Date: July 17, 1919
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent communists in Germany, are clubbed and then shot to death by members of the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising. Date: January 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅…
Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos. Date: April 10, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919First Communist International Meets in Moscow March 2, 1919Makhnovshchina Holds…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Makhnovshchina Holds Fourth Regional…
Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia. Date: June 23, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji, a Kurdish sheikh and at-the-time governor of the Slêmanî Province of British Iraq, initiates the first Mahmud Barzanji revolt. Date: May 23, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Order of the…
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin American player to appear in a World Series. Date: October 3, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Act Zluky Unifies Ukrainian Republics, January 22, 1919Uruguay…