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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| *[[1823]] - [[Ann Radcliffe]], English novelist (b. [[1764]]) | *[[1823]] - [[Ann Radcliffe]], English novelist (b. [[1764]]) | ||
| *[[1873]] - [[Sheridan Le Fanu]], Irish writer (b. [[1814]]) | *[[1873]] - [[Sheridan Le Fanu]], Irish writer (b. [[1814]]) | ||
| + | *[[1943]] - [[Paul Sharits]], American experimental filmmaker (b. [[1874]]) | ||
| *[[1944]] - [[Lina Cavalieri]], Italian soprano (b. [[1874]]) | *[[1944]] - [[Lina Cavalieri]], Italian soprano (b. [[1874]]) | ||
| *[[1979]] - Dr. [[Josef Mengele]], German, accused [[Nazi]] [[war criminal]] (b. [[1911]]) | *[[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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| - | *[[1823]] - [[Henry Fuseli]] (February 7, 1741 - April 16, 1825) was a British painter, draughtsman, and writer on art, of German-Swiss origin. | + | |
| - | *[[1823]] - [[Madame Bovary]] in a obscenity trial in January 1857 that made it notorious. After the acquittal on 7 February, it | + | |
| - | *[[1823]] - [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]] (born February 7, 1929, in Tocopilla, Chile) is an actor, playwright, director, producer, composer, mime, comic book writer and psychotherapist. He is particularly known for having directed a handful of esoteric, surreal and shocking films such as El Topo. He once stated, "I ask of cinema what most North Americans ask of psychedelic drugs." | + | |
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| - | *[[1823]] - [[Pall Mall Gazette]] The Pall Mall Gazette was an evening newspaper founded in London February 7 1865. | + | |
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| - | *[[1823]] - [[Berlin International Film Festival]] The Berlin International Film Festival 2008 will be held from February 7 to February 17 2008. | + | |
| - | *[[1823]] - [[Paul Sharits]] | + | |
| - | *[[1823]] - [[Wilhelm Freddie]] | + | |
| - | *[[1823]] - [[Ernst Bergmann (philosopher)]] | + | |
| - | *[[1823]] - [[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
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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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