2013 Event The roof of a Maxima superstore collapses in Latvia's capital, Riga; a least six are killed and 35 injured 1988 Event Latvian flag raised in Riga for 1st time since annexation by U.S.S.R. 1972 Birthday Sandis Ozolinsh, Riga Lat, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1968 Death Nadine Riga, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 59 1963 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' Katharina Ismailova, premieres in Riga 1948 Birthday Mikhail Baryshnikov, born in Riga, Latvia, ballet dancer, That's Dancing 1948 Birthday Anatoli Yakovlevich Solovyov, Riga, cosmonaut, TM-5,9,15,26, STS-71 1947 Birthday Gidon Kremer, Riga Latvia, violinist, Tchaikovsky Prize 1970 1944 Event Riga Latvia freed 1944 Event 40 Jewish policemen in Riga Latvia ghetto are shot by the gestapo 1943 Event Jewish ghetto of Riga Latvia is destroyed 1942 Birthday Rosa Von Praunheim, Holger Mischwitzky, Riga Latvia, dir, Affengeil 1941 Event 1st mass deportation of Kowno, Lodz, Minsk and Riga 1941 Birthday Imants Kalnins, born in Riga, Latvia, composer, wrote six symphonies, first composer of intellectual rock music, Latvia's most important composer 1932 Birthday Gundaris Pone, born in Riga, Latvia, composer, professor, State University College at New Paltz, New York 1921 Event 2nd Peace of Riga, Poland enlarged 1917 Event German troops over run Riga Latvia 1621 Event Swedish troops occupy Riga 1229 Death Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68
