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Complete the sentence about Arthur Schnitzler with the correct year: Schnitzler died on 21 October ______ in Vienna of a brain haemorrhage.
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Complete the sentence about Arthur Schnitzler with the correct year: Schnitzler died on 21 October ______ in Vienna of a brain haemorrhage.
1931. Schnitzler died on 21 October 1931 in Vienna of a brain haemorrhage.
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Complete the sentence about Sigmund Freud with the correct year: Auden's ______ poetic tribute to Freud describes him as "no more a person now but a whole climate of opinion / under whom we conduct our different lives".
1940. Auden's 1940 poetic tribute to Freud describes him as "no more a person now but a whole climate of opinion / under whom we conduct our different lives".
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Complete the sentence about Austrian schilling with the correct year: With a second "schilling" law on 21 November ______, new banknotes were introduced.
1947. With a second "schilling" law on 21 November 1947, new banknotes were introduced.
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Complete the sentence about Robert Musil with the correct year: During this time, his several years of relationship began with Hermine Dietz, the 'Tonka' of his own novel, published in ______.
1923. During this time, his several years of relationship began with Hermine Dietz, the 'Tonka' of his own novel, published in 1923.
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Complete the sentence about Joseph Lanner with the correct year: The success of this string quartet led to its gradual expansion, and in ______ Lanner was able to conduct a small string orchestra playing Viennese dance music.
1824. The success of this string quartet led to its gradual expansion, and in 1824 Lanner was able to conduct a small string orchestra playing Viennese dance music.
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Complete the sentence about Empress Elisabeth of Austria with the correct year: While travelling in Geneva in ______, Elisabeth was fatally stabbed in the heart by an Italian anarchist named Luigi Lucheni.
1898. While travelling in Geneva in 1898, Elisabeth was fatally stabbed in the heart by an Italian anarchist named Luigi Lucheni.
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Complete the sentence about Karl Renner with the correct year: On 2 April ______, Renner appealed to Austrians to vote yes in the 10 April plebiscite that sought to legitimize the Anschluss.
1938. On 2 April 1938, Renner appealed to Austrians to vote yes in the 10 April plebiscite that sought to legitimize the Anschluss.
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Complete the sentence about Franz Grillparzer with the correct year: In ______, he unsuccessfully applied to the position of scribe at the Imperial Library, and later that same year, he was relocated to the Ministry of Finance.
1821. In 1821, he unsuccessfully applied to the position of scribe at the Imperial Library, and later that same year, he was relocated to the Ministry of Finance.
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Complete the sentence about Michael Haneke with the correct year: The film premiered at the ______ Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews.
1992. The film premiered at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews.
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Complete the sentence about Radetzky with the correct year: In ______ Radetzky was made a Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa.
1801. In 1801 Radetzky was made a Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa.
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Complete the sentence about Jörg Haider with the correct year: From ______ on, he fought as a junior officer on the Western and Eastern Fronts in Europe during the Second World War.
1940. From 1940 on, he fought as a junior officer on the Western and Eastern Fronts in Europe during the Second World War.
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Complete the sentence about Battle of Mohács with the correct year: After Suleiman I came to power in Constantinople in ______, the High Porte made the Hungarians at least one and possibly two offers of peace.
1520. After Suleiman I came to power in Constantinople in 1520, the High Porte made the Hungarians at least one and possibly two offers of peace.
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Complete the sentence about Almdudler with the correct year: Klein promoted the popularity of Almdudler through advertising and sponsoring at major sporting events, such as the ______ Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck.
1964. Klein promoted the popularity of Almdudler through advertising and sponsoring at major sporting events, such as the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck.
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Complete the sentence about Kurt Gödel with the correct year: Born into a wealthy German-speaking family in Brno, Gödel emigrated to the United States in ______ to escape the rise of Nazi Germany.
1939. Born into a wealthy German-speaking family in Brno, Gödel emigrated to the United States in 1939 to escape the rise of Nazi Germany.
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Complete the sentence about Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor with the correct year: Francis died in ______ at the age of 67 and was succeeded by his son, Ferdinand I of Austria.
1835. Francis died in 1835 at the age of 67 and was succeeded by his son, Ferdinand I of Austria.
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Complete the sentence about Linz with the correct year: On 15 May ______ he discovered Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
1618. On 15 May 1618 he discovered Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
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Complete the sentence about Falco with the correct year: In ______, Falco brought his intended first single "Helden von heute" to manager Horst Bork, but received a lukewarm reception.
1981. In 1981, Falco brought his intended first single "Helden von heute" to manager Horst Bork, but received a lukewarm reception.
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Which place completes this sentence about Egon Schiele? In 1908, Schiele had his first exhibition, in ______.
Klosterneuburg. In 1908, Schiele had his first exhibition, in Klosterneuburg.
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Complete the sentence about Erwin Schrödinger with the correct year: Schrödinger shared the ______ Nobel Prize in Physics with Paul Dirac "for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory".
1933. Schrödinger shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with Paul Dirac "for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory".
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Complete the sentence about Christoph Waltz with the correct year: In ______, he made his directorial debut, with the German television production Wenn man sich traut.
2000. In 2000, he made his directorial debut, with the German television production Wenn man sich traut.
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Complete the sentence about Coat of arms of Austria with the correct year: A decision by the council of ministers on 8 May ______ replaced the tower emblem with the eagle.
1919. A decision by the council of ministers on 8 May 1919 replaced the tower emblem with the eagle.
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Complete the sentence about Land der Berge, Land am Strome with the correct year: Nineteen days before his death on 5 December ______, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his last complete work, the Freimaurerkantate, K. 623.
1791. Nineteen days before his death on 5 December 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his last complete work, the Freimaurerkantate, K. 623.
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Complete the sentence about Eisriesenwelt with the correct year: In ______, a cabin for the explorers, Forscherhütte, was built and the first routes up the mountain were established.
1920. In 1920, a cabin for the explorers, Forscherhütte, was built and the first routes up the mountain were established.
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Complete the sentence about Otto Wagner with the correct year: During this period, which lasted until about ______, he described his own style as "a sort of free Renaissance".
1880. During this period, which lasted until about 1880, he described his own style as "a sort of free Renaissance".
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Complete the sentence about Austrian Greens with the correct year: Another major event in the Austrian environmental movement were the sit-in protests in ______ which prevented the Danube power plant at Hainburg from being built.
1984. Another major event in the Austrian environmental movement were the sit-in protests in 1984 which prevented the Danube power plant at Hainburg from being built.
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Complete the sentence about Traun with the correct year: In ______, a large prehistoric cemetery was discovered close by the current location of Hallstatt.
1846. In 1846, a large prehistoric cemetery was discovered close by the current location of Hallstatt.
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