Timeline Saturday 6 October 1849

Events on Saturday 6 October 1849 1

• 1849 Execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad Thirteen Hungarian generals are executed after the failed revolution Following the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution, Austrian authorities executed thirteen rebel generals at Arad for their role in the uprising. The executions became a lasting symbol of Hungarian national martyrdom. The date is still commemorated in Hungary as a national day of mourning.