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| *[[1830]] - [[Jules de Goncourt]], French publisher (d. [[1870]]) | *[[1830]] - [[Jules de Goncourt]], French publisher (d. [[1870]]) | ||
| *[[1873]] - [[Ford Madox Ford]], English writer (d. [[1939]]) | *[[1873]] - [[Ford Madox Ford]], English writer (d. [[1939]]) | ||
| + | *[[1884 ]] - [[Waldo Peirce]], American painter, (b. [[1970]]) | ||
| *[[1903]] - [[Erskine Caldwell]], American author (d. [[1987]]) | *[[1903]] - [[Erskine Caldwell]], American author (d. [[1987]]) | ||
| + | *[[1907]] - [[Alexandr Hackenschmied]] Austrian-born photographer and filmmaker (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| *[[1937]] - [[John Kennedy Toole]], American novelist (d. [[1969]]) | *[[1937]] - [[John Kennedy Toole]], American novelist (d. [[1969]]) | ||
| *[[1939]] - [[Eddie Kendricks]], American singer ([[The Temptations]]) (d. [[1992]]) | *[[1939]] - [[Eddie Kendricks]], American singer ([[The Temptations]]) (d. [[1992]]) | ||
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| *[[1987]] - [[Marguerite Yourcenar]], Belgian novelist (b. [[1903]]) | *[[1987]] - [[Marguerite Yourcenar]], Belgian novelist (b. [[1903]]) | ||
| *[[1999]] - [[Grover Washington, Jr.]], American saxophonist (b. [[1943]]) | *[[1999]] - [[Grover Washington, Jr.]], American saxophonist (b. [[1943]]) | ||
| - | + | *[[2004]] - [[Tom Wesselmann]], American pop artist (b. [[1931]]) | |
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| - | *[[1999]] - [[Waldo Peirce]] (December 17, 1884 - March 8, 1970) was an American painter, | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Tom Wesselmann]] (February 23 1931 - December 17 2004) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and was an American pop artist w | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Grover Washington, Jr.]] | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Alexandr Hackenschmied]] Alexandr Hackenschmied (17 December 1907, Linz - 26 July 2004, New York City) was an Austrian photographer and filmmaker | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Hellzapoppin']] | + | |
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Art and culture
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Births
- 1770 - (Baptism) - Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (d. 1827)
- 1830 - Jules de Goncourt, French publisher (d. 1870)
- 1873 - Ford Madox Ford, English writer (d. 1939)
- 1884 - Waldo Peirce, American painter, (b. 1970)
- 1903 - Erskine Caldwell, American author (d. 1987)
- 1907 - Alexandr Hackenschmied Austrian-born photographer and filmmaker (d. 2004)
- 1937 - John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969)
- 1939 - Eddie Kendricks, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 1992)
Deaths
- 1830 - Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan-born libertator, six nations (b. 1783)
- 1833 - Kaspar Hauser, German foundling (b. 1812)
- 1897 - Alphonse Daudet, French writer (b. 1840)
- 1987 - Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian novelist (b. 1903)
- 1999 - Grover Washington, Jr., American saxophonist (b. 1943)
- 2004 - Tom Wesselmann, American pop artist (b. 1931)
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