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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[1820]] - The [[Venus de Milo]] is discovered on the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]] island of [[Melos]]. | + | *[[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?]]" is the 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 |
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *[[1692]] - [[Giuseppe Tartini]], Italian composer (d. [[1770]]) | *[[1692]] - [[Giuseppe Tartini]], Italian composer (d. [[1770]]) | ||
| *[[1859]] - [[Edmund Husserl]], Austrian philosopher (d. [[1938]]) | *[[1859]] - [[Edmund Husserl]], Austrian philosopher (d. [[1938]]) | ||
| + | *[[1872]] - [[Iwan Bloch]], German sexologist (d. [[1922]]) | ||
| *[[1892]] - [[Mary Pickford]], Canadian actress (d. [[1979]]) | *[[1892]] - [[Mary Pickford]], Canadian actress (d. [[1979]]) | ||
| - | *[[1892]] - [[Richard Neutra]], American architect (d. [[1970]]) | + | *[[1892]] - [[Richard Neutra]], American architect (d. 1970) |
| + | *[[1911]] – [[Emil Cioran]], Romanian-French philosopher and academic (d. 1995) | ||
| + | *[[1926]] - [[Jean-Jacques Pauvert]], French publisher (d. 2014) | ||
| *[[1929]] - [[Jacques Brel]], Belgian singer/composer (d. [[1978]]) | *[[1929]] - [[Jacques Brel]], Belgian singer/composer (d. [[1978]]) | ||
| - | *[[1941]] - [[Vivienne Westwood]], English fashion designer | + | *[[1941]] - [[Vivienne Westwood]], English fashion designer (d. 2022) |
| + | *[[1942]] - [[Douglas Trumbull]], American film director (d. 2022) | ||
| *[[1944]] - [[Odd Nerdrum]], Norwegian painter | *[[1944]] - [[Odd Nerdrum]], Norwegian painter | ||
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| *[[1950]] - [[Vaslav Nijinsky]], Polish-born ballet dancer (b. [[1890]]) | *[[1950]] - [[Vaslav Nijinsky]], Polish-born ballet dancer (b. [[1890]]) | ||
| *[[1973]] - [[Pablo Picasso]], Spanish artist (b. [[1881]]) | *[[1973]] - [[Pablo Picasso]], Spanish artist (b. [[1881]]) | ||
| + | *[[1998]] - [[Anatole Dauman]], French film producer (b. [[1925]]) | ||
| *[[2006]] - [[Gerard Reve]], Dutch writer (b. [[1923]]) | *[[2006]] - [[Gerard Reve]], Dutch writer (b. [[1923]]) | ||
| - | + | *[[2021]] – [[Richard Rush (director) |Richard Rush]], American film director (''[[Psych-Out]]'') (b. 1929) | |
| - | == Births == | + | |
| - | *[[1929]] - [[Jacques Brel]], Belgian French-speaking author-composer, considered by many a poet as well. | + | |
| - | == Deaths == | + | |
| - | *[[1998]] - [[Anatole Dauman]], French film producer | + | |
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| - | == Notes == | + | |
| - | * [[Jean-Jacques Pauvert]] (born April 8, 1926) is a French publisher, | + | |
| - | * [[Waldemar Fydrych]] (born April 8, 1953), also known as "Major," is a Polish activist | + | |
| - | * [[John Millington Synge]] | + | |
| - | * [[Douglas Trumbull]] | + | |
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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?" is the cover story for the news magazine Time
- 1990 - Twin Peaks aired for the first time in the United States
- 2007 - ArtandPopularCulture.com founded
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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)
- 1911 – Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (d. 1995)
- 1926 - Jean-Jacques Pauvert, French publisher (d. 2014)
- 1929 - Jacques Brel, Belgian singer/composer (d. 1978)
- 1941 - Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (d. 2022)
- 1942 - Douglas Trumbull, American film director (d. 2022)
- 1944 - Odd Nerdrum, Norwegian painter
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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)
- 2021 – Richard Rush, American film director (Psych-Out) (b. 1929)
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