2024-01-23 23:00:34
On Wednesday, January 24th, the book of history records, among other things:
1634: Emperor Ferdinand II removes Albrecht von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland, from his command by secret patent because of high treason.
1924: Petrograd is renamed Leningrad.
1964: The social philosopher Herbert Marcuse publishes the treatise “The One-Dimensional Man” in English.
1969: After student protests, Spain’s dictator General Francisco Franco imposes a state of emergency on the country for three months.
1989: With the recapture by the police, the occupation of a barracks by armed men in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires ends. 38 people die.
2004: US Secretary of State Colin Powell admits for the first time that Iraq may not have had weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 invasion.
2004: The Greens confirmed their federal spokesman Alexander Van der Bellen as party leader with 83.6 percent. This is the fourth time he has been elected to this position.
2009: Pope Benedict XVI lifts the excommunication of four bishops of the conservative Pius Priestly Fraternity. Traditionalists do not recognize the Second Vatican Council on the adaptation of the Church to the modern world. Because British Holocaust denier Richard Williamson is among the bishops, the decision sparks outrage.
2014: During the protests against the Academics’ Ball organized by the FPÖ, serious riots broke out in downtown Vienna with more than 20 people injured.
Birthdays: John Vanbrugh, English Comedy poet and master builder (baptized 1664-1726); Christian Fr. v. Wolff, German philosopher (1679-1754); Johannes Otto Beyschlag, German pioneer of cycling/automobilism in Austria (1869-1945); Berta Karlik, Eastern physicist (1904-1990); Ann Todd, British actress (1909-1993); Leon Kirchner, US composer (1919-2009); Gian Franco Kasper, Swiss sports official (1944-2021); John Belushi, US actor/musician (1949-1982).
Days of death: Leonidas da Silva, Brazil. football legend (1913-2004); Karl Koller, Eastern Footballer (1929-2009).
Name days: Franz de Sales, Vera, Timotheus, Arno, Eberhard, Priska, Regina, Bertram, Sophie, Erich.
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