The Order of Danica Hrvatska ( hr, Red Danice hrvatske; lit. "Order of the Croatian
Morning Star
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") is the fourteenth most important medal given by the
Republic of Croatia
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. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is awarded for different purposes and with different faces:
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Marko Marulić
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– for culture
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Blaž Lorković
Blaž Lorković (29 January 1839 – 17 February 1892) was a Croatian economist, lawyer, political and cultural worker, and the founder of Croatian political economy. Because of his contributions, the Republic of Croatia named its Order of Danica ...
– for business/economics
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Ruđer Bošković
Roger Joseph Boscovich ( hr, Ruđer Josip Bošković; ; it, Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich; la, Rogerius (Iosephus) Boscovicius; sr, Руђер Јосип Бошковић; 18 May 1711 – 13 February 1787) was a physicist, astronomer, ...
Franjo Bučar
Franjo Bučar (25 November 1866 – 26 December 1946) was a Croatian writer and sports popularizer . He is considered to be the father of Croatian sport and olympism.
Bučar was born in Zagreb to Slovenian father Jožef (Josip) Bučar and Croats ...
– for sports
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Katarina Zrinska
Countess Ana Katarina Zrinska (c. 1625–1673) was a Croatian noblewoman and poet, born into the House of Frankopan, Croatian noble family. She married Count Petar Zrinski of the House of Zrinski in 1641 and later became known as Katarina Zrinsk ...
– for health, social welfare and the promotion of moral values
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Antun Radić
Antun Radić (Martinska Ves, Sisak-Moslavina County, Desno Trebarjevo, 11 June 1868 – Zagreb, 10 February 1919) was a Croats, Croatian scientist, writer, translator, journalist, sociologist, ethnographer and politician. He is the founder o ...
– for education
(left: Order medal; middle: smaller decorative version; right: Order ribbon)
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Notable recipients
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John Malkovich
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Mate Rimac
Mate Rimac (; born 12 February 1988) is a Croatian innovator, entrepreneur, and founder of the Croatian electric sports car company Rimac Automobili and Greyp Bikes, a high-tech eBike and eBike technology company.
During his high-school years ...
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Michael York
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Martin Sheen
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Andrzej Wajda
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Vladimir Prelog
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Krzysztof Penderecki
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Alain Finkielkraut
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Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza
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Philip J. Cohen
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Ivo Pogorelić
Ivo Pogorelić (also Ivo Pogorelich; born 20 October 1958) is a Yugoslav-born Croatian pianist. He is known for his sometimes unorthodox interpretations, which have brought him a sizable following and both praise and criticism from musical ...
Swami Maheshwarananda
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Bonaventura Duda
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Early life and education
Roko Duda was born in the Free State ...
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Božo Biškupić
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Marin Čilić
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Alfred Freddy Krupa
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