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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1768]] - The first edition of the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' is published. | *[[1768]] - The first edition of the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' is published. | ||
| *[[1849]] - American [[abolitionist]] [[Harriet Tubman]] escapes from slavery. | *[[1849]] - American [[abolitionist]] [[Harriet Tubman]] escapes from slavery. | ||
| + | *[[1933]] - The trial ''[[United States v. One Book Called Ulysses]]'' rules that James Joyce's ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' is not pornographic and therefore could not be obscene. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *[[1478]] - [[Baldassare Castiglione]], Italian diplomat and author (d. [[1529]]) | *[[1478]] - [[Baldassare Castiglione]], Italian diplomat and author (d. [[1529]]) | ||
| *[[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], French magician (d. [[1861]]) | *[[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], French magician (d. [[1861]]) | ||
| + | *[[1824]] - [[Emmanuel Frémiet]], French sculptor ("Gorilla Carrying off a Woman") (d. [[1910]]) | ||
| + | *[[1885]] - [[Albrecht Schaeffer]], German writer (''Josef Montfort'') (d. [[1950]]) | ||
| *[[1890]] - [[Rudolf Schlichter]], German artist and writer (d. [[1955]]) | *[[1890]] - [[Rudolf Schlichter]], German artist and writer (d. [[1955]]) | ||
| *[[1919]] - [[Paul de Man]], Belgian-born literary critic (d. [[1983]]) | *[[1919]] - [[Paul de Man]], Belgian-born literary critic (d. [[1983]]) | ||
| *[[1921]] - [[Piero Piccioni]], Italian musician and composer (d. [[2004]]) | *[[1921]] - [[Piero Piccioni]], Italian musician and composer (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| *[[1929]] - [[Alain Tanner]], Swiss filmmaker | *[[1929]] - [[Alain Tanner]], Swiss filmmaker | ||
| + | *[[1941]] - [[Bruce Nauman]], American artist | ||
| *[[1942]] - [[Peter Handke]], Austrian writer | *[[1942]] - [[Peter Handke]], Austrian writer | ||
| + | *[[1948]] – [[Linda Creed]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1986) | ||
| + | *[[1957]] – [[Adrian Borland]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999) | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| - | *[[1352]] - [[Pope Clement VI]] (b. [[1291]]) | ||
| *[[1779]] - [[Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin]], French painter (b. [[1699]]) | *[[1779]] - [[Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin]], French painter (b. [[1699]]) | ||
| *[[1882]] - [[Anthony Trollope]], British author (b. [[1815]]) | *[[1882]] - [[Anthony Trollope]], British author (b. [[1815]]) | ||
| + | *[[1932]] - [[Eugène Brieux]], French dramatist (''Les Avariés''), (b. [[1858]]) | ||
| *[[1949]] - [[Leadbelly]], American musician (b. [[1888]]) | *[[1949]] - [[Leadbelly]], American musician (b. [[1888]]) | ||
| *[[1961]] - [[Frantz Fanon]], West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. [[1925]]) | *[[1961]] - [[Frantz Fanon]], West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. [[1925]]) | ||
| - | *[[1964]] - [[Consuelo Vanderbilt]] (b. [[1877]]) | ||
| - | *[[1972]] - [[Janet Munro]], British actress (b. [[1934]]) | ||
| - | *[[1976]] - [[João Goulart]], [[President of Brazil]] (b. [[1918]]) | ||
| - | *[[1983]] - [[Lucienne Boyer]], French singer (b. [[1903]]) | ||
| - | *[[1985]] - [[Burr Tillstrom]], American puppeteer (b. [[1917]]) | ||
| - | * 1985 - [[Max Kasch]], American Actor, Holes | ||
| - | *[[1988]] - [[Roy Orbison]], American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (b. [[1936]]) | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Frances Bavier]], American actress (b. [[1902]]) | ||
| - | * 1989 - [[Sammy Fain]], American popular music composer (b. [[1902]]) | ||
| - | * 1989 - [[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]], American movie actor (b. [[1912]]) | ||
| - | *[[1990]] - [[Pavlos Sidiropoulos]], Greek singer and songwriter (b. [[1948]]) | ||
| - | *[[1991]] - Sir [[Richard Stone]], British economist, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1913]]) | ||
| - | *[[1992]] - [[Mimi Smith]], maternal aunt and guardian of [[John Lennon]] (b. [[1914]]) | ||
| - | *[[1993]] - [[Don Ameche]], American actor (b. [[1908]]) | ||
| - | *[[1996]] - [[Pete Rozelle]], commissioner of the [[National Football League]] (b. [[1926]]) | ||
| - | *[[1997]] - [[Billy Bremner]], Scottish footballer (b. [[1942]]) | ||
| - | *[[2000]] - [[Werner Klemperer]], German-born actor (b. [[1920]]) | ||
| - | *[[2001]] - Sir [[Peter Blake (yachtsman)|Peter Blake]], New Zealand sailor and environmentalist (b. [[1948]]) | ||
| - | * 2001 - [[Charles McClendon]], Hall of Fame college football coach (b. [[1923]]) | ||
| - | *[[2002]] - [[Philip Berrigan]], American civil rights activist (b. [[1923]]) | ||
| - | *[[2003]] - [[Hans Hotter]], German bass-baritone (b. [[1909]]) | ||
| - | * 2003 - [[Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio]], [[President of Guatemala]] (b. [[1918]]) | ||
| - | * 2003 - [[Jerry Tuite]], American professional wrestler (b. [[1966]]) | ||
| - | *[[2004]] - [[Raymond Goethals]], Belgian football coach (b. [[1921]]) | ||
| - | *[[2005]] - [[Charly Gaul]], Luxembourg cyclist (b. [[1932]]) | ||
| - | * 2005 - [[Devan Nair]], 3rd [[President of Singapore]] (b. [[1923]]) | ||
| - | * 2005 - [[Danny Williams (musician)|Danny Williams]], South African-born singer (b. [[1942]]) | ||
| - | == Notes == | ||
| - | Albrecht Schaeffer | ||
| - | Richard Speck | ||
| - | Piero Piccioni | ||
| - | Emmanuel Frémiet | ||
| - | Baldassare Castiglione | ||
| - | Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin | ||
| - | Rudolf Schlichter | ||
| - | Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin | ||
| - | Lead Belly | ||
| - | Bruce Nauman | ||
| - | Peter Handke | ||
| - | Eugène Brieux | ||
| - | Alain Tanner | ||
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Art and culture
- 1768 - The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
- 1849 - American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.
- 1933 - The trial United States v. One Book Called Ulysses rules that James Joyce's Ulysses is not pornographic and therefore could not be obscene.
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Births
- 1478 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)
- 1805 - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician (d. 1861)
- 1824 - Emmanuel Frémiet, French sculptor ("Gorilla Carrying off a Woman") (d. 1910)
- 1885 - Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Josef Montfort) (d. 1950)
- 1890 - Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)
- 1919 - Paul de Man, Belgian-born literary critic (d. 1983)
- 1921 - Piero Piccioni, Italian musician and composer (d. 2004)
- 1929 - Alain Tanner, Swiss filmmaker
- 1941 - Bruce Nauman, American artist
- 1942 - Peter Handke, Austrian writer
- 1948 – Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
- 1957 – Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)
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Deaths
- 1779 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (b. 1699)
- 1882 - Anthony Trollope, British author (b. 1815)
- 1932 - Eugène Brieux, French dramatist (Les Avariés), (b. 1858)
- 1949 - Leadbelly, American musician (b. 1888)
- 1961 - Frantz Fanon, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. 1925)
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