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Historical Events

Events 1 - 5 of 5

1918-03-25 - The Belarusian People's Republic is established.
1995-09-12 - Belarus military shoots down a hydrogen balloon, killing its two American pilots.
2006-03-24 - Long-term protests in Belarus are broken by police.
2006-03-25 - Protesters demanding a re-election in Belarus following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006 clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
2012-08-13 - Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus is stripped of her shot-put gold medal after failing a doping test

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 42 of 42

1746-02-04 - Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish, Lithuanian and American National hero and general (d. 1817)
1891-12-09 - Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet (d. 1917)
1892-05-31 - Michel Kikoine, Belarus painter (d. 1968)
1900-05-27 - Uładzimir Zylka, Belarusian poet (d. 1933)
1954-08-30 - Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus
1958-12-02 - Uladzimir Parfianovich, Belarusian canoer
1962-04-28 - Evguenni Rochtchin, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1964-03-17 - Alex Shoumidoub, NHL goaltender (Belarus, Oly-98)
1965-01-27 - Igor Matoushkin, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Oly-98)
1966-04-02 - Andrei Kovalev, NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics-98)
1967-07-28 - Alex Galtcheniouk, hockey forward (Team Belarus, Olympics-1998)
1968-01-08 - Alexander Alexeev, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Oly-98)
1968-08-10 - Alex Andrievski, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1968-08-12 - Viktor Karatchoun, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1968-08-15 - Vassili Pankov, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1969-04-18 - Vladimir Tsyplakov, Inta Russia, NHL left wing (LA Kings, Belarus 1998)
1970-01-30 - Oleg Khmyl, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Oly-98)
1970-03-08 - Vadim Bekboulatov, NHL forward (Belarus, Oly-98)
1970-03-31 - Oleg Romanov, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-98)
1971-01-20 - Andrei Skabelka, NHL forward (Belarus, Oly-98)
1971-04-16 - Natasha Zvereva, Minsk Belarus, tennis ace (finals 1995 Indian Wells)
1971-07-01 - Oleg Antonenko, hockey forward (Team Belarus, Olympics-1998)
1972-01-13 - Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast
1974-02-21 - Alexei Lojkin, NHL forward (Belarus, Oly-98)
1974-04-28 - Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1974-06-11 - Tatiana Ignatieva, Minsk Belarus, tennis star (1994 Futures-Sopot POL)
1974-08-08 - Andrei Mezin, NHL goaltender (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1974-09-03 - Sergei Yerkovich, hockey defenseman (Team Belarus 1998)
1974-11-02 - Ruslan Salei, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Oly-98, Anaheim)
1975-05-29 - Alexander Zhurik, hockey defenseman (Belarus, Oly-98)
1975-09-18 - Kanstantsin Lukashyk, Belarusian pistol shooter
1977-04-24 - Siarhey Balakhonau, Belarusian writer
1977-06-13 - Alexei Kariozhny, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1978-01-30 - Lnd Girchoukevitch, NHL goaltender (Belarus, Oly-98)
1978-04-07 - Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarusian tennis player
1979-06-15 - Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian athlete
1981-05-01 - Aliaksandr Hleb, Belarusian footballer
1981-09-29 - Siarhei Rutenka, Belarusian handball player
1987-03-20 - Sergei Kostitsyn, Belarusian hockey player
1989-07-31 - Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
1995-05-15 - Ksenia Sitnik, Belarusian singer
1996-04-18 - Alexey Zhigalkovich, Belarusian Singer

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 4 of 4

1917-05-25 - Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet (b. 1891)
1933-03-01 - Uładzimir Zylka, Belarusian poet (b. 1900)
1968-11-04 - Michel Kikoine, Belarusian painter (b. 1892)
2005-11-07 - Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian-born Nazi war criminal (b. 1921)


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