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| 1800 | France Prešeren was born. |
| 1810-21 | He attended schools in Ribnica and Ljubljana. |
| 1821-28 | He studied philosophy and law in Vienna. |
| 1824-27 | He first attempted to write poetry. |
| 1828 | He got his first job in Ljubljana. |
| 1830 | His friend Matija Čop returned to Ljubljana. |
| 1833 | He met and fell in love with Julija Primic. |
| 1834 | Wreath of Sonnets and other poems for Julija were published |
| 1835 | Matija Čop drowned in the Sava River. |
| 1836 | He met Ana Jelovšek and published “The Baptism at Savica.” |
| 1846 | Poezije, a book of his poems, was printed. |
| 1849 | Prešeren died. |
| 1994 | “A Toast” became the Slovenian national anthem. |