Ivo Andrić was born on 10 October 1892 in Dolac. A Yugoslav novelist and diplomat, Andric was born in Bosnia, and wrote about the history and peoples of the Balkans under Ottoman and Habsburg rule. His best-known work is The Bridge on the Drina, a chronicle of a Bosnian town and its bridge over several centuries, together with Bosnian Chronicle and The Woman from Sarajevo. He served as a diplomat for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, including as ambassador in Berlin, and spent the Second World War in Belgrade, where he wrote his major novels. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His legacy is claimed by several nations.
Before and after
- 15 August 1892Birth of Louis de Broglie
- 24 August 1892Construction of Goodison Park
- 9 September 1892Discovery of Amalthea
- 10 September 1892Birth of Arthur Holly Compton
- 10 October 1892Birth of Ivo Andrić
- 6 November 1892Discovery of Comet Holmes
- 4 December 1892Birth of Francisco Franco
- 9 December 1892Founding of Newcastle United F.C.
- 17 December 1892Launch of Vogue
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