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| *[[1688]] - [[Leslie Fiedler]] (March 8, 1917–January 29, 2003) was an American nobrow literary critic | *[[1688]] - [[Leslie Fiedler]] (March 8, 1917–January 29, 2003) was an American nobrow literary critic | ||
| - | *[[1688]] - [[Katharina von Bora]] | + | *[[1688]] - [[Katharina von Bora]] Katharina (Katherine) von Bora (January 29, 1499 – December 20, 1552) was a German Catholic nun who became the wife of Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation, who often fondly called her "my Lord Katie." |
| *[[1688]] - [[The Man Who Laughs]] | *[[1688]] - [[The Man Who Laughs]] | ||
| *[[1688]] - [[Nam June Paik]] | *[[1688]] - [[Nam June Paik]] | ||
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Art and culture
- 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
- 1688 - Leslie Fiedler (March 8, 1917–January 29, 2003) was an American nobrow literary critic
- 1688 - Katharina von Bora Katharina (Katherine) von Bora (January 29, 1499 – December 20, 1552) was a German Catholic nun who became the wife of Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation, who often fondly called her "my Lord Katie."
- 1688 - The Man Who Laughs
- 1688 - Nam June Paik
- 1688 - Leroy Sibbles
- 1688 - Andrew Loog Oldham
- 1688 - W. C. Fields
- 1688 - William Wegman (photographer)
- 1688 - Elio Petri
- 1688 - Seedbed (performance piece)
- 1688 - Marie-Laure de Noailles
- 1688 - Elizabeth Malet
- 1688 - Edward Lear
- 1688 - N. F. Simpson
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