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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | ==Events== | + | *[[1830]] - [[Mary had a little lamb]] is published. |
| - | *[[1830]] - [[Mary had a little lamb]] by [[Sarah Hale]] is published. | + | *[[1919]] - ''[[Different from the Others]]'' premiers, one of the earliest films to offer viewers a gay-positive perspective. |
| *[[1929]] - ''[[The Cocoanuts]]'', the first film to star the [[Marx Brothers]], opens. | *[[1929]] - ''[[The Cocoanuts]]'', the first film to star the [[Marx Brothers]], opens. | ||
| + | *[[1930]] - [[Peter Kürten]] is located and arrested. ''[[M (1931 film)|M]]'' by [[Fritz Lang]] is based on his case | ||
| *[[1943]] - [[Holocaust]]: [[Josef Mengele]] becomes chief medical officer in [[Auschwitz]] [[concentration camp]]. | *[[1943]] - [[Holocaust]]: [[Josef Mengele]] becomes chief medical officer in [[Auschwitz]] [[concentration camp]]. | ||
| *[[1956]] - The first [[Eurovision Song Contest]] is held in [[Lugano]], [[Switzerland]] and is won by the host nation. | *[[1956]] - The first [[Eurovision Song Contest]] is held in [[Lugano]], [[Switzerland]] and is won by the host nation. | ||
| - | *[[1961]] - [[American civil rights movement]]: [[Freedom Riders]] are arrested in [[Jackson, Mississippi]] for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus. | + | *[[1965]] - ''[[Sacramental Melodrama]]'' theatrical performance by [[Alexandro Jodorowsky]] premiers at the second [[Paris Festival of Free Expression]]. |
| - | *[[1968]] - Students set fire to the [[Paris]] [[bourse]]. | + | *[[1968]] - [[May 1968|May 1968 events]] Students set fire to the [[Paris]] [[stock exchange]]. |
| + | *[[1996]] - British director [[Mike Leigh]]'s [[Palme d'Or]]-winning film [[Secrets & Lies]] is released in the United Kingdom. | ||
| + | *[[2004]] - [[Saatchi]] storage warehouse partly destroyed by fire, many artworks are lost. | ||
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| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *[[15 BC]] - [[Julius Caesar]], Roman commander (d. [[19]]) | *[[15 BC]] - [[Julius Caesar]], Roman commander (d. [[19]]) | ||
| *[[1494]] - [[Pontormo]], Italian painter (d. [[1557]]) | *[[1494]] - [[Pontormo]], Italian painter (d. [[1557]]) | ||
| *[[1743]] - [[Jean-Paul Marat]], French revolutionary (d. [[1793]]) | *[[1743]] - [[Jean-Paul Marat]], French revolutionary (d. [[1793]]) | ||
| - | *[[1899]] - [[Henri Michaux]], French poet (d. [[1984]]) | + | *[[1899]] - [[Henri Michaux]], Belgian poet (d. 1984) |
| - | *[[1936]] - [[Harold Budd]], American musician | + | *[[1924]] – [[Philip Pearlstein]], American soldier and painter (d. 2022) |
| + | *[[1936]] - [[Harold Budd]], American musician (d. 2020) | ||
| + | *[[1924]] – [[Philip Pearlstein]], American soldier and painter (d. 2022) | ||
| *[[1941]] - [[Bob Dylan]], American singer and songwriter | *[[1941]] - [[Bob Dylan]], American singer and songwriter | ||
| *[[1944]] - [[Patti LaBelle]], American singer | *[[1944]] - [[Patti LaBelle]], American singer | ||
| + | *[[1945]] - [[Terry Callier]], American singer (d. 2012) | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *[[1543]] - [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], astronomer (b. [[1473]]) | *[[1543]] - [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], astronomer (b. [[1473]]) | ||
| *[[1725]] - [[Jonathan Wild]], English criminal (b. [[1683]]) | *[[1725]] - [[Jonathan Wild]], English criminal (b. [[1683]]) | ||
| + | *[[1881]] - [[Samuel Palmer]], English landscape painter, etcher and printmaker (b. [[1805]]) | ||
| *[[1948]] - [[Jacques Feyder]], Belgian director and screenwriter (b. [[1885]]) | *[[1948]] - [[Jacques Feyder]], Belgian director and screenwriter (b. [[1885]]) | ||
| *[[1974]] - [[Duke Ellington]], American composer and musician (b. [[1899]]) | *[[1974]] - [[Duke Ellington]], American composer and musician (b. [[1899]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1830 - Mary had a little lamb is published.
- 1919 - Different from the Others premiers, one of the earliest films to offer viewers a gay-positive perspective.
- 1929 - The Cocoanuts, the first film to star the Marx Brothers, opens.
- 1930 - Peter Kürten is located and arrested. M by Fritz Lang is based on his case
- 1943 - Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer in Auschwitz concentration camp.
- 1956 - The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland and is won by the host nation.
- 1965 - Sacramental Melodrama theatrical performance by Alexandro Jodorowsky premiers at the second Paris Festival of Free Expression.
- 1968 - May 1968 events Students set fire to the Paris stock exchange.
- 1996 - British director Mike Leigh's Palme d'Or-winning film Secrets & Lies is released in the United Kingdom.
- 2004 - Saatchi storage warehouse partly destroyed by fire, many artworks are lost.
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Births
- 15 BC - Julius Caesar, Roman commander (d. 19)
- 1494 - Pontormo, Italian painter (d. 1557)
- 1743 - Jean-Paul Marat, French revolutionary (d. 1793)
- 1899 - Henri Michaux, Belgian poet (d. 1984)
- 1924 – Philip Pearlstein, American soldier and painter (d. 2022)
- 1936 - Harold Budd, American musician (d. 2020)
- 1924 – Philip Pearlstein, American soldier and painter (d. 2022)
- 1941 - Bob Dylan, American singer and songwriter
- 1944 - Patti LaBelle, American singer
- 1945 - Terry Callier, American singer (d. 2012)
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Deaths
- 1543 - Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer (b. 1473)
- 1725 - Jonathan Wild, English criminal (b. 1683)
- 1881 - Samuel Palmer, English landscape painter, etcher and printmaker (b. 1805)
- 1948 - Jacques Feyder, Belgian director and screenwriter (b. 1885)
- 1974 - Duke Ellington, American composer and musician (b. 1899)
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