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| *[[1919]] – [[Liberace]], American pianist (d. 1987) | *[[1919]] – [[Liberace]], American pianist (d. 1987) | ||
| *[[1920]] – [[Martine Carol]], French actress (d. 1967) | *[[1920]] – [[Martine Carol]], French actress (d. 1967) | ||
| - | *[[1925]] – [[Bobbejaan Schoepen]], Belgian entertainer | ||
| *[[1929]] – [[Adrienne Rich]], American writer | *[[1929]] – [[Adrienne Rich]], American writer | ||
| *[[1944]] – [[Billy Cobham]], American virtuoso drummer | *[[1944]] – [[Billy Cobham]], American virtuoso drummer | ||
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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-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)
- 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
- 1962 – Lisa Yuskavage, American figurative painter
- 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)
- 1990 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer (b. 1936)
- 1992 – Marisa Mell, Austrian actress (b. 1939)
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