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1874
Viennese privatier Jakob Zelzer is buried in Vienna Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) as its first de-
ceased resident; today there are about 2.5 million.
1878
To prevent the Russians increasing their influence in the Balkans after they win the Russo-Turkish
War of 1877-78, Austria- Hungary occupies Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1897
The giant Ferris wheel (Riesenrad) is built in Vienna's Prater recreational area, which until 1766 had
been a royal hunting ground for Habsburgs.
1900
Vienna becomes the centre of the Jugendstil (art nouveau) movement through its association with Otto
Wagner and related artists called Vienna's Secession.
1905
Austrian writer and pacifist activist Bertha von Suttner becomes the first woman to win the Nobel
Peace Prize.
1908
Fatefully, Austria-Hungary is given a mandate to occupy and administer Bosnia and Herzegovina,
with the expectation that it will later be annexed completely.
1910
Vienna's population breaks the two million barrier, the largest it has ever been. The rise is mainly
due to exceptionally high immigration numbers - the majority of immigrants are Czechs.
1914
Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist, triggering
WWI, which sees Austria-Hungary in alliance with Germany and the Ottoman Empire.
1918
WWI ends and Karl I abdicates after the humiliating defeat; the First Republic is proclaimed in Vi-
enna. The Habsburg empire is shaved of border nationalities; Austria keeps most German-speaking
regions.
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