Date: July 17, 1919
The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I. Date: June 28, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Finland Prohibition Begins June 1,…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This…
John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. Date: June 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Paris Peace Conference Opens in Versailles, France…
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 📅…
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British Indian Army troops led by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer kill approximately 379–1,000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in Amritsar, India. Approximately 1,500 are injured. Date: April 13, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland. Date: January 18, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Friedrich Ebert Elected President of Germany – February 11, 1919British Airship R34 Completes First…