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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| ==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| *[[1099]] - [[First Crusade]]: 15,000 starving [[Christianity|Christian]] soldiers march in religious procession around [[Jerusalem]] as its [[Islam|Muslim]] defenders mock them. | *[[1099]] - [[First Crusade]]: 15,000 starving [[Christianity|Christian]] soldiers march in religious procession around [[Jerusalem]] as its [[Islam|Muslim]] defenders mock them. | ||
| *[[1497]] - [[Vasco da Gama]] sets sail on first direct European voyage to [[India]]. | *[[1497]] - [[Vasco da Gama]] sets sail on first direct European voyage to [[India]]. | ||
| - | *[[1898]] - The shooting death of crime boss [[Soapy Smith]] releases [[Skagway, Alaska]] from his iron grip. | + | *[[1787]] - ''[[The Misfortunes of Virtue]]'' Sade's first novel completed; it was not published until 1930. |
| - | + | *[[1971]] - [[The World of Art Deco]] exhibition by the [[Minneapolis Institute of Arts]] opens its doors. | |
| - | *[[1787]] - [[The Misfortunes of Virtue]] Generally taken as Sade's first novel. Sade completed the work, writing 138 manuscript pages, in two weeks during his time in the Bastille, finishing on 8 July. Sade reworked the novel in later versions; it was not published until 1930. | + | |
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| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| *[[1593]] - [[Artemisia Gentileschi]], Italian painter (d. [[1653]]) | *[[1593]] - [[Artemisia Gentileschi]], Italian painter (d. [[1653]]) | ||
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| *[[1882]] - [[Percy Grainger]], Australian composer (d. [[1961]]) | *[[1882]] - [[Percy Grainger]], Australian composer (d. [[1961]]) | ||
| *[[1885]] - [[Ernst Bloch]], German philosopher (d. [[1977]]) | *[[1885]] - [[Ernst Bloch]], German philosopher (d. [[1977]]) | ||
| + | *[[1887]] - [[Jean Ray (author)|Jean Ray]], Belgian writer. (d. [[1964]]) | ||
| *[[1906]] - [[Philip Johnson]], American architect (d. [[2005]]) | *[[1906]] - [[Philip Johnson]], American architect (d. [[2005]]) | ||
| *[[1908]] - [[Louis Jordan]], American saxophonist (d. [[1975]]) | *[[1908]] - [[Louis Jordan]], American saxophonist (d. [[1975]]) | ||
| + | *[[1921]] - [[Edgar Morin]] French philosopher and sociologist | ||
| + | *[[1933]] - [[Jeff Nuttall]], English writer, (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| + | *[[1947]] - [[Jenny Diski]], British writer. | ||
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| *[[1726]] - [[John Ker]], Scottish spy (b. [[1673]]) | *[[1726]] - [[John Ker]], Scottish spy (b. [[1673]]) | ||
| *[[1822]] - [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], English poet (b. [[1792]]) | *[[1822]] - [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], English poet (b. [[1792]]) | ||
| - | *[[1939]] - [[Havelock Ellis]], British physician (b. [[1859]]) | + | *[[1939]] - [[Havelock Ellis]], British sexologist (b. [[1859]]) |
| - | + | *[[1984]] - [[Brassaï]], Hungarian photographer (b. [[1899 ]]) | |
| - | == Notes == | + | *[[2004]] - [[Syreeta]] American singer-songwriter (b. [[1946]]) |
| - | # [[Jeff Nuttall]] (July 8, 1933 – January 4, 2004) was an English poet, | + | |
| - | # [[Jean Ray]] (July 8 1887 - September 17 1964), a prolific Belgian French language writer. | + | |
| - | # [[Brassaï]] (September 9, 1899 – July 8, 1984) was a Hungarian photographer, sculptor, and filmmaker who rose to fame in France. | + | |
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| - | [[Jenny Diski]], born July 8, 1947 in London, British writer. She won the 2003 Thomas Cook Travel Book award for Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking ... | ||
| - | She was 58. --Thursday, July 8, 2004 Posted: 1:26 PM EDT (1726 GMT), via CNN.com. [[Syreeta]] (1970) - Syreeta [Amazon.com] [FR] [DE] [UK] ... | ||
| - | [[Edgar Morin]] is a French philosopher and sociologist who was born in Paris on July 8, 1921 under his original name Edgar Nahoum. ... | ||
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Art and culture
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Events
- 1099 - First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders mock them.
- 1497 - Vasco da Gama sets sail on first direct European voyage to India.
- 1787 - The Misfortunes of Virtue Sade's first novel completed; it was not published until 1930.
- 1971 - The World of Art Deco exhibition by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts opens its doors.
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Births
- 1593 - Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)
- 1621 - Jean de la Fontaine, French writer (d. 1695)
- 1857 - Alfred Binet, French psychologist (d. 1911)
- 1882 - Percy Grainger, Australian composer (d. 1961)
- 1885 - Ernst Bloch, German philosopher (d. 1977)
- 1887 - Jean Ray, Belgian writer. (d. 1964)
- 1906 - Philip Johnson, American architect (d. 2005)
- 1908 - Louis Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1975)
- 1921 - Edgar Morin French philosopher and sociologist
- 1933 - Jeff Nuttall, English writer, (d. 2004)
- 1947 - Jenny Diski, British writer.
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Deaths
- 1726 - John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673)
- 1822 - Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (b. 1792)
- 1939 - Havelock Ellis, British sexologist (b. 1859)
- 1984 - Brassaï, Hungarian photographer (b. 1899 )
- 2004 - Syreeta American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
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