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*[[2005]] - [[Will Eisner]], American [[comic book]] artist (b. [[1917]]) | *[[2005]] - [[Will Eisner]], American [[comic book]] artist (b. [[1917]]) | ||
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- | *[[1884]] - [[Rudolf Koppitz]] (January 3 1884 in Schreiberseifen, Mährisch Schlesien - July 1936 in Perchtoldsdorf, Niederösterreich) was a Czech photographer | + | *[[1884]] - [[Rudolf Koppitz]], Czech photographer (d. [[1936]]) |
- | *[[1965]] - [[Milton Avery]] (March 7, 1885 – January 3, 1965) was an American modern painter. | + | *[[1965]] - [[Milton Avery]], American modern painter (b. [[1885]]) |
- | *[[2003]] - [[Monique Wittig]] Monique Wittig (1935 - January 3, 2003) was a French author and feminist theorist, particularly interested in overcoming gender. | + | *[[2003]] - [[Monique Wittig]], French author and feminist theorist (b. [[1935]]) |
- | *[[1923]] - [[Jaroslav Hašek]] (April 30, 1883 – January 3, 1923) was a Czech humorist and satirist who became well-known mainly for his world-famous novel The Good Soldier Švejk | + | *[[1923]] - [[Jaroslav Hašek]], Czech humorist and satirist (''The Good Soldier Švejk'') (b. [[1883]]) |
- | *[[1897]] - [[Pola Negri]] (3 January, 1897 - August 1, 1987) was a Polish film actress who achieved notoriety as a femme fatale in silent films between 1910s and 1930s, known for such films as Woman of the World. | + | *[[1897]] - [[Pola Negri]], Polish actress and femme fatale (''Woman of the World'') (d. [[1987]]) |
- | *[[1985]] - [[Bodil Joensen]] (25 September 1944 - 3 January 1985) was a Danish pornographic actress born in the village Hundige, near Copenhagen. Her best known film is the documentary A Summer Day. She also starred in Hvorfor gør de det? by the Phyllis and Eberhard Kronhausen. | + | *[[1985]] - [[Bodil Joensen]], Danish pornographic actress (''A Summer Day'') (b. [[1944]]) |
- | *[[1989]] - [[Robert Thomas]] (28 September 1927–3 January 1989) was a French writer, actor and film director. (''8 femmes'') | + | *[[1989]] - [[Robert Thomas]], French writer, actor and film director. (''8 femmes'') (b. [[1927]]) |
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Births
- 106 BC - Cicero, Roman statesman and philosopher (d. 43 BC)
- 1887 - August Macke, German painter (d. 1914)
- 1892 - J. R. R. Tolkien, British writer (d. 1973)
- 1911 - John Sturges, American director (d. 1982)
- 1929 - Sergio Leone, Italian director (d. 1989)
- 1956 - Mel Gibson, Australian actor
- 1964 - Bruce LaBruce, Canadian film-maker
Deaths
- 1944 - Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)
- 1950 - Emil Jannings, Swiss actor (b. 1884)
- 2002 - Juan García Esquivel, Mexican band leader (b. 1918)
- 2005 - Will Eisner, American comic book artist (b. 1917)
Notes
- 1884 - Rudolf Koppitz, Czech photographer (d. 1936)
- 1965 - Milton Avery, American modern painter (b. 1885)
- 2003 - Monique Wittig, French author and feminist theorist (b. 1935)
- 1923 - Jaroslav Hašek, Czech humorist and satirist (The Good Soldier Švejk) (b. 1883)
- 1897 - Pola Negri, Polish actress and femme fatale (Woman of the World) (d. 1987)
- 1985 - Bodil Joensen, Danish pornographic actress (A Summer Day) (b. 1944)
- 1989 - Robert Thomas, French writer, actor and film director. (8 femmes) (b. 1927)
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