Greek Occupation of Smyrna: Violence and Punishment, May 15, 1919
Date: May 15, 1919
Date: May 15, 1919
Montenegrin guerrilla fighters rebel against the planned annexation of Montenegro by Serbia, but fail. Date: January 7, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 7 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Seattle General Strike Begins as 65,000 Workers Walk Off Job February…
The Tetiev pogrom occurs in Ukraine, becoming the prototype of mass murder during the Holocaust. Date: March 25, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 25 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht Killed by Freikorps, January 15,…
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 1919AtatΓΌrk…
Mustafa Kemal AtatΓΌrk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence. Date: May 19, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Finland Prohibition Begins…
The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job. Date: February 6, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 6 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Emiliano Zapata Killed in…
Ukrainian War of Independence: The Kontrrazvedka is established as the counterintelligence division of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine. Date: March 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 15 π Events on this day in 1919 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford Launch United…