April 5
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Art and culture
- 1930 - In an act of civil disobedience, Mohandas Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt.
- 1932 - Alcohol prohibition in Finland ended. Alcohol sales started in Alko liquor stores.
Births
- 1588 - Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (d. 1679)
- 1732 - Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (d. 1806)
- 1837 - Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (d. 1909)
- 1901 - Melvyn Douglas, American actor (d. 1981)
- 1908 - Bette Davis, American actress (d. 1989)
- 1926 - Roger Corman, American film director
- 1929 - Hugo Claus, Belgian writer (d. 2008)
- 1941 - Michael Moriarty, American actor
- 1942 - Peter Greenaway, Welsh film director
- 1973 - Pharrell Williams, American music producer (The Neptunes)
Deaths
- 1765 - Edward Young, English poet (b. 1683)
- 1923 - George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier (b. 1866)
- 1976 - Howard Hughes, American aviator (b. 1905)
- 1994 - Kurt Cobain, American musician (Nirvana (band)) (b. 1967)
- 1997 - Allen Ginsberg, American poet (b. 1926)
- 2005 - Saul Bellow, Canadian-born writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1915)
- xxxx - Allan Kaprow (August 23, 1927 - April 5, 2006) was an American painter, assemblagist and a pioneer in establishing the concepts of performance art
- xxxx - Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April 5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a Czech animator and filmmaker. He is considered the co-founder of the Czech animated film.
- xxxx - Jan Luyken (April 16 1649, Amsterdam - April 5 1712, Amsterdam) was a Dutch poet, illustrator and engraver.
- xxxx - Vincenzo Gioberti (April 5, 1801–October 26, 1852) was an Italian philosopher, publicist and politician.
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