Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology

Recalling events that happened on this day in history.
Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence.

Compiled by Ulli Diemer

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September 29, 1931
The Estevan Coal Miners’ Strike in Saskatchewan is crushed by police. Three miners are murdered by the police and many injured.
Related Topics: Killings by Police – Labour History – Mineworkers (Miners) – Police Violence – Strikes: Canadian – Workers' History
September 29 - 30, 1941  
Babi Yar massacres. Nazi occupation forces kill 33,771 Jews in a ravine near Kiev. It is the largest single massacre in the history of the Holocaust. The Nazis subsequently use the site for other massacres of Soviet prisoners of war, communists, Romani, Ukrainian nationalists and civilian hostages. It is estimated that between 100,000 and 150,000 were killed at Babi Yar.
Related Topics: Holocaust – Massacres – Nazi History


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