Death and state funeral of Tomáš Masaryk
Funeral procession before the coffin with the body in front of the National Assembly | |
| Date | 14–21 September 1937 (mourning period) 21 September 1937 (state funeral) |
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| Location | Prague, Czechoslovakia Lány, Czechoslovakia |
| Participants | Edvard Beneš Milan Hodža Gheorghe Tătărescu Milan Stojadinović Léon Blum |
| Burial | Masaryk Family Grave, Lány Cemetery |
Tomáš Masaryk, first President of Czechoslovakia, died at his residence at Lány Castle on 14 September 1937. His state funeral was held in the capital city of Prague on 21 September, and was attended by hundreds of thousands of participants as well as dignitaries from several nations. His body was then transported by funeral train to Lány where he was buried at Masaryk Family Grave at a local cemetery. The funeral of President Masaryk remains one of the biggest funerals in the history of the Czech lands.