Births on July 5

Tin Ujević

Born on July 5, 1891

Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (d. 1955)

Augustin Josip "Tin" Ujević (pronounced [auɡǔstin tîːn ûːjeʋitɕ]; 5 July 1891 – 12 November 1955) was a Croatian poet, considered by many to be the greatest poet in 20th century Croatian literature.From 1921, he ceased to sign his name as Augustin, thereafter using the signature Tin Ujević.

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Events on 1891

10 Mar

Strowger switch
Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
15 May

Rerum novarum
Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
20 May

Kinetoscope
History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.

Births on July 5

Tin Ujević

Born on July 5, 1891

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Events on 1891

Strowger switch

Rerum novarum

Kinetoscope