Today is the 29th anniversary of the Russian attack on Ukraine.

Here is a summary of the events of March 23:

Date of the day

On March 24, 1794 , an armed liberation uprising led by

began in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

.

The uprising aimed to abolish the First and Second Divisions of the Commonwealth, which took place in 1772 and 1793.

Philadelphia.

Action of Belarusians near the monument to Tadeusz Kosciuszko, 2019.

Also on this day

1882

-

announces the discovery of the tuberculosis bacterium.

1919

- An anti-Soviet uprising led by

in Gomel .

- the first test flight of the first line of the Minsk metro.

- At the call of the BPF, 30,000 people took to the streets of Minsk to celebrate Independence Day and protest against Belarusian-Russian integration.

Freedom Day - 1996 launched mass actions against the integration of Belarus and Russia, which went down in history as "Spring-96".

1999

- NATO bombing of Yugoslavia begins.

Askar Akayev

is ousted in Kyrgyzstan after popular unrest (the "Tulip Revolution")

2006

- in Minsk, after 4 days of existence, the authorities disbanded a tent camp created during protests against the rigging of the presidential election.

2011

- two leaders of the Young Front

and

were sentenced to 2 and 4 years in prison in Minsk.

It was a series of lawsuits for Square 2010, although the two activists were detained on December 18, 2010 for allegedly fighting in the street.

Born on this day

1945

-

, Belarusian sculptor.

1949

-

, British singer.

-

, President of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014.

In memory

1905

-

, French science fiction writer, dies.

1980

- died

, Belarusian writer and translator, founder of the Belarusian Encyclopedia.

Vasil Bykau and Petrus Brovka.

1970s