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5. 5. 1705

5 May 1705 King Leopold I of Bohemia died.

Leopold I belonged to the Habsburg family, which was obvious at first sight. He had a typically large, overhanging lower lip. His nearly half-century reign was largely filled with wars. He died on 5 May 1705.

4. 5. 1919

4 May 1919 Milan Rastislav Štefánik died tragically

He was an astronomer, doctor of philosophy, politician and co-founder of Czechoslovakia. During the First World War he organized the Czechoslovak Legions in Serbia. Milan Rastislav Štefánik died after a plane crash on May 4, 1919.

3. 5. 1645

3 May 1645 Swedes began to besiege Brno

The siege of Brno lasted over three months. The locals did not give up even in the most difficult moments and sang mocking songs on the walls. The enemy in the form of the Swedish army arrived at the gates of the city on May 3, 1645.

2. 5. 1915

2 May 1915 Battle of Gorlice

The combined German-Austrian forces succeeded in paralysing the advancing Russian army in the east in the spring of 1915, one of the most important moments of the First World War. The key battle took place at Gorlice.

30. 4. 1945

30.4. 1945 Hitler committed suicide

Berlin was surrounded by the Red Army, there was no escape. So Adolf Hitler decided to commit suicide in his bunker. He shot himself 75 years ago, his newlywed wife Eva Braun poisoned herself.

29. 4. 1945

29.4. 1945 Liberation of Dachau concentration camp

Over 200 000 people passed through the camp in Dachau, among them, for example, the writer Josef Čapek. The American army liberated the concentration camp on 29 April 1945. Inside, the soldiers found thirty thousand impoverished prisoners.

28. 4. 1867

28.4 1867 Czech Crown Jewels returned from Vienna

The Czech Crown Jewels have moved several times. King Sigismund and Frederick the Great wanted to keep them. They also travelled to Vienna several times, for example during the Austro-Prussian War. They returned to Prague on 28 April 1867.

27. 4. 1939

27.4. 1939 New Protectorate Government with Elias

As the only chairman in occupied Europe, General Alois Elias ended up in front of a firing squad. "His" protectorate government was appointed on April 27, 1939. People saw him as a symbol of patriotism.

26. 4. 1917

26.4. 1917 Hunger demonstration in Prostějov

Critical food shortages caused so-called hunger storms during the First World War, as most of the food went to the front. So people took to the streets to demonstrate. Some of them were shot. In Prostějov on 26 April 1917, 23 locals lost their lives.

25. 4. 1626

25.4. 1626 Battle of Dessau

Albrecht of Wallenstein's well-chosen tactics won the Imperial Army one of the most important clashes of the Thirty Years' War. Count Mansfeld had to flee, losing four thousand men. The Battle of Dessau took place on April 25, 1626.

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