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  30th Anniversary of Emperor Hirohito’s Death († January 7, 1989)

  He is the longest serving monarch in the history of Japan, at the same time he epitomizes his country’s varied fate throughout the 20th century:… More…

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  Self-Immolation of the Student Jan Palach in Prague (January 16, 1969)

  On January 16, 1969, in protest of the suppression of the Prague Spring the student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in the centre of the… More…

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  100 Years of Women’s Suffrage at the German National Assembly (January 19, 1919)

  The election of the German National Assembly takes place on January 19,1919. Following the November Revolution this election is held to form a… More…