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| *[[1598]] – [[Henry IV of France]] issues the [[Edict of Nantes]], allowing [[freedom of religion]] to the [[Huguenot]]s. (Edict repealed in [[1685]].) | *[[1598]] – [[Henry IV of France]] issues the [[Edict of Nantes]], allowing [[freedom of religion]] to the [[Huguenot]]s. (Edict repealed in [[1685]].) | ||
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| *[[1796]] – The first [[elephant]] ever seen in the [[United States]] arrives from [[India]]. | *[[1796]] – The first [[elephant]] ever seen in the [[United States]] arrives from [[India]]. | ||
| *[[1870]] – [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] founded. | *[[1870]] – [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] founded. | ||
| + | *[[1885]] – Van Gogh starts to work on the ''[[The Potato Eaters]]'' | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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| *[[1906]] – [[Samuel Beckett]], Irish writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]] (d. 1989) | *[[1906]] – [[Samuel Beckett]], Irish writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]] (d. 1989) | ||
| *[[1916]] – [[Phyllis Fraser|Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner]], American actress, journalist, and publisher (d. 2006) | *[[1916]] – [[Phyllis Fraser|Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner]], American actress, journalist, and publisher (d. 2006) | ||
| - | * [[1920]] - [[Ken Nordine]], [[United States|American]] [[voiceover]] and recording artist best known for his series of '''''[[Word Jazz]]''''' albums. | + | * [[1920]] - [[Ken Nordine]], [[United States|American]] [[voiceover]] and recording artist best known for his series of '''''[[Word Jazz]]''''' albums (d. 2019) |
| *[[1922]] – [[John Braine]], British novelist (d. 1986) | *[[1922]] – [[John Braine]], British novelist (d. 1986) | ||
| * [[1933]] - [[Morton Subotnick]], American composer of electronic music | * [[1933]] - [[Morton Subotnick]], American composer of electronic music | ||
| - | *[[1939]] – [[Seamus Heaney]], Irish writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]] | + | *[[1939]] – [[Seamus Heaney]], Irish writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]] (d. 2013) |
| *[[1946]] – [[Al Green]], American singer and pastor | *[[1946]] – [[Al Green]], American singer and pastor | ||
| - | *[[1949]] – [[Christopher Hitchens]], English-born journalist, critic, and author | + | *[[1949]] – [[Christopher Hitchens]], English-born journalist, critic, and author (d. 2011) |
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| *[[1882]] – [[Bruno Bauer]], German theologian (b. 1809) | *[[1882]] – [[Bruno Bauer]], German theologian (b. 1809) | ||
| * [[1932]] - [[Pierre Batcheff]], French actor (b. [[1901]]) | * [[1932]] - [[Pierre Batcheff]], French actor (b. [[1901]]) | ||
| - | *[[1943]] – [[Oskar Schlemmer]], German artist(b. 1874) | + | *[[1943]] – [[Oskar Schlemmer]], German artist (b. 1888) |
| *[[1945]] – [[Ernst Cassirer]], German philosopher (b. 1874) | *[[1945]] – [[Ernst Cassirer]], German philosopher (b. 1874) | ||
| *[[1966]] – [[Georges Duhamel]], French writer (b. 1884) | *[[1966]] – [[Georges Duhamel]], French writer (b. 1884) | ||
| * [[1966]] - [[Carlo Carrà]], Italian painter (b. [[1881]]) | * [[1966]] - [[Carlo Carrà]], Italian painter (b. [[1881]]) | ||
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| - | * [[Artie Traum]] | ||
| - | * [[Ken Nordine]] | ||
| - | * [[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen timeline]] | ||
| - | * [[Stanislas Julien]] | ||
| - | * [[The Potato Eaters]] | ||
| - | * [[Thomas Lawrence (painter)]] | ||
| - | * [[Christian Rub]] | ||
| - | * [[Marthe Richard]] | ||
| - | * [[Ernst Cassirer]] | ||
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Events
- 1598 – Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots. (Edict repealed in 1685.)
- 1702 - Gulliver's Travels first voyage ends
- 1742 – George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
- 1796 – The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives from India.
- 1870 – Metropolitan Museum of Art founded.
- 1885 – Van Gogh starts to work on the The Potato Eaters
Births
- 1519 – Catherine de' Medici, wife of Henry II of France (d. 1589)
- 1570 – Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)
- 1648 – Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic (d. 1717)
- 1743 – Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (d. 1826)
- 1769 – Thomas Lawrence, English painter (d. 1830)
- 1860 – James Ensor, Belgian painter (d. 1949)
- 1885 – Georg Lukács, Hungarian-born philosopher and literary critic (d. 1971)
- 1900 – Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer (d. 1976)
- 1901 – Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and semanticist (d. 1981)
- 1906 – Samuel Beckett, Irish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1989)
- 1916 – Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner, American actress, journalist, and publisher (d. 2006)
- 1920 - Ken Nordine, American voiceover and recording artist best known for his series of Word Jazz albums (d. 2019)
- 1922 – John Braine, British novelist (d. 1986)
- 1933 - Morton Subotnick, American composer of electronic music
- 1939 – Seamus Heaney, Irish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 2013)
- 1946 – Al Green, American singer and pastor
- 1949 – Christopher Hitchens, English-born journalist, critic, and author (d. 2011)
Deaths
- 1695 – Jean de la Fontaine, French author (b. 1621)
- 1882 – Bruno Bauer, German theologian (b. 1809)
- 1932 - Pierre Batcheff, French actor (b. 1901)
- 1943 – Oskar Schlemmer, German artist (b. 1888)
- 1945 – Ernst Cassirer, German philosopher (b. 1874)
- 1966 – Georges Duhamel, French writer (b. 1884)
- 1966 - Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (b. 1881)
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