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04/09/1865 |
Erich Ludendorff, future World War German Army commander, is born in present-day Poland |
Personal |
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06/27/1863 |
In Lithuania, the Russians hang Polish Insurrection leader General Zymund Semiakowski |
US/the World |
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05/07/1863 to 05/09/1863 |
In the Polish Insurrection, three days of battles with Russian forces ends in defeat for the insurgents |
US/the World |
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02/27/1861 |
In Warsaw, troops fire on a Polish crowd protesting Russian rule and kill five |
US/the World |
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12/15/1859 |
Lazar Ludwik Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto, born in Poland |
Foreign |
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01/22/1863 |
Nationalists inspire the Polish to launch a revolt against Russian rule |
US/the World |
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11/18/1860 |
Piano virtuoso and future Prime Minister of Poland Ignaz Jan Paderewski born in Imperial Russia |
Education/Culture |
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02/14/1846 |
Polish nationalists in Kraków lead a month-long uprising against Russian rule |
Foreign |
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02/08/1863 |
Prussia pledges to support Russia in its effort to prevent Polish independence |
US/the World |
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11/07/1867 |
The eminent scientist Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, is born in Poland. |
Personal |
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03/12/1846 |
The Polish rebellion against Russia comes to an end |
Foreign |
