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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1381]] - King [[Richard II of England]] meets the leaders of [[Peasants' Revolt]]. | *[[1381]] - King [[Richard II of England]] meets the leaders of [[Peasants' Revolt]]. | ||
| - | *[[1648]] - Margaret Jones is hanged in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] for [[witch]]craft in the first such execution for the [[Massachusetts]] colony. | + | *[[1648]] - [[Margaret Jones]] is hanged in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] for [[witch]]craft in the first such execution for the [[Massachusetts]] colony. |
| - | *[[1822]] - [[Charles Babbage]] proposes a [[difference engine]] in a paper to the [[Royal Astronomical Society]] entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables." | + | *[[1822]] - [[Charles Babbage]] proposes a [[difference engine]] in a paper entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables." |
| - | *[[1905]] - [[Battleship Potemkin uprising]]: Sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war. (See also Eisenstein's classic film on the subject, [[The Battleship Potemkin]]). | + | *[[1905]] - [[Battleship Potemkin uprising]]: Sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war. (See also Eisenstein's film on the subject, ''[[The Battleship Potemkin]]''). |
| + | *[[1940]] - Nazi Germany's occupation of Paris, France begins | ||
| + | *[[1966]] - [[ Abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum|Abolition of the ''Index Librorum Prohibitorum'']]. | ||
| - | == Births == | + | ==Births== |
| + | *[[1928]] – [[Che Guevara|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], Argentinian-Cuban physician, author, [[guerrilla]] leader and politician (d. 1967) | ||
| + | *[[1933]] - [[Jerzy Kosinski]], Polish author (d. [[1999]]) | ||
| + | *[[1983]] - [[Louis Garrel]], French actor | ||
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| - | + | *[[1497]] - [[Giovanni Borgia]], Duke of Borgia (assassinated) | |
| - | Notes | + | *[[1907]] - [[Adolf Daens]], Flemish priest and activist (b. [[1839]]) |
| - | + | *[[1920]] - [[Max Weber]], German sociologist (b. [[1864]]) | |
| - | Jerome Klapka Jerome (May 2, 1859–June 14, 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat. ... | + | *[[1927]] - [[Jerome K. Jerome]], British author (b. [[1859]]) |
| - | + | *[[1936]] - [[G. K. Chesterton]], English author (b. [[1874]]) | |
| - | Nazi Germany's brutal occupation of Paris, France began June 14, 1940. Until the plug was pulled, Paris nightclubs had been some of the premier hosts of the ... | + | *[[1986]] - [[Jorge Luis Borges]], Argentine writer (b. [[1899]]) |
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| - | Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899 - June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered to be one of the foremost writers of the 20th century. ... | + | |
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| - | Maximilian Weber (April 21, 1864 – June 14, 1920) was a German political economist and sociologist who is considered one of the founders of the modern, ... | + | |
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| - | Gilbert Keith Chesterton (May 29, 1874 – June 14, 1936) was an English writer of the early 20th century. Chesterton was known as the "prince of paradox" ... | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1381 - King Richard II of England meets the leaders of Peasants' Revolt.
- 1648 - Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts colony.
- 1822 - Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables."
- 1905 - Battleship Potemkin uprising: Sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war. (See also Eisenstein's film on the subject, The Battleship Potemkin).
- 1940 - Nazi Germany's occupation of Paris, France begins
- 1966 - Abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum.
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Births
- 1928 – Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentinian-Cuban physician, author, guerrilla leader and politician (d. 1967)
- 1933 - Jerzy Kosinski, Polish author (d. 1999)
- 1983 - Louis Garrel, French actor
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Deaths
- 1497 - Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Borgia (assassinated)
- 1907 - Adolf Daens, Flemish priest and activist (b. 1839)
- 1920 - Max Weber, German sociologist (b. 1864)
- 1927 - Jerome K. Jerome, British author (b. 1859)
- 1936 - G. K. Chesterton, English author (b. 1874)
- 1986 - Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer (b. 1899)
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