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From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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Art and culture
- 1836 - Edgar Allan Poe marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia.
- 1960 - Cinematic release of Peeping Tom
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 writer
- 1953 - Django Reinhardt, Belgian musician
- 1984 - Andy Kaufman, American comedian and actor
- 1992 - Marisa Mell, Austrian actress