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| *[[1401]] - [[David Hare (artist)|David Hare]] David Hare (March 10, 1917 – December 21, 1992) was an American artist, associated with the Surrealist movement. He is primarily known for his sculpture, though he also worked extensively in photography and painting. | *[[1401]] - [[David Hare (artist)|David Hare]] David Hare (March 10, 1917 – December 21, 1992) was an American artist, associated with the Surrealist movement. He is primarily known for his sculpture, though he also worked extensively in photography and painting. | ||
| *[[1401]] - [[József Kiss]] József Kiss (November 30, 1842 – December 21, 1921), Hungarian poet and editor, noted for the novel The Mother's Heart. | *[[1401]] - [[József Kiss]] József Kiss (November 30, 1842 – December 21, 1921), Hungarian poet and editor, noted for the novel The Mother's Heart. | ||
| - | *[[1401]] - [[Giuseppe Pitrè]] | + | *[[1401]] - [[Francesco Hayez]] (February 10, 1791, Venice - December 21, 1882, Milan) was the leading artist of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan |
| - | *[[1401]] - [[Francesco Hayez]] | + | |
| - | *[[1401]] - [[Negative capability]] | + | |
| *[[1401]] - [[Gwen McCrae]] | *[[1401]] - [[Gwen McCrae]] | ||
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Art and culture
Births
- 1401 - Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)
- 1815 - Thomas Couture French painter and teacher (d. 1879)
- 1917 - Heinrich Böll, German writer and Nobel laureate (d. 1985)
- 1937 - Jane Fonda, American actress
- 1940 - Frank Zappa, American musician (d. 1993)
- 1942 - Carla Thomas, American singer
- 1947 - Paco de Lucía, Spanish musician
- 1953 - Betty Wright, American singer
- 1969 - Julie Delpy, French actress
Deaths
- 1375 - Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian writer (b. 1313)
- 1549 - Marguerite of Navarre, French writer (b. 1492)
- 1935 - Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist and satirist (b. 1890)
- 1940 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American writer (b. 1896)
- 1958 - Lion Feuchtwanger, German writer (b. 1884)
- 1964 - Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (b. 1880)
- 1983 - Paul de Man, Belgian-born literary critic (b. 1919)
- 1992 - Albert King, American musician (b. 1924)
Notes
- 1401 - Roger Caillois Roger Caillois (March 3, 1913 – December 21, 1978), was a French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, and philosophy by focusing on subjects as diverse as gems and the sacred. He was also instrumental in introducing Latin American literature to the French public.
- 1401 - David Hare David Hare (March 10, 1917 – December 21, 1992) was an American artist, associated with the Surrealist movement. He is primarily known for his sculpture, though he also worked extensively in photography and painting.
- 1401 - József Kiss József Kiss (November 30, 1842 – December 21, 1921), Hungarian poet and editor, noted for the novel The Mother's Heart.
- 1401 - Francesco Hayez (February 10, 1791, Venice - December 21, 1882, Milan) was the leading artist of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan
- 1401 - Gwen McCrae
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