Whales trapped in ice in northern Alaska discovered – 1988
The US State Department asked the USSR for help, so the Soviets sent two icebreakers. A large group of whales trapped in ice in the far north of Alaska was discovered on...
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Auschwitz-Birkenau Rebellion (1944)
The Auschwitz II camp in Birkenau was the largest in the Auschwitz complex. It was an extermination camp (Vernichtungslager), in which prisoners were killed in gas chambe...
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Russian imperial couple who toured Europe incognito (1776)
On October 7, 1776, the wedding of Russian Tsar Paul to German Princess Sophia Maria Dorothea of Württemberg took place. At that time, the Russian Empire was ruled by t...
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Helmut Lent – night pilot with more than 100 downed aircraft – 1944.
By the end of 1942, Helmut Lent had gained a reputation as the best night fighter pilot in the Third Reich. He was also given the position of squadron commodore. On Octob...
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Born Vladimir Putin – 1952.
As a child, Putin lived with his family relatively modestly, in an apartment building in Leningrad located on Baskov Street. They reportedly lived on the fifth floor and...
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Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1908)
On October 7, 1908, Austria-Hungary declared the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which led to the so-called annexation crises. Austro-Hungary occupied Bosnia and He...
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SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Paul Hausser – father of the Waffen-SS unit – 1880.
During his military career, Paul Hausser was wounded several times (he lost an eye and his jaw was shot). He held the second highest rank in the SS after Himmler. On Octo...
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JNA planes rocketed the Banska palace in Zagreb – 1991
The President of the Republic of Croatia, Franjo Tuđman, the President of the Presidency of the SFRY, Stipe Mesić, and the Prime Minister of the Federal Government, Ante...
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