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The Schuman Declaration

Name: The Schuman Declaration
Start: 1950-05-09
Location: Salon de l'Horloge, Quai d'Orsay, Paris, France

Salon de l'Horloge, Quai d'Orsay · Paris, France · 1950-05-09

The proposal to pool French and German coal and steel production is treated as the founding moment of the European Union.

The record

Date	1950-05-09
Place	Salon de l'Horloge, Quai d'Orsay, Paris, France
Coordinates	48.862, 2.316 (landmark-level precision)
Scope	World-historic
Sources	Wikipedia
Added	2026-08-14 · source: editors

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Time layers at this place

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1924

wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924

boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924

fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924

weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

1950

The Schuman Declaration

1968

May 1968

1997

death of Diana, Princess of Wales

2014

19th Lumière Awards

2017

2017 shooting of Paris police officers

2017

2017 Paris machete attack

2018

2018 Paris knife attack

1924 — wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 — boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 — fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 — weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1950 — The Schuman Declaration this page
1968 — May 1968
1997 — death of Diana, Princess of Wales
2014 — 19th Lumière Awards
2017 — 2017 shooting of Paris police officers
2017 — 2017 Paris machete attack
2018 — 2018 Paris knife attack
2021 — 46th César Awards
2022 — 47th César Awards
2023 — 48th César Awards

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