1897 **
Wiener Riesenrad The (; 'Vienna Giant errisWheel'), or simply Riesenrad, is a tall Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna. It is one of Vienna's most popular tourist attractions, an ...
erected. **
Vienna Secession The Vienna Secession (german: Wiener Secession; also known as ''the Union of Austrian Artists'', or ''Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs'') is an art movement, closely related to Art Nouveau, that was formed in 1897 by a group of Austri ...
art group founded. * 1898 **
Wiener Stadtbahn The Vienna Stadtbahn (german: Wiener Stadtbahn) was a rail-based public transportation system operated under this name from 1898 until 1989. Today, the Vienna U-Bahn lines U4 and U6 and the Vienna S-Bahn (commuter rail) run on its former lines. ...
begins. **
Secession Building The Secession Building (german: Secessionsgebäude) is an exhibition hall in Vienna, Austria. It was completed in 1898 by Joseph Maria Olbrich as an architectural manifesto for the Vienna Secession, a group of rebel artists that seceded from the ...
constructed. ** City hosts the
1898 ICA Track Cycling World Championships The 1898 ICA Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Vienna, Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Cen ...
. * 1899 ** Freud's ''
The Interpretation of Dreams ''The Interpretation of Dreams'' (german: Die Traumdeutung) is an 1899 book by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, in which the author introduces his theory of the unconscious with respect to dream interpretation, and discusses what w ...
'' published. ** ' magazine begins publication. * 1900 – Population: 1,769,137.


20th century


1900s–1940s

* 1901 –
Universal Edition Universal Edition (UE) is a classical music publishing firm. Founded in 1901 in Vienna, they originally intended to provide the core classical works and educational works to the Austrian market (which had until then been dominated by Leipzig-base ...
in business. * 1902 ** Freudenau harbor constructed. ** Franciszek Trześniewski opens restaurant. * 1903 ** Kuchelau harbor constructed. ** Wiener Werkstätte art group founded. * 1904 ** Floridsdorf district added. ** in business. * 1907 – City hosts the 1907 World Figure Skating Championships. * 1908 – Vienna Psychoanalytic Society active. * 1910 – Population: 2,031,000. * 1912 – Aspern Airfield opens. * 1913 ** 23 February: Premiere of Schoenberg's ''Gurre-Lieder''. ** becomes mayor. * 1915 – April: Vienna Socialist Conference of 1915, Conference of Central European Socialist Parties held in Vienna. * 1916 – 30 November: Funeral of Franz Joseph I of Austria. * 1918 – Red Vienna begins. * 1919 ** Lainzer Tiergarten opens. ** Jakob Reumann becomes mayor. * 1920 ** Austrian National Library established. ** Hungarian Historical Institute in Vienna founded. * 1921 ** The Geistkreis seminar begins. ** (garden) established. ** International Working Union of Socialist Parties founded in Vienna. * 1923 ** Karl Seitz becomes mayor. ** Phaidon Press founded. * 1924 – Balassi Institute, Collegium Hungaricum Vienna founded. * 1925 – (cinema) opens. * 1929 – Austrian Bridge Federation founded. * 1931 – Ernst-Happel-Stadion built. * 1934 – Richard Schmitz becomes mayor. * 1938 ** Anschluss. ** Hermann Neubacher becomes mayor. ** City expands. * 1940 – Philipp Wilhelm Jung becomes mayor. * 1941 – Vien (Hasidic community), Kehal Adas Yereim Vien established. * 1942 – Bombing of Vienna in World War II, Bombing begins. * 1943 ** 30 August: Vienna-Schwechat (Heidfeld) List of subcamps of Mauthausen, subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp established. Its prisoners were mostly Polish, Soviet, Italian and Spanish. ** 30 December: Hanns Blaschke becomes mayor. * 1944 ** Vienna-Schwechat ('Santa') subcamp of Mauthausen established. ** 13 July: Vienna-Schwechat (Heidfeld) subcamp dissolved, Vienna-Floridsdorf subcamp of Mauthausen established. Prisoners moved from Schwechat (Heidfeld) to Floridsdorf. ** 20 August: Vienna-Saurerwerke subcamp of Mauthausen established. Its prisoners were mostly Poles and Soviet citizens. ** September: Vienna-Hinterbrühl subcamp of Mauthausen established. Its prisoners were mostly Polish, Soviet and Italian. ** 28 September: Vienna-Schönbrunn subcamp of Mauthausen established. * 1945 ** Vienna Offensive. ** 31 March: Vienna-Schwechat ('Santa') subcamp dissolved. Prisoners moved to the Hinterbrühl subcamp. ** 1 April: Floridsdorf, Hinterbrühl and Schönbrunn subcamps dissolved. Prisoners are evacuated by the SS in Death marches during the Holocaust, death marches to the Steyr-Münichholz subcamp and main Mauthausen camp. Massacre of 52 Hinterbrühl prisoners, who were unable to walk. ** 2 April: Vienna-Saurerwerke subcamp dissolved. Prisoners are evacuated by the SS in a death march to the Steyr-Münichholz subcamp, except for ill prisoners who are left behind. ** Allied-occupied Austria, Allied-occupied city. ** Rudolf Prikryl becomes mayor, succeeded by Theodor Körner (Austrian president), Theodor Körner. ** Soviet War Memorial (Vienna), Soviet War Memorial installed. * 1948 – Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna founded.


1950s–1990s

* 1951 ** March: City hosts the 1951 World Table Tennis Championships. ** Franz Jonas becomes mayor. * 1952 – City hosts the 1952 European Figure Skating Championships. * 1954 ** Vienna International Airport opens. ** Flood. * 1955 – City hosts the 1955 World Figure Skating Championships. * 1957 ** February: City hosts the 1957 European Figure Skating Championships. ** International Atomic Energy Agency headquartered in Vienna. * 1958 – built. * 1959 ** Vienna Museum opens. ** City hosts World Festival of Youth and Students. * 1960 – Österreichische Phonothek, Österreichische Mediathek (sound archive) headquartered in city. * 1961 – Vienna summit of USA and USSR. * 1962 – Vienna S-Bahn begins. * 1964 – Österreichisches Filmmuseum established. * 1965 – becomes mayor. * 1967 ** February–March: City hosts the 1967 World Figure Skating Championships. ** March: City hosts the 1967 Ice Hockey World Championships. * 1968 – Austrian Science Fund formed. * 1969 – OPEC Headquarter moves from Geneva, Switzerland to Vienna. * 1970 – becomes mayor. * 1971 – City hosts the 1971 World Fencing Championships. * 1973 – Leopold Gratz becomes mayor. * 1974 – Polish Institute in Vienna founded. * 1976 ** 8 May: Vienna U-Bahn opens. ** 1 August: Reichsbrücke collapse. * 1977 – City hosts the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships. * 1979 ** March: City hosts the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships. ** Vienna Islamic Centre and Vienna International Centre, UNO City built. * 1983 ** July: City hosts the 1983 World Fencing Championships. ** Donauinselfest begins. * 1984 – Helmut Zilk becomes mayor. * 1985 ** Rome and Vienna airport attacks, Airport attack. ** Institute of Technology Assessment founded. * 1988 ** New Danube channel constructed. ** ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival begins * 1990 – museum in progress, Museum in Progress created. * 1991 – City hosts the 1991 World Rowing Championships. * 1992 – The biggest AIDS charity event in Europe, the Life Ball begins. * 1993 – World Conference on Human Rights held. * 1994 ** Czech Centres, Czech Centre in Vienna founded. ** Michael Häupl becomes mayor. * 1995 – Secretariat for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe established. * 1996 – City hosts the 1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. * 1998 – built. * 1999 – Millennium Tower (Vienna), Millennium Tower built. * 2000 ** City website online (approximate date). ** built.


21st century

* 2001 – and Ares Tower built. * 2003 – Lighthouse Wien founded. * 2004 – built. * 2005 – City co-hosts the 2005 IIHF World Championship. * 2007 – EU Fundamental Rights Agency established. * 2008 ** World Institute for Nuclear Security headquartered in city. ** UEFA Euro 2008, UEFA European Football Championship held. * 2010 – Vienna State Ballet, Wiener Staatsballet formed. * 2011 ** Smart City Wien begins. ** Death and funeral of Otto von Habsburg, Funeral of Otto von Habsburg. * 2014 – Population: 1,797,337. * 2020 – The 2020 Vienna attack, Vienna attack occurs.


See also

* History of Vienna * History of the Jews in Vienna * List of mayors of Vienna * Years in Austria * :City timelines, Timelines of other List of cities and towns in Austria, cities in Austria: Timeline of Graz, Graz, Timeline of Linz, Linz, Timeline of Salzburg, Salzburg


References

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