L. L. Zamenhof died on 14 April 1917 in Warsaw, aged 57. A Polish-Jewish physician and linguist, Zamenhof grew up in Białystok, a city where Poles, Russians, Germans and Jews lived side by side and often in conflict, and he came to believe that a common neutral language could help to bring peoples closer together. In 1887 he published a short book introducing his constructed language under the pen name Doktoro Esperanto, meaning one who hopes, and the language later took the name Esperanto. It has a regular grammar and a vocabulary drawn mainly from European languages. The first World Esperanto Congress was held in 1905, and the language gained a global community of speakers. Zamenhof worked as an eye doctor in Warsaw until his death.
Before and after
- from 8 March 1917 to 16 March 1917February Revolution
- from 8 March 1917 to 11 March 1917Fall of Baghdad
- 26 March 1917First Battle of Gaza
- from 9 April 1917 to 16 May 1917Battle of Arras
- 14 April 1917Death of L. L. Zamenhof
- from 16 April 1917 to 9 May 1917Second Battle of the Aisne
- from 16 April 1917 to 9 May 1917Nivelle Offensive
- from 17 April 1917 to 19 April 1917Second Battle of Gaza
- 19 April 1917Champaran Satyagraha
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