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| - | *[[The War Game]] | + | *[[The War Game]] was scheduled for transmission on August 6, 1966 (the anniversary of the Hiroshima attack) but was not transmitted until 1985, |
| *[[Harrison Marks]] George Harrison Marks (6 August 1926 - 27 June 1997) was a British glamour photographer | *[[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
- 1984 - Pop star 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)
- 1938 - Paul Bartel, American actor (d. 2000)
Deaths
- 1660 - Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (b. 1599)
- 1969 - Theodor Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)
- 1983 - Klaus Nomi, German singer (b. 1944)
Notes
- The War Game was scheduled for transmission on August 6, 1966 (the anniversary of the Hiroshima attack) but was not transmitted until 1985,
- Harrison Marks George Harrison Marks (6 August 1926 - 27 June 1997) was a British glamour photographer
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