October 18
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| + | "On [[October 18]], [[1902]], [[Hugo von Hofmannsthal]] published a fictive letter in the Berlin daily, ''[[Der Tag (1900–1934)|Der Tag]]'', titled simply [[The Lord Chandos Letter|"Ein Brief" ("A Letter")]]. It was purportedly written in 1603 by Philip, Lord Chandos to [[Francis Bacon]]. In this letter Chandos says that he has stopped writing because he has "lost completely the ability to think or to speak of anything coherently"; he has given up on the possibility of language to describe the world. This letter reflects the growing distrust of and [[linguistic turn|dissatisfaction with language]] that so characterizes the modern era, and Chandos's dissolving personality is not only individual but societal." --Sholem stein | ||
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1775]] - [[African-American]] poet [[Phillis Wheatley]] freed from slavery. | *[[1775]] - [[African-American]] poet [[Phillis Wheatley]] freed from slavery. | ||
| - | *[[1851]] - [[Herman Melville]]'s ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' is first [[Publishing|published]] as ''The Whale'' by [[Richard Bentley]] of [[London]]. | + | *[[1857]] - [[Charles Baudelaire]] publishes his studies on ''[[Madame Bovary]]'' in ''L'Artiste''[https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Madame_Bovary_par_Gustave_Flaubert_(L%E2%80%99Art_romantique)] |
| - | *[[1977]] - [[German Autumn]]: a set of events revolving around the [[kidnapping]] of [[Hanns Martin Schleyer|Hanns-Martin Schleyer]] and the [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacking]] of a [[Lufthansa]] flight by the [[Red Army Faction]] (RAF) comes to an end when Schleyer is executed and various RAF members allegedly commit [[suicide]]. The [[West Germany|West German]] government states that it would never again negotiate with [[terrorism|terrorists]]. | + | *[[1851]] - [[Herman Melville]]'s ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' is published. |
| + | *[[1902]] - [[The Lord Chandos Letter|"A Letter"]] by Hugo von Hofmannsthal | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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| *[[1777]] - [[Heinrich von Kleist]], German writer (d. [[1811]]) | *[[1777]] - [[Heinrich von Kleist]], German writer (d. [[1811]]) | ||
| *[[1785]] - [[Thomas Love Peacock]], English satirist (d. [[1866]]) | *[[1785]] - [[Thomas Love Peacock]], English satirist (d. [[1866]]) | ||
| - | *[[1859]] - [[Henri Bergson]], French philosopher, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] (d. [[1941]]) | + | *[[1859]] - [[Henri Bergson]], French philosopher (d. [[1941]]) |
| *[[1904]] - [[A. J. Liebling]], American journalist (d. [[1963]]) | *[[1904]] - [[A. J. Liebling]], American journalist (d. [[1963]]) | ||
| - | *[[1926]] - [[Chuck Berry]], American musician | + | *[[1923]] - [[Adonis Kyrou]], French film critic (d. 1985) |
| + | *[[1926]] - [[Chuck Berry]], American musician (d. 2017) | ||
| *[[1926]] - [[Klaus Kinski]], German actor (d. [[1991]]) | *[[1926]] - [[Klaus Kinski]], German actor (d. [[1991]]) | ||
| *[[1939]] - [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], purported American assassin of [[John F. Kennedy]] (d. [[1963]]) | *[[1939]] - [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], purported American assassin of [[John F. Kennedy]] (d. [[1963]]) | ||
| + | *[[1940]] - [[Jacques Higelin]], French singer (d. 2018) | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *[[1678]] - [[Jacob Jordaens]], Flemish painter (b. [[1593]]) | *[[1678]] - [[Jacob Jordaens]], Flemish painter (b. [[1593]]) | ||
| + | *[[1687]] - [[Pietro Liberi]], Italian painter (b. [[1605]]) | ||
| *[[1871]] - [[Charles Babbage]], English mathematician and inventor (b. [[1791]]) | *[[1871]] - [[Charles Babbage]], English mathematician and inventor (b. [[1791]]) | ||
| + | *[[1918]] - [[Koloman Moser]], Austrian artist (b. [[1868]]) | ||
| *[[1911]] - [[Alfred Binet]], French psychologist (b. [[1857]]) | *[[1911]] - [[Alfred Binet]], French psychologist (b. [[1857]]) | ||
| *[[1931]] - [[Thomas Edison]], American inventor (b. [[1847]]) | *[[1931]] - [[Thomas Edison]], American inventor (b. [[1847]]) | ||
| - | *[[1977]] - [[Red Army Faction]] [[Stammheim Prison]] suicides | + | *[[1955]] - [[José Ortega y Gasset]], Spanish philosopher (b. [[1883]]) |
| - | **[[Andreas Baader]] (b. [[1943]]) | + | *[[1977]] - [[Andreas Baader]], German terrorist (b. [[1943]]) |
| - | **[[Gudrun Ensslin]] (b. [[1940]]) | + | *[[1984]] - [[Henri Michaux]], French painter and poet (b. [[1899]]) |
| - | **[[Jan-Carl Raspe]] (b. [[1944]]) | + | *[[2000]] - [[Julie London]], American singer and actress (b. 1926) |
| - | * 1984 - [[Henri Michaux]], French painter and poet (b. [[1899]]) | + | *[[2022]] - [[Jean Teulé]], French writer (b. 1953) |
| - | *[[2000]] - [[Julie London]], American singer and actress (b. [[1926]]) | + | |
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| - | == Notes == | + | |
| - | *[[1634]] - [[Adonis Kyrou]] | + | |
| - | *[[1634]] - [[Charles Baudelaire]] studies on Gustave Flaubert (in Lartisge, October 18, 1857 | + | |
| - | *[[1634]] - [[José Ortega y Gasset]] (May 9, 1883 - October 18, 1955) was a Spanish philosopher | + | |
| - | *[[1634]] - [[Koloman Moser]] Koloman Moser (March 30, 1868 – October 18, 1918) | + | |
| - | *[[1634]] - [[Jacques Higelin]] | + | |
| - | *[[1634]] - [[Pietro Liberi]] | + | |
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"On October 18, 1902, Hugo von Hofmannsthal published a fictive letter in the Berlin daily, Der Tag, titled simply "Ein Brief" ("A Letter"). It was purportedly written in 1603 by Philip, Lord Chandos to Francis Bacon. In this letter Chandos says that he has stopped writing because he has "lost completely the ability to think or to speak of anything coherently"; he has given up on the possibility of language to describe the world. This letter reflects the growing distrust of and dissatisfaction with language that so characterizes the modern era, and Chandos's dissolving personality is not only individual but societal." --Sholem stein |
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Art and culture
- 1775 - African-American poet Phillis Wheatley freed from slavery.
- 1857 - Charles Baudelaire publishes his studies on Madame Bovary in L'Artiste[1]
- 1851 - Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is published.
- 1902 - "A Letter" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
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Births
- 1634 - Luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705)
- 1741 - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)
- 1777 - Heinrich von Kleist, German writer (d. 1811)
- 1785 - Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (d. 1866)
- 1859 - Henri Bergson, French philosopher (d. 1941)
- 1904 - A. J. Liebling, American journalist (d. 1963)
- 1923 - Adonis Kyrou, French film critic (d. 1985)
- 1926 - Chuck Berry, American musician (d. 2017)
- 1926 - Klaus Kinski, German actor (d. 1991)
- 1939 - Lee Harvey Oswald, purported American assassin of John F. Kennedy (d. 1963)
- 1940 - Jacques Higelin, French singer (d. 2018)
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Deaths
- 1678 - Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter (b. 1593)
- 1687 - Pietro Liberi, Italian painter (b. 1605)
- 1871 - Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor (b. 1791)
- 1918 - Koloman Moser, Austrian artist (b. 1868)
- 1911 - Alfred Binet, French psychologist (b. 1857)
- 1931 - Thomas Edison, American inventor (b. 1847)
- 1955 - José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher (b. 1883)
- 1977 - Andreas Baader, German terrorist (b. 1943)
- 1984 - Henri Michaux, French painter and poet (b. 1899)
- 2000 - Julie London, American singer and actress (b. 1926)
- 2022 - Jean Teulé, French writer (b. 1953)
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