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Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American modernist painter and draftswoman whose career spanned seven decades and whose work remained largely independent of major art movements. Called the "Mother of American modernism", O'Keeffe gained international recognition for her meticulous paintings of natural forms ...
Years active. 1964–1988. Wayland Parrott Flowers Jr. (November 26, 1939 – October 11, 1988) was an American actor, comedian and puppeteer. [1] Flowers was best known for the comedy act he created with his puppet Madame. His performances as "Wayland Flowers and Madame" were a major national success on stage and on screen in the 1970s and 1980s.
December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 14 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 497 BC ...
Wright Brothers Day. Wright Brothers Day (December 17) is a United States national observation. It is codified in the US Code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled airplane, the Wright Flyer, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. [1]
December 27, 1978: Car accident: Singer-songwriter and guitarist of power pop band Big Star and solo 27 years, 349 days Zenon De Fleur: September 9, 1951: March 17, 1979: Car accident: Guitarist of the Count Bishops: 27 years, 189 days D. Boon: April 1, 1958: December 22, 1985: Car accident: Guitarist, lead singer of punk band Minutemen
Dattatreya ( Sanskrit: दत्तात्रेय, IAST: Dattātreya ), Dattā or Dattaguru, is a paradigmatic Sannyasi (monk) and one of the lords of yoga, venerated as a Hindu god. [8] He is considered to be an avatar and combined form of the three Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, who are also collectively known as the Trimurti, and ...
The Associated Press. August 5, 2024 at 9:32 AM. Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 11-17: Aug. 11: Songwriter Kenny Gamble of Gamble and Huff is 81. Bassist Jim Kale of the Guess Who is 81 ...
Kiersey Clemons born () December 17, 1993 (age 30) Colleen Clinkenbeard born () April 13, 1980 (age 44) Rosemary Clooney 1928–2002; Glenn Close ...