Historical calendar

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...

1928 - World-famous composer Ennio Morricone is born in Rome. Morricone, is a composer, orchestrator, and, conductor, writing in a...

1953 - Cambodia in Southeast Asia declares independence after 90 years of French colonial rule. Official Paris occupied the impoverished...

1933 - In the United States, during the Great Depression, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Service Administration....

1917 - The Gregorian calendar marks the beginning of the October Revolution. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks, led...

1943 - During World War II, the Soviet Red Army retakes Kiev. Before retreating, the Germans demolish most of the...

1925 - Executed at the age of 52, one of the highest exponents of British espionage in Europe, Sidney Reilly....