May 30
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| + | *[[1871]] - The [[Paris Commune]] falls. | ||
| + | *[[1956]] - Composer [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] premieres his piece [[Gesang der Jünglinge]] in [[Cologne]]. | ||
| + | *[[1964]] - The first [[Paris Festival of Free Expression]] ends after 5 days. | ||
| + | *[[1968]] - [[Beggin']] by [[Timebox]] released. | ||
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| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| + | *[[1814]] - [[Mikhail Bakunin]], Russian anarchist (d. [[1876]]) | ||
| + | *[[1859]] - [[Pierre Janet]], pioneering French psychiatrist (d.[[1947]]) | ||
| + | *[[1896]] - [[Howard Hawks]], American film director much admired by the French [[Nouvelle Vague]] (d. [[1977]]) | ||
| + | *[[1926]] - [[Christine Jorgensen]], American transsexual activist (d. 1989) | ||
| + | *[[1928]] - [[Agnès Varda]], French director (d. 2019) | ||
| + | *[[1939]] - [[Roberto Raviola]], [[Italian comics|Italian]] [[comic book artist]] (d. 1996) | ||
| + | *[[1942]] - [[Gene Youngblood]], American new media theorist (d. 2021) | ||
| + | *[[1947]] - [[Orlan]], French contemporary transgressive artist. | ||
| + | *[[1981]] - [[Devendra Banhart]], American singer and songwriter | ||
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| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| + | *[[1431]] - [[Joan of Arc]], French peasant girl that joined the French royal army, heroine and saint ([[Execution by burning|burned at the stake]]) (b. [[1412]]) | ||
| + | *[[1593]] - [[Christopher Marlowe]], English playwright (b. [[1564]]) | ||
| + | *[[1640]] - [[Peter Paul Rubens]], Flemish painter (b. [[1577]]) | ||
| + | *[[1770]] - [[François Boucher]], French painter (b. [[1703]]) | ||
| + | *[[1778]] - [[Voltaire]], French philosopher and author (b. [[1694]]) | ||
| + | *[[1993]] - [[Sun Ra]], American musician (b. [[1914]]) | ||
| + | *[[2006]] - [[Shohei Imamura]], Japanese film director (b. [[1926]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1871 - The Paris Commune falls.
- 1956 - Composer Karlheinz Stockhausen premieres his piece Gesang der Jünglinge in Cologne.
- 1964 - The first Paris Festival of Free Expression ends after 5 days.
- 1968 - Beggin' by Timebox released.
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Births
- 1814 - Mikhail Bakunin, Russian anarchist (d. 1876)
- 1859 - Pierre Janet, pioneering French psychiatrist (d.1947)
- 1896 - Howard Hawks, American film director much admired by the French Nouvelle Vague (d. 1977)
- 1926 - Christine Jorgensen, American transsexual activist (d. 1989)
- 1928 - Agnès Varda, French director (d. 2019)
- 1939 - Roberto Raviola, Italian comic book artist (d. 1996)
- 1942 - Gene Youngblood, American new media theorist (d. 2021)
- 1947 - Orlan, French contemporary transgressive artist.
- 1981 - Devendra Banhart, American singer and songwriter
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Deaths
- 1431 - Joan of Arc, French peasant girl that joined the French royal army, heroine and saint (burned at the stake) (b. 1412)
- 1593 - Christopher Marlowe, English playwright (b. 1564)
- 1640 - Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter (b. 1577)
- 1770 - François Boucher, French painter (b. 1703)
- 1778 - Voltaire, French philosopher and author (b. 1694)
- 1993 - Sun Ra, American musician (b. 1914)
- 2006 - Shohei Imamura, Japanese film director (b. 1926)
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