Spouse
1912
Jun 30
| 1912 • Prague Party Conference: Vladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik Party break away from the rest of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. |
1940
Age: 27y
| 1940 • Katyn massacre: Members of the Soviet Politburo (Joseph Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov, Lazar Kaganovich, Mikhail Kalinin, Kliment Voroshilov and Lavrenty Beria) sign an order, prepared by Beria, for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs. |
1949
Jul
Age: 37y
| 1949 • Laszlo Rajk, ex-foreign minister of Hungary, is sentenced to death. |
1955
Aug 24
Age: 43y
birth of childMari K McGee |
| 1955 • Burma-Japanese peace treaty, signed in Rangoon on November 5, 1954, comes into effect, formally ending a state of war between the two countries that has not existed for a long time. |
2000
Dec 30
Age: 88y
| 2000 • Millennium Force opens at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio as the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster. |
2001
Oct 10
Age: 89y
| 2001 • The Police Service of Northern Ireland is established, replacing the controversial Royal Ulster Constabulary. |