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The Canadenca de Barcelona starts a strike for eight hours

105

years ago

05 February 1919,

The La Canadenca factory in Barcelona began a strike for the eight-hour day. The strike, called by the CNT union, lasted 44 days and in a few days extended to 70% of the Catalan industry. Thanks to this strike, they had to accept the measure in the Spanish state, for the first time in the world.

1597Martin Igokundekoa misiolaria hil zuten Nagasakin, gurutziltzatuta

1971Suspending the exceptional situation of the Franco regime for Gipuzkoa

1971Iñaki Viar Etxeberria was declared innocent by the judge in grave disobedience to the president of the TOP for having been declared only in Basque a year earlier

1992Paramilitary band UDA killed five people in Belfast

2008Poor neighborhoods in the Maputo capital of Mozambique rose up against transport prices

This year in history: < >

From newest From oldest

1919-01-01

They published the first issue of Sky Light.

1919-01-05

Spartanchist Uprising inspired by the Russian Revolution begins in Berlin

1919-01-10

German workers' councils and the Spartakist League proclaimed the Soviet Republic of Bremen

1919-01-14

Rosa Luxembourg published her last article on the eve of her murder

1919-01-15

Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht killed Germany's leading political leaders

1919-01-16

They confirmed in the US the so-called dry law: they banned the production, trade and transportation of alcoholic beverages

1919-01-24

In the Irish city of Monaghan, nurses occupied the hospital and declared sovereignty.

1919-01-31

Serious disturbances in Glasgow to 60,000 workers who, when attacked by the police, were meeting in favour of lower days

1919-02-05

The Canadenca de Barcelona starts a strike for eight hours

1919-03-04

Kinmel Park Matxinada begins in the Welsh town of Abergele

1919-04-03

Gehienezko 8 orduko lanaldia ezarri zen Espainiako Estatuan

1919-04-10

Emiliano Zapata Dies in Mexico

1919-04-10

In Ireland they formed the Limerick Sobieta, printing their own currency and fixing the price of basic necessities.

1919-04-13

British soldiers shot the crowd and killed over 1,000 people in the Indian city of Amritsar

1919-06-28

Versallesko Ituna sinatu zuten, I. Mundu Gerrari amaiera eman eta munduko ordena berrantolatzeko

This month's anniversaries:
Highlights only |
From newest From oldest

10

years ago

2014-02-06

Police killed 15 people on Tarajal beach in Ceuta

25

years ago

1999-02-15

Kurdish Öcalan was arrested by CIA secret services, Mosad and Turkey in Kenya

25

years ago

1999-02-07

The Government of Ukraine again threatened the launching of the third reactor at the Chernobyle nuclear plant

30

years ago

1994-02-25

Kolono israeldar batek sarraskia egin zuen Hebrongo Al-Ibrahimi meskitan, Palestinan

35

years ago

1989-02-14

Iranian imam Khomeini ordered the writer Salman Rushdie to be murdered for his novel 'Satanic verses'

40

years ago

1984-02-25

Death of Eugenio Gutierrez Tigre in Idauze-Mendin GAL

40

years ago

1984-02-16

Spanish police killed Iñaki Ojeda in Barakaldo negotiating her surrender

40

years ago

1984-02-08

Bixente Perurena Peru and Angel Gurmindo Stein were killed by the GAL in Hendaia

45

years ago

1979-02-12

The World Climate Conference met for the first time in Geneva

45

years ago

1979-02-03

Ecologists managed to stop a convoy from Lemoniz to the Ascó II nuclear power station in Tarragona.

45

years ago

1979-02-03

100,000 women took to the streets against restricting their rights in Tehran

55

years ago

1969-02-04

The choirs of Santa Águeda boycotted the song

55

years ago

1969-02-04

Jasser Arafat was elected president of the Palestine Liberation Organization

70

years ago

1954-02-19

Socrates, footballer, doctor and activist is born against the Brazilian dictatorship

70

years ago

1954-02-11

In the Canary Islands, a concentration camp for the LGBTI group was opened.

75

years ago

1949-02-18

From Vienna to Euskal Herria the first train filled with Austrian and German children

80

years ago

1944-02-09

Gypsy boxer Rukeli was killed by the Nazis in Neuengamm concentration camp

85

years ago

1939-02-24

Supreme Court banned “fallen arms strikes”

85

years ago

1939-02-22

Antonio Machado died in exile in Northern Catalonia

90

years ago

1934-02-12

Struggles between Socialists and Fascists begin, also known as the Civil War of Austria

100

years ago

1924-02-19

Amale Arcelus is born in Donostia, the first woman in Basque on the radio

105

years ago

1919-02-05

The Canadenca de Barcelona starts a strike for eight hours

110

years ago

1914-02-20

Born the writer Julia de Burgos

115

years ago

1909-02-17

At 80, the head of the apaches named Gerónimo died.

150

years ago

1874-02-21

Bilbao's siege begins in the civil war known as the Second Carlist War

210

years ago

1814-02-26

The City Hall banned the organization of dances, tamboriles and more on carnivals

230

years ago

1794-02-19

47 young people from Itsasu deserted from the French army fleeing the Baztan

245

years ago

1779-02-14

Hawaiians killed colonizer James Cook

375

years ago

1649-02-07

They decided to abolish the monarchy in England and cut King Charles I's head, accusing him of violating citizens' rights and freedoms.

415

years ago

1609-02-13

Zugarramurdiko sei herritar galdekatu zituen Inkisizioak Logroñon

415

years ago

1609-02-13

The Inquisition questioned six citizens of Zugarramurdi in Logroño

500

years ago

1524-02-27

In Hondarribia there were only fighters for Navarre, with the city besieged by the Spaniards.