Date of the day

Viktar Kuprejchyk

was born on July 3, 1949

, Belarusian chess grandmaster, public figure.

Viktar Kupreychik when Vasyl Bykov's grave, 2010

Also on this day

1655 — Muscovite troops took Minsk during the war of 1654–1667.

The city was devastated.

1660 — the troops of the Commonwealth of Independent States freed the city of Minsk and the territory up to the Berezina River from the Moscow army.

1890 - Idaho joined the United States, becoming the 43rd state.

1944 — liberation of Minsk from the Nazi occupation by the Red Army.

1962 - France declared the independence of Algeria, as 75% of those who voted were in favor of this decision in a referendum.

The temporary government of Algeria in exile returned to the country.

1964 - the United States passed the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits racial segregation.

1973 — the work of the Council for Security and Cooperation in Europe began in Helsinki.

Two years later, the Final Act of the meeting will be signed in the capital of Finland.

1996 —

Boris Yeltsin

was elected president of Russia for a second term.

Boris Yeltsin at the polling station

They were born on this day

1876 ​​—

Alaiza Pashkevich (Aunt)

, Belarusian poetess

Aunt

1883 -

Franz Kafka

, German-speaking writer.

Franz Kafka

1896 -

Yaroslav Kastytsevich

, Belarusian teacher, public and church figure, one of the founders of Belarusian-language education in Bialystok region after World War II.

1910 -

Alyaksei Hrytsuk

, Belarusian public figure, historian, literary critic, teacher, chairman of the Association of Belarusians of Canada.

1918 —

Ryhor Berozkin

, Belarusian literary critic.

Ryhor Berozkin

1937 -

Tom Stoppard

, British playwright.

Tom Stoppard

In memory

1904 -

Theodor Herzl

, Austrian Jewish journalist, politician, founder of political Zionism.

1969 -

Brian Jones

, rock musician, guitarist of The Rolling Stones.

1971 -

Jim Morrison

, American singer, songwriter, poet, writer and director.