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| - | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | == Births == | ||
| - | *[[1800]] - [[Louis Christophe François Hachette|Louis Hachette]], French publisher | ||
| - | *[[1813]] - [[Søren Kierkegaard]], Danish philosopher and avant la lettre existentialist | ||
| - | *[[1818]] - [[Karl Marx]], German activist | ||
| - | *[[1944]] - [[Jean-Pierre Léaud]], French actor of the nouvelle vague | ||
| - | *[[1949]] - [[David Toop]], English musician and author | ||
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| - | == Deaths == | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - [[Napoleon I of France]] dies in exile. | ||
| - | *[[1958]] - [[James Branch Cabell]], American writer of fantasy fiction and author of ''Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice'' | ||
| - | *[[1982]] - [[Cal Tjader]], American Latin jazz musician | ||
| - | *[[2004]] - [[Sir Coxsone Dodd]], Jamaican record producer and owner of [[Studio One]] | ||
| - | *[[2004]] - [[David Reimer]], sex change patient in a famous [[gender identity]] case | ||
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| ==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| *[[1494]] – [[Christopher Columbus]] lands on the island of [[Jamaica]] and claims it for [[Spain]]. | *[[1494]] – [[Christopher Columbus]] lands on the island of [[Jamaica]] and claims it for [[Spain]]. | ||
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| *[[1942]] – [[Tammy Wynette]], American musician (d. 1998) | *[[1942]] – [[Tammy Wynette]], American musician (d. 1998) | ||
| *[[1944]] – [[Jean-Pierre Léaud]], French actor | *[[1944]] – [[Jean-Pierre Léaud]], French actor | ||
| + | *[[1949]] - [[David Toop]], English musician and author | ||
| *[[1970]] – [[Naomi Klein]], Canadian author and activist | *[[1970]] – [[Naomi Klein]], Canadian author and activist | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| - | *[[200]] – [[Sun Ce]], warlord of the [[Han Dynasty]] (b. 175) | ||
| *[[311]] – [[Galerius]], [[Roman Emperor]] | *[[311]] – [[Galerius]], [[Roman Emperor]] | ||
| - | *[[984]] – [[Gerberga of Saxony]], Queen of Western Francia | ||
| - | *[[1028]] – King [[Alfonso V of León|Alfonso V of Castile]], León, and Galicia | ||
| - | *[[1194]] – King [[Casimir II of Poland]] (b. 1138) | ||
| - | *[[1219]] – King [[Leo II of Armenia]] (b. 1150) | ||
| - | *[[1309]] – King [[Charles II of Naples]] | ||
| - | *[[1525]] – [[Frederick III, Elector of Saxony|Frederick III of Saxony]] (b. 1463) | ||
| - | *[[1586]] – [[Henry Sidney]], Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529) | ||
| - | *[[1604]] – [[Claudio Merulo]], Italian composer (b. 1533) | ||
| - | *[[1671]] – [[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester]], English politician (b. 1602) | ||
| - | *[[1672]] – [[Samuel Cooper]], English painter (b. 1609) | ||
| - | *[[1705]] – [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 1640) | ||
| - | *[[1760]] – [[Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers]], English murderer (hanged) (b. 1720) | ||
| - | *[[1766]] – [[Jean Astruc]], French physician and scholar (b. 1684) | ||
| - | *[[1808]] – [[Pierre Jean George Cabanis]], French physiologist (b. 1757) | ||
| - | *[[1811]] – [[Robert Mylne]], Scottish architect (b. 1734) | ||
| *[[1821]] – [[Napoleon I of France]] (b. 1769) | *[[1821]] – [[Napoleon I of France]] (b. 1769) | ||
| - | *[[1827]] – [[Frederick Augustus I of Saxony]] (b. 1750) | ||
| - | *[[1833]] – [[Sophia Campbell]], Australian artist (b. 1777) | ||
| - | *[[1855]] – [[Robert Inglis|Sir Robert Inglis, Bt]], English politician (b. 1786) | ||
| - | *[[1859]] – [[Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet|Peter Gustav Dirichlet]], German mathematician (b. 1805) | ||
| - | *[[1892]] – [[August Wilhelm von Hofmann]], German chemist (b. 1818) | ||
| - | *[[1896]] – [[Silas Adams]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1839) | ||
| *[[1900]] – [[Ivan Aivazovsky]], Russian painter (b. 1817) | *[[1900]] – [[Ivan Aivazovsky]], Russian painter (b. 1817) | ||
| - | *[[1921]] – [[Alfred Hermann Fried]], Austrian writer and pacifist, recipient of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (b. 1864) | + | *[[1958]] - [[James Branch Cabell]], American writer of fantasy fiction and author of ''Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice'' |
| - | *[[1931]] – [[Glen Kidston]], British aviator and racing driver (b. 1899) | + | *[[1982]] - [[Cal Tjader]], American Latin jazz musician |
| - | *[[1941]] – [[Natalija Obrenović]], Queen of Serbia (b. 1859) | + | |
| - | *[[1942]] – [[Qemal Stafa]], Albanian politician (b. 1920) | + | |
| - | *[[1945]] – [[Peter Van Pels]], Jewish Refugee (b. 1926) | + | |
| - | *[[1947]] – [[Ty LaForest]], Canadian baseball player (b. 1917) | + | |
| - | *[[1959]] – [[Carlos Saavedra Lamas]], Argentine politician, recipient of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (b. 1878) | + | |
| - | *[[1962]] – [[Ernest Tyldesley]], English cricketer (b. 1889) | + | |
| - | *[[1971]] – [[Violet Jessop]], [[RMS Titanic|Titanic]] survivor (b. 1887) | + | |
| - | *[[1977]] – [[Ludwig Erhard]], German politician ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]) and [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic)|Chancellor of Germany]] from [[1963]] until [[1966]] (b. 1897) | + | |
| - | *[[1981]] – [[Bobby Sands]], Irish activist (b. 1954) | + | |
| - | *[[1983]] – [[Horst Schumann]], Nazi physician (b. 1901) | + | |
| - | *[[1985]] – [[Donald Bailey|Sir Donald Bailey]], British civil engineer (b. 1901) | + | |
| - | *[[1988]] – [[Michael Shaara]], American author (b. 1928) | + | |
| *[[1992]] – [[Jean-Claude Pascal]], French singer (b. 1927) | *[[1992]] – [[Jean-Claude Pascal]], French singer (b. 1927) | ||
| - | *[[1995]] – [[Mikhail Botvinnik]], Russian chess player, grandmaster and world champion. (b. 1911) | + | *[[2004]] - [[Sir Coxsone Dodd]], Jamaican record producer and owner of [[Studio One]] |
| - | *[[1997]] – [[Walter Gotell]], German actor (b. 1924) | + | *[[2004]] - [[David Reimer]], sex change patient in a famous [[gender identity]] case |
| - | *[[2000]] – [[Gino Bartali]], Italian cyclist (b. 1914) | + | |
| - | *[[2001]] – [[Clifton Hillegass]], American writer and publisher | + | |
| - | * 2001 – [[Raymond Kessler]], American midget wrestler | + | |
| - | *[[2002]] – [[Hugo Banzer]], Bolivian dictator (b. 1926) | + | |
| - | * 2002 – [[Paul Klipsch]], American engineer, noted for his [[loudspeaker]] designs. (b. 1904) | + | |
| - | * 2002 – [[George Sidney]], American film director (b. 1916) | + | |
| - | *[[2003]] – [[Sam Bockarie]], RUF Rebel Commander (b. 1964) | + | |
| - | *[[2003]] – [[Walter Sisulu]], South African activist (b. 1912) | + | |
| - | *[[2004]] – [[Ritsuko Okazaki]], Japanese singer-songwriter (b. 1959) | + | |
| - | *[[2006]] – [[Naushad|Naushad Ali]], Indian composer (b. 1919) | + | |
| - | *[[2007]] – [[Theodore Harold Maiman]], Inventor, noted for making the first working laser. (b. 1927) | + | |
| - | *[[2008]] – [[Irv Robbins]], Canadian-American entrepreneur (b. 1917) | + | |
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Events
- 1494 – Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain.
- 1891 – The Music Hall in New York City (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
- 1920 – Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti arrested for alleged robbery and murder.
- 1921 – Coco Chanel introduces Chanel No. 5
- 1925 – Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes served an arrest warrant for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
- 1941 – Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; date since commemorated as Liberation Day.
Births
- 1800 – Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (d. 1864)
- 1813 – Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
- 1818 – Karl Marx, German political philosopher (d. 1883)
- 1846 – Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
- 1914 – Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
- 1935 – Bernard Pivot, French journalist and television host
- 1936 – Patrick Gowers, British composer
- 1942 – Tammy Wynette, American musician (d. 1998)
- 1944 – Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor
- 1949 - David Toop, English musician and author
- 1970 – Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
Deaths
- 311 – Galerius, Roman Emperor
- 1821 – Napoleon I of France (b. 1769)
- 1900 – Ivan Aivazovsky, Russian painter (b. 1817)
- 1958 - James Branch Cabell, American writer of fantasy fiction and author of Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice
- 1982 - Cal Tjader, American Latin jazz musician
- 1992 – Jean-Claude Pascal, French singer (b. 1927)
- 2004 - Sir Coxsone Dodd, Jamaican record producer and owner of Studio One
- 2004 - David Reimer, sex change patient in a famous gender identity case
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