Fire, flood or disaster · 23.02.1918
Independence Manifesto read in Pärnu
As German troops advanced into Estonia and the Russian forces fled, the Salvation Committee proclaimed Estonia's independence. The Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia was first read out publicly in Pärnu on the evening of 23 February 1918, by Hugo Kuusner from the balcony of the Endla Theatre. It was read in Tallinn the next day, 24 February, now Independence Day. The original Endla Theatre building was destroyed in World War II, but the reading is commemorated in Pärnu every 23 February.
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Kui Saksa väed tungisid Eestisse ja Vene väed põgenesid, kuulutas Päästekomitee välja Eesti iseseisvuse. Manifest kõigile Eestimaa rahvastele loeti esimest korda avalikult ette Pärnus 23. veebruari õhtul 1918, kui Hugo Kuusner esines Endla teatri rõdult. Tallinnas loeti see ette järgmisel päeval, 24. veebruaril, mis on praegu iseseisvuspäev. Endla teatri algne hoone hävis II maailmasõjas, kuid manifesti ettelugemist meenutatakse Pärnus igal 23. veebruaril.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Estonian_history ↗