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- Anna Sewell was born on 20 March 1820 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Black Beauty (1994), Black Beauty (1933) and Your Obedient Servant (1917). She died on 25 April 1878 in Old Catton, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Grand Duchess Alice was born on 25 April 1843 in Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK. She was married to Louis IV. She died on 14 December 1878 in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Empire [now Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany].
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Nikolai A. Nekrasov, one of Russian poetry's most eloquent voices who survived through child abuse and poverty in his youth, became a successful publisher and author of some of the most mellifluent verses about women.
He was born Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov on December 10, 1821, in Nemirov, Yaroslav province, Russia. His father was a Russian Army officer, his mother, Alexandra Zakrevska, was from Warsaw and belonged to Polish Gentry. Young Nekrasov grew up on ancestral estate, Greshnevo, near the Volga River, where he witnessed the hard labor of the Volga boatmen. He was abused by his tyrannical father, who's drunken rages against his serfs and his wife, caused traumatic experience and later affected Nekrasov's writing. Thanks to his mother's love and support, young Nekrasov managed to survive through the traumatic experiences of his childhood and youth. He admired his mother and expressed his love and empathy to all women through his poetry. He studied at the St. Petersburg University, when his father abruptly cut his support. At that time Nekrasov had to live in a shelter for homeless.
His first book of poetry was met with harsh criticism from V. G. Belinsky. Nekrasov was devastated and depressed, he removed all the copies of his failed book from booksellers. He joined the staff of "Otechestvennye Zapiski" (Notes of Fatherland), where his former critic V. G. Belinsky was the principal literary expert. They soon became friends and Nekrasov was promoted to an editing position. He edited the first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky "Poor Folk" (1845). In 1846 Nekrasov acquired the "Sovremennik" (The Contemporary) magazine, which was originally founded by Alexander Pushkin. From 1846-1866 he was the publisher of "Sovremennik" and made it one the most reputable magazines of the 19th century Russia. In it Nekrasov published his own novels and poems, as well as the works of Ivan Turgenev, Lev Tolstoy, and other Russian writers. In 1866 "Sovremennik" was shut down by the Tsar's government in connection with the political prosecution of its editor Nikolai Chernyshevsky. After that Nekrasov became an independent writer and entered the most productive period in his life.
Nikolai A. Nekrasov's best poems, such as "Russian Women" (1871-72), "Who's Happy in Russia" (1873-76), and "Last Songs" (1877), stand out among the 19th century Russian poetry. Nekrasov was praised by Fyodor Dostoevsky, who compared him to Mikhail Lermontov and Alexander Pushkin. In his later years Nekrasov suffered from chronic bronchitis and its complications; he had to travel to Italy and Arfica for convalescence, but never completely recovered. He died of complications after an unsuccessful cancer surgery on January 8, 1878, in St. Petersburg, and was laid to rest in the Novodevichy Convent Cemetery in St. Petersburg. Nekrasov's home in St. Petersburg, Russia, an important literary club of his time, is now a National Literary Museum.- Writer
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Temistocle Solera was born on 25 December 1815 in Ferrara, Papal State [now Emilia-Romagna, Italy]. Temistocle was a writer, known for Crying Freeman (1995), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Joan of Arc, Opera in Four Acts (2015). Temistocle was married to Teresa Rosmina. Temistocle died on 21 April 1878 in Milan, Italy.- John Tunstall was born on 6 March 1853 in London, England, UK. He died on 18 February 1878 in Lincoln, New Mexico, USA.
- Stefan Mitrov Ljubisa was born on 6 March 1822 in Budva, Crna Gora. Stefan Mitrov was a writer, known for Kanjos Macedonovic (1965) and Pastrovski vitez (1982). Stefan Mitrov died on 23 November 1878 in Vienna, Austria.
- Carlo Gatti was born on 28 July 1817 in Marogno, Ticino, Switzerland. He was married to Maria Marioni. He died on 7 August 1878 in Marogno, Ticino, Switzerland.
- Djura Jaksic has studied fine arts in Vienna and Munich. He has been a teacher and professor in various towns in Serbia. He belongs to the most expressive representatives of Serbian romanticism. Passionate, of impetuous imagination, flamy emotions, rebellious and a freedom-lover, he has written, with romanticist pathos, songs about freedom, against tyranny, and verses of lyric confession full of deep pain (nevertheless, he also had nothing against dedicating a collection of poems to Knez Milan). He has written three dramas: "Stanoje Glavas", "Seoba Srba" and "Jelisaveta". He was one of the most talented Serbian painters of the XIX century and most prominent representative of romanticism in Serbian painting. He was buried as one of the most respected and loved artists of Belgrade.
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Knowles Shaw was born on 31 October 1834 in Butler County, Ohio, USA. Knowles died on 7 June 1878 in McKinney, Near Dallas, Texas, USA.- Karl Gutzkow was born on 17 March 1811 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer, known for Zopf und Schwert - Eine tolle Prinzessin (1926), Uriel Acosta (1920) and Die preußische Heirat (1974). He was married to Bertha Meidinger and Amalie Klönne. He died on 16 December 1878 in Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Dobri Voynikov was born on 10 November 1833 in Shumen, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire [now Bulgaria]. He was a writer, known for The Phoney Civilization (1974). He died on 27 March 1878 in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
- Ede Szigligeti was born on 8 March 1814 in Váradolaszi, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Liliomfi (1915), A csikós (1913) and A szökött katona (1915). He died on 19 January 1878 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Wolf Graf Baudissin was born on 30 January 1789 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Othello (1968), Troilus und Cressida (1964) and Der Misanthrop (1959). He died on 4 April 1878 in Dresden, Germany.