St. Nicholas' Day

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150th Anniversary of Martin Kukucin's Birthday

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Martin Kukučín (own name Matej Bencúr, * 17 May 1860 Jasenová, † 21 May 1928 Pakrac, Croatia) was a Slovak prose writer, dramatist and publicist. He was the most notable representative of Slovak literary realism, and considered to be one of the founders of modern Slovak prose. [Read more on Wikipedia]

Vlasta Burian's Birthday

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Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, (April 9, 1891, Liberec – January 31, 1962, Prague) was a Czech stage and film actor, singer, comedian, footballer and a film director. In the Czech Republic, he is known as Král komiků (King of Comedians). [Read more on Wikipedia]

Vlasta Burian (1937)

Jan Amos Komensky's 418th Birthday

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John Amos Comenius (Czech: Jan Amos Komenský; Slovak: Ján Amos Komenský; German: Johann Amos Comenius; Polish: Jan Amos Komeński; Hungarian: Comenius Ámos János; Latinized: Iohannes Amos Comenius) (28 March 1592 – 4 November 1670) was a Czech teacher, educator, and writer. He served as the last bishop of Unity of the Brethren, and became a religious refugee and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica Magna. He is often considered the father of modern education. He lived and worked in many different countries in Europe, including Sweden, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Transylvania, the Holy Roman Empire, England, the Netherlands, and Royal Hungary. [Read more on Wikipedia]

120th Birthday of Karel Capek

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Karel Čapek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarɛl ˈtʃapɛk] (January 9, 1890 – December 25, 1938) was one of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century. [Read more on Wikipedia]