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13.5.1923 Charlotta Garrigue-Masaryk died 13. 5. 1923

13.5.1923 Charlotta Garrigue-Masaryk died

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When President T. G. Masaryk learned that his wife had died, he fell to his knees and wept. He said that without her, he wouldn't have understood the meaning of life. Charlotte died on May 13, 1923, after suffering a stroke.
12 May 1743 Coronation of Maria Theresa 12. 5. 1743

12 May 1743 Coronation of Maria Theresa

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The ceremony of the coronation of Maria Theresa as the Queen of Bohemia was magnificent. It took place on May 12, 1743. It was an act of reconciliation, because the Bohemians did not like the monarch very much because of the betrayal of the nobility.
11 May 1859 Archduke John of Habsburg-Lorraine died 11. 5. 1859

11 May 1859 Archduke John of Habsburg-Lorraine died

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He was one of the most popular members of the Habsburg family, the youngest brother of Emperor Francis I. He also intervened in the Napoleonic Wars. The Austrian archduke and military leader John of Habsburg-Lorraine died on 11 May 1859 at the age of 77.
Treasures from a teacher's collection auctioned for a million

Treasures from a teacher's collection auctioned for a million

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History teacher Gordon Taylor has always enjoyed walking through the fields, looking for fragments of artefacts and traces of ancient human activity. In 1962, he found a fragment of human bone near Irby in Lincolnshire. This discovery led to a 17-year-long exploration and the discovery of 72 mostly female graves and hundreds of unique objects dating from between 450 and 625 AD.
10 May 1940 The Battle of France began 10. 5. 1940

10 May 1940 The Battle of France began

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The main goal of Hitler's westward campaign was to win France, on whose side many soldiers from the former Czechoslovakia and Poland fought. However, Germany was successful and took other countries as well. It launched its long-awaited offensive on 10 May 1940.
9 May 1915 Battle of Arras Czechoslovak Legionnaires 9. 5. 1915

9 May 1915 Battle of Arras Czechoslovak Legionnaires

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By their courage, the Czech legionaries at the Battle of Arras also drew other soldiers to the attack. However, due to heavy casualties, the Nazdar Company practically ceased to exist. To this day, however, a monument commemorates it in France. The fighting began at 10 a.m. on May 9, 1915.

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