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From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

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Art and culture

• 1925 - Scopes Trial: A law in Tennessee prohibits the teaching of evolution.

Births

• 1781 - Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German architect (d. 1841)

Deaths

• 1906 - Susan B. Anthony, American women's suffrage activist (b. 1820)
• 1988 - John Holmes, American porn star (b. 1944)
• 1996 - Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director (b. 1941)
• 2002 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher (b. 1900)

Notes

• xxxx - Hans Bellmer (March 13 1902 Kattowitz, Silesia (now Poland) – February 23 1975 Paris, France) was a surrealist draughtsman and photographer, best known for the life-sized pubescent female dolls he produced in the mid-1930s.

• xxxx - Ferre Grignard Grignard (Antwerpen, March 13 1939 - August 8 1982) was a Flemish singer. He acquired fame during the sixties with songs such as "Ring, Ring, I've Got To Sing" and "My Crucified Jesus".

• xxxx - René Laloux (July 13, 1929 - March 13, 2004 in Paris) was a French animator, best-known for Fantastic Planet.
• xxxx - Henry Scott Tuke (12 June 1858–13 March 1929), a British painter and photographer, is best remembered for his paintings of naked boys and young men, which have earned him a status as a pioneer of gay male culture.

• xxxx - Lyn Collins (12 June 1948 – 13 March 2005) was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. She is related to Bootsy Collins and Catfish Collins.

• xxxx - Lucio Fulci (June 17, 1927 – March 13, 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for his directorial work on some of the goriest horror films ever made, although he made films in genres as diverse as erotic films, giallo, western, and comedy.
• xxxx - Kenji Siratori
• xxxx - Leon Cladel
• xxxx - Paul Morand