1993 Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (RUS)
1993 Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (CAN)
1993 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Prague won by Oksana Baiul (UKR)
1993 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN
1992 Frantisek Tomasek, archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 93
1992 "Les Miserables," opens at Vinorhady Theatre, Prague
1990 HCA, Helsinki Citizens Assembly, forms in Prague
1989 Police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague
1986 24th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Czechoslovakia in Prague Czech (3-0)
1979 Petra Cada, Prague Czechoslovakia, Canadian table tennis player 1996 Olympics
1978 Sandra Kleinova, Prague, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Turku-FIN
1977 Huyman Rights Charta '77 established in Prague
1974 Jana Nejedly, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics
1974 Stephanie Rottier, St. Niklaas Belgium, tennis star, 1995 semi Prague
1973 Charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63
1973 Radka Bobkova, Prague Czech Rep, tennis star, quarter Bournemouth
1971 Natalia Medvedeva, born in Kiev, Ukraine, tennis star, 1993 Prague Essen
1971 Daniel Vacek, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, tennis star
1970 Daniela Pestova, [Chameleon], Prague Czechoslovakia, model, 1995 SI/L'Oreal
1970 Julie Halard, born in Versailles, France, tennis star, 1995 Prague
1969 Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80
1968 Radio Prague (Czech) at 12:50 AM announces a soviet led invasion
1968 Romanian president Ceausescu visits Prague
1968 Yugoslav president Tito visits Prague
1968 "Manifest of 1000 words" published in Prague
1968 Ludvik Vaculik publishes "Manifest of 2000 words" in Prague
1968 Frantisek Kucera, Prague Cze, NHL defenseman, Vanc Canucks, Oly-G-98
1968 Petr Korda, Prague Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1993 Doubles-Cincinnati
1965 Helena Sukova, Prague Czech Rep, tennis star, 1985 U.S. Open's Double
1964 Petr Briza, Prague CZE, hockey goalie, Team Czech Rep
1962 Stalin-monument removed in Prague
1962 Hana Mandlikova, Prague Czechoslovakia, tennis player, 1985 U.S. Open
1952 Prague show trial against 14 communists (9 Jewish) begin
1950 Trial against RC clergy "imperialistic conspiracy" begins in Prague
1950 Prague espionage trial against bishops and priests begins
1946 Darius Milhauds 3rd Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Prague
1945 Russian troops occupied Prague
1945 Uprising against SS-occupying troops in Prague
1942 Reinhard Heydrich, "butcher of Prague," appointed SS-general
1942 Reichsfuhrer Himmler arrives in Prague
1942 Top German Nazi Reinhard Heydrich is shot and mortally wounded in Prague
1938 BBC's 1st feature film on TV (Student of Prague)
1936 Jan Nemec, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, director, Diamonds of the Night
1933 International Zionists Congress opens in Prague
1931 Evald Schorm, Prague Czechoslovakia, director, Courage for Every Day
1929 Josef Suk, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, violinist, Artist of Merit-1977
1921 Karel Husa, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, composer, Trojan Women
1921 Karel Capek's "RUR," premieres in Prague
1920 Karel Capek's "Vec Makropulos," premieres in Prague
1920 Karel Capek's "Loupeznik," premieres in Prague
1913 Walter Susskind, Praha, Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor
1912 William "Bill" Henson, English diplomat, Prague 1939
1908 Gustav Mahler's 7th Symphony, premieres in Prague
1908 Karel Ancerl, Czech conductor, Prague/Toronto
1908 George Schick, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor, Chicago Symphony
1906 Francis Lederer, Prague Czechoslovakia, actor, Diary of a Chambermaid
1903 Eugen d'Alberts opera "Tiefland," premieres in Prague
1899 Frantisek Tomasek, bishop of Prague/cardinal
1896 Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer, Bird's Opera
1890 Ernst Deutsch, [Dorian], Prague Czechoslovakia, actor, Moon is Down, 3rd Man
1888 Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal
1881 Bedrich Smetana's opera "Libusa," premieres in Prague
1872 Franz Grillparzer's "Die Judin von Toledo," premieres in Prague
1868 Bedrich Smetana's opera "Dalibor," premieres in Prague
1866 Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war
1866 Opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premieres (Prague)
1866 Bedrich Smetana's opera "Branibori vs. Cechach," premieres in Prague
1791 Mozarts opera "La Clemenza di Tito," premieres in Prague
1787 Opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)
1774 Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia
1757 Battle at Prague: Frederik II of Prussia beats emperor army
1751 Kilian I von Dientzenhofer, builder (Nepomukkerk, Prague), dies at 62
1745 Jews are expelled from Prague
1744 Austrian forces pillage and kill Jews of Prague
1741 French and Beiers army occupies Prague
1733 Maria Theresa crowned queen of Bohemia in Prague
1689 Kilian I von Dientzenhofer, Bavarian master builder, Prague
1656 Johan Georg I, ruler of Saxon (1611-56, Peace of Prague), dies at 71
1649 Last Swedish troops vacate Prague
1635 Emperor Ferdinand II and Saksen sign Peace of Prague
1632 Albrecht von Wallenstein recaptures Prague on Saksen
1631 Saxon army occupies Prague
1630 John de White, calvinist/banker to Prague, commits suicide
1620 Battle of White Mountain, Prague
1618 2nd Defenestration of Prague; beginning of 30 Years War
1618 Imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle
1608 Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague
1601 Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54
1601 Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague
1600 Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for 1st time near Prague
1594 Fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague)
1585 Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon, 1611-56, Peace of Prague
1559 Jewish quarter of Prague burned and looted
1528 Lucas van Prague, Czech leader of Bohemian Brothers, dies at about 68
1420 Battle at Vitkov Zizka's hill (Prague): Taboriets beat Bohemia
1419 Anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, stormtown hall in Prague and throw Catholic councillors out the windows
1416 Jerome of Prague burned as a heretic by Church
1416 Jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church
1378 Charles IV, Roman-German King/German emperor (Univ of Prague), dies
1348 Prague University, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV
997 Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40
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