This day in Russian history - Today we remember Empress Anna Ioannovna, the miraculous salvation of the Royal Family during the disaster at Borki station and the publication of the Manifesto on October 17translated

Today is the day of remembrance of the daughter of Tsar John V Alekseevich, nieces of Emperor Peter the Great, Empress Anna Ioannovna, who died on October 17, 1740.

Anna Ioannovna was born on January 28, 1693, was married (1710-11) to the Duke of Courland, Friedrich Wilhelm, and, having become a widow, lived in Mitau.