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Mazuranic, Ivan b. August 11, 1814 d. August 4, 1890
Croatian Poet and Statesman. Was the first non-aristocrat to serve as Ban of Croatia for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was also the author of highly-regarded Croatian epic poetry. Mazuranic is perhaps best known for his promotion of Croatian national institutions, including the University of Zagreb. (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Milanov, Zinka b. August 8, 1906 d. May 30, 1989
Opera Singer. A premiere dramatic soprano of the mid 20th Century, she is remembered for interpreting the heavier works of Giuseppe Verdi. Born Zinka Kunc, she was raised in what was then Yugoslavia, took to music early, and was trained by legendary Wagnerian soprano Milka Ternina. Zinka made her professional debut at Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 1927 as Leonora from Verdi's "Il Trovatore"; a few weeks later she sang in Zagreb as Marguerite from Gounod's "Faust" but after Milka was not pleased with...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Plot: Kunc family plot
Of Egypt, Saint Mary
Saint. She was born in Egypt and spent much of her life as a dancer and prostitute. After meeting some pilgrims she decided to live in the desert to repent. The rest of her life was spent in prayer. Another holy man found her dead and with the help of a lion, buried her. Her relics are in several different places but her undecayed tongue is at St. Blaise. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Saint Blaise Church, Vodnjan, Istarska, Croatia
Of Hungary, Salomon b. 1039 d. 1087
King of Hungary. He reigned from 1063 to 1074 when he was deposed. Died in exile. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Saint Mary's Church, Pula, Istarska, Croatia
Olini, Saint John d. 1300
Saint. He was a priest in Venice and lived a life of holiness. During a plague he helped the sick and dying with great compassion. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Saint Blaise Church, Vodnjan, Istarska, Croatia
Parlov, Mate b. November 16, 1948 d. July 29, 2008
Professional Boxer, Olympic Athlete. A native of Split, Croatia, he was the former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion in 1978. He defeated Miguel Angel Cuello on January 7, 1978 to win the title and relinquished it to Marvin Johnson on December 2, 1978. In addition, Parlov won a gold medal after defeating Cuba's Gilberto Carrillo during the 1972 Summer Olympics. He retired from boxing in 1980 after compiling a record of 24 wins (12 knockouts), 3 losses and 2 draws in 29 bouts. He died from lung...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
City Cemetery, Pula, Istarska, Croatia
Petrovic, Drazen b. October 22, 1964 d. June 7, 1993
Professional Basketball Player. As a young man during the 1984-85 season, he once scored 112 points in a Croatian League game, hitting 40 of 60 from the field. He was a member of the silver medal-winning Yugoslavian (1988) and Croatian (1992) Olympic teams. He also led his Real Madrid Spanish league team to the European Cup Championship in February 1989, and led the Yugoslavian National Team to victory at the European Championships in June of that year. His skills propelled him into a brief...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Preradovic, Petar b. March 19, 1818 d. October 18, 1872
Soldier, poet and Slavophile. His early works were in German. His later lyrics, was written in Croatian and were imbued with Slavonic symbolism. His outstanding work was an epic poem, The First Men (1862). He is considered the finest lyricist of the Illyrian literary movement. (Bio by: Jelena)
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Plot: Arcades
Racan, Ivica b. February 24, 1944 d. April 29, 2007
Croatian Prime Minister. A native of Ebersbach, Germany, Racan served as the Prime Minister of his country from 2000 to 2003. He was also a noted communist and parliamentarian leader. (Bio by: K)
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Radic, Stjepan b. May 11, 1871 d. August 8, 1928
Croatian Nationalist. Founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, promoter of Croatian philology and literature, and lifelong activist for Croatian independence. Assassinated in the Belgrade parliament on June 20th, 1928. (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Sakic, Dinko b. September 8, 1921 d. July 20, 2008
War Criminal. As commander of the Jasenova Concentration Camp in the Nazi puppet government of Croatia, he was responsible for the murder of as many as 600,000 civilians. After the war he emigrated to Argentina where he was eventually arrested. He was extradited to Coatia where he was tried and convicted on war crimes charges. He was sentenced to 20 years in jail. He died while serving this sentence. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Stepinac, Louis (Aloyusius) Victor b. May 8, 1898 d. February 10, 1960
Croatian Prelate. He was the controversial WWII religious leader of Catholics in Nazi occupied Croatia then a part of now defunct Yugoslavia. He was born Aloysius Victor Stepinac into a farming family, the eighth among twelve children in the tiny village of Brezaric. Stepinac would return full circle by virtue of a government imposed house arrest to the Parish hall and rectory of Holy Trinity Church located in Krasic a short distance from his birth place. He would live out his life here...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cathedral Assumption of Virgin Mary and St Stephen, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Plot: Above-ground sarcophagus, rear main altar
Ternina, Milka b. December 19, 1863 d. May 18, 1941
Opera Singer. A premiere dramatic soprano of the late 19th. century, she is probably best remembered as a Wagnerian. Born Katarina Milka Ternina in the village of Vezisice, she studied privately in Zagreb and then at the Vienna Conservatory from which she graduated in 1883 with a gold medal; while a student Milka made her 1882 operatic bow at Zagreb as Amalia from Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera" then after leaving the conservatory had brief stays in Leipzig and Graz before being engaged at...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Tijardovic, Ivo b. September 18, 1895 d. March 19, 1976
Composer, writer and painter. He studied music in Split and in Vienna and he also studied architecture. Graduated in drama in Zagreb. Tijardovic was director of the Croatian National Theatre in Split, stage director of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, and director of the State Symphony Orchestra (The Zagreb Philharmonic). As a composer, he relied on folklore and a national musical expression, especially of his native region of Dalmatia. Tijardovic composed eight operettas, the best...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Tomasevic, Stijepan b. 1438 d. 1463
King Stijepan Tomasevic was the illegitimate son of King Stijepan Tomas of Bosnia and a commoner named Vojaca. When King Stijepan Tomas was beheaded by the Turks, in 1461, King Stijepan Tomasevic was made king. He recognized his brother's wife Queen Katarina as Queen Mother and recognized the sucession of their children. Despite being the only Bosnian king ever to receive his crown from the Pope in Rome, King Stijepan Tomasevic did not long rule. Bosnia was under attack by the Ottoman Turks and...[Read More] (Bio by: Katja)
Saint Francis Church, Split, Splitsko-Dalmatinska, Croatia
Plot: Temporary vault
Tomislav I [memorial] b. 875 d. 928
Croatian Monarch. Considered the greatest king of the Croatian people, during his reign Croatia's borders were as far as Austria and west towards Hungary. His army had 100,000 well armed soldiers and a very huge navy given the times. He fought back the Hungarians who were trying to invade Croatia and the Bulgarinas who were also trying to invade others. But in 928 he went missing and the records regarding him go silent. Some scholars believe he fell out with Rome because of his support Of Grgur...[Read More] (Bio by: girlofcelje)
King Tomislav I Memorial, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Tudjman, Franjo b. May 14, 1922 d. December 9, 1999
President of Croatia. He was born in the Croatian village of Veliko Trgovisce. Most of his family was killed pursuing political venues. His mother died when Tudjman was seven, his brother was slain during World War II and his father was killed during his activities supporting an independent Croatia. He rose quickly to become the youngest general in the Yugoslav People's Army during the rule of Marshal Josip Broz Tito. But later became a nationalist dissident resulting in imprisonment. Once he...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cause of death: Stomach cancer
Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia
Zrinski, Petar b. 1621 d. March 30, 1671
Croatian Historical Figure. Petar Zrinski was Ban of Croatia in the seventeenth century, and was known for his victories (with Fran Krsto Frankapan) against the Ottoman Empire. These victories were reversed, however, when the lands they had gained were partitioned by treaties between the Ottomans and the Habsburg Empire. Following a failed plot to overthrow Austrian rule, Zrinski and Frankapan were both taken captive by the Austrian Habsburgs and their estates were looted. Zrinski's letter to...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Cathedral Assumption of Virgin Mary and St Stephen, Zagreb, City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Croatia

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