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| *[[1899]] - [[Alfred Sisley]], British impressionist painter (b. [[1839]]) | *[[1899]] - [[Alfred Sisley]], British impressionist painter (b. [[1839]]) | ||
| *[[1956]] - [[H. L. Mencken]], American journalist (b. [[1880]]) | *[[1956]] - [[H. L. Mencken]], American journalist (b. [[1880]]) | ||
| - | *[[1962]] - [[Fritz Kreisler]], Austrian violinist (b. [[1875]]) | ||
| - | *[[1963]] - [[Robert Frost]], American poet (b. [[1874]]) | ||
| - | *[[1964]] - [[Alan Ladd]], American actor (b. [[1913]]) | ||
| - | *[[1966]] - [[Pierre Mercure]], French Canadian composer (b. [[1927]]) | ||
| - | *[[1969]] - [[Allen Dulles]], American [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] director (b. [[1893]]) | ||
| - | *[[1970]] - [[Basil Liddell Hart]], British historian (b. [[1895]]) | ||
| - | *[[1977]] - [[Buster Nupen]], South African cricketer (b. [[1902]]) | ||
| - | * 1977 - [[Freddie Prinze]], American actor and comedian (b. [[1954]]) | ||
| - | *[[1980]] - [[Jimmy Durante]], American actor and comedian (b. [[1893]]) | ||
| - | *[[1986]] - [[Leif Erickson]], American actor (b. [[1911]]) | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Halina Konopacka]], Polish athlete (b. [[1900]]) | ||
| - | *[[1991]] - [[Yasushi Inoue]], Japanese historian (b. [[1907]]) | ||
| - | *[[1993]] - [[Willie Dixon]], American composer and musician (b. [[1915]]) | ||
| - | *[[1994]] - [[Ulrike Maier]], Austrian alpine skier (b. [[1967]]) | ||
| - | *[[1998]] - [[Joseph Alioto]], mayor of San Francisco (b. [[1916]]) | ||
| *[[1999]] - [[Lili St. Cyr]], American dancer (b. [[1918]]) | *[[1999]] - [[Lili St. Cyr]], American dancer (b. [[1918]]) | ||
| - | *[[2002]] - [[Dick "Night Train" Lane]], American football player (b. [[1928]]) | + | *[[2004]] - [[Janet Frame]], New Zealand writer (b. [[1924]]) |
| - | * 2002 - [[Harold Russell]], Canadian-born actor (b. [[1914]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2003]] - [[Frank Moss (politician)|Frank Moss]], [[United States Congressional Delegations from Utah|United States Senator from Utah]] (b. [[1911]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2004]] - [[M. M. Kaye]], British writer (b. [[1908]]) | + | |
| - | * 2004 - [[Janet Frame]], New Zealand writer (b. [[1924]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2005]] - [[Eric Griffiths]], Welsh guitarist ([[The Quarrymen]]) (b. [[1940]]) | + | |
| - | * 2005 - [[Ephraim Kishon]], Israeli satirst (b. [[1924]] | + | |
| - | *[[2007]] - [[Barbaro]], American thoroughbred racehorse (b. [[2003]]) | + | |
| - | * 2007 - [[Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim]], leader of the [[Iraq|Iraqi]] [[cult]] [[Soldiers of Heaven]] (b. [[1970]]) | + | |
| == Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| Isidore Isou | Isidore Isou | ||
| - | Germaine Greer | ||
| Leslie Fiedler | Leslie Fiedler | ||
| - | Emanuel Swedenborg | ||
| Katharina von Bora | Katharina von Bora | ||
| The Man Who Laughs | The Man Who Laughs | ||
| - | Barnett Newman | ||
| Nam June Paik | Nam June Paik | ||
| Leroy Sibbles | Leroy Sibbles | ||
| - | H. L. Mencken | ||
| Andrew Loog Oldham | Andrew Loog Oldham | ||
| - | J. G. Thirlwell | ||
| W. C. Fields | W. C. Fields | ||
| William Wegman (photographer) | William Wegman (photographer) | ||
| - | Luigi Nono | ||
| - | Alfred Sisley | ||
| - | Janet Frame | ||
| Elio Petri | Elio Petri | ||
| Seedbed (performance piece) | Seedbed (performance piece) | ||
| - | January | ||
| Marie-Laure de Noailles | Marie-Laure de Noailles | ||
| Elizabeth Malet | Elizabeth Malet | ||
| - | Thomas Paine | ||
| - | Anton Chekhov | ||
| Edward Lear | Edward Lear | ||
| N. F. Simpson | N. F. Simpson | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
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- 1595 - William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed.
- 1845 - "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is published in the New York Evening Mirror.
Births
- 1688 - Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish scientist and philosopher (d. 1772)
- 1737 - Thomas Paine, American patriot (d. 1809)
- 1860 - Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (d. 1904)
- 1905 - Barnett Newman, American painter (d. 1970)
- 1924 - Luigi Nono, Italian composer (d. 1990)
- 1939 - Germaine Greer, Australian writer
- 1960 - J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-born musician
Deaths
- 1899 - Alfred Sisley, British impressionist painter (b. 1839)
- 1956 - H. L. Mencken, American journalist (b. 1880)
- 1999 - Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (b. 1918)
- 2004 - Janet Frame, New Zealand writer (b. 1924)
Notes
Isidore Isou
Leslie Fiedler
Katharina von Bora
The Man Who Laughs
Nam June Paik
Leroy Sibbles
Andrew Loog Oldham
W. C. Fields
William Wegman (photographer)
Elio Petri
Seedbed (performance piece)
Marie-Laure de Noailles
Elizabeth Malet
Edward Lear
N. F. Simpson
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