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| *[[1662]] - [[Blaise Pascal]], French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. [[1623]]) | *[[1662]] - [[Blaise Pascal]], French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. [[1623]]) | ||
| *[[1889]] - [[Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam]], French writer (b. [[1838]]) | *[[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]]) | *[[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]]) | ||
| + | *[[1957]] - [[Martin Donovan]] United States actor. | ||
| *[[1967]] - [[Hugo Gernsback]], Luxembourg-born editor and publisher (b. [[1884]]) | *[[1967]] - [[Hugo Gernsback]], Luxembourg-born editor and publisher (b. [[1884]]) | ||
| *[[1969]] - [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]], German architect (b. [[1886]]) | *[[1969]] - [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]], German architect (b. [[1886]]) | ||
| *[[1977]] - [[Groucho Marx]], American comedian and actor (b. [[1890]]) | *[[1977]] - [[Groucho Marx]], American comedian and actor (b. [[1890]]) | ||
| *[[1995]] - [[Pierre Schaeffer]], French composer (b. [[1910]]) | *[[1995]] - [[Pierre Schaeffer]], French composer (b. [[1910]]) | ||
| + | *[[1995]] - [[Ferdinand Cheval]], French postman and outside architect ("Ideal Palace") (b. [[1924]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1995]] - [[Ferdinand Cheval]] (April 19, 1836 - August 19, 1924) was a French postman who spent 33 years of his life building an "Ideal Palace" | ||
| - | *[[1995]] - [[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]] (November 30, 1825 – August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter | ||
| - | *[[1995]] - [[Martin Donovan]] (born August 19, 1957 in Reseda, California) is an American stage and movie actor. | ||
| - | *[[1995]] - [[Mary Millington]] (November 30 1945 - August 19 1979), better known by her stage name Mary Millington, was one of Britain's most successful porn stars of the 1970s, who became well-known thanks to her appearances in millionaire | ||
| - | *[[1995]] - [[Albert Jay Nock]] | ||
| - | *[[1995]] - [[Jacques Lob]] | ||
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- 1839 - Presentation of Jacque Daguerre's new photographic process to the French Academy.
Births
- 1689 - Samuel Richardson, English writer (d. 1761)
- 1743 - Madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)
- 1883 - Coco Chanel, French clothing designer (d. 1971)
- 1961 - Jonathan Coe, British author
- 1962 - Valérie Kaprisky, French actress
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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