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Historical Events
Events 1 - 43 of 43
1481-08-30 - 2 Latvian monarchs executed for conspiracy to Polish king Kazimierz IV
1514-09-08 - Battle of Orsha: Polish/Lithuania army defeat the Russian army
1569-07-01 - Latvia Parliament accept Union of Lublin, incorporate into Poland
1917-09-03 - German troops over run Riga Latvia
1918-02-15 - Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopt Gregorian calendar
1918-04-09 - Latvia proclaims independence
1918-11-18 - Latvia declares independence from Russia
1920-05-05 - German-Latvian peace treaty signed
1920-08-01 - Peace of Riga-Independence of Latvia
1920-08-11 - 1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia
1922-05-30 - Latvia & Vatican sign accord
1923-02-16 - Allies accept Latvia's occupation of Memel territory
1926-09-28 - Russia & Latvia treaty of neutrality signed
1929-02-09 - USSR, Estonia, Latvia, Poland & Romania sign Litvinov Pact
1929-09-19 - Latvia dictator A Woldemaras chased out
1934-05-15 - Karlis Ulmanis names himself fascist dictator of Latvia
1934-09-12 - Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania signs Baltic Entente, against USSR
1934-12-10 - Fascist dictator of Latvia Ulmanis begins building concentration camp
1940-07-21 - Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1940-08-25 - Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia incorporated into Soviet Union
1941-07-04 - Latvia partisans shoot 416 Jews dead
1943-11-02 - Jewish ghetto of Riga Latvia is destroyed
1944-03-27 - 40 Jewish policemen in Riga Latvia ghetto are shot by the gestapo
1944-10-13 - Riga Latvia freed
1950-04-11 - US B-29 bomber shot down above Latvia
1988-10-07 - Latvian flag raised in Riga for 1st time since annexation by USSR
1990-05-04 - Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence
1990-12-01 - Lithuania, Estonia & Latvia hold their 1st joint session
1991-03-03 - Latvia & Estonia vote to become independent of the USSR
1991-08-21 - Latvia declares it's independence from USSR
1991-09-02 - US officially recognizes independence of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
1991-09-17 - UN admits Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, North & South Korea, Marshall Islands & Micronesia
1993-07-07 - Guntis Ulmanis elected president of Latvia
1994-08-31 - Last Russian soldiers leave Estonia & Latvia
1995-10-27 - Latvia applies for membership in the European Union.
2001-08-01 - Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Malta, Slovenia and Slovakia join the European Environment Agency.
2002-11-21 - NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
2002-12-13 - Enlargement of the European Union: The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.
2003-09-20 - A referendum is held in Latvia to decide the country's accession to the European Union.
2004-03-29 - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
2004-05-01 - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
2005-12-15 - Latvia amends its constitution to eliminate possibility of same-sex couples being entitled to marry.
2007-12-21 - The Schengen Agreement area increases to include 9 European Union member states; Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia on land and sea borders.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 35 of 35
1704-11-17 - Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet
1720-04-03 - Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi
1764-12-22 - Barbara Juliane Krudener, Latvia, mystic visionary renounced nobility
1835-05-11 - Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905)
1835-10-31 - Krišjānis Barons, Latvian writer (d. 1923)
1865-09-11 - Rainis, Latvian poet and playwright (d. 1929)
1886-05-13 - Joseph Achron, Latvia/US violinist/composer (Golem suite)
1886-11-07 - Aaron Nimzowitsch, Latvian chess player (openings theorist)
1887-08-14 - Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937)
1899-02-07 - Arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader, CPSU Politburo member
1899-04-01 - Gustavs Celmins, Latvian politician (d. 1968)
1899-05-12 - Indra Devi, Latvian Yoga Instructor (d. 2002)
1926-04-06 - Gil Kane, Latvian-born cartoonist (d. 2000)
1937-09-09 - Mikhail N Tai, Latvia, World chess champion (1960-61)
1937-12-01 - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, 6th President of Latvia
1942-11-25 - Rosa Von Praunheim, [Holger Mischwitzky], Riga Latvia, dir (Affengeil)
1943-01-14 - Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor
1947-02-27 - Gidon Kremer, Riga Latvia, violinist (Tchaikovsky Prize 1970)
1948-01-10 - Mischa Maisky, Latvian cellist
1948-01-27 - Mikhail Baryshnikov, Riga Latvia, ballet dancer (That's Dancing)
1953-09-26 - Aivars Lembergs, Latvian politician
1955-03-22 - Valdis Zatlers, 7th President of Latvia
1966-03-22 - Artis Pabriks, Latvian politician
1966-07-01 - Larisa Savchenko, Neiland Latvia, tennis star
1967-02-02 - Arturs Irbe, Latvian hockey player
1969-12-21 - Mihails Zemļinskis, Latvian footballer
1972-12-18 - DJ Lethal, Latvian-born American DJ (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit)
1973-03-03 - Romāns Vainšteins, Latvian cyclist
1973-06-23 - Marie N, Latvian singer
1973-07-07 - Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player
1975-06-18 - Aleksandrs Koliņko, Latvian footballer
1975-12-14 - Inga Drozdova, Latvia, playmate (Nov, 1997)
1976-08-05 - Marian Pahars, Latvian footballer
1979-10-15 - Māris Verpakovskis, Latvian football player
1988-08-30 - Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 15 of 15
1727-05-06 - Catharina I, Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42
1905-01-10 - Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (b. 1835)
1923-03-08 - Krišjānis Barons, Latvian writer (b. 1835)
1929-09-12 - Rainis, Latvian poet and playwright (b. 1865)
1935-03-16 - Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-born chess player (b. 1886)
1937-02-03 - Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (b. 1887)
1943-04-29 - Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56
1945-07-07 - Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40
1968-04-10 - Gustavs Celmins, Latvian politician (b. 1899)
1983-05-29 - Arvīds Pelše, Soviet Latvian statesman (b. 1899)
1993-09-10 - Rita Karin, Polish-Latvia/US actress (Sophie's Choice), dies at 73
1995-01-06 - Joe Slovo, Latvian/South African attorney/sect-gen (SACR), dies at 68
1997-11-05 - Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-born historian of ideas (b. 1909)
2000-01-31 - Gil Kane, Latvian-born comic book writer (b. 1926)
2004-11-03 - Sergei Zholtok, Latvian hockey player (b. 1972)
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