August 11
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | August 11 - John Lennon holds a press conference in Chicago, Illinois to apologize for his remarks the previous March. "I suppose if I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I would have gotten away with it. I'm sorry I opened my mouth. I'm not anti-God, anti-Christ, or anti-religion. I was not knocking it. I was not saying we are greater or better." | + | *[[1833]] – [[Robert G. Ingersoll]], American religious skeptic (d. 1899) |
| - | == Births == | + | *[[1919]] - Constitution of [[Weimar Republic]] adopted |
| + | *[[1966]] - [[John Lennon]] holds a press conference in Chicago apologizing for stating that the Beatles were [[More popular than Jesus|"more popular than Jesus"]]. | ||
| + | *[[1984]] - [[Reagan's "We begin bombing in five minutes" joke]], during a voice check for a radio broadcast remarks "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw [[Russia]] forever. We begin bombing in five minutes". | ||
| - | == Deaths == | + | ==Births== |
| - | + | *[[1899]] - [[ Jindřich Štyrský]], Czech artist (d. [[1942]]) | |
| - | == Notes == | + | *[[1932]] - [[Fernando Arrabal]], Spanish writer |
| - | *[[ Fernando Arrabal]] | + | *[[1933]] - [[Jerry Falwell]], American preacher (d. [[2007]]) |
| - | *[[ Jackson Pollock]] | + | |
| - | *[[ Jindřich Štyrský]] | + | |
| - | *[[ Richard Monckton Milnes]] | + | |
| - | *[[ Edith Wharton]] | + | |
| - | *[[ Hans Memling]] | + | |
| - | *[[ Peter Cushing]] | + | |
| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1494]] - [[ Hans Memling]], Flemish painter (b. c. [[1430]]) | ||
| + | *[[1885]] - [[ Richard Monckton Milnes]], English poet (b. [[1809]]) | ||
| + | *[[1937]] - [[Edith Wharton]], American author (b. [[1862]]) | ||
| + | *[[1956]] - [[Jackson Pollock]], American artist (b. [[1912]]) | ||
| + | *[[1994]] - [[Peter Cushing]], British actor (b. [[1913]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1833 – Robert G. Ingersoll, American religious skeptic (d. 1899)
- 1919 - Constitution of Weimar Republic adopted
- 1966 - John Lennon holds a press conference in Chicago apologizing for stating that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus".
- 1984 - Reagan's "We begin bombing in five minutes" joke, during a voice check for a radio broadcast remarks "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes".
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Births
- 1899 - Jindřich Štyrský, Czech artist (d. 1942)
- 1932 - Fernando Arrabal, Spanish writer
- 1933 - Jerry Falwell, American preacher (d. 2007)
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Deaths
- 1494 - Hans Memling, Flemish painter (b. c. 1430)
- 1885 - Richard Monckton Milnes, English poet (b. 1809)
- 1937 - Edith Wharton, American author (b. 1862)
- 1956 - Jackson Pollock, American artist (b. 1912)
- 1994 - Peter Cushing, British actor (b. 1913)
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