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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| + | *[[1928]] - [[The Threepenny Opera]] premiers in Berlin | ||
| *[[1897]] - [[Thomas Edison]] patents the [[Kinetoscope]], the first movie projector. | *[[1897]] - [[Thomas Edison]] patents the [[Kinetoscope]], the first movie projector. | ||
| *[[2006]] - Stolen on [[August 22]], [[2004]], [[Edvard Munch]]'s famous painting [[The Scream]] was recovered from a raid by [[Norway|Norwegian]] police. The paintings were said to be in a better-than-expected condition. | *[[2006]] - Stolen on [[August 22]], [[2004]], [[Edvard Munch]]'s famous painting [[The Scream]] was recovered from a raid by [[Norway|Norwegian]] police. The paintings were said to be in a better-than-expected condition. | ||
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| *[[1879]] - [[Alma Mahler]], wife of [[Gustav Mahler]], [[Walter Gropius]] and [[Franz Werfel]] (d. [[1964]]) | *[[1879]] - [[Alma Mahler]], wife of [[Gustav Mahler]], [[Walter Gropius]] and [[Franz Werfel]] (d. [[1964]]) | ||
| *[[1897]] - [[Fredric March]], American actor (d. [[1975]]) | *[[1897]] - [[Fredric March]], American actor (d. [[1975]]) | ||
| + | *[[1910]] - [[Raoul Ubac]], Belgian artist (d. [[1985]]) | ||
| + | *[[1921]] - [[Raymond Williams]], Welsh academic, novelist and critic. (d. [[1988]]) | ||
| *[[1928]] - [[James Coburn]], American actor (d. [[2002]]) | *[[1928]] - [[James Coburn]], American actor (d. [[2002]]) | ||
| - | *[[1935]] - [[Eldridge Cleaver]], American political activist (d. [[1998]]) | + | *[[1935]] - [[Eldridge Cleaver]], American political activist (d. 1998) |
| + | *[[1942]] - [[George Kuchar]],United States film director (d. 2011) | ||
| + | *[[1942]] - [[Gérard Pirès]], French film director and writer | ||
| *[[1945]] - [[Van Morrison]], Irish musician | *[[1945]] - [[Van Morrison]], Irish musician | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1528]] - [[Matthias Grünewald]], German artist (b. c. [[1470]]) | ||
| *[[1688]] - [[John Bunyan]], English writer (b. [[1628]]) | *[[1688]] - [[John Bunyan]], English writer (b. [[1628]]) | ||
| *[[1867]] - [[Charles Baudelaire]], French poet (b. [[1821]]) | *[[1867]] - [[Charles Baudelaire]], French poet (b. [[1821]]) | ||
| + | *[[1946]] - [[Harley Granville-Barker]], English theater maker (b. [[1877]]) | ||
| *[[1963]] - [[Georges Braque]], French painter (b. [[1882]]) | *[[1963]] - [[Georges Braque]], French painter (b. [[1882]]) | ||
| *[[1973]] - [[John Ford]], American film director (b. [[1894]]) | *[[1973]] - [[John Ford]], American film director (b. [[1894]]) | ||
| *[[1986]] - [[Henry Moore]], English sculptor (b. [[1898]]) | *[[1986]] - [[Henry Moore]], English sculptor (b. [[1898]]) | ||
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| - | == Notes == | ||
| - | *[[1688]] - [[Matthias Grünewald]] (c.1470 – August 31 1528), is a highly regarded figure from the German Renaissance. | ||
| - | *[[1688]] - [[Raoul Ubac]] a Belgian artist born in Malmedy (Wallonia) on August 31 1910 - died Dieudonné (Oise) March 24 1985. | ||
| - | *[[1688]] - [[Gérard Pirès]] (born August 31, 1942) is a French film director and writer. | ||
| - | *[[1688]] - [[Harley Granville-Barker]] (November 25 1877 – August 31 1946) was an English actor, director, producer, critic and playwright. | ||
| - | *[[1688]] - [[Raymond Williams]] (31 August 1921 - 26 January 1988) was a Welsh academic, novelist and critic. | ||
| - | *[[1688]] - [[George Kuchar]] born 31 August 1942, New York City) is an American film director, | ||
| - | *[[1688]] - [[The Threepenny Opera]] August 31, 1928, at Berlin's | ||
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Art and culture
- 1928 - The Threepenny Opera premiers in Berlin
- 1897 - Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
- 2006 - Stolen on August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream was recovered from a raid by Norwegian police. The paintings were said to be in a better-than-expected condition.
Births
- 12 - Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor (d. 41)
- 1811 - Theophile Gautier, French poet and novelist (d. 1872)
- 1879 - Alma Mahler, wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel (d. 1964)
- 1897 - Fredric March, American actor (d. 1975)
- 1910 - Raoul Ubac, Belgian artist (d. 1985)
- 1921 - Raymond Williams, Welsh academic, novelist and critic. (d. 1988)
- 1928 - James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002)
- 1935 - Eldridge Cleaver, American political activist (d. 1998)
- 1942 - George Kuchar,United States film director (d. 2011)
- 1942 - Gérard Pirès, French film director and writer
- 1945 - Van Morrison, Irish musician
Deaths
- 1528 - Matthias Grünewald, German artist (b. c. 1470)
- 1688 - John Bunyan, English writer (b. 1628)
- 1867 - Charles Baudelaire, French poet (b. 1821)
- 1946 - Harley Granville-Barker, English theater maker (b. 1877)
- 1963 - Georges Braque, French painter (b. 1882)
- 1973 - John Ford, American film director (b. 1894)
- 1986 - Henry Moore, English sculptor (b. 1898)
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