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| *[[1836]] - [[Edgar Allan Poe]] marries his 13-year-old cousin [[Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe|Virginia]]. | *[[1836]] - [[Edgar Allan Poe]] marries his 13-year-old cousin [[Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe|Virginia]]. | ||
| + | *[[1920]] – In [[Rome]], [[Pope Benedict XV]] [[canonization|canonizes]] [[Joan of Arc]] as a [[saint]]. | ||
| + | *[[1929]] – In [[Hollywood, California]], the [[1st Academy Awards|first Academy Awards]] are handed out. | ||
| *[[1960]] - ''[[Peeping Tom (film)|Peeping Tom]]'' gets its cinematic release. | *[[1960]] - ''[[Peeping Tom (film)|Peeping Tom]]'' gets its cinematic release. | ||
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| - | == Births == | + | *[[1898]] – [[Tamara de Lempicka]], Polish-born painter (d. 1980) |
| - | *[[1898]] - [[Tamara de Lempicka]], Polish Art Deco painter | + | * 1898 – [[Kenji Mizoguchi]], Japanese film director (d. 1956) |
| - | *[[1944]] - [[Billy Cobham]], American virtuoso drummer | + | *[[1905]] – [[Henry Fonda]], American actor (d. 1982) |
| - | *[[1946]] - [[Robert Fripp]], English guitarist King Crimson | + | *[[1906]] – [[Alfred Pellan]], French Canadian painter (d. 1988) |
| - | *[[1962]] - [[Lisa Yuskavage]], American figurative painter | + | * 1906 – [[Arturo Uslar Pietri]], Venezuelan writer (d. 2001) |
| - | + | *[[1912]] – [[Studs Terkel]], American writer (d. 2008) | |
| - | == Deaths == | + | *[[1919]] – [[Liberace]], American pianist (d. 1987) |
| - | *[[1703]] - [[Charles Perrault]], French fairy tale writer | + | *[[1920]] – [[Martine Carol]], French actress (d. 1967) |
| - | *[[1953]] - [[Django Reinhardt]], Belgian musician | + | *[[1929]] – [[Adrienne Rich]], American writer |
| - | *[[1984]] - [[Andy Kaufman]], American comedian and actor | + | *[[1944]] – [[Billy Cobham]], American virtuoso drummer |
| - | *[[1992]] - [[Marisa Mell]], Austrian actress | + | *[[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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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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