2010 Event Paris closes the Eiffel Tower due to snow 1980 Event Jean-Claude Droyer climbs Eiffel Tower in 2 hours 18 minutes 1940 Event Adolf Hitler views Eiffel tower and grave of Napoleon in France 1923 Death Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, engineer (Eiffel Tower), dies at 91 1901 Event Santos-Dumont proves airship maneuverable by circling Eiffel Tower 1889 Event Universal Exposition opens in Paris, Eiffel Tower completed 1889 Event 300m Eiffel Tower officially opens, commemorates French Revolution 1832 Birthday Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, Eiffel tower
