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| *[[1709]] - [[Alexander Selkirk]] is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' by [[Daniel Defoe]]. | *[[1709]] - [[Alexander Selkirk]] is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' by [[Daniel Defoe]]. | ||
| + | *[[1884]] - [[Les XX]]: the first of ten annual exhibitions is held in Brussels | ||
| + | *[[1916]] - [[Cabaret Voltaire (Zürich)|Cabaret Voltaire]] opening press release. | ||
| *[[1922]] - ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' by [[James Joyce]] published in Paris | *[[1922]] - ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' by [[James Joyce]] published in Paris | ||
| - | + | *[[1933]] - [[Papin sisters]] murder their employer and her daughter in France. | |
| + | *[[1948]] - ''[[To Have Done With the Judgment of god]]'' scheduled airing day, canceled the day before. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *[[1600]] - [[Gabriel Naudé]], French librarian and scholar (d. [[1653]]) | *[[1600]] - [[Gabriel Naudé]], French librarian and scholar (d. [[1653]]) | ||
| + | *[[1852]] - [[José Guadalupe Posada]] Mexican engraver and illustrator (d. [[1913]]) | ||
| + | *[[1859]] - [[Havelock Ellis]], British doctor, sexual psychologist and social reformer (''Psychology of Sex'') (d. [[1939]]) | ||
| *[[1861]] - [[Solomon R. Guggenheim]], American art collector and philanthropist (d. [[1949]]) | *[[1861]] - [[Solomon R. Guggenheim]], American art collector and philanthropist (d. [[1949]]) | ||
| + | *[[1873]] - [[Maurice Tourneur]], French film director and screenwriter (''The Hand of the Devil'') (d. [[1961]]) | ||
| *[[1882]] - [[James Joyce]], Irish author (d. [[1941]]) | *[[1882]] - [[James Joyce]], Irish author (d. [[1941]]) | ||
| *[[1905]] - [[Ayn Rand]], Russian-born author and philosopher (d. [[1982]]) | *[[1905]] - [[Ayn Rand]], Russian-born author and philosopher (d. [[1982]]) | ||
| + | *[[1906]] - [[Harold Rosenberg]], American writer, educator, philosopher and art critic (d. [[1978]]) | ||
| *[[1923]] - [[James Dickey]], American poet and author (d. [[1997]]) | *[[1923]] - [[James Dickey]], American poet and author (d. [[1997]]) | ||
| *[[1927]] - [[Stan Getz]], American musician (d. [[1991]]) | *[[1927]] - [[Stan Getz]], American musician (d. [[1991]]) | ||
| + | *[[1932]] - [[Jens Jørgen Thorsen]], Danish artist and film director (''Quiet Days in Clichy'') (d. [[2000]]) | ||
| + | *[[1942]] - [[James Blood Ulmer]], American jazz and blues guitarist and singer | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1491]] - [[Martin Schongauer]], German engraver and painter (b. [[1448]]) | ||
| *[[1529]] - [[Baldassare Castiglione]], Italian writer (b. [[1478]]) | *[[1529]] - [[Baldassare Castiglione]], Italian writer (b. [[1478]]) | ||
| + | *[[1806]] - [[Restif de la Bretonne]], French novelist (b. [[1734]]) | ||
| + | *[[1925]] - [[Antti Aarne]], Finnish folklorist (b. [[1867]]) | ||
| *[[1969]] - [[Boris Karloff]], English actor (b. [[1887]]) | *[[1969]] - [[Boris Karloff]], English actor (b. [[1887]]) | ||
| *[[1970]] - [[Bertrand Russell|Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell]], English mathematician, writer and philosopher (b. [[1872]]) | *[[1970]] - [[Bertrand Russell|Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell]], English mathematician, writer and philosopher (b. [[1872]]) | ||
| + | *[[1972]] - [[Natalie Clifford Barney]], American expatriate and hostess to a literary salon in Paris (b. [[1876]]) | ||
| *[[1979]] - [[Sid Vicious]], English musician ([[Sex Pistols]]) (b. [[1957]]) | *[[1979]] - [[Sid Vicious]], English musician ([[Sex Pistols]]) (b. [[1957]]) | ||
| *[[1987]] - [[Alistair MacLean]], Scottish novelist (b. [[1922]]) | *[[1987]] - [[Alistair MacLean]], Scottish novelist (b. [[1922]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1806]] - [[Restif de la Bretonne]], French novelist (b. [[1734]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1916]] - [[Cabaret Voltaire (Zürich)|Cabaret Voltaire]] opening press release | ||
| - | *[[1933]] - [[Papin sisters]] murder their employer and her daughter in France | ||
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| - | *[[1859]] - [[Havelock Ellis]], British doctor, sexual psychologist and social reformer (''Psychology of Sex'') (d. [[1939]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1884]] - [[Les XX]]: the first of ten annual exhibitions is held in Brussels | ||
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Maurice Tourneur]] February 2, 1873 – died August 4, 1961, was a French film director and screenwriter, noted for such films as La Main du diable (The Hand of the Devil) (1943). (b. [[1922]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1932]] - [[Jens Jørgen Thorsen]], Danish artist and film director (''Quiet Days in Clichy'') (d. [[2000]]) | ||
| - | *[[1906]] - [[Harold Rosenberg]], American writer, educator, philosopher and art critic (d. [[1978]]) | ||
| *[[1993]] - [[François Reichenbach]], French filmmaker (b. [[1921]]) | *[[1993]] - [[François Reichenbach]], French filmmaker (b. [[1921]]) | ||
| - | *[[1925]] - [[Antti Aarne]], Finnish folklorist (b. [[1867]]) | ||
| - | *[[1491]] - [[Martin Schongauer]], German engraver and painter (b. [[1448]]) | ||
| - | *[[1948]] - ''[[To Have Done With the Judgment of god]]'' scheduled airing day, cancelled the day before. | ||
| - | *[[1852]] - [[José Guadalupe Posada]] Mexican engraver and illustrator (d. [[1913]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1942]] - [[James Blood Ulmer]], American jazz and blues guitarist and singer | ||
| - | *[[1972]] - [[Natalie Clifford Barney]], American expatriate and hostess to a literary salon in Paris (b. [[1876]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1709 - Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
- 1884 - Les XX: the first of ten annual exhibitions is held in Brussels
- 1916 - Cabaret Voltaire opening press release.
- 1922 - Ulysses by James Joyce published in Paris
- 1933 - Papin sisters murder their employer and her daughter in France.
- 1948 - To Have Done With the Judgment of god scheduled airing day, canceled the day before.
Births
- 1600 - Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)
- 1852 - José Guadalupe Posada Mexican engraver and illustrator (d. 1913)
- 1859 - Havelock Ellis, British doctor, sexual psychologist and social reformer (Psychology of Sex) (d. 1939)
- 1861 - Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1949)
- 1873 - Maurice Tourneur, French film director and screenwriter (The Hand of the Devil) (d. 1961)
- 1882 - James Joyce, Irish author (d. 1941)
- 1905 - Ayn Rand, Russian-born author and philosopher (d. 1982)
- 1906 - Harold Rosenberg, American writer, educator, philosopher and art critic (d. 1978)
- 1923 - James Dickey, American poet and author (d. 1997)
- 1927 - Stan Getz, American musician (d. 1991)
- 1932 - Jens Jørgen Thorsen, Danish artist and film director (Quiet Days in Clichy) (d. 2000)
- 1942 - James Blood Ulmer, American jazz and blues guitarist and singer
Deaths
- 1491 - Martin Schongauer, German engraver and painter (b. 1448)
- 1529 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478)
- 1806 - Restif de la Bretonne, French novelist (b. 1734)
- 1925 - Antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (b. 1867)
- 1969 - Boris Karloff, English actor (b. 1887)
- 1970 - Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, English mathematician, writer and philosopher (b. 1872)
- 1972 - Natalie Clifford Barney, American expatriate and hostess to a literary salon in Paris (b. 1876)
- 1979 - Sid Vicious, English musician (Sex Pistols) (b. 1957)
- 1987 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (b. 1922)
- 1993 - François Reichenbach, French filmmaker (b. 1921)
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