December 14
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Art and culture
- 1959 - The Motown record label is founded in Detroit, Michigan by Berry Gordy.
- 1979 - Legendary punk rock group The Clash release London Calling in the UK, a landmark album in rock music.
Births
- 1824 - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (d. 1898)
- 1866 - Roger Fry, British artist and art critic (d. 1934)
- 1895 - Paul Éluard, French poet (d. 1952)
- 1911 - Spike Jones, American comedian and musician (d. 1965)
- 1916 - Shirley Jackson, American writer (d. 1965)
- 1923 - Gerard Reve, Dutch writer
- 1946 - Jane Birkin, British-born actress
Deaths
Notes
- 1911 - Spike Jones (December 14, 1911, Long Beach, California – May 1, 1965, Beverly Hills, California) was a popular musician and bandleader (d. 1965)
- 1887 - Xul Solar (born December 14,1887 - April 9, 1963), Argentine painter, sculptor, writer,(d. 1963)
- 1926 - Théo van Rysselberghe (November 23, 1862, - December 14, 1926), was a Belgian neo-impressionist painter, (b. 1862)
- 1987 - Copi (November 20, 1939 - December 14, 1987), better known by the nom de plume Copi (an Argentinism for "chicken"), was an Argentine writer, cartoonist, and playwright who spent most of his career in Paris. (b. 1939 )
- 1963 - Gustav Machatý (9 May, 1901 – 14 December, 1963), was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor.(b. 1901 )
- 1959 - Stanley Spencer (30 June 1891 – 14 December 1959) was an English painter. (b. 1891)
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