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| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1491]] - [[Ignatius of Loyola]], founder of the Jesuits (d. [[1556]]) | ||
| *[[1822]] - [[Matthew Arnold]], English critic (d. [[1888]]) | *[[1822]] - [[Matthew Arnold]], English critic (d. [[1888]]) | ||
| + | *[[1891]] - [[Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky]], Russian emigré illustrator (d. [[1970]]) | ||
| + | *[[1903]] - [[Joseph Cornell]], American artist (d. [[1972]]) | ||
| *[[1905]] - [[Howard Hughes]], American film producer and inventor (d. [[1976]]) | *[[1905]] - [[Howard Hughes]], American film producer and inventor (d. [[1976]]) | ||
| + | *[[1906]] - [[James Hadley Chase]], British author (d. [[1985]]) | ||
| + | *[[1906]] - [[Wolfgang Kayser]], German literary theorist (The Grotesque in Art and Literature). (d. [[1960]]) | ||
| + | *[[1913]] - [[Ad Reinhardt]], American artist (''Abstract Painting No. 5'') (d. [[1967]]) | ||
| *[[1922]] - [[Ava Gardner]], American actress (d. [[1990]]) | *[[1922]] - [[Ava Gardner]], American actress (d. [[1990]]) | ||
| + | *[[1923]] - [[David F. Friedman]], American filmmaker | ||
| *[[1931]] - [[Mauricio Kagel]], Argentine composer | *[[1931]] - [[Mauricio Kagel]], Argentine composer | ||
| + | *[[1931]] - [[Walter Abish]], American author | ||
| *[[1932]] - [[On Kawara]], Japanese conceptual artist | *[[1932]] - [[On Kawara]], Japanese conceptual artist | ||
| *[[1945]] - [[Lemmy]], British singer, bassist ([[Motörhead]]) | *[[1945]] - [[Lemmy]], British singer, bassist ([[Motörhead]]) | ||
| + | *[[1946]] - [[Vittorio Giardino]], Italian comic artist (''Little Ego'') | ||
| + | *[[1948]] - [[Edwige Fenech]], French-born Italian actress and film producer | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
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| *[[1975]] - [[Bernard Herrmann]], American film composer (b. [[1911]]) | *[[1975]] - [[Bernard Herrmann]], American film composer (b. [[1911]]) | ||
| *[[1982]] - [[Louis Aragon]], French writer (b. [[1897]]) | *[[1982]] - [[Louis Aragon]], French writer (b. [[1897]]) | ||
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| - | == Notes == | ||
| - | *[[1923]] - [[David F. Friedman]], American filmmaker | ||
| - | *[[1491]] - [[Ignatius of Loyola]], founder of the Jesuits (d. [[1556]]) | ||
| - | *[[1903]] - [[Joseph Cornell]], American artist (d. [[1972]]) | ||
| - | *[[1906]] - [[James Hadley Chase]], British author (d. [[1985]]) | ||
| - | *[[1906]] - [[Wolfgang Kayser]], German literary theorist (The Grotesque in Art and Literature). (d. [[1960]]) | ||
| - | *[[1948]] - [[Edwige Fenech]], French-born Italian actress and film producer | ||
| - | *[[1913]] - [[Ad Reinhardt]], American artist (''Abstract Painting No. 5'') (d. [[1967]]) | ||
| - | *[[1946]] - [[Vittorio Giardino]], Italian comic artist (''Little Ego'') | ||
| - | *[[1931]] - [[Walter Abish]], American author | ||
| *[[1994]] - [[John Osborne]], English playwright (''Look Back in Anger'') (b. [[1929]]) | *[[1994]] - [[John Osborne]], English playwright (''Look Back in Anger'') (b. [[1929]]) | ||
| - | *[[1891]] - [[Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky]], Russian emigré illustrator (d. [[1970]]) | ||
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- 1888 - Vincent Van Gogh cuts off his ear during some sort of seizure.
- 1906 - Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmitted the first radio broadcast. The first program, consisted of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Births
- 1491 - Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits (d. 1556)
- 1822 - Matthew Arnold, English critic (d. 1888)
- 1891 - Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, Russian emigré illustrator (d. 1970)
- 1903 - Joseph Cornell, American artist (d. 1972)
- 1905 - Howard Hughes, American film producer and inventor (d. 1976)
- 1906 - James Hadley Chase, British author (d. 1985)
- 1906 - Wolfgang Kayser, German literary theorist (The Grotesque in Art and Literature). (d. 1960)
- 1913 - Ad Reinhardt, American artist (Abstract Painting No. 5) (d. 1967)
- 1922 - Ava Gardner, American actress (d. 1990)
- 1923 - David F. Friedman, American filmmaker
- 1931 - Mauricio Kagel, Argentine composer
- 1931 - Walter Abish, American author
- 1932 - On Kawara, Japanese conceptual artist
- 1945 - Lemmy, British singer, bassist (Motörhead)
- 1946 - Vittorio Giardino, Italian comic artist (Little Ego)
- 1948 - Edwige Fenech, French-born Italian actress and film producer
Deaths
- 1524 - Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (bc. 1469)
- 1863 - William Makepeace Thackeray, English writer (b. 1811)
- 1935 - Alban Berg, Austrian composer (b. 1885)
- 1938 - Bruno Taut, German architect (b. 1880)
- 1975 - Bernard Herrmann, American film composer (b. 1911)
- 1982 - Louis Aragon, French writer (b. 1897)
- 1994 - John Osborne, English playwright (Look Back in Anger) (b. 1929)
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