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
Wenzel Hollar	Engraver	13-Jul-1607	28-Mar-1677	Bohemian-English etcher
Franz Kafka	Novelist	3-Jul-1883	3-Jun-1924	Metamorphosis
Franz Kotzwara	Composer	1730	2-Feb-1793	The Battle of Prague
Vera Ralston	Actor	12-Jun-1921	9-Feb-2003	Dakota

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tycho Brahe	Astronomer	14-Dec-1546	24-Oct-1601	Copper-nosed Danish astronomer
Vera Caslavska	Gymnastics	3-May-1942	30-Aug-2016	11 Olympic medals
Antonin Dvorak	Composer	8-Sep-1841	1-May-1904	From the New World
Ernest Gellner	Philosopher	9-Dec-1925	5-Nov-1995	Words and Things
Miroslav Holub	Poet	13-Sep-1923	14-Jul-1998	Immunologist, important Czech poet
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
Jozef Lenart	Head of State	3-Apr-1923	11-Feb-2004	Czech Prime Minister, 1963-68
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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