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| + | [[Image:Whistler, “Symphony in White, No.1 The White Girl, painted 1862.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[James Whistler]]'s painting ''[[Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl]]'' ([[1862]]) caused [[controversy]] when exhibited in London and, later, at the ''[[Salon des Refusés]]'' in Paris. The painting epitomizes his theory that art should essentially be concerned with the beautiful arrangement of colors in harmony, not with the [[realism|accurate portrayal of the natural world]].]] | ||
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| - | [[May]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | == Art and culture == |
| + | *[[1763]] - [[Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil]] marries [[Marquis de Sade]]. | ||
| + | *[[1863]] - [[Salon des Refusés]], [[Paris]], organized by painters who had been refused at the official Salon | ||
| + | *[[1893]] - Premiere of Maurice Maeterlinck's ''[[Pelléas and Mélisande]]''. | ||
| + | *[[1965]] - 2nd [[Paris Festival of Free Expression ]] opens at the American Center in Paris | ||
| + | *[[1968]] - ''[[Histoires extraordinaires]]'' premieres at Cannes, France. | ||
| + | *[[1978]] - [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s stolen body found | ||
| + | *[[1990]] – The General Assembly of the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) eliminates [[homosexuality]] from the list of psychiatric diseases. | ||
| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1866]] - [[Erik Satie]], French composer (d. [[1925]]) | ||
| + | *[[1873]] - [[Henri Barbusse]], French novelist and journalist (d. [[1935]]) | ||
| + | *[[1904]] - [[Jean Gabin]], French actor (d. [[1976]]) | ||
| + | *[[1935]] - [[Dennis Potter]], English writer (d. [[1994]]) | ||
| + | *[[1936]] - [[Dennis Hopper]], American actor and director | ||
| + | *[[1942]] - [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]], American musician | ||
| + | *[[1965]] - [[Trent Reznor]], American musician ([[Nine Inch Nails]]) | ||
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| - | == Births == | ||
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| - | + | *[[1510]] - [[Sandro Botticelli]], Italian painter (b. [[1445]]) | |
| - | Erik Satie (1866 – 1925) | + | *[[1999]] - [[James Broughton]], American artist (b. [[1913]]) |
| - | Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866 – Paris, 1 July 1925) | + | *[[2004]] - [[Jørgen Nash]], Danish artist (b. [[1920]]) |
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| - | 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 ... | + | |
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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 ... | + | |
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| - | Dennis Potter (May 17, 1935 – June 7, 1994) was a controversial English dramatist who is best known for several widely acclaimed ... | + | |
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| - | James Broughton (November 10, 1913–May 17, 1999) was "first and foremost a poet", a playwright, and avant-garde filmmaker. ... | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1763 - Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil marries Marquis de Sade.
- 1863 - Salon des Refusés, Paris, organized by painters who had been refused at the official Salon
- 1893 - Premiere of Maurice Maeterlinck's Pelléas and Mélisande.
- 1965 - 2nd Paris Festival of Free Expression opens at the American Center in Paris
- 1968 - Histoires extraordinaires premieres at Cannes, France.
- 1978 - Charlie Chaplin's stolen body found
- 1990 – The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
Births
- 1866 - Erik Satie, French composer (d. 1925)
- 1873 - Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist (d. 1935)
- 1904 - Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976)
- 1935 - Dennis Potter, English writer (d. 1994)
- 1936 - Dennis Hopper, American actor and director
- 1942 - Taj Mahal, American musician
- 1965 - Trent Reznor, American musician (Nine Inch Nails)
Deaths
- 1510 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (b. 1445)
- 1999 - James Broughton, American artist (b. 1913)
- 2004 - Jørgen Nash, Danish artist (b. 1920)
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