February 21
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[1743]] - The premiere in [[London]] of [[George Frideric Handel]]'s [[oratorio]], "[[Samson (oratorio)|Samson]]". | ||
| *[[1848]] - [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]] publish the [[Communist Manifesto]]. | *[[1848]] - [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]] publish the [[Communist Manifesto]]. | ||
| *[[1888]] - [[Vincent van Gogh]] arrives in Arles, France. | *[[1888]] - [[Vincent van Gogh]] arrives in Arles, France. | ||
| - | *[[1965]] - [[Malcolm X]] is assassinated at the [[Audubon Ballroom]] in [[New York City]] by members of the [[Nation of Islam]]. | + | *[[1965]] - [[Malcolm X]] is assassinated in [[New York City]] by members of the [[Nation of Islam]]. |
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *[[1801]] - [[John Henry Newman]], English Catholic cardinal (d. [[1890]]) | *[[1801]] - [[John Henry Newman]], English Catholic cardinal (d. [[1890]]) | ||
| + | *[[1815]] - [[Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier]], French Classicist painter and sculptor (d. [[1891]]) | ||
| *[[1903]] - [[Anaïs Nin]], French writer (d. [[1977]]) | *[[1903]] - [[Anaïs Nin]], French writer (d. [[1977]]) | ||
| * 1903 - [[Raymond Queneau]], French poet and novelist (d. [[1976]]) | * 1903 - [[Raymond Queneau]], French poet and novelist (d. [[1976]]) | ||
| *[[1907]] - [[W. H. Auden]], English poet (d. [[1973]]) | *[[1907]] - [[W. H. Auden]], English poet (d. [[1973]]) | ||
| *[[1925]] - [[Sam Peckinpah]], American director (d. [[1984]]) | *[[1925]] - [[Sam Peckinpah]], American director (d. [[1984]]) | ||
| + | *[[1933]] - [[Bob Rafelson]], American film director, writer and producer (''Five Easy Pieces'') (d. 2022) | ||
| *[[1933]] - [[Nina Simone]], American singer (d. [[2003]]) | *[[1933]] - [[Nina Simone]], American singer (d. [[2003]]) | ||
| + | *[[1942]] - [[Chris von Wangenheim]], German-born fashion photographer (d. [[1981]]) | ||
| + | *[[1945]] - [[Rafał Olbiński]], Polish graphic artist, stage designer and surrealist painter | ||
| *[[1949]] - [[Jerry Harrison]], American musician ([[Talking Heads]]) | *[[1949]] - [[Jerry Harrison]], American musician ([[Talking Heads]]) | ||
| *[[1954]] - [[Mike Pickering]], English disc jockey and musician ([[Quando Quango]], [[M People]]) | *[[1954]] - [[Mike Pickering]], English disc jockey and musician ([[Quando Quango]], [[M People]]) | ||
| *[[1962]] - [[Chuck Palahniuk]], American writer | *[[1962]] - [[Chuck Palahniuk]], American writer | ||
| - | * 1962 - [[David Foster Wallace]], American writer | + | * 1962 - [[David Foster Wallace]], American writer (d. [[2008]]) |
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *[[1677]] - [[Baruch Spinoza]], Dutch philosopher (b. [[1632]]) | *[[1677]] - [[Baruch Spinoza]], Dutch philosopher (b. [[1632]]) | ||
| + | *[[1838]] - [[Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy]], French linguist, orientalist (b. [[1758]]) | ||
| + | *[[1901]] - [[Henry Peach Robinson]], British pioneer photographer and pioneer of photomontage (b. [[1830]]) | ||
| *[[1960]] - [[Jacques Becker]], French film director and screenwriter (b. [[1906]]) | *[[1960]] - [[Jacques Becker]], French film director and screenwriter (b. [[1906]]) | ||
| *[[1965]] - [[Malcolm X]], American black activist (b. [[1925]]) | *[[1965]] - [[Malcolm X]], American black activist (b. [[1925]]) | ||
| *[[1967]] - [[Charles Beaumont]], American writer (b. [[1929]]) | *[[1967]] - [[Charles Beaumont]], American writer (b. [[1929]]) | ||
| + | *[[1982]] - [[Gershom Scholem]], German-born Jewish philosopher and historian (b. [[1897]]) | ||
| *[[1991]] - Dame [[Margot Fonteyn]], English ballet dancer (b. [[1919]]) | *[[1991]] - Dame [[Margot Fonteyn]], English ballet dancer (b. [[1919]]) | ||
| - | + | *[[2008]] - [[Joe Gibbs]], Jamaican record producer (b. [[1943]]) | |
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| - | *[[1967]] - [[Bob Rafelson]] born February 21, 1933 in New York City) is an American film director, writer and producer. He is most famous for directing and co-writing the film Five Easy Pieces | + | |
| - | *[[1967]] - [[Henry Peach Robinson]] (b. Ludlow July 9,1830 – d. February 21, 1901) was a British pioneer Pictorialist photographer who made combination prints that joined multiple negatives to form a single image (photomontage). | + | |
| - | *[[1967]] - [[Gershom Scholem]] Gershom Scholem (December 5, 1897 – February 21, 1982), also known as Gerhard Scholem, was a Jewish philosopher and historian raised in Germany | + | |
| - | *[[1967]] - [[David Avidan]] | + | |
| - | *[[1967]] - [[Rafał Olbiński]] | + | |
| - | *[[1967]] - [[Chris von Wangenheim]] | + | |
| - | *[[1967]] - [[Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier]] | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1848 - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish the Communist Manifesto.
- 1888 - Vincent van Gogh arrives in Arles, France.
- 1965 - Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City by members of the Nation of Islam.
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Births
- 1801 - John Henry Newman, English Catholic cardinal (d. 1890)
- 1815 - Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, French Classicist painter and sculptor (d. 1891)
- 1903 - Anaïs Nin, French writer (d. 1977)
- 1903 - Raymond Queneau, French poet and novelist (d. 1976)
- 1907 - W. H. Auden, English poet (d. 1973)
- 1925 - Sam Peckinpah, American director (d. 1984)
- 1933 - Bob Rafelson, American film director, writer and producer (Five Easy Pieces) (d. 2022)
- 1933 - Nina Simone, American singer (d. 2003)
- 1942 - Chris von Wangenheim, German-born fashion photographer (d. 1981)
- 1945 - Rafał Olbiński, Polish graphic artist, stage designer and surrealist painter
- 1949 - Jerry Harrison, American musician (Talking Heads)
- 1954 - Mike Pickering, English disc jockey and musician (Quando Quango, M People)
- 1962 - Chuck Palahniuk, American writer
- 1962 - David Foster Wallace, American writer (d. 2008)
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Deaths
- 1677 - Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (b. 1632)
- 1838 - Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, French linguist, orientalist (b. 1758)
- 1901 - Henry Peach Robinson, British pioneer photographer and pioneer of photomontage (b. 1830)
- 1960 - Jacques Becker, French film director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
- 1965 - Malcolm X, American black activist (b. 1925)
- 1967 - Charles Beaumont, American writer (b. 1929)
- 1982 - Gershom Scholem, German-born Jewish philosopher and historian (b. 1897)
- 1991 - Dame Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer (b. 1919)
- 2008 - Joe Gibbs, Jamaican record producer (b. 1943)
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