December 25
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| * [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] | * [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] | ||
| - | * [[1917]] - ''[[Why Marry?]]'', first dramatic play to win a [[Pulitzer Prize]], opens at the [[Astor Theatre]] in [[New York City]]. | + | * [[1917]] - ''[[Why Marry?]]'', dramatic play opens in [[New York City]]. |
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| + | * [[1709]] - [[Julien Offray de La Mettrie]], French physician and philosopher (d. [[1751]]) | ||
| * [[1874]] - [[Lina Cavalieri]], Italian soprano (d. [[1944]]) | * [[1874]] - [[Lina Cavalieri]], Italian soprano (d. [[1944]]) | ||
| * [[1899]] - [[Humphrey Bogart]], American actor (d. [[1957]]) | * [[1899]] - [[Humphrey Bogart]], American actor (d. [[1957]]) | ||
| * [[1907]] - [[Cab Calloway]], American bandleader (d. [[1994]]) | * [[1907]] - [[Cab Calloway]], American bandleader (d. [[1994]]) | ||
| - | * [[1911]] - [[Louise Bourgeois]], sculptor | + | * [[1911]] - [[Louise Bourgeois]], sculptor (d. 2010) |
| - | * [[1925]] - [[Carlos Castaneda]], Peruvian-born author (d. [[1998]]) | + | * [[1925]] - [[Carlos Castaneda]], Peruvian-born author (d. 1998) |
| * [[1928]] - [[Dick Miller]], American actor | * [[1928]] - [[Dick Miller]], American actor | ||
| * [[1943]] - [[Hanna Schygulla]], German actress | * [[1943]] - [[Hanna Schygulla]], German actress | ||
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| + | * [[1898]] - [[Georges Rodenbach]], Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist. (b. [[1855]]) | ||
| * [[1925]] - [[Karl Abraham]], German psychoanalyst (b. [[1877]]) | * [[1925]] - [[Karl Abraham]], German psychoanalyst (b. [[1877]]) | ||
| * [[1935]] - [[Paul Bourget]], French novelist and critic (b. [[1852]]) | * [[1935]] - [[Paul Bourget]], French novelist and critic (b. [[1852]]) | ||
| * [[1946]] - [[W. C. Fields]], American comedian (b. [[1880]]) | * [[1946]] - [[W. C. Fields]], American comedian (b. [[1880]]) | ||
| + | * [[1956]] - [[Robert Walser]], German-speaking Swiss writer. (b. [[1878]]) | ||
| * [[1963]] - [[Tristan Tzara]], Romanian-born writer (b. [[1896]]) | * [[1963]] - [[Tristan Tzara]], Romanian-born writer (b. [[1896]]) | ||
| * [[1975]] - [[Gaston Gallimard]], French publisher (b. [[1881]]) | * [[1975]] - [[Gaston Gallimard]], French publisher (b. [[1881]]) | ||
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| * [[1995]] - [[Emmanuel Levinas]], French Philosopher (b. [[1906]]) | * [[1995]] - [[Emmanuel Levinas]], French Philosopher (b. [[1906]]) | ||
| * [[2006]] - [[James Brown]], American singer (b. [[1933]]) | * [[2006]] - [[James Brown]], American singer (b. [[1933]]) | ||
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| - | * [[1925]] - [[Georges Rodenbach ]] | ||
| - | * [[1925]] - [[Robert Walser (writer) ]] | ||
| - | * [[1925]] - [[Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai ]] | ||
| - | * [[1925]] - [[Julien Offray de La Mettrie ]] | ||
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Art and culture
- Christmas Day
- 1917 - Why Marry?, dramatic play opens in New York City.
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Births
- 1709 - Julien Offray de La Mettrie, French physician and philosopher (d. 1751)
- 1874 - Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (d. 1944)
- 1899 - Humphrey Bogart, American actor (d. 1957)
- 1907 - Cab Calloway, American bandleader (d. 1994)
- 1911 - Louise Bourgeois, sculptor (d. 2010)
- 1925 - Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born author (d. 1998)
- 1928 - Dick Miller, American actor
- 1943 - Hanna Schygulla, German actress
- 1949 - Sissy Spacek, American actress
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Deaths
- 1898 - Georges Rodenbach, Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist. (b. 1855)
- 1925 - Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst (b. 1877)
- 1935 - Paul Bourget, French novelist and critic (b. 1852)
- 1946 - W. C. Fields, American comedian (b. 1880)
- 1956 - Robert Walser, German-speaking Swiss writer. (b. 1878)
- 1963 - Tristan Tzara, Romanian-born writer (b. 1896)
- 1975 - Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (b. 1881)
- 1977 - Charlie Chaplin, English actor (b. 1889)
- 1995 - Emmanuel Levinas, French Philosopher (b. 1906)
- 2006 - James Brown, American singer (b. 1933)
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