2015 Event UNESCO has added new sites to its World Heritage list, including the regions of Champagne and Burgundy in France, both Susa and the cultural setting of Maymand in Iran, and the Singapore Botanical Gardens, among others 2012 Event Naples' Casoria Contemporary Art Museum begins burning its artworks to protest government budget cuts affecting cultural institutions 2012 Event Funding disputes lead several of Bosnia's cultural institutions to close 2011 Event In Afghanistan, the Taliban drop their ban on education for females due to a 'cultural change' 2010 Event The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, says cultural genocide is happening as a result of the Chinese law requiring Mandarin as the language of instruction in Tibetan schools 1990 Death Michel Levis, French cultural anthropologist/writer, dies 1980 Death Marshall McLuhan, Canadian cultural philosopher, dies at 69 1975 Death Arnold Toynbee, English historian/cultural sociologist, dies at 86 1974 Death Jacob Bronowsky, British mathematician/cultural historian, dies at 66 1968 Event Japanese Trade and Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco 1967 Event Cultural Revolution in Albania 1966 Event China premier Tsjoe en-Lai starts "Cultural revolution" 1951 Event Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord 1947 Death Clark Wissler, U.S. cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 1946 Event U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization formed 1945 Death Theodor Haecker, German cultural philosopher (Mensch?), dies at 65 1939 Death Edward Sapir, U.S. linguist/cultural antropologist (indian), dies at 55 1929 Birthday Jean Baudrillard, born in France, cultural theorist, philosopher, photographer, known for his concept of hyper-reality 1923 Birthday Samuel Selvon, born in Trinidad, author, writer-in-residence, University of Calgary, Canada, wrote 'The Lonely Londoners', focusing on West Indians' immigration to Britain, cultural differences 1908 Birthday Jacob Bronowsky, British mathematician/cultural historian 1901 Birthday Michel Leiris, French cultural anthropologist 1897 Death Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian, dies at 79 1895 Birthday Louis Mumford, cultural historian/city planner/writer 1893 Birthday Ralph Linton, U.S. cultural anthropologist, Tree of Culture 1879 Birthday Theodor Haecker, German cultural philosopher, ist der Mensch? 1877 Birthday Willem H Rassers, Dutch cultural anthropologist, Panji 1874 Birthday Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka New Zealand, Maori political/cultural leader 1829 Death Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56 1818 Birthday Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian
