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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| + | *[[1956]] - ''[[This is Tomorrow]]'' exposition opens in London. | ||
| *[[1966]] - The [[Beatles]] landmark album ''[[Revolver (album)|Revolver]]'' is released in the United States. | *[[1966]] - The [[Beatles]] landmark album ''[[Revolver (album)|Revolver]]'' is released in the United States. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *[[1673]] - [[John Ker]], Scottish spy (d. [[1726]]) | *[[1673]] - [[John Ker]], Scottish spy (d. [[1726]]) | ||
| + | *[[1848]] - [[Marcellus Emants]], Dutch writer (d. [[1924]]) | ||
| + | *[[1940]] - [[Just Jaeckin]], French filmmaker | ||
| *[[1951]] - [[Mamoru Oshii]], Japanese film director | *[[1951]] - [[Mamoru Oshii]], Japanese film director | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *[[1897]] - [[Jacob Burckhardt]], Swiss art historian (b. [[1818]]) | *[[1897]] - [[Jacob Burckhardt]], Swiss art historian (b. [[1818]]) | ||
| - | *[[1898]] - [[Eugène Boudin]], French painter (b. [[1824]]) | ||
| - | *[[1902]] - [[James Tissot]], French artist (b. [[1836]]) | ||
| - | *[[1911]] - [[William P. Frye]], American politician (b. [[1830]]) | ||
| *[[1933]] - [[Adolf Loos]], Austrian architect (b. [[1870]]) | *[[1933]] - [[Adolf Loos]], Austrian architect (b. [[1870]]) | ||
| - | *[[1940]] - [[Johnny Dodds]], American musician (b. [[1892]]) | ||
| - | *[[1944]] - [[Chaim Soutine]], Russian painter (b. [[1894]]) | ||
| - | * 1944 - [[Erwin von Witzleben]], German field marshal (b. [[1881]]) | ||
| - | *[[1944]] - [[Michael Wittmann]], German Tank ace and [[Iron Cross|Knight's Cross]] holder, [[killed in action]], [[Normandy]]. (b. [[1914]]) | ||
| - | *[[1947]] - [[Anton Ivanovich Denikin]], Russian general (b. [[1872]]) | ||
| *[[1965]] - [[Shirley Jackson]], American author (b. [[1916]]) | *[[1965]] - [[Shirley Jackson]], American author (b. [[1916]]) | ||
| - | *[[1969]] - [[Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer]], German eugenicist and nazi physician (b. [[1896]]) | + | *[[1982]] - [[Ferre Grignard]], Belgian musician (b. [[1932]]) |
| - | *[[1972]] - [[Andrea Feldman]], American actor (b. [[1948]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1973]] - [[Vilhelm Moberg]], Swedish author and historian (b. [[1898]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1975]] - [[Julian "Cannonball" Adderley]], American jazz saxophonist (b. [[1928]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1977]] - [[Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian]], [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize Laureate]] (b. [[1889]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1982]] - [[Eric Brandon]], British racing driver (b. [[1920]]) | + | |
| *[[1985]] - [[Louise Brooks]], American actress (b. [[1906]]) | *[[1985]] - [[Louise Brooks]], American actress (b. [[1906]]) | ||
| - | *[[1987]] - [[Danilo Blanuša]], Croatian mathematician (b. [[1903]]) | ||
| - | *[[1988]] - [[Alan Napier]], English actor (b. [[1903]]) | ||
| - | * 1988 - [[Ramón Valdés]], Brazilian actor (b. [[1923]]) | ||
| - | *[[1991]] - [[James Irwin]], astronaut (b. [[1930]]) | ||
| - | *[[1992]] - [[Grand Ayatollah]] [[Abul-Qasim Khoei]], considered to be the Supreme Shi'ite authority at the time of his death | ||
| - | *[[1996]] - [[Nevill Mott]], [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize Laureate]] (b. [[1905]]) | ||
| *[[2004]] - [[Fay Wray]], American actress (b. [[1907]]) | *[[2004]] - [[Fay Wray]], American actress (b. [[1907]]) | ||
| - | * 2004 - [[Dimitris Papamichael]], Greek actor (b. [[1934]]) | ||
| - | *[[2005]] - [[Barbara Bel Geddes]], American actress (b. [[1922]]) | ||
| - | * 2005 - [[John H. Johnson]], African-American publisher (b. [[1918]]) | ||
| - | * 2005 - [[Gene Mauch]], American athlete (b. [[1925]]) | ||
| - | * 2005 - [[Monica Sjöö]], Swedish artist (b. [[1938]]) | ||
| - | * 2005 - [[Ilse Werner]], German actress (b. [[1921]]) | ||
| - | * 2005 - [[Ahmed Deedat]], Islamic scholar (b. [[1918]]) | ||
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| - | == Notes == | ||
| - | *[[Adolf Loos]] | ||
| - | *[[Marcellus Emants]] | ||
| - | *[[Ferre Grignard]] | ||
| - | *[[Just Jaeckin]] | ||
| - | *[[Louise Brooks]] | ||
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Art and culture
- 1956 - This is Tomorrow exposition opens in London.
- 1966 - The Beatles landmark album Revolver is released in the United States.
Births
- 1673 - John Ker, Scottish spy (d. 1726)
- 1848 - Marcellus Emants, Dutch writer (d. 1924)
- 1940 - Just Jaeckin, French filmmaker
- 1951 - Mamoru Oshii, Japanese film director
Deaths
- 1897 - Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss art historian (b. 1818)
- 1933 - Adolf Loos, Austrian architect (b. 1870)
- 1965 - Shirley Jackson, American author (b. 1916)
- 1982 - Ferre Grignard, Belgian musician (b. 1932)
- 1985 - Louise Brooks, American actress (b. 1906)
- 2004 - Fay Wray, American actress (b. 1907)
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