eugen kvaternik

  • ON THIS DAY The execution of Eugen Kvaternik in Rakovica

    On this date in 1871, Eugen Kvaternik, a Croatian politician and revolutionary and a number of companions were killed as rebels. A patriot who had long aspired to detach Croatia from the Austro-Hungarian Empire,  found enough traction to give it a go during the late 19th century’s rise of...