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 Guy Bourdin (born December 2 1928 in Paris, died March 29 1991 of cancer in Paris) was one of the best known photographers of fashion and advertising of the second half of the 20th century. His themes included sex, death, violence, glamour and fear.
- 1381 - Vilgot Sjöman (David Harald) Vilgot Sjöman (December 2 1924 - April 9 2006) was a Swedish writer and film director. His films deal with controversial issues of social class, morality, and sexual taboos, combining the emotionally-tortured characters of Ingmar Bergman with the avant garde style of the French New Wave. He is best known as the director of the films 491 (1964), I Am Curious (Yellow) (in Swedish, "Jag är nyfiken - gul") (1967), and I Am Curious (Blue)
- 1381 - Hans Janowitz (December 2 1890 in Poděbrady, Bohemia - May 25 1954 in New York) was a Bohemian-born German author. (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)
- 1381 - Roland Dubillard December 2 1923, is a French actor and writer. His voice can be heard on Les Temps Morts and his acting seen in Grillet's La Belle captive. He studied philosophy under Gaston Bachelard.
- 1381 - Wifredo Lam
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