This day in history

1687: A Cossack council held at the Kolomak River elects Ivan Mazepa hetman of Ukraine. Certain issues are negotiated with the government of Moscow, known as the Kolomak Clauses, including provisions for a 30,000-strong registered Cossack force, along with preserving their rights and privileges.

1854: The year of birth of the prominent Ukrainian actress Maria Zankovetska.

1934: Kryvyi Rih Steelworks launches the first blast furnace.

1941: Soviet troops retreat from Kirovohrad after pitched battles with the Wehrmacht.

1989: The Supreme Soviet of the USSR adopts the Law on the Status of Judges in the USSR.

1993: Lithuania and Ukraine sign an agreement on free trade and cooperation in combating customs transgressions.

2001: President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma visits Bulgaria.