2011 Event In Koblenz, Germany, 45,000 citizens wait to return home after bomb squads diffuse World War II bombs that were hidden under the Rhine River for nearly 65 years 1983 Event Edwin Moses of USA sets 400m hurdle record (47.02) in Koblenz 1968 Birthday Martin Sinner, Koblenz Germany, tennis star, 1990 Pretoria 1926 Event Allies-German treaty of Koblenz drawn 1918 Birthday Anton Diffring, Koblenz Germany, actor, Assignment Vienna 860 Event Peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bare, Louis the German and Lotharius II