| | Latvian People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11) |
 | | In 1895 Jazeps Vitols composed one of his most impressive symphonies called "Dramatiska uvertira", and at the end of the 1800s, variations for piano based on themes from Latvian folk songs (for instance "Ej saulite driz pie Dieva", 1891), his "Simfonija" is also well known. |
 | | The first Olympic medal to be won in the history of independent Latvia was by Janis Dalins. |
 | | Uljana Semjonova was a member of the USSR basketball team, which won two gold medals (1976 in Montreal and 1980 in Moscow). |
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