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| - | *[[1959]] - [[Alfred Kubin]] (April 10, 1877 – August 20, 1959) was an Austrian visual artist of macabre and fantastic art, | + | *[[1959]] - [[Alfred Kubin]], Austrian artist and writer (b. [[1877]]) |
| - | *[[1914]] - [[Colin MacInnes]] (August 20 1914 – April 22 1976) was an English novelist. | + | *[[1914]] - [[Colin MacInnes]], English novelist (d. [[1976]]) |
| - | *[[1995]] - [[Hugo Pratt]], Italian graphic novel creator (June 15, 1927 – August 20, 1995) | + | *[[1995]] - [[Hugo Pratt]], Italian graphic novel creator (b. [[1927]]) |
| - | *[[1931]] - [[Alain Goraguer]] (August 20 1931, Rosny sous Bois, France) is a French jazz pianist, sideman of Boris Vian and Serge Gainsbourg, arranger and composer. (Fantastic Planet) | + | *[[1931]] - [[Alain Goraguer]], French pianist, arranger and composer (''Fantastic Planet'') |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Eliel Saarinen]] (August 20, 1873, Rantasalmi, Finland – July 1, 1950, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States) was a Finnish architect | + | *[[1873]] - [[Eliel Saarinen]], Finnish architect (d. [[1950]]) |
| *[[1886]] - [[Paul Tillich]], German-American philosopher (d. [[1965]]) | *[[1886]] - [[Paul Tillich]], German-American philosopher (d. [[1965]]) | ||
| - | *[[1681]] - [[Elizabeth Malet]] (1651 - 20 August, 1681) was the wife of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester . | + | *[[1681]] - [[Elizabeth Malet]], wife of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (b. [[1651]]) |
| - | *[[1979]] - [[Christian Dotremont]] (12 December, 1922 - 20 August, 1979), was a Belgian painter and poet | + | *[[1979]] - [[Christian Dotremont]], Belgian painter and poet (b. [[1922]]) |
| - | *[[1827]] - [[Charles De Coster]] (20 August 1827 - 7 May 1879) was a Belgian novelist whose efforts laid the basis for a native Belgian literature. | + | *[[1827]] - [[Charles De Coster]], Belgian novelist (b. [[1879]]) |
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Births
- 1890 - H. P. Lovecraft, American writer (d. 1937)
- 1910 - Eero Saarinen, Finnish architect (d. 1961)
- 1937 - Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian film director
- 1942 - Isaac Hayes, American singer, songwriter, and actor
- 1946 - Ralf Hütter, German musician (Kraftwerk)
Deaths
- 1887 - Jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860)
- 1980 - Joe Dassin, American singer (b. 1938)
Notes
- 1959 - Alfred Kubin, Austrian artist and writer (b. 1877)
- 1914 - Colin MacInnes, English novelist (d. 1976)
- 1995 - Hugo Pratt, Italian graphic novel creator (b. 1927)
- 1931 - Alain Goraguer, French pianist, arranger and composer (Fantastic Planet)
- 1873 - Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect (d. 1950)
- 1886 - Paul Tillich, German-American philosopher (d. 1965)
- 1681 - Elizabeth Malet, wife of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (b. 1651)
- 1979 - Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922)
- 1827 - Charles De Coster, Belgian novelist (b. 1879)
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