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Jan Palach

Died on January 19, 1969

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The 58th anniversary falls on January 19, 2027, in 85 days.

Jan Palach (Czech pronunciation:; 11 August 1948 – 19 January 1969) was a Czech student of history and political economics at Charles University in Prague.

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