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Obrenovic, Draga b. September 23, 1867 d. May 29, 1903
Queen of Serbia. Daughter of Panta Lunjevica, married to engineer Svetozar Masin. She soon became widow and being a court lady of Queen Natalie, Draga Masin became mistress, and later (1900) wife of young Aleksandar I Obrenovic. She was murdered 1903 together with her husband King Alexander. (Bio by: Jelena)
Church of St. Marco, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Church crypt
Obrenovic III., Mihailo b. September 4, 1822 d. June 10, 1868
Serbian prince. The younger son of Knez Milos and Kneginja Ljubica, came to power for the first time when his brother Milan died in 1839. The Sultan confirmed him as elected but not as hereditary Prince. In August 1842, a revolt was organized by Toma Vucic, Mihailo was forced to leave Serbia, and Aleksandar Karadjordjevic came to the throne. He has spent six years abroad and during that time he collaborated with many Serbs dealing with literature and helped them, too (Vuk Karadzic, Djura...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Cathedral Church (Saborna Crkva), Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: On the south side
Obrenovic II., Milan b. October 7, 1818 d. July 9, 1839
Serbian prince. The elder son of Prince Milos and Princess Ljubica. He succceeded his father upon the later's abdication on June 1, 1839. Gravely ill with tuberculosis, he died without barely a month after succession without even having known he was Serbian prince. He was gone down in history as the only Serbian ruler whose reign was uncomplicated by political strife. All others either abdicated, where toppled, or assassinated. (Bio by: Jelena)
Cathedral Church (Saborna Crkva), Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: On the south side
Obrenovic, Milos b. March 7, 1780 d. September 26, 1860
Serbian Prince. His father, Todor Mihailovic, was poor peasant. Milos derived the name Obrenovic from the name of his stepfather Obren (Martinovic).As a youth, Milos was a servant in the family of an affluent cattle trader. He took part in the First Serbian Uprising together with his half-brother Milan, the duke of the Rudnik district.Milos Obrenovic was the leader of the Second Serbian Uprising and the lord of Serbia from 1815. He was Serbia's hereditary prince as of 1830. He ruled Serbia from...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Cathedral Church (Saborna Crkva), Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: On the south side
Pasic, Nikola b. 1844 d. 1926
Serbia Statesman. Actively involved in politics after World War I in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians until his death. He began his career in 1878 as Member of Parliament from Zajecar, the town of his birth. The Radical Party was officially founded in 1881 and he was the first chairman of the Main Board. He became Prime Minister in 1891 and two years later served as an emissary in Russia. In 1904 he formed the Government on his own as the leader of the Radical Party and, with brief...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Arcades, Grave 9, Class I
Pavle, Patriarch b. September 11, 1914 d. November 15, 2009
Religious Leader. As head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, he was instrumental in the downfall of President Slobodan Milosevic. Born Gojko Stojcevic in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he was educated in the local schools of Belgrade prior to attending seminary in Sarajevo. After seeking refuge in the Holy Trinity Monestary of Ovcar during WWII, he briefly worked in construction prior to taking a monastic vow. Following further theological training in Greece between 1955 and 1957, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Monastery Rakovica, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Petrovic, Mihailo b. May 6, 1868 d. June 8, 1943
Scientist. He is more famous in public circles under the pseudonym Mika Alas (Mika Fisherman). He belongs to the very top of the Serbian mathematics science. The world science notes his results in differential equations, theory of functions, computing and algebra. (Bio by: Jelena)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Parcel 4, Grave 26, Class II
Popovic Mavid, Milivoje b. September 12, 1909 d. July 5, 1994
Yugoslavian Actor. Born in Sabac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. Died in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. Appeared in "Agi Murad il Diavolo Bianco" (The White Warrior) (1959), "Winnetous I" (Apache Gold) (1963) co-starring Lex Barker, "Schatz der Azteken, Der" (The Treasure of the Aztecs) (1965), "The Twelve Chair" (1970), and "Zuta" (1973).
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Columbarium XXXIV A-36
Putnik, Radomir b. 1847 d. 1917
The first Serbian Duke and Army Commander. He took part in all wars that Serbia waged from 1876 to 1917. From the year 1903 he was the leader of the preparations of the Serbian Army, for the coming wars, as the Chief of General Staff and Minister of the Serbian Army. Together with Colonel Zivojin Misic, he prepared plans for the Balkan wars and all the plans before the First World war. In the wars from 1912 to 1916 he was the chief of the Supreme Command. After the first victory in the First...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: A chapel on the main alley
Radmilovic, Zoran b. April 13, 1933 d. July 21, 1985
Actor. Fondly remembered for his appearances in the comedies "Radovan III" and "Kralj Ibi." Some of his other films include "Marathon Family" and "Mysteries of the Organism." (Bio by: Jelena)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Tree-lined path of Giants, conh VIII
Radovic, Dusan b. November 29, 1922 d. August 16, 1984
Writer. Noted for his children's poetry, aphorisms, books and television screenplays. (Bio by: Jelena)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Tree-lined path of Giants, conh XII
Raznatovic, Zeljko Arkan b. 1952 d. 2000
Serbian War Lord. He was the most notorious European bank robber in history with convictions in Belgium, Holland and Germany and arrest warrants in Sweden and Italy. From a contrived name used to otain a false passport, he was dubbed with the nickname "Arkan." Zeljko Raznatovic managed to escape prison, return to Serbia, dabble in politics, become involved in business and reap a considerable fortune through control of gasoline smuggling and illegal sales during the international sanctions...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Family
Rina, Ita b. July 7, 1907 d. May 10, 1979
Actress. Ostermayer company from Berlin noticed her in a contest for Miss 1926 and invited her to a screen test. Her moust popular film was "Erotikon" (1929). (Bio by: Jelena)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Parcel 19, Grave 22, Class II
Sandic, Mirko b. May 9, 1942 d. December 24, 2006
Olympic Athlete. He was a member of the Yugoslav National Water Polo Team that captured the gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, and a silver medalist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He appeared in 235 games as a member of the Yugoslavian National Team and was a two-time bronze medalist at the 1966 and 1970 European Championships. Following his playing career he worked as a coach in Singapore, Malaysia and Egypt. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Alley of Distinguished Citizens
Stambolic, Ivan b. November 5, 1936 d. August 25, 2000
President of Yugoslav Republic of Serbia. He served from 1987 to 1989. He was overthrown by Slobodon Milosevic. In August of 2000, he went out for a jog and disappeared. His body was discover in a quicklime pit on March 28, 2003. He had been shot twice in the back of the head. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Topcidersko Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Stankovic, Borislav b. March 31, 1875 d. October 21, 1927
Writer. His characters are complexly constructed, with powerful internal conflicts between contradictory motives. The narrative is styled from the immediate proximity of the main hero, often from his consciousness, which through introspection leads to man's earliest, most deeply suppressed experiences. No one so bravely delved into the spiritual and sensory life of man as he did in his novel "Tainted Blood" nor did anyone so dramatically show the relation between collective proscription which...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Parcel 19, Grave 10, Class IV
Stojanovic, Stevan Mokranjac b. January 9, 1856 d. September 28, 1914
Acclaimed Composer and Choir Director. He established the first Serbian School of Music with Cvetko Manojlovic and Stanislav Binicki in 1899. Today, it bears the name Mokranjac High School of Music. (Bio by: Jelena)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Parcel 29, Grave 40, Class II
Stojkovic, Danilo Bata b. July 11, 1934 d. March 16, 2002
Actor. He was known for his comic interpretation of narrow-minded state officials and working-class characters in a series of anti-communist plays by dissident authors in the 1980s. He was also a prominent character actor. Some of his best roles was Luka Laban in "Profesionalac" and Ilija Cvorovic in "Balkanski Spijun." In his nearly 40-year movie career he appeared in over 100 films. (Bio by: Jelena)
Novo Groblje, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Cremated
Tesla, Nikola b. July 9, 1856 d. January 7, 1943
Scientist, Inventor. A Serbian immigrant born in Smiljan, Croatia (part of the Austrian-Hungarian empire at the time), he arrived in New York a well trained and educated man but penniless. Some of his patented inventions: a system of electrical transmission of power, an electro-magnetic motor, a system of electrical distribution, a dynamo-electrical machine, a regulation system for alternating current motors. He patented a method of operating arc lamps. He is conceded to be the greatest...[Read More]
Cause of death: Coronary Thrombosis
Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia
Plot: Third room
Tito (Broz), Josip b. May 7, 1892 d. May 4, 1980
Revolutionary Leader former Yugoslavia. He was born Josip Broz in the village of Kumrovec then part of the Austria-Hungary Empire, the seventh of fifteen children born to Roman Catholic parents, a Slovenian mother and a Croatian father. He attended the village school. Serving as an altar boy in the village church, he was cuffed while helping the priest with his vestments because he allowed part of the garment to fall to the floor. His days as a revolutionary had begun. First the hatred of...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cause of death: Complications of surgery to amputate his leg
House of Flowers Mausoleum, Belgrade, City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd), Serbia

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