Mel Gibson died in vain, it would seem
On a more serious note, I don't think a different result would have caused serious unrest as some posts above insinuate, but it certainly would have shaken things up in terms of other separatist tendencies across Europe, most prominently on the Iberian peninsula, where Basque Country and Catalonia have firm foundations for claims to independence from Spain, not to mention the volatile situation in Russia and the Ukraine...
However, to get an idea just to what extent this goes, check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_separatist_movements_in_Europe