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| - | == Art and culture == | + | ==Events== |
| + | *[[1429]] – [[Joan of Arc]] ends the [[Siege of Orléans]], pulling an [[arrow]] from her own [[shoulder]] and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marks a turning point in the [[Hundred Years' War]]. | ||
| + | *[[1664]] – [[Louis XIV of France]] inaugurates The [[Palace of Versailles]]. | ||
| *[[1931]] - "Two Gun" [[Francis Crowley]] manhunt concluded in New York City | *[[1931]] - "Two Gun" [[Francis Crowley]] manhunt concluded in New York City | ||
| - | *[[1945]] - the [[Nazis]] surrender unconditionally | + | *[[1945]] - [[Nazi Germany]] surrenders unconditionally |
| + | *[[1960]] – [[Cold War]]: [[U-2 Crisis of 1960]]. | ||
| - | == Births == | + | ==Births== |
| - | *[[1833]] - [[Johannes Brahms]], German composer of classical music, considered by many to be the "successor" to Beethoven | + | *[[1748]] – [[Olympe de Gouges]], playwright and feminist revolutionary (d. 1793) |
| - | *[[1841]] - [[Gustave Le Bon]], French social psychologist, sociologist, and crowd behaviour specialist | + | *[[1767]] – [[Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia]], Duchess of York and Albany (d. 1820) |
| - | *[[1882]] - [[Willem Elsschot]], Flemish writer and poet | + | *[[1812]] – [[Robert Browning]], English poet (d. 1889) |
| - | *[[1904]] - [[Val Lewton]], American filmmaker | + | *[[1833]] – [[Johannes Brahms]], German composer (d. 1897) |
| - | *[[1939]] - [[Ruggero Deodato]], Italian filmmaker | + | *[[1840]] – [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]], Russian composer (d. 1893) |
| - | *[[1940]] - [[Angela Carter]], English novelist and journalist | + | *[[1841]] - [[Gustave Le Bon]], French social psychologist, sociologist, and crowd behaviour specialist (b. 1931) |
| + | *[[1870]] – [[Josef Hoffmann]], Austrian architect and designer of consumer goods (b. 1956) | ||
| + | *[[1882]] – [[Willem Elsschot]], Flemish writer (d. 1960) | ||
| + | *[[1901]] – [[Gary Cooper]], American actor (d. 1961) | ||
| + | *[[1904]] – [[Val Lewton]], American filmmaker (d. 1951) | ||
| + | *[[1923]] – [[Anne Baxter]], American actress (d. 1985) | ||
| + | *[[1931]] – [[Teresa Brewer]], American pop and jazz singer (d. 2007) | ||
| + | *[[1939]] – [[Jimmy Ruffin]], American singer (d. 2014) | ||
| + | * 1939 – [[Ruggero Deodato]], [[Italy|Italian]] [[film director]], [[actor]] and [[screen writer]] (d. 2022) | ||
| + | *[[1940]] – [[Angela Carter]], English novelist and journalist (d. 1992) | ||
| + | *[[1946]] – [[Thelma Houston]], American singer | ||
| + | *[[1954]] – [[Amy Heckerling]], American director | ||
| + | *[[1956]] – [[Anne Dudley]], British composer | ||
| + | *[[1972]] – [[Felix Da Housecat]], American House music DJ and record producer | ||
| - | == Deaths == | + | ==Deaths== |
| - | + | *[[1825]] – [[Antonio Salieri]], Italian composer (b. 1750) | |
| - | *[[1870]] - [[Josef Hoffmann]], Austrian architect and designer of consumer goods | + | *[[1840]] – [[Caspar David Friedrich]], German painter (b. 1774) |
| *[[1994]] - [[Clement Greenberg]], American art critic | *[[1994]] - [[Clement Greenberg]], American art critic | ||
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Events
- 1429 – Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marks a turning point in the Hundred Years' War.
- 1664 – Louis XIV of France inaugurates The Palace of Versailles.
- 1931 - "Two Gun" Francis Crowley manhunt concluded in New York City
- 1945 - Nazi Germany surrenders unconditionally
- 1960 – Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960.
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Births
- 1748 – Olympe de Gouges, playwright and feminist revolutionary (d. 1793)
- 1767 – Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany (d. 1820)
- 1812 – Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889)
- 1833 – Johannes Brahms, German composer (d. 1897)
- 1840 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893)
- 1841 - Gustave Le Bon, French social psychologist, sociologist, and crowd behaviour specialist (b. 1931)
- 1870 – Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect and designer of consumer goods (b. 1956)
- 1882 – Willem Elsschot, Flemish writer (d. 1960)
- 1901 – Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961)
- 1904 – Val Lewton, American filmmaker (d. 1951)
- 1923 – Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985)
- 1931 – Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (d. 2007)
- 1939 – Jimmy Ruffin, American singer (d. 2014)
- 1939 – Ruggero Deodato, Italian film director, actor and screen writer (d. 2022)
- 1940 – Angela Carter, English novelist and journalist (d. 1992)
- 1946 – Thelma Houston, American singer
- 1954 – Amy Heckerling, American director
- 1956 – Anne Dudley, British composer
- 1972 – Felix Da Housecat, American House music DJ and record producer
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Deaths
- 1825 – Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (b. 1750)
- 1840 – Caspar David Friedrich, German painter (b. 1774)
- 1994 - Clement Greenberg, American art critic
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