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*[[1903]] - [[René Wellek]], Czech-German literary theorist (d. [[1995]]) | *[[1903]] - [[René Wellek]], Czech-German literary theorist (d. [[1995]]) | ||
*[[1908]] - [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]], French photographer (d. [[2004]]) | *[[1908]] - [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]], French photographer (d. [[2004]]) | ||
- | *[[1917]] - [[John Lee Hooker]], American guitarist and singer (d. [[2001]])) | + | *[[1917]] - [[John Lee Hooker]], American guitarist and singer (d. 2001) |
- | *[[1928]] - [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]], German composer | + | *[[1928]] - [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]], German composer (d. 2007) |
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*[[1904]] - [[Kate Chopin]], American author (b. [[1850]]) | *[[1904]] - [[Kate Chopin]], American author (b. [[1850]]) | ||
*[[1920]] - [[Anders Zorn]], Swedish painter (b. [[1860]]) | *[[1920]] - [[Anders Zorn]], Swedish painter (b. [[1860]]) | ||
- | *[[1970]] - [[Vladimir Propp]], [[Russian Formalists|Russian structuralist]] scholar (b. [[1895]]) | + | *[[1970]] - [[Vladimir Propp]], Russian structuralist scholar (b. [[1895]]) |
*[[1981]] - [[Glauber Rocha]], Brazilian filmmaker (''Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol'') (b. [[1938]]) | *[[1981]] - [[Glauber Rocha]], Brazilian filmmaker (''Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol'') (b. [[1938]]) | ||
*[[1989]] - [[Huey P. Newton]], American activist (b. [[1942]]) | *[[1989]] - [[Huey P. Newton]], American activist (b. [[1942]]) | ||
*[[2005]] - [[Luc Ferrari]], French composer (b. [[1929]]) | *[[2005]] - [[Luc Ferrari]], French composer (b. [[1929]]) | ||
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Deaths
- 1806 - Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (b. 1732)
- 1860 - Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, French painter (The Monkey Connoisseurs) (b. 1803)
- 1904 - Kate Chopin, American author (b. 1850)
- 1920 - Anders Zorn, Swedish painter (b. 1860)
- 1970 - Vladimir Propp, Russian structuralist scholar (b. 1895)
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- 1989 - Huey P. Newton, American activist (b. 1942)
- 2005 - Luc Ferrari, French composer (b. 1929)
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