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| + | "Battalions of the accursed . . . will march . .. some of them livid and some of them fiery and some of them rotten. Some of them corpses, skeletons, mummies, twitching, tottering. . . . Here and there will flit little harlots. Many are clowns . . . some are assassins. There are pale stenches and gaunt superstitions and mere shadows." --''[[The Book of the Damned]]'' (1919) by Charles Fort | ||
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| + | '''1919''' (MCMXIX) is the 919th year of the 2nd millennium, the 19th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1910s decade. | ||
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *''[[Winesburg, Ohio (novel)]]'' | + | *In June 1919, [[Max Jacob]] sent [[Raymond Radiguet]], a young writer, to meet [[Jean Cocteau]] |
| - | *[[Das Unheimliche]] by Freud | + | *''[[Atlantida (novel)|Atlantida]]'', a French novel by Pierre Benoit |
| + | *[[Institut für Sexualwissenschaft]] founded | ||
| + | *''[[Winesburg, Ohio (novel)|Winesburg, Ohio]]'', short story cycle by the American author Sherwood Anderson | ||
| + | *''[[The Uncanny (Sigmund Freud essay)|The Uncanny]]'' by Sigmund Freud | ||
| + | *''[[A Child Is Being Beaten]]'' by Sigmund Freud | ||
| *[[Weimar culture]] (1919 - 1933) | *[[Weimar culture]] (1919 - 1933) | ||
| - | *Beat the white with the Red wedge by [[El Lissitzky]] | + | *[[Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge]] by El Lissitzky |
| - | *Alma Mahler by [[Hermine Moos]] | + | *Alma Mahler by [[Hermine Moos]] |
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| *[[Bauhaus]] founded | *[[Bauhaus]] founded | ||
| *Start of alcohol prohibition in Finland | *Start of alcohol prohibition in Finland | ||
| + | *''[[The End Of The World Filmed By An Angel]]'', a French-language novel by Blaise Cendrars | ||
| + | *"[[What is Dadaism and what does it want in Germany?]]" | ||
| + | *''[[L.H.O.O.Q.]]'' by Duchamp | ||
| + | *''[[The Book of the Damned]]'' by Charles Fort | ||
| + | *''[[Sex and Sex Worship]]'' by Otto Augustus Wall | ||
| + | == Births == | ||
| - | A Child Is Being Beaten - (1919) - Sigmund Freud | + | * [[January 1]] – [[J. D. Salinger]], American novelist (''The Catcher in the Rye'') (d. [[2010]]) |
| + | * [[January 23]] – [[Ernie Kovacs]], American comedian (d. [[1962]]) | ||
| + | * [[February 18]] – [[Jack Palance]], American actor (d. [[2006]]) | ||
| + | * [[March 17]] – [[Nat King Cole]], African-American singer (''Unforgettable'') (d. 1965) | ||
| + | * [[March 24]] – [[Lawrence Ferlinghetti]], American author and publisher (d. 2021) | ||
| + | * [[April 19]] – [[Merce Cunningham]], American dancer and choreographer (d. 2009) | ||
| + | * [[April 12]] – [[Maurice Girodias]] , British publisher (d. [[1990]]) | ||
| + | * [[June 19]] – [[Pauline Kael]], American film critic (d. [[2001]]) | ||
| + | * [[July 15]] – [[Iris Murdoch]], Irish novelist (d. [[1999]]) | ||
| + | * [[July 26]] – [[James Lovelock]], English biologist and chemist (d. 2022) | ||
| + | * [[September 4]] – [[Gualtiero Jacopetti]], Italian director (d. [[2011]]) | ||
| + | * [[October 5]] – [[Donald Pleasence]], English actor (d. [[1995]]) | ||
| + | * [[October 11]] – [[Art Blakey]], American jazz drummer (d. [[1990]]) | ||
| + | * [[October 22]] – [[Doris Lessing]], British writer (d. [[2013]]) | ||
| + | * [[December 6]] – [[Paul de Man]], Belgian-born literary critic (d. [[1983]]) | ||
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| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| - | *[[Maurice Girodias]] (1919 - 1990) | + | * [[August 9]] – [[Ernst Haeckel]], German biologist, naturalist and philosopher (b. 1834) |
| - | *[[Pauline Kael]] (1919 - 2001) | + | * [[September 2]] – [[Jean-Pierre Brisset]], French writer (b. 1837) |
| - | *[[Lawrence Ferlinghetti]] (1919 - ) | + | |
| - | *[[Gualtiero Jacopetti]] (1919 - ) | + | |
| - | *[[Ernst Haeckel]] (1834 — 1919) | + | |
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"Battalions of the accursed . . . will march . .. some of them livid and some of them fiery and some of them rotten. Some of them corpses, skeletons, mummies, twitching, tottering. . . . Here and there will flit little harlots. Many are clowns . . . some are assassins. There are pale stenches and gaunt superstitions and mere shadows." --The Book of the Damned (1919) by Charles Fort |
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1919 (MCMXIX) is the 919th year of the 2nd millennium, the 19th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1910s decade.
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Art and culture
- In June 1919, Max Jacob sent Raymond Radiguet, a young writer, to meet Jean Cocteau
- Atlantida, a French novel by Pierre Benoit
- Institut für Sexualwissenschaft founded
- Winesburg, Ohio, short story cycle by the American author Sherwood Anderson
- The Uncanny by Sigmund Freud
- A Child Is Being Beaten by Sigmund Freud
- Weimar culture (1919 - 1933)
- Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge by El Lissitzky
- Alma Mahler by Hermine Moos
- Bauhaus founded
- Start of alcohol prohibition in Finland
- The End Of The World Filmed By An Angel, a French-language novel by Blaise Cendrars
- "What is Dadaism and what does it want in Germany?"
- L.H.O.O.Q. by Duchamp
- The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort
- Sex and Sex Worship by Otto Augustus Wall
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Births
- January 1 – J. D. Salinger, American novelist (The Catcher in the Rye) (d. 2010)
- January 23 – Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (d. 1962)
- February 18 – Jack Palance, American actor (d. 2006)
- March 17 – Nat King Cole, African-American singer (Unforgettable) (d. 1965)
- March 24 – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American author and publisher (d. 2021)
- April 19 – Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2009)
- April 12 – Maurice Girodias , British publisher (d. 1990)
- June 19 – Pauline Kael, American film critic (d. 2001)
- July 15 – Iris Murdoch, Irish novelist (d. 1999)
- July 26 – James Lovelock, English biologist and chemist (d. 2022)
- September 4 – Gualtiero Jacopetti, Italian director (d. 2011)
- October 5 – Donald Pleasence, English actor (d. 1995)
- October 11 – Art Blakey, American jazz drummer (d. 1990)
- October 22 – Doris Lessing, British writer (d. 2013)
- December 6 – Paul de Man, Belgian-born literary critic (d. 1983)
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Deaths
- August 9 – Ernst Haeckel, German biologist, naturalist and philosopher (b. 1834)
- September 2 – Jean-Pierre Brisset, French writer (b. 1837)
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