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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[1895]] - The [[Auguste and Louis Lumière|Lumière brothers]] have their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in ''Boulevard des Capucines'' marking the debut of the [[movie theater|cinema]]. | + | *[[1895]] - ''[[The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station]]'' first screened |
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| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1864]] - [[Henri de Régnier]], French symbolist poet (d. [[1936]]) | ||
| + | *[[1865]] - [[Félix Vallotton]], Swiss painter and graphic artist (d. [[1925]]) | ||
| + | *[[1887]] - [[Walther Ruttmann]], German experimental film director (d. [[1941]]) | ||
| *[[1888]] - [[Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau]], German film director (d. [[1931]]) | *[[1888]] - [[Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau]], German film director (d. [[1931]]) | ||
| *[[1925]] - [[Hildegard Knef]], German actress (d. [[2002]]) | *[[1925]] - [[Hildegard Knef]], German actress (d. [[2002]]) | ||
| *[[1931]] - [[Guy Debord]], French writer (d. [[1994]]) | *[[1931]] - [[Guy Debord]], French writer (d. [[1994]]) | ||
| *[[1932]] - [[Manuel Puig]], Argentine writer (d. [[1990]]) | *[[1932]] - [[Manuel Puig]], Argentine writer (d. [[1990]]) | ||
| + | *[[1934]] - [[Alasdair Gray]], Scottish writer and artist (''Lanark'') | ||
| + | *[[1940]] - [[Lonnie Liston Smith]], American jazz, soul, and funk musician | ||
| *[[1950]] - [[Alex Chilton]], American musician ([[Box Tops]]) | *[[1950]] - [[Alex Chilton]], American musician ([[Box Tops]]) | ||
| *[[1951]] - [[Ian Buruma]], [[United Kingdom|Anglo]][[Netherlands|-Dutch]] scholar and writer on [[Japan]] and the [[Far East]]. | *[[1951]] - [[Ian Buruma]], [[United Kingdom|Anglo]][[Netherlands|-Dutch]] scholar and writer on [[Japan]] and the [[Far East]]. | ||
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| *[[1967]] - [[Chris Ware]], American cartoonist | *[[1967]] - [[Chris Ware]], American cartoonist | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| - | + | *[[1904]] - [[Hori Tatsuo]], Japanese writer, poet, and translator (d. [[1953]]) | |
| *[[1924]] - [[Léon Bakst]], Russian artist (b. [[1866]]) | *[[1924]] - [[Léon Bakst]], Russian artist (b. [[1866]]) | ||
| *[[1937]] - [[Maurice Ravel]], French composer (b. [[1875]]) | *[[1937]] - [[Maurice Ravel]], French composer (b. [[1875]]) | ||
| *[[1945]] - [[Theodore Dreiser]], American author (b. [[1871]]) | *[[1945]] - [[Theodore Dreiser]], American author (b. [[1871]]) | ||
| + | *[[1950]] - [[Max Beckmann]], German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer (b. [[1884]]) | ||
| + | *[[1963]] - [[A. J. Liebling]], American journalist (b. [[1904]]) | ||
| *[[1983]] - [[Dennis Wilson]], American musician ([[The Beach Boys]]) (b. [[1944]]) | *[[1983]] - [[Dennis Wilson]], American musician ([[The Beach Boys]]) (b. [[1944]]) | ||
| *[[1984]] - [[Sam Peckinpah]], American film director (b. [[1925]]) | *[[1984]] - [[Sam Peckinpah]], American film director (b. [[1925]]) | ||
| *[[1986]] - [[Andrei Tarkovsky]], Russian film director (b. [[1932]]) | *[[1986]] - [[Andrei Tarkovsky]], Russian film director (b. [[1932]]) | ||
| - | *[[2004]] - [[Susan Sontag]], American writer (b. [[1933]]) | ||
| - | == Notes == | ||
| - | *[[1963]] - [[A. J. Liebling]], American journalist (b. [[1904]]) | ||
| - | *[[1887]] - [[Walther Ruttmann]], German experimental film director (d. [[1941]]) | ||
| - | *[[1950]] - [[Max Beckmann]], German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer (b. [[1884]]) | ||
| - | *[[1937]] - [[Maurice Ravel]], French composer (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a (d. [[1931]]) | ||
| - | *[[1865]] - [[Félix Vallotton]], Swiss painter and graphic artist (d. [[1925]]) | ||
| - | *[[1864]] - [[Henri de Régnier]], French symbolist poet (d. [[1936]]) | ||
| - | *[[1895]] - [[The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station]] first screened | ||
| - | *[[1940]] - [[Lonnie Liston Smith]], American jazz, soul, and funk musician | ||
| - | *[[1934]] - [[Alasdair Gray]], Scottish writer and artist (''Lanark'') | ||
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Pierre Clémenti]], French actor (''Belle de jour'') (b. [[1942]]) | ||
| *[[1990]] - [[Ed van der Elsken]], Dutch photographer (b. [[1925]]) | *[[1990]] - [[Ed van der Elsken]], Dutch photographer (b. [[1925]]) | ||
| - | *[[1904]] - [[Hori Tatsuo]], Japanese writer, poet, and translator (d. [[1953]]) | + | *[[1999]] - [[Pierre Clémenti]], French actor (''Belle de jour'') (b. [[1942]]) |
| + | *[[2004]] - [[Susan Sontag]], American writer (b. [[1933]]) | ||
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- 1895 - The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station first screened
Births
- 1864 - Henri de Régnier, French symbolist poet (d. 1936)
- 1865 - Félix Vallotton, Swiss painter and graphic artist (d. 1925)
- 1887 - Walther Ruttmann, German experimental film director (d. 1941)
- 1888 - Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, German film director (d. 1931)
- 1925 - Hildegard Knef, German actress (d. 2002)
- 1931 - Guy Debord, French writer (d. 1994)
- 1932 - Manuel Puig, Argentine writer (d. 1990)
- 1934 - Alasdair Gray, Scottish writer and artist (Lanark)
- 1940 - Lonnie Liston Smith, American jazz, soul, and funk musician
- 1950 - Alex Chilton, American musician (Box Tops)
- 1951 - Ian Buruma, Anglo-Dutch scholar and writer on Japan and the Far East.
- 1954 - Denzel Washington, American actor
- 1967 - Chris Ware, American cartoonist
Deaths
- 1904 - Hori Tatsuo, Japanese writer, poet, and translator (d. 1953)
- 1924 - Léon Bakst, Russian artist (b. 1866)
- 1937 - Maurice Ravel, French composer (b. 1875)
- 1945 - Theodore Dreiser, American author (b. 1871)
- 1950 - Max Beckmann, German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer (b. 1884)
- 1963 - A. J. Liebling, American journalist (b. 1904)
- 1983 - Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (b. 1944)
- 1984 - Sam Peckinpah, American film director (b. 1925)
- 1986 - Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian film director (b. 1932)
- 1990 - Ed van der Elsken, Dutch photographer (b. 1925)
- 1999 - Pierre Clémenti, French actor (Belle de jour) (b. 1942)
- 2004 - Susan Sontag, American writer (b. 1933)
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