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| *[[1792]] – [[Highwayman]] Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by [[guillotine]]. | *[[1792]] – [[Highwayman]] Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by [[guillotine]]. | ||
| * 1792 – ''[[La Marseillaise]]'' ([[France|French]] [[national anthem]]) is composed by [[Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle]]. | * 1792 – ''[[La Marseillaise]]'' ([[France|French]] [[national anthem]]) is composed by [[Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle]]. | ||
| - | * [[1874]] - The word ''[[Impressionism|impressionniste]]'' was coined in a 25 April 1874 [[Le Charivari]] article by [[Louis Leroy]], ... "Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape." | + | * [[1874]] - The word ''[[Impressionism|impressionniste]]'' was coined in ''[[The Exhibition of the Impressionists]]'', a 25 April 1874 [[Le Charivari]] article by [[Louis Leroy]], ... "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]]'' | * [[1896 ]] - publication, in [[Paul Fort]]'s review ''[[Le Livre d'art]]'', of Jarry's 5-act play ''[[Ubu Roi]]'' | ||
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Art and culture
- 1719 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is published.
- 1792 – Highwayman Nicolas J. 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 Le Charivari article by Louis Leroy, ... "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
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
- 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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