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1994 Last Russian soldiers leave Estonia and Latvia
1993 Guntis Ulmanis elected president of Latvia 1991 U.N. admits Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, North and South Korea, Marshall Islands and Micronesia 1991 U.S. officially recognizes independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 1991 Latvia declares it's independence from U.S.S.R. 1991 Latvia and Estonia vote to become independent of the U.S.S.R. 1990 Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia hold their 1st joint session 1990 Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence 1975 Inga Drozdova, Latvia, playmate, Nov, 1997 1966 Larisa Savchenko, Neiland Latvia, tennis star 1950 U.S. B-29 bomber shot down above Latvia 1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov, born in Riga, Latvia, ballet dancer, That's Dancing 1947 Gidon Kremer, Riga Latvia, violinist, Tchaikovsky Prize 1970 1944 Riga Latvia freed 1944 40 Jewish policemen in Riga Latvia ghetto are shot by the gestapo 1943 Jewish ghetto of Riga Latvia is destroyed 1942 Rosa Von Praunheim, Holger Mischwitzky, Riga Latvia, dir, Affengeil 1941 Latvia partisans shoot 416 Jews dead 1941 Imants Kalnins, born in Riga, Latvia, composer, wrote six symphonies, first composer of intellectual rock music, Latvia's most important composer 1940 Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia incorporated into Soviet Union 1940 Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania 1937 Mikhail N Tai, Latvia, World chess champion, 1960-61 1934 Fascist dictator of Latvia Ulmanis begins building concentration camp 1934 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signs Baltic Entente, against U.S.S.R. 1934 Karlis Ulmanis names himself fascist dictator of Latvia 1932 Gundaris Pone, born in Riga, Latvia, composer, professor, State University College at New Paltz, New York 1929 U.S.S.R., Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Romania sign Litvinov Pact 1926 Russia and Latvia treaty of neutrality signed 1923 Allies accept Latvia's occupation of Memel territory 1922 Eliezer Ben-Jehuda, Perelmann, Latvia/Palestinian writer, dies at 67 1922 Latvia and Vatican sign accord 1920 1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia 1920 Peace of Riga-Independence of Latvia 1918 Latvia declares independence from Russia 1918 Latvia proclaims independence 1918 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania adopt Gregorian calendar 1917 German troops over run Riga Latvia 1886 Joseph Achron, Latvia/US violinist and composer, Golem suite 1855 Eliezer Ben-Jehuda, Perelmann, Latvia, writer, 1st hebrew newspaper 1764 Barbara Juliane Krudener, Latvia, mystic visionary renounced nobility 1727 Catharina I, Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42 1569 Latvia Parliament accept Union of Lublin, incorporate into Poland 1514 Battle at Ozra: Polish/Latvia army beats Russians |
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