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1278: The Powerful King of Bohemia Killed During the Battle on the Marchfeld

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1278: The Powerful King of Bohemia Killed During the Battle on the Marchfeld

The Battle on the Marchfeld took place on this day in 1278. Ottokar II of Bohemia, one of the most powerf ...

The Battle on the Marchfeld took place on this day in 1278. Ottokar II of Bohemia, one of the most powerful Bohemian kings at the time, was killed during that battle. He was a member of the Přemyslid ...

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1934: Josip Broz Takes the Nickname “Tito”

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1934: Josip Broz Takes the Nickname “Tito”

On this day in 1934 Yugoslav communist leader Josip Broz was for the first time listed by the nickname “T ...

On this day in 1934 Yugoslav communist leader Josip Broz was for the first time listed by the nickname “Tito” in the minutes of the Central Committee meeting of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. Alth ...

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1862: Liber Linteus Zagrebiensis – The Longest Etruscan Text

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1862: Liber Linteus Zagrebiensis – The Longest Etruscan Text

On this day in 1862, it was decided that the “Linen Book of Zagreb” would be kept in Zagreb, Croatia. The ...

On this day in 1862, it was decided that the “Linen Book of Zagreb” would be kept in Zagreb, Croatia. The 1130-word text is the longest Etruscan text ever found. The fabric of the book was preserved w ...

July 22, 2019
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1866: Habsburgs Defeat the Italians in the Battle of Lissa

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1866: Habsburgs Defeat the Italians in the Battle of Lissa

This day in 1866 marked one of the greatest naval victories of the Habsburgs. The Battle of Lissa is kno ...

This day in 1866 marked one of the greatest naval victories of the Habsburgs. The Battle of Lissa is known as first major naval battle between ironclads, which replaced wooden sailing ships. The comm ...

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1987: The 5-billionth Inhabitant of the Earth Born in Zagreb

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1987: The 5-billionth Inhabitant of the Earth Born in Zagreb

On this day, Matej Gašpar, who was proclaimed 5-billionth person on planet Earth by the UN, was born in Z ...

On this day, Matej Gašpar, who was proclaimed 5-billionth person on planet Earth by the UN, was born in Zagreb. At that time, the Universiade was held in Zagreb, from 8 till 19 July in 1987. On the o ...

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2001: Goran Ivanišević Wins Wimbledon

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2001: Goran Ivanišević Wins Wimbledon

On this day Goran Ivanišević achieved the greatest success in the history of Croatian tennis, winning the ...

On this day Goran Ivanišević achieved the greatest success in the history of Croatian tennis, winning the prestigious Wimbledon tournament in the UK. In the finals on this day he defeated Patrick Raf ...

July 09, 2019
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1409: Disgraceful Sale of Dalmatia to Venice

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1409: Disgraceful Sale of Dalmatia to Venice

On this day one of the most shameful episodes in the entire history of Croatia happened. King Ladislaus o ...

On this day one of the most shameful episodes in the entire history of Croatia happened. King Ladislaus of Naples sold his rights to Dalmatia to the Republic of Venice for 100,000 ducats. Thus Venice ...

July 09, 2019
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1991: The Yugoslav People’s Army tank crushed red Fiat in Osijek

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1991: The Yugoslav People’s Army tank crushed red Fiat in Osijek

On this day one of the best remembered events from the Croatian War of Independence took place in Osijek. ...

On this day one of the best remembered events from the Croatian War of Independence took place in Osijek. A red Fiat with Osijek license plates was recklessly ran-over by a Yugoslav People's Army tank ...

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