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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1873]] - [[Censorship]]: The [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]] enacts the [[Comstock Law]], making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail. | *[[1873]] - [[Censorship]]: The [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]] enacts the [[Comstock Law]], making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail. | ||
| + | *[[1875]] - [[Carmen]] opera premieres in Paris | ||
| *[[1923]] - ''[[TIME]]'' magazine is published for the first time. | *[[1923]] - ''[[TIME]]'' magazine is published for the first time. | ||
| - | *[[1985]] - [[Censorship]]: [[Women Against Pornography]] award their "Pig Award" to [[Huggies]] [[Diapers]], claiming that the [[television]] ads had "crossed the line between eye-catching and [[porn]]." | ||
| *[[1991]] - An amateur video captures the beating of [[Rodney King]] by [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] police officers. | *[[1991]] - An amateur video captures the beating of [[Rodney King]] by [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] police officers. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1756]] - [[William Godwin]], English journalist, political philosopher and novelist (d. [[1836]]) | ||
| + | *[[1803]] - [[Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps]], French painter (''The Monkey Connoisseurs'' (d. [[1860]]) | ||
| *[[1847]] - [[Alexander Graham Bell]], Scottish inventor (d. [[1922]]) | *[[1847]] - [[Alexander Graham Bell]], Scottish inventor (d. [[1922]]) | ||
| *[[1863]] - [[Arthur Machen]], Welsh-born author (d. [[1947]]) | *[[1863]] - [[Arthur Machen]], Welsh-born author (d. [[1947]]) | ||
| *[[1893]] - [[Beatrice Wood]], American artist and ceramicist (d. [[1998]]) | *[[1893]] - [[Beatrice Wood]], American artist and ceramicist (d. [[1998]]) | ||
| *[[1911]] - [[Jean Harlow]], American actress (d. [[1937]]) | *[[1911]] - [[Jean Harlow]], American actress (d. [[1937]]) | ||
| - | *[[1920]] - [[Ronald Searle]], British illustrator | + | *[[1913]] - [[Roger Caillois]], French intellectual (d. [[1978]]) |
| + | *[[1914]] - [[Asger Jorn]], Danish avant-garde artist (Situationist International) (d. [[1973]]) | ||
| + | *[[1920]] - [[Ronald Searle]], British illustrator (b. 2011) | ||
| + | *[[1948]] - [[Jackie Mittoo]], Jamaican musician (The Skatalites) (b. 1990) | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1928]] - [[Jan Toorop]], Dutch painter (b. [[1858]]) | ||
| + | *[[1976]] - [[Pierre Molinier]], surrealist painter and photographer (b. [[1900]]) | ||
| *[[1982]] - [[Georges Perec]], French writer (b. [[1936]]) | *[[1982]] - [[Georges Perec]], French writer (b. [[1936]]) | ||
| *[[1983]] - [[Hergé]], Belgian comics creator (b. [[1907]]) | *[[1983]] - [[Hergé]], Belgian comics creator (b. [[1907]]) | ||
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| *[[1987]] - [[Danny Kaye]], American actor, singer, and comedian (b. [[1913]]) | *[[1987]] - [[Danny Kaye]], American actor, singer, and comedian (b. [[1913]]) | ||
| *[[1996]] - [[Marguerite Duras]], French writer (b. [[1914]]) | *[[1996]] - [[Marguerite Duras]], French writer (b. [[1914]]) | ||
| - | + | *[[1998]] - [[Richard Plant]], German-American writer and gay activist. (b. [[1910]]) | |
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| - | *[[1873]] - [[Asger Jorn]] (March 3, 1914 - May 1, 1973) was a prolific Danish avant-garde artist and essayist and a founding member of the Situationist International. | + | |
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| - | *[[1873]] - [[Carmen]] the Opéra Comique of Paris on March 3, 1875. | + | |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[William Godwin]] (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, | + | |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Jackie Mittoo]] (3 March 1948 — 16 December 1990) was a Jamaican keyboardist, songwriter and musical director.The Skatalites | + | |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Roger Caillois]] (March 3, 1913 – December 21, 1978), was a French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, and philosophy by focusing on subjects as diverse as gems and the sacred. He was also instrumental in introducing Latin American literature to the French public | + | |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Pierre Molinier]] April 13, 1900 - March 3, 1976) was a surrealist painter, photographer and "maker of objects". He was born in Agen (France) and lived his life in Bordeaux (France). He began his career by painting landscapes, but his work turned towards a fetishistic eroticism early on. | + | |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Jan Toorop]] | + | |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps]] | + | |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Richard Plant]] | + | |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Ron Murphy]] | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1873 - Censorship: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail.
- 1875 - Carmen opera premieres in Paris
- 1923 - TIME magazine is published for the first time.
- 1991 - An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.
Births
- 1756 - William Godwin, English journalist, political philosopher and novelist (d. 1836)
- 1803 - Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, French painter (The Monkey Connoisseurs (d. 1860)
- 1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish inventor (d. 1922)
- 1863 - Arthur Machen, Welsh-born author (d. 1947)
- 1893 - Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramicist (d. 1998)
- 1911 - Jean Harlow, American actress (d. 1937)
- 1913 - Roger Caillois, French intellectual (d. 1978)
- 1914 - Asger Jorn, Danish avant-garde artist (Situationist International) (d. 1973)
- 1920 - Ronald Searle, British illustrator (b. 2011)
- 1948 - Jackie Mittoo, Jamaican musician (The Skatalites) (b. 1990)
Deaths
- 1928 - Jan Toorop, Dutch painter (b. 1858)
- 1976 - Pierre Molinier, surrealist painter and photographer (b. 1900)
- 1982 - Georges Perec, French writer (b. 1936)
- 1983 - Hergé, Belgian comics creator (b. 1907)
- 1983 - Arthur Koestler, Austrian writer (b. 1905)
- 1987 - Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and comedian (b. 1913)
- 1996 - Marguerite Duras, French writer (b. 1914)
- 1998 - Richard Plant, German-American writer and gay activist. (b. 1910)
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