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The 13 Martyrs of Arad
1849Oct, 6

The execution of The 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.

The Thirteen Martyrs of Arad (Hungarian: aradi vértanúk) were the thirteen Hungarian rebel generals who were executed by the Austrian Empire on 6 October 1849 in the city of Arad, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary (now in Romania), after the Hungarian Revolution (1848–1849). The execution was ordered by the Austrian general Julius Jacob von Haynau.

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    Franz Joseph I of Austria

    The delegation headed by Metropolitan bishop Andrei Șaguna hands out to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the General Petition of Romanian leaders in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina, which demands that the Romanian nation be recognized.
  • 29Mar

    Punjab region

    The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.
  • 14Apr

    Lajos Kossuth

    Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
  • 3Jul

    Italian unification

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  • 17Sep

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    American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.