Janko Ravnik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Janko Ravnik

Slovenian musician and composer

Date of Birth: 07-May-1891

Place of Birth: Bohinjska Bistrica, Slovenia

Date of Death: 20-Sep-1982

Profession: photographer, composer, cinematographer, pianist, university teacher, film director, film producer, music pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Janko Ravnik (7 March 1891 – 2 September 1981) was a Slovenian pianist, teacher, film director and composer.He was born in Bohinjska Bistrica and died in Ljubljana.
In 1928 and 1929, he filmed In the Kingdom of the Goldhorn (Slovene: V kraljestvu Zlatoroga), the first Slovene feature film.
It features the ascent of a group of students to the top of Mount Triglav.
In 1929, Ravnik filmed a great national ceremony in Ljubljana on the 120th anniversary of the establishment of the Illyrian Provinces, during which a monument was erected to Napoleon and Illyria at French Revolution Square.