Matúška, Janko, 1821-1877
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Orava (Slovakia and Poland)
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found: Nad Tatrou sa blýska, 1919:(published with Kde domov můj?, the other Czechoslovakian national anthem)
found: Československá státní hymna, 1950:title page (František Škroup; Janko Matúška; arr. Jan Uhlíř)
found: Wikipedia, 19 October 2017(Janko Matúška; Janko Matúška (born 10 January 1821 in Dolný Kubin, died 11 January 1877 in Dolný Kubin) was a Slovak poet, activist, occasional playwright, and clerk of the court; he is best known as the author of the Slovak national anthem, Nad Tatrou sa blýska [Lighting over the Tatras]; he wrote the national anthem's lyrics in 1844 as a student while protesting the unfair dismissal of a teacher; he lived in Orava (Árva) for most of his adult life; he worked in government offices after 1850 and was clerk of the county court in Dolný Kubin from 1870 to 1875; he is buried in Dolný Kubin)
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