December 24
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- | *[[1524]] - [[David F. Friedman]] | + | *[[1524]] - [[David F. Friedman]] (born December 24, 1923), an American filmmaker of (exploitation films). |
*[[1524]] - [[Ignatius of Loyola]] | *[[1524]] - [[Ignatius of Loyola]] | ||
*[[1524]] - [[Joseph Cornell]] | *[[1524]] - [[Joseph Cornell]] |
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Art and culture
- 1888 - Vincent Van Gogh cuts off his ear during some sort of seizure.
- 1906 - Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmitted the first radio broadcast. The first program, consisted of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Births
- 1822 - Matthew Arnold, English poet (d. 1888)
- 1905 - Howard Hughes, American film producer and inventor (d. 1976)
- 1922 - Ava Gardner, American actress (d. 1990)
- 1931 - Mauricio Kagel, Argentine composer
- 1932 - On Kawara, Japanese conceptual artist
- 1945 - Lemmy, British singer, bassist (Motörhead)
Deaths
- 1524 - Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (bc. 1469)
- 1863 - William Makepeace Thackeray, English writer (b. 1811)
- 1935 - Alban Berg, Austrian composer (b. 1885)
- 1938 - Bruno Taut, German architect (b. 1880)
- 1975 - Bernard Herrmann, American film composer (b. 1911)
- 1982 - Louis Aragon, French writer (b. 1897)
Notes
- 1524 - David F. Friedman (born December 24, 1923), an American filmmaker of (exploitation films).
- 1524 - Ignatius of Loyola
- 1524 - Joseph Cornell
- 1524 - James Hadley Chase
- 1524 - Wolfgang Kayser
- 1524 - Edwige Fenech
- 1524 - Ad Reinhardt
- 1524 - Vittorio Giardino
- 1524 - Walter Abish
- 1524 - John Osborne
- 1524 - Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky
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