August 23
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| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *[[1754]] - King [[Louis XVI of France]] (d. [[1793]]) | *[[1754]] - King [[Louis XVI of France]] (d. [[1793]]) | ||
| + | *[[1840]] - [[Gabriel von Max]], Prague-born Austrian painter. (d. [[1915]]) | ||
| + | *[[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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| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[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]]) | ||
| - | == Notes == | ||
| - | *[[1898]] - [[Félicien Rops]], Belgian artist and printmaker (b. [[1833]]) | ||
| - | *[[1927]] - [[Allan Kaprow]], United States artist (d. [[2006]]) | ||
| - | *[[1908]] - [[Arthur Adamov]], Russian-born playwright (d. [[1970]]) | ||
| - | *[[1840]] - [[Gabriel von Max]], Prague-born Austrian painter. (d. [[1915]]) | ||
| - | *[[1926]] - [[Clifford Geertz]], American anthropologist (d. [[2006]]) | ||
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Births
- 1754 - King Louis XVI of France (d. 1793)
- 1840 - Gabriel von Max, Prague-born Austrian painter. (d. 1915)
- 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)
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)
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