May 11
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| *[[1865]] - In a letter written to [[Édouard Manet]], [[Baudelaire]] said: "[[Rops]] is the one true artist" | *[[1865]] - In a letter written to [[Édouard Manet]], [[Baudelaire]] said: "[[Rops]] is the one true artist" | ||
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| *[[1987]] – [[Klaus Barbie]] goes on trial in [[Lyon]] for [[war crime]]s committed during World War II. | *[[1987]] – [[Klaus Barbie]] goes on trial in [[Lyon]] for [[war crime]]s committed during World War II. | ||
| *[[2006]] - [[Undercover Surrealism]] exhibition opens in London. | *[[2006]] - [[Undercover Surrealism]] exhibition opens in London. | ||
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| *[[1849]] – [[Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier]], French socialite (b. 1777) | *[[1849]] – [[Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier]], French socialite (b. 1777) | ||
| - | *[[1952]] – [[Eugène François Vidocq]], French criminal and first detective | + | *[[1952]] – [[Eugène François Vidocq]], French criminal and first detective (b. 1775) |
| *[[1920]] – [[William Dean Howells]], American writer (b. 1837) | *[[1920]] – [[William Dean Howells]], American writer (b. 1837) | ||
| *[[1973]] – [[Lex Barker]], American actor (b. 1919) | *[[1973]] – [[Lex Barker]], American actor (b. 1919) | ||
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| *[[2001]] – [[Douglas Adams]], English author (b. 1952) | *[[2001]] – [[Douglas Adams]], English author (b. 1952) | ||
| *[[2004]] – [[John Whitehead (singer)|John Whitehead]], American singer ([[McFadden & Whitehead]]) (b. 1949) | *[[2004]] – [[John Whitehead (singer)|John Whitehead]], American singer ([[McFadden & Whitehead]]) (b. 1949) | ||
| + | *[[2023]] – [[Kenneth Anger]], American filmmaker (b. 1927) | ||
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Events
- 1865 - In a letter written to Édouard Manet, Baudelaire said: "Rops is the one true artist"
- 1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.
- 1987 – Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
- 2006 - Undercover Surrealism exhibition opens in London.
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Births
- 1811 – Chang and Eng Bunker, famous conjoined twins (d. 1874)
- 1824 – Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904)
- 1827 – Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875)
- 1894 – Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1991)
- 1904 – Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter (d. 1989)
- 1928 – Yaacov Agam, Israeli sculptor
- 1928 – Marco Ferreri, Italian film director and screenwriter (d. 1997)
- 1935 – Francisco Umbral, Spanish novelist (d. 2007)
- 1941 – Eric Burdon, British singer (The Animals)
- 1948 – Shigeru Izumiya, Japanese folk musician
- 1952 – Renaud Séchan, French composer
- 1963 – Natasha Richardson, English-born actress (d. 2009)
- 1974 – Benoît Magimel, French actor
- 1978 – Laetitia Casta, French supermodel and actress
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Deaths
- 1849 – Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier, French socialite (b. 1777)
- 1952 – Eugène François Vidocq, French criminal and first detective (b. 1775)
- 1920 – William Dean Howells, American writer (b. 1837)
- 1973 – Lex Barker, American actor (b. 1919)
- 1976 – Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect (b. 1898)
- 1981 – Bob Marley, Jamaican singer and musician (b. 1945)
- 2001 – Douglas Adams, English author (b. 1952)
- 2004 – John Whitehead, American singer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1949)
- 2023 – Kenneth Anger, American filmmaker (b. 1927)
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