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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[1189]] - [[Philip II of France]] and [[Richard I of England]] begin to assemble troops to wage the [[Third Crusade]]. | + | *[[1525]] - [[Counterculture]]: The [[Swiss Brethren|Swiss]] [[Anabaptist]] Movement is born in [[Zürich]]. |
| - | *[[1287]] - The treaty of San Agayz is signed. [[Minorca]] is conquered by King [[Alfons III of Aragon]]. | + | *[[1789]] - The first [[American novel]], [[The Power of Sympathy|''The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth'']], is printed in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. |
| - | *[[1525]] - The [[Switzerland|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. | + | * [[1793]] – After being found guilty of treason by the [[French Convention]], ''Citizen Capet'', [[Louis XVI of France]], is [[guillotine]]d. |
| - | *[[1643]] - [[Abel Tasman]] discovers [[Tonga]]. | + | *[[1999]] - [[War on Drugs]]: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the [[United States]] intercepts a ship with over 9,500 pounds (4,300 kg) of [[cocaine]] on board. |
| - | *[[1720]] - [[Sweden]] and [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] sign the [[Treaty of Stockholm (1720)|Treaty of Stockholm]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1749]] - The [[Verona Philharmonic Theatre]] burned (rebuilt 1754). | + | |
| - | *[[1789]] - The first American novel, [[The Power of Sympathy|''The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth'']], is printed in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1793]] - After being found guilty of [[treason]] by the [[French Convention]], [[Louis XVI of France]] is [[guillotine]]d. | + | |
| - | *[[1861]] - [[American Civil War]]: [[Jefferson Davis]] resigns from the [[United States Senate]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1864]] - The [[Tauranga Campaign]] starts during the [[Maori Wars]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1887]] - [[Brisbane]] receives a daily rainfall of 465 millimetres (18.3 inches), a record for any [[Australia]]n capital city. | + | |
| - | *[[1893]] - The [[Tati Concessions Land]], formerly part of [[Matabeleland]], was formally annexed to the [[Bechuanaland Protectorate]] (modern [[Botswana]]). | + | |
| - | *[[1899]] - [[Opel]] manufactured its first automobile . | + | |
| - | *[[1907]] - The [[Kenora Thistles]] win the [[Stanley Cup]], representing the smallest town ([[Kenora, Ontario]]) ever to win [[ice hockey]]'s ultimate prize, or any major North American sports title. | + | |
| - | *[[1908]] - [[New York City]] passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor. | + | |
| - | *[[1911]] - The first [[Monte Carlo Rally]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1915]] - [[Kiwanis International]] founded in [[Detroit, Michigan]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1919]] - Meeting of the First [[Dáil Éireann]] in the Mansion House [[Dublin]], [[Sinn Féin]] adopts [[Ireland]]'s first constitution. The first engagement of [[Irish War of Independence]], Sologhead Beg, County Tipperary. | + | |
| - | *[[1921]] - The [[Italian Communist Party]] is founded at [[Livorno]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1924]] - [[Vladimir Lenin]] dies and [[Joseph Stalin]] begins to purge his rivals to clear way for his leadership. | + | |
| - | *[[1925]] - [[Albania]] declares itself a republic. | + | |
| - | *[[1927]] - First live radio commentary of a [[football (soccer)]] match anywhere in the world- [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] vs. [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]]. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. | + | |
| - | *[[1941]] - [[World War II]]: [[Australia]]n and [[United Kingdom|British]] forces attack [[Battle of Tobruk|Tobruk]], [[Libya]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1950]] - [[Alger Hiss]] is convicted of [[perjury]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1954]] - The first [[Nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered]] [[submarine]], the [[USS Nautilus (SSN-571)|USS ''Nautilus'']], is [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] in [[Groton, Connecticut]] by [[Mamie Eisenhower]], then the [[First Lady of the United States]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1958]] - The last [[Fokker C.X]] in military service, the [[Finnish Air Force]] FK-111 target tower, crashed, killing the pilot and winch-operator. | + | |
| - | *[[1968]] - [[Vietnam War]]: [[Battle of Khe Sanh]] - One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins. | + | |
| - | *[[1969]] - An experimental underground [[nuclear reactor]] at Lucens Vad, [[Switzerland]], released radiation into a cavern, which was then sealed. | + | |
| - | *[[1972]] - [[Tripura]] becomes a full- fledged state in [[India]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1976]] - Commercial service of ''[[Concorde]]'' begins with [[Concorde#Scheduled flights|London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio]] routes. | + | |
| - | *[[1977]] - [[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] pardons nearly all [[United States|American]] [[Vietnam War]] draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to [[Canada]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1985]] - Because [[January 20]] had fallen on a [[Sunday]], [[Ronald Reagan]]'s public inaugural ceremony (for his second term as [[President of the United States|President]]) was moved to [[Monday]], January 21. Due to bad weather, the ceremony was held indoors in the [[United States Capitol|United States Capital Rotunda]].[http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres62.html] | + | |
| - | *[[1997]] - [[Newt Gingrich]] becomes the first leader of the [[United States House of Representatives]] to be internally disciplined for ethical misconduct. | + | |
| - | *[[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. | + | |
| - | *[[2002]] - [[Canadian Dollar]] sets all-time low against the US Dollar (US$0.6179). | + | |
| - | *[[2004]] - [[Canada]]: The residence of [[reporter]] [[Juliet O'Neill]] is searched by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] (RCMP) investigating leaks concerning the deportation of [[Maher Arar]]. | + | |
| - | * 2004 - [[NASA]]'s [[MER-A]] (the Mars Rover ''Spirit'') ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies with [[Flash Memory]] management and is fixed remotely from [[Earth]] on [[February 6]]. | + | |
| - | *[[2005]] - In Belize's [[Belmopan|capital city]], the [[Unrest in Belize in 2005|unrest over the government's new taxes]] erupts into [[riot]]s. | + | |
| - | *[[2007]] - Awashima Marine Park in Japan catches a video tape of the rare [[frilled shark]] | + | |
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | *[[1338]] - King [[Charles V of France]] (d. [[1380]]) | + | *[[1895]] - [[Noe Ito]], Japanese anarchist, social critic, author and feminist (d. [[1923]]) |
| - | *[[1721]] - [[James Murray (military officer)|James Murray]], British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. [[1794]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1804]] - [[Eliza Roxcy Snow]], American poet (d. [[1887]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1815]] - [[John Bingham]], American politician and lawyer (d. [[1900]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1824]] - [[Stonewall Jackson|Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson]], American Confederate Army general (d. [[1863]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1825]] - [[Imre Madách]], Hungarian writer (d. [[1864]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1827]] - [[Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin]], Russian mathematician (d. [[1900]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1829]] - King [[Oscar II of Sweden]] and Norway (d. [[1907]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1848]] - [[Henri Duparc (composer)|Henri Duparc]], French composer (d. [[1933]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1855]] - [[John Moses Browning]], American inventor (d. [[1926]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1860]] - [[Karl Staaff]], [[Prime Minister of Sweden]] (d. [[1915]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1867]] - [[Ludwig Thoma]], German writer (d. [[1921]]) | + | |
| - | * 1867 - [[Maxime Weygand]], French general (d. [[1965]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1882]] - [[Pavel Florensky]], Russian mathematician (d. [[1937]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1883]] - [[Olav Aukrust]], Norwegian poet (d. [[1929]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1884]] - [[Roger Nash Baldwin|Roger Baldwin]], American social activist (d. [[1981]]) | + | |
| - | * 1885 - [[Umberto Nobile]], Italian politician (d. [[1978]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1887]] - [[Georges Vézina]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. [[1926]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1895]] - [[Cristóbal Balenciaga]], Spanish couturier (d. [[1972]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1897]] - [[René Iché]], French sculptor (d. [[1954]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1899]] - [[Alexander Tcherepnin]], Russian born American composer (d. [[1977]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1901]] - [[Ricardo Zamora]], Spanish footballer (d. [[1978]]) | + | |
| *[[1905]] - [[Christian Dior]], French fashion designer (d. [[1957]]) | *[[1905]] - [[Christian Dior]], French fashion designer (d. [[1957]]) | ||
| - | * 1905 - [[Karl Wallenda]], German acrobat (d. [[1978]]) | ||
| - | *[[1906]] - [[Igor Moiseyev]], Russian choreographer (d. [[2007]]) | ||
| - | *[[1909]] - [[Todor Skalovski]], Macedonian composer (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| - | *[[1910]] - [[Eua Sunthornsanan]], Thai composer and bandleader (d. [[1981]]) | ||
| - | *[[1912]] - [[Konrad Emil Bloch]], German-born biochemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel laureate]] (d. [[2000]]) | ||
| - | *[[1918]] - [[Richard D. Winters]], American war hero | ||
| - | *[[1921]] - [[Howard Unruh]], American mass murderer | ||
| - | *[[1922]] - [[Telly Savalas]], American actor (d. [[1994]]) | ||
| - | * 1922 - [[Paul Scofield]], English actor | ||
| - | *[[1923]] - [[Lola Flores]], Spanish singer (d. [[1995]]) | ||
| *[[1924]] - [[Benny Hill]], English actor, comedian, and singer (d. [[1992]]) | *[[1924]] - [[Benny Hill]], English actor, comedian, and singer (d. [[1992]]) | ||
| - | *[[1926]] - [[Steve Reeves]], American actor (d. [[2000]]) | + | *[[1929]] - [[Radley Metzger]], American filmmaker, distributor and producer. |
| - | *[[1927]] - [[Clive Churchill]], Australian rugby league footballer (d. [[1985]]) | + | *[[1938]] - [[Wolfman Jack]], American disk jockey and actor (d. [[1995]]) |
| - | *[[1932]] - [[John Chaney (basketball coach)|John Chaney]], American basketball coach | + | *[[1941]] - [[Richie Havens]], American musician |
| - | *[[1933]] - [[Joseph W. Eschbach]], American doctor (d. [[2007]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1934]] - [[Audrey Dalton]], Irish actress | + | |
| - | *[[1936]] - [[Koji Hashimoto (director)|Koji Hashimoto]], Japanese film director (d. [[2005]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1937]] - [[Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria]] | + | |
| - | *[[1938]] - [[Altair Gomes de Figueiredo|Altair]], Brazilian footballer | + | |
| - | * 1938 - [[John Savident]], British actor | + | |
| - | * 1938 - [[Wolfman Jack]], American disk jockey and actor (d. [[1995]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1940]] - [[Jack Nicklaus]], American golfer | + | |
| - | *[[1941]] - [[Plácido Domingo]], Spanish tenor | + | |
| - | * 1941 - [[Stathis Giallelis]], Greek actor | + | |
| - | * 1941 - [[Richie Havens]], American musician | + | |
| - | * 1941 - [[Ivan Putski]], Polish-born American professional wrestler | + | |
| - | *[[1942]] - [[Mac Davis]], American musician | + | |
| - | * 1942 - [[Edwin Starr]], American singer (d. [[2003]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1946]] - [[Johnny Oates]], American baseball player and manager (d. [[2004]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1947]] - [[Jill Eikenberry]], American actress | + | |
| - | * 1947 - [[Pye Hastings]], English singer and musician ([[Caravan (band)|Caravan]]) | + | |
| *[[1950]] - [[Billy Ocean]], West Indian musician | *[[1950]] - [[Billy Ocean]], West Indian musician | ||
| - | *[[1952]] - [[Marco Camenisch]], Swiss environmental activist | + | *[[1952]] - [[Louis Menand]], American writer and critic |
| - | * 1952 - [[Louis Menand]], American writer and critic | + | |
| - | *[[1953]] - [[Paul Allen]], American entrepreneur | + | |
| *[[1955]] - [[Jeff Koons]], American artist | *[[1955]] - [[Jeff Koons]], American artist | ||
| - | *[[1956]] - [[Robby Benson]], American actor | ||
| - | * 1956 - [[Geena Davis]], American actress | ||
| - | *[[1957]] - [[Greg Ryan (soccer)|Greg Ryan]], American soccer coach | ||
| - | *[[1958]] - [[Michael Wincott]], Canadian actor | ||
| *[[1962]] - [[Tyler Cowen]], American economist | *[[1962]] - [[Tyler Cowen]], American economist | ||
| - | * 1962 - [[Marie Trintignant]], French actress (d. [[2003]]) | ||
| - | *[[1963]] - [[Hakeem Olajuwon]], Nigerian-born American basketball player | ||
| - | * 1963 - [[Detlef Schrempf]], German basketball player | ||
| - | *[[1965]] - [[Jam Master Jay]], American disc jockey (d. [[2002]]) | ||
| - | *[[1966]] - [[Robert Del Naja]], English musician | ||
| - | *[[1968]] - [[Ulrica Messing]], Swedish politician | ||
| - | * 1968 - [[Charlotte Ross]], American actress | ||
| - | *[[1969]] - [[Tsubaki Nekoi]], Japanese manga artist | ||
| - | *[[1970]] - [[Ken Leung]], American actor | ||
| - | * 1970 - [[Mark Trojanowski]], American musician ([[Sister Hazel]]) | ||
| - | *[[1971]] - [[Alan McManus]], Scottish snooker player | ||
| - | * 1971 - [[Doug Weight]], American ice hockey player | ||
| - | *[[1972]] - [[Alan Benes]], American baseball player | ||
| - | * 1972 - [[Yasunori Mitsuda]], Japanese composer | ||
| - | * 1972 - [[Cat Power]] (Chan Marshall), American musician | ||
| - | *[[1974]] - [[Rove McManus]], Australian television host and comedian | ||
| - | * 1974 - [[Alex Sperafico]], Brazilian racing driver | ||
| - | *[[1975]] - [[Nicky Butt]], English footballer | ||
| - | * 1975 - [[Casey FitzRandolph]], American speed skater | ||
| - | * 1975 - [[Yuji Ide]], Japanese racing driver | ||
| - | * 1975 - [[Antonio Álvarez Pérez|Ito]], Spanish footballer | ||
| - | *[[1976]] - [[Emma Bunton]], English singer ([[Spice Girls]]) | ||
| - | *[[1977]] - [[Al Baxter]], Australian rugby union footballer | ||
| - | * 1977 - [[Phil Neville]], English footballer | ||
| - | * 1977 - [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]], American rapper | ||
| - | *[[1978]] - [[Andrei Zyuzin]], Russian ice hockey player | ||
| - | * 1978 - [[Phil Stacey]], American Idol finalist | ||
| - | * 1978 - [[Faris al-Sultan]], German-Iraqi triathlete | ||
| - | *[[1979]] - [[Byung-Hyun Kim]], Korean baseball player | ||
| - | * 1979 - [[Brian O'Driscoll]], Irish rugby union footballer | ||
| - | * 1979 - [[Spider Loc]], American rapper, member of [[G-Unit]] | ||
| - | *[[1980]] - [[Dave Kitson]], English footballer | ||
| - | * 1980 - [[Nana Mizuki]], Japanese voice actress and singer | ||
| - | *[[1981]] - [[Gillian Chung|Gillian Chung Yan-tung]], Hong Kong singer ([[Twins (group)|Twins]]) | ||
| - | * 1981 - [[Jamie Dalrymple]], English cricketer | ||
| - | * 1981 - [[Ivan Ergić]], Serbian footballer | ||
| - | * 1981 - [[Dany Heatley]], Canadian ice hockey player | ||
| - | * 1981 - [[Andy Lee (musician)|Andy Lee]], Korean rapper ([[Shinhwa]]) | ||
| - | * 1981 - [[Izabella Miko]], Polish-born actress and model | ||
| - | * 1981 - [[Alex Ubago]], Spanish-Basque singer-songwriter | ||
| - | *[[1982]] - [[Dean Whitehead]], English footballer | ||
| - | *[[1983]] - [[Maryse Ouellet]], French-Canadian model and professional wrestler | ||
| - | * 1983 - [[Moritz Volz]], German footballer | ||
| - | *[[1985]] - [[Alex Pérez]], Spanish footballer | ||
| - | * 1985 - [[Matt Unicomb]], Australian basketball player | ||
| - | *[[1988]] - [[William Johansson]], Swedish composer | ||
| - | *[[1990]] - [[Jacob Smith (actor)|Jacob Smith]], American actor | ||
| - | *[[2004]] - [[Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway]] | ||
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| * [[304]] - [[Saint Agnes]] (martyred) | * [[304]] - [[Saint Agnes]] (martyred) | ||
| - | * [[917]] - [[Erchanger, Duke of Swabia]] | ||
| - | *[[1118]] - [[Pope Paschal II]] | ||
| - | *[[1519]] - [[Vasco Núñez de Balboa]], Spanish explorer | ||
| - | *[[1527]] - [[Juan de Grijalva]], Spanish conquistador | ||
| - | *[[1546]] - [[Azai Sukemasa]], Japanese samurai and warlord (b. [[1491]]) | ||
| - | *[[1609]] - [[Joseph Justus Scaliger]], French Protestant scholar (b. [[1540]]) | ||
| - | *[[1638]] - [[Ignazio Donati]], Italian composer | ||
| - | *[[1683]] - [[Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury]], British politician (b. [[1621]]) | ||
| - | *[[1699]] - [[Obadiah Walker]], English writer (b. [[1616]]) | ||
| - | *[[1706]] - [[Adrien Baillet]], French scholar and critic (b. [[1649]]) | ||
| - | *[[1710]] - [[Johann Georg Gichtel]], German mystic (b. [[1638]]) | ||
| - | *[[1722]] - [[Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton]], English supporter of [[William III of England]] (b. [[1661]]) | ||
| - | *[[1731]] - [[Thomas Woolston]], English theologian (b. [[1669]]) | ||
| - | *[[1766]] - [[James Quin]], English actor (b. [[1693]]) | ||
| *[[1773]] - [[Alexis Piron]], French writer (b. [[1689]]) | *[[1773]] - [[Alexis Piron]], French writer (b. [[1689]]) | ||
| - | *[[1774]] - [[Mustafa III]], [[Ottoman Sultan]] (b. [[1717]]) | ||
| - | *[[1775]] - [[Yemelyan Pugachev]], Russian rebel (b. [[1740]] or [[1742]]) | ||
| *[[1793]] - King [[Louis XVI of France]] (executed) (b. [[1754]]) | *[[1793]] - King [[Louis XVI of France]] (executed) (b. [[1754]]) | ||
| - | *[[1795]] - [[Samuel Wallis]], English navigator (b. [[1728]]) | ||
| - | *[[1809]] - [[Josiah Hornblower]], American statesman (b. [[1729]]) | ||
| - | *[[1814]] - [[Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre]], French writer and botanist (b. [[1737]]) | ||
| - | *[[1823]] - [[Cayetano José Rodríguez]], Argentine cleric, journalist and poet (b. [[1761]]) | ||
| *[[1831]] - [[Ludwig Achim von Arnim]], German poet (b. [[1781]]) | *[[1831]] - [[Ludwig Achim von Arnim]], German poet (b. [[1781]]) | ||
| - | *[[1851]] - [[Albert Lortzing]], German composer (b. [[1801]]) | ||
| *[[1870]] - [[Alexander Herzen]], Russian writer (b. [[1812]]) | *[[1870]] - [[Alexander Herzen]], Russian writer (b. [[1812]]) | ||
| - | *[[1872]] - [[Franz Grillparzer]], Austrian writer (b. [[1791]]) | + | *[[1891]] - [[Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier]], French Classicist painter and sculptor (b. [[1815]]) |
| - | *[[1881]] - [[Wilhelm Matthias Naeff]], Swiss Federal Councilor (b. [[1802]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1891]] - [[Calixa Lavallée]], Canadian composer (b. [[1842]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1901]] - [[Elisha Gray]], American inventor (b. [[1835]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1914]] - [[Theodor Kittelsen]], Norwegian artist (b. [[1857]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1919]] - [[Gojong of Joseon]], [[Emperor of Korea]] (b. [[1852]]) | + | |
| *[[1924]] - [[Vladimir Lenin]], Russian revolutionary (b. [[1870]]) | *[[1924]] - [[Vladimir Lenin]], Russian revolutionary (b. [[1870]]) | ||
| - | *[[1926]] - [[Camillo Golgi]], Italian physician, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel laureate]] (b. [[1843]]) | + | *[[1938]] - [[Georges Méliès]], French filmmaker (b. [[1861]]) |
| - | *[[1928]] - [[George Washington Goethals|George Goethals]], American army engineer (b. [[1858]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1931]] - [[Felix Blumenfeld]], Russian composer (b. [[1863]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1932]] - [[Giles Lytton Strachey]], British writer (b. [[1880]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1933]] - [[George A. Moore]], Irish novelist (b. [[1852]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1948]] - [[Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari]], Italian composer (b. [[1876]]) | + | |
| *[[1950]] - [[George Orwell]], British writer (b. [[1903]]) | *[[1950]] - [[George Orwell]], British writer (b. [[1903]]) | ||
| - | *[[1955]] - [[Archie Hahn]], American athlete (b. [[1880]]) | ||
| - | *[[1956]] - [[Sam Langford]], Canadian boxer (b. [[1883]]) | ||
| *[[1959]] - [[Cecil B. DeMille]], American director (b. [[1881]]) | *[[1959]] - [[Cecil B. DeMille]], American director (b. [[1881]]) | ||
| - | * 1959 - [[Carl Switzer]], American actor (b. [[1927]]) | ||
| *[[1961]] - [[Blaise Cendrars]], Swiss writer (b. [[1887]]) | *[[1961]] - [[Blaise Cendrars]], Swiss writer (b. [[1887]]) | ||
| - | *[[1967]] - [[Ann Sheridan]], American actress (b. [[1915]]) | ||
| - | *[[1968]] - [[Will Lang Jr.]], American magazine executive (b. [[1914]]) | ||
| - | *[[1977]] - [[Sandro Penna]], Italian poet (b. [[1906]]) | ||
| - | *[[1978]] - [[Freda Utley]], British scholar and author. (b. [[1898]]) | ||
| *[[1984]] - [[Jackie Wilson]], American musician (b. [[1934]]) | *[[1984]] - [[Jackie Wilson]], American musician (b. [[1934]]) | ||
| - | * 1984 - [[Giannis Skarimpas|Giannis Skaribas]], Greek writer, dramatist, and poet (b. [[1893]]) | ||
| - | *[[1985]] - [[James Beard]], American chef and author (b. [[1903]]) | ||
| - | * 1985 - [[Eddie Graham]], American professional wrestler and promoter (b. [[1930]]) | ||
| - | *[[1987]] - [[Charles Goodell]], American politician (b. [[1926]]) | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Billy Tipton]], American musician (b. [[1914]]) | ||
| - | * 1989 - [[Carl Furillo]], American Baseball player (b. [[1922]]) | ||
| - | *[[1993]] - [[Charlie Gehringer]], American baseball player (b. [[1903]]) | ||
| - | *[[1996]] - [[René Marc Jalbert]], sergeant-at-Arms at the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] (b. [[1921]]) | ||
| - | *[[1997]] - [[Colonel Tom Parker]], American manager of [[Elvis Presley]] (b. [[1909]]) | ||
| - | *[[1998]] - [[Jack Lord]], American actor (b. [[1920]]) | ||
| *[[1999]] - [[Susan Strasberg]], American actress (b. [[1938]]) | *[[1999]] - [[Susan Strasberg]], American actress (b. [[1938]]) | ||
| - | * 1999 - [[Charles Brown (musician)|Charles Brown]], American blues singer and pianist (b. [[1920]]) | + | *[[2007]] - [[Peer Raben]], German composer best known for his work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder (d. [[1940]]) |
| - | *[[2001]] - [[Byron De La Beckwith]], American white supremacist (b. [[1921]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2002]] - [[Peggy Lee]], American singer (b. [[1920]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2003]] - [[Paul Haines (poet)|Paul Haines]], American-born Canadian poet (b. [[1933]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2004]] - [[Yordan Radichkov]], Bulgarian writer (b. [[1929]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2005]] - [[Parveen Babi]], Indian actress (b. [[1955]]) | + | |
| - | * 2005 - [[John L. Hess]], American journalist (b. [[1917]]) | + | |
| - | * 2005 - [[Theun de Vries]], Dutch writer (b. [[1907]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2006]] - [[Ibrahim Rugova]], President of Kosovo (b. [[1944]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2007]] - [[Maria Cioncan]], Romanian athlete (b. [[1977]]) | + | |
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| - | == Births == | + | |
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| - | == Deaths == | + | |
| - | == Notes == | + | |
| - | Radley Metzger | + | |
| - | Jeff Koons | + | |
| - | Georges Méliès | + | |
| - | Blaise Cendrars | + | |
| - | Ludwig Achim von Arnim | + | |
| - | Christian Dior | + | |
| - | Tyler Cowen | + | |
| - | Noe Ito | + | |
| - | Louis XVI of France | + | |
| - | Louis Menand | + | |
| - | Peer Raben | + | |
| - | Cecil B. DeMille | + | |
| - | Jean-Louis Trintignant | + | |
| - | Matthias Claudius | + | |
| - | Alexander Herzen | + | |
| - | George Orwell | + | |
| - | Benny Hill | + | |
| - | Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1525 - Counterculture: The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born in Zürich.
- 1789 - The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1793 – After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Citizen Capet, Louis XVI of France, is guillotined.
- 1999 - War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States intercepts a ship with over 9,500 pounds (4,300 kg) of cocaine on board.
Births
- 1895 - Noe Ito, Japanese anarchist, social critic, author and feminist (d. 1923)
- 1905 - Christian Dior, French fashion designer (d. 1957)
- 1924 - Benny Hill, English actor, comedian, and singer (d. 1992)
- 1929 - Radley Metzger, American filmmaker, distributor and producer.
- 1938 - Wolfman Jack, American disk jockey and actor (d. 1995)
- 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)
- 1891 - Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, French Classicist painter and sculptor (b. 1815)
- 1924 - Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary (b. 1870)
- 1938 - Georges Méliès, French filmmaker (b. 1861)
- 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)
- 2007 - Peer Raben, German composer best known for his work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder (d. 1940)
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