August 24
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | * [[79]] - [[Mount Vesuvius]] erupts. The cities of [[Pompeii]], [[Herculaneum]], and [[Stabiae]] are buried in volcanic ash. | + | * [[79]] - [[Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD|Mount Vesuvius erupts]], erupts. The cities of [[Pompeii]], [[Herculaneum]], and [[Stabiae]] are buried in volcanic ash. |
| *[[1456]] - The printing of the [[Gutenberg Bible]] is completed. | *[[1456]] - The printing of the [[Gutenberg Bible]] is completed. | ||
| - | *[[1572]] - Start of the [[St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre]] | + | *[[1572]] - Start of the [[St. Bartholomew's Day massacre]] |
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| *[[1872]] - [[Max Beerbohm]], British caricaturist (d. [[1956]]) | *[[1872]] - [[Max Beerbohm]], British caricaturist (d. [[1956]]) | ||
| *[[1890]] - [[Jean Rhys]], British writer (d. [[1979]]) | *[[1890]] - [[Jean Rhys]], British writer (d. [[1979]]) | ||
| - | *[[1899]] - [[Jorge Luis Borges]], Argentine writer (d. [[1986]]) | + | *[[1899]] - [[Jorge Luis Borges]], Argentine writer (d. 1986) |
| - | *[[1929]] - [[Betty Dodson]], American sex educator | + | *[[1929]] - [[Betty Dodson]], American sex educator (d. 2020) |
| - | *[[1936]] - [[A. S. Byatt]], English novelist | + | *[[1936]] - [[A. S. Byatt]], English novelist (d. 2023) |
| *[[1947]] - [[Paulo Coelho]], Brazilian author | *[[1947]] - [[Paulo Coelho]], Brazilian author | ||
| *[[1948]] - [[Jean-Michel Jarre]], French musician | *[[1948]] - [[Jean-Michel Jarre]], French musician | ||
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Art and culture
- 79 - Mount Vesuvius erupts, erupts. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash.
- 1456 - The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed.
- 1572 - Start of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
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Births
- 1552 - Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614)
- 1872 - Max Beerbohm, British caricaturist (d. 1956)
- 1890 - Jean Rhys, British writer (d. 1979)
- 1899 - Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer (d. 1986)
- 1929 - Betty Dodson, American sex educator (d. 2020)
- 1936 - A. S. Byatt, English novelist (d. 2023)
- 1947 - Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author
- 1948 - Jean-Michel Jarre, French musician
- 1960 - Takashi Miike, Japanese filmmaker
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Deaths
- 1978 - Louis Prima, American band leader (b. 1910)
- 1986 - César Graña, Peruvian sociologist (sociology of art) (b. 1919)
- 1995 - Zbyněk Brynych, Czech filmmaker (b. 1927)
- 2006 - James Tenney, United States composer (b. 1934)
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