Biography:Ignacy Jan Paderewski rose to fame as a concert pianist, noted for his striking looks and great charm. He was also a composer, producing an Opera and a Symphony, popular in their day.
As a member of the Polish National Committee during WW I he became a spokesman for an independent state of Poland.
In 1919 he became the first prime inister of Poland, and represented Poland at the Paris Peace Conference of the same year, signing the Treaty of Versailles.
1880-01-07 Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski (19) weds Polish musician Antonina Korsak, until she dies from complications of childbirth later that year
1889-05-31 Polish pianist, and politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski (38) weds Polish baroness, social activist, and humanitaran Helena Maria von Rosen (32) in Warsaw, Russian Empire, until her death in 1934
Historical Events
1901-05-29 Ignacy Jan Paderewski's opera "Manru" has its world premiere in Dresden, Germany
1909-02-12 Symphony in B minor "Polonia", by Polish composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski has its public premiere with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
1919-01-18 Composer and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Polish Prime Minister
1919-11-27 Ignacy Jan Paderewski resigns as Polish Prime Minister after ten months
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