Quote of the day
Joy is like restless day; but peace divine
Like quiet night;
Lead me, O Lord, — till perfect Day shall shine
Through Peace to Light.
Václav Havel
Born: October 5, 1936
Died: December 18, 2011 (aged 75)
Bio: Václav Havel was a Czech writer, philosopher, dissident, and statesman. From 1989 to 1992, he served as the last president of Czechoslovakia. He then served as the first president of the Czech Republic after the Czech Slovak split.
Known for:
- The Garden Party (1993)
- The Power of the Powerless (1979)
- To the Castle and back (2007)
- The Memorandum (1965)
- Letters to Olga (1985)
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