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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| + | *[[1764]] - [[John Wilkes]] is expelled from the [[British House of Commons]] for [[sedition|seditious]] [[libel]]. | ||
| + | *[[1829]] - [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]'s ''[[Faust Part 1]]'' premieres. | ||
| + | *[[1853]] - [[Giuseppe Verdi]]'s [[opera]] ''[[Il Trovatore]]'' premieres in [[Rome]]. | ||
| + | *[[1893]] - [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s [[play]] ''[[The Master Builder]]'' premieres in [[Berlin]]. | ||
| - | == Births == | + | ==Births== |
| + | *[[1809]] - [[Edgar Allan Poe]], American writer and poet (d. [[1849]]) | ||
| + | *[[1839]] - [[Paul Cezanne|Paul Cézanne]], French painter (d. [[1906]]) | ||
| + | *[[1858]] - [[Eugène Brieux]], French dramatist (''Les Avariés'') (d. [[1932]]) | ||
| + | *[[1867]] - [[Jean Delville]], Belgian symbolist painter, writer, and occultist (d. [[1953]]) | ||
| + | *[[1868]] - [[Gustav Meyrink]], Austrian writer (''The Golem'') (d. [[1932]]) | ||
| + | *[[1889]] - [[Sophie Taeuber]], Swiss artist, painter, and sculptor (d. [[1943]]) | ||
| + | *[[1863]] - [[Werner Sombart]], German sociologist (d. [[1941]]) | ||
| + | *[[1916]] - [[Brion Gysin]], British writer, painter, and musician (d. [[1986]]) | ||
| + | *[[1921]] - [[Patricia Highsmith]], American author (d. [[1995]]) | ||
| + | *[[1922]] - [[Jerzy Kawalerowicz]], Polish film director (''Mother Joan of the Angels'') (d. [[2007]]) | ||
| + | *[[1932]] - [[Richard Lester]], British director | ||
| + | *[[1943]] - [[Janis Joplin]], American singer (d. [[1970]]) | ||
| + | *[[1946]] - [[Julian Barnes]], English author | ||
| + | * 1946 - [[Dolly Parton]], American singer and actress | ||
| + | *[[1949]] - [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]], English singer and guitarist (d. [[2003]]) | ||
| + | *[[1954]] - [[Cindy Sherman]], American artist | ||
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| - | == Notes == | + | *[[1729]] - [[William Congreve (playwright)|William Congreve]], English playwright (b. [[1670]]) |
| + | *[[1865]] - [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]], French philosopher and anarchist (b. [[1809]]) | ||
| + | *[[1975]] - [[Thomas Hart Benton (painter)|Thomas Hart Benton]], American painter (b. [[1889]]) | ||
| + | *[[1981]] - [[Francesca Woodman]], American photographer (b. 1958) | ||
| + | *[[1997]] - [[James Dickey]], American writer (b. [[1923]]) | ||
| + | *[[2000]] - [[Hedy Lamarr]], Austrian-born actress (b. [[1913]]) | ||
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- 1764 - John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel.
- 1829 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust Part 1 premieres.
- 1853 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore premieres in Rome.
- 1893 - Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder premieres in Berlin.
Births
- 1809 - Edgar Allan Poe, American writer and poet (d. 1849)
- 1839 - Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)
- 1858 - Eugène Brieux, French dramatist (Les Avariés) (d. 1932)
- 1867 - Jean Delville, Belgian symbolist painter, writer, and occultist (d. 1953)
- 1868 - Gustav Meyrink, Austrian writer (The Golem) (d. 1932)
- 1889 - Sophie Taeuber, Swiss artist, painter, and sculptor (d. 1943)
- 1863 - Werner Sombart, German sociologist (d. 1941)
- 1916 - Brion Gysin, British writer, painter, and musician (d. 1986)
- 1921 - Patricia Highsmith, American author (d. 1995)
- 1922 - Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish film director (Mother Joan of the Angels) (d. 2007)
- 1932 - Richard Lester, British director
- 1943 - Janis Joplin, American singer (d. 1970)
- 1946 - Julian Barnes, English author
- 1946 - Dolly Parton, American singer and actress
- 1949 - Robert Palmer, English singer and guitarist (d. 2003)
- 1954 - Cindy Sherman, American artist
Deaths
- 1729 - William Congreve, English playwright (b. 1670)
- 1865 - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809)
- 1975 - Thomas Hart Benton, American painter (b. 1889)
- 1981 - Francesca Woodman, American photographer (b. 1958)
- 1997 - James Dickey, American writer (b. 1923)
- 2000 - Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-born actress (b. 1913)
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