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13. 9. 1938

13.9. 1938 The Sudeten German Uprising began

In the autumn of 1938, an anti-Czech uprising broke out in the border region, initiated by the Henlein family and consisting of a series of demonstrations and provocations. The riots were sparked by Hitler's radio speech on the evening of 12 September.

12. 9. 1899

12 September 1899 The trial of Leopold Hilsner began

The court in Kutná Hora sent Leopold Hilsner to the gallows for the ritual murder of Anežka Hrůzová. The trial began in September 1899. Masaryk himself became involved in the case, alienating students, colleagues and acquaintances.

11. 9. 1697

11.9. 1697 Battle of Zenta

Prince Eugene decided to take advantage of the situation and called for an attack. He set out through the marshes of the Danube and Tisza. At the Battle of Zenta, he scattered the Turkish army, triggering the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

10. 9. 1898

10.9. 1898 Murder of Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria

The Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria was the victim of an assassination attempt in 1898 while staying at the Hotel Beau Rivage in Geneva. The assassin ran towards her with a file in his hand.

9. 9. 1285

9.9. 1285 Queen Kunhuta of Hungary died

The second wife of Přemysl Otakar II was the young and supposedly exceptionally beautiful Kunhuta Uherská. She married at the age of sixteen and bore the king a son, Václav II. She apparently died of tuberculosis at the age of forty.

8. 9. 1941

8.9. 1941 Beginning of the siege of Leningrad

The siege of Leningrad began in early September 1941. It lasted a full 900 days. The suffering of the local population was immeasurable. People died of hunger, cold, disease, bombing and sniping.

7. 9. 1812

7.9. 1812 Battle of Borodino

The Battle of Borodino began at 6.30am on 7 September 1812, when Napoleon ordered his artillery to open fire. Of all the battles he had fought so far, this was the bloodiest and most ferocious.

6. 9. 1437

6.9. 1437 The army captured Jan Rohac of Dubá

Jan Roháč of Dubá belonged to the followers of the radical Hussite movement of the Taborites. In early September 1437 he was captured and executed in Prague on Old Town Square. Of the Gothic castle of Sion, only modest remains of the castle palace and walls have survived.

5. 9. 1723

5.9. 1723 Charles VI crowned King of Bohemia

In 1723, Emperor Charles VI decided to fulfil his eleven-year delayed promise to the Czech Estates that he would be crowned King of Bohemia. The coronation took place in St. Vitus Cathedral.

3. 9. 1915

3.9. 1915 The Czech Foreign Committee was founded

In 1915, the Czech Foreign Committee was founded, which was the first political body of the Czechoslovak resistance. Beneš, Masaryk and Štefánik were involved in its establishment.

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