1978 Death Jacques Mornard, Ramon Mercader, murderer of Trotsky, dies at 64 1960 Event Trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramon Mercader), freed in Mexico 1940 Death Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62 1940 Event Leon Trotsky, revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson, dies Aug 21 1929 Event Leon Trotsky expelled from Russia to Turkey 1929 Event Stalin proposes to ban Trotsky from the Politburo 1928 Event Soviet Union orders exile of Leon Trotsky 1927 Event Stalin's faction wins All-Union Congress in U.S.S.R., Trotsky expelled 1927 Event Trotsky expelled from Soviet CP; Stalin becomes undisputed dictator 1926 Event Russian Politburo throws out Leo Trotsky and followers 1925 Event General M Froense replaces Trotsky as People's Commissioner of Defense 1925 Event Leon Trotsky dismissed as CEO of Russian Revolution Military Council 1921 Event Red Army under Trotsky attack sailors of Kronstadt 1918 Event Trotsky becomes leader of Reds 1917 Event People's Commissars gives authority to Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin 1917 Event Lenin speaks against Kamenev, Kollontai, Stalin and Trotsky 1914 Birthday Jacques Mornard, Ramon Mercader, murderer, Trotsky 1907 Birthday Isaac Deutscher, Polish/English historian, Stalin/Trotsky biography 1879 Birthday Leon Davidovitsj Trotsky, Leib Bronstein, Russian revolutionary 1879 Birthday Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, President of 1st Soviet,
