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| *[[1888]] - [[Félix Vallotton]] (December 28 1865–December 29 1925) was a Swiss painter and graphic artist, an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut. | *[[1888]] - [[Félix Vallotton]] (December 28 1865–December 29 1925) was a Swiss painter and graphic artist, an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut. | ||
| *[[1888]] - [[Henri de Régnier]] (December 28, 1864 - May 23, 1936) was a French symbolist poet considered one of the foremost of France during the early 20th century. | *[[1888]] - [[Henri de Régnier]] (December 28, 1864 - May 23, 1936) was a French symbolist poet considered one of the foremost of France during the early 20th century. | ||
| - | *[[1888]] - [[The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station]] | + | *[[1888]] - [[The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station]] It was first screened on December 28 1895 in Paris, France, and was shown to a paying audience January 6 1896. |
| *[[1888]] - [[Lonnie Liston Smith]] | *[[1888]] - [[Lonnie Liston Smith]] | ||
| *[[1888]] - [[Alasdair Gray]] | *[[1888]] - [[Alasdair Gray]] | ||
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Art and culture
- 1895 - The Lumière brothers have their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines marking the debut of the cinema.
Births
- 1888 - Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, German film director (d. 1931)
- 1925 - Hildegard Knef, German actress (d. 2002)
- 1931 - Guy Debord, French writer (d. 1994)
- 1932 - Manuel Puig, Argentine writer (d. 1990)
- 1950 - Alex Chilton, American musician (Box Tops)
- 1951 - Ian Buruma, Anglo-Dutch scholar and writer on Japan and the Far East.
- 1954 - Denzel Washington, American actor
- 1967 - Chris Ware, American cartoonist
Deaths
- 1924 - Léon Bakst, Russian artist (b. 1866)
- 1937 - Maurice Ravel, French composer (b. 1875)
- 1945 - Theodore Dreiser, American author (b. 1871)
- 1983 - Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (b. 1944)
- 1984 - Sam Peckinpah, American film director (b. 1925)
- 1986 - Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian film director (b. 1932)
- 2004 - Susan Sontag, American writer (b. 1933)
Notes
- 1888 - A. J. Liebling (October 18, 1904 – December 28, 1963) was an American journalist
- 1888 - Walther Ruttmann (born December 28 1887 in Frankfurt am Main; died July 15 1941 in Berlin) was a German film director and along with Hans Richter and Viking Eggeling was an early German practitioner of experimental film.
- 1888 - Max Beckmann (February 12 1884 – December 28 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer.
- 1888 - Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer and pianist of the impressionistic period, known especially for the subtlety, richness and poignancy of his music.
- 1888 - Félix Vallotton (December 28 1865–December 29 1925) was a Swiss painter and graphic artist, an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut.
- 1888 - Henri de Régnier (December 28, 1864 - May 23, 1936) was a French symbolist poet considered one of the foremost of France during the early 20th century.
- 1888 - The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station It was first screened on December 28 1895 in Paris, France, and was shown to a paying audience January 6 1896.
- 1888 - Lonnie Liston Smith
- 1888 - Alasdair Gray
- 1888 - Pierre Clémenti
- 1888 - Ed van der Elsken
- 1888 - Hori Tatsuo
- 1888 - Sensation (exhibition)
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