Czech composer. Bedřich Smetana was born on 2 March 1824 in what is now the Czech Republic. Bedřich Smetana is remembered as a composer, conductor and teacher, a citizen of the Austrian Empire and Austria–Hungary. Notable works include “The Bartered Bride”, “Má vlast” and “String Quartet No. 1”.
Before and after
- 1824Founding of National Gallery
- 1824Founding of University of Manchester
- 1824Joseph Fourier describes the greenhouse effect
- 1824William Buckland describes Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur to be named
- 2 March 1824Birth of Bedřich Smetana
- from 5 March 1824 to 24 February 1826First Anglo-Burmese War
- 12 March 1824Birth of Gustav Kirchhoff
- 19 April 1824Death of Lord Byron
- 7 May 1824Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres
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The era
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