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Erich Ludendorff, future World War German Army commander, is born in present-day Poland |
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In Lithuania, the Russians hang Polish Insurrection leader General Zymund Semiakowski |
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In the Polish Insurrection, three days of battles with Russian forces ends in defeat for the insurgents |
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In Warsaw, troops fire on a Polish crowd protesting Russian rule and kill five |
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Lazar Ludwik Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto, born in Poland |
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Nationalists inspire the Polish to launch a revolt against Russian rule |
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Piano virtuoso and future Prime Minister of Poland Ignaz Jan Paderewski born in Imperial Russia |
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Polish nationalists in Kraków lead a month-long uprising against Russian rule |
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Prussia pledges to support Russia in its effort to prevent Polish independence |
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The eminent scientist Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, is born in Poland. |
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The Polish rebellion against Russia comes to an end |
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