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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1493]] - [[Christopher Columbus]] returns to [[Spain]] after his first trip to the [[Americas]]. | *[[1493]] - [[Christopher Columbus]] returns to [[Spain]] after his first trip to the [[Americas]]. | ||
| - | *[[1545]] - First meeting of the [[Council of Trent]]. | + | *[[1957]] - The film ''[[8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements]]'' premieres in New York. |
| + | *[[1962]] - [[Jørgen Nash]] excluded from the [[Situationist International]] along with [[Ansgar Elde]] | ||
| *[[1972]] - The film version of Mario Puzo's ''[[The Godfather]]'' novel of the same name, is released in theaters. It went on to be considered one of the greatest films of all time. | *[[1972]] - The film version of Mario Puzo's ''[[The Godfather]]'' novel of the same name, is released in theaters. It went on to be considered one of the greatest films of all time. | ||
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| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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| *[[1912]] - [[Louis Paul Boon]], Flemish journalist and novelist (d. [[1979]]) | *[[1912]] - [[Louis Paul Boon]], Flemish journalist and novelist (d. [[1979]]) | ||
| - | *[[1918]] - [[Richard Ellmann]], American biographer (d. [[1987]]) | + | *[[1918]] - [[Richard Ellmann]], American biographer (d. 1987) |
| - | *[[1927]] - [[Christian Marquand]], French actor and director (d. [[2000]]) | + | *[[1921]] - [[Joe Sarno]], American film director and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| - | *[[1929]] - [[Cecil Taylor]], American jazz pianist | + | *[[1927]] - [[Christian Marquand]], French actor and director (d. 2000) |
| + | *[[1929]] - [[Cecil Taylor]], American jazz pianist (d. 2018) | ||
| *[[1943]] - [[David Cronenberg]], Canadian film director | *[[1943]] - [[David Cronenberg]], Canadian film director | ||
| * 1943 - [[Sly Stone]], American musician | * 1943 - [[Sly Stone]], American musician | ||
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| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *[[44 BC]] - [[Julius Caesar]] (b. [[100 BC]]) | *[[44 BC]] - [[Julius Caesar]] (b. [[100 BC]]) | ||
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| *[[1891]] - [[Théodore de Banville]], French writer (b. [[1823]]) | *[[1891]] - [[Théodore de Banville]], French writer (b. [[1823]]) | ||
| *[[1937]] - [[H.P. Lovecraft]], American writer (b. [[1890]]) | *[[1937]] - [[H.P. Lovecraft]], American writer (b. [[1890]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1941]] - [[Alexej von Jawlensky]], Russian painter (b. [[1864]]) | ||
| - | *[[1951]] - [[John S. Paraskevopoulos]], Greek-born astronomer (b. [[1889]]) | ||
| - | *[[1957]] - [[Ernst Nobs]], Swiss Federal Councilor (b. [[1886]]) | ||
| *[[1959]] - [[Lester Young]], American musician (b. [[1909]]) | *[[1959]] - [[Lester Young]], American musician (b. [[1909]]) | ||
| - | *[[1962]] - [[Arthur Compton]], American physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1892]]) | + | *[[1962]] - [[John Coulthart]], graphic artist and illustrator |
| - | *[[1966]] - [[Abe Saperstein]], American basketball executive (b. [[1902]]) | + | *[[1970]] - [[Arthur Adamov]], playwright of the Theatre of the Absurd (b. [[1908]]) |
| - | *[[1970]] - [[Tarjei Vesaas]], Norwegian writer (b. [[1897]]) | + | *[[1979]] - [[Léonide Massine]] Russian choreographer and ballet dancer (b. [[1896]]) |
| - | *[[1972]] - [[Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov]], Russian painter (b. [[1910]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1975]] - [[Aristotle Onassis]], Greek shipping magnate (b. [[1900]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1977]] - [[Antonino Rocca]], Argentine professional wrestler | + | |
| - | * 1977 - [[Hubert Aquin]], Quebec novelist, political activist and editor (b. [[1929]]) | + | |
| *[[1981]] - [[René Clair]], French film director (b. [[1898]]) | *[[1981]] - [[René Clair]], French film director (b. [[1898]]) | ||
| - | *[[1983]] - [[Rebecca West]], English writer (b. [[1892]]) | ||
| - | *[[1985]] - [[Radha Krishna Choudhary]], Indian historian and writer (b. [[1921]]) | ||
| - | *[[1988]] - [[Dmitri Polyakov]], Soviet double-agent (b. [[1926]]) | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Muhammad Jameel Didi]], Maldivian poet (b. [[1915]]) | ||
| - | *[[1990]] - [[Farzad Bazoft]], Iranian-born journalist (hanged) (b. [[1958]]) | ||
| - | * 1990 - [[Tom Harmon]], American football player and broadcaster (b. [[1919]]) | ||
| - | *[[1991]] - [[Bud Freeman]], American jazz musician (b. [[1906]]) | ||
| - | *[[1994]] - [[Mai Zetterling]], Swedish actress and director (b. [[1925]]) | ||
| - | *[[1997]] - [[Gail Davis]], American actress (b. [[1925]]) | ||
| - | * 1997 - [[Victor Vasarely]], Hungarian painter (b. [[1906]]) | ||
| - | *[[1998]] - [[Benjamin Spock]], American pediatrician and writer (b. [[1903]]) | ||
| - | *[[2001]] - [[Ann Sothern]], American actress (b. [[1909]]) | ||
| - | *[[2003]] - Dame [[Thora Hird]], British actress (b. [[1911]]) | ||
| - | *[[2004]] - [[William Hayward Pickering|Sir William Pickering]], New Zealand-born space scientist (b. [[1910]]) | ||
| - | * 2004 - [[John Pople]], English chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1925]]) | ||
| - | *[[2005]] - [[Bob Bellear]], Australian judge (b. [[1944]]) | ||
| - | * 2005 - [[Shoji Nishio]], Japanese martial artist (b. [[1927]]) | ||
| - | *[[2006]] - [[George Rallis]], [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. [[1918]]) | ||
| - | * 2006 - [[Red Storey]], Canadian football player and hockey referee (b. [[1918]]) | ||
| - | *[[2007]] - [[Charles Harrelson]], American hitman and father of Woody Harrelson (b. [[1938]]) | ||
| - | * 2007 - [[Bowie Kuhn]], American commissioner of baseball (b. [[1926]]) | ||
| - | * 2007 - [[Stuart Rosenberg]], American film and television director (b. [[1927]]) | ||
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| - | David Cronenberg | ||
| - | Salvator Rosa | ||
| - | Joe Sarno | ||
| - | Louis Paul Boon | ||
| - | Dennis Potter | ||
| - | Arthur Adamov | ||
| - | Sly Stone | ||
| - | Antonin Proust | ||
| - | H. P. Lovecraft | ||
| - | René Clair | ||
| - | Julius Caesar | ||
| - | Armory Show | ||
| - | Léonide Massine | ||
| - | Cecil Taylor | ||
| - | 8 x 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements | ||
| - | John Coulthart | ||
| - | Christian Marquand | ||
| - | Jørgen Nash | ||
| - | Richard Ellmann | ||
| - | Lester Young | ||
| - | Théodore de Banville | ||
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Art and culture
- 1493 - Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.
- 1957 - The film 8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements premieres in New York.
- 1962 - Jørgen Nash excluded from the Situationist International along with Ansgar Elde
- 1972 - The film version of Mario Puzo's The Godfather novel of the same name, is released in theaters. It went on to be considered one of the greatest films of all time.
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Births
- 1912 - Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and novelist (d. 1979)
- 1918 - Richard Ellmann, American biographer (d. 1987)
- 1921 - Joe Sarno, American film director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
- 1927 - Christian Marquand, French actor and director (d. 2000)
- 1929 - Cecil Taylor, American jazz pianist (d. 2018)
- 1943 - David Cronenberg, Canadian film director
- 1943 - Sly Stone, American musician
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Deaths
- 44 BC - Julius Caesar (b. 100 BC)
- 1673 - Salvator Rosa, Italian painter and poet (b. 1615)
- 1891 - Théodore de Banville, French writer (b. 1823)
- 1937 - H.P. Lovecraft, American writer (b. 1890)
- 1959 - Lester Young, American musician (b. 1909)
- 1962 - John Coulthart, graphic artist and illustrator
- 1970 - Arthur Adamov, playwright of the Theatre of the Absurd (b. 1908)
- 1979 - Léonide Massine Russian choreographer and ballet dancer (b. 1896)
- 1981 - René Clair, French film director (b. 1898)
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