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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[43 BC]] - [[Augustus|Octavian]], later known as Augustus, compels the [[senate]] to elect him [[Consul]]. | + | *[[1692]] - [[Salem Witch Trials]]: five women and a [[clergyman]] executed. |
| - | *[[1504]] - [[Battle of Knockdoe]]. | + | *[[1839]] - Presentation of [[Louis Daguerre|Jacque Daguerre's]] new [[photography|photographic]] process to the [[French Academy]]. |
| - | *[[1561]] - An 18-year-old [[Mary Queen of Scots]] returns to [[Scotland]], after spending 13 years in [[France]]. | + | *[[1969]] - [[Audio editing]], recording of ''[[Bitches Brew]]'' starts |
| - | *[[1692]] - [[Salem Witch Trials]]: In [[Salem, Massachusetts]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]] five women and a [[clergyman]] are executed after being convicted of [[witchcraft]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1745]] - [[Jacobite Rising]], [[Prince Charles Edward Stuart]] lands from a [[France|French]] warship in [[Glenfinnan]], raises his standard and marches on [[London]] - the start of the [[Second Jacobite Rebellion]] known as "the 45". | + | |
| - | *[[1768]] - [[Saint Isaac's Cathedral]] is founded in [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1782]] - [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Battle of Blue Licks]] - The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the [[Briton|British]] [[commander]] [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] following the [[Siege of Yorktown]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1812]] - [[War of 1812]]: [[United States|American]] [[frigate]] ''[[USS Constitution]]'' defeats the [[Royal Navy|British]] [[frigate]] ''[[HMS Guerriere (1806)|HMS Guerrière]]'' off the coast of [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]] earning her nickname "[[Old Ironsides]]". | + | |
| - | *[[1813]] - [[Gervasio Antonio de Posadas]] joins [[Argentina]]'s second triumvirate. | + | |
| - | *[[1839]] - Presentation of [[Louis Daguerre|Jacque Daguerre's]] new [[photography|photographic]] process to the [[French Academy of Sciences]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1848]] - [[California Gold Rush]]: The ''[[New York Herald]]'' breaks the news to the [[East Coast of the United States]] of the [[gold rush]] in [[California]] (although the rush started in [[January]]). | + | |
| - | *[[1862]] - [[Indian Wars]]: During an uprising in [[Minnesota]], [[Lakota people|Lakota]] warriors decide not to attack heavily-defended [[Fort Ridgely]] and instead turn to the settlement of [[New Ulm, Minnesota|New Ulm]], killing white settlers along the way. | + | |
| - | *[[1895]] - [[American frontier]] murderer and outlaw, [[John Wesley Hardin]], is killed by an off-duty policeman in a [[bar (establishment)|saloon]] in [[El Paso, Texas]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1915]] - [[World War I]]: The [[Battle of Van]] begins | + | |
| - | *[[1919]] - [[Afghanistan]] gains full independence from the [[United Kingdom]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1927]] - [[Patriarch Sergius I of Moscow|Metropolitan Sergius]] proclaimed the declaration of loyalty of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] to the [[Soviet]] state. | + | |
| - | *[[1934]] - The first All-[[United States|American]] [[Soap Box Derby]] is held in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. | + | |
| - | * 1934 - The creation of the position [[Führer]] approved by the [[Germany|German]] electorate with 89.9% of the popular vote. | + | |
| - | *[[1942]] - [[World War II]]: [[Operation Jubilee]] - The [[2nd Canadian Infantry Division]] leads an [[Allies of World War II|allied forces]] [[amphibious warfare|amphibious assault]] on [[Dieppe, France]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1944]] - [[World War II]]: [[Liberation of Paris]] - [[Paris]] rises against [[Nazi Germany|German]] occupation with the help of [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] troops. | + | |
| - | *[[1945]] - [[Vietnam War]]: [[Viet Minh]] led by [[Ho Chi Minh]] take power in [[Hanoi]], [[Vietnam]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1953]] - [[Cold War]]: The [[CIA]] helps to overthrow the government of [[Mohammed Mossadegh]] in [[Iran]] and reinstate the [[Shah]] [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1955]] - In the Northeast [[United States]], severe [[flooding]] caused by [[Hurricane Diane]], claims 200 lives. | + | |
| - | *[[1960]] - [[Cold War]]: In [[Moscow]], downed [[United States|American]] [[Lockheed U-2|U-2]] [[aviator|pilot]] [[Francis Gary Powers]] is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the [[Soviet Union]] for [[espionage]]. | + | |
| - | * 1960 - [[Sputnik program]]: [[Sputnik 5]] - The [[Soviet Union]] launches the satellite with the [[dog]]s [[Belka and Strelka]], 40 [[mouse|mice]], 2 [[rat]]s and a variety of [[plant]]s. | + | |
| - | *[[1965]] - [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japanese prime minister]] [[Eisaku Sato]] becomes the first post-[[World War II]] sitting [[prime minister]] to visit [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1975]] - The cricket test match between [[England]] and [[Australia]] is called off after the pitch is vandalised by supporters of [[George Davis (armed robber)|George Davis]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1980]] - [[Saudia Flight 163]], a [[Lockheed Martin|Lockheed]] [[Lockheed L-1011|L-1011 TriStar]] burns after making an emergency landing at [[King Khalid International Airport]] in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]], killing 301 people. | + | |
| - | *[[1981]] - [[Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)|Gulf of Sidra Incident]]: [[United States]] fighters intercept and shoot down two [[Libya]]n [[Sukhoi Su-22]] fighter jets over the [[Gulf of Sidra]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1987]] - [[Hungerford Massacre]]: In the [[United Kingdom]], [[Michael Ryan (mass murderer)|Michael Ryan]] kills sixteen people with an [[assault rifle]] and then commits [[suicide]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1989]] - [[President of Poland|Polish president]] [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]] nominates [[Solidarity]] activist [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]] to be the first non-[[communist]] [[Prime Minister]] in 42 years. | + | |
| - | * [[1989]] - Raid on offshore pirate station, [[Radio Caroline]] in North Sea by British and Dutch governments. | + | |
| - | *[[1990]] - [[Leonard Bernstein]] conducts his final concert, ending with [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s [[Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)|Symphony No. 7]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1991]] - [[Collapse of the Soviet Union]], [[August Coup]]: [[President of the Soviet Union|Soviet President]] [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] placed under [[house arrest]] while on holiday in the town of [[Foros]], [[Crimea]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1997]] - The [[Teamsters]] end their 15-day walkout against [[United Parcel Service]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - In [[Belgrade]], tens of thousands of [[Serbia]]ns rally to demand the resignation of [[President of Yugoslavia|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President]] [[Slobodan Milošević]]. | + | |
| - | *[[2002]] - A [[Russia]]n [[Mi-26]] [[helicopter]] carrying troops is hit by a [[Chechen people|Chechen]] [[missile]] outside of [[Grozny]], killing 118 soldiers. | + | |
| - | *[[2003]] - A car-bomb attack on [[United Nations]] headquarters in [[Iraq]] kills the agency's top envoy [[Sergio Vieira de Mello]] and 21 other employees. | + | |
| - | * 2003 - A [[Hamas]] planned suicide attack on a bus in [[Jerusalem]] kills 23 Israelis, 7 of them children in the [[Jerusalem bus 2 massacre]]. | + | |
| - | *[[2005]] - The first-ever joint military exercise between [[Russia]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]], called [[Peace Mission 2005]] begins. | + | |
| - | *[[2005]] - [[List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks#2000s|A series of strong storms]] lash [[Southern Ontario]] spawning several [[tornadoes]] as well as ceating extreme [[flash flooding]] within the city of [[Toronto]] and its [[Greater Toronto Area|surrounding communities]]. | + | |
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| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| - | *[[1398]] - [[Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana|Marqués de Santillana]], Spanish poet (d. [[1458]]) | ||
| - | *[[1557]] - [[Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg]] (d. [[1608]]) | ||
| - | *[[1590]] - [[Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland]], English soldier (d. [[1649]]) | ||
| - | *[[1596]] - [[Elizabeth Stuart]] (d. [[1662]]) | ||
| - | *[[1621]] - [[Gerbrand van den Eeckhout]], Dutch painter (d. [[1674]]) | ||
| - | *[[1631]] - [[John Dryden]], English poet (d. [[1700]]) | ||
| - | *[[1646]] - [[John Flamsteed]], English astronomer (d. [[1719]]) | ||
| - | *[[1686]] - [[Eustace Budgell]], English writer (d. [[1737]]) | ||
| - | * 1686 - [[Nicola Porpora]], Italian composer (d. [[1768]]) | ||
| *[[1689]] - [[Samuel Richardson]], English writer (d. [[1761]]) | *[[1689]] - [[Samuel Richardson]], English writer (d. [[1761]]) | ||
| - | *[[1711]] - [[Edward Boscawen]], British admiral (d. [[1761]]) | ||
| *[[1743]] - [[Madame du Barry]], French courtesan (d. [[1793]]) | *[[1743]] - [[Madame du Barry]], French courtesan (d. [[1793]]) | ||
| - | *[[1846]] - [[Luis Martín]], Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. [[1906]]) | + | *[[1883]] - [[Coco Chanel]], French clothing designer (d. 1971) |
| - | *[[1853]] - [[Aleksei Brusilov]], Russian general (d. [[1926]]) | + | *[[1938]] - [[Joe Frank]], French-born American radio personality (''[[All Things Considered]]'') and humorist. (d. 2018) |
| - | *[[1870]] - [[Bernard Baruch]], American financier (d. [[1965]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1871]] - [[Wright brothers|Orville Wright]], American aviation pioneer (d. [[1948]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1875]] - [[Mirko and Stjepan Seljan|Stjepan Seljan]], Croatian explorer (d. [[1936]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1878]] - [[Manuel Quezon]], [[President of the Philippines]] (d. [[1944]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1881]] - [[George Enescu]], Romanian composer (d. [[1955]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1883]] - [[Coco Chanel]], French clothing designer (d. [[1971]]) | + | |
| - | * 1883 - [[Elsie Ferguson]], American film actress (d. [[1961]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1892]] - [[Alfred Lunt]], American actor (d. [[1977]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1896]] - [[Olga Baclanova]], Russian-born actress (d. [[1974]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1899]] - [[Charlie Hall]], English comedian actor (d. [[1959]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1900]] - [[Gilbert Ryle]], British philosopher (d. [[1976]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1902]] - [[Ogden Nash]], American poet (d. [[1971]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1903]] - [[James Gould Cozzens]], American novelist (d. [[1978]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1906]] - [[Philo Farnsworth]], American inventor (d. [[1971]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1907]] - [[Thruston Ballard Morton|Thruston B. Morton]], American politician (d. [[1982]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1912]] - [[Austin Dobson]], British racing driver (d. [[1963]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1913]] - [[Richard Simmons (actor)|Richard Simmons]], American actor (d. [[2003]]) | + | |
| - | * 1913 - [[John Argyris]], Greek aeronautical engineer, one of the creators of the [[Finite Element Method]] (d. [[2004]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1914]] - [[Lajos Baróti]], Hungarian footballer (d. [[2005]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1915]] - [[Ring Lardner Jr]], American journalist and screenwriter (d. [[2000]]) | + | |
| - | * 1915 - [[Alfred Rouleau]], French Canadian businessman and administrator ([[Desjardins Group]]) (d. [[1985]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1919]] - [[Malcolm Forbes]], American publisher (d. [[1990]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1921]] - [[Gene Roddenberry]], American television producer (d. [[1991]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1925]] - [[Claude Gauvreau]], Canadian playwright (d. [[1971]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1926]] - [[Arthur Rock]], American venture capitalist | + | |
| - | *[[1928]] - [[Bernard Levin]], English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. [[2004]]) | + | |
| - | * 1928 - [[Norman Brooks]], Canadian singer (d. [[2006]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1930]] - [[Frank McCourt]], Irish-American author | + | |
| - | *[[1931]] - [[Bill Shoemaker|Willie Shoemaker]], American jockey (d. [[2003]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1934]] - [[Renee Richards]], American physician | + | |
| - | *[[1935]] - [[Bobby Richardson]], American baseball player | + | |
| - | *[[1938]] - [[Diana Muldaur]], American actress | + | |
| - | *[[1939]] - [[Ginger Baker]], English musician | + | |
| - | *[[1940]] - [[Johnny Nash]], American singer | + | |
| - | * 1940 - [[Jill St. John]], American actress | + | |
| - | *[[1942]] - [[Fred Thompson]], American politician and actor | + | |
| - | *[[1943]] - [[Billy J. Kramer]], British singer | + | |
| - | *[[1944]] - [[Bodil Malmsten]], Swedish writer | + | |
| - | * 1944 - [[Charles Wang]], Chinese-born philanthropist | + | |
| - | *[[1945]] - [[Ian Gillan]], English singer ([[Deep Purple]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1946]] - [[Bill Clinton]], Former American president | + | |
| - | * 1946 - [[Beat Raaflaub]], Swiss conductor | + | |
| - | * 1946 - [[Dawn Steel]], American film producer (d. [[1997]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1947]] - [[Gerard Schwarz]], American conductor | + | |
| - | *[[1947]] - [[Terry Hoeppner]], American football coach (d. [[2007]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1948]] - [[Gerald McRaney]], American actor | + | |
| - | * 1948 - [[Tipper Gore]], [[Second Lady of the United States]] | + | |
| - | *[[1950]] - [[Jennie Bond]], British journalist | + | |
| - | *[[1951]] - [[John Deacon]], English musician ([[Queen (band)|Queen]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1952]] - [[Jonathan Frakes]], American actor and director | + | |
| - | *[[1953]] - [[Nanni Moretti]], Italian film actor, director and producer | + | |
| - | *[[1953]] - [[Mary Matalin]], US political consultant and commentator | + | |
| - | *[[1954]] - [[Oscar Larrauri]], Argentine racing driver | + | |
| - | *[[1955]] - [[Peter Gallagher]], American actor | + | |
| - | * 1955 - [[Ned Yost]], American baseball player and manager | + | |
| - | *[[1956]] - [[Adam Arkin]], American actor | + | |
| - | *[[1957]] - [[Li-Young Lee]], Indonesia-born American poet | + | |
| - | *[[1958]] - [[Anthony Muñoz]], American football player | + | |
| - | * 1958 - [[Gary Gaetti]], American baseball player | + | |
| - | *[[1960]] - [[Morten Andersen]], American football player | + | |
| *[[1961]] - [[Jonathan Coe]], British author | *[[1961]] - [[Jonathan Coe]], British author | ||
| - | *[[1962]] - [[Tammy Bruce]], American political commentator | + | *[[1962]] - [[Valérie Kaprisky]], French actress |
| - | * 1962 - [[Valérie Kaprisky]], French actress | + | |
| - | *[[1963]] - [[John Stamos]], American actor | + | |
| - | * 1963 - [[Yip Sai Wing]], Hong Kong musician ([[Beyond (band)|Beyond]]) | + | |
| - | * 1963 - [[Joey Tempest]], Swedish singer ([[Europe (band)|Europe]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1964]] - [[Whitney Prescott]], American model | + | |
| - | *[[1965]] - [[Kyra Sedgwick]], American actress | + | |
| - | * 1965 - [[Kevin Dillon]], American actor | + | |
| - | * 1965 - [[Maria de Medeiros]], Portuguese actress and director | + | |
| - | *[[1966]] - [[Lee Ann Womack]], American musician | + | |
| - | *[[1968]] - [[Nikolaos Kaklamanakis]], Greek windsurfer, gold medalist | + | |
| - | *[[1969]] - [[Matthew Perry (actor)|Matthew Perry]], Canadian actor | + | |
| - | * 1969 - [[Nate Dogg]], American rapper | + | |
| - | * 1969 - [[Clay Walker (musician)|Clay Walker]], American singer | + | |
| - | * 1969 - [[Patrick Van Horn]], American actor | + | |
| - | * 1969 - [[Kirk Herbstreit]], American football analyst ([[College GameDay]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1970]] - [[Fat Joe]], American rapper | + | |
| - | *[[1971]] - [[João Vieira Pinto]], Portuguese football player | + | |
| - | *[[1972]] - [[Roberto Abbondanzieri]], Argentine footballer | + | |
| - | * 1972 - [[Sammi Cheng|Sammi Cheng Sau Man]], Hong Kong singer and actress | + | |
| - | *[[1973]] - [[Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway]] | + | |
| - | * 1973 - [[Callum Blue]], British actor | + | |
| - | * 1973 - [[Marco Materazzi]], Italian footballer | + | |
| - | * 1973 - [[Lilian Garcia]], wrestling announcer | + | |
| - | *[[1975]] - [[Tracie Thoms]], American actress | + | |
| - | *[[1977]] - [[Iban Mayo]], Spanish cyclist | + | |
| - | *[[1978]] - [[Chris Capuano]], American baseball player | + | |
| - | *[[1979]] - [[Dave Douglas (drummer)|Dave Douglas]], American musician ([[Relient K]]) | + | |
| - | * 1979 - [[Oumar Kondé]], Swiss footballer | + | |
| - | *[[1980]] - [[Jun Jin]], Korean rapper ([[Shinhwa]]) | + | |
| - | * 1980 - [[Darius Danesh]], Scottish singer-songwriter & actor | + | |
| - | *[[1982]] - [[Erika Christensen]], American actress | + | |
| - | * 1982 - [[J. J. Hardy]], American baseball player | + | |
| - | *[[1983]] - [[Missy Higgins]], Australian singer-songwriter | + | |
| - | * 1983 - [[Tammin Sursok]], Australian actress & singer | + | |
| - | * 1983 - [[Mike Conway]], British racing driver | + | |
| - | *[[1984]] - [[Micah Alberti]], American actor | + | |
| - | * 1984 - [[Ryan Taylor (footballer born 1984)|Ryan Taylor]], English footballer | + | |
| - | *[[1985]] - [[Megan Rochell]], American singer | + | |
| - | *[[1986]] - [[Saori Kimura]], Japanese volleyball player | + | |
| - | *[[1987]] - [[Anaïs Lameche]], Swedish singer ([[Play (band)|Play]]) | + | |
| - | * 1987 - [[Ileana D'Cruz]], Indian actress | + | |
| - | * 1987 - [[Richard Stearman]], English footballer | + | |
| - | *[[1988]] - [[Travis Tedford]], American actor | + | |
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Romeo (American rapper)|Lil Romeo]], American rapper and actor | + | |
| - | *[[1998]] - [[Ella Guevara]], Filipino child actress | + | |
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| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| - | * [[14]] - [[Caesar Augustus|Augustus]], [[Roman Emperor]] (b. [[63 BC]]) | ||
| - | *[[1186]] - [[Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany]] (b. [[1158]]) | ||
| - | *[[1245]] - [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence]] (b. [[1195]]) | ||
| - | *[[1284]] - [[Alphonso, Earl of Chester]], son of [[Edward I of England]] (b. [[1273]]) | ||
| - | *[[1297]] - [[Saint Louis of Toulouse]], French Catholic bishop (b. [[1274]]) | ||
| - | *[[1493]] - [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. [[1415]]) | ||
| *[[1580]] - [[Andrea Palladio]], Italian architect (b. [[1508]]) | *[[1580]] - [[Andrea Palladio]], Italian architect (b. [[1508]]) | ||
| - | *[[1646]] - [[Alexander Henderson (theologian)|Alexander Henderson]], Scottish theologian | ||
| *[[1662]] - [[Blaise Pascal]], French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. [[1623]]) | *[[1662]] - [[Blaise Pascal]], French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. [[1623]]) | ||
| - | *[[1680]] - [[Jean Eudes]], French catholic priest, founder of the [[Eudists]] (b. [[1601]]) | ||
| - | *[[1753]] - [[Balthasar Neumann]], German architect (b. [[1687]]) | ||
| - | *[[1819]] - [[James Watt]], Scottish inventor (b. [[1736]]) | ||
| - | *[[1822]] - [[Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre]], French mathematician (b. [[1749]]) | ||
| - | *[[1883]] - [[Jeremiah S. Black]], American statesman (b. [[1810]]) | ||
| *[[1889]] - [[Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam]], French writer (b. [[1838]]) | *[[1889]] - [[Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam]], French writer (b. [[1838]]) | ||
| - | *[[1895]] - [[John Wesley Hardin]], American gunfighter (b. [[1853]]) | + | *[[1905]] - [[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]], French painter (b. [[1825]]) |
| - | *[[1900]] - [[Jean-Baptiste Accolay]], Belgian composer (b. [[1833]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1914]] - [[Franz Xavier Wernz]], German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. [[1844]]) | + | |
| *[[1923]] - [[Vilfredo Pareto]], Italian sociologist and economist (b. [[1845]]) | *[[1923]] - [[Vilfredo Pareto]], Italian sociologist and economist (b. [[1845]]) | ||
| *[[1929]] - [[Sergei Diaghilev]], Russian ballet impresario (b. [[1872]]) | *[[1929]] - [[Sergei Diaghilev]], Russian ballet impresario (b. [[1872]]) | ||
| *[[1936]] - [[Federico García Lorca]], Spanish author (b. [[1898]]) | *[[1936]] - [[Federico García Lorca]], Spanish author (b. [[1898]]) | ||
| - | *[[1944]] - [[Günther von Kluge]], German field marshal (b. [[1882]]) | + | *[[1957]] - [[Martin Donovan]] United States actor. |
| - | *[[1945]] - [[Tomas Burgos]], Chilean philanthropist (b.[[1875]]) | + | |
| - | 1993 Me | + | |
| - | *[[1950]] - [[Giovanni Giorgi]], Italian physicist (b. [[1871]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1954]] - [[Alcide De Gasperi]], [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. [[1881]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1957]] - [[David Bomberg]], English painter (b. [[1890]]) | + | |
| - | * 1957 - [[Carl-Gustaf Rossby]], Swedish meteorologist (b. [[1898]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1959]] - [[Jacob Epstein]], American-born sculptor (b. [[1880]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1963]] - [[Kathleen Parlow]], Canadian violinist (b. [[1890]]) | + | |
| *[[1967]] - [[Hugo Gernsback]], Luxembourg-born editor and publisher (b. [[1884]]) | *[[1967]] - [[Hugo Gernsback]], Luxembourg-born editor and publisher (b. [[1884]]) | ||
| - | *[[1968]] - [[George Gamow]], Ukrainian-born physicist (b. [[1904]]) | ||
| *[[1969]] - [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]], German architect (b. [[1886]]) | *[[1969]] - [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]], German architect (b. [[1886]]) | ||
| - | *[[1970]] - [[Pawel Jasienica|Paweł Jasienica]], Polish historian (b. [[1909]]) | ||
| - | *[[1975]] - [[Jim Londos]], wrestler (b. [[1897]]) | ||
| - | *[[1976]] - [[Alastair Sim]], Scottish actor and rector of Edinburgh University (b. [[1900]]) | ||
| *[[1977]] - [[Groucho Marx]], American comedian and actor (b. [[1890]]) | *[[1977]] - [[Groucho Marx]], American comedian and actor (b. [[1890]]) | ||
| - | *[[1979]] - [[Dorsey Burnette]], American singer (b. [[1932]]) | ||
| - | *[[1980]] - [[Otto Frank]], father of [[Anne Frank]] (b. [[1889]]) | ||
| - | *[[1982]] - [[August Neo]], Estonian wrestler (b. [[1908]]) | ||
| - | *[[1994]] - [[Linus Pauling]], American chemist, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] and [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] (b. [[1901]]) | ||
| *[[1995]] - [[Pierre Schaeffer]], French composer (b. [[1910]]) | *[[1995]] - [[Pierre Schaeffer]], French composer (b. [[1910]]) | ||
| - | *[[2000]] - [[Antonio Pugliese]], Italian professional wrestler (b. [[1941]]) | + | *[[1995]] - [[Ferdinand Cheval]], French postman and outside architect ("Ideal Palace") (b. [[1924]]) |
| - | *[[2001]] - [[Donald Woods]], South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist (b. [[1933]]) | + | |
| - | * 2000 - [[Bineshwar Brahma]], Bodo literateur and religious figure (birth date unknown) | + | |
| - | *[[2001]] - [[Betty Everett]], American singer and pianist (b. [[1939]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2003]] - [[Carlos Roberto Reina]], [[President of Honduras]] (b. [[1926]]) | + | |
| - | * 2003 - [[Sérgio Vieira de Mello]], Brazilian diplomat (b. [[1948]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2005]] - [[Bueno de Mesquita]], Dutch comedian and actor (b. [[1918]]) | + | |
| - | * 2005 - [[Mo Mowlam]], British politician (b. [[1949]]) | + | |
| - | == Notes == | ||
| - | Hugo Gernsback | ||
| - | Ferdinand Cheval | ||
| - | Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam | ||
| - | Pierre Schaeffer | ||
| - | Samuel Richardson | ||
| - | Groucho Marx | ||
| - | Federico García Lorca | ||
| - | William-Adolphe Bouguereau | ||
| - | Martin Donovan | ||
| - | Mary Millington | ||
| - | Coco Chanel | ||
| - | Sergei Diaghilev | ||
| - | Terry Ramsaye | ||
| - | Yasuo Furuhata | ||
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Art and culture
- 1692 - Salem Witch Trials: five women and a clergyman executed.
- 1839 - Presentation of Jacque Daguerre's new photographic process to the French Academy.
- 1969 - Audio editing, recording of Bitches Brew starts
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Births
- 1689 - Samuel Richardson, English writer (d. 1761)
- 1743 - Madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)
- 1883 - Coco Chanel, French clothing designer (d. 1971)
- 1938 - Joe Frank, French-born American radio personality (All Things Considered) and humorist. (d. 2018)
- 1961 - Jonathan Coe, British author
- 1962 - Valérie Kaprisky, French actress
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Deaths
- 1580 - Andrea Palladio, Italian architect (b. 1508)
- 1662 - Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
- 1889 - Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French writer (b. 1838)
- 1905 - William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French painter (b. 1825)
- 1923 - Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
- 1929 - Sergei Diaghilev, Russian ballet impresario (b. 1872)
- 1936 - Federico García Lorca, Spanish author (b. 1898)
- 1957 - Martin Donovan United States actor.
- 1967 - Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born editor and publisher (b. 1884)
- 1969 - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect (b. 1886)
- 1977 - Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (b. 1890)
- 1995 - Pierre Schaeffer, French composer (b. 1910)
- 1995 - Ferdinand Cheval, French postman and outside architect ("Ideal Palace") (b. 1924)
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