December 2
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Art and culture
- 1954 - Red Scare: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to condemn Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
Births
- 1859 - Georges Seurat, French painter (d. 1891)
- 1891 - Otto Dix, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1969)
- 1923 - Maria Callas, Greek soprano (d. 1977)
- 1931 - Edwin Meese, American politician
- 1946 - Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (d. 1997)
- 1981 - Britney Spears, American singer
Deaths
- 1381 - John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic
- 1665 - Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588)
- 1814 - Marquis de Sade, French writer (b. 1740)
- 1944 - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Italian writer (b. 1876)
Notes
- 1381 - Jean Paulhan Nîmes December 2 1884, died in Paris le October 9 1968, was a French writer, critic and publisher.
- 1381 - Guy Bourdin
- 1381 - Vilgot Sjöman
- 1381 - Robert Denoël
- 1381 - Hans Janowitz
- 1381 - Philippe le Bon
- 1381 - Roland Dubillard
- 1381 - Wifredo Lam
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