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*[[1987]] – The world of Pop Art mourned the death of Andy Warhol, whose revolutionary work redefined the boundaries between high art and commercial culture.
*[[1958]] – British artist Gerald Holtom designed the Peace Sign (the CND symbol), which became one of the most recognized icons in the history of graphic design.
*[[1942]] – Acclaimed Austrian writer Stefan Zweig and his wife Lotte died by suicide in Brazil, leaving a poignant legacy in 20th-century humanist literature.
*[[1965]] – Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City; his legacy profoundly shaped African-American literature, photography, and protest art.
*[[2015]] – The 87th Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre; Birdman won Best Picture, celebrated for its artistic "long-take" visual style.
*[[1990]] – The epic biographical film Mountains of the Moon, noted for its expansive cinematography, was released in the United States.


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|[[Frédéric Chopin]]|b|1810
|[[W. H. Auden]]|b|1907
|[[Luis Buñuel]]|b|1900
|[[Nina Simone]]|b|1933
|[[Drew Barrymore]]|b|1975
|[[Alan Rickman]]|b|1946
|[[James Russell Lowell]]|b|1819
|[[Baruch Spinoza]]|d|1677
|[[Sophie Scholl]]|d|1943
|[[Robert Altman]]|b|1925
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