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| - | *[[1585]] – [[Eighty Years' War]]: [[Siege of Antwerp (1584-1585)|Siege of Antwerp]] – [[Antwerp]] is captured by [[Spanish Empire |Spanish]] forces under [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma]], who orders [[Protestants]] to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the [[Dutch Republic|northern provinces]]. | + | *[[1585]] – [[Eighty Years' War]]: [[Fall of Antwerp|Siege of Antwerp]] – [[Antwerp]] is captured by [[Spanish Empire |Spanish]] forces under [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma]], who orders [[Protestants]] to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the [[Dutch Republic|northern provinces]]. |
| *[[1908]] - ''[[Fantasmagorie]]'', a film by French animator [[Émile Cohl]], premiers. | *[[1908]] - ''[[Fantasmagorie]]'', a film by French animator [[Émile Cohl]], premiers. | ||
| *[[1954]] - [[Michèle Bernstein]] marries [[Guy Debord]] | *[[1954]] - [[Michèle Bernstein]] marries [[Guy Debord]] | ||
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| *[[1893]] - [[Mae West]], American actress (d. [[1980]]) | *[[1893]] - [[Mae West]], American actress (d. [[1980]]) | ||
| *[[1925]] - [[John Hawkes]], United States American novelist (d. [[1998]]) | *[[1925]] - [[John Hawkes]], United States American novelist (d. [[1998]]) | ||
| - | *[[1927]] - [[Johannes Theodor Baargeld]], German painter and poet who, co-founder the Cologne Dada group. (b. [[1892]]) | + | *[[1892]] - [[Johannes Theodor Baargeld]], German painter and poet who, co-founder the Cologne Dada group (d. 1927) |
| - | *[[1932]] - [[V. S. Naipaul]], West Indian writer | + | *[[1932]] - [[V. S. Naipaul]], West Indian writer (d. 2018) |
| *[[1943]] - [[Robert De Niro]], American actor | *[[1943]] - [[Robert De Niro]], American actor | ||
| *[[1959]] - [[Jonathan Franzen]], American author | *[[1959]] - [[Jonathan Franzen]], American author | ||
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- 1585 – Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp – Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces.
- 1908 - Fantasmagorie, a film by French animator Émile Cohl, premiers.
- 1954 - Michèle Bernstein marries Guy Debord
Births
- 1887 - Marcus Garvey, Jamaican-born Black rights activist (d. 1940)
- 1893 - Mae West, American actress (d. 1980)
- 1925 - John Hawkes, United States American novelist (d. 1998)
- 1892 - Johannes Theodor Baargeld, German painter and poet who, co-founder the Cologne Dada group (d. 1927)
- 1932 - V. S. Naipaul, West Indian writer (d. 2018)
- 1943 - Robert De Niro, American actor
- 1959 - Jonathan Franzen, American author
- 1960 - Sean Penn, American actor and director
Deaths
- 1676 - Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German novelist (b. 1621)
- 1799 - Christian Heinrich Spiess, German writer of Schauerromanen (b. 1755)
- 1955 - Fernand Léger, French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. (b. 1881)
- 1969 - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect. (b. 1886)
- 1973 - Conrad Aiken, American author (b. 1889)
- 2001 - Anthony Earnshaw, English anarchist, artist and writer (b. 1924)
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