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1991: The Victims of Vukovar

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1991: The Victims of Vukovar

On this day the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), backed up by Serbian volunteer units, entered Vukovar after ...

On this day the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), backed up by Serbian volunteer units, entered Vukovar after several months of siege. The defenders of the Mitinca city district surrendered at around 15:3 ...

November 18, 2019
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Greek Catholics in Dalmatia

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|Date: October 25, 2019
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Greek Catholics in Dalmatia

Two Orthodox priests from Dalmatian villages Kričke and Baljci became Catholics 1832. year. Their names w ...

Two Orthodox priests from Dalmatian villages Kričke and Baljci became Catholics 1832. year. Their names were Petar Krička and Marko Busović. They became Catholic priests but remained faithful to their ...

October 25, 2019
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1991: Croatia Declares Independence

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|Date: October 08, 2019
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1991: Croatia Declares Independence

On this day in 1991, the Parliament (Sabor) of the Republic of Croatia severed all remaining ties with th ...

On this day in 1991, the Parliament (Sabor) of the Republic of Croatia severed all remaining ties with the republics and provinces of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, making Croatia an in ...

October 08, 2019
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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 ...

August 26, 2019
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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 ...

August 10, 2019
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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 ...

July 11, 2019
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