December 6
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| + | *[[1768]] - The first edition of the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' is published. | ||
| + | *[[1849]] - American [[abolitionist]] [[Harriet Tubman]] escapes from slavery. | ||
| + | *[[1933]] - The trial ''[[United States v. One Book Called Ulysses]]'' rules that James Joyce's ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' is not pornographic and therefore could not be obscene. | ||
| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1478]] - [[Baldassare Castiglione]], Italian diplomat and author (d. [[1529]]) | ||
| + | *[[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], French magician (d. [[1861]]) | ||
| + | *[[1824]] - [[Emmanuel Frémiet]], French sculptor ("Gorilla Carrying off a Woman") (d. [[1910]]) | ||
| + | *[[1885]] - [[Albrecht Schaeffer]], German writer (''Josef Montfort'') (d. [[1950]]) | ||
| + | *[[1890]] - [[Rudolf Schlichter]], German artist and writer (d. [[1955]]) | ||
| + | *[[1919]] - [[Paul de Man]], Belgian-born literary critic (d. [[1983]]) | ||
| + | *[[1921]] - [[Piero Piccioni]], Italian musician and composer (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| + | *[[1929]] - [[Alain Tanner]], Swiss filmmaker | ||
| + | *[[1941]] - [[Bruce Nauman]], American artist | ||
| + | *[[1942]] - [[Peter Handke]], Austrian writer | ||
| + | *[[1948]] – [[Linda Creed]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1986) | ||
| + | *[[1957]] – [[Adrian Borland]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999) | ||
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| + | *[[1779]] - [[Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin]], French painter (b. [[1699]]) | ||
| + | *[[1882]] - [[Anthony Trollope]], British author (b. [[1815]]) | ||
| + | *[[1932]] - [[Eugène Brieux]], French dramatist (''Les Avariés''), (b. [[1858]]) | ||
| + | *[[1949]] - [[Leadbelly]], American musician (b. [[1888]]) | ||
| + | *[[1961]] - [[Frantz Fanon]], West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. [[1925]]) | ||
| - | == Deaths == | ||
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Art and culture
- 1768 - The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
- 1849 - American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.
- 1933 - The trial United States v. One Book Called Ulysses rules that James Joyce's Ulysses is not pornographic and therefore could not be obscene.
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Births
- 1478 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)
- 1805 - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician (d. 1861)
- 1824 - Emmanuel Frémiet, French sculptor ("Gorilla Carrying off a Woman") (d. 1910)
- 1885 - Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Josef Montfort) (d. 1950)
- 1890 - Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)
- 1919 - Paul de Man, Belgian-born literary critic (d. 1983)
- 1921 - Piero Piccioni, Italian musician and composer (d. 2004)
- 1929 - Alain Tanner, Swiss filmmaker
- 1941 - Bruce Nauman, American artist
- 1942 - Peter Handke, Austrian writer
- 1948 – Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
- 1957 – Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)
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Deaths
- 1779 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (b. 1699)
- 1882 - Anthony Trollope, British author (b. 1815)
- 1932 - Eugène Brieux, French dramatist (Les Avariés), (b. 1858)
- 1949 - Leadbelly, American musician (b. 1888)
- 1961 - Frantz Fanon, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. 1925)
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