July 30, 1419 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic) Hussite leaders throw town council members from a window The Hussites were a pre-Protestant Christian denomination following the teachings of Jan Hus. The Hussites and Catholics disagreed on some key tenets of faith; in particular, the Hussites believed everyone, not just the clergy, should be… Continue reading During religious tensions, several council members are thrown from a window
Category: Czech Republic
Woman executed for driving truck into a crowd of people
March 12, 1975 Prague, Czechoslovakia Olga Hepnarová is hanged for driving a truck into a group of people, killing 8 and injuring 12 The murders took place on July 10, 1973. Her targets were people waiting for a tram, and those killed were elderly between 60 to 79 years old. Her alleged motive for the… Continue reading Woman executed for driving truck into a crowd of people
Conjoined twins denied food and water for 8 days after birth due to superstition
January 20, 1878 Skrejšov, Bohemia (modern day Czech Republic) Conjoined twins Rosa and Josefa Blažek are born and, following the advice of a local folk healer, are denied food and water for 8 days; their survival is decided to be a divine message they were meant to live After their unlikely survival as newborns, Rosa… Continue reading Conjoined twins denied food and water for 8 days after birth due to superstition
Astronomer dies from refusal to urinate
October 24, 1601 Prague, Habsburg Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire (now Czech Republic) Astronomer and nobleman Tycho Brahe dies following a ruptured bladder, reportedly suffered when he politely refused to excuse himself during a banquet When Brahe was around 20 years old, he quarreled with another man on two occasions, the second of which ended in… Continue reading Astronomer dies from refusal to urinate
