LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.prague-city.cz/

Population:
1,172,975 (2005)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Prague	1348

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Czech Philharmonic	1896

OPERA

Opera	Founded
Prague State Opera	1888

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Madeleine Albright	Diplomat	15-May-1937		Bill Clinton's Secretary of State
Max Brod	Novelist	27-May-1884	20-Dec-1968	The Redemption of Tycho Brahe
Dolly Buster	Pornstar	23-Oct-1969		German pornstar, wannabe politician
Carl Cori	Scientist	5-Dec-1896	20-Oct-1984	Catalytic conversion of glycogen
Gerty Cori	Scientist	15-Aug-1896	26-Oct-1967	Catalytic conversion of glycogen
Charles Fried	Government	15-Apr-1935		US Solicitor General, 1985-89
Stanislav Gross	Government	30-Oct-1969		Prime Minister of Czechia, 2004-05
Jan Hammer	Musician	17-Apr-1948		Wrote the theme for Miami Vice
Vaclav Havel	Head of State	5-Oct-1936		Playwright President of Czechia
Jaroslav Heyrovsky	Chemist	20-Dec-1890	27-Mar-1967	Polarography
Wenzel Hollar	Engraver	13-Jul-1607	28-Mar-1677	Bohemian-English etcher
Franz Kafka	Novelist	3-Jul-1883	3-Jun-1924	Metamorphosis
Karl Kautsky	Politician	16-Oct-1854	17-Oct-1938	Proponent of Marxism
Vaclav Klaus	Head of State	19-Jun-1941		President of Czechia
Jan Kodes	Tennis	1-Mar-1946		Winner of 3 Grand Slam titles
Petr Korda	Tennis	23-Jan-1968		Winner, 1998 Australian Open
Franz Kotzwara	Composer	1730	2-Feb-1793	The Battle of Prague
Ivan Kral	Musician	1948		Patti Smith's guitarist
Francis Lederer	Actor	6-Nov-1899	25-May-2000	Pandora's Box
Hadassah Lieberman	Relative	Mar-1948		Wife of Joseph Lieberman
Herbert Lom	Actor	11-Sep-1917		Mysterious Island
Janet Malcolm	Journalist	1934		The Journalist and the Murderer
Jan Masaryk	Government	14-Sep-1886	10-Mar-1948	Czech Foreign Minister
Martina Navratilova	Tennis	18-Oct-1956		Nine-time Wimbledon winner
Ivan Passer	Film Director	10-Jul-1933		Creator
Vera Ralston	Actor	12-Jun-1921	9-Feb-2003	Dakota
Jaroslav Seifert	Poet	23-Sep-1901	10-Jan-1986	The Nightingale Sings Out of Tune
Alois Senefelder	Inventor	6-Nov-1771	26-Feb-1834	Inventor of lithography
Walter Susskind	Conductor	1-May-1913	25-Mar-1980	Director, Toronto Symphony, 1956-65
Bertha von Suttner	Activist	9-Jun-1843	21-Jun-1914	Pacifist, Nobel Prize recipient

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tycho Brahe	Astronomer	14-Dec-1546	24-Oct-1601	Copper-nosed Danish astronomer
Karel Capek	Author	9-Jan-1890	25-Dec-1938	R.U.R.
Antonin Dvorak	Composer	8-Sep-1841	1-May-1904	From the New World
Reinhard Heydrich	Military	7-Mar-1904	4-Jun-1942	Protector of Bohemia and Moravia
Jaroslav Heyrovsky	Chemist	20-Dec-1890	27-Mar-1967	Polarography
Bohumil Hrabal	Author	28-Mar-1914	3-Feb-1997	Closely Watched Trains
Jaromil Jires	Film Director	10-Dec-1935	24-Oct-2001	Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
St. John of Nepomuk	Religion	c. 1345	20-Mar-1393	Patron saint of Bohemia
Ladislav Klíma	Philosopher	8-Aug-1878	19-Apr-1928	The Sufferings of Prince Sternenhoch
Jozef Lenart	Head of State	3-Apr-1923	11-Feb-2004	Czech Prime Minister, 1963-68
Jan Masaryk	Government	14-Sep-1886	10-Mar-1948	Czech Foreign Minister
Bedrich Smetana	Composer	2-Mar-1824	12-May-1884	My Country
Ladislas V	Royalty	22-Feb-1440	23-Nov-1457	King of Hungary and Bohemia

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