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| - | [[Image:Whistler, “Symphony in White, No.1 The White Girl, painted 1862.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[James Whistler]]'s painting '''''Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl''''' ([[1862]]) caused [[controversy]] when exhibited in London and, later, at the ''[[Salon des Refusés]]'' in Paris. The painting epitomizes his theory that art should essentially be concerned with the beautiful arrangement of colors in harmony, not with the [[realism|accurate portrayal of the natural world]].]] | + | [[Image:Whistler, “Symphony in White, No.1 The White Girl, painted 1862.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[James Whistler]]'s painting ''[[Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl]]'' ([[1862]]) caused [[controversy]] when exhibited in London and, later, at the ''[[Salon des Refusés]]'' in Paris. The painting epitomizes his theory that art should essentially be concerned with the beautiful arrangement of colors in harmony, not with the [[realism|accurate portrayal of the natural world]].]] |
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[1763]] - [[Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil]], wealthy heir to a “président” at the Cour des Aides marries [[Marquis de Sade]]. | + | *[[1763]] - [[Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil]] marries [[Marquis de Sade]]. |
| *[[1863]] - [[Salon des Refusés]], [[Paris]], organized by painters who had been refused at the official Salon | *[[1863]] - [[Salon des Refusés]], [[Paris]], organized by painters who had been refused at the official Salon | ||
| + | *[[1893]] - Premiere of Maurice Maeterlinck's ''[[Pelléas and Mélisande]]''. | ||
| *[[1965]] - 2nd [[Paris Festival of Free Expression ]] opens at the American Center in Paris | *[[1965]] - 2nd [[Paris Festival of Free Expression ]] opens at the American Center in Paris | ||
| + | *[[1968]] - ''[[Histoires extraordinaires]]'' premieres at Cannes, France. | ||
| *[[1978]] - [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s stolen body found | *[[1978]] - [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s stolen body found | ||
| - | + | *[[1990]] – The General Assembly of the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) eliminates [[homosexuality]] from the list of psychiatric diseases. | |
| - | == Births == | + | |
| - | *[[1866]] - [[Erik Satie]], French musician and composer | + | |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Henri Barbusse]], French novelist and journalist | + | |
| - | *[[1935]] - [[Dennis Potter]], English dramatist | + | |
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| *[[1866]] - [[Erik Satie]], French composer (d. [[1925]]) | *[[1866]] - [[Erik Satie]], French composer (d. [[1925]]) | ||
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| *[[1935]] - [[Dennis Potter]], English writer (d. [[1994]]) | *[[1935]] - [[Dennis Potter]], English writer (d. [[1994]]) | ||
| *[[1936]] - [[Dennis Hopper]], American actor and director | *[[1936]] - [[Dennis Hopper]], American actor and director | ||
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| - | *[[1937]] - [[Hazel R. O'Leary]], [[United States Secretary of Energy]] | ||
| - | *[[1938]] - [[Jason Bernard]], American actor (d. [[1996]]) | ||
| - | *[[1939]] - [[Gary Paulsen]], American author | ||
| - | *[[1940]] - [[Alan Kay]], American computer scientist | ||
| - | * 1940 - [[Reynato Puno]], Filipino [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] Chief Justice | ||
| - | *[[1941]] - [[David Cope]], American composer and author | ||
| - | *[[1941]] - [[Ben Nelson]]. American politician | ||
| *[[1942]] - [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]], American musician | *[[1942]] - [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]], American musician | ||
| - | *[[1943]] - [[Johnny Warren]], Australian Footballer (d. [[2004]]) | + | *[[1965]] - [[Trent Reznor]], American musician ([[Nine Inch Nails]]) |
| - | * 1943 - [[Vicky Moscholiou]], Greek singer (d. [[2005]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1945]] - [[Tony Roche]], Australian tennis player | + | |
| - | *[[1946]] - [[Udo Lindenberg]], German musician | + | |
| - | * 1946 - [[F. Paul Wilson]], American novelist | + | |
| - | *[[1948]] - [[Dick Gaughan]], Scottish musician, singer and songwriter | + | |
| - | *[[1949]] - [[Bill Bruford]], English musician ([[Yes (band)|Yes]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1950]] - [[Howard Ashman]], American lyricist (d. [[1991]]) | + | |
| - | * 1950 - [[Janez Drnovšek]], Slovenian politician | + | |
| - | *[[1951]] - [[Simon Hughes]], British politician | + | |
| - | *[[1952]] - [[Howard Hampton]], leader of the [[New Democratic Party of Ontario]] | + | |
| - | *[[1955]] - [[Bill Paxton]], American actor and film director | + | |
| - | *[[1956]] - [[Sugar Ray Leonard]], American boxer | + | |
| - | * 1956 - [[Bob Saget]], American actor | + | |
| - | * 1956 - [[Dave Sim]], Canadian cartoonist | + | |
| - | *[[1957]] - [[Pascual Pérez (baseball)|Pascual Pérez]], Dominican baseball player | + | |
| - | *[[1958]] - [[Paul Di'Anno]], English singer ([[Iron Maiden]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1959]] - [[Marcelo Loffreda]], Argentine rugby player and coach | + | |
| - | * 1959 - [[Jim Nantz]], American broadcaster | + | |
| - | *[[1960]] - [[Lou DiBella]], American boxing promoter | + | |
| - | *[[1961]] - [[Enya]], Irish singer and songwriter | + | |
| - | *[[1962]] - [[Craig Ferguson]], Scottish actor and comedian | + | |
| - | * 1962 - [[Lise Lyng Falkenberg]], Danish writer | + | |
| - | *[[1963]] - [[Page McConnell]], American musician and songwriter ([[Phish]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1964]] - [[Menno Oosting]], Dutch tennis player (d. [[1999]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1965]] - [[Richard Baumhammers]], American spree killer | + | |
| - | * 1965 - [[Trent Reznor]], American musician ([[Nine Inch Nails]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1969]] - [[Thom Filicia]], American television personality | + | |
| - | * 1969 - [[Alan Doyle]], Canadian musician ([[Great Big Sea]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1970]] - [[Jordan Knight]], American singer ([[New Kids on the Block]]) | + | |
| - | * 1970 - [[Angelica Agurbash]], Belarusian singer, actress and model | + | |
| - | * 1970 - [[Matt Lindland]], American mixed martial arts fighter | + | |
| - | *[[1971]] - [[Shaun Hart]], Australian footballer | + | |
| - | * 1971 - [[Princess Máxima of the Netherlands]] | + | |
| - | *[[1973]] - [[Josh Homme]], American musician and songwriter | + | |
| - | * 1973 - [[Matthew McGrory]], American actor (d. [[2005]]) | + | |
| - | * 1973 - [[Sasha Alexander]], American television actress | + | |
| - | * 1973 - [[Steve Barakatt]], Canadian composer | + | |
| - | *[[1974]] - [[Andrea Corr]], Irish singer ([[The Corrs]]) | + | |
| - | * 1974 - [[Wiki González]], Venezuelan baseball player | + | |
| - | * 1974 - [[Eddie Lewis (soccer)|Eddie Lewis]], American football (soccer) player | + | |
| - | * 1974 - [[Sendhil Ramamurthy]], American actor | + | |
| - | *[[1975]] - [[Cheick Kongo]], French martial artist | + | |
| - | * 1975 - [[Jonti Picking]], British cartoonist | + | |
| - | * 1975 - [[Kostas Sommer]], Greek actor | + | |
| - | * 1975 - [[Laura Voutilainen]], Finnish singer | + | |
| - | * 1975 - [[Alex Wright]], German professional wrestler | + | |
| - | *[[1976]] - [[José Guillén]], Dominican baseball player | + | |
| - | * 1976 - [[Lee-Hom Wang]], American-born Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, and composer | + | |
| - | *[[1978]] - [[John Foster (baseball)|John Foster]], American baseball player | + | |
| - | * 1978 - [[Paddy Kenny]], Irish goalkeeper | + | |
| - | * 1978 - [[Carlos Pena]], Dominican baseball player | + | |
| - | *[[1979]] - [[Wayne Thomas]], English footballer | + | |
| - | *[[1980]] - [[Davor Džalto]], Serbian art historian | + | |
| - | * 1980 - [[Dallas Taylor (vocalist)|Dallas Taylor]], American Vocalist ([[Underoath]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1981]] - [[Beñat Albizuri]], Spanish cyclist | + | |
| - | * 1981 - [[R.J. Helton]], American Idol finalist | + | |
| - | * 1981 - [[Shiri Maimon]], Israeli singer | + | |
| - | * 1981 - [[Leon Osman]], English footballer | + | |
| - | * 1981 - [[Giannis Taralidis]], Greek footballer | + | |
| - | *[[1982]] - [[Tony Parker]], French-American basketball player | + | |
| - | *[[1983]] - [[Channing Frye]], American basketball player | + | |
| - | * 1983 - [[Nicky Hofs]], Dutch footballer | + | |
| - | *[[1984]] - [[Christine Robinson]], Canadian water polo player | + | |
| - | * 1984 - [[Christian Bolaños]], Costa Rican footballer | + | |
| - | *[[1985]] - [[Matt Ryan (American football)|Matt Ryan]], American Football player | + | |
| - | *[[1985]] - [[Derek Hough]], Professional American dancer and singer | + | |
| - | *[[1986]] - [[Tahj Mowry]], American actor | + | |
| - | *[[1988]] - [[Nikki Reed]], American actress | + | |
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| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
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Art and culture
- 1763 - Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil marries Marquis de Sade.
- 1863 - Salon des Refusés, Paris, organized by painters who had been refused at the official Salon
- 1893 - Premiere of Maurice Maeterlinck's Pelléas and Mélisande.
- 1965 - 2nd Paris Festival of Free Expression opens at the American Center in Paris
- 1968 - Histoires extraordinaires premieres at Cannes, France.
- 1978 - Charlie Chaplin's stolen body found
- 1990 – The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
Births
- 1866 - Erik Satie, French composer (d. 1925)
- 1873 - Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist (d. 1935)
- 1904 - Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976)
- 1935 - Dennis Potter, English writer (d. 1994)
- 1936 - Dennis Hopper, American actor and director
- 1942 - Taj Mahal, American musician
- 1965 - Trent Reznor, American musician (Nine Inch Nails)
Deaths
- 1510 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (b. 1445)
- 1999 - James Broughton, American artist (b. 1913)
- 2004 - Jørgen Nash, Danish artist (b. 1920)
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