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  • Stockholm, Sweden
    Saturday Sep 3, 1864
    Alfred Nobel

    Shed used for preparation of nitroglycerin exploded at the factory

    Stockholm, Sweden
    Saturday Sep 3, 1864

    On 3 September 1864, a shed used for preparation of nitroglycerin exploded at the factory in Heleneborg, Stockholm, killing five people, including Nobel's younger brother Emil.




  • Italy
    Sep, 1864
    Unification of Italy

    Napoleon agreed to withdraw the troops from Rome

    Italy
    Sep, 1864

    Victor Emmanuel sought a safer means to the acquisition of the remaining Papal territory. He negotiated with the Emperor Napoleon for the removal of the French troops from Rome through a treaty. They agreed to the September Convention in September 1864, by which Napoleon agreed to withdraw the troops within two years.




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