Season of Pickles

Reviewing the week of 5-11 August (#32) and previewing the week of 12-18 August (#33) of 2024.

News Roundup

Season of Pickles (Cont’d)

“Yugoslav Socialist Artist’s Retrospective Recalls Lost Era of Defiance and Hope,” Balkan Insight, August 5, 2024

“A new exhibition exploring the life and work of 20th Century artist and political activist Djordje Andrejevic-Kun shows how his art powerfully depicted the struggles involved in the Yugoslav Communists’ rise to power.”

Today in History

Events

12 August 1984 – Los Angeles Summer Olympics conclude, with Yugoslavia winning its best-ever total of 18 medals (7-4-7).

Birthdays

• 12 August
  • 1907 – Ljudevit Vujković Lamić – Moco, Croatian poet and writer
  • 1913 – Svetozar Kosorić, Serbian Partisan; People’s Hero of Yugoslavia
  • 1922 – Vojislav Nanović, Serbian/Yugoslav film director
  • 1923 – Dragutin Haramija, Croatian politician
• 13 August
  • 1930 – Lena Politeo, Croatian actress
  • 1935 – Živko Čingo, Macedonian writer
  • 1952 – Gorica Popović, Serbian actress
  • 1968 – Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni, Croatian musician (Osmi Putnik, Divlje Jagode, Gibonni)
• 14 August
  • 1915 – Vidoje Smilevski – Bato, Macedonian Partisan and politician; People’s Hero of Yugoslavia
  • 1919 – Rade Jovčevski-Korčagin, Macedonian Partisan; People’s Hero of Yugoslavia
  • 1921 – Oto Rebula, Serbian/Yugoslav athlete
  • 1921 – Drago Flis, Slovenian Partisan and politician; People’s Hero of Yugoslavia
  • 1924 – Drago Malović, Montenegrin/Yugoslav actor
  • 1930 – Miladin Životić, Serbian philosopher
  • 1941 – Vida Ognjenović, Serbian writer and translator
  • 1945 Elena Kožuharova, Macedonian writer
• 15 August
  • 1883 – Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor
  • 1931 – Oto Logo, Serbian sculptor
• 16 August
  • 1900 – Elvira Kralj, Slovenian actress
  • 1901 – Vladimir Kralj, Slovenian literary and theater critic
  • 1946 – Pavao Pavličić, Croatian writer
  • 1950 – Neda Ukraden, Croatian/Yugoslav singer
  • 1953 – Miša Aleksić, Serbian/Yugoslav musician (Riblja Čorba)
  • 1968 – Mateja Svet, Slovenian/Yugoslav skier
• 17 August
  • 1907 – Đuro Gavela, Serbian writer
  • 1911 – Ante Kaštelančić, Croatian painter
  • 1923 – Mira Stupica, Serbian actress
  • 1937 – Aleksandar Aca Šišić, Serbian violinist
  • 1952 – Janez Zmazek – Žan, Slovenian musician (Buldožer)
  • 1953 – Dragan Kićanović, Serbian/Yugoslav basketball player
  • 1957 – Alen Islamović, Bosnian singer (Divlje Jagode, Bjelo Dugme)
  • 1964 – Zoran Kostić Cane, Serbian/Yugoslav musician (Partibrejkers)
• 18 August
  • 1903 – Nikola Martinoski, Macedonian painter
  • 1905 – Oskar Hudales, Slovenian writer and teacher
  • 1905 – Milena Mohorič, Slovenian writer and Germanist (died same day in 1972)
  • 1935 – Ranko Radović, Serbian/Yugoslav architect
  • 1942 – Radko Polič, Slovenian/Yugoslav actor
  • 1957 – Dževad Prekazi, Albanian/Yugoslav footballer

Deaths

• 12 August
  • 1981 – Aleš Bebler, Slovenian/Yugoslav Partisan, politician, and diplomat; People’s Hero of Yugoslavia
• 13 August
  • 1985 – Slobodan Aligrudić, Serbian/Yugoslav actor
  • 1995 – Simeon Gugulovski, Macedonian singer
  • 2018 – Zvonko Bego, Croatian/Yugoslav footballer
• 14 August
  • 2007 – Nela Eržišnik, Croatian comedian
  • 2012 – Svetozar Gligorić, Serbian/Yugoslav chess player
  • 2015 – Miroslav Slavko Mađer, Croatian writer and critic
  • 2021 – Ante Rožić, Croatian/Yugoslav architect
• 15 August
  • 1978 – Leo Lemešić, Croatian/Yugoslav football player and coach
  • 1996 – Sven Lasta, Croatian actor
  • 2000 – Ena Begović, Croatian actress
  • 2008 – Tomislav Pinter, Croatian/Yugoslav cinematographer
• 16 August 1984 – Duško Radović, Serbian poet and writer
• 17 August
  • 1943 – Slavčo Stojmenski, Macedonian Partisan; People’s Hero of Yugoslavia
  • 1961 – Jakob Savinšek, Slovenian/Yugoslav poet and sculptor
  • 2015 – Arsen Dedić, Croatian singer
• 18 August
  • 1942 – Jože Lacko, Slovenian Partisan; People’s Hero of Yugoslavia
  • 2007 – Rajko Koritnik, Slovenian opera singer

Featured image CC Pascal King