December 17
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[1989]] - Premiere of hit animated television series [[The Simpsons]]. | + | *[[1914]] - [[Harrison Narcotics Tax Act]] is voted in the United States |
| + | *[[1989]] - Premiere animated television series [[The Simpsons]]. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1493]] – [[Paracelsus]], Swiss physician and scientist (d. 1541) | ||
| *[[1770]] - ([[Baptism]]) - [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], German composer (d. [[1827]]) | *[[1770]] - ([[Baptism]]) - [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], German composer (d. [[1827]]) | ||
| *[[1830]] - [[Jules de Goncourt]], French publisher (d. [[1870]]) | *[[1830]] - [[Jules de Goncourt]], French publisher (d. [[1870]]) | ||
| *[[1873]] - [[Ford Madox Ford]], English writer (d. [[1939]]) | *[[1873]] - [[Ford Madox Ford]], English writer (d. [[1939]]) | ||
| + | *[[1884 ]] - [[Waldo Peirce]], American painter, (b. [[1970]]) | ||
| *[[1903]] - [[Erskine Caldwell]], American author (d. [[1987]]) | *[[1903]] - [[Erskine Caldwell]], American author (d. [[1987]]) | ||
| + | *[[1907]] - [[Alexandr Hackenschmied]] Austrian-born photographer and filmmaker (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| *[[1937]] - [[John Kennedy Toole]], American novelist (d. [[1969]]) | *[[1937]] - [[John Kennedy Toole]], American novelist (d. [[1969]]) | ||
| *[[1939]] - [[Eddie Kendricks]], American singer ([[The Temptations]]) (d. [[1992]]) | *[[1939]] - [[Eddie Kendricks]], American singer ([[The Temptations]]) (d. [[1992]]) | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| - | *[[1830]] - [[Simón Bolívar]], Venezuelan-born libertator, six nations (b. [[1783]]) | + | *[[1830]] - [[Simón Bolívar]], Venezuelan-born liberator, six nations (b. [[1783]]) |
| *[[1833]] - [[Kaspar Hauser]], German foundling (b. [[1812]]) | *[[1833]] - [[Kaspar Hauser]], German foundling (b. [[1812]]) | ||
| + | *[[1881]] – [[Lewis H. Morgan]], American lawyer, anthropologist, and theorist (b. 1818) | ||
| *[[1897]] - [[Alphonse Daudet]], French writer (b. [[1840]]) | *[[1897]] - [[Alphonse Daudet]], French writer (b. [[1840]]) | ||
| *[[1987]] - [[Marguerite Yourcenar]], Belgian novelist (b. [[1903]]) | *[[1987]] - [[Marguerite Yourcenar]], Belgian novelist (b. [[1903]]) | ||
| + | * [[1949]] – [[Robert Eisler]], Austrian Jewish polymath (b. 1882) | ||
| *[[1999]] - [[Grover Washington, Jr.]], American saxophonist (b. [[1943]]) | *[[1999]] - [[Grover Washington, Jr.]], American saxophonist (b. [[1943]]) | ||
| - | + | *[[2004]] - [[Tom Wesselmann]], American pop artist (b. [[1931]]) | |
| - | == Notes == | + | *[[2020]] - [[Stanley Cowell]], American jazz pianist, co-founder of [[Strata-East Records]] (b. [[1941]]) |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Waldo Peirce ]] | + | *[[2022]] – [[Philip Pearlstein]], American soldier and painter (b. 1924) |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Bernard Quaritch ]] | + | *[[2022]] - [[Mike Hodges]], British director (b. 1932) |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Farrelly brothers ]] | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Tom Wesselmann ]] | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Grover Washington, Jr. ]] | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Alexander Hammid ]] | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Hellzapoppin' ]] | + | |
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Art and culture
- 1914 - Harrison Narcotics Tax Act is voted in the United States
- 1989 - Premiere animated television series The Simpsons.
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Births
- 1493 – Paracelsus, Swiss physician and scientist (d. 1541)
- 1770 - (Baptism) - Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (d. 1827)
- 1830 - Jules de Goncourt, French publisher (d. 1870)
- 1873 - Ford Madox Ford, English writer (d. 1939)
- 1884 - Waldo Peirce, American painter, (b. 1970)
- 1903 - Erskine Caldwell, American author (d. 1987)
- 1907 - Alexandr Hackenschmied Austrian-born photographer and filmmaker (d. 2004)
- 1937 - John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969)
- 1939 - Eddie Kendricks, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 1992)
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Deaths
- 1830 - Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan-born liberator, six nations (b. 1783)
- 1833 - Kaspar Hauser, German foundling (b. 1812)
- 1881 – Lewis H. Morgan, American lawyer, anthropologist, and theorist (b. 1818)
- 1897 - Alphonse Daudet, French writer (b. 1840)
- 1987 - Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian novelist (b. 1903)
- 1949 – Robert Eisler, Austrian Jewish polymath (b. 1882)
- 1999 - Grover Washington, Jr., American saxophonist (b. 1943)
- 2004 - Tom Wesselmann, American pop artist (b. 1931)
- 2020 - Stanley Cowell, American jazz pianist, co-founder of Strata-East Records (b. 1941)
- 2022 – Philip Pearlstein, American soldier and painter (b. 1924)
- 2022 - Mike Hodges, British director (b. 1932)
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