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2016: French ballerina and dance director Violette Verdy, who was known for her eloquent and buoyant dancing, died in Bloomington, Indiana. [Sort fact from fiction in our ballet quiz.]

1999: British novelist and philosopher Dame Iris Murdoch—who wrote more than 25 novels that were distinguished by a mixture of vivid storytelling, cultural allusions, and complex philosophical inquiry—died in Oxford, England. [ Take our quiz about the lives of famous writer.]

1976: The American film classic Taxi Driver, directed by Martin Scorsese, had its world premiere; the drama was especially known for the performance of Robert De Niro as a mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran. [ Test your knowledge of famous movie quotes.]

1931: American actor James Dean, who became a symbol of the confused, restless, and idealistic youth of the 1950s, was born. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about A-list actors.]

1920/21: American actress Lana Turner, a sultry Hollywood glamour queen with a tumultuous private life, was born. [Test your knowledge of the women in classic cinema.]

1820: American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman—who was a major architect of modern warfare, especially known for leading Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South—was born. [Test your knowledge of military history.]