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16. 2. 1862

16.2.1862 The Czech Sokol Community was founded

In a healthy body a healthy spirit! In the mind, a country, in the arm, strength! Let us strive! This is the motto of the Czech Sokol Community, which is the most successful physical education organization in our country. It was founded by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner on 16 February 1862.

15. 2. 1853

15 February 1853 Unsuccessful assassination of Franz Joseph I.

János Libényi, a tailor's journeyman and nationalist, was sentenced to death for the unsuccessful assassination of Franz Joseph I. He attacked the future Austrian emperor while walking on the walls of Vienna. It happened on 15 February (also reported as 18 February) 1853.

Nazi bunkers in Normandy

Several hidden bunkers have been found near the beaches where the Allied landing of Operation Overlord took place in 1944. They were part of a German defensive system used to repel possible attacks from the enemy. The abandoned structures were not known about for decades.

Rare Gold Sovereign

Truck driver Sean Sandercock (38) found a rare gold coin with a metal detector Minelab Equinox 800. He discovered a sovereign from the reign of Henry VIII. Its value is estimated by experts at £2,000. For the finder, it is said to be the "holy grail" in hyperbole.

13. 2. 1960

13.2.1960 Czech Egyptologist František Lexa died

Czech Egyptology has gained fame all over the world. Its foundations were laid by Professor František Lexa, whose teachers included Alois Jirásek. He translated one chapter of the Book of the Dead into Czech and was dean of Charles University. He died on 13 February 1960.

For 30 years, they believed the story that led them to the record-breaking discovery of hundreds of millions of coins

A staggering 750kg pile of coins from the 2012 discovery by detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles was recently recognised as a new world record for the number of coins in a single Iron Age assemblage. With a total of 69,347 Roman and Celtic coins, the depot surpassed the 42-year-old find of 54,951 coins in Wiltshire.

10. 2. 1763

10.2.1763 - Confirmed the agreement to end the Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War is referred to as the first global conflict. It took place between 1756 and 1763, in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and on the oceans. The conflict was only ended by the Treaty of Paris, ratified on 10 February 1763.

9. 2. 1003

9.2.1003 Bloody Feast at Vyšehrad

"A hateful and wicked family," is how the chronicler Kosmas describes the Vršov family. It is with them that one of the darkest moments in Czech history during the Middle Ages is connected. During the so-called bloody feast at Vyšehrad on 9 February 1003, the family was murdered.

8. 2. 1944

8.2.1944 They approved the plan of Operation Overloard

It took over two years to prepare and is still one of the most important milestones of the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the offensive has been mapped in detail by history, many books have been written about it and several films have been made. This plan to open the Western Front was finally approved on February 8, 1944.

7. 2. 0999

7. 2. 999 Died Czech prince Boleslav II.

He was one of the favourites of the chronicler Kosmas. It was he who described the Bohemian prince Boleslaus II as the father of orphans, the comforter of widows and the most Christian man. This monarch of the Přemyslid family died on 6 February 999 at the age of about 65, and is buried in the Basilica of St. George at Prague Castle.