Born in 1685 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German organist and composer.
Above: "St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"
And below: Bach, inspiring American pop artists, 300 years later.
“…I dreamed I was dying
And I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly.”
Born in 1944 – Michael Nyman, English pianist and composer.
Video: Nyman’s “An Eye for Optical Theory”, from the score for Peter Greenaway’s film, The Draughtman’s Contract. Performed by The Michael Nyman Band.
In 1895 – Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage, La Sortie de l’Usine Lumière à Lyon,
using their newly patented cinematograph
Born in 1947 – Ry Cooder, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer.
Video: Opening sequence of Wim Wenders’ Paris,Texas, featuring music by Cooder.
In 1961, United States President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps.
Born in 1915: Alan Watts, English-American philosopher.
October 10, 1760: In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – became the first of the Suriname Maroons to gain territorial autonomy. Agreements with the Saramacca and Matawai followed in 1762 and 1767.
Born in 1835. Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer and conductor.
Video: Aquarium, from Carnival of the Animals.
In 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on United States forces.
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