Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926). Rainer Maria Rilke was born on 4 December 1875 in what is now the Czech Republic. Rainer Maria Rilke is remembered as a writer, poet and playwright, a citizen of Cisleithania and Czechoslovakia. Notable works include “Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge”, “Duino Elegies” and “Sonnets to Orpheus”.
Before and after
- 4 August 1875Death of Hans Christian Andersen
- 1 September 1875Birth of Edgar Rice Burroughs
- 20 September 1875Ganghwa Island incident
- 31 October 1875Birth of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- 4 December 1875Birth of Rainer Maria Rilke
- 1876Telephone
- 1876Founding of Johns Hopkins University
- 1876Publication of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- from 1876 to 1877Great Sioux War of 1876
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