Deaths on December 18

Dobriša Cesarić

Died on December 18, 1980

Dobriša Cesarić, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1902)

Dobriša Cesarić (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈdobriʃa ˈt͡sesarit͡ɕ]; 10 January 1902 – 18 December 1980) was a Croatian poet and translator born in Požega. Cesarić is considered one of the greatest Croatian poets of the 20th century. In 1951 he became a member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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Deaths on December 18

Dobriša Cesarić

Died on December 18, 1980

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