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