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== Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
*[[1892]] - The first performance of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]'s ballet ''[[The Nutcracker]]'' is held at the [[Mariinsky Theatre]] in [[St. Petersburg]]. | *[[1892]] - The first performance of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]'s ballet ''[[The Nutcracker]]'' is held at the [[Mariinsky Theatre]] in [[St. Petersburg]]. | ||
+ | *[[1966]] - American release of [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]'s British-Italian art film ''[[Blowup]]''. | ||
+ | *[[1970]] - ''[[El Topo]]'' premieres at the [[Elgin Cinema]], New York. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1870]] - [[Saki]], British writer (d. [[1916]]) | *[[1870]] - [[Saki]], British writer (d. [[1916]]) | ||
- | *[[1878]] - [[Josef Stalin]], leader of the Soviet Union (d. [[1953]]) | + | *[[1878]] - [[Joseph Stalin]], leader of the Soviet Union (d. [[1953]]) |
*[[1879]] - [[Paul Klee]], Swiss-born painter (d. [[1940]]) | *[[1879]] - [[Paul Klee]], Swiss-born painter (d. [[1940]]) | ||
- | *[[1916]] - [[Betty Grable]], American actress (d. [[1973]]) | + | *[[1916]] - [[Betty Grable]], American actress (d. 1973) |
- | *[[1931]] - [[Allen Klein]], American rock and roll business manager | + | *[[1926]] - [[Walter Lassally]], German-born British cinematographer closely associated with the British New Wave (d. 2017) |
+ | *[[1931]] - [[Allen Klein]], American rock and roll business manager (d. 2009) | ||
+ | *[[1931]] - [[André S. Labarthe]] , French film critic, producer, director and screen writer (d. 2018) | ||
+ | *[[1937]] - [[Frankie Crocker]], New York radio DJ. (d. 2000) | ||
*[[1939]] - [[Michael Moorcock]], British author | *[[1939]] - [[Michael Moorcock]], British author | ||
*[[1943]] - [[Keith Richards]], English guitarist ([[The Rolling Stones]]) | *[[1943]] - [[Keith Richards]], English guitarist ([[The Rolling Stones]]) | ||
*[[1946]] - [[Steven Spielberg]], American film director | *[[1946]] - [[Steven Spielberg]], American film director | ||
- | *[[1955]] - [[Ray Liotta]], American actor | + | *[[1952]] - [[Bettina Rheims]], French artist and photographer |
+ | *[[1955]] - [[Ray Liotta]], American actor (d. 2022) | ||
*[[1963]] - [[Brad Pitt]], American actor | *[[1963]] - [[Brad Pitt]], American actor | ||
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*[[1987]] - [[Conny Plank|Konrad "Conny" Plank]], German record producer and musician (b. [[1940]]) | *[[1987]] - [[Conny Plank|Konrad "Conny" Plank]], German record producer and musician (b. [[1940]]) | ||
*[[1999]] - [[Robert Bresson]], French film director (b. [[1907]]) | *[[1999]] - [[Robert Bresson]], French film director (b. [[1907]]) | ||
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- | *[[1963]] - [[Bettina Rheims]] (born December 18 1952, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris) is a French artist and photographer. Most recently Rheims has published Héroïnes. | ||
- | *[[1963]] - [[André S. Labarthe]] | ||
- | *[[1963]] - [[Frankie Crocker]] | ||
- | *[[1963]] - [[Walter Lassally]] | ||
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Art and culture
- 1892 - The first performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is held at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.
- 1966 - American release of Michelangelo Antonioni's British-Italian art film Blowup.
- 1970 - El Topo premieres at the Elgin Cinema, New York.
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Births
- 1870 - Saki, British writer (d. 1916)
- 1878 - Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union (d. 1953)
- 1879 - Paul Klee, Swiss-born painter (d. 1940)
- 1916 - Betty Grable, American actress (d. 1973)
- 1926 - Walter Lassally, German-born British cinematographer closely associated with the British New Wave (d. 2017)
- 1931 - Allen Klein, American rock and roll business manager (d. 2009)
- 1931 - André S. Labarthe , French film critic, producer, director and screen writer (d. 2018)
- 1937 - Frankie Crocker, New York radio DJ. (d. 2000)
- 1939 - Michael Moorcock, British author
- 1943 - Keith Richards, English guitarist (The Rolling Stones)
- 1946 - Steven Spielberg, American film director
- 1952 - Bettina Rheims, French artist and photographer
- 1955 - Ray Liotta, American actor (d. 2022)
- 1963 - Brad Pitt, American actor
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Deaths
- 1803 - Johann Gottfried Herder, German writer (b. 1744)
- 1869 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American composer and pianist (b. 1829)
- 1987 - Konrad "Conny" Plank, German record producer and musician (b. 1940)
- 1999 - Robert Bresson, French film director (b. 1907)
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