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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[79]] - [[Mount Vesuvius]] begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. | *[[79]] - [[Mount Vesuvius]] begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. | ||
| *[[1833]] - [[Slavery]] abolished in the [[Great Britain|British]] colonies. | *[[1833]] - [[Slavery]] abolished in the [[Great Britain|British]] colonies. | ||
| + | *[[1939]] – [[World War II]]: [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[Stalin|Stalinist]] [[Soviet Union]] sign the [[Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact]]. In a secret addition to the Nazi-Soviet pact, [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]], [[Finland]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], and [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] are divided between the two [[totalitarian state]]s. | ||
| + | *[[1973]] - [[Stockholm syndrome]], [[Norrmalmstorg robbery]] begins | ||
| + | *[[1994]] - [[K Foundation Burn a Million Quid]] | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1754]] - King [[Louis XVI of France]] (d. [[1793]]) | ||
| + | *[[1840]] - [[Gabriel von Max]], Prague-born Austrian painter. (d. [[1915]]) | ||
| + | * [[1867]] – [[Marcel Schwob]], French writer (d. [[1905]]) | ||
| + | *[[1868]] - [[Paul Otlet]], founding father of [[documentation]], the field of study now more commonly referred to as [[information science]].(d. [[1944]]) | ||
| + | *[[1908]] - [[Arthur Adamov]], Russian-born playwright (d. [[1970]]) | ||
| + | *[[1926]] - [[Clifford Geertz]], American anthropologist (d. [[2006]]) | ||
| *[[1927]] - [[Dick Bruna]], Dutch illustrator | *[[1927]] - [[Dick Bruna]], Dutch illustrator | ||
| + | *[[1927]] - [[Allan Kaprow]], United States artist (d. [[2006]]) | ||
| *[[1963]] - [[Park Chan-wook]], Korean director and screenwriter | *[[1963]] - [[Park Chan-wook]], Korean director and screenwriter | ||
| *[[1965]] - [[Roger Avary]], Canadian-born screenwriter, director, and producer | *[[1965]] - [[Roger Avary]], Canadian-born screenwriter, director, and producer | ||
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| + | *[[1898]] - [[Félicien Rops]], Belgian artist and printmaker (b. [[1833]]) | ||
| *[[1926]] - [[Rudolph Valentino]], Italian actor (b. [[1895]]) | *[[1926]] - [[Rudolph Valentino]], Italian actor (b. [[1895]]) | ||
| *[[1989]] - [[R. D. Laing]], Scottish psychiatrist (b. [[1927]]) | *[[1989]] - [[R. D. Laing]], Scottish psychiatrist (b. [[1927]]) | ||
| + | *[[2022]] – [[Creed Taylor]], American record producer (d. 1929) | ||
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| - | *[[1989]] - [[Félicien Rops]] | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Allan Kaprow]] | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Académie des Beaux-Arts]] | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Rodolphe Töpffer]] | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[James Bulger]] | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Stockholm syndrome]] | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Norrmalmstorg robbery]] | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Roy Strong]] | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Louis XVI of France]] | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Arthur Adamov]] | ||
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| - | # Rudolph Valentino | ||
| - | # Gabriel von Max | ||
| - | # Clifford Geertz | ||
| - | # River Phoenix | ||
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Art and culture
- 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
- 1833 - Slavery abolished in the British colonies.
- 1939 – World War II: Nazi Germany and the Stalinist Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the Nazi-Soviet pact, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania are divided between the two totalitarian states.
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Births
- 1754 - King Louis XVI of France (d. 1793)
- 1840 - Gabriel von Max, Prague-born Austrian painter. (d. 1915)
- 1867 – Marcel Schwob, French writer (d. 1905)
- 1868 - Paul Otlet, founding father of documentation, the field of study now more commonly referred to as information science.(d. 1944)
- 1908 - Arthur Adamov, Russian-born playwright (d. 1970)
- 1926 - Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist (d. 2006)
- 1927 - Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator
- 1927 - Allan Kaprow, United States artist (d. 2006)
- 1963 - Park Chan-wook, Korean director and screenwriter
- 1965 - Roger Avary, Canadian-born screenwriter, director, and producer
- 1970 - River Phoenix, American actor (d. 1993)
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Deaths
- 1898 - Félicien Rops, Belgian artist and printmaker (b. 1833)
- 1926 - Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)
- 1989 - R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist (b. 1927)
- 2022 – Creed Taylor, American record producer (d. 1929)
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