1996 Event British Steel in Workington wins Lithuanian multi-million pound order 1969 Death Benjamin Shahn, Lithuanian Artist 1941 Event Kovono Lithuanian Jews are herded into Slobodka ghetto 1941 Event 6,000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp 1941 Event Lithuanian fascist massacre 2,300 Jews in Kovno 1940 Event Lithuanian SSR is accepted into U.S.S.R. 1940 Event Lithuania becomes Lithuanian SSR 1926 Event Lithuanian military state under General Augustine Woldemaras 1926 Death Feliks E Dzerzjinski, Lithuanian organizer (KGB), dies at 48 1923 Event Allied ultimatum on Lithuanian occupation of Memel 1918 Death Cesar A Cui, Lithuanian fort builder/composer, dies at 83 1898 Birthday Benjamin Shahn, Lithuanian Artist 1835 Birthday Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian bishop/poet/dialectologist 1833 Death Antoni Henryk Radziwill, Lithuanian/Polish composer, dies at 57 1826 Event Vilnus Lithuanian riots cause death of many Jews 1714 Birthday Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet, The Seas
