Jan Palach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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student who committed suicide by self-immolation in protest
Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1948
Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic
Date of Death: 19-Jan-1969
Profession: student
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Jan Palach
- Jan Palach (11 August 1948 – 19 January 1969; Czech pronunciation: [jan 'palax]) was a Czech student of history and political economy at Charles University in Prague.
- His self-immolation was a political protest against the end of the Prague Spring resulting from the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact armies.
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