Jan Žižka
1911–1996 (age 85)
Biography
Jan Žižka was a Czech citizen who lived from 1911 to 1996, spanning nearly a century of his nation's transformative history. He was laid to rest at Olšany Cemetery in Prague, one of the city's most significant burial grounds.
His long life witnessed profound changes in Central Europe, from the interwar period through the communist era and into the post-1989 democratic transition. Žižka's legacy remains part of the historical fabric of Czech society.