1998 Event Russia buries tsar Nicholas II and family, 80 years after they died 1948 Death Ferdinand I MKLM, prince of Saxony-Coburg/tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1943 Birthday William Bennett, U.S. Secretary of Education, 1985 - 1988, drug tsar 1918 Death Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II, executed at 13 1918 Death Alexandra Fjodorova, wife of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death at 46 1918 Death Anastasia N Romanova, daughter of tsar Nicholas, executed at 17 1918 Death Botkin, personal physician of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death 1918 Death Charitonov, cook of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death 1918 Death Demidova, lady in waiting of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death 1918 Death Maria Romanova, daughter of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death 1918 Death Nicolas II Aleksandrovitch, last tsar of Russia, executed at 50 1918 Death Olga Romanova, daughter of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death 1918 Death Tatyana Romanova, daughter of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death 1918 Death Trupp, lackey of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death 1917 Event Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne 1917 Event Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate 1917 Event Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, abdicates (OS) 1916 Event Tsar Nicolaas II fires minister of Foreign affairs Sasonov 1914 Event Emperor Wilhelm II declares war on his nephew tsar Nicolas II (WW I) 1909 Event Russian tsar Nicolas II dissolves Finnish Diet 1908 Event Bulgaria declares independence from Turkey, Ferdinand I becomes Tsar 1905 Event "October Manifesto" Russian Tsar Nicholas II grants civil liberties 1905 Event Tsar of Russia accepts 1st Duma (Parliament) 1905 Event Russian tsar allows Polish people to speak Polish 1905 Event Russian tsar installs "Imperial Duma," without legislative powers 1904 Birthday Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II 1901 Birthday Anastasia N Romanova, great ruler of Russia/daughter of last tsar 1887 Death Alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar 1881 Death Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62 1880 Event Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt 1868 Birthday Nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia, 1894-1917 1866 Event Karakozov attempts to assassinate Tsar Alexander II of Russia 1861 Event Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom 1861 Birthday Ferdinand I, Vienna, 1st tsar of modern Bulgaria, 1908-18 1861 Event Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom 1855 Event Aleksandr Romanov becomes tsar of Russia 1855 Death Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia (1825-55), dies at 58 1845 Birthday Alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar, 1881-94 1845 Birthday Alexander III, St. Petersburg, Russian tsar, 1881-94, 3/10 NS 1825 Event Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins 1818 Birthday Alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia, 1855-81 1817 Event Tsar Alexander I recommends formation of Society of Israeli Christians 1801 Death Paul I, tsar of Russia (1796-1801), strangled at 46 1796 Birthday Nicholas I Pavlovitch, tsar of Russia, 1825-55 1777 Birthday Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia, 1801-25 1762 Death Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 1728 Birthday Peter III, Kiel Germany, Russian tsar, 1762, husband of Catherine 1689 Event Peter the Great becomes tsar of Russia 1681 Death Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies 1672 Birthday Peter I Romanov, tsar of Russia, 1682-1725 1672 Birthday Peter I, the Great, tsar of Russia, 1682-1725 1672 Birthday Peter I "the Great" Romanov, great tsar of Russia, 1682-1725 1645 Death Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov, dies 1629 Birthday Aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov tsar of Russia 1619 Event Tsar Michails father Filaret becomes patriarch of Moscow 1613 Event Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected Russian tsar 1605 Event Valse Dimitri crowned Russian tsar for 1st time 1605 Death Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies 1605 Death Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies 1604 Event Tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar 1598 Event Boris Godunov crowned tsar 1598 Event Boris Godunov chosen tsar of Russia 1596 Birthday Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia, 1613-45, 1st Romanov 1584 Death Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 1570 Event Tsar Ivan the terrible kills 1000-2000 residents of Novgorod 1570 Event Tsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod begins 1547 Event Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself 1st tsar of Moscow 1530 Birthday Ivan IV, the Terrible, 1st tsar of Russia, 1533-84 1505 Death Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies 1330 Death Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle 969 Death Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies
