History of Czechia

11 notable historical events in Czechia, in chronological order.

15th century

July 6, 1415★★★★★
Execution of Jan Hus
The Czech church reformer Jan Hus is condemned as a heretic by the Council of Constance and burned at the stake, sparking the Hussite movement.
ReligionDeath· Germany, Czechia

1609★★★★★
Kepler publishes Astronomia nova
Johannes Kepler publishes Astronomia nova, stating his first two laws of planetary motion, including elliptical orbits.
Science· Czechia, Germany
1618 – 1648★★★★★
Thirty Years' War
Beginning with a revolt in Bohemia, the conflict spreads across Central Europe, drawing in the major European powers and causing enormous loss of life.
WarReligion· Germany, Czechia, Austria, Sweden, France, Spain, Denmark, Netherlands

December 2, 1805★★★★★
Battle of Austerlitz
Napoleon defeats a combined Russian and Austrian army in the "Battle of the Three Emperors", one of his most celebrated victories.
War· Czechia, France, Austria, Russia
1848 – 1849★★★★★
Revolutions of 1848
A wave of revolutions sweeps Europe, from France to the German states, Austria, Italy and Hungary, demanding democratic reform and national self-determination.
Revolution· France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Czechia
1866★★★★★
Mendel publishes his laws of inheritance
Gregor Mendel publishes his pea-plant hybridisation experiments in Brno; the work is widely recognised only after 1900.
Science· Czechia

September 30, 1938★★★★★
Munich Agreement
Britain, France, Italy and Germany agree to Germany's annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland, the high point of the appeasement of Hitler.
TreatyPolitics· Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Czechia
1941 – 1945★★★★★
The Holocaust
Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murder some six million European Jews, along with millions of other victims.
WarDeath· Germany, Poland, Austria, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Czechia, Netherlands, France
January 5, 1968 – August 21, 1968★★★★★
Prague Spring
A period of political liberalisation in Czechoslovakia under Alexander Dubček ends when Warsaw Pact armies invade the country.
PoliticsRevolution· Czechia, Slovakia, Russia
November 17, 1989 – December 29, 1989★★★★★
Velvet Revolution
Peaceful protests in Czechoslovakia bring an end to Communist rule; Václav Havel is elected president.
Revolution· Czechia, Slovakia

May 1, 2004★★★★★
European Union admits ten new members
In its largest enlargement, the EU admits ten countries, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic states.
Politics· Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia