2024-01-20 23:40:32
On Sunday, January 21st, the book of history records, among other things:
1874: Premiere of the tragedy “Libussa” by Franz Grillparzer at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
1904: The premiere of the peasant opera “Jenufa” by Leoš Janáček will take place in Brno. The work with Moravian color becomes the most important Czech opera alongside Bedřich Smetana’s “Bartered Bride”.
1919: In Dublin, the National Assembly (“Dáil Éireann”), convened by Irish nationalists, is constituted with a proclamation of independence.
1924: Lenin dies in Gorky near Moscow. After two strokes (1922 and 1923), the Russian revolutionary, tribune and founder of the Soviet state was barely able to work. After his death, the diadochi battles between Stalin and Trotsky broke out openly in the communist leadership.
1939: Hitler designated the SA (“Sturmabteilungen”) as the “carrier of pre- and post-military military training”.
1944: Beginning of the series of strong German air raids on London (“Little Blitz”) that lasted until April 27th.
1954: The first nuclear-powered ship, the US submarine “Nautilus”, is launched in Groton, Connecticut.
1974: The film “The Exorcist” by William Friedkin is being released in the USA. The film becomes an international box office hit.
1984: The USA is testing an anti-satellite weapon for the first time.
1989: The national executive board of the banned Polish trade union “Solidarność” accepts the government’s offer to talk.
2004: Defense Minister Günther Platter (ÖVP) gives the starting signal for the restructuring of the Federal Army, which is to be reduced in size and geared more towards foreign missions.
2004: Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit gives birth to a daughter. The royal child is christened Ingrid Alexandra.
Birthdays: Moritz von Schwind, Eastern. painter (1804-1871); Karl Hudez, Eastern State Opera director of studies (1904-1995); Fritz Polcar, Eastern Politician involved in the Transfines affair 1957/58 (1909-1975); Benny Hill, English comedian (1924-1992); Bibi Johns, Swedish pop singer (1929); Thomas de Maizière, German politician (1954).
Days of death: Florian Leopold Gassmann, Eastern. Composer (according to other information January 20) (1729-1774); Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, founder and first head of government of the Soviet state (1870-1924); Edith Kramer, Eastern-US painter; founder of art therapy (1916-2014); Harald Zusanek, Eastern playwright (1922-1989); Peter Persidis, Eastern football player (1947-2009); Emiliano Sala, Argent. Football player (1990-2019).
Name days: Agnes, Walter, Meinrad, Ermburga, Patroclus, Apollonius, Candidus, Dietrich, Lucia.
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