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Anniversary of the Week
Wimbledon winner and ice hockey world champion Jaroslav Drobný born 100 years ago
Jaroslav Drobný was part of the Czechoslovak ice hockey team that won the World Championships in 1947. He would go on to win Wimbledon in 1954 – as a citizen of Egypt.
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Václav Havel, dissident playwright turned statesman, born 85 years ago
Václav Havel came of age after the Communist coup. The dissident playwright's criticism of the regime landed him in prison, and eventually to Prague Castle as president.
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September 1941: “Butcher” Heydrich becomes Nazi governor of Czech lands
Senior Nazi Reinhard Heydrich became acting governor of Bohemia and Moravia on a symbolic date, 28th September – St. Wenceslas’ Day – 1941.
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15 years ago, Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni became an honorary Prague citizen
King Sihamoni studied in Prague from 1962 to 1975, and calls Czechoslovakia his ‘second home’. He is the only living monarch who speaks Czech.
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Libeň has been part of Prague for 120 years
Libeň was annexed to Prague as the last suburb before the establishment of Czechoslovakia. The largest district of Prague 8 has witnessed many historical events.
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25 years since Michael Jackson enchanted Prague
American singer Michael Jackson chose Prague as the opening concert for his HIStory album tour in 1996. The King of Pop’s visit to the Czech capital drove local fans wild.
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