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| *[[1971]] - [[Ludwig Marcuse]], German philosopher and writer (b. [[1894]]) | *[[1971]] - [[Ludwig Marcuse]], German philosopher and writer (b. [[1894]]) | ||
| - | *[[1997]] - [[Fela Kuti]], African musician and composer (b. [[1968]]) | + | *[[1997]] - [[Fela Kuti]], African musician and composer (b. [[1938]]) |
| *[[1897]] - [[Philippe Soupault]], French writer and poet, (d. [[1990]]) | *[[1897]] - [[Philippe Soupault]], French writer and poet, (d. [[1990]]) | ||
| *[[1910]] - [[Renaat Braem]], Belgian architect (d. [[2001]]) | *[[1910]] - [[Renaat Braem]], Belgian architect (d. [[2001]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1936 - Start of the Fourteenth Congress of the International Psychoanalytic Association
- 1937 - The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, essentially rendering marijuana and all its by-products illegal.
Births
- 1865 - Irving Babbitt, American literary critic (d. 1933)
- 1905 - Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)
Deaths
- 1876 - James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, American gunfighter (b. 1837)
- 1921 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (b. 1873)
- 1922 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born inventor (b. 1847)
- 1973 - Jean-Pierre Melville, French film director (b. 1917)
- 1976 - Fritz Lang, Austrian film director (b. 1890)
- 1988 - Raymond Carver, American writer (b. 1938)
- 1997 - William S. Burroughs, American writer (b. 1914)
Notes
- 1971 - Ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher and writer (b. 1894)
- 1997 - Fela Kuti, African musician and composer (b. 1938)
- 1897 - Philippe Soupault, French writer and poet, (d. 1990)
- 1910 - Renaat Braem, Belgian architect (d. 2001)
- 1928 - Luigi Colani, German industrial designer
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