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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[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. | + | *[[1525]] - [[Counterculture]]: The [[Swiss Brethren|Swiss]] [[Anabaptist]] Movement is born in [[Zürich]]. |
| *[[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]]. | *[[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]]. | ||
| - | *[[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. | + | * [[1793]] – After being found guilty of treason by the [[French Convention]], ''Citizen Capet'', [[Louis XVI of France]], is [[guillotine]]d. |
| - | + | *[[1910]] - “[[All art is erotic]] says Adolf Loos | |
| + | *[[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 == | == Births == | ||
| + | *[[1895]] - [[Noe Ito]], Japanese anarchist, social critic, author and feminist (d. [[1923]]) | ||
| *[[1905]] - [[Christian Dior]], French fashion designer (d. [[1957]]) | *[[1905]] - [[Christian Dior]], French fashion designer (d. [[1957]]) | ||
| *[[1924]] - [[Benny Hill]], English actor, comedian, and singer (d. [[1992]]) | *[[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]]) | *[[1938]] - [[Wolfman Jack]], American disk jockey and actor (d. [[1995]]) | ||
| - | *[[1941]] - [[Plácido Domingo]], Spanish tenor | + | *[[1941]] - [[Richie Havens]], American musician (d. 2013) |
| - | * 1941 - [[Richie Havens]], American musician | + | |
| *[[1950]] - [[Billy Ocean]], West Indian musician | *[[1950]] - [[Billy Ocean]], West Indian musician | ||
| *[[1952]] - [[Louis Menand]], American writer and critic | *[[1952]] - [[Louis Menand]], American writer and critic | ||
| *[[1955]] - [[Jeff Koons]], American artist | *[[1955]] - [[Jeff Koons]], American artist | ||
| - | *[[1962]] - [[Tyler Cowen]], American economist | ||
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
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| *[[1793]] - King [[Louis XVI of France]] (executed) (b. [[1754]]) | *[[1793]] - King [[Louis XVI of France]] (executed) (b. [[1754]]) | ||
| *[[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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- 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.
- 1910 - “All art is erotic says Adolf Loos
- 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 (d. 2013)
- 1950 - Billy Ocean, West Indian musician
- 1952 - Louis Menand, American writer and critic
- 1955 - Jeff Koons, American artist
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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