December 7
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
Revision as of 10:36, 7 December 2007 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 11:30, 21 August 2008 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
- | == Art and culture == | + | *[[1936]] - ''[[Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism]]'' exhibition opens in New York |
*[[1941]] - [[Nacht und Nebel]] (German for "Night and Fog") ratified in Nazi Germany | *[[1941]] - [[Nacht und Nebel]] (German for "Night and Fog") ratified in Nazi Germany | ||
+ | *[[1941]] - [[Memoirs v. Massachusetts]] argued | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
- | *[[1598]] - [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]], Italian artist (d. [[1680]]) | + | *[[1598]] - [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]], Italian sculptor (''Ecstasy of St Theresa'') (d. [[1680]]) |
*[[1872]] - [[Johan Huizinga]], Dutch cultural historian (d. [[1945]]) | *[[1872]] - [[Johan Huizinga]], Dutch cultural historian (d. [[1945]]) | ||
*[[1910]] - [[Louis Prima]], American musician (d. [[1978]]) | *[[1910]] - [[Louis Prima]], American musician (d. [[1978]]) | ||
Line 15: | Line 16: | ||
*[[1973]] - [[Camilo Mori]], Chilean painter (b. [[1896]]) | *[[1973]] - [[Camilo Mori]], Chilean painter (b. [[1896]]) | ||
*[[1975]] - [[Thornton Wilder]], American playwright (b. [[1897]]) | *[[1975]] - [[Thornton Wilder]], American playwright (b. [[1897]]) | ||
- | *[[1981]] - [[Gordon Rattray Taylor]], British author (''Sex in History'')) (b. [[1911]]) | + | *[[1981]] - [[Gordon Rattray Taylor]], British author (''Sex in History'') (b. [[1911]]) |
*[[1985]] - [[Robert Graves]], British author (b. [[1895]]) | *[[1985]] - [[Robert Graves]], British author (b. [[1895]]) | ||
* 1985 - [[Potter Stewart]], US Supreme Court Justice (Jacobellis v. Ohio) b. [[1915]]) | * 1985 - [[Potter Stewart]], US Supreme Court Justice (Jacobellis v. Ohio) b. [[1915]]) | ||
*[[1990]] - [[Reinaldo Arenas]], Cuban writer (b. [[1943]]){{GFDL}} | *[[1990]] - [[Reinaldo Arenas]], Cuban writer (b. [[1943]]){{GFDL}} |
Revision as of 11:30, 21 August 2008
Related e |
Featured: |
- 1936 - Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism exhibition opens in New York
- 1941 - Nacht und Nebel (German for "Night and Fog") ratified in Nazi Germany
- 1941 - Memoirs v. Massachusetts argued
Births
- 1598 - Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor (Ecstasy of St Theresa) (d. 1680)
- 1872 - Johan Huizinga, Dutch cultural historian (d. 1945)
- 1910 - Louis Prima, American musician (d. 1978)
- 1928 - Noam Chomsky, American linguist and political writer
- 1932 - Ellen Burstyn, American actress
- 1949 - Tom Waits, American singer, composer, and actor
Deaths
- 43 BC - Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)
- 1902 - Thomas Nast, German-born American cartoonist (b. 1840)
- 1973 - Camilo Mori, Chilean painter (b. 1896)
- 1975 - Thornton Wilder, American playwright (b. 1897)
- 1981 - Gordon Rattray Taylor, British author (Sex in History) (b. 1911)
- 1985 - Robert Graves, British author (b. 1895)
- 1985 - Potter Stewart, US Supreme Court Justice (Jacobellis v. Ohio) b. 1915)
- 1990 - Reinaldo Arenas, Cuban writer (b. 1943)
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "December 7" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.