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27. 1. 1945

27.1.1945 - Liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp

Hundreds of prisoners were waiting for the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp at the end of the Second World War. When the Nazis learned that the Red Army was approaching, many Jews were still shot.

25. 1. 1852

25.1.1852 - Admiral Bellinghausen, who discovered Antarctica, dies

He joined the Russian Tsarist Navy as a ten-year-old boy, working his way up to admiral. Today, Faddei Feddeevich Bellinghausen is considered the true discoverer of Antarctica. He received recognition only after his death (January 25, 1852), the then Tsarist Russia was not enthusiastic about his expedition.

50 graves of slaves who worked in the Roman villa

Graves dating back to the Roman period have been found by archaeologists in the south of England while they were investigating the site of a planned new school. The people buried there probably worked as slaves in a villa near the burial site.

24. 1. 1458

24.1. 1458 - Matthias Corvinus became King of Hungary

He was small and supposedly not very handsome. But he excelled in physical strength and determination, and as a boy he received an excellent education. Matthias Corvinus' ancient origins annoyed many members of the magnate families, yet on 24 January 1458 he became King of Hungary and later of Bohemia. He owned the second largest collection of books...

23. 1. 1919

23.01.1919 - Czechoslovak army invaded Těšín

It has claimed dozens of dead soldiers, and hundreds more missing. Although 101 years have passed since the Seven-Day War, there is still one incorrect claim in Polish literature...

More Terracotta Army soldiers found

The Terracotta Army is one of the largest mausoleums in the world and is constantly growing. More than 200 more warriors have been newly discovered by Chinese archaeologists. They were at the tomb of Qin Shi Huangti, who was the first emperor of unified China.

21. 1. 1933

21.01.1933 - The only attempt at a fascist coup in our country ended in fiasco

At the same time that Hitler was taking power in Germany, a fascist coup was also being prepared in Czechoslovakia.

They created an image of the plane that crashed 77 years ago

Scientists have created an image of a World War II TBF Avenger that crashed near Hawaii. The crew of three died. They were part of a squadron that took part in the Battle of Midway.

19. 1. 1862

19.01.1862 - General Kralíček

He was born on 19 January 1862 in Hustěnovice in the Uherské Hradiště region as the youngest of eight children and was orphaned as a boy. Life was not kind to him, yet General Rudolf Králíček ranked among the most important military leaders of the Austro-Habsburg army. He could have become even the most influential.

17. 1. 0395

17 Jan 395 - The fateful division of the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful and largest in European history. It existed from 27 BC until 17 January 395, when it was divided between his two sons after the death of Emperor Theodosius I. The eastern part was ruled by the eighteen-year-old Arcadius and the western by the only ten-year-old Honorius.

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