May 14
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| *[[1755]] – [[George Barrington]], Irish pickpocket who was mentioned in the 1959 film ''[[Pickpocket]]'' by [[Robert Bresson]]. (d. 1804) | *[[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) | *[[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) | *[[1868]] – [[Magnus Hirschfeld]], German physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate (b. 1935) | ||
| *[[1897]] – [[Sidney Bechet]], American musician (d. 1959) | *[[1897]] – [[Sidney Bechet]], American musician (d. 1959) | ||
| *[[1917]] – [[Lou Harrison]], American composer (d. 2003) | *[[1917]] – [[Lou Harrison]], American composer (d. 2003) | ||
| - | *[[1931]] – [[Alvin Lucier]], American composer | + | *[[1931]] – [[Alvin Lucier]], American composer (d. 2021) |
| *[[1936]] – [[Bobby Darin]], American singer (d. 1973) | *[[1936]] – [[Bobby Darin]], American singer (d. 1973) | ||
| *[[1944]] – [[George Lucas]], American film director | *[[1944]] – [[George Lucas]], American film director | ||
| *[[1952]] – [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], Scottish-born American musician ([[Talking Heads]]) | *[[1952]] – [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], Scottish-born American musician ([[Talking Heads]]) | ||
| * 1952 – [[Robert Zemeckis]], American film director | * 1952 – [[Robert Zemeckis]], American film director | ||
| - | *[[1960]] – [[Anne Clark]], English singer | ||
| *[[1969]] – [[Cate Blanchett]], Australian actress | *[[1969]] – [[Cate Blanchett]], Australian actress | ||
| *[[1971]] – [[Sofia Coppola]], American director | *[[1971]] – [[Sofia Coppola]], American director | ||
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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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