1655: Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky of Ukraine starts talks with the Crimean khan, concerning Bakhchysaray’s neutrality during the Cossack war against the Polish Kingdom (Rzeczpospolita).
1901: Kharkiv college and university students stage a massive rally of protest against the tsarist government’s persecution of Maxim Gorky.
1917: The Ukrainian Art Academy is founded (currently the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture).
1929: Paris Commune battleship and Profintern cruiser set sail at Kronstadt on Red Russia’s Navy’s first voyage to Sevastopol across neutral waters.
2004: The Ukrainian World Congress recognizes Viktor Yushchenko as President of Ukraine, says UWC head Askold Lozynsky.
2004: Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko says he does not trust the Central Election Commission.
2004: Spontaneous rallies in support of Viktor Yushchenko take place across Ukraine.
