1966 Death Andre Breton, French Surrealist poet (Manifest of Surrealism), dies at 70 1936 Birthday Daniel Goode, born in America, composer, clarinetist, studied with Henry Cowell, influenced by Indonesian gamelan music, bird song, Cape Breton fiddling, minimal music, member, Gamelan Son of Lion, Director, Electronic Music Studio, Rutgers University 1923 Death Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer, dies at 72 1910 Birthday Julien Gracq, Louis Poirier, French writer, Andre Breton 1909 Birthday Leo Malet, born in Montpelier, France, writer, novelist, aligned with Surrealists, friends with Renee Magritte, Andre Breton, famous for crime novel character Nestor Burma 1896 Birthday Andre Breton, France, surrealist poet and writer, founder of surrealism 1873 Death Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Span poet/comic playwright, dies at 76 1850 Birthday Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer 1796 Birthday Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Quel Spain, poet/comic playwright 1745 Event American colonials capture Louisburg, Cape Breton I from French 1745 Event English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St. Lawrence River
