1343day.year
Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 1343 O.S.), and, a year later, the first Archbishop of Prague.
Arnošt of Pardubice was appointed the last Bishop of Prague under the Holy Roman Empire in 1343, later becoming the city's first archbishop.
In 1343, Arnošt of Pardubice ascended as the final Bishop of Prague, a critical position within the Bohemian church hierarchy.
A year later, Pope Clement VI elevated him to Archbishop, reflecting Prague’s growing religious and political stature.
Arnošt championed education and legal reforms, founding the University of Prague’s jurisprudence faculty.
His leadership guided the diocese through political tensions between local nobility and imperial authorities.
He fostered ties with the papacy, shaping the structure and influence of the Czech church for generations.
1343
Arnošt of Pardubice
Bishop of Prague
O.S.
1702day.year
The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.
On 11 March 1702, The Daily Courant became England’s first national daily newspaper, launching a new era in journalism.
The Daily Courant was published in London by newspaper printer Elizabeth Mallet on 11 March 1702.
Printed on a single quarto sheet, it presented summaries of foreign news without domestic commentary.
As the first daily, it catered to the growing literate public and coffeehouse readers.
Its concise, impartial style set the standard for later newspapers across Europe.
The publication laid the groundwork for modern daily journalism and press freedom.
1702
The Daily Courant
1981day.year
Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement.
In 1981, student protests at the University of Pristina sparked a wider movement for greater political rights in Kosovo.
On March 11, 1981, hundreds of Albanian students at the University of Pristina protested against discrimination and lack of autonomy within Yugoslavia.
Initial demonstrations centered on demands for better educational facilities and cultural recognition for Kosovo's majority Albanian population.
The authorities' heavy-handed response, including police interventions and arrests, fueled public anger and solidarity.
Protests quickly spread beyond Pristina, evolving into a province-wide movement calling for formal republic status.
This unrest marked a significant early challenge to the Yugoslav federation and presaged tensions that would erupt in the 1990s.
The 1981 demonstrations are remembered as a formative moment in Kosovo's struggle for self-determination.
1981
Kosovo
Yugoslavia
a nationwide movement