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1904
Anton Chekhov’s play “The Cherry Orchard” premieres at the Moscow Art Theater.
1929
The first German-language sound film – a 383 meter long short film entitled “The Last Song” – premieres in Berlin.
1954
The politician Milovan Djilas, who was previously considered the second man after Tito, is expelled from the Yugoslav Politburo and removed from all other positions.
1984
The Conference on Confidence Building and Disarmament in Europe (KVAE) opens in Stockholm.
1994
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale shakes the Los Angeles area. At least 61 people are killed and more than 8,000 people are injured. The damage is around $30 billion. A curfew is imposed to prevent looting.
2009
Israel ends a three-week offensive in the Gaza Strip with a unilateral ceasefire. A day later, Hamas announced a seven-day ceasefire. The fighting claimed at least 1,300 lives.
2019
Sonja Klima, ex-wife of the former SPÖ Chancellor Viktor Klima and president of the Ronald McDonald Children’s Aid, will be the new head of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. The supervisory board decides in favor of her, although the four-member advisory board only considers the rider and administrative manager of the riding arena, Herwig Radnetter, to be suitable. The decision leads to protests.
Name days
Anton Eins., Rosalind
Birthdays
Werner March, dt. Architekt (1894-1976)
Al Capone, US-Gangsterboss (1899-1947)
Freddie Frinton, English comedian (“Dinner for One”) (1909-1968)
Gretl Schörg, Eastern. Actress/singer (1914-2006)
Francoise Hardy, French singer (1944)
Fabio Luisi, Italian. Conductor (1959)
Raoul Schrott, Eastern Writer (1964)
Days of death
Ray Stark, US film director (1915-2004)
Margret Dietrich, German-Austrian Theater scholar (1920-2004)
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