August 26
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| + | *[[1858]] - First news dispatch by [[Telegraphy|telegraph]]. | ||
| + | *[[1883]] - Eruption of Mount [[Krakatoa]]. | ||
| - | == Births == | + | ==Births== |
| + | *[[1880]] - [[Guillaume Apollinaire]], French poet and art critic (d. [[1918]]) | ||
| + | *[[1898]] - [[Peggy Guggenheim]], American art collector (d. [[1979]]) | ||
| + | *[[1914]] - [[Julio Cortázar]], Argentine writer (d. [[1984]]) | ||
| + | *[[1941]] - [[Barbet Schroeder]], Swiss film director | ||
| - | == Deaths == | + | ==Deaths== |
| - | + | *[[1795]] - [[Alessandro Cagliostro]], Italian traveler, occultist and freemason (b. [[1743]]) | |
| - | == Notes == | + | *[[1930]] - [[Lon Chaney, Sr.]], American actor (b. [[1883]]) |
| + | *[[1980]] - [[Tex Avery]], American cartoonist (b. [[1908]]) | ||
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Art and culture
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Births
- 1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire, French poet and art critic (d. 1918)
- 1898 - Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (d. 1979)
- 1914 - Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. 1984)
- 1941 - Barbet Schroeder, Swiss film director
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Deaths
- 1795 - Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian traveler, occultist and freemason (b. 1743)
- 1930 - Lon Chaney, Sr., American actor (b. 1883)
- 1980 - Tex Avery, American cartoonist (b. 1908)
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