December 15
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On December 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Association, removed homosexuality from its official list of mental disorders. |
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Art and culture
- 1939 - Gone with the Wind premieres in the United States.
- 1965 - The film The Sound of Music is released.
- 1973 - The American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder.
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Births
- 37 - Nero, Roman Emperor (d. 68)
- 1832 - Gustave Eiffel, French engineer and architect (Eiffel tower) (d. 1923)
- 1870 - Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect and designer (d. 1956)
- 1907 - Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect (d. 2012)
- 1910 - John H. Hammond, American musician (d. 1987)
- 1911 - Stan Kenton, American musician (d. 1979)
- 1912 - Ray Eames, American designer (d. 1988)
- 1922 - Alan Freed, American disc jockey (d. 1965)
- 1928 - Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian artist (d. 2000)
- 1936 - Joe D'Amato, Italian film director (d. 1999)
- 1934 - Conrad Rooks, American film director (Chappaqua) (d. 2011)
- 1937 - Donald Goines , African American novelist (d. 1974)
- 1948 - Pascal Bruckner, French writer
- 1954 - Alex Cox, British film director
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Deaths
- 1675 - Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (b. 1632)
- 1927 – Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, German artist (b. 1874)
- 1966 - Walt Disney, American animator (b. 1901)
- 1979 - Sonia Delaunay , Ukrainian-French artist (b. 1885)
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