December 6
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| *[[1885]] - [[Albrecht Schaeffer]], German writer (''Josef Montfort'') (d. [[1950]]) | *[[1885]] - [[Albrecht Schaeffer]], German writer (''Josef Montfort'') (d. [[1950]]) | ||
| - | *[[1961]] - [[Emmanuel Frémiet]] | + | *[[1961]] - [[Emmanuel Frémiet]] French sculptor (December 6, 1824 - 1910) best known for his sculpture of Joan of Arc. Outside the world of sculpture he is noted for his faux "natural history" depictions such as "Gorilla Carrying off a Woman" |
| *[[1961]] - [[Bruce Nauman]] | *[[1961]] - [[Bruce Nauman]] | ||
| *[[1961]] - [[Eugène Brieux]] | *[[1961]] - [[Eugène Brieux]] | ||
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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.
Births
- 1478 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)
- 1805 - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician (d. 1861)
- 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
- 1942 - Peter Handke, Austrian writer
Deaths
- 1352 - Pope Clement VI (b. 1291)
- 1779 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (b. 1699)
- 1882 - Anthony Trollope, British author (b. 1815)
- 1949 - Leadbelly, American musician (b. 1888)
- 1961 - Frantz Fanon, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (b. 1925)
Notes
- 1885 - Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Josef Montfort) (d. 1950)
- 1961 - Emmanuel Frémiet French sculptor (December 6, 1824 - 1910) best known for his sculpture of Joan of Arc. Outside the world of sculpture he is noted for his faux "natural history" depictions such as "Gorilla Carrying off a Woman"
- 1961 - Bruce Nauman
- 1961 - Eugène Brieux
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