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| - | * [[1926]]: premier of ''[[Don Juan (1926 film)|Don Juan]]'', silent film with [[Vitaphone|fully synchronized score]] | + | * [[1926]] - premier of ''[[Don Juan (1926 film)|Don Juan]]'', silent film with [[Vitaphone|fully synchronized score]] |
| - | *[[1984]] - [[Pop music|Pop]] star [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] releases ''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]'', the album which would launch him to superstardom. | + | *[[1966]] - [[The War Game]] was scheduled for transmission in the United Kingdom but canceled at the last minute and not transmitted until 1985. |
| + | *[[1984]] - American musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] releases ''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]'', the album which would launch him to superstardom. | ||
| *[[1991]] - [[Tim Berners-Lee]] releases files describing his idea for the [[World Wide Web]]. | *[[1991]] - [[Tim Berners-Lee]] releases files describing his idea for the [[World Wide Web]]. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *[[1928]] - [[Andy Warhol]], American artist (d. [[1987]]) | *[[1928]] - [[Andy Warhol]], American artist (d. [[1987]]) | ||
| + | *[[1931]] - [[Umberto Lenzi]], [[Italy|Italian]] [[film director]] | ||
| *[[1938]] - [[Paul Bartel]], American actor (d. [[2000]]) | *[[1938]] - [[Paul Bartel]], American actor (d. [[2000]]) | ||
| - | + | *[[1926]] - [[Harrison Marks]], British glamour photographer (d. [[1997]]) | |
| + | *[[1969]] - [[Elliott Smith]], American musician (b. [[2003]]) | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *[[1660]] - [[Diego Velázquez]], Spanish painter (b. [[1599]]) | *[[1660]] - [[Diego Velázquez]], Spanish painter (b. [[1599]]) | ||
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| *[[1983]] - [[Klaus Nomi]], German singer (b. [[1944]]) | *[[1983]] - [[Klaus Nomi]], German singer (b. [[1944]]) | ||
| - | == Notes == | ||
| - | *[[The War Game]] | ||
| - | *[[Harrison Marks]] George Harrison Marks (6 August 1926 - 27 June 1997) was a British glamour photographer | ||
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Art and culture
- 1926 - premier of Don Juan, silent film with fully synchronized score
- 1966 - The War Game was scheduled for transmission in the United Kingdom but canceled at the last minute and not transmitted until 1985.
- 1984 - American musician Prince releases Purple Rain, the album which would launch him to superstardom.
- 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web.
Births
- 1928 - Andy Warhol, American artist (d. 1987)
- 1931 - Umberto Lenzi, Italian film director
- 1938 - Paul Bartel, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1926 - Harrison Marks, British glamour photographer (d. 1997)
- 1969 - Elliott Smith, American musician (b. 2003)
Deaths
- 1660 - Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (b. 1599)
- 1969 - Theodor Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)
- 1983 - Klaus Nomi, German singer (b. 1944)
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