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1994 Arthur Krim, U.S. director (United Artists, Orion Pictures), dies

1989 "Day Without Art" - Artists demonstrate against AIDS

1976 Connie Boswell, actress (Artists and Models), dies at 68

1956 1st International conference of black writers and artists meets (Sorbonne)

1948 T-Bone Burnett, born in St. Louis, Missouri, musician, songwriter, produced artists including BoDeans, Counting Crows, music for films

1944 Jonathan King, born in London, England, Kenneth George King, singer, songwriter, pop music producer, wrote song 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon', successful writer, producer for other musical artists

1939 Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure

1938 Yuji Takahashi, born in Japan, composer, author, pianist, performer, grant recipient, Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists

1934 Carl de Winter, Secretary-General, Federation of British Artists

1917 Andrew Wyeth, born in Pennsylvania, realist painter, one of the best-known artists of the middle 20th century

1913 Max Youngstein, born in New York City, producer, United Artists

1896 Wyatt Eaton, artist, painter, portraitist, one of the founders of the Society of American Artists, dies from tuberculosis in Newport, Rhode Island

1877 Society of American Artists forms

1849 Wyatt Eaton, born in Philipsburg, Canada, artist, painter, portraitist, one of the founders of the Society of American Artists

1823 Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Russian playwright, Artists and Admirers


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