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28. 5. 1884

28.5. 1884 Edv(u)ard Beneš is born

Edvard Benes was born Eduard. He changed his first name during his studies. His father owned a farm, which he kept expanding. He wanted his youngest son to be a shoemaker, but he chose another path.

27. 5. 1942

27 May 1942 Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

Reinhard Heydrich was a fanatical Nazi and the third most important man in Hitler's Germany. He even had an SS-3 license plate on his Mercedes. He planned the liquidation of the Czech nation, instead he was himself liquidated on May 27, 1942 by a pair of assassins.

26. 5. 1876

26.5. 1876 František Palacký died

The funeral of František Palacký was spoken of as the royal funeral and the grandest since the death of Charles IV. The "Father of the Nation" died on May 26, 1876.

25. 5. 1948

25 May 1948 Execution of soldier Witold Pilecki

He volunteered to be imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp to find out what was being done to the prisoners there. But no one trusted the Polish soldier Witold Pilecki. After the war, he also stood up to the communists, who had him executed on 25 May 1948.

24. 5. 1934

24 May 1934 Masaryk becomes president for the fourth time

Masaryk was elected president four times. The last time was on 24 May 1934. However, due to his deteriorating health, he decided to resign a year later in December; the abdication speech was delivered by Chancellor Přemysl Šámal.

23. 5. 1611

23 May 1611 Matthias of Habsburg crowned King of Bohemia

The seat of King Matthias of Habsburg moved back to Vienna, During his reign, problems continued to grow and the political and religious situation worsened.

22. 5. 0337

22.5. 337 Emperor Constantine I the Great died

The death of the Roman Emperor Constantine I the Great is still shrouded in mystery. It is still unknown whether he died on the outskirts of Nicomedia. Or after the completion of his campaign against the Persian Empire.

20. 5. 1420

20.5. 1420 Hussite army led by Žižka invaded Prague

Jan Žižka, who left a large garrison in Tábor, set out with nine thousand fighters towards Prague. On the way, he captured and burned Benesov, although he faced resistance. He also scattered the royal army and on 20 May 1420 arrived in Prague, where he captured Štvanice.

16. 5. 1945

16.5.1945 President Beneš returned from exile in London

President Edvard Beneš returned from exile in London a hero, greeted by crowds of people. He had to go abroad after he gave up his post as head of state in October 1938 because of the Munich Agreement.

15. 5. 1914

15.5. 1914 Pilot Alois Šiška was born

He is one of our most famous war veterans. He served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force and survived a crash landing over the North Sea. Alois Šiška was born on May 15, 1914, and was interested in aviation from an early age.

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