Historical calendar

Prepared by Leonid Gergeo:

On April 13, 1941, in Moscow, Soviet and Japanese foreign ministers of Molotov and Matsuok signed a neutrality pact between the USSR and Japan. Tokyo stubbornly achieved the conclusion of the same non -aggression agreement with Moscow as the USSR had with Germany, but the Kremlin limited himself to neutrality. As a result, the Soviet Union improved its foreign policy position, and Japan has the opportunity to increase the expansion south. In the evening of the day when the act was signed, before the departure of the Japanese ambassador, Stalin and Molotov suddenly appeared at the station, who emphasized warmly goodbye to Matsuoka. This step, not provided for by the diplomatic protocol, was supposed to show the world how much the Kremlin gives good relations with Japan. The Soviet government denounced the neutrality pact on April 5, 1945.

On April 13, 1640, the parliament called short in England. The parliament of King Charles I forced the uprising in Scotland, where the Puritans refused to perform the rites of the Anglican church. To suppress the rebels of Karl, an army and money were required. Prior to this, the king for 11 years ruled a country without parliament. The parliament gathered, but did not give money to war with Scotland. Moreover, the deputies demanded restrictions on the royal power. Three weeks later, the parliament was dissolved. Later, the conflict with Charles I grew into a civil war, which ended with the captivity and execution of the king.

On April 13, 1919, in the Indian city of Amritsar (Penjab Province), the British colonial troops shot a 10,000th peaceful demonstration, which was held within the walls of Jalianwal Bagh surrounded by walls. Fearing the rebellion, the brigade General Reginald O'Dire ordered the soldiers to open fire. As a result, 379 people were killed and 1200 - injured. The British authorities immediately introduced martial law, and the instigators of the riots publicly chopped it. After the events in Amritsar, the leader of the Indian national movement Gandhi organized a campaign of peaceful disobedience.

On April 13, 1967, the first performance of the British rock band "Rolling Stones" for the "Iron Curtain" in Warsaw took place.

On April 13, 1842, a lawyer and judicial speaker Fedor Nikiforovich Pedleko was born in the town of Trinity of the Orenburg province. The All -Russian fame of Povleako brought criminal cases the Igumeni Mitrofagni, Kornet Bartenev, the merchant Mamontov. His surname became a household name: “I will find another spit,” they said without any irony. Giveled to colleagues in the logic and depth of legal analysis, Palevko surpassed them in imagery, emotionality and ingenuity. The writer Vikenty Veresaev recalled: “The priest who stole church money was judged. The wine was fully proved. The prosecutor made a murderous speech. Povleako stood pale, excited and said:“ Gentlemen, the jury! For thirty years he released your sins to you. Once you let him go sin, Russian people! ".