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Events relating to austria
The French arrange for the coronation of the Austrian archduke Maximilian as emperor of Mexico
Gregor Mendel reads a paper to the Natural History Society in Brno describing his discoveries in the field of genetics
Prussia invades its neighbouring German states and launches the Seven Weeks' War
The Prussians achieve the first blitzkrieg in their Seven Weeks' War defeat of the Austrians
The terms of the treaty of Prague, ending the Seven Weeks War, make plain the transfer of German leadership from Austria to Prussia
Austrian rule ends in the Venetian territories, which now join the new kingdom of Italy
Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria, is also crowned king of Hungary – to become ruler of the 'dual monarchy' of Austria-Hungary
A revival of the Prussian Zollverein, or customs union, includes all the German states except Austria
Johann Strauss's operetta Die Fledermaus has its premiere in Vienna
A congress in Berlin agrees that Austria may administer the Turkish province of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Italy, previously non-aligned, signs a Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary
Adolf Hitler is born in Braunau am Inn, in Austria, the son of Alois and Klara
Austrian composer Gustav Mahler conducts the premiere in Budapest of his first symphony, described as a 'symphonic poem'
Theodor Herzl publishes The Jewish State, calling for a national homeland for all Jews
Jewish composer Gustav Mahler is baptized a Christian so as to be eligible to conduct the Vienna Opera
Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg composes the string sextet Verklärte Nacht
Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife exhibit together at the Sezession show in Vienna
Sigmund Freud publishes one of his most significant works, The Interpretation of Dreams
The Austrian biochemist Karl Landsteiner discovers that human blood is of varying types
Gustav Mahler marries Alma, daughter of the artist Emil Jakob Schindler
Alois Hitler, violent, feared and greatly disliked by his son Adolf, dies
Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud publishes The Psychopathology of Everyday Life
Alban Berg and Anton Webern study composition with Arnold Schoenberg in Vienna
Hitler moves to Vienna, hoping to be a painter, but is twice rejected as a student by the Academy of Fine Arts
Gustav Mahler's cycle of five songs, Kindertotenlieder, hs its first performance in Vienna
