October 20
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== Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
- | + | *[[1971]] - [[Wet Dream Film Festival|The Second Wet Dream Film Festival]] opens in Amsterdam | |
== Births == | == Births == | ||
*[[1854]] - [[Arthur Rimbaud]], French poet (d. [[1891]]) | *[[1854]] - [[Arthur Rimbaud]], French poet (d. [[1891]]) | ||
- | + | *[[1854]] - [[Alphonse Allais]], French writer (d. [[1905]]) | |
*[[1859]] - [[John Dewey]], American philosopher (d. [[1952]]) | *[[1859]] - [[John Dewey]], American philosopher (d. [[1952]]) | ||
*[[1874]] - [[Charles Ives]], American composer (d. [[1954]]) | *[[1874]] - [[Charles Ives]], American composer (d. [[1954]]) | ||
*[[1882]] - [[Bela Lugosi]], Hungarian-born actor (d. [[1956]]) | *[[1882]] - [[Bela Lugosi]], Hungarian-born actor (d. [[1956]]) | ||
*[[1917]] - [[Jean-Pierre Melville]], French director (d. [[1973]]) | *[[1917]] - [[Jean-Pierre Melville]], French director (d. [[1973]]) | ||
- | * 1937 - [[Wanda Jackson]], American rock and rockabilly singer | + | *[[1937]] - [[Wanda Jackson]], American rock and rockabilly singer |
*[[1944]] - [[David Mancuso]], American disc jockey | *[[1944]] - [[David Mancuso]], American disc jockey | ||
*[[1946]] - [[Elfriede Jelinek]], Austrian writer | *[[1946]] - [[Elfriede Jelinek]], Austrian writer | ||
+ | *[[1950]] - [[Elodie Lauten]], American composer | ||
*[[1971]] - [[Snoop Dogg]], American rapper | *[[1971]] - [[Snoop Dogg]], American rapper | ||
== Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
+ | *[[1976]] - [[Slavko Vorkapich]], Serbian-American film director (b. [[1894]]) | ||
*[[1890]] - [[Richard Francis Burton|Sir Richard Burton]], British explorer and writer (b. [[1821]]) | *[[1890]] - [[Richard Francis Burton|Sir Richard Burton]], British explorer and writer (b. [[1821]]) | ||
- | + | *[[2005]] - [[Jean-Michel Folon]], Belgian artist (b. [[1934]]) | |
- | == Notes == | + | |
- | *[[1854]] - [[Alphonse Allais]] (October 20, 1854 - October 28, 1905) was a French writer and humorist, | + | |
- | *[[1854]] - [[Elodie Lauten]] (b. October 20 1950) is a composer described as postminimalist or a | + | |
- | *[[1854]] - [[Wet Dream Film Festival]] The Second Wet Dream Film Festival was held in 1971 between October 20 | + | |
- | *[[1854]] - [[Slavko Vorkapich]] Slavko Vorkapić (born name Slavoljub Vorkapić) (English Slavko Vorkapich, originally in Serbian Cyrillic Славко Воркапић) (March 17 1894 – October 20 1976), was a Serbian-American film directo | + | |
- | *[[1854]] - [[Jean-Pierre Melville]] | + | |
- | *[[1854]] - [[Jean-Michel Folon]] | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1971 - The Second Wet Dream Film Festival opens in Amsterdam
Births
- 1854 - Arthur Rimbaud, French poet (d. 1891)
- 1854 - Alphonse Allais, French writer (d. 1905)
- 1859 - John Dewey, American philosopher (d. 1952)
- 1874 - Charles Ives, American composer (d. 1954)
- 1882 - Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-born actor (d. 1956)
- 1917 - Jean-Pierre Melville, French director (d. 1973)
- 1937 - Wanda Jackson, American rock and rockabilly singer
- 1944 - David Mancuso, American disc jockey
- 1946 - Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian writer
- 1950 - Elodie Lauten, American composer
- 1971 - Snoop Dogg, American rapper
Deaths
- 1976 - Slavko Vorkapich, Serbian-American film director (b. 1894)
- 1890 - Sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821)
- 2005 - Jean-Michel Folon, Belgian artist (b. 1934)
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