- 1848-12-02 Franz Joseph I proclaimed Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia at Olmütz after the abdication of his uncle Ferdinand I
- 1859-06-24 Battle of Solferino, Northern Italy: French under Napoleon III and a Sardinian army under Victor Emmanuel II defeat the Austrian army led by Emperor Franz Joseph I
- 1867-02-17 Gyula Andrássy is appointed as the first Prime Minister of the newly separated Kingdom of Hungary by King Franz Joseph I
- 1870-01-06 Inauguration of the Musikverein concert hall in Vienna, Austria; designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen for the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna, built on land provided by Emperor Franz Joseph I
- 1897-10-08 Emperor Franz Joseph I appoints composer Gustav Mahler as Director of the Vienna Court Opera
- 1901-02-04 Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph I, gives a speech condemning the demands of national groups and calls for economic and social reform
- 1908-08-13 King Edward VII of Great Britain meets Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria at Ischl; the King tries to persuade the Emperor to advise Germany against aggressive anti-British policies
- 1916-11-05 German Emperor Wilhelm II and Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I establish the Kingdom of Poland
1854-04-24 Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (23) weds Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria (16) at the Augustinerkirche, Vienna
August 18
Historical Events
1737 First public admittance to the Salon de Paris art exhibition at the Louvre in Paris
1838 United States Exploring Expedition headed by Charles Wilkes departs for the Pacific Ocean and Antarctica
1914 US President Woodrow Wilson issues his “Proclamation of Neutrality” to keep the United States out of World War I
1919 Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois
1920 State Representative Harry T. Burn (24) casts deciding vote in Tennessee’s and thus America’s ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing women’s suffrage, after reading a letter from his mother
Buckingham Palace is bombed. Churchill, King George VI and Queen Consort Elizabeth (The Queen Mother) inspect the damage
1940 Battle of Britain: Air battle known as “The Hardest Day” occurs; Luftwaffe lose approximately 69 aircraft and the RAF 68 in one of the largest ever air battles
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
