1758
Acorn drops
Acorn drops at 47.8415° n, 7.9606° e in the german black forest
1764
Wolfgang writes his first symphony
8 year old wolfgang amadeus mozart writes his first symphony with the help of his father
june 18, 1815
Napoleon defeated
Napoleon bonaparte is defeated at the battle of waterloo 550 km away
1886
The first petrol- or gasoline-powered automobile
The first petrol- or gasoline-powered automobile, was invented by karl benz in mannheim 233 km away
june 18, 1914
Assassination of archduke franz ferdinand
Assassination of archduke franz ferdinand of austria sparks the beginning of ww1
june 16, 1931
Klaus Deisler declares love to his next door neighbour
Young unemployed clerksman klaus deisler declares his everlasting love to his next door neighbour maria schonbrunn by carving the tree
february 12, 1945
Soldiers resting against this tree
Soldiers of the 12th us army group resting against this tree during the western allied invasion of germany
august 19, 1991
Boris Yeltsin speaking from a tank
Boris Yeltsin speaking from a tank in the streets of moscow to defy the attempted hardline coup in moscow
october 19, 1998
Fatboy Slim - You've come a long way baby
British artist Norman Cook releases his second studio album you've come a long way baby as fatboy slim
february 4, 2004
"thefacebook"
A young student named Mark Zuckerberg launches a website called "thefacebook"
may 16, 2016
German forester felled oak tree
German forester karl heinz gerlitz decides the oak tree located at 47.8415° N, 7.9606° E in the german black forest needs to be felled in order to allow younger trees to grow