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From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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Art and culture
- 1930 - The Chrysler Building in New York City officially opens.
- 1940 - World War II: Belgium surrenders to Germany.
Births
- 1866 - Franz von Bayros, Austrian painter and illustrator (d. 1924)
- 1908 - Ian Fleming, English author of James Bond novels (d. 1964)
- 1923 - György Ligeti, Hungarian composer best known for his opera Le Grand Macabre (d. 2006)
Deaths
- 1972 - Violette Leduc, French author best known for La Bâtarde and Thérèse and Isabelle (b. 1907).