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| + | *[[1861]] - [[Serf]]dom is [[Emancipation of the serfs|abolished]] in [[Russia]]. | ||
| + | *[[1878]] - The [[phonograph]] is patented by [[Thomas Edison]]. | ||
| + | *[[1953]] - [[Censorship]]: [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] approves the first [[literature]] censorship board in the [[United States]]. | ||
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| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1473]] - [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], <!-- no POV here --> Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. [[1543]]) | ||
| + | *[[1873]] - [[Louis Feuillade]], French film director from the silent era (d. [[1925]]) | ||
| + | *[[1876]] - [[Constantin Brancusi]], Romanian sculptor (d. [[1957]]) | ||
| + | *[[1877]] - [[George Melford]], American stage and film actor and film director (d. [[1961]]) | ||
| + | *[[1896]] - [[Andre Breton]], French writer (d. [[1966]]) | ||
| + | *[[1899]] - [[Lucio Fontana]], Italian-Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. [[1968]]) | ||
| + | *[[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 | ||
| + | *[[1947]] - [[Jackie Curtis]], American actor, poet and playwright (d. [[1985]]) | ||
| + | *[[1952]] - [[Ryu Murakami]], Japanese novelist and filmmaker (''Audition'' and ''Tokyo Decadence'') | ||
| + | *[[1955]] - [[Siri Hustvedt]], American novelist, essayist, and poet | ||
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| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1837]] - [[Georg Büchner]], German playwright (b. [[1813]]) | ||
| + | *[[1951]] - [[André Gide]], French writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]] (b. [[1869]]) | ||
| + | *[[1952]] - [[Knut Hamsun]], Norwegian author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]] (b. [[1859]]) | ||
| + | *[[1988]] - [[René Char]], French poet (d. [[1907]]) | ||
| + | *[[1990]] - [[Michael Powell]], British film director (''Peeping Tom'') (b. [[1905]]) | ||
| + | *[[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]]) | ||
| + | *[[2008]] - [[Teo Macero]], [[United States|American]] [[record producer]] and [[saxophonist]]. | ||
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- 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)
- 1873 - Louis Feuillade, French film director from the silent era (d. 1925)
- 1876 - Constantin Brancusi, Romanian sculptor (d. 1957)
- 1877 - George Melford, American stage and film actor and film director (d. 1961)
- 1896 - Andre Breton, French writer (d. 1966)
- 1899 - Lucio Fontana, Italian-Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1968)
- 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
- 1947 - Jackie Curtis, American actor, poet and playwright (d. 1985)
- 1952 - Ryu Murakami, Japanese novelist and filmmaker (Audition and Tokyo Decadence)
- 1955 - Siri Hustvedt, American novelist, essayist, and poet
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)
- 1988 - René Char, French poet (d. 1907)
- 1990 - Michael Powell, British film director (Peeping Tom) (b. 1905)
- 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)
- 2008 - Teo Macero, American record producer and saxophonist.
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