Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/December 2
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[edit] Births
- 1859 - Georges Seurat, French painter (d. 1891)
- 1923 - Maria Callas, American soprano (d. 1977)
- 1946 - Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (d. 1997)
- 1973 - Monica Seles, Yugoslavian-born tennis player
- 1978 - Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1981 - Britney Spears, American singer
[edit] Deaths
- 1547 - Hernán Cortés, Spanish explorer and conqueror (b. 1485)
- 1594 - Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer (b. 1512)
- 1814 - Marquis de Sade, French writer (b. 1740)
- 1859 - John Brown, American abolitionist (hanged) (b. 1800) (pictured)
- 1986 - Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor, musician, band leader, and composer (b. 1917)
- 1990 - Aaron Copland, American composer (b. 1900)
