February 7
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| + | "The most famous [[bonfire of the vanities]] took place on [[February 7]] [[1497]], when supporters of the priest [[Girolamo Savonarola]] collected and publicly burned thousands of objects in [[Florence]], [[Italy]], on the [[Shrove Tuesday]] festival."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| + | *[[1497]] - [[Bonfire of the Vanities]], book burning in Florence | ||
| + | *[[1865]] - [[Pall Mall Gazette]] is founded. | ||
| + | *[[1857]] - Flaubert acquitted in ''[[Madame Bovary]]'' obscenity charges. | ||
| *[[1898]] - [[Émile Zola]] is brought to trial for [[libel]] for publishing ''[[J'Accuse]]''. | *[[1898]] - [[Émile Zola]] is brought to trial for [[libel]] for publishing ''[[J'Accuse]]''. | ||
| - | *[[1914]] - [[Charlie Chaplin]] first appears as "[[The Tramp]]", as his first film ''[[Kid Auto Races at Venice]]'' is released at [[Keystone Studios]]. | + | *[[1914]] - [[Charlie Chaplin]] first appears as "[[The Tramp]]". |
| + | *[[2008]] - [[Berlin International Film Festival]] opens | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *[[1478]] - Sir [[Thomas More]], English statesman, humanist, and author (d. [[1535]]) | *[[1478]] - Sir [[Thomas More]], English statesman, humanist, and author (d. [[1535]]) | ||
| + | *[[1741]] - [[Henry Fuseli]], Swiss-born British painter, draughtsman, and writer (d. [[1825]]) | ||
| *[[1812]] - [[Charles Dickens]], English novelist (d. [[1870]]) | *[[1812]] - [[Charles Dickens]], English novelist (d. [[1870]]) | ||
| - | *[[1927]] - [[Juliette Greco]], French singer and actor | + | *[[1909]] - [[Wilhelm Freddie]], Danish painter and sculptor (d. 1995) |
| + | *[[1927]] - [[Juliette Greco]], French singer and actor (d. 2020) | ||
| + | *[[1929]] - [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]], Chilean artist and countercultural icon | ||
| *[[1932]] - [[Gay Talese]], American author | *[[1932]] - [[Gay Talese]], American author | ||
| *[[1957]] - [[Richard Cook]], British jazz writer (d. [[2007]]) | *[[1957]] - [[Richard Cook]], British jazz writer (d. [[2007]]) | ||
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| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *[[1823]] - [[Ann Radcliffe]], English novelist (b. [[1764]]) | *[[1823]] - [[Ann Radcliffe]], English novelist (b. [[1764]]) | ||
| - | *[[1837]] - King [[Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden]] (b. [[1778]]) | ||
| - | *[[1839]] - [[Karl August Nicander]], Swedish poet (b. [[1799]]) | ||
| - | *[[1871]] - [[Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg]], piano manufacturer ([[Steinway & Sons]]) (b. [[1797]]) | ||
| *[[1873]] - [[Sheridan Le Fanu]], Irish writer (b. [[1814]]) | *[[1873]] - [[Sheridan Le Fanu]], Irish writer (b. [[1814]]) | ||
| - | *[[1878]] - [[Pope Pius IX]] (b. [[1792]]) | + | *[[1943]] - [[Paul Sharits]], American experimental filmmaker (b. [[1874]]) |
| - | *[[1897]] - [[Galileo Ferraris]], Italian physicist (b. [[1847]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1919]] - [[William Halford]], American naval officer and [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. [[1841]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1920]] - [[Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak]], Russian military commander (b. [[1874]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1937]] - [[Elihu Root]], American statesman and diplomat, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize Laureate]] (b. [[1845]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1938]] - [[Harvey Firestone]], American manufacturer (b. [[1868]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1939]] - [[Boris Grigoriev]], Russian painter (b. [[1886]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1942]] - [[Ivan Bilibin]], Russian illustrator (b. [[1876]]) | + | |
| *[[1944]] - [[Lina Cavalieri]], Italian soprano (b. [[1874]]) | *[[1944]] - [[Lina Cavalieri]], Italian soprano (b. [[1874]]) | ||
| - | *[[1959]] - [[Guitar Slim]], American blues guitarist (b. [[1926]]) | ||
| - | *[[1960]] - [[Igor Kurchatov]], Russian physicist (b. [[1903]]) | ||
| - | *[[1962]] - [[Clara Nordström]], German writer and translator (b. [[1886]]) | ||
| - | *[[1963]] - [[Learco Guerra]], Italian cyclist (b. [[1902]]) | ||
| - | *[[1964]] - [[Sophoklis Venizelos]], Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. [[1894]]) | ||
| - | *[[1968]] - [[Nick Adams]], American actor (b. [[1931]]) | ||
| *[[1979]] - Dr. [[Josef Mengele]], German, accused [[Nazi]] [[war criminal]] (b. [[1911]]) | *[[1979]] - Dr. [[Josef Mengele]], German, accused [[Nazi]] [[war criminal]] (b. [[1911]]) | ||
| - | *[[1980]] - [[Secondo Campini]], Italian jet pioneer (b. [[1904]]) | + | *[[1986]] - [[Minoru Yamasaki]], American modernist architect (World Trade Center and the Pruitt-Igoe complex) (b. [[1912]]) |
| - | *[[1985]] - [[Matt Monro]], English singer (b. [[1932]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1986]] - [[Cheikh Anta Diop]], Senegalese historian (b. [[1923]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1990]] - [[Jimmy Van Heusen]], American songwriter (b. [[1913]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1991]] - [[Amos Yarkoni]], legendary [[Israel]]i soldier (b. [[1920]]) | + | |
| - | * 1991 - [[Jean-Paul Mousseau]], Quebec painter, member of [[Les Automatistes]] (b. [[1927]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1992]] - [[Buzz Sawyer]], wrestler (b. [[1959]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1994]] - [[Witold Lutosławski]], Polish composer (b. [[1913]]) | + | |
| - | * 1994 - [[Stephen Milligan]], British journalist and politician (b. [[1948]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1996]] - [[Phillip Davidson]], US Army general (b. [[1915]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1998]] - [[Lawrence Sanders]], American author (b. [[1920]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - King [[Hussein of Jordan]] (b. [[1935]]) | + | |
| - | * 1999 - [[José Silva (parapsychologist)|José Silva]], author of [[Silva Method]] and the Silva UltraMind ESP System (b. [[1914]]) | + | |
| - | * 1999 - [[Bobby Troup]], American musician and actor (b. [[1918]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2000]] - [[Big Pun]], Puerto Rican-American rapper (b. [[1971]]) | + | |
| - | * 2000 - [[Doug Henning]], Canadian magician (b. [[1947]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2001]] - [[Dale Evans]], American actress and singer (b. [[1912]]) | + | |
| - | * 2001 - [[Anne Morrow Lindbergh]], American author and aviator (b. [[1906]]) | + | |
| - | * 2002 - [[Jack Fairman]], British racing driver (b. [[1913]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2003]] - [[Augusto Monterroso]], Guatemalan author (b. [[1921]]) | + | |
| - | * 2003 - [[John H. Reading|John Reading]], Mayor of Oakland, California (b. [[1917]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2006]] - Princess [[Hadice Hayriye Ayshe Dürrühsehvar]] (b. [[1914]]) | + | |
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| - | Charles Dickens | + | |
| - | Index Librorum Prohibitorum | + | |
| - | The Lustful Turk | + | |
| - | Henry Fuseli | + | |
| - | Madame Bovary | + | |
| - | Thomas More | + | |
| - | Alejandro Jodorowsky | + | |
| - | Ann Radcliffe | + | |
| - | Joseph Sheridan le Fanu | + | |
| - | Pjeroo Roobjee | + | |
| - | History of modern literature | + | |
| - | Josef Mengele | + | |
| - | James Spader | + | |
| - | Pall Mall Gazette | + | |
| - | Jacques Tourneur | + | |
| - | Lina Cavalieri | + | |
| - | Charles Seeger | + | |
| - | Berlin International Film Festival | + | |
| - | Paul Sharits | + | |
| - | Sinclair Lewis | + | |
| - | Wilhelm Freddie | + | |
| - | Ernst Bergmann (philosopher) | + | |
| - | The Edge of Heaven (film) | + | |
| - | Minoru Yamasaki | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1497 - Bonfire of the Vanities, book burning in Florence
- 1865 - Pall Mall Gazette is founded.
- 1857 - Flaubert acquitted in Madame Bovary obscenity charges.
- 1898 - Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse.
- 1914 - Charlie Chaplin first appears as "The Tramp".
- 2008 - Berlin International Film Festival opens
[edit]
Births
- 1478 - Sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. 1535)
- 1741 - Henry Fuseli, Swiss-born British painter, draughtsman, and writer (d. 1825)
- 1812 - Charles Dickens, English novelist (d. 1870)
- 1909 - Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter and sculptor (d. 1995)
- 1927 - Juliette Greco, French singer and actor (d. 2020)
- 1929 - Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean artist and countercultural icon
- 1932 - Gay Talese, American author
- 1957 - Richard Cook, British jazz writer (d. 2007)
- 1960 - James Spader, American actor
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Deaths
- 1823 - Ann Radcliffe, English novelist (b. 1764)
- 1873 - Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814)
- 1943 - Paul Sharits, American experimental filmmaker (b. 1874)
- 1944 - Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874)
- 1979 - Dr. Josef Mengele, German, accused Nazi war criminal (b. 1911)
- 1986 - Minoru Yamasaki, American modernist architect (World Trade Center and the Pruitt-Igoe complex) (b. 1912)
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