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| *[[1755]] – [[Samuel Johnson]]'s ''[[A Dictionary of the English Language]]'' published in London. | *[[1755]] – [[Samuel Johnson]]'s ''[[A Dictionary of the English Language]]'' published in London. | ||
| - | *[[1783]] – Preliminary articles of peace ending [[Revolutionary War]] ratified. | ||
| *[[1802]] – [[William Wordsworth]] and his sister, [[Dorothy Wordsworth|Dorothy]] see a "long belt" of [[daffodil]]s, inspiring the former to pen ''[[I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud]]''. | *[[1802]] – [[William Wordsworth]] and his sister, [[Dorothy Wordsworth|Dorothy]] see a "long belt" of [[daffodil]]s, inspiring the former to pen ''[[I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud]]''. | ||
| *[[1912]] - The British passenger ship [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] sinks after hitting an iceberg causing the deaths of about 1,503 people. | *[[1912]] - The British passenger ship [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] sinks after hitting an iceberg causing the deaths of about 1,503 people. | ||
| *[[1920]] – [[Anarchism|Anarchists]] [[Sacco and Vanzetti]] allegedly murder two security guards while robbing a shoe store. | *[[1920]] – [[Anarchism|Anarchists]] [[Sacco and Vanzetti]] allegedly murder two security guards while robbing a shoe store. | ||
| *[[1966]] - [[Swinging London]] Time magazine cover. | *[[1966]] - [[Swinging London]] Time magazine cover. | ||
| - | *[[1969]] - [[Woodstock Festival]] started its 3 day rally today at 5:08p.m. | ||
| *[[1989]] - The [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]] begin in the [[People's Republic of China]]. | *[[1989]] - The [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]] begin in the [[People's Republic of China]]. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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| *[[1452]] – [[Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci]], Italian Renaissance polymath (d. 1519) | *[[1452]] – [[Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci]], Italian Renaissance polymath (d. 1519) | ||
| *[[1741]] – [[Charles Willson Peale]], American painter, soldier and naturalist (d. 1827) | *[[1741]] – [[Charles Willson Peale]], American painter, soldier and naturalist (d. 1827) | ||
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| *[[1894]] – [[Bessie Smith]], American blues singer (d. 1937) | *[[1894]] – [[Bessie Smith]], American blues singer (d. 1937) | ||
| *[[1904]] – [[Arshile Gorky]], [[Armenians|Armenian]] Artist (d. 1948) | *[[1904]] – [[Arshile Gorky]], [[Armenians|Armenian]] Artist (d. 1948) | ||
| - | *[[1920]] – [[Thomas Szasz]], Hungarian-American psychiatrist | + | *[[1908]] – [[eden ahbez]], Scottish-American songwriter and recording artist (d. 1995) |
| - | *[[1927]] – [[Albert Goldman]], American journalist(d. 1994) | + | *[[1920]] – [[Thomas Szasz]], Hungarian-American psychiatrist (d. 2012) |
| + | *[[1927]] – [[Albert Goldman]], American journalist (d. 1994) | ||
| + | * [[1929]] – [[Richard Rush (director) |Richard Rush]], American film director (''[[Psych-Out]]'') (d. 2021) | ||
| *[[1933]] – [[David Hamilton (photographer)|David Hamilton]], British photographer, film director and producer | *[[1933]] – [[David Hamilton (photographer)|David Hamilton]], British photographer, film director and producer | ||
| *[[1939]] – [[Claudia Cardinale]], Tunisian-born actress | *[[1939]] – [[Claudia Cardinale]], Tunisian-born actress | ||
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| *[[1982]] – [[Seth Rogen]], Canadian actor and writer | *[[1982]] – [[Seth Rogen]], Canadian actor and writer | ||
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| - | * [[Gaston Leroux]] (1868 - 1927) | ||
| - | * [[August Endell]] (1871 - 1925) | ||
| - | * [[Robert Musil]] (1880 - 1942) | ||
| - | * [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] (1905 - 1980) | ||
| - | * [[Jean Genet]] (1910 - 1986) | ||
| - | * [[Alexander Trocchi]] (1925 -1984) | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1925]] – [[August Endell]], German artist (b. 1871 ) | ||
| *[[1446]] – [[Filippo Brunelleschi]], Italian architect (b. 1377) | *[[1446]] – [[Filippo Brunelleschi]], Italian architect (b. 1377) | ||
| *[[1764]] – [[Madame de Pompadour]], mistress of King [[Louis XV of France]] (b. 1721) | *[[1764]] – [[Madame de Pompadour]], mistress of King [[Louis XV of France]] (b. 1721) | ||
| *[[1888]] – [[Matthew Arnold]], English poet (b. 1822) | *[[1888]] – [[Matthew Arnold]], English poet (b. 1822) | ||
| *[[1927]] – [[Gaston Leroux]], French writer (b. 1868) | *[[1927]] – [[Gaston Leroux]], French writer (b. 1868) | ||
| + | *[[1928]] – [[Jane Ellen Harrison]], British classical scholar, linguist and feminist (b. 1850) | ||
| *[[1942]] – [[Robert Musil]], Austrian novelist (b. 1880) | *[[1942]] – [[Robert Musil]], Austrian novelist (b. 1880) | ||
| - | * [[1980 ]] – [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], French philosopher and writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel laureate]] (b. 1905) | + | *[[1980 ]] – [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], French philosopher and writer (b. 1905) |
| *[[1982]] – [[Arthur Lowe]], British actor (b. 1915) | *[[1982]] – [[Arthur Lowe]], British actor (b. 1915) | ||
| - | *[[1983]] – [[Corrie ten Boom]], Dutch author and [[Holocaust]] survivor (b. 1892) | ||
| - | *[[1984]] – [[Tommy Cooper]], Welsh comedy magician (b. 1921) | ||
| * 1984 – [[Alexander Trocchi]], Scottish writer (b. 1925) | * 1984 – [[Alexander Trocchi]], Scottish writer (b. 1925) | ||
| *[[1986]] – [[Jean Genet]], French author (b. 1910) | *[[1986]] – [[Jean Genet]], French author (b. 1910) | ||
| - | *[[1988]] – [[Kenneth Williams]], English actor and comedian (b. 1926) | ||
| - | * 1988 – [[Youri Egorov]], Soviet classical pianist (b. 1954) | ||
| - | *[[1989]] – [[Nesuhi Ertegün]], American record executive (b. 1917) | ||
| - | * 1989 – [[Hu Yaobang]], Chinese politician (b. 1915) | ||
| *[[1990]] – [[Greta Garbo]], Swedish actress (b. 1905) | *[[1990]] – [[Greta Garbo]], Swedish actress (b. 1905) | ||
| - | *[[1992]] – [[Otis Barton]], American deep-sea diver, inventor and actor (b. 1899) | ||
| - | *[[1993]] – [[John Tuzo Wilson]], Canadian geologist (b. 1908) | ||
| * 1993 – [[Leslie Charteris]], Singapore-born author (b. 1907) | * 1993 – [[Leslie Charteris]], Singapore-born author (b. 1907) | ||
| - | *[[1994]] – [[John Curry]], English figure skater (b. 1949) | ||
| - | *[[1995]] – [[Harry Shoulberg]], American painter, serigrapher (b. 1903) | ||
| *[[1998]] – [[Pol Pot]], Cambodian dictator (b. 1925) | *[[1998]] – [[Pol Pot]], Cambodian dictator (b. 1925) | ||
| - | *[[1999]] – [[Harvey Postlethwaite]], British engineer and racing car designer (b. 1944) | ||
| *[[2000]] – [[Edward Gorey]], American illustrator (b. 1925) | *[[2000]] – [[Edward Gorey]], American illustrator (b. 1925) | ||
| - | *[[2001]] – [[Joey Ramone]], American musician and singer ([[The Ramones]]) (b. 1951) | ||
| - | *[[2002]] – [[Damon Knight]], American author (b. 1922) | ||
| - | * 2002 – [[Byron White|Byron "Whizzer" White]], American football player and U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1917) | ||
| - | *[[2003]] – [[Erin Fleming]], Canadian actress (b. 1941) | ||
| - | * 2003 – [[Reg Bundy]], British performer (b. 1941) | ||
| - | *[[2004]] – [[Ray Condo]], Canadian musician (b. 1950) | ||
| - | *[[2005]] – [[John Fred]], American singer (b. 1941) | ||
| - | *[[2007]] – [[Brant Parker]], American cartoonist (b. 1920) | ||
| - | *[[2008]] – [[Krister Stendahl]], Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop (b. 1921) | ||
| - | * 2008 – [[Benoît Lamy]], Belgian movie director (b. 1945) | ||
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- 1755 – Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language published in London.
- 1802 – William Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy see a "long belt" of daffodils, inspiring the former to pen I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.
- 1912 - The British passenger ship RMS Titanic sinks after hitting an iceberg causing the deaths of about 1,503 people.
- 1920 – Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti allegedly murder two security guards while robbing a shoe store.
- 1966 - Swinging London Time magazine cover.
- 1989 - The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in the People's Republic of China.
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Births
- 1452 – Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Renaissance polymath (d. 1519)
- 1741 – Charles Willson Peale, American painter, soldier and naturalist (d. 1827)
- 1772 – Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist (d. 1844)
- 1832 – Wilhelm Busch, German poet (d. 1908)
- 1843 – Henry James, American author (d. 1916)
- 1856 – Jean Moréas, French writer (d. 1910)
- 1858 – Émile Durkheim, French sociologist (d. 1917)
- 1878 – Robert Walser, Swiss writer (d. 1956)
- 1889 – Thomas Hart Benton, American muralist (d. 1975)
- 1894 – Bessie Smith, American blues singer (d. 1937)
- 1904 – Arshile Gorky, Armenian Artist (d. 1948)
- 1908 – eden ahbez, Scottish-American songwriter and recording artist (d. 1995)
- 1920 – Thomas Szasz, Hungarian-American psychiatrist (d. 2012)
- 1927 – Albert Goldman, American journalist (d. 1994)
- 1929 – Richard Rush, American film director (Psych-Out) (d. 2021)
- 1933 – David Hamilton, British photographer, film director and producer
- 1939 – Claudia Cardinale, Tunisian-born actress
- 1959 – Emma Thompson, English actress
- 1982 – Seth Rogen, Canadian actor and writer
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Deaths
- 1925 – August Endell, German artist (b. 1871 )
- 1446 – Filippo Brunelleschi, Italian architect (b. 1377)
- 1764 – Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France (b. 1721)
- 1888 – Matthew Arnold, English poet (b. 1822)
- 1927 – Gaston Leroux, French writer (b. 1868)
- 1928 – Jane Ellen Harrison, British classical scholar, linguist and feminist (b. 1850)
- 1942 – Robert Musil, Austrian novelist (b. 1880)
- 1980 – Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer (b. 1905)
- 1982 – Arthur Lowe, British actor (b. 1915)
- 1984 – Alexander Trocchi, Scottish writer (b. 1925)
- 1986 – Jean Genet, French author (b. 1910)
- 1990 – Greta Garbo, Swedish actress (b. 1905)
- 1993 – Leslie Charteris, Singapore-born author (b. 1907)
- 1998 – Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator (b. 1925)
- 2000 – Edward Gorey, American illustrator (b. 1925)
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