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Kiev Arsenal January Uprising
1918Jan, 29

Ukrainian-Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.

Kiev Arsenal January Uprising (Ukrainian: Січневе повстання Sichneve povstannya), sometimes called simply the January Uprising or the January Rebellion, was the Bolshevik-organized workers' armed revolt that started on January 29, 1918 at the Arsenal factory in a Kiev (Kyiv) during the Ukrainian-Soviet War. The goal of the uprising was to sabotage the ongoing elections to the Ukrainian Constituent Assembly and to support the advancing Red Army.

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    Nicholas II of Russia

    Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
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    Wilhelm II, German Emperor

    Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.