April 25
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| - | * The word ``impressionniste'' was printed for the first time in the Charivari on the 25 April 1874 by Louis Leroy, ... Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape. [25 April 1874]. | + | * [[1719]] - ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' by [[Daniel Defoe]] is published. |
| - | + | *[[1792]] – Highwayman [[Nicolas Jacques Pelletier]] becomes the first person executed by [[guillotine]]. | |
| - | == Births == | + | * 1792 – ''[[La Marseillaise]]'' ([[France|French]] [[national anthem]]) is composed by [[Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle]]. |
| - | * [[1925]] - [[Max Pécas]], French filmmaker of erotic movies and some thrillers | + | * [[1874]] - The word ''[[Impressionism|impressionniste]]'' was coined in ''[[The Exhibition of the Impressionists]]'', a 25 April 1874 article by [[Louis Leroy]] which stated that "Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape." |
| + | * [[1896 ]] - publication, in [[Paul Fort]]'s review ''[[Le Livre d'art]]'', of Jarry's 5-act play ''[[Ubu Roi]]'' | ||
| + | * [[1945]] - [[Elbe Day]] | ||
| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1599]] – [[Oliver Cromwell]], English statesman (d. 1658) | ||
| + | *[[1873]] – [[Walter de la Mare]], English poet (d. 1956) | ||
| + | *[[1906]] – [[William J. Brennan]], U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1997) | ||
| + | *[[1917]] – [[Ella Fitzgerald]], American singer (d. 1996) | ||
| + | *[[1921]] – [[Karel Appel]], Dutch painter (d. 2006) | ||
| + | *[[1923]] – [[Albert King]], American musician (d. 1992) | ||
| + | *[[1925]] – [[Max Pécas]], French filmmaker (d. 2003) | ||
| + | *[[1927]] – [[Corín Tellado]], Spanish romance novelist (d. 2009) | ||
| + | *[[1930]] – [[Paul Mazursky]], American film director and writer (d. 2014) | ||
| + | *[[1933]] – [[Jerry Leiber]], American composer (d. 2011) | ||
| + | *[[1940]] – [[Al Pacino]], American actor | ||
| + | *[[1941]] – [[Bertrand Tavernier]], French director, screenwriter and actor | ||
| + | *[[1949]] – [[James Fenton]], British poet | ||
| + | *[[1956]] – [[Jaroslava Schallerová]], Hungarian actress | ||
| - | == Deaths == | + | ==Deaths== |
| + | *[[1472]] – [[Leon Battista Alberti]], Italian artist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1404) | ||
| + | *[[1595]] – [[Torquato Tasso]], Italian poet (b. 1544) | ||
| + | *[[1911]] – [[Emilio Salgari]], Italian novelist (b. 1862) | ||
| + | *[[1943]] – [[Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko]], Russian theatre director (b. 1858) | ||
| + | *[[1972]] – [[George Sanders (actor)|George Sanders]], British actor (b. 1906) | ||
| + | *[[1975]] – [[Mike Brant]], Israeli singer (b. 1947) | ||
| + | *[[1976]] – [[Carol Reed]], British film producer and director (b. 1906) | ||
| + | *[[1988]] – [[Valerie Solanas]], American radical feminist (b. 1936) | ||
| + | *[[1990]] – [[Dexter Gordon]], American saxophonist (b. 1923) | ||
| + | *[[1996]] – [[Saul Bass]], American graphics designer (b. 1920) | ||
| + | *[[1998]] – [[Wright Morris]], American writer (b. 1910) | ||
| + | *[[1999]] – [[Roger Troutman]], American musician (b. 1951) | ||
| + | *[[1999]] – [[Larry Troutman]], American musician (b. 1944) | ||
| + | *[[2006]] – [[Jane Jacobs]], American-born Canadian urbanist (b. 1916) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1719 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is published.
- 1792 – Highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
- 1792 – La Marseillaise (French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
- 1874 - The word impressionniste was coined in The Exhibition of the Impressionists, a 25 April 1874 article by Louis Leroy which stated that "Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape."
- 1896 - publication, in Paul Fort's review Le Livre d'art, of Jarry's 5-act play Ubu Roi
- 1945 - Elbe Day
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Births
- 1599 – Oliver Cromwell, English statesman (d. 1658)
- 1873 – Walter de la Mare, English poet (d. 1956)
- 1906 – William J. Brennan, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1997)
- 1917 – Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (d. 1996)
- 1921 – Karel Appel, Dutch painter (d. 2006)
- 1923 – Albert King, American musician (d. 1992)
- 1925 – Max Pécas, French filmmaker (d. 2003)
- 1927 – Corín Tellado, Spanish romance novelist (d. 2009)
- 1930 – Paul Mazursky, American film director and writer (d. 2014)
- 1933 – Jerry Leiber, American composer (d. 2011)
- 1940 – Al Pacino, American actor
- 1941 – Bertrand Tavernier, French director, screenwriter and actor
- 1949 – James Fenton, British poet
- 1956 – Jaroslava Schallerová, Hungarian actress
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Deaths
- 1472 – Leon Battista Alberti, Italian artist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1404)
- 1595 – Torquato Tasso, Italian poet (b. 1544)
- 1911 – Emilio Salgari, Italian novelist (b. 1862)
- 1943 – Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian theatre director (b. 1858)
- 1972 – George Sanders, British actor (b. 1906)
- 1975 – Mike Brant, Israeli singer (b. 1947)
- 1976 – Carol Reed, British film producer and director (b. 1906)
- 1988 – Valerie Solanas, American radical feminist (b. 1936)
- 1990 – Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist (b. 1923)
- 1996 – Saul Bass, American graphics designer (b. 1920)
- 1998 – Wright Morris, American writer (b. 1910)
- 1999 – Roger Troutman, American musician (b. 1951)
- 1999 – Larry Troutman, American musician (b. 1944)
- 2006 – Jane Jacobs, American-born Canadian urbanist (b. 1916)
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