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| *[[1536]] - [[Anne Boleyn]], the second wife of [[Henry VIII of England]], is [[beheaded]] for [[adultery]]. | *[[1536]] - [[Anne Boleyn]], the second wife of [[Henry VIII of England]], is [[beheaded]] for [[adultery]]. | ||
| *[[1897]] - [[Oscar Wilde]] is released from prison in England. | *[[1897]] - [[Oscar Wilde]] is released from prison in England. | ||
| + | *[[1962]] - [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s sings her [[Happy Birthday, Mr. President|infamous rendition]] of ''Happy Birthday''. | ||
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Art and culture
- 1536 - Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery.
- 1897 - Oscar Wilde is released from prison in England.
- 1962 - Marilyn Monroe's sings her infamous rendition of Happy Birthday.
Births
- 1593 - Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter
- 1890 - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader.
- 1925 - Malcolm X, American civil rights activist.
- 1925 - Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator.
- 1939 - James Fox.
- 1948 - Grace Jones, Jamaican singer and actress.
Deaths
- 1536 - Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England.
- 1864 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author.
- 1898 - William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and flagellation afficionado.
- 1918 - Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss painter.
- 1925 - Viking Eggeling, Swedish artist and filmmaker.
- 1935 - T. E. Lawrence, English soldier.
- 1992 - Bob Mizer, creator of the Athletic Model Guild
- 1995 - Derek Ford, British film director.
- 2002 - Raymond Durgnat, British film critic.
