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== Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
- | *[[1843]] - The first [[minstrel]] show in the [[United States]] The [[Virginia Minstrels]] opens ([[Bowery Amphitheatre]] in [[New York City]]). | + | *[[1843]] - The first [[minstrel show]] premieres in the United States. |
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
- | *[[1926]] - [[Haskell Wexler]], American cinematographer (''Medium Cool'') | + | *[[1922]] - [[Haskell Wexler]], American cinematographer and a filmmaker (''Medium Cool'') (d. 2015) |
*[[1931]] - [[Rip Torn]], American actor | *[[1931]] - [[Rip Torn]], American actor | ||
* 1931 - [[Mamie Van Doren]], American actress | * 1931 - [[Mamie Van Doren]], American actress | ||
- | *[[1932]] - [[François Truffaut]], French film director (d. [[1984]]) | + | *[[1932]] - [[François Truffaut]], French film director (d. 1984) |
*[[1945]] - [[Bob Marley]], Jamaican musician (d. [[1981]]) | *[[1945]] - [[Bob Marley]], Jamaican musician (d. [[1981]]) | ||
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*[[1793]] - [[Carlo Goldoni]], Italian playwright (b. [[1707]]) | *[[1793]] - [[Carlo Goldoni]], Italian playwright (b. [[1707]]) | ||
*[[1918]] - [[Gustav Klimt]], Austrian painter (b. [[1862]]) | *[[1918]] - [[Gustav Klimt]], Austrian painter (b. [[1862]]) | ||
+ | *[[1963]] - [[Piero Manzoni]], Italian artist (''Artist's Shit'') (b. [[1933]]) | ||
*[[1985]] - [[James Hadley Chase]], English writer (b. [[1906]]) | *[[1985]] - [[James Hadley Chase]], English writer (b. [[1906]]) | ||
*[[1989]] - [[Osbourne Ruddock]], AKA "King Tubby", Dub pioneer (b. [[1941]]) | *[[1989]] - [[Osbourne Ruddock]], AKA "King Tubby", Dub pioneer (b. [[1941]]) | ||
- | * 1989 - [[André Cayatte]], French filmmaker (b. [[1909]]) | ||
*[[1994]] - [[Joseph Cotten]], American actor (b. [[1905]]) | *[[1994]] - [[Joseph Cotten]], American actor (b. [[1905]]) | ||
* 1994 - [[Jack Kirby]], American comic book writer (b. [[1917]]) | * 1994 - [[Jack Kirby]], American comic book writer (b. [[1917]]) | ||
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- | *[[1963]] - [[Piero Manzoni]] (July 13 1933 - February 6, 1963) was an Italian artist best known for his ironic conceptual art in direct response to the work of Yves Klein. | ||
- | *[[1926]] - [[Summer with Monika]] is a Swedish 1953 film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was premiered in Sweden on February 9 1953 and on February 6 1956 in the United States. | ||
- | *[[1926]] - [[Haskell Wexler]] | ||
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- 1843 - The first minstrel show premieres in the United States.
Births
- 1922 - Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer and a filmmaker (Medium Cool) (d. 2015)
- 1931 - Rip Torn, American actor
- 1931 - Mamie Van Doren, American actress
- 1932 - François Truffaut, French film director (d. 1984)
- 1945 - Bob Marley, Jamaican musician (d. 1981)
Deaths
- 1685 - King Charles II of England (b. 1630)
- 1793 - Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright (b. 1707)
- 1918 - Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter (b. 1862)
- 1963 - Piero Manzoni, Italian artist (Artist's Shit) (b. 1933)
- 1985 - James Hadley Chase, English writer (b. 1906)
- 1989 - Osbourne Ruddock, AKA "King Tubby", Dub pioneer (b. 1941)
- 1994 - Joseph Cotten, American actor (b. 1905)
- 1994 - Jack Kirby, American comic book writer (b. 1917)
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