Anniversary of the Week
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Anniversary of the Week
Beskids – Czechia’s largest protected landscape marks 50 years of existence
The Beskids or Beskid Mountains were named a protected landscape on March 5, 1973. They are the last living mountain range in Czechia, according to the area’s director.
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Emil Boček, last living Czechoslovak RAF pilot, turns 100
General Emil Boček, the last living Czech airman who served in Britain’s RAF during WWII, celebrates his 100th birthday this Saturday.
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Anniversary of the Week
February 1938: Čapek’s The Mother premieres in Prague
Karel Čapek’s play The Mother, about a woman who does her all to prevent her son dying in war, got its premiere in Prague 85 years ago, on 12 February 1938.
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20 years since the arrest of the Stodol couple - the worst serial killers in Czech history
The series of eight murders committed by Jaroslav and Dana Stodol in 2001 and 2002 are unprecedented in the history of Czech criminology.
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Václav Chochola born 100 years ago
Václav Chochola is often associated with snapshots of city suburbs. But he also photographed famous Czech and world personalities such as Jan Werich and Salvador Dali.
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100 years since birth of artist who portrayed Mengele’s victims
It was her skill as an artist that saved Brno-born Dina Gottliebová-Babbittová from death in Auschwitz’s gas chamber.
