Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier, acclaimed for his introspective and character-driven films like Oslo, August 31st, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark

French New Wave filmmaker Jacques Rivette was born in Rouen, France

Petite Maman, Céline Sciamma’s tender French fantasy family drama, praised for its elegant simplicity and heartfelt exploration of childhood grief and mother-daughter bonding, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival

British filmmaker Jack Clayton, renowned for his atmospheric and character-driven films like The Innocents, was born in Brighton, England

Salvatore Giuliano, Francesco Rosi’s groundbreaking Italian and Sicilian-language docu-drama exposing the true story of a legendary Sicilian bandit and Italy’s tangled relationship with crime and politics, premiered at Venice

Bay of Angels, Jacques Demy's French romantic drama, celebrated for its captivating exploration of love and chance, premiered at the Venice Film Festival

Death in Venice, Luchino Visconti's Italian drama, celebrated for its haunting exploration of beauty and decay, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival

Pale Flower, Masahiro Shinoda's Japanese noir thriller, celebrated for its stylish cinematography and gripping narrative, premiered at the New York Film Festival

Orpheus, Jean Cocteau's French avant-garde fantasy, celebrated for its poetic imagery and innovative narrative, premiered at Cannes

High and Low, Akira Kurosawa's gripping Japanese crime thriller, celebrated for its intense narrative and masterful direction, premiered at the Venice Film Festival

Blood for Dracula, Paul Morrissey's Italian horror-comedy, known for its satirical take on the vampire genre, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival

British novelist known for his award-winning book "Harvest," Jim Crace was born in St Albans, England

American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner, Robert Lowell, was born in Boston, MA

American novelist and author of the acclaimed novel "Invisible Man," Ralph Ellison, was born in Oklahoma City, OK

American novelist and literary critic, William Dean Howells, known for his novel "The Rise of Silas Lapham," was born in Martins Ferry, OH

Native Son, the powerful novel by African-American author Richard Wright, is a seminal work in the social protest genre, praised for its unflinching portrayal of racial injustice and a recipient of critical acclaim

The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the gripping novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid, was published

Marcelle Cahn, an avant-garde painter known for her abstract compositions and geometric forms, was born in Strasbourg, France

Austrian expressionist painter known for his intense portraits and landscapes, Oskar Kokoschka, was born in Pöchlarn, Austria