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*[[1763]] - [[Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil]], wealthy heir to a “président” at the Cour des Aides marries [[Marquis de Sade]]. | *[[1763]] - [[Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil]], wealthy heir to a “président” at the Cour des Aides marries [[Marquis de Sade]]. |
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Art and culture
- 1763 - Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil, wealthy heir to a “président” at the Cour des Aides marries Marquis de Sade.
- 1863 - Salon des Refusés, Paris, organized by painters who had been refused at the official Salon
- 1965 - 2nd Paris Festival of Free Expression opens at the American Center
- 1978 - Charlie Chaplin's stolen body found
Births
- 1866 - Erik Satie, French musician and composer
- 1873 - Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist
- 1935 - Dennis Potter, English dramatist
Deaths
- 1999 - James Broughton, American artist