80 years since the death of Vasyl Zakharka

Date of the day

He died on March 14, 1943 Vasyl Zakharkamilitary man, politician and publicist, president of the Council of the BNR in 1928–1943.

The grave of the President of the Council of the BNR and his wife, Olšany Cemetery, Prague

Also on this day

1499 – the king and the grand duke Alexander granted Minsk the Magdeburg right.

1633 – the king and the grand duke Vladislav Vaza officially recognized the Orthodox Church on the territory of the Commonwealth.

1863 — in Hrodna, a battle between rebels and Russian troops took place at the railway station.

1919 – an anti-Bolshevik uprising began in Nyasvizh.

1990 — the sixth article on the leadership role of the Communist Party was excluded from the Constitution of the USSR.

1992 — the beginning of military operations of the government troops of Moldova against the separatists in Transnistria.

2006 — Official opening of the Poleski Drama Theater.

They were born on this day

1879 — Albert Einstein, German theoretical physicist, creator of the theory of relativity.

Albert Einstein

1902 — Paval MalchanovBelarusian actor.

1931 — Paval DubashynskyiBelarusian actor.

1931 — Paval MiskoBelarusian writer.

At a literary meeting in Slonim. From left to right: Anatoly Ivers, Paval Prudnikov, Paval Misko, Yevheniya Yanishchits. 1980s. From the funds of BDAMLiM

In memory

1644 — Nikolay Sapegavoivode of Minsk, voivode of Brest, castle of Vilnius.

1883 — Karl Marx, German philosopher and economist.

1979 — Mikhas SiavrukBelarusian artist and graphic artist.

Mikhas Siavruk. Self-portrait. 1938