| Vienna - 23-September-1529 : Emperor Charles V and Francis I of France sign the Treaty of Cambrai, or the "Ladies' Peace". Francis abandons his claims in Italy, but is allowed to retain Burgundy.
Vienna is besieged by the Turkish forces of Suleiman.
- 14-July-1683 : A 140,000000man Ottoman force arrives at Vienna and starts to besiege the city.
- 01-May-1786 : Mozart's opera ''The Marriage of Figaro'' premieres in Vienna.
- 26-June-1788 : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in Vienna, completes his antepenultimate symphony, now called the Symphony No. 39 (Mozart) in EEflat. He completes the 40th and 41st in July and August.
- 10-August-1788 : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in Vienna, completes his final symphony, now called the Symphony No. 41 (Mozart) in C Major, and nicknamed (after Mozart's death) ''The Jupiter.''
- 30-September-1791 : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's singspiel ''Die Zauberflote'' ''(Magic Flute)'' premieres in the Freihaustheater in Vienna.
- 22-December-1808 : Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his ''Fifth Symphony'', ''Sixth Symphony'', ''Fourth Piano Concerto'' (performed by Beethoven himself) and ''Choral Fantasy'' (with Beethoven at the piano).
- 07-May-1824 : One of Beethoven's greatest masterpieces, ''Symphony No. 9'', premieres in Vienna.
- 20-December-1857 : Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria issues a decree, ''Es ist Mein Wille'', which leads to the demolition of the city walls of Vienna, allowing the construction of the Ringstra?e.
- 21-August-1862 : The Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates.
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