Anniversary of the Week
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Anniversary of the week
February 19, 1924: Great Czech director František Vláčil is born
František Vláčil’s films Marketa Lazarová and The Valley of the Bees are considered masterpieces of Czech cinema.
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February 1929: Czech record low temperature of -42C registered
On 11 February 1929 a temperature of -42.2 was registered at Litvínovice in South Bohemia. It was the lowest temperature since records began in Bohemia and Moravia.
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Anniversary of the Week
30 years since launch of TV Nova
The first private broadcast television station in the former Eastern bloc lit up audience’s screens for the first time on 4th February 1994 at 7 pm.
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Anniversary of the Week
January 27, 1929: Václav Vojtěch becomes first Czech to set foot on Antarctica
Ninety-five years ago, Václav Vojtěch, geography teacher, scientist and polar explorer, became the first Czech to reach Antarctica together with an American expedition.
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January 20, 1969: two people emulate Jan Palach’s sacrifice
On this day 55 years ago, Sándor Bauer and Josef Hlavatý emulated Jan Palach’s sacrifice and set themselves ablaze in protest of the Soviet occupation.
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January 1999: Copy of Turin Shroud found at Czech monastery
A copy of the Shroud of Turin, venerated by some as the believed burial shroud of Jesus Christ, was discovered at Czechia’s Broumov Monastery a quarter century ago.
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