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| + | == Events == | ||
| - | == Art and culture == | + | * [[1777]] - [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau ]] is imprisoned at the Vincennes prison |
| + | * [[1842]] - The first issue of the [[Illustrated London News]] is published. | ||
| + | * [[1910]] - [[Alice B. Toklas]] and [[Gertrude Stein]] begin living together in Paris. --''[[Alternative sexuality|a compleat timeline of alternative sexuality]]'' | ||
| + | * [[1912]] - the [[Bonnot Gang]] besieged and apprehended in the Paris suburb of [[Nogent-sur-Marne]] | ||
| + | *[[1922]] - [[Freud]] first wrote about the motif of the decapitated [[Medusa]]'s head in a brief set of notes | ||
| + | *[[1925]] – [[Virginia Woolf]]'s novel [[Mrs Dalloway]] is published. | ||
| + | *[[1962]] - ''[[The Intruder]]'', a Roger Corman film, has its world premiere in New York. | ||
| + | *[[1970]] – The [[Red Army Faction]] is established in [[Germany]]. | ||
| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1265]] – [[Dante Alighieri]], Italian poet (d. 1321) | ||
| + | *[[1727]] – [[Thomas Gainsborough]], English artist (d. 1788) | ||
| + | *[[1755]] – [[George Barrington]], Irish pickpocket who was mentioned in the 1959 film ''[[Pickpocket]]'' by [[Robert Bresson]]. (d. 1804) | ||
| + | *[[1771]] – [[Robert Owen]], Welsh social reformer (d. 1858) | ||
| + | *[[1848]] – [[Albert Robida]], French illustrator and novelist (d. 1926) | ||
| + | *[[1868]] – [[Magnus Hirschfeld]], German physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate (b. 1935) | ||
| + | *[[1897]] – [[Sidney Bechet]], American musician (d. 1959) | ||
| + | *[[1917]] – [[Lou Harrison]], American composer (d. 2003) | ||
| + | *[[1931]] – [[Alvin Lucier]], American composer (d. 2021) | ||
| + | *[[1936]] – [[Bobby Darin]], American singer (d. 1973) | ||
| + | *[[1944]] – [[George Lucas]], American film director | ||
| + | *[[1952]] – [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], Scottish-born American musician ([[Talking Heads]]) | ||
| + | * 1952 – [[Robert Zemeckis]], American film director | ||
| + | *[[1969]] – [[Cate Blanchett]], Australian actress | ||
| + | *[[1971]] – [[Sofia Coppola]], American director | ||
| + | *[[1984]] – [[Mark Zuckerberg]], American internet entrepreneur | ||
| - | [[1910]], May 14: [[Alice B. Toklas]] and Gertrude Stein begin living together in Paris. [Alternative sexuality] | + | ==Deaths== |
| - | == Births == | + | *[[1610]] – [[Henry IV of France]] (b. 1553) |
| - | == Deaths == | + | *[[1818]] – [[Matthew Gregory Lewis]], English novelist (b. 1775) |
| + | *[[1887]] – [[Lysander Spooner]], American philosopher (b. 1808) | ||
| + | *[[1907]] – [[Katharine Hepburn]] , American actress (d. 2003) | ||
| + | *[[1912]] – [[August Strindberg]], Swedish author (b. 1849) | ||
| + | *[[1925]] – [[H. Rider Haggard]], English author (b. 1856) | ||
| + | *[[1935]] – [[Magnus Hirschfeld]], German physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate (b. 1868) | ||
| + | *[[1940]] – [[Emma Goldman]], Lithuanian-born anarchist (b. 1869) | ||
| + | *[[1943]] – [[Henri La Fontaine]], Belgian [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate (b. 1854) | ||
| + | *[[1957]] – [[Marie Vassilieff]], Russian artist (b. 1884) | ||
| + | *[[1959]] – [[Sidney Bechet]], American musician (b. 1897) | ||
| + | *[[1987]] – [[Rita Hayworth]], American actress (b. 1918) | ||
| + | *[[1998]] – [[Frank Sinatra]], American singer and actor (b. 1915) | ||
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Events
- 1777 - Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau is imprisoned at the Vincennes prison
- 1842 - The first issue of the Illustrated London News is published.
- 1910 - Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein begin living together in Paris. --a compleat timeline of alternative sexuality
- 1912 - the Bonnot Gang besieged and apprehended in the Paris suburb of Nogent-sur-Marne
- 1922 - Freud first wrote about the motif of the decapitated Medusa's head in a brief set of notes
- 1925 – Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
- 1962 - The Intruder, a Roger Corman film, has its world premiere in New York.
- 1970 – The Red Army Faction is established in Germany.
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Births
- 1265 – Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (d. 1321)
- 1727 – Thomas Gainsborough, English artist (d. 1788)
- 1755 – George Barrington, Irish pickpocket who was mentioned in the 1959 film Pickpocket by Robert Bresson. (d. 1804)
- 1771 – Robert Owen, Welsh social reformer (d. 1858)
- 1848 – Albert Robida, French illustrator and novelist (d. 1926)
- 1868 – Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate (b. 1935)
- 1897 – Sidney Bechet, American musician (d. 1959)
- 1917 – Lou Harrison, American composer (d. 2003)
- 1931 – Alvin Lucier, American composer (d. 2021)
- 1936 – Bobby Darin, American singer (d. 1973)
- 1944 – George Lucas, American film director
- 1952 – David Byrne, Scottish-born American musician (Talking Heads)
- 1952 – Robert Zemeckis, American film director
- 1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
- 1971 – Sofia Coppola, American director
- 1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur
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Deaths
- 1610 – Henry IV of France (b. 1553)
- 1818 – Matthew Gregory Lewis, English novelist (b. 1775)
- 1887 – Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)
- 1907 – Katharine Hepburn , American actress (d. 2003)
- 1912 – August Strindberg, Swedish author (b. 1849)
- 1925 – H. Rider Haggard, English author (b. 1856)
- 1935 – Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate (b. 1868)
- 1940 – Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born anarchist (b. 1869)
- 1943 – Henri La Fontaine, Belgian Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1854)
- 1957 – Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (b. 1884)
- 1959 – Sidney Bechet, American musician (b. 1897)
- 1987 – Rita Hayworth, American actress (b. 1918)
- 1998 – Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (b. 1915)
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