January 4
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| *[[1809]] - [[Louis Braille]], French teacher of the blind and inventor of [[braille]] (d. 1852) | *[[1809]] - [[Louis Braille]], French teacher of the blind and inventor of [[braille]] (d. 1852) | ||
| *[[1857]] - [[Émile Cohl]], French artist Émile Cohl (d. [[1938]]) | *[[1857]] - [[Émile Cohl]], French artist Émile Cohl (d. [[1938]]) | ||
| - | *[[1896]] - [[André Masson]], French artist (d. [[1987]]) | + | *[[1896]] - [[André Masson]], French artist (d. 1987) |
| - | *[[1932]] - [[Paul Virilio]], French cultural theorist and urbanist | + | *[[1932]] - [[Paul Virilio]], French cultural theorist and urbanist (d. 2018) |
| *[[1946]] - [[Ramsey Campbell]], British writer | *[[1946]] - [[Ramsey Campbell]], British writer | ||
| *[[1947]] - [[Chris Cutler]], English musician and composer ([[Henry Cow]], [[Art Bears]]) | *[[1947]] - [[Chris Cutler]], English musician and composer ([[Henry Cow]], [[Art Bears]]) | ||
| *[[1956]] - [[Bernard Sumner]], English musician ([[New Order]], [[Joy Division]]) | *[[1956]] - [[Bernard Sumner]], English musician ([[New Order]], [[Joy Division]]) | ||
| - | *[[1958]] - [[Julian Sands]], British actor | + | *[[1958]] - [[Julian Sands]], British actor (d. 2023) |
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| *[[1986]] - [[Christopher Isherwood]], English writer (b. [[1904]]) | *[[1986]] - [[Christopher Isherwood]], English writer (b. [[1904]]) | ||
| *[[2004]] - [[Jeff Nuttall]], English writer (b. [[1933]]) | *[[2004]] - [[Jeff Nuttall]], English writer (b. [[1933]]) | ||
| + | *[[2023]] – [[Fay Weldon]], English novelist (''The Life and Loves of a She-Devil'') (b. 1931) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1920 - André Breton meets Francis Picabia
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Births
- 1643 - Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and natural philosopher (d. 1727)
- 1785 - Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)
- 1809 - Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (d. 1852)
- 1857 - Émile Cohl, French artist Émile Cohl (d. 1938)
- 1896 - André Masson, French artist (d. 1987)
- 1932 - Paul Virilio, French cultural theorist and urbanist (d. 2018)
- 1946 - Ramsey Campbell, British writer
- 1947 - Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)
- 1956 - Bernard Sumner, English musician (New Order, Joy Division)
- 1958 - Julian Sands, British actor (d. 2023)
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Deaths
- 1941 - Henri Bergson, French philosopher (b. 1859)
- 1960 - Albert Camus, Algerian-born French philosopher and writer (b. 1913)
- 1961 - Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist (b. 1887)
- 1965 - T. S. Eliot, American-born writer (b. 1888)
- 1986 - Christopher Isherwood, English writer (b. 1904)
- 2004 - Jeff Nuttall, English writer (b. 1933)
- 2023 – Fay Weldon, English novelist (The Life and Loves of a She-Devil) (b. 1931)
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