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| *[[1952]] - [[Knut Hamsun]], Norwegian author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]] (b. [[1859]]) | *[[1952]] - [[Knut Hamsun]], Norwegian author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]] (b. [[1859]]) | ||
| *[[1994]] - [[Derek Jarman]], British film director (b. [[1942]]) | *[[1994]] - [[Derek Jarman]], British film director (b. [[1942]]) | ||
| - | *[[1996]] - [[Antonio Creus]], Spanish racecar driver (b. [[1924]]) | ||
| - | * 1996 - [[Charles O. Finley]], American sports entrepreneur (b. [[1918]]) | ||
| - | *[[1997]] - [[Deng Xiaoping]], Chinese Communist leader and revolutionary (b. [[1904]]) | ||
| - | * 1997 - [[Leo Rosten]], American Yiddish writer and humorist (b. [[1908]]) | ||
| - | *[[1998]] - [[John Acheson]], British actor | ||
| - | * 1998 - [[Grandpa Jones]], American entertainer (b. [[1913]]) | ||
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr]], Iraqi Shiite leader (assassinated) | ||
| *[[2000]] - [[Friedensreich Hundertwasser]], Austrian artist (b. [[1928]]) | *[[2000]] - [[Friedensreich Hundertwasser]], Austrian artist (b. [[1928]]) | ||
| - | *[[2001]] - [[Priscilla Davis]], American socialite (b. [[1942]]) | + | *[[2001]] - [[Stanley Kramer]], American director (b. [[1913]]) |
| - | * 2001 - [[Stanley Kramer]], American director (b. [[1913]]) | + | |
| * 2001 - [[Charles Trenet]], French singer (b. [[1913]]) | * 2001 - [[Charles Trenet]], French singer (b. [[1913]]) | ||
| - | *[[2003]] - [[Johnny PayCheck]], American singer (b. [[1938]]) | ||
| - | *[[2007]] - [[Janet Blair]], American actress (b. [[1921]]) | ||
| - | * 2007 - [[Celia Franca]], founder of [[National Ballet of Canada]] (b. [[1921]]) | ||
| notes | notes | ||
| - | Claudio Simonetti | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[André Breton]] |
| - | André Breton | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[Louis Feuillade]] |
| - | Pim Fortuyn | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[Michael Powell]] |
| - | Timeline of surrealism and dada | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[René Char]] |
| - | André Gide | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[Carole Eastman]] |
| - | Knut Hamsun | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[Constantin Brancusi]] |
| - | Louis Feuillade | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[Jackie Curtis]] |
| - | Friedensreich Hundertwasser | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[Siri Hustvedt]] |
| - | Michael Powell | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[George Melford]] |
| - | Derek Jarman | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[Ryu Murakami]] |
| - | René Char | + | *[[xxxx]] - [[Lucio Fontana]] |
| - | Carole Eastman | + | |
| - | Kay Boyle | + | |
| - | Constantin Brancusi | + | |
| - | Carson McCullers | + | |
| - | Georg Büchner | + | |
| - | Jackie Curtis | + | |
| - | Siri Hustvedt | + | |
| - | George Melford | + | |
| - | Ryu Murakami | + | |
| - | Lucio Fontana | + | |
| - | Late Night Tales | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1861 - Serfdom is abolished in Russia.
- 1878 - The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison.
- 1953 - Censorship: Georgia approves the first literature censorship board in the United States.
Births
- 1473 - Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)
- 1876 - Constantin Brancusi, Romanian sculptor (d. 1957)
- 1902 - Kay Boyle, American writer (d. 1992)
- 1917 - Carson McCullers, American author (d. 1967)
- 1924 - Lee Marvin, American actor (d. 1987)
- 1934 - Carole Eastman, American screenwriter (d. 2004)
- 1940 - Smokey Robinson, American singer
Deaths
- 1837 - Georg Büchner, German playwright (b. 1813)
- 1951 - André Gide, French writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1869)
- 1952 - Knut Hamsun, Norwegian author, Nobel laureate (b. 1859)
- 1994 - Derek Jarman, British film director (b. 1942)
- 2000 - Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian artist (b. 1928)
- 2001 - Stanley Kramer, American director (b. 1913)
- 2001 - Charles Trenet, French singer (b. 1913)
notes
- xxxx - André Breton
- xxxx - Louis Feuillade
- xxxx - Michael Powell
- xxxx - René Char
- xxxx - Carole Eastman
- xxxx - Constantin Brancusi
- xxxx - Jackie Curtis
- xxxx - Siri Hustvedt
- xxxx - George Melford
- xxxx - Ryu Murakami
- xxxx - Lucio Fontana
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