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Historical Events
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0852-03-04 - Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources.
0879-05-21 - Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of Croatian state.
0927-05-27 - Battle of the Bosnian Highlands: Simeon I of Bulgaria is defeated by King Tomislav of Croatia.
0928-03-11 - Trpimir II succeeds to the Croatian throne.
1075-10-08 - Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned king of Croatia.
1493-09-09 - Battle of Krbava field, a decisive defeat of Croats in Croatian struggle against the Ottoman Empire invasion.
1527-01-01 - Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin.
1671-04-30 - Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.
1915-05-12 - Croatians plunder Armenia, killing 250
1918-12-01 - Serbian-Croatian-Slovic kingdom proclaimed in Belgrade
1919-10-03 - Serbian, Croatian & Slavic parliment accord for 8 hr work day
1920-12-13 - Netherland breaks contact with kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slavia
1925-07-20 - Italian-Serbian/Croatian/Slav treaty about Dalmatie
1926-08-17 - Greek-Serbian/Croatian/Slavs peace treaty signed
1927-01-28 - Serbian-Croatian-Slavic govt of Oezonowitsj falls
1927-03-10 - Albania mobilize by threat of Serbian, Croatian & Slovenes
1927-10-28 - Josip Broz (Tito) begins 7 months jail sentence in Croatia
1935-04-05 - Croatian Farmers Party wins Yugoslavian election
1941-04-30 - Spread of Judaism begins in Croatia
1941-06-04 - Rep of Croatia orders all Jews to wear a star with the letter Z
1943-01-20 - Operation-Weiss: Assault of German, Italian, Bulgarian & Croatian
1976-09-10 - 5 Croatian terrorists capture TWA-plane at La Guardia Airport, NY
1990-10-01 - Serbs in Croatia proclaim autonomy
1991-04-29 - Croatia declares independence
1991-06-25 - Slovenia & Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia
1991-10-08 - The Croatian Parliament cuts all remaining ties with Yugoslavia
1994-03-29 - Serbs & Croats signed a cease-fire to end the war in Croatia
1995-05-01 - Croatian forces launch Operation Flash during the Croatian War of Independence.
1995-08-04 - Operation Storm begins in Croatia.
1995-08-05 - The city of Knin, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated as the day of victory (Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day) in Croatia.
2000-02-18 - Stjepan Mesić becomes the second president of Croatia.
2005-11-29 - The new Croatian Communist Party (KPH) is founded in Vukovar.
2005-12-08 - Ante Gotovina, Croatian army general accused of war crimes, is captured in the Playa de las Américas, Tenerife by the Spanish police.
Famous Birthdays
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1450-08-18 - Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet
1461-02-06 - Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet
1520-03-03 - Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575)
1575-08-15 - Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)
1613-04-06 - Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)
1652-01-07 - Pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer/historian
1703-12-02 - Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)
1718-10-28 - Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian Jesuit missionary (d. 1793)
1732-01-06 - Matija A Reljkovic, Croatia, writer (Satir iliti divji covic)
1806-11-24 - Omar Pasha, [Michael Lats], Croatian governor/viceroy of Bosnia/Iraq
1809-07-08 - Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja)
1810-06-30 - Stanko Vraz, [Jakob Frass], Slovenian/Croatian poet (illyrism)
1828-11-25 - Franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician
1834-02-06 - Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (d. 1889)
1838-07-06 - Vatroslav Jagic, Croatian scholar (d. 1923)
1838-11-14 - August Senoa, Croatian author (Zlatarevo zlato)
1855-09-09 - Anthony Francis Lucas Croatian-born oil exploration pioneer (d. 1921)
1856-10-25 - Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramberger, Croatian paleontologist (d. 1936)
1857-01-23 - Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)
1858-07-20 - Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (d. 1925)
1859-09-11 - Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian writer (d. 1905)
1861-10-14 - Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (d. 1944)
1862-09-02 - Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881)
1863-08-24 - Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (d. 1918)
1864-01-25 - Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and writer (d. 1934)
1864-05-27 - Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (d. 1938)
1871-04-05 - Mirko Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. 1913?)
1871-07-11 - Stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Farmers' Party)
1871-10-09 - Didak Buntić, Croatian monk and scholar.
1873-12-21 - Blagoje Bersa, Croatian composer (d. 1934)
1875-04-18 - Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic, Croatian writer (d. 1938)
1875-08-19 - Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. 1936)
1877-01-02 - Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)
1879-11-09 - Milan Šufflay, Croatian politician (d. 1931)
1883-08-15 - Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)
1887-09-13 - Lavoslav Ruzicka, Croatian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
1887-10-12 - Paula von Preradović, Croatian-Austrian poet (d. 1951)
1888-09-01 - Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician (d. 1958)
1890-01-22 - Vinko Zganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist (d. 1976)
1891-07-05 - Tin Ujević, Croatian poet (d. 1955)
1893-07-07 - Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer (d. 1981)
1895-03-21 - Zlatko Baloković, Croatian violinist (d. 1955)
1899-11-29 - Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (d. 1988)
1900-03-09 - Aimone duke of Spoleta/Aosta, Italian king of Croatia (1941-43)
1901-03-29 - Andrija Maurovic, Croatian illustrator (d. 1981)
1903-12-07 - Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician (d. 1987)
1906-05-17 - Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989)
1906-07-07 - William Feller, Croatian mathematician (d. 1970)
1909-07-08 - Petar Segedin, Croatian novelist (Holy Devil)
1911-04-13 - Ico Hitrec, Croatian footballer (d. 1946)
1912-02-14 - Tibor Sekelj, Croatian explorer (d. 1988)
1912-08-02 - Vladimir Zerjavic, Croatian statistician (d. 2001)
1914-08-05 - Stjepan Sulek, Croatian violinist/composer (Coriolan)
1914-12-21 - Ivan Generalić, Austro-Hungarian-born Croatian painter (d. 1992)
1921-05-04 - Edo Murtić, Croatian painter (d. 2005)
1922-05-14 - Franjo Tuđman, Croatian politician (d. 1999)
1924-11-24 - Victor Grinich, Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000)
1925-10-10 - Great Antonio, Croatian-Canadian strongman (d. 2001)
1934-12-24 - Stjepan Mesić, president of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement and president of Croatia.
1938-10-03 - Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer
1939-04-16 - Boris Dvornik, Croatian actor (d. 2008.)
1941-07-16 - Mišo Kovač, Croatian musician
1943-10-20 - Dunja Vejzovic, Croatian soprano
1946-07-27 - Rade Šerbedžija, Croatian actor
1948-11-26 - Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)
1955-09-07 - Mira Furlan, Croatian actress
1955-09-15 - Željka Antunović, Croatian politician
1955-10-12 - Ante Gotovina, Croatian general
1958-10-20 - Ivo Pogorelic, Croatian pianist
1960-11-02 - Tihomir Blaškić, Croatian war criminal
1960-12-09 - Dobroslav Paraga,Croatian politician and editor
1961-04-16 - Doris Dragović, Croatian singer
1963-05-09 - Sanja Doležal, Croatian singer (Novi fosili)
1968-01-01 - Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer
1968-10-08 - Zvonimir Boban, Croatian football player
1968-11-16 - Vlado Šola, Croatian handball goalkeeper
1969-01-12 - Robert Prosinečki, Croatian footballer
1970-09-01 - Vanna, Croatian singer
1971-07-15 - Danijela, Croatian singer
1972-04-21 - Severina Vučković, Croatian singer
1972-09-09 - Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor
1973-06-08 - Lucija Šerbedžija, Croatian actress
1974-04-06 - Robert Kovač, Croatian footballer
1974-04-26 - Ivana Milicevic, Croatian-American actress
1974-11-05 - Dado Pršo, Croatian footballer
1975-05-03 - Maksim Mrvica, Croatian pianist
1976-07-02 - Ivan Tomić,Croatian buissnesman
1977-06-20 - Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player
1977-08-12 - Iva Majoli, Zagreb Croatia, tennis star (1996 Pan Pacific)
1978-02-05 - Kristina Cherina, Miss Croatia Universe (1997)
1978-02-18 - Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer
1978-04-09 - Vesna Pisarović, Croatian singer
1979-01-08 - Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer
1979-02-28 - Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player
1979-03-19 - Ivan Ljubičić, Croatian tennis player
1979-04-01 - Ivano Balić, Croatian handballer
1979-09-03 - Tomo Miličević, Croatian-born American musician (30 Seconds to Mars)
1979-09-04 - Kristina Krepela, Croatian actress
1980-01-29 - Ivan Klasnić, Croatian football player
1980-04-09 - Jerko Leko, Croatian footballer
Famous Deaths
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0976-10-08 - Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen
1391-11-14 - Nikola Tavelić, First Croatian saint (b. 1340)
1524-01-05 - Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73
1553-12-14 - Hanibal Lucić, Croatian writer (b. 1485)
1564-10-04 - Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies
1567-05-02 - Marin Drzic, Croatian playwright (Dundo Maroje), dies
1575-03-11 - Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520)
1617-01-17 - Faust Vrančić, Croatian inventor (b. 1551)
1626-04-11 - Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)
1683-05-02 - Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (b. 1613)
1713-01-20 - Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies
1759-09-10 - Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian explorer (b. 1703)
1760-12-14 - Kacic Miosic, Croatian poet (Razgovar Ugodni Naroda Slovinskoga), dies
1787-02-13 - Ruđer Bošković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)
1793-04-15 - Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian Jesuit missionary and geographer (b. 1718)
1798-01-22 - Matija A Reljkovic, Croatian writer (Satire of Wild Man), dies at 66
1871-04-18 - Omar Pasha, [Michael Lats], Croatian governor, dies at 64
1872-04-20 - Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62
1881-12-13 - August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43
1889-01-14 - Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834)
1894-02-13 - Franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician, dies at 65
1906-03-29 - Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)
1918-07-12 - Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (b. 1864)
1921-09-02 - Anthony Francis Lucas Croatian-born oil pioneer (b. 1855)
1922-02-05 - Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian inventor (b. 1871)
1923-08-05 - Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian slavist (b. 1835)
1925-01-25 - Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (b. 1858)
1928-08-08 - Stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Boer party), dies
1931-02-18 - Milan Šufflay, Croatian politician (b. 1879)
1934-06-06 - Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and writer (b. 1864)
1934-10-09 - King Alexander, of Yugoslavia, killed by Georgief (Croatian terrorist)
1936-06-07 - Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (b. 1875)
1938-09-21 - Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic Croatian writer (b. 1874)
1938-11-17 - Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (b. 1864)
1943-11-27 - Ivo Lola Ribar, Croatian communist and partisan (b. 1916)
1944-03-12 - Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861)
1948-01-29 - Tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (b. 1900)
1951-05-25 - Paula von Preradović, Croatian-born writer (b. 1887)
1955-03-22 - Ivan Šubašić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia prime minister and last ban of Croatia (b. 1892)
1958-06-26 - Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician and United Nations diplomat (b. 1888)
1959-12-28 - Ante Pavelić, leader of Nazi Germany puppet Independent State of Croatia (b. 1889)
1960-02-10 - Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (b. 1898)
1962-01-16 - Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (b. 1883)
1967-03-04 - Vladan Desnica, Croatian and Serbian writer (b. 1905)
1970-01-14 - William Feller, Croatian mathematician (b. 1906)
1976-09-26 - Lavoslav Ružička, Croatian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1887)
1976-12-12 - Vinko Zganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist (b. 1890)
1981-12-29 - Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer (b. 1893)
1985-01-04 - Lovro von Matacic, Croatian conductor (b. 1899)
1987-08-08 - Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician (b. 1903)
1988-01-16 - Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (b. 1899)
1988-09-23 - Tibor Sekelj, Croatian explorer (b. 1912)
1992-11-27 - Ivan Generalić, Croatian painter (b. 1914)
1994-12-26 - Sylvia Koscina, Croatian/Italian actress (Hercules), dies at 61
1995-03-25 - Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (b. 1948)
1999-12-10 - Franjo Tuđman, President of Croatia (b. 1922)
2000-03-09 - Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (b. 1923)
2000-12-07 - Vladimir Gotovac, Croatian poet and politician (b. 1930)
2001-09-05 - Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian UN statistician (b. 1912)
2005-01-02 - Edo Murtić, Croatian painter (b. 1921)
2007-04-29 - Ivica Račan, former Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944)
2007-05-06 - Đorđe Novković, Croatian songwriter (b. 1943)
2007-06-27 - Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet (b. 1905)
2008-03-04 - Semka Sokolovic-Bertok, Yugoslavian-born Croatian actress (b. 1935)
2008-04-03 - Hrvoje Ćustić, Croatian football player (b. 1983)
2008-09-07 - Dino Dvornik, Croatian singer (b. 1964)
2008-09-14 - Domagoj Kapeć, Croatian hockeyplayer (b. 1989)
