2014 Event Ukraine exchanges 222 rebel prisoners for 150 Ukrainian soldiers held by separatist forces; for security reasons, the nation also blockades Crimea, the region annexed by Russia, by stopping bus and train service to and from the area 2014 Event Pakistani protesters seeking the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif briefly take over the state television station and shut it down; soldiers and paramilitary forces later regained control and restored operation 2014 Event Amidst massive security including 160,000 soldiers and over 200,000 policemen, Egyptians go to the polls to vote on a draft constitution which would strengthen the military-backed leadership of the country 2013 Event Pope Francis canonizes a record-breaking number of new Catholic Church saints; Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI submitted the 813 'Martyrs of Otranto' who were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam 2012 Event After Secretary of State Hillary Clinton apologized for a NATO airstrike that killed 26 Pakistani soldiers and officials, Pakistan reopens key NATO supply routes into Afghanistan 2012 Event After a year of being held hostage by pirates, 15 Georgian soldiers are released through efforts of the Somalian government 2011 Event The last convoy of U.S. Army soldiers leaves Iraq, formally marking the end of the Iraq War 2011 Event Protesters in Cario's Tahir Square are beaten by Egyptian Army soldiers in a second day of skirmishes resulting in 10 deaths and hundreds of injured 2011 Event In Guinea, up to 80 people, including soldiers, are arrested for a failed assassination attempt on President Alpha Conde, which occurred July 19 2010 Event An additional 23 soldiers from the Bangladesh Rifles are sentenced to imprisonment for mutiny in February 2009 2010 Event In Sudan, the People's Liberation Army announces it will demobilize its child soldiers by the end of 2010 2010 Event Convicted for transporting soldiers during the Rwandan Genocide, Dominique Ntawukuriryayo is sentenced to 25 years in prison 2010 Event U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague says British soldiers should be out of Afghanistan by 2014 2006 Event Israel invades Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's kidnapping of Israeli soldiers 1995 Event Bomb attack on train in Assam India (27 soldiers killed) 1994 Event Last Russian soldiers leave Estonia and Latvia 1993 Event Kurd rebellion kills 33 soldiers and 5 citizens in Turkey 1993 Death Ad van Gessel, Dutch actor (Everything For Our Soldiers), dies 1992 Event England honors her dead soldiers in the Falkland Is war 1992 Death Guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, 1 Eyed Soldiers), dies at 79 1991 Event Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured 1990 Event Soldiers opens fire on worshippers in Monrovian church, 200-600 die 1989 Event 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing 1988 Event U.S. sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras 1987 Death Viktor P Nekrasov, Ukraine architect/author (Soldiers), dies at 76 1985 Event 248 U.S. soldiers and 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash 1984 Event 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq 1983 Event Last 80 U.S. combat soldiers in Grenada withdrew 1982 Event 11 soldiers and 6 civilians die by bomb planted by Irish National Liberation Army exploded in a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland 1975 Death Darwin Judge, USMC-corporal, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet 1975 Death Michael John Shea, USMC-lt/pilot, 1 of last soldiers killed in Vietnam 1975 Death William Craig Nystul, USMC Captain, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet 1972 Event Bloody Sunday: British soldiers fire into crowd, kill 13 1972 Event Bloody Sunday: British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die 1971 Event Pentagon reports blacks constitute 11% of U.S. soldiers in SE Asia 1971 Birthday Sean Astin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Goonies, Toy Soldiers 1969 Birthday Martika, Marta Marrero, Cuba, singer, Toy Soldiers 1968 Event U.S. sends 10,500 additional soldiers to Vietnam 1967 Event 474,300 U.S. soldiers in Vietnam 1967 Event 45,000 U.S. soldiers sent to Vietnam 1966 Event 215,000 U.S. soldiers in Vietnam 1965 Event U.S. government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam 1965 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson sends 50,000 more soldiers to Vietnam 1961 Event Congolese soldiers murder 13 Italian United Nations pilots 1960 Event Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires 1960 Event Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers 1958 Event Unidentified soldiers killed in WW II and Korean War buried in Arlington 1954 Event France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria 1951 Event 2,900,000 U.S. soldiers in Korea 1950 Event 1st 407 U.S. soldiers flown to South Korea 1948 Event Entire Hagana-arm forces sworn-in as Israeli soldiers 1948 Event Stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died 1945 Event U.S. soldiers liberate Nazi concentration camp "Buchenwald" 1945 Event 900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days 1945 Event U.S. soldiers led by General Douglas MacArthur invades Philippines 1944 Event Exercise "Tiger" ends with 750 U.S. soldiers dead in D-Day rehearsal after their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boats 1942 Event 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed raiding Dieppe, France 1942 Event New York Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games 1941 Event German and Romanian soldiers kill 11,000 Jews in Kishinev 1941 Event 50,000 British soldiers lands in Greece 1939 Event 4 soviet soldiers killed on Finnish-Russian border 1939 Birthday Cleavon Little, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers 1936 Birthday Marge Piercy, author, Small Changes, Gone for Soldiers 1927 Event Spain routes 20,000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen) 1923 Event New Egyptian law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers 1923 Event French soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die 1919 Event New York City welcomes home General John J Pershing and 25,000 WW I soldiers 1918 Event Polish soldiers organize a pogrom against Jews of Galicia Poland 1918 Death Stephen Tisza, Hungarian Prime Minister, assassinated by soldiers 1918 Event 7 U.S. soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans and captures 132 more 1918 Event 5 soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot of 1917 1918 Birthday Bernd-Alois Zimmermann, German composer, Soldiers 1917 Event 13 black soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot 1917 Event 1st U.S. soldiers killed in combat in WW I 1917 Event In WW I, the 1st U.S. soldiers are killed in combat 1914 Event Netherlands army shoots up geinterneerde Belgian soldiers: 8 killed 1914 Event 33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colorado 1906 Event Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas 1901 Event Guerrilla's assault unarmed U.S. soldiers in Balangiga Phil, 38 killed 1866 Event Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes 1864 Event Black Soldiers given Medal of Honor 1864 Event Congress passes legislation equalizing pay for Black soldiers 1864 Event Congress rules Black soldiers must receive equal pay 1863 Event Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers 1861 Event Baltimore riots-4 soldiers, 9 civilians killed 1861 Event Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers 1855 Event Soldiers shoot Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela 1854 Event Battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died 1848 Event Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia 1817 Event U.S. soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War 1801 Event Soldiers riot in Bucharest, kill 128 Jews 1791 Event Battle at Wabash: indians assault general St. Clair/killed 637 soldiers 1789 Event Society of St. Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers. It later becomes an infamous group of New York City political bosses 1765 Event Britain enacts Quartering Act, required colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers 1756 Event 146 British soldiers imprisoned in India-Black Hole of Calcutta-most die 1688 Event Soldiers killed governor of Aerssen in Paramaribo 1664 Event Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (NY) to 300 English soldiers 1664 Event Turkish great Koprulu attacks 120,000 Donau soldiers 1642 Event King Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliament 1576 Event Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea 1574 Event Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers 1476 Event 400 Burgundy soldiers freeze to death during siege of Nancy 219 Event Batavian soldiers consecrate altar on Hercules Magusanus Rome
