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*[[1685]] - [[George Berkeley]], Irish philosopher (d. 1753) | *[[1685]] - [[George Berkeley]], Irish philosopher (d. 1753) | ||
+ | * [[1802]] – [[Joseph Octave Delepierre]], Belgian bibliophile (d. 1879) | ||
*[[1858]] - [[Eric Stenbock]], Baltic German poet and writer (d. [[1895]]) | *[[1858]] - [[Eric Stenbock]], Baltic German poet and writer (d. [[1895]]) | ||
*[[1863]] - [[Gabriele D'Annunzio]], Italian writer (d. [[1938]]) | *[[1863]] - [[Gabriele D'Annunzio]], Italian writer (d. [[1938]]) | ||
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*[[1953]] - [[Carl Hiaasen]], American journalist and author | *[[1953]] - [[Carl Hiaasen]], American journalist and author | ||
*[[1968]] - [[Jack Sargeant]], underground film connoisseur | *[[1968]] - [[Jack Sargeant]], underground film connoisseur | ||
- | *[[1979]] - [[Pete Doherty]], English musician | + | *[[1979]] - [[Pete Doherty]], English musician |
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== |
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Art and culture
- 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell successfully speaks the first words on a telephone by calling for his assistant.
- 1938 – Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
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Births
- 1685 - George Berkeley, Irish philosopher (d. 1753)
- 1802 – Joseph Octave Delepierre, Belgian bibliophile (d. 1879)
- 1858 - Eric Stenbock, Baltic German poet and writer (d. 1895)
- 1863 - Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian writer (d. 1938)
- 1890 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish ballet dancer (d. 1950)
- 1922 - Jack Kerouac, American writer (d. 1969)
- 1925 - Georges Delerue, French film composer (d. 1992)
- 1926 - John Clellon Holmes, American writer, poet and professor (Go) (d. 1988)
- 1928 - Edward Albee, American dramatist (d. 2016)
- 1928 - Gregory Markopoulos, American experimental filmmaker (d. 1992)
- 1948 - James Taylor, American musician
- 1953 - Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author
- 1968 - Jack Sargeant, underground film connoisseur
- 1979 - Pete Doherty, English musician
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Deaths
- 1955 - Charlie Parker, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1920)
- 1966 - Victor Brauner, Romanian Jewish painter (b. 1903)
- 1983 - Mario Mieli, Italian gay activist (b. 1952)
- 1990 - Philippe Soupault, French writer and poet, novelist, critic, and political activist (b. 1897)
- 1998 - Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramist (b. 1893)
- 1999 - Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (b. 1916)
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