On this day in Europe - 23 August
23 August 2026
On this day in 1305, William Wallace, fighter for Scottish independence, is executed in London for treason.
On this day in 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a non-aggression agreement dividing eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.
On this day in 1989, two million people form a 600 km human chain across Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania in a protest for independence from the Soviet Union.
On this day in 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a non-aggression agreement dividing eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.
On this day in 1989, two million people form a 600 km human chain across Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania in a protest for independence from the Soviet Union.