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| *[[1773]] - [[Peer Raben]] (born July 3, 1940 in Viechtach, Bavaria - January 21, 2007 in Mitterfels, Bavaria, Germany) was a composer best known for his work with German film-maker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. | *[[1773]] - [[Peer Raben]] (born July 3, 1940 in Viechtach, Bavaria - January 21, 2007 in Mitterfels, Bavaria, Germany) was a composer best known for his work with German film-maker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. | ||
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Art and culture
- 1525 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
- 1789 - The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1999 - War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 9,500 pounds (4,300 kg) of cocaine on board.
Births
- 1905 - Christian Dior, French fashion designer (d. 1957)
- 1924 - Benny Hill, English actor, comedian, and singer (d. 1992)
- 1938 - Wolfman Jack, American disk jockey and actor (d. 1995)
- 1941 - Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor
- 1941 - Richie Havens, American musician
- 1950 - Billy Ocean, West Indian musician
- 1952 - Louis Menand, American writer and critic
- 1955 - Jeff Koons, American artist
- 1962 - Tyler Cowen, American economist
Deaths
- 304 - Saint Agnes (martyred)
- 1773 - Alexis Piron, French writer (b. 1689)
- 1793 - King Louis XVI of France (executed) (b. 1754)
- 1831 - Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet (b. 1781)
- 1870 - Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812)
- 1924 - Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary (b. 1870)
- 1950 - George Orwell, British writer (b. 1903)
- 1959 - Cecil B. DeMille, American director (b. 1881)
- 1961 - Blaise Cendrars, Swiss writer (b. 1887)
- 1984 - Jackie Wilson, American musician (b. 1934)
- 1999 - Susan Strasberg, American actress (b. 1938)
Notes
- 1773 - Radley Metzger (born January 21 1929 in New York City) is an American filmmaker, distributor and producer.
- 1773 - Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker
- 1773 - Noe Ito (January 21, 1895 in Fukuoka, Japan; died 16 September 1923) was an anarchist, social critic, author and feminist.
- 1773 - Peer Raben (born July 3, 1940 in Viechtach, Bavaria - January 21, 2007 in Mitterfels, Bavaria, Germany) was a composer best known for his work with German film-maker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
- 1773 - Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
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