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| *[[1813]] - [[Richard Wagner]], German composer (d. [[1883]]) | *[[1813]] - [[Richard Wagner]], German composer (d. [[1883]]) | ||
| *[[1859]] - Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], British physician and writer (d. [[1930]]) | *[[1859]] - Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], British physician and writer (d. [[1930]]) | ||
| + | *[[1889]] - [[Arthur Cravan]], Surrealist and Dada artist (d. [[1918]]) | ||
| *[[1907]] - [[Hergé]], Belgian comic book creator (d. [[1983]]) | *[[1907]] - [[Hergé]], Belgian comic book creator (d. [[1983]]) | ||
| *[[1914]] - [[Sun Ra]], American musician (d. [[1993]]) | *[[1914]] - [[Sun Ra]], American musician (d. [[1993]]) | ||
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Events
- 1967 - The Innovation department store in the centre of Brussels, Belgium, burns down. It is the most devastating fire in Belgian history, which results in 323 dead and missing and 150 injured.
- 1957 - the term Nouveau Roman coined by Émile Henriot in an article in the French newspaper Le Monde.
- 1998 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas film premiers
Births
- 1808 - Gérard de Nerval, French writer (d. 1855)
- 1813 - Richard Wagner, German composer (d. 1883)
- 1859 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British physician and writer (d. 1930)
- 1889 - Arthur Cravan, Surrealist and Dada artist (d. 1918)
- 1907 - Hergé, Belgian comic book creator (d. 1983)
- 1914 - Sun Ra, American musician (d. 1993)
- 1930 - John Barth, American writer
- 1930 - Harvey Milk, American politician and civil rights activist (d. 1978)
- 1950 - Genesis P-Orridge, English performer, musician, writer and artist.
Deaths
- 1666 - Gaspar Schott, German scientist, author of Physica Curiosa
- 1885 - Victor Hugo, French author
