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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1620]] - [[Elizabeth Báthory]]'s crimes are uncovered. | *[[1620]] - [[Elizabeth Báthory]]'s crimes are uncovered. | ||
| *[[1944]] - The play ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' by [[Tennessee Williams]] is first publicly performed. | *[[1944]] - The play ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' by [[Tennessee Williams]] is first publicly performed. | ||
| - | *[[2004]] - An [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|earthquake]] measuring 9.3 on the [[Richter magnitude scale]] creates a [[tsunami]] causing devastation in [[Sri Lanka]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], The [[Maldives]] and many other areas around the rim of the [[Indian Ocean]], killing more than 300,000. | + | *[[1969]] - The first live performance of a music synthesizer was made by pianist [[Paul Bley]] at [[Lincoln Center]] in New York City. |
| + | *[[2004]] – A [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|9.3 magnitude earthquake]] creates a [[tsunami]] causing devastation in [[Sri Lanka]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], the [[Maldives]] and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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| *[[1904]] - [[Alejo Carpentier]], Cuban writer (d. [[1980]]) | *[[1904]] - [[Alejo Carpentier]], Cuban writer (d. [[1980]]) | ||
| *[[1929]] - [[Régine]], French singer and nightclub owner | *[[1929]] - [[Régine]], French singer and nightclub owner | ||
| - | *[[1940]] - [[Phil Spector]], American music producer | + | *[[1939]] - [[Phil Spector]], American music producer |
| *[[1971]] - [[Jared Leto]], American actor and singer ([[30 Seconds to Mars]]) | *[[1971]] - [[Jared Leto]], American actor and singer ([[30 Seconds to Mars]]) | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| - | * [[268]] - [[Pope Dionysius]] | + | *[[1797]] - [[John Wilkes]], English radical, journalist and politician (''An Essay on Woman'') (b. [[1725]]–[[1726|26]]) |
| - | * [[418]] - [[Pope Zosimus]] | + | *[[1968]] - [[Weegee]], American photographer and photojournalist (b. [[1899]]) |
| - | *[[1350]] - [[Jean de Marigny]], French bishop | + | |
| - | *[[1458]] - [[Arthur III, Duke of Brittany]] (b. [[1393]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1476]] - [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], Duke of Milan (b. [[1444]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1530]] - [[Babur]], Emperor of the Mogul empire (b. [[1483]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1574]] - [[Charles of Guise]], French cardinal (b. [[1524]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1624]] - [[Simon Marius]], German astronomer (b. [[1573]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1731]] - [[Antoine Houdar de la Motte]], French writer (b. [[1672]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1771]] - [[Claude Adrien Helvétius]], French philosopher (b. [[1715]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1780]] - [[John Fothergill (physician)|John Fothergill]], English physician (b. [[1712]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1784]] - [[Seth Warner]], American revolutionary leader (b. [[1743]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1786]] - [[Gasparo Gozzi]], Italian critic and dramatist (b. [[1713]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1869]] - [[Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille]], French physiologist (b. [[1797]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1890]] - [[Heinrich Schliemann]], German archaeologist (b. [[1822]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1909]] - [[Frederic Remington]], American artist (b. [[1861]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1931]] - [[Melvil Dewey]], inventor of the [[Dewey decimal classification]] (b. [[1851]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1933]] - [[Anatoly Lunacharsky]], Russian literary critic and politician (b. [[1875]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1957]] - [[Charles Pathé]], French film and recording industries pioneer (b. [[1863]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1960]] - [[Watsuji Tetsuro]], Japanese philosopher (b. [[1889]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1963]] - [[George Wagner]], American professional wrestler and television personality (b. [[1915]]) | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | *[[1970]] - [[Lillian Board]], British athlete (b. [[1948]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1972]] - [[Harry S. Truman]], 33rd [[President of the United States]] (b. [[1884]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1973]] - [[Harold B. Lee]], 11th president of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (b. [[1899]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1974]] - [[Jack Benny]], American comedian (b. [[1894]]) | + | |
| *[[1977]] - [[Howard Hawks]], American film director and writer (b. [[1896]]) | *[[1977]] - [[Howard Hawks]], American film director and writer (b. [[1896]]) | ||
| - | *[[1980]] - [[Tony Smith (sculptor)|Tony Smith]], American sculptor (b. [[1912]]) | ||
| - | *[[1981]] - [[Savithri]], Indian actress (b. [[1937]]) | ||
| - | * 1981 - [[Amber Reeves]], feminist writer (b. [[1887]]) | ||
| - | *[[1983]] - [[Violet Carson]], British actress (b. [[1898]]) | ||
| - | *[[1985]] - [[Dian Fossey]], American gorilla specialist (b. [[1932]]) | ||
| - | * 1985 - [[Harold P. Warren]], American movie director (d. [[1928]]) | ||
| - | *[[1986]] - [[Elsa Lanchester]], British-born actress (b. [[1902]]) | ||
| - | *[[1988]] - [[Glenn McCarthy]], American oil tycoon and businessman (b. [[1907]]) | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Doug Harvey]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. [[1924]]) | ||
| - | *[[1992]] - [[Nikita Magaloff]], Russian pianist (b. [[1912]]) | ||
| - | *[[1996]] - [[JonBenét Ramsey]], American murder victim (b. [[1990]]) | ||
| - | *[[1997]] - [[Cornelius Castoriadis]], Greek philosopher and economist (b. [[1922]]) | ||
| *[[1999]] - [[Curtis Mayfield]], American musician (b. [[1942]]) | *[[1999]] - [[Curtis Mayfield]], American musician (b. [[1942]]) | ||
| - | * 1999 - [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]], [[President of India]] (b. [[1918]]) | ||
| - | *[[2000]] - [[Jason Robards]], American actor (b. [[1922]]) | ||
| - | *[[2001]] - [[Nigel Hawthorne]], English actor (b. [[1929]]) | ||
| *[[2002]] - [[Herb Ritts]], American photographer (b. [[1952]]) | *[[2002]] - [[Herb Ritts]], American photographer (b. [[1952]]) | ||
| - | * 2002 - [[Armand Zildjian]], American cymbal manufacturer (b. [[1921]]) | + | *[[2003]] - [[Alan Bates]], English actor (b. [[1934]]) |
| - | *[[2003]] - [[Alan Bates]], British actor (b. [[1934]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2004]] - [[Troy Broadbridge]], Australian rules footballer (b. [[1980]]) | + | |
| - | * 2004 - [[Marianne Heiberg]], Norwegian mediator (b. [[1945]]) | + | |
| - | * 2004 - Sir [[Angus Ogilvy]], British businessman, husband of [[Princess Alexandra of Kent]] (b. [[1928]]) | + | |
| - | * 2004 - [[Aki Sirkesalo]], Finnish musician (b. [[1962]]) | + | |
| - | * 2004 - [[Reggie White]], American football player (b. [[1961]]) | + | |
| - | * 2004 - [[Jonathan Drummond-Webb]], South African pediatric heart surgeon (b. [[1959]]) | + | |
| - | * 2004 - [[Mieszko Talarczyk]], Lead singer/Guitarist of grindcore band, [[Nasum]] (b. [[1974]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2005]] - [[Jane Creba]], Canadian murder victim (b. [[1990]]) | + | |
| - | * 2005 - [[Muriel Costa-Greenspon]], American mezzo-soprano (b. [[1937]]) | + | |
| - | * 2005 - [[Kerry Packer]], Australian businessman (b. [[1937]]) | + | |
| - | * 2005 - [[Vincent Schiavelli]], American actor (b. [[1948]]) | + | |
| - | * 2005 - [[Erich Topp]], German submarine commander (b. [[1914]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2006]] - [[Gerald Ford]], 38th [[President of the United States]] (b. [[1913]]) | + | |
| - | * 2006 - [[Ivar Formo]], Norwegian skier (b. [[1951]]) | + | |
| - | == Notes == | + | |
| - | Henry Miller | + | |
| - | Curtis Mayfield | + | |
| - | Albert Giraud | + | |
| - | Weegee | + | |
| - | Régine | + | |
| - | Alejo Carpentier | + | |
| - | Elisha Cook, Jr. | + | |
| - | Charles Babbage | + | |
| - | John Wilkes | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1620 - Elizabeth Báthory's crimes are uncovered.
- 1944 - The play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is first publicly performed.
- 1969 - The first live performance of a music synthesizer was made by pianist Paul Bley at Lincoln Center in New York City.
- 2004 – A 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000.
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Births
- 1791 - Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor (d. 1871)
- 1891 - Henry Miller, American writer (d. 1980)
- 1903 - Elisha Cook Jr., American actor (d. 1995)
- 1904 - Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (d. 1980)
- 1929 - Régine, French singer and nightclub owner
- 1939 - Phil Spector, American music producer
- 1971 - Jared Leto, American actor and singer (30 Seconds to Mars)
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Deaths
- 1797 - John Wilkes, English radical, journalist and politician (An Essay on Woman) (b. 1725–26)
- 1968 - Weegee, American photographer and photojournalist (b. 1899)
- 1977 - Howard Hawks, American film director and writer (b. 1896)
- 1999 - Curtis Mayfield, American musician (b. 1942)
- 2002 - Herb Ritts, American photographer (b. 1952)
- 2003 - Alan Bates, English actor (b. 1934)
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