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A French painter who led the Realist movement in 19th-century French painting.
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An American novelist, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1976 and also awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Medal of Arts
Chartres Cathedral, France, burns down save for the west front. The reconstruction of the cathedral, which begins the same year, heralds the birth of the High Gothic style of architecture.
The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to write a statement of independence from Britain.
Two recovering alcoholics, Bill W. and Dr. Bob S., found Alcoholics Anonymous in Akron, Ohio, to help each other stay sober.
For the first time in 22 years, the Progressive Conservative Party wins control of the Canadian Parliament. They choose John Diefenbaker as prime minister.
After a 75-day filibuster led by Southern senators, the U.S. Senate votes 71-29 to close debate on the Civil Rights Bill, which passes the Senate nine days later.
Affirmed becomes the last horse to take the Thoroughbred Triple Crown in the 20th century when he wins the Belmont Stakes. For the third straight race, Affirmed's rival Alydar finishes a close second.
An American novelist, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1976 and also awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Medal of Arts, was born on 10th June 1915 in Canada. Bellow's novels depict the struggle of individuals to preserve their personal identities in an indifferent society. After graduating from North Western University in nearby Evanston, Illinois, Bellow taught at the University of Chicago and worked as an editor for Encyclopedia Britannica's Great Books of the Western World series. his first novel, Dangling Man (1944), which deals with the anxiety and discomfort of a young man waiting to be drafted in wartime. Bellow's next book was The Victim (1947), a novel about anti-Semitism. His other work include; Seize the Day, Henderson the Rain King, Herzog and The hero of Mr. Sammler's Planet (1970; National Book Award, 1971) Bellow received the 1976 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his novel Humboldt's Gift (1975), he won the 1976 Nobel Prize for literature. Bellow's subsequent works include To Jerusalem and Back (1976), a reflective study of a visit Bellow made to Israel; The Dean's December (1982), in which he continued his analysis of contemporary culture; and More Die of Heartbreak (1987), a novel in which Bellow returned to a Midwestern setting. In 1988 Bellow received the National Medal of Arts. His essay collection, It All Adds Up, appeared in 1994. The Actual (1997) is a novella about a high school relationship taken up again after many years. Ravelstein (2000), his last major novel, about a university professor and his friendship with his own biographer, is based on the life of Bellow's friend Allan Bloom, a prominent American intellectual.
He died on April 5, 2005, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States.
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