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Vlaho Paljetak's Marijana sung by Seiji Tanaka in Japan in 1976
 | Vlaho Paljetak (1893-1944) is a famous Croatian pop singer born in Dubrovnik, known for several still very popular songs, among them Marijana. It is not widely known that this Croatian song had two Japanese recordings. It was sung by Seiji Tanaka in 1976. |
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Miro Gavran 3 premieres in 3 countries in 2 weeks. Latvia, Slovakia and Czech R.
 | Miro Gavran, the most succesful contemporary Croatian playwright, will have three premieres of his plays in three European countries in only two weeks. His three playes "All About Men", "Greta Garbo's Secret" and "Othello from Susak Island" will be performed Latvia November 28, 2008. Slovakia December 11, 2008 and Czech Republic December 13, 2008 in respective languages. |
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Lavoslav Ruzicka Croatian Nobel Prize winner from Vukovar
 | Lavoslav Leopold Ružička (1887-1976) is one among three Croatian winners of the Nobel Prize. Born in the town of Vukovar, he obtained the Nobel Prize for chemistry while working et ETH, Zurich, Switzerland. In Vukovar the home of his birth has been renovated in 2007 from the 1991 destruction, now known as the Ružička House. |
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Dr. Drago Stambuk: Speech at the Holy Mass for Vukovar Victims, Tokyo 2008
 | Dr. Drago Štambuk in his speech in Tokyo at the Holy Mass for Vukovar Victims, November 16th 2008, said that "... Vukovar's treatment by the Serbian forces onslaught from August to November 1991, when up to 15,000 missiles would fall daily on this beautiful baroque town, turned its citizens into martyrs and town into a waste land. The lives of the inhabitants were conducted inside cellars..." |
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Croatian Heroes: Kata Šoljić legendary Croatian mother died
 | Kata Šoljić, considered as a hero of Homeland War, lost her four sons who defended Croatia in 1990s during the Battle for Vukovar. She was seeking the remains of her children for twelve years, and the last one was found in 2003. During the Second World War she lost her four brothers. Kata Šoljić died in 2008 in Zagreb, at the age of 87. |
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St Paul visited Croatian island of Mljet on his journey to Rome
 | An important conference is organized in Dubrovnik where outstanding specialists will prove that St Paul went to Rome across the island of Mljet in Croatia, and not via Malta. This fact is contained in a book by Ignjat Đurđević, 18th century Croatian Baroque writer from the city of Dubrovnik. The prinicpal contributor on the conference is Dr. Miho Demović, on the photo. |
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Eck Spahich distinguished Croatian-American died
| Ekrem Eck Spahich (1945-2008) was distinguished Croatian American in Texas, born in the town of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1972, Eck organized the Croatian Philatelitic Society and started the social journal, Trumpeter (Trubljac). He was an active member of "Bluebonnet" CFU Lodge 1836 in Houston. |
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Stjepan Hauser obtained cello from legendary Bernard Greenhaus as a gift
 | Legendary Bernard Greenhaus played on a very special cello made especialy for him by Cornelissen. And he suddenly decided to give this most beautiful example of Cornelissen to Stjepan Hauser, Croatian cellist, as a gift! The Greenwich Trio, in which Stjepan plays cello, won the 1st prize at the International Music Competition "Carlo Mosso" in Alessandria, Italy. |
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Hrvoje Saric 1922-2007 inventor of the first 360 degree camera
 | In 1972 Hrvoje Sarić invented and patented the first professional 360 degree synchro-rotational photo-camera in history. In 1988 he deviced the first electronical construction consisting of nine BETACAM videocameras, catching the range of the full circle. It was used at 1998 and 2000 EXPO exhibitions in Lisbon and Hannover in Portugal and Germany. |
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Valentina Golubenko and Ivan Saric young Croatian world chess champions
  | Valentina Golubenko and Ivan Šarić are world youth chess champions for 2008, at the competition organized in Vietnam. With two gold medals and one bronze, Croatia is ranked third at the World Competition, after India and Vietnam, and before China, Russia, USA, Germany etc. Congratulations from the CROWN! |
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