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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1327]] - The [[poet]] [[Petrarch]] first sees his idealized love, Laura, in the church of [[Saint Clare of Assisi|Saint Clare]] in [[Avignon]]. | *[[1327]] - The [[poet]] [[Petrarch]] first sees his idealized love, Laura, in the church of [[Saint Clare of Assisi|Saint Clare]] in [[Avignon]]. | ||
| *[[1869]] - [[Celluloid]] is patented. | *[[1869]] - [[Celluloid]] is patented. | ||
| + | *[[1968]] - American release of [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s epic science-fiction film ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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| *[[1820]] - [[Nadar (photographer)|Nadar]], French photographer (d. [[1910]]) | *[[1820]] - [[Nadar (photographer)|Nadar]], French photographer (d. [[1910]]) | ||
| *[[1826]] - [[Gustave Moreau]], French painter (d. [[1898]]) | *[[1826]] - [[Gustave Moreau]], French painter (d. [[1898]]) | ||
| + | *[[1860]] - [[René Lalique]], French glass designer (d. [[1945]]) | ||
| + | *[[1888]] - [[Hans Richter]], German painter, graphic artist and film-experimenter and producer. (d. [[1976]]) | ||
| + | *[[1898]] - [[Jeanne Hebuterne]], French artist and common-law wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani (d. [[1920]]) | ||
| + | *[[1902]] - [[Julien Torma]], French writer, playwright and poet (d. 1933) | ||
| + | *[[1917]] - [[Leonora Carrington]], British-born Mexican novelist and surrealist painter (d. 2011) | ||
| + | *[[1936]] - [[Manfred Schoof]], German jazz trumpet player | ||
| *[[1937]] - [[Merle Haggard]], American musician | *[[1937]] - [[Merle Haggard]], American musician | ||
| *[[1942]] - [[Barry Levinson]], American film producer/director | *[[1942]] - [[Barry Levinson]], American film producer/director | ||
| + | *[[1948]] - [[Philippe Garrel]], French filmmaker (''My Mother'') | ||
| + | *[[1963]] - [[Andrew Weatherall]], English DJ, producer, and remixer. | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *[[1520]] - [[Raphael]], Italian painter and architect (b. [[1483]]) | *[[1520]] - [[Raphael]], Italian painter and architect (b. [[1483]]) | ||
| *[[1528]] - [[Albrecht Dürer]], German artist (b. [[1471]]) | *[[1528]] - [[Albrecht Dürer]], German artist (b. [[1471]]) | ||
| + | *[[1958]] - [[Vítězslav Nezval]], Czech writer (''Valerie and Her Week of Wonders'') (b. [[1900]]) | ||
| *[[1971]] - [[Igor Stravinsky]], Russian composer (b. [[1882]]) | *[[1971]] - [[Igor Stravinsky]], Russian composer (b. [[1882]]) | ||
| + | *[[1980]] - [[Antony Balch]], British film director and distributor (''Horror Hospital'') (b. [[1937]]) | ||
| *[[1992]] - [[Isaac Asimov]], Russian-born author (b. [[1920]]) | *[[1992]] - [[Isaac Asimov]], Russian-born author (b. [[1920]]) | ||
| + | *[[1998]] - [[Bob Cresse]], American director (''Mondo Bizarro'') (b. [[1936]]) | ||
| *[[1998]] - [[Tammy Wynette]], American singer (b. [[1942]]) | *[[1998]] - [[Tammy Wynette]], American singer (b. [[1942]]) | ||
| *[[2003]] - [[Babatunde Olatunji]], Nigerian drummer (b. [[1927]]) | *[[2003]] - [[Babatunde Olatunji]], Nigerian drummer (b. [[1927]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1958]] - [[Vítězslav Nezval]] (May 26, 1900, Biskoupky – April 6, 1958, Prague) was one of the most prolific Czech writers best known in the West for his novel Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. (b. [[1927]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1888]] - [[Hans Richter]] (April 6, 1888 - February 1, 1976) was a painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film-experimenter and producer. (b. [[1927]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1980]] - [[Antony Balch]] (1937-1980) was a British film director and distributor, best known for his screen collaborations with Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs in the 1960s, his remix of Haxan and for the 1970s horror film, Horror Hospital. (b. [[1927]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1917]] - [[Leonora Carrington]] (born April 6 1917 in Clayton Green, Lancashire, England) is a British-born Mexican novelist and surrealist painter. Her (b. [[1927]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1902]] - [[Julien Torma]] (April 6, 1902 – February 17, 1933) was a French writer, playwright and poet who was part of the Dadaist movement. (d. [[1933]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1948]] - [[Philippe Garrel]], French filmmaker (''My Mother'') | ||
| - | *[[1898]] - [[Jeanne Hebuterne]] (April 6, 1898 – January 25, 1920) was a French artist, best known as the frequent subject and common-law wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani. (d. [[1920]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1998]] - [[Bob Cresse]], American director (''Mondo Bizarro'') (b. [[1936]]) | ||
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| - | *[[1963]] - [[Andrew Weatherall]], English DJ, producer, and remixer. | ||
| - | *[[1936]] - [[Manfred Schoof]] (6 April 1936 Magdeburg) is a German jazz trumpet player | ||
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| - | *[[1860]] - [[René Lalique]] France on April 6,1860, and died May 5, 1945. (d. [[1945]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1327 - The poet Petrarch first sees his idealized love, Laura, in the church of Saint Clare in Avignon.
- 1869 - Celluloid is patented.
- 1968 - American release of Stanley Kubrick's epic science-fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Births
- 1483 - Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)
- 1812 - Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (d. 1870)
- 1820 - Nadar, French photographer (d. 1910)
- 1826 - Gustave Moreau, French painter (d. 1898)
- 1860 - René Lalique, French glass designer (d. 1945)
- 1888 - Hans Richter, German painter, graphic artist and film-experimenter and producer. (d. 1976)
- 1898 - Jeanne Hebuterne, French artist and common-law wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani (d. 1920)
- 1902 - Julien Torma, French writer, playwright and poet (d. 1933)
- 1917 - Leonora Carrington, British-born Mexican novelist and surrealist painter (d. 2011)
- 1936 - Manfred Schoof, German jazz trumpet player
- 1937 - Merle Haggard, American musician
- 1942 - Barry Levinson, American film producer/director
- 1948 - Philippe Garrel, French filmmaker (My Mother)
- 1963 - Andrew Weatherall, English DJ, producer, and remixer.
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Deaths
- 1520 - Raphael, Italian painter and architect (b. 1483)
- 1528 - Albrecht Dürer, German artist (b. 1471)
- 1958 - Vítězslav Nezval, Czech writer (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders) (b. 1900)
- 1971 - Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (b. 1882)
- 1980 - Antony Balch, British film director and distributor (Horror Hospital) (b. 1937)
- 1992 - Isaac Asimov, Russian-born author (b. 1920)
- 1998 - Bob Cresse, American director (Mondo Bizarro) (b. 1936)
- 1998 - Tammy Wynette, American singer (b. 1942)
- 2003 - Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (b. 1927)
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