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2013 Event - China's CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping is named as the new President of the People's Republic of China, with Li Yuanchao named as Vice President 2013 Event - The Republic of Ireland's Food Safety Authority announces horse DNA was present in some beef burgers on sale in supermarkets in Ireland and in the UK 2012 Event - Pakistan's government announces it will accord recognition to the Republic of Kosovo 2012 Event - Christmas food parcels are distributed in the Republic of Ireland; hundreds of people line up to receive them 2012 Event - The Republic of Ireland switches off its analog television service at 10:00am 2012 Event - At least 20 people due from the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2012 Event - Typhoon Haikui, expected to make landfall in Zhejiang early tonight or early tomorrow, prompts the People's Republic of China to evacuate 200,000 people form Shanghai 2012 Event - A refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo experiences an outbreak of cholera; thousands have fled there due to fighting between government troops and M23 rebels 2012 Event - The People's Republic of China economic growth rate experiences to its lowest level in three years, 7.6 per cent 2012 Event - In a third round of voting, the Parliament of Albania fails to elect the President of the Republic of Albania 2012 Event - Voters in Lesotho, a landlocked country completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa, go to the polls for a general election 2012 Event - A Beijing court announces it will hear artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, held and gagged on tax evasion charges by the People's Republic of China 2012 Event - Germany's Federal Assembly elects Joachim Gauck President of the Federal Republic of Germany 2012 Event - In 2012, the People's Republic of China will increase its defense spending by 11.2 per cent 2012 Event - The main opposition leader of the Democratic Republic of the congo condemns parliamentary election as rigged; he calls for a strike in protest of his house arrest 2012 Event - Jamaica's new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announces the country will become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state 2011 Event - Despite protests by opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, Joseph Kaliba is sworn in as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo 2011 Event - During the 40th anniversary of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, a bomb kills one person and clashes break out between security and opposition protesters 2011 Event - Outbreaks of violence are reported as voters in the Democratic Republic of the congo go to the polls for a general election 2011 Event - In the People's Republic of China, 45 trapped coal miners are pulled to the surface in Sanmenxia; 8 miners died 2011 Event - In the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Public Security arrests over 2,000 people in an effort to crackdown on gang-related crime 2011 Event - Japan's National Police Agency discloses that 90% of cyberattacks on its web site came from IP addresses in the People's Republic of China 2011 Event - U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte sets a new world record for the 200-meter individual medley, winning gold at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2011 Event - U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet the Dalai Lama in Washington, D.C. despite a warning from the People's Republic of China 2011 Event - The Republic of Korea announces plans to conduct midair refueling drills with the U.S. Air Force in 2011 2011 Event - People's Republic of China officials warn that the the 2011 China floods will likely raise the price of food 2011 Event - Li Na becomes the first Asian tennis player to win a major title winning the 2011 French Open; Li Na is from the People's Republic of China 2011 Event - April exports for the People's Republic of China reach an all-time monthly hight of $155.69 billion 2011 Event - A near riot breaks out at the Beijing Apple Store as the Apple iPad2 goes on sale in the People's Republic of China 2011 Event - In the Republic of Djibouti, located in the Horn of Africa, President Ismael Omar Guelleh wins re-election with 79% of the vote 2011 Event - In China, Jia Qinglin, senior leader of the People's Republic of China, calls for controls over Tibetan Buddhism and a renewed struggle against the Dalai Lama 2011 Event - In the People's Republic of China, the call for a 'Jasmine Revolution' spreads online as authorities hunt down political activists 2011 Event - Inflation in the People's Republic of China reaches 4.9% 2010 Event - A loan of 22.5bn euro to the Republic of Ireland is approved by the International Monetary Fund 2010 Event - David Cameron, Prime Minister of Britain, embarks on an official visit aimed at building closer economic ties to the People's Republic of China 2010 Event - The People's Republic of China announces it is taking its first census in ten years 2010 Event - Union of Myanmar changes its name to Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and changes the design of the national flag 2010 Event - Responding to a U.N report accusing the Rwandan army of genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda threatens to remove its peacekeepers from Darfur 2010 Event - Entire villages are burned to the ground and 40,000 people flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2010 Event - A fuel tanker overturns and explodes in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing over 230 people and injuring 2010 Event - At last count, 76 people are dead while hundreds have disappeared after a train crash in the Republic of Congo caused the train to fall into a ravine 2010 Event - President of the People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao, meets with President Barack Obama to discuss Iran's nuclear program during the Nuclear Security Summit 2010 Event - The BBC finds evidence of a massacre in the Democratic Republic of Congo carried out by the Lord's Resistance Army last December, in which 321 people, including children, were killed 2010 Event - Tengzhong's bid to purchase Hummer from General Motors is rejected by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China 2010 Event - The People's Republic of China 2009 Mercedes-Benz sales rose 77% 2009 Event - An ethnic conflict over fishing rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills 100 people, displaces 50,000 2009 Event - Czech Republic assumes EU presidency 1998 Death - Johann Hoelzel Falco, musician, singer, songwriter, hip pop, new wave, electro pop genres, hits include 'Der Kommissar', 'Rock Me Amadeus', dies at age 40 in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic, from injuries received in a collision with a bus 1997 Event - NATO invites Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic to join 1997 Event - Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders 1997 Death - Jurek Becker, writer, film author, German Democratic Republic dissident, survived ghetto in Lodz, wrote 'Jacob the Liar', dies in Sieseby, Germany 1996 Death - Dzhojar Dudaev, president of Republic of Chechenia (1991), dies 1995 Event - Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion 1994 Event - Joaquin Balaguer (86) elected president of Dominican Republic 1993 Event - Central African Republic ex-emperor Bokassa freed 1993 Event - Czechoslovakia separates into Czech Republic (Bohemia) and Slovakia 1991 Event - Soviet Republic of Georgia endorsed independence, Warsaw Pact dissolves 1990 Event - German Democratic Republic accepts Deutsche Mark as its currency 1990 Event - Boris Yeltsin is elected president of the Russian republic 1990 Event - North and South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen 1990 Event - Dominican Republic President Joaquin Ricardo Balaguer re-elected 1989 Event - Hungary proclaims itself a republic and declares communist rule ended 1989 Event - Republic Day in Sierra Leone 1988 Event - FDIC bails out 1st Republic Bank, Dallas, with $4 billion 1988 Birthday - Jose Vizcaino, born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, infielder for the New York Mets 1987 Event - Military coup leader Major-General Sitiveni Rabuka declares Fiji a republic 1986 Event - Central African Republic adopts constitution 1986 Event - Republic of Marshall Islands signs Compact of Free Association with US 1985 Event - Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland 1984 Event - Ethiopia forms socialist republic 1984 Event - Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day) 1983 Event - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus proclaimed 1982 Event - Mariasela Alvarez of Dominican Republic, crowned 32nd Miss World 1981 Event - Military coup under general Kolingba in Central African Republic, President Dacko flees 1979 Event - People's Republic of China joins IOC 1979 Event - Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah 1979 Event - U.S. and China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations 1978 Event - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South) adopts constitution 1978 Death - Kofi Busia, statesman, leader of the Ghana Congress Party, which became the United Party, Prime Minister, 2nd Republic of Ghana, 1969 - 1972, died 1978 Birthday - Lucia Povraznikova, Miss Slovak republic Universe 1997 1978 Birthday - Petra Minarova, Miss Czech Republic Universe 1997 1977 Birthday - Cesarina Mejia, Miss Dominican Republic Universe 1997 1977 Birthday - Iveta Jankularova, Miss Universe-Slovak Republic, 1996 1977 Event - Libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms 1976 Birthday - Petr Sykora, born in Pizen, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, New Jersey Devils 1976 Event - Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic 1976 Death - Jan Kunc, composer, writer, pedagogue, composed chamber music, piano, solo vocal, dies at 93 in Brno, Czech Republic 1976 Event - Frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara 1975 Event - Constitution of Democratic Republic of Madagascar comes into force 1975 Event - Laos king Sisavang Vatthana resigns, republic forms 1975 Event - Lao People's Democratic Republic founded (National Day) 1975 Event - Democratic Republic East-Timor proclaimed 1974 Event - Malta becomes a republic 1974 Birthday - Renata Hornofova, Miss Universe-Czech Republic 1996 1974 Birthday - Ramon Morel, Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1974 Event - Yemen Arab Republic, North Yemen, suspends constitution 1974 Event - Ayatollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran 1974 Birthday - Amaury Telemaco, Higuey, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1974 Event - Libya and Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic" 1973 Birthday - Tony Batista, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Oakland A's 1973 Event - Greek plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy 1973 Event - Greek President Papadopoulos asks for "parliamentary presidential republic" 1973 Birthday - Julian Tavarez, Santiago, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1973 Birthday - Radka Bobkova, born in Prague, Czech Republic, tennis star, quarter Bournemouth 1972 Birthday - Sandy Martinez, Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1972 Event - Japan and People's Republic of China begin diplomatic relations 1972 Birthday - Martin Straka, Pizen, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, Florida 1972 Birthday - Jose Herrera, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Oakland A's 1972 Birthday - Martin Damm, Czech Republic, tennis star 1972 Birthday - Otakar Vejvoda, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic 1972 Birthday - Manny Ramirez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Cleveland Indians 1972 Birthday - Danny Bautista, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1972 Birthday - Viktor Ujcik, born in Jihlava, Czech Republic, hockey, Team Czech Republic 1972 Event - Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified 1972 Event - Republic of Cameroon declared as constitution is ratified 1971 Event - People's Republic of South Yemen renames itself People's Democratic Republic of Yemen 1971 Event - China People's Republic seated in United Nations Security Council 1971 Event - Republic of Congo-Kinshasa becomes Republic of Zaire 1971 Birthday - Pavel Patera, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday - Sandra Natasha Abreu, Miss Universe-Dominican Republic 1996 1971 Birthday - Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, U.S. tennis star, 1996 Olympics gold 1971 Birthday - Roy Keane, born in Cork, Ireland, soccer player, midfielder, manager of Ipswich Town, an English Championship club, represented Republic of Ireland in 1994 World Cup and 2002 World Cup 1971 Birthday - Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, tennis player, U.S. National 16s 1971 Birthday - Pedro Martinez, born in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1971 Birthday - Kenny Cunningham, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, defender, won 70 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team 1971 Birthday - Drahomir Kadlec, Pribham, Czech Republic, hockey defenseman, Team Czech Republic 1971 Event - Sierra Leone becomes a republic (National Day) 1971 Event - People's Republic Bangladesh forms, under sheik Mujib ur-Rahman 1971 Event - President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China 1971 Birthday - Quilvio Veras, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Florida Marlins 1971 Birthday - Jesus Tavarez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1971 Birthday - Manny Alexander, born in Dominican Republic, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles 1971 Birthday - Raul Mondesi, born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1971 Birthday - Jiri Vykoukai, born in Olomouc, Czech Republic, hockey player, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday - Jose Mercedes, El Seybo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1971 Birthday - Bobby Holik, Jihlava, Czech, Republic, NHL left wing, New Jersey Devils, Team Czechoslovakian Republic 1970 Event - Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution 1970 Birthday - Robert Lang, Teplice, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, Los Angeles 1970 Event - Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes People Democratic Republic of Yemen 1970 Event - Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence 1970 Birthday - Roman Turek, Strakonice, Czech Republic, hockey goalie, Team Czech Republic, 1998 Olympics 1970 Event - Gambia becomes a republic within Commonwealth 1970 Event - Rhodesia becomes independent republic 1970 Event - Guyana becomes a republic (National Day) 1970 Birthday - Richard Smehlik, Ostrava, Czech Republic, NHL defenseman, Team Czech Republic, Buffalo 1970 Event - Republic Biafra disbands/joins Nigeria 1969 Event - Congo-Brazzaville becomes People's republic, under major Ngouabi 1969 Birthday - Pedro Astacio, Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1969 Birthday - Kevin Carrasco, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Birthday - Hipolito Pichardo, Esperanza, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Birthday - Andujar Cedeno, La Romana, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1968 Birthday - Jiri Veber, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey, Team Czech Republic 1968 Birthday - Pedro A Martinez, Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday - Sammy Sosa, Dominican Republic, baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Event - Maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic 1968 Birthday - Sammy Sosa, San Pedro, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Birthday - Domingo Cedeno, La Ramona, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1968 Event - Republic Guinea forms (day of republic) 1968 Birthday - Jose Vizcaino, born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, infielder for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday - Ramon Martinez, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1967 Event - Democratic People's republic of Yemen gains independence 1967 Event - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen declares independence from U.K. 1967 Birthday - Pedro Borbon, Mao, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1967 Birthday - Henry Rodriguez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Montreal Expos 1967 Event - NLF leaves People's Republic of South-Yemen 1967 Birthday - Yorkis Perez, Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1967 Event - Uganda abolishes traditional tribal kingdoms, becomes a republic 1967 Birthday - Frantisek Kaberle, Brno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic 1967 Birthday - Sergei Grinkov, born in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian ice skater, Olympic and World figure skating champion 1966 Birthday - Norberto Martin, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, infielder, Chicago White Sox 1966 Event - Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared 1966 Event - Dominican Republic adopts constitution 1966 Birthday - Juan Guzman, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1966 Birthday - Mel Rojas, Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Event - Malawi becomes a republic, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda becomes president 1966 Event - Joaquin Balaguer elected president of Dominican Republic 1966 Birthday - Jose Mesa, Azua, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1966 Birthday - Rafael Bournigal, Azua, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Oakland A's 1966 Death - Sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed 1966 Birthday - Mel Rojas, Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Event - Military coup by Col Jean-Bedel Bokassa in Central African Republic 1965 Event - Radio Mil (Domincan Republic) transmitter blown up 1965 Event - Garcia Godoy forms government in Dominican Republic 1965 Event - Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1965 Event - U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966 1965 Event - Military coup under Donald Reid Cabral in Dominican Republic 1965 Event - People's Republic China offers North Vietnam military aid 1965 Birthday - Geronimo Berroa, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Oakland A's 1965 Birthday - Helena Sukova, Prague, Czech Republic, tennis star, 1985 U.S. Open's Double 1964 Birthday - Luis Polonia, Santiago City, Dominican Republic, outfielder, New York Yankees, Orioles 1964 Birthday - Petr Briza, Prague, Czech Republic, hockey goalie, Team Czech Republic 1964 Birthday - Jose Gonzales, born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, professional baseball player, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 Birthday - Jose Bautista, Bani, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Birthday - Nelson Liriano, born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1964 Event - Tanganyika and Zanzibar form United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar 1964 Event - Tanganyika and Zanzibar form republic Tanzania 1964 Birthday - Stan Javier, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Oak A's, San Francisco Giants 1963 Event - Uganda becomes a republic within British Commonwealth 1963 Event - Hurricane Flora hits Haiti and Dominican Republic, kills 7,190 1963 Event - Nigeria becomes a republic within Commonwealth 1963 Event - Independence is restored to Dominican Republic 1963 Birthday - Hu Na, born in Taipei, Republic of China, professional tennis player, defected from the People's Republic of the United State to the United States in 1982 1963 Event - Yugoslavia proclaimed a Socialistic republic 1963 Birthday - Mariano Duncan, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, infielder, New York Yankees 1962 Event - Katanga becomes part of Democratic Republic of Congo 1962 Event - Tanganyika becomes a republic within British Commonwealth 1962 Event - Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day) 1961 Birthday - Rafael Belliard, Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican Republic, infielder, Atlanta Braves 1961 Event - East and West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon 1961 Event - Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic 1961 Birthday - Julio Franco, Sp de Macrois, Dominican Republic, infielder, Cleveland Indians 1961 Event - Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves Commonwealth 1961 Death - ? Trujillo, Dominican Republic president, assassinated at 69 1961 Event - Republic of Rwanda proclaimed 1960 Event - Republic of Congo (Zaire, Dem Rep of Congo) forms 1960 Event - Central African Republic and Chad proclaim independence from France 1960 Event - Congo, Chad and Central African Republic declare independence 1960 Event - Ghana becomes a republic 1960 Event - Italian Somaliland gains independence, unites with Somali Republic 1960 Birthday - Barry McGuigan, born in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, professional boxer, world featherweight champion, number one featherweight challenger in the World Boxing Association 1959 Birthday - George Bell, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP 1959 Event - Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic 1959 Death - Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies 1959 Event - Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France's 5th Republic 1959 Event - Chad becomes autonomous republic in French Community 1958 Event - Central African Republic made autonomous member of French Community (National Day) 1958 Event - Chad becomes an autonomous republic within French community 1958 Event - Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community 1958 Event - 5th French republic forms 1958 Event - French Guinee becomes independent republic Guinea 1958 Event - Yemen announces it would join the United Arab Republic 1958 Event - Egypt and Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR) 1958 Event - Gamel Abdel Nasser nominated 1st president of United Arab Republic 1958 Event - Syria joins Egypt in United Arab Republic 1958 Event - Egypt and Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic 1957 Birthday - Paul Kagame, born in Ruhango, Rwanda, politician, President of the Republic of Rwanda, formerly led the Rwandan Patriotic Front ending the Rwandan genocide 1957 Event - Monarchy in Tunisia abolished in favor of a republic 1957 Birthday - Tony Pena, born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, catcher, Cleveland Indians 1957 Event - Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian 1956 Event - Egypt recognizes People's Republic of China 1956 Event - Pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (National Day) 1956 Event - Islamic Republic forms in Pakistan 1956 Birthday - Liam Brady, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, midfielder, assistant manager, Republic of Ireland senior team 1955 Event - Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims Vietnam a republic with himself as president 1955 Event - German Federal Republic joins NATO 1955 Birthday - Damaso Garcia, born in Moca, Dominican Republic, Major League Baseball player, played for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos 1978 - 1989 1955 Event - U.S.S.R. ends state of war with German Federal Republic 1954 Birthday - Hugo Chavez, born in Sabaneta, Venezuela, politician, United Socialist Party, Fifth Republic Movement, President of Venezuela 1953 Event - Pakistan becomes islamic republic 1953 Event - Egypt proclaimed a republic, General Neguib becomes president 1951 Event - United Nations condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea 1950 Event - Sukarno appointed president of Republic Indonesia 1950 Event - U.N. reject membership of China's People Republic 1950 Event - New marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China 1950 Event - Independent republic of South Molukkas declared 1950 Event - Netherlands recognizes People's Republic of China 1950 Event - India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion 1949 Event - 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia 1949 Event - India recognizes People's Republic of China 1949 Event - Burma recognizes People's Republic of China 1949 Event - India adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic 1949 Event - U.S.S.R. recognizes People's Republic of China 1949 Event - Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on island of Formosa 1949 Event - Chinese Communist leaders proclaims People's Republic of China 1949 Event - Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation 1949 Event - Hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution 1949 Event - Republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire 1949 Event - Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France 1949 Event - Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day) 1949 Event - British government recognizes Republic of Ireland 1949 Event - Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth 1948 Event - People's Democratic Republic of Korea proclaimed 1948 Event - Communist form North China People's Republic 1948 Event - Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day) 1948 Event - Proclamation of constitution of Republic of (South) Korea 1948 Event - North Korean proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea 1947 Event - Romanian republic proclaimed 1947 Birthday - Miroslav Vitous, born in Prague, Czech Republic, bassist, double bass, electric bass, jazz musician, compared to Dave Holland, Christian McBride 1947 Birthday - John Bruton, Prime Minister, Republic of Ireland 1946 Event - 4th French republic established 1946 Event - Italian Republic established 1946 Event - Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy, National Day 1946 Event - Republic of Hungary proclaimed, Zolt n Tildy as communist president 1946 Event - Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic 1946 Event - National Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic 1945 Event - Austrian Republic re-establishes 1945 Event - Yugoslavian Socialist Republic proclaimed 1945 Event - 2nd Republic of Austria forms 1944 Birthday - Annette Lu, bon in Taoyuan Formosa, Taiwanese politician, feminist activist, member, Democratic Progressive Party, former Vice President of the Republic of China 1944 Birthday - Mary Robinson, President of Republic of Ireland, Labour, 1990- 1942 Birthday - Petr Kotik, born in Prague, Czech Republic, composer, flutist, minimalist style, founder, S.E.M. ensemble, wrote opera, 'Many Many Women' 1941 Birthday - Andres Garcia, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, actor, Tiger Shark 1941 Birthday - Ivana Loudova, born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czech Republic, composer, wrote chamber, orchestral, children's choral works, including 'Little Christmas Cantata' 1941 Birthday - Heidi Biebi, Federal Republic of Germany, downhill skier 1960 Olympics gold 1940 Event - Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956) 1939 Event - Hungary annexes republic of Karpato-Ukraine 1939 Event - Nazi Germany dissolves Republic of Czechoslovakia 1938 Death - Philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70 1937 Birthday - Jurek Becker, born in Lodz, Poland, writer, film author, German Democratic Republic dissident, survived ghetto in Lodz, wrote 'Jacob the Liar' 1937 Event - Police kill 10 strikers at Republic Steel Plant in Chicago 1936 Birthday - Rafael Campos, Santiago Dominican Republic, actor, Tonka 1935 Birthday - Georg Katzer, born in Habelschwerdt, Lower Silesia, German composer, established electronic new music in the German Democratic Republic 1934 Birthday - Mark Strand, American poet/editor/translator, Another Republic 1933 Birthday - Reiner Kunze, born in Oelsnitz, Germany, writer, dissident of the German Democratic Republic, book, 'The Lovely Years', published in West Germany 1933 Event - German Republic gives power to Hitler 1932 Birthday - Oscar de la Renta, Dominican Republic, designer, Coty Hall of Fame-1973 1931 Event - Spain becomes a republic 1931 Event - Chinese People's Republic proclaimed by Mao Tse Tung 1931 Event - Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII 1930 Event - Hurricane kills 2,000, injures 4,000 (Dominican Republic) 1930 Death - Herbert David Croly, U.S. founder (New Republic), dies at 61 1930 Birthday - Erica Pedretti, born in Sternberk, Czech Republic, author, writer, artist, painter, sculptress, awarded, Ingeborg Bachmann Prize 1930 Birthday - Harry Boldt, Federal Republic of Germany, equestrian dressage 1976 Olympics gold 1925 Event - Albania Republic proclaimed under President Achmed Zogu 1925 Event - Albanian parliament announces itself a republic; Ahmed Zogoe president 1924 Event - Albania becomes a republic (ex-premier Ahmed Zogoe's coup) 1924 Event - Mongolian People's Republic proclaimed 1924 Event - German Republic day accepts Dawes plan 1924 Event - After 8 years of occupation, U.S. troops leave Dominican Republic 1924 Event - German Republic election fascists and communists win 1924 Event - Greek plebiscite for a republic 1924 Event - Greece becomes a republic 1924 Event - German Republic day 1924 Event - Greek parliament proclaims republic 1923 Event - Greek king George II overthrown by army/republic 1923 Event - German Republic day with laws against worker 1922 Event - Republic rebels occupies 4 government courts in Dublin 1921 Birthday - Dobrica Cosic, born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Serbia, writer, political, national theorist, first president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992 - 1993, called 'Father of the Nation' 1921 Event - Mountain Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR 1919 Event - Admiral Horthy conquerors Budapest from Bela Kuns Soviet Republic 1919 Event - Weimar Republic begins in Germany 1919 Event - Romanian forces destroys Bela Kun Republic in Budapest 1919 Death - Eugen Levine, head of 2nd Bavarian soviet republic, assassinated 1919 Event - Rhineland Republic forms in Wiesbaden 1919 Event - City of Bremen's Soviet Republic overthrown 1918 Event - Hungarian People's Republic declared 1918 Event - Republic of Czechoslovakia created with T.G. Masaryk as president 1918 Event - Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary abdicates, Austria becomes a republic 1918 Event - Bavaria proclaims itself a republic 1918 Event - Republic Germany proclaimed 1918 Event - Republic of Poland proclaimed 1918 Event - Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic 1918 Event - Czechoslovakia forms independence republic 1918 Event - Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic forms 1918 Event - Georgian Social Democratic Republic declares independence from Russia 1918 Event - Terek Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR (until 1921) 1918 Event - Russia declared a republic of Soviets 1918 Event - Ukraine proclaimed a free republic 1917 Event - Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia 1917 Event - Ukrainian Republic declared 1917 Event - Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky 1917 Event - Kerenski regime declares Russian republic 1917 Event - Provisional government of Russia forms, Republic proclaimed 1916 Event - U.S. declares martial law in Dominican Republic 1916 Event - U.S. forces invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924 1916 Event - U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924 1915 Birthday - Robert B Motherwell, U.S., painter, Elegies to the Spanish Republic 1913 Birthday - Kofi Busia, born in Wenchi, Ghana, statesman, leader of the Ghana Congress Party, which became the United Party, Catholic, Prime Minister, 2nd Republic of Ghana, 1969 - 1972 1912 Event - Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet 1912 Event - Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic 1911 Event - Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of Republic of China 1911 Death - Ramon Caceres, President (Dominican Republic), murdered 1911 Birthday - Sylvstre A. Guzman Fernandez, president, Dominican Republic 1910 Death - Julia Ward Howe, composer (Battle Hymn of Republic), dies at 91 1910 Event - Portugal overthrows monarchy, proclaims republic 1910 Event - Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England 1909 Birthday - Juan Bosch, poet/president of Dominican Republic, 1962-63 1907 Birthday - Joaquin Balaguer, president Dominican Republic 1907 Event - U.S. proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic 1906 Event - Republic museum opens Rembrandt hall in Amsterdam 1900 Event - Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St. New York City 1899 Event - South Africa Boer Republic declares war on England 1894 Event - 1st election of Hawaiian Republic 1894 Event - Republic of Hawaii proclaimed, Sanford B. Dole as president 1894 Birthday - Juan Negrin, Prime Minister of Spanish Republic, 1936 - 1939 1893 Event - Queen Liliuokalani deposed, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic 1890 Event - German emperor Wilhelm II fires republic chancellor Otto Von Bismarck 1889 Event - Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, deposed; republic proclaimed 1886 Birthday - Bela Kun, Czehul Romania, head of Hungarian Soviet Republic, 1919 1883 Birthday - Jan Kunc, born in Doubravice na Svitavou, Czech Republic, composer, writer, pedagogue, composed chamber music, piano, solo vocal 1881 Death - Friedrich Hecker, German revolutionary republic politician, dies at 69 1880 Event - Republic of South Africa forms 1880 Birthday - Manuel Azana y Diaz, PM/president of 2nd Spanish republic, 1936-39 1878 Event - German republic chancellor Bismarck delegates end of "Socialism" 1876 Birthday - Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor, 1922-23 1870 Event - 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king 1866 Event - 1st national convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org) 1864 Birthday - Louis Van Deyssel, writer, Small Republic, One Love 1862 Event - Otto von Bismarck becomes German republic chancellor 1862 Event - Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp 1862 Event - Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of Republic" 1861 Event - Julia Ward Howe committed "Battle Hymn of the Republic" to paper 1856 Event - Russian Republic Chancellor Earl von Nesselrode resigns 1854 Event - Filibuster William Walker proclaims Republic of Sonora in NW Mexico 1849 Event - Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria and Russia 1849 Event - Hungarian Republic proclaimed 1849 Event - Battle of Novara (King Charles Albert vs Italian republic) 1849 Event - Roman Republic declared 1848 Event - 2nd republic established in France 1848 Event - 2nd French Republic proclaimed 1848 Event - King Louis-Philippe abdicates, 2nd French republic declared 1845 Event - President Tyler signs a resolution annexing the Republic of Texas 1844 Event - Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) 1839 Event - Guatemala forms republic 1837 Event - U.S. president Andrew Jackson and Congress recognizes Republic of Texas 1836 Event - Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected President of Republic of Texas 1836 Event - Sam Houston elected president of Republic of Texas 1836 Event - Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico 1832 Event - Greece becomes independent republic 1830 Event - Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president 1825 Birthday - Paulus Kruger, President of South African Republic, 1883, Boer leader 1824 Event - Mexico becomes a republic 1819 Birthday - Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st president, Republic South Africa 1819 Birthday - Julia Ward Howe, U.S., author/lecturer, Battle Hymn of the Republic 1815 Event - Cracow (Poland) declared a free republic 1806 Event - Batavian Republic becomes Kingdom of Holland 1802 Event - Napoleon elected president of Italian (Cisalpine) Republic 1799 Event - England and Russia decide to invade Bataafse Republic 1798 Event - Republic of Switzerland forms 1797 Event - Napoleon forms Ligurische Republic 1797 Birthday - Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Republic, 1871-77 1796 Event - Lombardije Republic forms 1795 Event - Hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state 1792 Event - 1st French Republic forms 1699 Birthday - Jan Zach, born in Celakovice, Czech Republic, composer, organist, violinist, composed Baroque and classical music 1579 Event - Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic 1579 Event - Union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic 1527 Event - Florence becomes a republic 1510 Event - Pope Julius II excommunicates the republic of Venice 1492 Event - Columbus' ship Santa Maria docks at Dominican Republic 1492 Event - Christopher Columbus and ship Santa Maria land in Dominican Republic 1492 Event - Columbus' ship Santa Maria lands at Dominican Republic 1180 Event - Republic day of Gelnhausen 922 Event - French republic chooses Robert I, King of France 876 Death - Lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72 768 Event - Charles the Great and Charlamane II divide French republic 472 Death - Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies 423 Death - Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies 384 Birthday - Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic, 395-423 |
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