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."
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Births
- 1859 - Georges Seurat, French painter (d. 1891)
- 1884 - Jean Paulhan, French writer, critic and publisher. (d. 1968)
- 1890 - Hans Janowitz, Bohemian-born German author. (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) (d. 1954)
- 1891 - Otto Dix, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1969)
- 1902 - Wifredo Lam, Cuban artist (d. 1982)
- 1923 - Maria Callas, Greek soprano (d. 1977)
- 1923 - Roland Dubillard, French actor and writer (d. 2011)
- 1924 - Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish writer and film director (I Am Curious (Yellow)) (d. 2006)
- 1928 - Guy Bourdin, French fashion and advertising photographer (d. 1991 )
- 1931 - Edwin Meese, American politician
- 1946 - Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (d. 1997)
- 1981 - Britney Spears, American singer
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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)
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