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| *[[1898]] - The shooting death of crime boss [[Soapy Smith]] releases [[Skagway, Alaska]] from his iron grip. | *[[1898]] - The shooting death of crime boss [[Soapy Smith]] releases [[Skagway, Alaska]] from his iron grip. | ||
| - | *[[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. | + | *[[1787]] - ''[[The Misfortunes of Virtue]]'' Sade's first novel completed; it was not published until 1930. |
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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.
- 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.
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)
- 1906 - Philip Johnson, American architect (d. 2005)
- 1908 - Louis Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1975)
Deaths
- 1726 - John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673)
- 1822 - Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (b. 1792)
- 1939 - Havelock Ellis, British physician (b. 1859)
Notes
- 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.
Jenny Diski, (born July 8, 1947) in London) is a British writer.
Syreeta (August 3, 1946 – July 6, 2004), who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter
Edgar Morin French philosopher and sociologist
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