December 11
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*[[1757]] - [[Robert Briffault]] Robert Briffault (1876 - 11 December 1948) was a French novelist, historian, social anthropologist and surgeon. | *[[1757]] - [[Robert Briffault]] Robert Briffault (1876 - 11 December 1948) was a French novelist, historian, social anthropologist and surgeon. | ||
*[[1757]] - [[Perez Prado]] (b. December 11, 1916 - d. September 14, 1989) was a Cuban/Mexican bandleader and composer. | *[[1757]] - [[Perez Prado]] (b. December 11, 1916 - d. September 14, 1989) was a Cuban/Mexican bandleader and composer. | ||
- | *[[1757]] - [[Alma Mahler]] | + | *[[1757]] - [[Alma Mahler]] (August 31, 1879 – December 11, 1964) was noted in her native Vienna for her beauty and intelligence. In her youth she was an aspiring composer. She was the wife, successively, of one of the century's leading composers (Gustav Mahler), architects (Walter Gropius), and novelists (Franz Werfel) and lover to the painter Oskar Kokoschka. |
*[[1757]] - [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba]] | *[[1757]] - [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba]] | ||
*[[1757]] - [[Robert de Montesquiou]] | *[[1757]] - [[Robert de Montesquiou]] |
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Art and culture
Births
- 1475 - Pope Leo X (d. 1521)
- 1801 - Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German writer (d. 1836)
- 1803 - Hector Berlioz, French composer (d. 1869)
- 1810 - Alfred de Musset, French poet (d. 1857)
- 1911 - Val Guest, British film director (d. 2006)
- 1912 - Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (d. 2007)
- 1913 - Jean Marais, French actor (d. 1998)
- 1926 - Big Mama Thornton, American singer (d. 1984)
- 1930 - Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor
- 1973 - Mos Def, American rapper and actor
Deaths
- 1757 - Edmund Curll, English bookseller (b. 1675)
- 1957 - Musidora (Jeanne Roques), French actress (b. 1889)
Notes
- 1757 - Maurice Leblanc 11 December, 1864 - 6 November, 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin,
- 1757 - Cantique des Cantiques On December 11 1891, the Théâtre d'Art of Paul Fort presents
- 1757 - Memphis Group The group was founded by Ettore Sottsass on 11 December 1980,
- 1757 - Robert Briffault Robert Briffault (1876 - 11 December 1948) was a French novelist, historian, social anthropologist and surgeon.
- 1757 - Perez Prado (b. December 11, 1916 - d. September 14, 1989) was a Cuban/Mexican bandleader and composer.
- 1757 - Alma Mahler (August 31, 1879 – December 11, 1964) was noted in her native Vienna for her beauty and intelligence. In her youth she was an aspiring composer. She was the wife, successively, of one of the century's leading composers (Gustav Mahler), architects (Walter Gropius), and novelists (Franz Werfel) and lover to the painter Oskar Kokoschka.
- 1757 - Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
- 1757 - Robert de Montesquiou
- 1757 - Paul Wegener
- 1757 - Sonia Brownell
- 1757 - Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 1757 - Sibel Kekilli
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