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| - | [[John Ford]] | + | |colspan="3" | |
| - | John Ford (baptized April 17, 1586 - c.1640?) was a Caroline playwright and poet. Ford is best known for the tragic play ''Tis Pity She's a [[Whore]]'' (1633) a ... | + | |- |
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| - | [[Afrika Bambaataa]] | + | == Art and culture== |
| - | Afrika Bambaataa (born Kevin Donovan on April 17 or October 4, 1957 or 1960) is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the ... | + | |
| - | [[Karen von Blixen-Finecke]] | + | *[[1397]] - [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] tells the [[Canterbury Tales]] for the first time at the court of [[Richard II of England|Richard II]]. Chaucer scholars have also identified this date (in [[1387]]) as when the book's [[pilgrimage]] to [[Canterbury]] starts. |
| - | Karen von Blixen-Finecke (April 17, 1885 – September 7, 1962), neé Dinesen, was a Danish author also known under her pen name Isak Dinesen. ... | + | *[[1492]] - [[Spain]] and [[Christopher Columbus]] sign a contract for him to sail to [[Asia]] to get [[spice]]s. |
| + | *[[1521]] - [[Martin Luther]] speaks to the assembly at the [[Diet of Worms]], refusing to recant his [[Lutheranism|teachings]]. | ||
| + | *[[1924]] - [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] studios is formed from a merger of [[Metro Pictures]], [[Goldwyn Pictures]], and the Louis B. Mayer Company. | ||
| + | *[[1958]] - [[Expo '58]] opens in Brussels | ||
| + | *[[1964]] - The [[Ford Motor Company]] unveils the [[Ford Mustang]] at the [[New York World's Fair]]. | ||
| + | *[[1907]] - ''[[A Dream Play]]'' by August Strindberg premieres in Stockholm, Sweden. | ||
| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1586]] - [[John Ford (dramatist)|John Ford]], English dramatist | ||
| + | *[[1885]] - [[Karen Blixen]] (Isak Dinesen), Danish author (d. [[1962]]) | ||
| + | *[[1894]] - [[Nikita Khrushchev]], [[Premier of the Soviet Union]] (d. [[1971]]) | ||
| + | *[[1897]] - [[Thornton Wilder]], American dramatist (d. [[1975]]) | ||
| + | *[[1923]] - [[Lindsay Anderson]], English film director (d. [[1994]]) | ||
| + | *[[1923]] - [[Jacques Sternberg]], Belgian author (d. 2006) | ||
| + | *[[1930]] - [[Chris Barber]], British jazz band leader (d. 2021) | ||
| + | *[[1957]] - [[Nick Hornby]], English author | ||
| + | * 1957 - [[Afrika Bambaataa]] (born Kevin Donovan), American DJ | ||
| - | [[Jacques Sternberg]] | + | ==Deaths== |
| - | Jacques Sternberg (Belgium, April 17, 1923 - ) Sternberg was born in 1923 into a well to do Russian Jewish family. He was a poor student in school, ... | + | *[[1790]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]], American inventor, diplomat, and printer (b. [[1706]]) |
| + | *[[1825]] - [[Henry Fuseli]] was a British painter and illustrator (b. [[1741]]) | ||
| + | *[[1960]] - [[Eddie Cochran]], American musician (b. [[1938]]) | ||
| + | *[[1988]] - [[Louise Nevelson]], American sculptor (b. [[1900]]) | ||
| + | *[[1990]] - [[Ralph Abernathy]], American civil rights activist (b. [[1936]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1397 - Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. Chaucer scholars have also identified this date (in 1387) as when the book's pilgrimage to Canterbury starts.
- 1492 - Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices.
- 1521 - Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings.
- 1924 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios is formed from a merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and the Louis B. Mayer Company.
- 1958 - Expo '58 opens in Brussels
- 1964 - The Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Mustang at the New York World's Fair.
- 1907 - A Dream Play by August Strindberg premieres in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Births
- 1586 - John Ford, English dramatist
- 1885 - Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), Danish author (d. 1962)
- 1894 - Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1971)
- 1897 - Thornton Wilder, American dramatist (d. 1975)
- 1923 - Lindsay Anderson, English film director (d. 1994)
- 1923 - Jacques Sternberg, Belgian author (d. 2006)
- 1930 - Chris Barber, British jazz band leader (d. 2021)
- 1957 - Nick Hornby, English author
- 1957 - Afrika Bambaataa (born Kevin Donovan), American DJ
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Deaths
- 1790 - Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, diplomat, and printer (b. 1706)
- 1825 - Henry Fuseli was a British painter and illustrator (b. 1741)
- 1960 - Eddie Cochran, American musician (b. 1938)
- 1988 - Louise Nevelson, American sculptor (b. 1900)
- 1990 - Ralph Abernathy, American civil rights activist (b. 1936)
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