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| - | *[[1963]] - [[A. J. Liebling]] (October 18, 1904 – December 28, 1963) was an American journalist | + | *[[1963]] - [[A. J. Liebling]], American journalist (October 18, 1904 – December 28, 1963) was an |
| - | *[[1887]] - [[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. | + | *[[1887]] - [[Walther Ruttmann]], German film director (born December 28 1887 in Frankfurt am Main; died July 15 1941 in Berlin) was a and along with Hans Richter and Viking Eggeling was an early German practitioner of experimental film. |
| - | *[[1950]] - [[Max Beckmann]] (February 12 1884 – December 28 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. | + | *[[1950]] - [[Max Beckmann]], German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. |
| - | *[[1937]] - [[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. | + | (February 12 1884 – December 28 1950) was a |
| - | *[[1865]] - [[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. | + | *[[1937]] - [[Maurice Ravel]], French composer (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a |
| - | *[[1864]] - [[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. | + | |
| - | *[[1895]] - [[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. | + | *[[1865]] - [[Félix Vallotton]], Swiss painter and graphic artist (December 28 1865–December 29 1925) |
| - | *[[1940]] - [[Lonnie Liston Smith]] (born December 28, 1940 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician. | + | *[[1864]] - [[Henri de Régnier]], French symbolist poet (December 28, 1864 - May 23, 1936) |
| - | *[[1934]] - [[Alasdair Gray]] (born December 28, 1934) is a Scottish writer and artist. His most acclaimed work is his first novel Lanark, | + | *[[1895]] - [[The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station]] first screened |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[Pierre Clémenti]] (28 September 1942 – 28 December 1999) was a French actor. Born in Paris, Clémenti studied drama and began his acting career in the theatre. He secured his first minor screen roles in 1960 in Yves Allégret's Chien de pique performing alongside Eddie Constantine. Arguably, his most famous role was that of gangster lover of bourgeois prostitute Catherine Deneuve in Luis Buñuel's 1966 classic Belle de jour. | + | *[[1940]] - [[Lonnie Liston Smith]], American jazz, soul, and funk musician |
| - | *[[1990]] - [[Ed van der Elsken]] (Amsterdam, 10 March 1925 – Edam, 28 December 1990), a photojournalist born in Amsterdam. | + | *[[1934]] - [[Alasdair Gray]], Scottish writer and artist (''Lanark'') |
| - | *[[1904]] - [[Hori Tatsuo]] (28 December 1904 – 28 May 1953 was a writer, poet, and translator in Showa period Japan. | + | *[[1999]] - [[Pierre Clémenti]], French actor (''Belle de jour'') (28 September 1942 – 28 December 1999) |
| + | *[[1990]] - [[Ed van der Elsken]], Dutch photographer (Amsterdam, 10 March 1925 – Edam, 28 December 1990) | ||
| + | *[[1904]] - [[Hori Tatsuo]], Japanese writer, poet, and translator (28 December 1904 – 28 May 1953 | ||
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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
- 1963 - A. J. Liebling, American journalist (October 18, 1904 – December 28, 1963) was an
- 1887 - Walther Ruttmann, German film director (born December 28 1887 in Frankfurt am Main; died July 15 1941 in Berlin) was a and along with Hans Richter and Viking Eggeling was an early German practitioner of experimental film.
- 1950 - Max Beckmann, German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer.
(February 12 1884 – December 28 1950) was a
- 1937 - Maurice Ravel, French composer (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a
- 1865 - Félix Vallotton, Swiss painter and graphic artist (December 28 1865–December 29 1925)
- 1864 - Henri de Régnier, French symbolist poet (December 28, 1864 - May 23, 1936)
- 1895 - The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station first screened
- 1940 - Lonnie Liston Smith, American jazz, soul, and funk musician
- 1934 - Alasdair Gray, Scottish writer and artist (Lanark)
- 1999 - Pierre Clémenti, French actor (Belle de jour) (28 September 1942 – 28 December 1999)
- 1990 - Ed van der Elsken, Dutch photographer (Amsterdam, 10 March 1925 – Edam, 28 December 1990)
- 1904 - Hori Tatsuo, Japanese writer, poet, and translator (28 December 1904 – 28 May 1953
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