747

First Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Franks, Charlemagne (Charles the Great) born.

1725
Italian memoirist Giovanni Casanova born in Venice, Italy.

1800
Ludwig van Beethoven premieres his First Symphony in Vienna.

1805
Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen born in Odense, Denmark.

1840
French realist novelist Emile Zola born in Paris.

1865
Confederate General A. P. Hill is shot through the heart in the Third Battle of Pettersburg.
He was interred standing up.

1891

Surrealist/Dadaist painter Max Ernst born in Brühl, Germany.

1914
British actor Alec Guinness born in London.

1925
Writer George MacDonald Fraser (Flashman) born in Carlisle, England.

1928
French singer-songwriter, actor, and director Serge Gainsbourg born in Paris, France.

1929
Poet Ed Dorn born in Villa Grove, Illinois.

1939
Singer Marvin Gaye born In Washington D.C.

1945
Poet Anne Waldman born in Millville, New Jersey.

1947
Writer Camille Paglia (Sexual Personae) born in Endicott, New York.

Singer Emmylou Harris born in Birmingham, Alabama.

1968
The science-fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey" premieres in Washington, D.C.

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