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Jan 19: Historical Dates

Events celebrated on this day

In 1900, Mikhail Isakovsky, the translator of the famous Belarusian song "Byvaytsye zdarovy, zhivytsye bahata", was born on this day.

In 1911, at the request of Minsk intelligentsia, a library in memory of Leo Tolstoy was opened.

In 1919, a manifesto proclaiming the Soviet Socialist Republic of Belarus was published in the Belarusian language.

Context

Published in the "MetaDate" section dedicated to a retrospective review of historical dates.

Summary:

On January 19, the birth of Mikhail Isakovsky, the opening of the library in Minsk, and the publication of the manifesto on the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic are commemorated.