Hungarian Soviet Republic Established, First Communist Government in Europe, March 21, 1919
Date: March 21, 1919
Date: March 21, 1919
Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier. Date: April 16, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This…
German socialist Kurt Eisner is assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany. Date: February 21, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 21 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Anarchist…
Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150. Date: January 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Jallianwala Bagh Massacre…
The Order of the White Rose of Finland is established by Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, the regent of Finland. Date: January 28, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 28 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Polish Army Launches Vilna Offensive to Capture…
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. Date: May 29, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 29 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Edward George Honey Proposes Moment…
PolishβLithuanian War: The Polish Army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania. Date: April 16, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Makhnovshchina Holds First Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers, Insurgents, January…