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January 13, 1920

On January 13, 1920, the Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history. Georges Marchais, Georges Marchais, Georges Marchais would arrive in the same year.

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1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1920th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 920th year of the 2nd millennium, the 20th year of the 20th…

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On January 13, 1920

  1. 1920 The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.

    1920 riots against passage of the Works Councils Act in Berlin, Germany

    The Reichstag Bloodbath occurred on 13 January 1920 in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin during negotiation by the Weimar National Assembly on the Works Councils Act. The number of people killed and injured is controversial, but it is certainly the bloodiest demonstration in German history. The event was a historic event that was overshadowed two months later by the Kapp Putsch but remained in Berlin's labour movement and security forces' collective memory.

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Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)
Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)
Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)
Georges Marchais 1920– French mechanic and politician (died 1997)

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