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| - | == Art and culture == | + | ==Events== |
| - | == Births == | + | *[[1902]] – In [[Martinique]], [[1902 eruption of Mount Pelée |Mount Pelée erupts]], destroying the town of [[Saint-Pierre, Martinique|Saint-Pierre]] and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast. |
| - | == Deaths == | + | *[[1938]] - a huge rally celebrating [[Hitler]]'s visit to [[Mussolini]] in Rome. The chance meeting between two fictional characters in ''[[Un Giornata Particolare]]'' takes place. |
| + | *[[1967]] - [[American censorship]], [[Redrup v. New York]]: final decision | ||
| + | *[[1988]] - first airing of ''[[Moviedrome]]'', a BBC programme on cult films | ||
| + | *[[1945]] – World War II: The [[German Instrument of Surrender]] comes into effect. | ||
| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1668]] – [[Alain-René Lesage]], French writer (d. 1747) | ||
| + | *[[1829]] – [[Louis Moreau Gottschalk]], American musician (d. 1869) | ||
| + | *[[1895]] – [[Edmund Wilson]], American writer (d. 1972) | ||
| + | *[[1899]] – [[Friedrich Hayek]], [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel laureate]] (d. 1992) | ||
| + | *[[1903]] – [[Fernandel]], French actor (d. 1971) | ||
| + | *[[1906]] – [[Roberto Rossellini]], Italian director (d. 1977) | ||
| + | *[[1911]] – [[Robert Johnson (musician)|Robert Johnson]], American [[blues]] musician (d. 1938) | ||
| + | *[[1913]] – [[Bob Clampett]], American animator (d. 1984) | ||
| + | *[[1919]] – [[Lex Barker]], American actor (d. 1973) | ||
| + | *[[1920]] – [[Saul Bass]], American graphic designer (d. 1996) | ||
| + | * 1920 – [[Tom of Finland]], Finnish fetish artist (d. 1991) | ||
| + | *[[1926]] – [[David Attenborough]], English naturalist | ||
| + | *[[1930]] – [[Gary Snyder]], American poet | ||
| + | *[[1937]] – [[Thomas Pynchon]], American novelist | ||
| + | *[[1938]] - [[Jean Giraud]] (Gir and Mœbius), French comics artist (d. 2012) | ||
| + | *[[1941]] – [[Mahmoud Ahmed]], Ethiopian singer | ||
| + | * [[1944 ]] – [[Gary Glitter]], English singer | ||
| + | *[[1951]] – [[Chris Frantz]], American musician ([[Talking Heads]]) | ||
| + | *[[1958]] – [[Ron Hardy]], American DJ (d. 1991) | ||
| - | + | ==Deaths== | |
| - | == Notes == | + | *[[1785]] – [[Étienne François, duc de Choiseul]], French statesman (b. 1719) |
| - | + | *[[1873]] – [[John Stuart Mill]], English philosopher (b. 1806) | |
| - | + | *[[1880]] – [[Gustave Flaubert]], French novelist (b. 1821) | |
| - | [[Leon Thomas]] (1937 - ) | + | *[[1903]] – [[Paul Gauguin]], French painter (b. 1848) |
| - | Amos Leon Thomas Jr (born 1937, died May 8, 1999) was an American avant garde jazz vocalist from East St. ... Thomas died of heart failure on May 8, 1999. ... | + | *[[1904]] – [[Eadweard Muybridge]], British photographer and motion capturer (b. 1830) |
| - | www.jahsonic.com/LeonThomas.html - 9k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this | + | *[[1936]] – [[Oswald Spengler]], German historian and philosopher (b. 1880) |
| - | + | *[[1967]] – [[The Andrews Sisters|LaVerne Andrews]], American singer ([[The Andrews Sisters]]) (b. 1911) | |
| - | [[Gustave Flaubert]] (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his ... | + | *[[1982]] – [[Neil Bogart]], American record executive (b. 1943) |
| - | + | *[[1975]] – [[Pitigrilli]], Italian novelist and journalist (b. 1893) | |
| - | [[Tom of Finland]] (May 8, 1920 – November 7, 1991) (born Touko Laaksonen in Kaarina, Finland) was a fetish artist notable for his stylized homoerotic art and ... | + | *[[1985]] – [[Theodore Sturgeon]], American science fiction writer (b. 1918) |
| - | + | *[[1988]] – [[Robert A. Heinlein]], American science fiction writer (b. 1907) | |
| - | [[Jean Giraud]] (born May 8, 1938) is a French comics artist. He is known under his own name, but also under the pseudonyms of Gir and Mœbius. ... | + | *[[1990]] – [[Luigi Nono]], Italian composer (b. 1924) |
| - | + | *[[1999]] – [[Dirk Bogarde]], British actor (b. 1921) | |
| - | [[Eadweard Muybridge]] (April 9, 1830–May 8, 1904) was a British-born photographer, known primarily for his early use of multiple cameras to capture motion. ... | + | *[[1999]] – [[Leon Thomas]], American avant-garde jazz vocalist (b. 1937) |
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| - | [[Oswald Spengler]] (Blankenburg am Harz May 29, 1880 – May 8, 1936, Munich) was a German historian and philosopher, although his studies ... | + | |
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| - | Roberto Rossellini]] (May 8, 1906 - June 3, 1977), was an Italian film director. Rossellini was one of the most important directors of Italian neorealist ... | + | |
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| - | [[John Stuart Mill]] (May 20, 1806 – May 8, 1873), an English philosopher and political economist, was an influential classical liberal thinker of the 19th ... | + | |
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| - | [[Dirk Bogarde]] (March 28, 1921 - May 8, 1999), better known by the stage name Dirk Bogarde, was an actor. ... | + | |
| - | jahsonic.com/DirkBogarde.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this | + | |
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| - | [[Thomas Pynchon]] (born May 8, 1937) is an American writer based in New York City. He is noted for his dense and complex works of fiction. ... | + | |
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| - | [[Edmund Wilson]] (May 8, 1895 – June 12, 1972) was an American writer, noted chiefly for his literary criticism. He was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, ... | + | |
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| - | [[A Special Day]] (1977) - Ettore Scola | + | |
| - | The day is May 8, 1939, the day of a huge rally celebrating Hitler's visit to Rome. But this serves only as a background to the meeting of a world weary ... | + | |
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| - | Saul Bass]] (May 8, 1920 - April 25, 1996) is best known for his film title design, which is thought of as the best such work ever seen. ... | + | |
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| - | A Compleat Alternative Sexuality History Timeline - 10 visits - Apr 30 | + | |
| - | Related: alternative - sexuality. Accessed and Copied for research purposes from http://www.backdrop.net/bdsm-history/timeline.html [Jul 2004] ... | + | |
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Events
- 1902 – In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
- 1938 - a huge rally celebrating Hitler's visit to Mussolini in Rome. The chance meeting between two fictional characters in Un Giornata Particolare takes place.
- 1967 - American censorship, Redrup v. New York: final decision
- 1988 - first airing of Moviedrome, a BBC programme on cult films
- 1945 – World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender comes into effect.
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Births
- 1668 – Alain-René Lesage, French writer (d. 1747)
- 1829 – Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American musician (d. 1869)
- 1895 – Edmund Wilson, American writer (d. 1972)
- 1899 – Friedrich Hayek, Nobel laureate (d. 1992)
- 1903 – Fernandel, French actor (d. 1971)
- 1906 – Roberto Rossellini, Italian director (d. 1977)
- 1911 – Robert Johnson, American blues musician (d. 1938)
- 1913 – Bob Clampett, American animator (d. 1984)
- 1919 – Lex Barker, American actor (d. 1973)
- 1920 – Saul Bass, American graphic designer (d. 1996)
- 1920 – Tom of Finland, Finnish fetish artist (d. 1991)
- 1926 – David Attenborough, English naturalist
- 1930 – Gary Snyder, American poet
- 1937 – Thomas Pynchon, American novelist
- 1938 - Jean Giraud (Gir and Mœbius), French comics artist (d. 2012)
- 1941 – Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer
- 1944 – Gary Glitter, English singer
- 1951 – Chris Frantz, American musician (Talking Heads)
- 1958 – Ron Hardy, American DJ (d. 1991)
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Deaths
- 1785 – Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French statesman (b. 1719)
- 1873 – John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (b. 1806)
- 1880 – Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
- 1903 – Paul Gauguin, French painter (b. 1848)
- 1904 – Eadweard Muybridge, British photographer and motion capturer (b. 1830)
- 1936 – Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
- 1967 – LaVerne Andrews, American singer (The Andrews Sisters) (b. 1911)
- 1982 – Neil Bogart, American record executive (b. 1943)
- 1975 – Pitigrilli, Italian novelist and journalist (b. 1893)
- 1985 – Theodore Sturgeon, American science fiction writer (b. 1918)
- 1988 – Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer (b. 1907)
- 1990 – Luigi Nono, Italian composer (b. 1924)
- 1999 – Dirk Bogarde, British actor (b. 1921)
- 1999 – Leon Thomas, American avant-garde jazz vocalist (b. 1937)
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