Elvira Madigan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Tightrope walker and trick rider
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Place of Birth: Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
About Elvira Madigan
- Elvira Madigan, artist name for Hedvig Antoinette Isabella Eleonore Jensen (December 4, 1867 in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein in the then Kingdom of Prussia – July 19, 1889 in Nørreskov on Tåsinge, Denmark), was a circus performer (slack rope dancer, artistic rider, juggler and dancer). Elvira Madigan is today known for her relationship with the Swedish nobleman and cavalry officer Sixten Sparre.
- Their joint death caused great sensation and the event was described in song by among others the author Johan Lindström Saxon in a song beginning "Sad things happen", which gained great popularity.
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See Also
- Famous People's Birthdays on 04 December, Germany
- Famous People's Birthdays in December, Germany
- Famous People's Birthdays on 04 December, Denmark
- Famous People's Birthdays in December, Denmark
- Famous acrobat's Birthdays on 04 December, Germany
- Famous acrobat's Birthdays in December, Germany
- Famous circus performer's Birthdays on 04 December, Germany
- Famous circus performer's Birthdays in December, Germany
- Famous acrobat's Birthdays on 04 December, Denmark
- Famous acrobat's Birthdays in December, Denmark
- Famous circus performer's Birthdays on 04 December, Denmark
- Famous circus performer's Birthdays in December, Denmark