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Art and culture

• 1789 - French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille and free seven prisoners.
• 1995 - The MP3 format was named.

Births

• 1862 - Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)
• 1912 - Northrop Frye, Canadian literary critic (d. 1991)
• 1912 - Woody Guthrie, American folk musician (d. 1967)
• 1918 - Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film and theatre director
• 1950 - Gwen Guthrie, American singer (d. 1999)

Deaths

• 1817 - Anne Louise Germaine de Staël, Swiss author (b. 1766)
• 1881 - Billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1859?)
• 1939 - Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter, decorative artist (b. 1860)

Notes

1. Thomas Rowlandson
2. Raymond Roussel (Paris, January 20, 1877 - Palermo, July 14, 1933)

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