Henryk Sienkiewicz was born on 5 May 1846 in Wola Okrzejska. A Polish novelist and journalist, Sienkiewicz was one of the most popular writers of his time. His Trilogy of historical novels, With Fire and Sword, The Deluge and Fire in the Steppe, depicted seventeenth-century Poland and stirred national feeling during the period of partition. He achieved international fame with Quo Vadis, a story of early Christians under Nero, which was translated into dozens of languages and adapted for the screen. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his outstanding merits as an epic writer. During the First World War he helped organize relief for Polish victims.
Before and after
- 29 December 1845Founding of Atlanta
- from 1846 to 1871California Genocide
- 5 January 1846Birth of Rudolf Christoph Eucken
- from 24 April 1846 to 2 February 1848Mexican-American War
- 5 May 1846Birth of Henryk Sienkiewicz
- from 15 June 1846 to 13 January 1847Conquest of California
- 10 August 1846Founding of Smithsonian Institution
- 23 September 1846Discovery of Neptune
- 10 October 1846Discovery of Triton
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- 5 May 1821Founding of The Guardian
- 7 May 1824Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres
- c. 1860sImpressionism
- 26 November 1865Publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- 19 March 1882Construction of Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
The era
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