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| - | The official birthday of Modern art is May 17, 1863, the opening of the Salon des Refusés, in Paris, organized by painters who had been refused at the ... | + | *[[1999]] - [[Salon des Refusés]], [[Paris]], organized by painters who had been refused at the official Salon |
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | Erik Satie (1866 – 1925) | + | *[[1866]] - [[Erik Satie]], French musician and composer |
| - | Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866 – Paris, 1 July 1925) | + | *[[1873]] - Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist |
| - | Henri Barbusse (May 17, 1873 - August 30, 1935) was a French novelist and journalist. He came to fame with the publication of his novel Le Feu (translated ... | + | *[[1935]] - [[Dennis Potter]], English dramatist |
| - | Dennis Potter (May 17, 1935 – June 7, 1994) was a controversial English dramatist who is best known for several widely acclaimed ... | + | |
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| *[[1999]] - [[James Broughton]], American artist | *[[1999]] - [[James Broughton]], American artist | ||
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Art and culture
- 1999 - Salon des Refusés, Paris, organized by painters who had been refused at the official Salon
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
