On the 10th September 1989, the Hungarian government announced the opening of the border with Austria to allow thousands of East Germans to leave the Communist Bloc.
The ‘Final Act’ of the Congress of Vienna was signed on the 9th June 1815, nine days before Napoleon’s final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
The Treaty of Trianon was signed between Hungary and most of the Allies of the First World War.
The Treaty of London was signed, which recognised and guaranteed the independence and neutrality of Belgium.
The Declaration of Olmütz was signed between Prussia and Austria, in which Prussia submitted to Austrian dominance.
The oldest meteorite with a known date of impact crashed into a wheat field outside the Alsatian town of Ensisheim.
Maria Theresa inherited the Austrian throne, prompting the War of the Austrian Succession.
King Louis XVI of France and his family were caught attempting to escape Paris during the Flight to Varennes.
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