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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| + | *[[1936]] - Start of the [[Fourteenth Congress of the International Psychoanalytic Association]] | ||
| *[[1937]] - The [[1937 Marihuana Tax Act|Marihuana Tax Act of 1937]] is passed in America, essentially rendering [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] and all its by-products illegal. | *[[1937]] - The [[1937 Marihuana Tax Act|Marihuana Tax Act of 1937]] is passed in America, essentially rendering [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] and all its by-products illegal. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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| *[[1865]] - [[Irving Babbitt]], American literary critic (d. [[1933]]) | *[[1865]] - [[Irving Babbitt]], American literary critic (d. [[1933]]) | ||
| + | *[[1897]] - [[Philippe Soupault]], French writer and poet, (d. [[1990]]) | ||
| *[[1905]] - [[Myrna Loy]], American actress (d. [[1993]]) | *[[1905]] - [[Myrna Loy]], American actress (d. [[1993]]) | ||
| + | *[[1910]] - [[Renaat Braem]], Belgian architect (d. [[2001]]) | ||
| + | *[[1928]] - [[Luigi Colani]], German industrial designer | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| - | * [[686]] - [[Pope John V]] | ||
| - | * [[924]] - [[Ælfweard of Wessex]] | ||
| - | *[[1100]] - King [[William II of England]] | ||
| - | *[[1222]] - Count [[Raymond VI of Toulouse]] (b. [[1156]]) | ||
| - | *[[1511]] - [[Andrew Barton]], Scottish naval leader | ||
| - | *[[1589]] - King [[Henry III of France]] (b. [[1551]]) | ||
| - | *[[1611]] - [[Kiyomasa Kato|Kato Kiyomasa]], Japanese warlord and samurai (b. [[1562]]) | ||
| - | *[[1696]] - [[Robert Campbell of Glenlyon]], Scottish military commander (b. [[1630]]) | ||
| - | *[[1769]] - [[Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea]], English politician (b. [[1689]]) | ||
| - | *[[1776]] - [[Louis François I, Prince of Conti]], French military leader (b. [[1717]]) | ||
| - | *[[1788]] - [[Thomas Gainsborough]], English artist (b. [[1727]]) | ||
| - | *[[1815]] - [[Guillaume Marie Anne Brune]], French marshal (b. [[1763]]) | ||
| - | *[[1823]] - [[Lazare Carnot]], French general, politician, and mathematician (b. [[1753]]) | ||
| - | *[[1849]] - Governor [[Muhammad Ali of Egypt]] (b. [[1769]]) | ||
| - | *[[1859]] - [[Horace Mann]], American educator and abolitionist (b. [[1796]]) | ||
| *[[1876]] - [[Wild Bill Hickok|James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok]], American gunfighter (b. [[1837]]) | *[[1876]] - [[Wild Bill Hickok|James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok]], American gunfighter (b. [[1837]]) | ||
| - | *[[1889]] - [[Eduardo Gutiérrez]], Argentinian author (b. [[1851]]) | ||
| - | *[[1890]] - [[Louise-Victorine Ackermann]], French poet (b. [[1813]]) | ||
| - | *[[1903]] - [[Edmond Nocard]], French veterinarian (b. [[1850]]) | ||
| - | *[[1920]] - [[Ormer Locklear]], American stunt pilot (b. [[1891]]) | ||
| *[[1921]] - [[Enrico Caruso]], Italian tenor (b. [[1873]]) | *[[1921]] - [[Enrico Caruso]], Italian tenor (b. [[1873]]) | ||
| *[[1922]] - [[Alexander Graham Bell]], Scottish-born inventor (b. [[1847]]) | *[[1922]] - [[Alexander Graham Bell]], Scottish-born inventor (b. [[1847]]) | ||
| - | *[[1923]] - [[Warren G. Harding]], 29th [[President of the United States]] (b. [[1865]]) | + | *[[1971]] - [[Ludwig Marcuse]], German philosopher and writer (b. [[1894]]) |
| - | *[[1934]] - [[Paul von Hindenburg]], German field marshal and [[President of Germany]] (b. [[1847]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1936]] - [[Louis Bleriot|Louis Blériot]], French aviation pioneer (b. [[1872]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1939]] - [[Harvey Spencer Lewis]], American Rosacrucian mystic (b. [[1883]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1945]] - [[Pietro Mascagni]], Italian composer (b. [[1863]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1955]] - [[Alfred Lépine]], French Canadian ice hockey player (b. [[1901]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1972]] - [[Helen Hoyt]], American poet (b. [[1887]]) | + | |
| - | * 1972 - [[Brian Cole]], American bass player ([[The Association]]) (b. [[1942]]) | + | |
| *[[1973]] - [[Jean-Pierre Melville]], French film director (b. [[1917]]) | *[[1973]] - [[Jean-Pierre Melville]], French film director (b. [[1917]]) | ||
| - | *[[1974]] - [[W. Douglas Hawkes]], British racing driver (b. [[1893]]) | ||
| *[[1976]] - [[Fritz Lang]], Austrian film director (b. [[1890]]) | *[[1976]] - [[Fritz Lang]], Austrian film director (b. [[1890]]) | ||
| - | *[[1978]] - [[Carlos Chávez]], Mexican composer (b. [[1899]]) | ||
| - | *[[1979]] - [[Thurman Munson]], American baseball player (b. [[1947]]) | ||
| - | *[[1986]] - [[Roy Cohn]], American politician (b. [[1927]]) | ||
| *[[1988]] - [[Raymond Carver]], American writer (b. [[1938]]) | *[[1988]] - [[Raymond Carver]], American writer (b. [[1938]]) | ||
| - | * 1988 - [[Joe Carcione]], American consumer advocate (b. [[1914]]) | ||
| - | *[[1990]] - [[Norman Mclean]], American writer (b. [[1902]]) | ||
| - | *[[1992]] - [[Michel Berger]], French singer and songwriter (b. [[1947]]) | ||
| - | *[[1996]] - [[Michel Debré]], French politician (b. [[1912]]) | ||
| *[[1997]] - [[William S. Burroughs]], American writer (b. [[1914]]) | *[[1997]] - [[William S. Burroughs]], American writer (b. [[1914]]) | ||
| - | *[[1998]] - [[Shari Lewis]], American puppeteer (b. [[1933]]) | + | *[[1997]] - [[Fela Kuti]], African musician and composer (b. [[1938]]) |
| - | *[[2001]] - [[Ron Townson]], American singer ([[The Fifth Dimension]]) (b. [[1933]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2003]] - [[Don Estelle]], British actor (b. [[1933]]) | + | |
| - | * 2003 - [[Mike Levey]], American television personality (b. [[1948]]) | + | |
| - | * 2003 - [[Peter Safar]], Austrian physician (b. [[1924]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2004]] - [[Don Tosti]], American musician (b. [[1923]]) | + | |
| - | * 2004 - [[François Craenhals]], Belgian comics artist (b. [[1926]]) | + | |
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| - | == Notes == | + | |
| - | *[[Ludwig Marcuse]] | + | |
| - | *[[Fela Kuti]] | + | |
| - | *[[Wayland Young]] | + | |
| - | *[[William S. Burroughs]] | + | |
| - | *[[Fritz Lang]] | + | |
| - | *[[Philippe Soupault]] | + | |
| - | *[[Raymond Carver]] | + | |
| - | *[[Renaat Braem]] | + | |
| - | *[[Irving Babbitt]] | + | |
| - | *[[Fourteenth Congress of the International Psychoanalytic Association]] | + | |
| - | *[[Enrico Caruso]] | + | |
| - | *[[Wild Bill Hickok]] | + | |
| - | *[[Jean-Pierre Melville]] | + | |
| - | *[[Luigi Colani]] | + | |
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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)
- 1897 - Philippe Soupault, French writer and poet, (d. 1990)
- 1905 - Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)
- 1910 - Renaat Braem, Belgian architect (d. 2001)
- 1928 - Luigi Colani, German industrial designer
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)
- 1971 - Ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher and writer (b. 1894)
- 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)
- 1997 - Fela Kuti, African musician and composer (b. 1938)
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