December 31
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| *[[1881]] - [[Jacob Israël de Haan]], Dutch Jewish lawyer and poet (d. [[1924]]) | *[[1881]] - [[Jacob Israël de Haan]], Dutch Jewish lawyer and poet (d. [[1924]]) | ||
| *[[1894]] - [[Pola Negri]], Polish actress (d. [[1987]]) | *[[1894]] - [[Pola Negri]], Polish actress (d. [[1987]]) | ||
| - | *[[1905]] - [[Robert Melville (art critic)]], English art critic and journalist (d. [[1986]]) | + | *[[1905]] - [[Robert Melville (art critic)]], English art critic and journalist (d. 1986) |
| - | *[[1924]] - [[Taylor Mead]], American actor | + | *[[1924]] - [[Taylor Mead]], American actor (d. 2013) |
| - | *[[1925]] - [[Richard Gordon (film producer)]], British-born film producer | + | *[[1925]] - [[Richard Gordon (film producer)]], British-born film producer (d. 2011) |
| - | *[[1928]] - [[Siné]], French cartoonist | + | *[[1928]] - [[Siné]], French cartoonist (d. 2012) |
| *[[1929]] - [[Francesco Alberoni]], Italian sociologist, journalist and author (''Falling in Love'') | *[[1929]] - [[Francesco Alberoni]], Italian sociologist, journalist and author (''Falling in Love'') | ||
| - | *[[1948]] - [[Donna Summer]], American singer | + | *[[1948]] - [[Donna Summer]], American singer (d. 2012) |
| *[[1948]] - [[Joe Dallesandro]], American actor | *[[1948]] - [[Joe Dallesandro]], American actor | ||
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| *[[1993]] - [[Phil Andros]] (April 23, 1909 - December 31, 1993), American novelist and tattoo artist (b. [[1909]]) | *[[1993]] - [[Phil Andros]] (April 23, 1909 - December 31, 1993), American novelist and tattoo artist (b. [[1909]]) | ||
| *[[1998]] - [[Ferdinand Springer]], German painter. (b. [[1907]]) | *[[1998]] - [[Ferdinand Springer]], German painter. (b. [[1907]]) | ||
| + | *[[2007]] - [[Ettore Sottsass]], Italian architect and designer (b. [[1917]]) | ||
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Births
- 1514 - Andreas Vesalius, Flemish anatomist (d. 1564)
- 1745 - Olympe de Gouges, Female playwright and journalist (Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen) (d. 1793)
- 1842 - Giovanni Boldini, Italian painter (d. 1931)
- 1854 - Paul Bilhaud, French poet and artist (Negroes Fighting in a Cellar at Night) (d. 1933)
- 1869 - Henri Matisse, French painter (d. 1954)
- 1881 - Jacob Israël de Haan, Dutch Jewish lawyer and poet (d. 1924)
- 1894 - Pola Negri, Polish actress (d. 1987)
- 1905 - Robert Melville (art critic), English art critic and journalist (d. 1986)
- 1924 - Taylor Mead, American actor (d. 2013)
- 1925 - Richard Gordon (film producer), British-born film producer (d. 2011)
- 1928 - Siné, French cartoonist (d. 2012)
- 1929 - Francesco Alberoni, Italian sociologist, journalist and author (Falling in Love)
- 1948 - Donna Summer, American singer (d. 2012)
- 1948 - Joe Dallesandro, American actor
Deaths
- 1830 - Madame de Genlis French writer and educator (b. 1746)
- 1877 - Gustave Courbet, French painter (b. 1819)
- 1898 - Charles Garnier, French architect, designer of the Paris Opéra (b. 1825)
- 1898 - Joseph Vacher, French serial killer (b. 1869)
- 1980 - Marshall McLuhan, Canadian writer (b. 1911)
- 1980 - Raoul Walsh, American film director (b. 1887)
- 1993 - Phil Andros (April 23, 1909 - December 31, 1993), American novelist and tattoo artist (b. 1909)
- 1998 - Ferdinand Springer, German painter. (b. 1907)
- 2007 - Ettore Sottsass, Italian architect and designer (b. 1917)
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