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| *[[1703]] – [[Charles Perrault]], French author (b. 1628) | *[[1703]] – [[Charles Perrault]], French author (b. 1628) | ||
| - | *[[1778]] – [[Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness]], English diplomat (b. 1718) | ||
| - | *[[1782]] – [[Daniel Solander]], Swedish botanist (b. 1736) | ||
| - | *[[1790]] – [[Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke]], English politician (b. 1720) | ||
| - | *[[1830]] – [[Joseph Fourier]], French scientist (b. 1768) | ||
| - | *[[1891]] – [[Ion Brătianu]], Romanian statesman (b. 1821) | ||
| - | *[[1913]] – [[Louis Perrier]], member of the [[Swiss Federal Council]] (b. 1849) | ||
| - | *[[1920]] – [[Levi P. Morton]], United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrision (b. 1824) | ||
| - | *[[1926]] – [[Mehmed VI]], last [[Ottoman Sultan]] (b. 1861) | ||
| - | *[[1943]] – [[Alfred Hoche]], German psychiatrist (b. 1865) | ||
| - | *[[1944]] – [[George Ade]], American author (b. 1866) | ||
| - | *[[1947]] – [[Frederick Hopkins]], English biochemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel laureate]] (b. 1861) | ||
| *[[1953]] – [[Django Reinhardt]], Belgian musician (b. 1910) | *[[1953]] – [[Django Reinhardt]], Belgian musician (b. 1910) | ||
| - | *[[1954]] – [[Clemens Krauss]], Austrian conductor (b. 1893) | ||
| *[[1955]] – [[James Agee]], American writer (b. 1909) | *[[1955]] – [[James Agee]], American writer (b. 1909) | ||
| - | *[[1956]] – [[H. B. Reese]], American confectioner (b. 1876) | ||
| - | *[[1957]] – [[Eliot Ness]], American federal agent (b. 1903) | ||
| - | *[[1959]] – [[Elisha Scott]], Northern Irish footballer (b. 1894) | ||
| - | *[[1961]] – [[George A. Malcolm]], American jurist & educator (b. 1881) | ||
| - | *[[1969]] – [[Robert R.]], American [[AIDS]] victim (b. 1954) | ||
| - | *[[1975]] – [[Al Helfer]], American radio sportscaster (b. 1911) | ||
| - | *[[1979]] – [[A. Philip Randolph]], American civil rights activist (b. 1889) | ||
| - | *[[1981]] – [[Ernie Freeman]], American pianist and arranger (b. 1922) | ||
| *[[1984]] – [[Andy Kaufman]], American comedian (b. 1949) | *[[1984]] – [[Andy Kaufman]], American comedian (b. 1949) | ||
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| * 1984 – [[Irwin Shaw]], American author (b. 1913) | * 1984 – [[Irwin Shaw]], American author (b. 1913) | ||
| *[[1985]] – [[Margaret Hamilton]], American actress (b. 1902) | *[[1985]] – [[Margaret Hamilton]], American actress (b. 1902) | ||
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Events
- 1836 - Edgar Allan Poe marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia.
- 1920 – In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc as a saint.
- 1929 – In Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are handed out.
- 1960 - Peeping Tom gets its cinematic release.
Births
- 1898 - Tamara de Lempicka, Polish Art Deco painter
- 1944 - Billy Cobham, American virtuoso drummer
- 1946 - Robert Fripp, English guitarist King Crimson
- 1962 - Lisa Yuskavage, American figurative painter
Deaths
- 1703 - Charles Perrault, French fairy tale writer
- 1953 - Django Reinhardt, Belgian musician
- 1984 - Andy Kaufman, American comedian and actor
- 1992 - Marisa Mell, Austrian actress
Births
- 1898 – Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (d. 1980)
- 1898 – Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (d. 1956)
- 1905 – Henry Fonda, American actor (d. 1982)
- 1906 – Alfred Pellan, French Canadian painter (d. 1988)
- 1906 – Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan writer (d. 2001)
- 1912 – Studs Terkel, American writer (d. 2008)
- 1919 – Liberace, American pianist (d. 1987)
- 1920 – Martine Carol, French actress (d. 1967)
- 1925 – Bobbejaan Schoepen, Belgian entertainer
- 1929 – Adrienne Rich, American writer
- 1944 – Billy Cobham, American virtuoso drummer
- 1946 – Robert Fripp, English guitarist (King Crimson)
- 1951 – Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer
- 1951 – Jonathan Richman, American proto-punk icon
- 1966 – Janet Jackson, American singer
Deaths
- 1703 – Charles Perrault, French author (b. 1628)
- 1953 – Django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910)
- 1955 – James Agee, American writer (b. 1909)
- 1984 – Andy Kaufman, American comedian (b. 1949)
- 1984 – Irwin Shaw, American author (b. 1913)
- 1985 – Margaret Hamilton, American actress (b. 1902)
- 1988 – Charles Keeping, English illustrator (b. 1924)
- 1990 – Sammy Davis, Jr., American entertainer (b. 1925)
- 1990 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer (b. 1936)
- 1992 – Chalino Sanchez, Mexican musician (b. 1960)
- 1993 – Marv Johnson, American R&B and soul singer (b. 1938)
- 1996 – Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (b. 1939)
- 1997 – Elbridge Durbrow, American diplomat (b. 1903)
- 2000 – Bodacious the Bull Famous rodeo bull (b. 1988)
- 2001 – Brian Pendleton, English musician (The Pretty Things) (b. 1944)
- 2002 – Alec Campbell, the last surviving ANZAC (b. 1899)
- 2002 – Big Dick Dudley, American professional wrestler (b. 1968)
- 2003 – Mark McCormack, American businessman (b. 1930)
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