2023-06-12 22:59:04
Under Tuesday, June 13, the book of history records, among other things:
313: “Milan Agreement”. The two emperors Constantine I and Licinius meet in Milan for the marriage of Licinius to Constantine’s half-sister Flavia Iulia Constantia. On this occasion they publish an Edict of Tolerance, which allows every human being to choose the religion he chooses for himself. This is especially significant for the Christians who had been persecuted and executed just two years earlier.
1878: At the suggestion of Austria-Hungary, the Berlin Congress (of the major European powers and the Ottoman Empire) begins (until July 13) with the mediation of the German Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. As a counterweight to Russia in the Balkans, Austria-Hungary was given the mandate to occupy Bosnia and Herzegovina. Romania, Serbia and Montenegro become independent.
1893: The first women’s golf tournament takes place at Royal Lytham in England.
1983: The American planetary probe “Pionier-10” is the first man-made object to leave the solar system.
1988: A general strike begins in the Armenian capital Yerevan.
1993: Turkey is getting a female head of government for the first time: the 47-year-old new leader of the conservative Right Path Party (DYP), Tansu Çiller, becomes prime minister.
2003: After sixteen months of debates, the EU Convention chaired by former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing in Brussels agrees on a draft constitution for the European Union.
birthdays: Charles II the Bald, Roman Emperor (823-877); Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese writer (1888-1935); Elisabeth Schumann, German soprano (1888-1952); Dorothy Sayers, British writer (1893-1957); Edward v. Borsody, Austria film director (1898-1970); John Forbes Nash, US mathematician (1928-2015); Otto Wanz, Austria show catchers (1943-2017); Malcolm McDowell, British actor (1943); Tim Allen, US actor/comedian (1953); Hilde Dalik, Austria Actress (1978).
days of death: Alexander the Great (356-323 BC); Hannes Lintl, Austria Architect; “Danube Tower” (1924-2003); Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austria. politician (1926-2008); Andreas judgment, Austrian Sculptor (1933-1963).
name days: Anton, Rambert, Tobias, Roderich, Ragnebert, Gerhard, Randolf, Bernhard.
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