Josip Runjanin

Josip Runjanin (Serbian: Јосиф Руњанин, Josif Runjanin; 8 December 1821 – 2 February 1878) was a Croatian Serb soldier and composer from the Austrian Empire best known for composing the melody of Lijepa naša domovino, which later became the Croatian national anthem.

Josip Runjanin
Јосиф Руњанин
Born
Josif Runjanin

(1821-12-08)8 December 1821
Vinkovci, Slavonian Military Frontier, Military Frontier, Austrian Empire
Died2 February 1878(1878-02-02) (aged 56)
Újvidék (today Novi Sad), Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
NationalityAustrian
Occupation(s)Soldier and composer
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