Janis Rainis was born on September 11, 1865 in Varslavani, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dunava, Jekabpils, Latvia]. Janis was a writer, known for
Put, vejini (1973),
Mech i roza (1959) and
The Road Home (1946). Janis died on September 12, 1929 in Majori, Jurmala, Latvia.