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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. | ||
| *[[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]]''. | ||
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| *[[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]]. | ||
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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 | ||
| *[[1959]] – [[Emma Thompson]], English actress | *[[1959]] – [[Emma Thompson]], English actress | ||
| *[[1982]] – [[Seth Rogen]], Canadian actor and writer | *[[1982]] – [[Seth Rogen]], Canadian actor and writer | ||
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| *[[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) | ||
| * 1984 – [[Alexander Trocchi]], Scottish writer (b. 1925) | * 1984 – [[Alexander Trocchi]], Scottish writer (b. 1925) | ||
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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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