The Ernst-Happel-Stadion is the national stadium of Austria, located in the Prater park in Vienna. It was opened as the Praterstadion for the Workers' Olympiad, a sports event organized by socialist labour movements, and was enlarged and renovated several times. In 1992 it was renamed in honour of Ernst Happel, the Austrian footballer and coach, who had led Hamburg and Feyenoord to European Cup victories and had died that year. The stadium has staged several European Cup and Champions League finals, as well as the final of the 2008 European Championship, in which Spain beat Germany. It is used mainly for football, athletics and large concerts.
Before and after
- 1 May 1931Construction of Empire State Building
- 27 May 1931Construction of Chrysler Building
- 3 June 1931Birth of Raúl Castro
- 10 July 1931Birth of Alice Munro
- 11 July 1931Construction of Ernst-Happel-Stadion
- 8 August 1931Birth of Roger Penrose
- from 18 September 1931 to 27 February 1932Japanese invasion of Manchuria
- 18 September 1931Mukden incident
- 6 October 1931Birth of Riccardo Giacconi
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The era
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