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Historical Events
Results 1 - 80 of 80
1741-12-27 - Prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia
1915-10-29 - Thomas Masaryk claims independence for Czechoslovakia
1915-11-14 - Thomas Masaryk demands independence for Czechoslovakia
1918-08-30 - Czechoslovakia forms independence republic
1918-10-18 - Czechoslovakia declares Independence from Austro-Hungarian Empire
1918-10-28 - Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up
1918-10-30 - Slovakia asks for creation of Czechoslovakian state
1918-11-14 - Republic of Czechoslovakia created with T.G. Masaryk as president
1920-03-28 - Thomas Masaryk elected president of Czechoslovakia
1920-08-10 - Allies recognize Poland, Czechoslovakia & Romania
1920-08-14 - Little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia
1927-05-27 - Thomas Masaryk elected Czechoslovakia president
1934-06-10 - Italy beats Czechoslovakia 2-1 (OT) in soccer's 2nd World Cup at Rome
1935-12-18 - Edward Benes becomes president of Czechoslovakia
1938-04-23 - Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia demand self government
1938-09-21 - Winston Churchill condemns Hitler's annexation of Czechoslovakia
1938-09-30 - Munich Agreement-forced Czechoslovakia to give territory to Germany
1938-10-01 - Germany annexes Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia)
1938-10-10 - Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland
1939-03-14 - Nazi Germany dissolves Republic of Czechoslovakia
1939-03-15 - Hitler occupies Bohemia & Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independ
1939-03-16 - Germany occupies Czechoslovakia
1939-10-28 - Anti-German demonstrations/strikes in Czechoslovakia
1939-11-15 - Anti-German demonstrations in Czechoslovakia
1940-11-20 - World War II: Hungary, Romania and Slovakia join the Axis Powers.
1942-06-09 - Nazis kill all inhabitants of Lidice Czechoslovakia
1942-06-10 - Massacre at Lidice (Czechoslovakia), Gestapo kills 173
1944-08-29 - Anti German rebellion in Slovakia
1944-10-06 - Soviets march into Hungary & Czechoslovakia
1944-10-18 - Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II
1945-05-09 - Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (Natl Day)
1945-06-29 - Ruthenia, formerly in Czechoslovakia, becomes part of Ukrainian SSR
1946-05-26 - Klement Gottwald becomes premier of Czechoslovakia
1947-12-10 - USSR & Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement
1948-02-20 - Czechoslovakia's non-communist minister resigns
1948-02-24 - Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia
1948-02-25 - Communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier
1948-06-07 - Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; Pres Bernes resigns
1948-06-14 - Klemens Gottwald becomes president of Czechoslovakia
1951-02-26 - Bread rationing in Czechoslovakia
1952-11-20 - Slánský trials - a series of Stalinist and anti-Semitic show trials in Czechoslovakia.
1953-03-22 - AntonínZápotockýchosen as president of Czechoslovakia
1953-12-24 - 2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia)
1955-05-14 - Warsaw Pact is signed by the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland & Romania
1957-11-19 - Antonin Novotny appointed president of Czechoslovakia
1960-02-28 - US wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4
1960-07-11 - Czechoslovakia adopts Constitution
1962-06-17 - Brazil Beats Czechoslovakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago
1963-09-22 - Czechoslovakian premier Sikory deposed by Josef Lenart)
1964-06-11 - West Germany seeks talks with Czechoslovakia
1966-11-24 - A Bulgarian plane with 82 people on board crashes near Bratislava, Slovakia.
1968-01-05 - Dubcek succeeds pres Novotny as party leader of Czechoslovakia
1968-03-22 - Jarmila Novotna resigns presidency of Czechoslovakia
1968-03-30 - General Ludvik Svoboda elected president of Czechoslovakia
1968-04-08 - Czechoslovakia Cernik govt forms
1968-08-20 - 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia
1968-08-21 - Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement
1968-10-16 - Czechoslovakia & Russian "accord" rules allies Soviet forces
1969-04-17 - Czechoslovakia's Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubcek deposed
1969-08-23 - France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912)
1970-01-28 - Lubomír Strougal succeeds Cernik as premier of Czechoslovakia
1975-12-21 - 64th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Czechoslovakia in Stockholm (3-2)
1976-06-20 - Czechoslovakia becomes European soccer champ
1978-03-02 - Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6
1986-07-27 - 24th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Czechoslovakia in Prague Czech (3-0)
1989-11-24 - Communist Party resigns in Czechoslovakia
1989-12-10 - President Gustav Husak of Czechoslovakia, resigns
1989-12-29 - Vaclav Havel becomes president of Czechoslovakia
1990-06-09 - Czechoslovakia beats US 5-1 in World Cup soccer
1992-07-20 - Václav Havel resigns as president of Czechoslovakia.
1993-01-01 - Czechoslovakia separates into Czech Republic (Bohemia) & Slovakia
1994-03-16 - Moravcik forms Slovakia government
1994-09-30 - Vladimir Meciars HZDDS wins Slovakia parliamentary election
2001-08-01 - Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Malta, Slovenia and Slovakia join the European Environment Agency.
2002-11-21 - NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
2002-12-13 - Enlargement of the European Union: The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.
2004-03-29 - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
2004-05-01 - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
2005-02-23 - Slovakia Summit 2005 begins, marking the first occasion when a sitting American President visits Slovakia; George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin are in attendance.
2007-12-21 - The Schengen Agreement area increases to include 9 European Union member states; Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia on land and sea borders.
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 88 of 88
1720-05-15 - Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)
1850-03-07 - Tomés G Masaryk, Czechoslovakia, Father/Pres of Czech (1918-35)
1884-05-28 - Edvard Benes, premier/president of Czechoslovakia (1921-22, 35-48)
1886-04-17 - Otto Lederer, Czechoslovakia, actor (Jazz Singer)
1890-12-08 - Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti)
1896-01-08 - Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera)
1896-11-23 - Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia (1946-53)
1902-02-19 - Hugo Haas, Brno Czechoslovakia, actor/director (2 Smart People)
1903-05-15 - Anny Ondra, Czechoslovakia, actress (Blackmail, Manxman)
1904-11-10 - Steven Geray, Uzhored Czechoslovakia, actor (French Line)
1907-09-23 - Jarmila Novotna, soprano (Met Opera)/pres of Czechoslovakia (1957-68)
1907-11-21 - Charles Korvin, Czechoslovakia, actor (Berlin Express, Ship of Fools)
1911-02-26 - Josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia MP chairman
1912-02-11 - Rudolf Firkusny, Napajedla Czechoslovakia, pianist (Julliard)
1913-05-01 - Walter Susskind, Praha (Prague) Czechoslovakia, conductor
1914-06-29 - Rafael Kubelik, Bychory Czechoslovakia, conductor (Cornelia Farooli)
1917-01-17 - Oskar Morawetz, Svetla Czechoslovakia, composer
1917-09-28 - Vaclav Kaslik, Czechoslovakia, opera composer/conductor
1919-09-24 - Vaclav Nelhybel, Polanka Czechoslovakia, composer (Everyman)
1921-07-17 - František Zvarík, Slovakian actor
1921-08-07 - Karel Husa, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Trojan Women)
1922-07-15 - Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia, journalist/dissident
1929-08-08 - Josef Suk, Prague Czechoslovakia, violinist (Artist of Merit-1977)
1930-08-05 - Michal Kováč, President of Slovakia
1934-01-04 - Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia
1936-10-05 - Vaclav Havel, writer/pres Czechoslovakia (1989-92)
1939-11-12 - Lucia Popp, Slovakian soprano (d. 1993)
1941-03-27 - Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia
1943-11-02 - Oldrich Pelcak, Czechoslovakia, cosmonaut
1948-08-11 - Jan Palach, Czechoslovakian student protester (d. 1969)
1948-09-26 - Vladimir Remek, Czechoslovakia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 28)
1960-03-07 - Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakia, tennis champion (US Open 1985-87)
1960-10-28 - Robert Pukalovic, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1962-02-19 - Hana Mandlikova, Prague Czechoslovakia, tennis player (1985 US Open)
1963-09-14 - Jaromir Dragan, Liptovsky CZE, hockey goalie (Team Slovakia 1998)
1964-01-31 - Oto Hascak, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
1964-05-09 - Miloslav Mecir, Czechoslovakia, tennis player (Olympic-gold-1988)
1965-01-04 - Jergus Baca, Liptovsky Mikulas CZE, IHL defenseman (Team Slovakia 98)
1965-06-05 - Edward Hartman, Skalica CZE, hockey goalie (Team Slovakia)
1965-06-22 - Ľubomír Moravčík, Slovakian footballer
1966-02-28 - Jan Varholik, Kosice CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
1966-04-04 - Stanislav Medrik, Nitra CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
1967-11-26 - Karol Rusznyak, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
1967-12-07 - Vaclav Chalupa, Czechoslovakia, rower (Henley Royal Regatta 1989)
1968-01-06 - Vlastimil Plavucha, Banska Bystrica CZ, hockey forward (Team Slovakia)
1968-01-23 - Lubomir Kolnik, Skalica CZ, hockey forward (Team Slovakia, Espoo)
1968-08-10 - Miroslav Mosner, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1968-11-06 - Vlast Plavucha, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
1968-11-18 - Lubomir Sekeras, Liptovsky CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
1968-12-28 - Jozef Dano, Skalica CZE, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
1969-01-02 - Robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia)
1970-02-28 - Jan Varholik, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1970-06-11 - Roman Kontsek, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
1970-12-02 - Rene Pucher, Presov CZE, hockey forward (Team Slovakia)
1970-12-24 - Marian Smerciak, Martin CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1970-12-26 - Radka Zrubakova, Bratislava Slovakia, tennis star (1994 Futures-GER)
1971-01-08 - Branislav Janos, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
1971-09-08 - Jan Pardavy, hockey forward (Team Slovakia)
1971-10-12 - Pavol Rybar, hockey goaltender (Team Slovakia 1998)
1972-01-01 - Ivan Droppa, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1972-02-18 - Lubomir Rybovic, Kosice CZE, hockey forward (Team Slovakia)
1972-06-20 - Jozef Stumpel, Nitra CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Boston)
1972-10-08 - Stanislav Varga, Slovakian footballer
1972-12-05 - Stanislav Jasecko, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1972-12-15 - Stanislav Jasecko, Spisska Nova Ves, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
1973-03-01 - Igor Murin, Trencin CZE, hockey goaltender (Team Slovakia 1998)
1973-08-02 - Karina Habsudova, Bojnice Slovakia, tennis star (1995 Futures Czech)
1973-10-26 - Robert Petrovicky, Kosice CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Dallas)
1974-03-04 - Karol Kucera, Bratislava Slovakia, tennis star (1995-Rosmalen)
1974-08-10 - Miro Simonovic, hockey goaltender (Team Slovakia 1998)
1974-08-12 - Peter Pucher, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
1974-10-12 - Miroslav Satan, Topolcany CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Edmonton)
1976-01-06 - Richard Zednik, Bystrica CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Wash)
1976-08-11 - Lubomir Visnovsky, Topolcany CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
1977-03-07 - Ludmila Richterova, Kosice Slovakia, tennis star (1995 Bournemouth)
1977-07-03 - Ludmila Richterova, Kosice Slovakia, tennis star
1978-01-04 - Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player
1978-11-22 - Magdalena Grzybowska, Poznan Pol, tennis star (1995 Futures Slovakia)
1978-12-15 - Henrietta Nagyova, Nove Zamky Slovakia, tennis star (ITF/Cali-COL)
1979-06-24 - Petra Němcová, Czechoslovakian-born model
1980-09-30 - Martina Hingis, Kosice Slovakia, tennis star (1997 Aust/US/Wimb)
1982-06-17 - Marek Svatoš, Slovakian ice hockey player
1983-04-23 - Daniela Hantuchová, Slovakian tennis player
1983-08-13 - Ľubomír Michalík, Slovakian footballer
1984-04-08 - Júlia Liptáková, Slovakian model
1984-12-15 - Martin Skrtel Slovakian Footballer
1987-06-01 - Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer
1989-05-06 - Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakian tennis player
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 11 of 11
1792-04-14 - Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (b. 1720)
1937-09-14 - Tomáš Masaryk, 1st President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1850)
1948-09-03 - Eduard Benesj, president Czechoslovakia (1921-22, 35-48), dies
1953-03-14 - Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56
1974-01-14 - Josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62
1983-10-12 - Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61
1985-04-30 - George Pravda, Czechoslovakian actor (b. 1918)
1991-11-18 - Gustav Husak, president of Czechoslovakia (1975-89), dies at 78
1992-11-07 - Alexander Dubcek, premier Czechoslovakia (1968-69), dies at 70
1992-11-08 - Alexander Dubcek, pres of Czechoslovakia (1968-69), dies
1994-10-19 - Oldrich Cernik, Czechoslovakia premier (1968-70), dies at 72
