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Michael Žantovský in 2022

Michael Žantovský

* 1949

Diplomat, Journalist, Writer, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, A cultural celebrity and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, Palach Week, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 18 December 2011 Václav Havel died

Ján Zavarský

Professor Ján Zavarský

* 1948 †︎ 2022

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, University professor, Artists and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

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Václav Žďárský

* 1951 †︎ 2020

Representative of the Church, Non-Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Relatives of important personalities, A cultural celebrity

20. 7. 1936 - 1. 9. 1939 - civil war in Spain, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Zeman Dobroslav

Dobroslav Zeman

* 1930 †︎ 2019

Relative of a political prisoner, Sokol, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2

Jaromír Zemina on the graduation photo

PhDr. Jaromír Zemina

* 1930

Historian, Writer, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, A cultural celebrity

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, The Khrushchev Thaw 1953 – 1964

Zdeněk Ziegler on skis, one of his many sports hobbies

Professor Zdeněk Ziegler

* 1932

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Art and censorship, University professor, Artists and 1 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague and 8 more anniversaries

Doc. Tomáš Zikmund

* 1944

A cultural celebrity, University professor

30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval

Jakub Zindulka as Kalimach in the production of Celestina at the J. K. Tyl Theatre, 1996

Master of Fine Arts Jakub Zindulka

* 1966

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

1979 - 1989 - Sovětská invaze do Afghánistánu, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Karol Žižkovský during his military service (1957 to 1959)

Karol Žižkovský

* 1938

Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity, Art and censorship and 2 more categories

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 14. 3. 1953 – Klement Gottwald’s death, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin and 6 more anniversaries

Olbram Zoubek

Olbram Zoubek

* 1926 †︎ 2017

A cultural celebrity, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 1 more anniversaries

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