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== Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
- | * [[303]] - [[Galerius]], [[List of Roman Emperors|Roman Emperor]], publishes his edict that begins the persecution of [[Christianity|Christians]] in his portion of the [[Empire]]. | + | * [[303]] - [[Galerius]], [[List of Roman Emperors|Roman Emperor]], publishes his edict that begins [[Persecution of early Christians by the Romans|the persecution of Christians]] in his portion of the [[Empire]]. |
*[[1920]] - The [[Nazi Party]] is founded. | *[[1920]] - The [[Nazi Party]] is founded. | ||
*[[2007]] - [[80th Academy Awards]] | *[[2007]] - [[80th Academy Awards]] | ||
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*[[1709]] - [[Jacques de Vaucanson]], French inventor (d. [[1782]]) | *[[1709]] - [[Jacques de Vaucanson]], French inventor (d. [[1782]]) | ||
*[[1786]] - [[Wilhelm Grimm]], German philologist and folklorist (d. [[1859]]) | *[[1786]] - [[Wilhelm Grimm]], German philologist and folklorist (d. [[1859]]) | ||
- | *[[1863]] - [[Franz von Stuck]], German Symbolist/Art Nouveau painter, sculptor, engraver, and architec (d. [[1928]]) | + | *[[1863]] - [[Franz von Stuck]], German Symbolist/Art Nouveau painter, sculptor, engraver, and architect (d. [[1928]]) |
*[[1885]] - [[Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz|Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz]], Polish writer and painter (d. [[1939]]) | *[[1885]] - [[Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz|Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz]], Polish writer and painter (d. [[1939]]) | ||
*[[1909]] - [[Riccardo Freda]], Egyptian-born Italian film director (d. [[1999]]) | *[[1909]] - [[Riccardo Freda]], Egyptian-born Italian film director (d. [[1999]]) | ||
*[[1912]] - [[Jiří Trnka]], Czech puppet maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director (d. [[1969]]) | *[[1912]] - [[Jiří Trnka]], Czech puppet maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director (d. [[1969]]) | ||
- | *[[1922]] - [[Richard Hamilton (artist)|Richard Hamilton]], English painter ("Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?") | + | *[[1922]] - [[Richard Hamilton (artist)|Richard Hamilton]], English painter ("Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?") (2011) |
*[[1932]] - [[John Vernon]], Canadian actor (d. [[2005]]) | *[[1932]] - [[John Vernon]], Canadian actor (d. [[2005]]) | ||
*[[1939]] - [[Marisa Mell]], Austrian actress (''Danger: Diabolik'') (d. [[1992]]) | *[[1939]] - [[Marisa Mell]], Austrian actress (''Danger: Diabolik'') (d. [[1992]]) | ||
- | *[[1942]] - [[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak]], Indian literary critic and theorist | ||
- | *[[1956]] - [[Judith Butler]], American post-structuralist philosopher | ||
*[[1958]] - [[Plastic Bertrand]], Belgian singer | *[[1958]] - [[Plastic Bertrand]], Belgian singer | ||
*[[1964]] - [[Todd Field]], American actor and film director | *[[1964]] - [[Todd Field]], American actor and film director |
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Art and culture
- 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Empire.
- 1920 - The Nazi Party is founded.
- 2007 - 80th Academy Awards
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Births
- 1463 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian humanist (d. 1494)
- 1500 - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1558)
- 1604 - Arcangela Tarabotti, Renaissance Italian nun and writer, author of Paternal Tyranny (d. 1652)
- 1709 - Jacques de Vaucanson, French inventor (d. 1782)
- 1786 - Wilhelm Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1859)
- 1863 - Franz von Stuck, German Symbolist/Art Nouveau painter, sculptor, engraver, and architect (d. 1928)
- 1885 - Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1939)
- 1909 - Riccardo Freda, Egyptian-born Italian film director (d. 1999)
- 1912 - Jiří Trnka, Czech puppet maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director (d. 1969)
- 1922 - Richard Hamilton, English painter ("Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?") (2011)
- 1932 - John Vernon, Canadian actor (d. 2005)
- 1939 - Marisa Mell, Austrian actress (Danger: Diabolik) (d. 1992)
- 1958 - Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer
- 1964 - Todd Field, American actor and film director
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Deaths
- 1799 - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist (b. 1742)
- 1825 - Thomas Bowdler, English physician and editor (b. 1754)
- 1911 - Jules Joseph Lefebvre, French figure painter (b. 1836)
- 1947 - Pierre Janet, French psychologis, (b. 1859)
- 1984 - Ernst Hofbauer, Austrian film director (Schulmadchen Report) (b. 1925)
- 1995 - Tatsumi Kumashiro, Japanese film director (b. 1927)
- 2006 - Octavia Butler, American author and MacArthur Foundation Fellow (b. 1947)
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