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*[[1795]] - [[France]] adopts the [[metre]] as the basic measure of length. | *[[1795]] - [[France]] adopts the [[metre]] as the basic measure of length. | ||
- | + | *[[1933]] - ''[[Zéro de conduite]]'' premiers in France. It was subsequently banned in France until 1946. | |
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1770]] - [[William Wordsworth]], English poet (d. [[1850]]) | *[[1770]] - [[William Wordsworth]], English poet (d. [[1850]]) | ||
+ | *[[1771]] - [[Madeleine Laure ]], daughter of Marquis de Sade and Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil (d. [[1844]]) | ||
*[[1772]] - [[Charles Fourier]], French philosopher (d. [[1837]]) | *[[1772]] - [[Charles Fourier]], French philosopher (d. [[1837]]) | ||
*[[1803]] - [[Flora Tristan]], French feminist and socialist philosopher (d. [[1844]]) | *[[1803]] - [[Flora Tristan]], French feminist and socialist philosopher (d. [[1844]]) | ||
*[[1883]] - [[Gino Severini]], Italian painter (d. [[1966]]) | *[[1883]] - [[Gino Severini]], Italian painter (d. [[1966]]) | ||
+ | *[[1884]] - [[Bronisław Malinowski ]], Polish anthropologist (''The Sexual Life of Savages'') (d. [[1942]]) | ||
+ | *[[1907]] - [[Violette Leduc]], French writer (''La Bâtarde'' and ''Thérèse and Isabelle'') (b. [[1972]]) | ||
*[[1908]] - [[Percy Faith]], Canadian composer and musician (d. [[1976]]) | *[[1908]] - [[Percy Faith]], Canadian composer and musician (d. [[1976]]) | ||
*[[1911]] - [[Hervé Bazin]], French writer (d. [[1996]]) | *[[1911]] - [[Hervé Bazin]], French writer (d. [[1996]]) | ||
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*[[1920]] - [[Ravi Shankar]], Indian sitar player | *[[1920]] - [[Ravi Shankar]], Indian sitar player | ||
*[[1922]] - [[Mongo Santamaria]], Cuban musician (d. [[2003]]) | *[[1922]] - [[Mongo Santamaria]], Cuban musician (d. [[2003]]) | ||
- | *[[1927]] - [[Babatunde Olatunji]], Nigerian drummer (d. [[2003]]) | + | *[[1924]] - [[Daniel Emilfork ]], French actor of Ukrainian-Jewish descent (d. [[2006]]) |
- | *[[1931]] - [[Donald Barthelme]], American author | + | *[[1927]] - [[Babatunde Olatunji]], Nigerian drummer (d. 2003) |
- | *[[1934]] - [[Ian Richardson]], Scottish actor (d. [[2007]]) | + | *[[1931]] - [[Donald Barthelme]], American author (d. 1989) |
- | *[[1938]] - [[Freddie Hubbard]], American jazz trumpeter | + | *[[1934]] - [[Ian Richardson]], Scottish actor (d. 2007) |
- | *[[1939]] - [[Francis Ford Coppola]], American film director | + | *[[1938]] - [[Freddie Hubbard]], American jazz trumpeter (d. 2008) |
- | *[[1945]] - [[Werner Schroeter]], German film director | + | *[[1939]] - [[Francis Ford Coppola]], American film director |
+ | *[[1945]] - [[Werner Schroeter]], German film director (d. 2010) | ||
*[[1947]] - [[Florian Schneider]], German musician ([[Kraftwerk]]) | *[[1947]] - [[Florian Schneider]], German musician ([[Kraftwerk]]) | ||
*[[1948]] - [[Carol Douglas]], American singer | *[[1948]] - [[Carol Douglas]], American singer | ||
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*[[1891]] - [[P. T. Barnum]], American circus impresario (b. [[1810]]) | *[[1891]] - [[P. T. Barnum]], American circus impresario (b. [[1810]]) | ||
*[[1955]] - [[Theda Bara]], American film actress (b. [[1885]]) | *[[1955]] - [[Theda Bara]], American film actress (b. [[1885]]) | ||
- | == Notes == | + | *[[1977]] - [[Jim Thompson ]], American writer (b. [[1906]]) |
- | *[[1955]] - [[Zéro de conduite ]] (English: Zero for Conduct) is a 1933 film by French film director Jean Vigo. It was first shown on April 7, 1933. It was subsequently banned in France until February 15, 1946. | + | |
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- | *[[1955]] - [[Victor Brauner ]] (1903 - March 12 1966) was a Romanian Jewish painter, the brother of Harry Brauner (a known folklorist who was a political prisoner in Communist Romania, and who later married Lena Constante). | + | |
- | *[[1907]] - [[Violette Leduc]], French author (''La Bâtarde'' and ''Thérèse and Isabelle'') (b. [[1972]]) | + | |
- | *[[1955]] - [[Daniel Emilfork ]] (April 7 1924 San Felipe, Chile – October 17 2006 Paris, France) was a French stage and film actor of Ukrainian-Jewish descent. | + | |
- | *[[1955]] - [[Madeleine Laure ]] (April 7 1771 - January 18 1844) was only daughter of Marquis de Sade and Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil. | + | |
- | *[[1955]] - [[Bronisław Malinowski ]] | + | |
- | *[[1955]] - [[Jim Thompson ]] | + | |
- | *[[1955]] - [[Axel Bauer ]] | + | |
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- 1795 - France adopts the metre as the basic measure of length.
- 1933 - Zéro de conduite premiers in France. It was subsequently banned in France until 1946.
Births
- 1770 - William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850)
- 1771 - Madeleine Laure , daughter of Marquis de Sade and Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil (d. 1844)
- 1772 - Charles Fourier, French philosopher (d. 1837)
- 1803 - Flora Tristan, French feminist and socialist philosopher (d. 1844)
- 1883 - Gino Severini, Italian painter (d. 1966)
- 1884 - Bronisław Malinowski , Polish anthropologist (The Sexual Life of Savages) (d. 1942)
- 1907 - Violette Leduc, French writer (La Bâtarde and Thérèse and Isabelle) (b. 1972)
- 1908 - Percy Faith, Canadian composer and musician (d. 1976)
- 1911 - Hervé Bazin, French writer (d. 1996)
- 1915 - Billie Holiday, American singer (d. 1959)
- 1920 - Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player
- 1922 - Mongo Santamaria, Cuban musician (d. 2003)
- 1924 - Daniel Emilfork , French actor of Ukrainian-Jewish descent (d. 2006)
- 1927 - Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (d. 2003)
- 1931 - Donald Barthelme, American author (d. 1989)
- 1934 - Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (d. 2007)
- 1938 - Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpeter (d. 2008)
- 1939 - Francis Ford Coppola, American film director
- 1945 - Werner Schroeter, German film director (d. 2010)
- 1947 - Florian Schneider, German musician (Kraftwerk)
- 1948 - Carol Douglas, American singer
- 1951 - Janis Ian, American singer and songwriter
- 1954 - Jackie Chan, Hong Kong actor
Deaths
- 1614 - El Greco, Greek-born artist (b. 1541)
- 1836 - William Godwin, English political writer (b. 1756)
- 1891 - P. T. Barnum, American circus impresario (b. 1810)
- 1955 - Theda Bara, American film actress (b. 1885)
- 1977 - Jim Thompson , American writer (b. 1906)
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