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From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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Art and culture
- 1851 - The Great Exhibition, also known as the Crystal Palace Exhibition opens in London
- 1869 - The Folies Bergères open in Paris.
- 1931 - The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
- 1941 - Orson Welles's Citizen Kane premieres in New York City
Births
- 1830 - Mother Jones, American labor activist (d. 1930)
- 1923 - Joseph Heller, American novelist (d. 1999)
- 1924 - Terry Southern, American short story writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter
Deaths
- 1904 - Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (b. 1841)
- 1965 - Spike Jones, American band leader, musician, and comedian (b. 1911)