Historical calendar

1910 - Leon Tolstoy dies at the age of 82 in Atsapovo. Tolstoy, was a Russian writer considered one of...

1916 - Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn form Goldwyn Pictures. Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company...

1903 - The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed between the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over...

1944 - Tirana, the capital of Albania, was liberated. On the morning of November 17, 1944, after 19 days and...

1872 - The first Metropolitan Police strike ever takes place in Great Britain. The Metropolitan Police strike was a refusal...

1920 - The creation of the "Free City of Danzig" is announced. Later known as Gdansk in Poland, this city,...

1908 - The Congress of Manastir was held, or the Congress of the Alphabet, was an academic conference in the...

1918 - Allied forces occupy Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. The capital of the Turkish Empire, was occupied...

1930 - Born in Gjakova Besim Bokshi, linguist, professor and academic. He was a member of the commission for conclusions...

1918 - Austro-Hungarian Emperor Charles I abdicate. After his uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in 1914, Charles...