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
Timeline
5 events15th century
18th century
- July 28, 1750★★★★★
Death of Johann Sebastian Bach
The Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach dies in Leipzig.
DeathArt· Germany
19th century
- March 14, 1883★★★★★
Death of Karl Marx
Karl Marx dies in London, where he had lived in exile and written Das Kapital.
Death· United Kingdom, Germany
20th century
- 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 - April 30, 1945★★★★★
Death of Adolf Hitler
As the Red Army closes in on Berlin, Adolf Hitler kills himself in his underground bunker.
Death· Germany