Alois Jirásek (born August 23, 1851 in Hronov - died March 12, 1930 in Prague), a Czech writer, focused mainly on historical subjects. August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ...
1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation was a strong reaffirmation of the doctrine and structure of the Catholic Church, climaxing at the Council of Trent, partly in reaction to the growth of Protestantism. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... —Alexis de Tocqueville, Recollections The European Revolutions of 1848, in some countries known as the Spring of Nations, were the bloody consequences of a variety of changes that had been taking place in Europe in the first half of the 19th century. ...