April 8
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| *[[1820]] - The [[Venus de Milo]] is discovered. | *[[1820]] - The [[Venus de Milo]] is discovered. | ||
| *[[1867]] - The first [[World's Fair]] is inaugurated in [[Paris]]. | *[[1867]] - The first [[World's Fair]] is inaugurated in [[Paris]]. | ||
| - | *[[1966]] - [[Death of God]] as pronounced (with question mark) by American Time magazine. | + | *[[1966]] - *"[[Is God Dead?]]" was an April 8 cover story for the news magazine ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' |
| *[[1990]] - [[Twin Peaks]] aired for the first time in the United States | *[[1990]] - [[Twin Peaks]] aired for the first time in the United States | ||
| *[[2007]] - [[ArtandPopularCulture.com]] founded | *[[2007]] - [[ArtandPopularCulture.com]] founded | ||
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Art and culture
- 1820 - The Venus de Milo is discovered.
- 1867 - The first World's Fair is inaugurated in Paris.
- 1966 - *"Is God Dead?" was an April 8 cover story for the news magazine Time
- 1990 - Twin Peaks aired for the first time in the United States
- 2007 - ArtandPopularCulture.com founded
Births
- 1692 - Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer (d. 1770)
- 1859 - Edmund Husserl, Austrian philosopher (d. 1938)
- 1872 - Iwan Bloch, German sexologist (d. 1922)
- 1892 - Mary Pickford, Canadian actress (d. 1979)
- 1892 - Richard Neutra, American architect (d. 1970)
- 1926 - Jean-Jacques Pauvert, French publisher
- 1929 - Jacques Brel, Belgian singer/composer (d. 1978)
- 1941 - Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer
- 1942 - Douglas Trumbull, American film director
- 1944 - Odd Nerdrum, Norwegian painter
Deaths
- 1950 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish-born ballet dancer (b. 1890)
- 1973 - Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist (b. 1881)
- 1998 - Anatole Dauman, French film producer (b. 1925)
- 2006 - Gerard Reve, Dutch writer (b. 1923)
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