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| *[[1688]] - [[Nam June Paik]] Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 - January 29, 2006) was a South Korean-born American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is credited for first working with video art. | *[[1688]] - [[Nam June Paik]] Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 - January 29, 2006) was a South Korean-born American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is credited for first working with video art. | ||
| *[[1688]] - [[Leroy Sibbles]] (born January 29, 1949) is a reggae musician from Jamaica. He was the lead singer for The Heptones in the 1960-70s. | *[[1688]] - [[Leroy Sibbles]] (born January 29, 1949) is a reggae musician from Jamaica. He was the lead singer for The Heptones in the 1960-70s. | ||
| - | *[[1688]] - [[Andrew Loog Oldham]] | + | *[[1688]] - [[Andrew Loog Oldham]] (born January 29 1944) is an English rock and roll producer, impresario and author. He was best known as the manager of The Rolling Stones in the 1960s, taking a flamboyant style inspired by his role model and friend Phil Spector. |
| *[[1688]] - [[W. C. Fields]] | *[[1688]] - [[W. C. Fields]] | ||
| *[[1688]] - [[William Wegman (photographer)]] | *[[1688]] - [[William Wegman (photographer)]] | ||
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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 - Nam June Paik Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 - January 29, 2006) was a South Korean-born American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is credited for first working with video art.
- 1688 - Leroy Sibbles (born January 29, 1949) is a reggae musician from Jamaica. He was the lead singer for The Heptones in the 1960-70s.
- 1688 - Andrew Loog Oldham (born January 29 1944) is an English rock and roll producer, impresario and author. He was best known as the manager of The Rolling Stones in the 1960s, taking a flamboyant style inspired by his role model and friend Phil Spector.
- 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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