What legends were born in the blessed December?

December is the last month of the year, and some people call December the "best-smelling" season. This is a blessed month. It gives us countless reasons to hug, go on dates, and celebrate... December is blessed, and so is you who see this earth calendar.

December 1st

1935: American director Woody Allen was born

Woody Allen (real name: Allen Stewart Konigsberg), American film director, screenwriter, actor, comedian, writer, playwright and musician, his profession Career has been more than 50 years. Allen's unique style of film, which spans drama and off-linear comedy, has made him one of the most respected directors living in the United States.

Unlike most directors, Woody Allen does not seem to consider the "historicality" of his work. Whenever he completes a work, his attention is quickly attracted by new things. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why his films are always unexpected.

movie "Annie Hall"

December 3rd

1910: At the Paris Motor Show, Neon Lighting made its debut.

Neon is a gas-containing lamp, usually used for advertising or signboards. It was first demonstrated by Nikola Tesla at the Chicago Exposition in 1893, but his idea was not patented.

December 5th

1791: Austrian composer Mozart dies in Vienna

Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozar) was a composer and pianist in the classical period. He created more than 600 works in his life, covering almost all forms and genres. In his short life, he matured and carried forward the music style of the classical period. His works are also widely regarded as typical classical music and have great impact on later generations. influences.

movie "Mozart Biography" poster

December 8th

1980: John Lennon was shot and killed by fans in New York, USA

at 22:50 on December 8, 1980... Lennon was killed in front of his apartment in New York When Mark David Chapman, an American fanatic male fan who was allegedly mentally ill, was shot to death, he was only 40 years old. John Lennon's life is full of legends.

John Lennon, NYC, 1974 by Bob Gruen

December 15th

1939: "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta, USA

"Gone with the Wind" is a novel based on novelist Margaret Mitchell An American film adapted from the English novel "Gone with the Wind". The leading actors and actresses are played by Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. The film premiered in Atlanta on December 15, 1939, and the whole city was celebrated. The Georgia government declared this day to be a state holiday.

1939 "Gone with the Wind" poster

December 18th

1985: Huaxia Group was established

In December 1985, Xia Chunting, who was born at the foot of the mountain, invested only 48 yuan in his family to make a living, and started working in his own small courtyard to produce cement. Bathed in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, in just 34 years, Xia Chunting has continuously changed his role from farmer to worker to entrepreneur to NPC deputies. Huaxia Group has also rapidly grown from a single industrial enterprise that produces tower cranes to a modern large-scale enterprise group that spans industries and fields.

has been awarded as a 5A-level tourist attraction in Weihai China City Scenic Area. After years of construction, "China's Eco-Environmental First City" was built, turning a devastated quarry ruin into a 5A-level tourist attraction; "Phoenix Nirvana" and other arduous struggles have created the beautiful beauty of Huaxia City today. Here, tourists witnessed the vivid practice of the concept of "green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains" at the grassroots level, and deeply felt the tremendous changes brought about by the construction of ecological civilization.

December 19th

1997: "Titanic" (Titanic) premiere

Friday December 19th, 1997, written by James Cameron, Director, producer, co-produced and co-edited film "Titanic" was released in North America. After its release, the global box office of "Titanic" exceeded US$1.84 billion, making it the first film in the world to reach the US$1 billion mark. It has maintained its position as the number one movie box office in the world for 12 years. This record was broken by Cameron’s sequel "Avatar" and the 2019 "Avengers 4: Endgame" on January 26, 2010, and is now third. A survey conducted by

BBC showed that: "Titanic" is a movie that can make teenagers cry with middle-aged men who are ashamed to watch romance films."

December 21,

1937: "White Snow" The premiere of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was adapted from the story version of "Snow White" from the "Grim Fairy Tales" and was released in the United States in the Christmas season of 1937. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Disney's first classic animated feature film and the first color animation feature film in film history.

December 23,

1888: Van Gogh cut off his left ear with a razor

Vincent Willem van Gogh (Vincent Willem van Gogh) Dutch post-impressionist painter. He was a pioneer of expressionism and deeply influenced the art of the 20th century, especially Fauvism and German Expressionism. Most of his most famous works were created during the last two years of his life, during which Van Gogh was deeply involved in mental illness, which led to his suicide at the age of 37.

December 24,

1818: The Christmas carol "Silent Eve" was first sung in an Austrian church.

"Silent Nacht" (German: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) was composed by Franz Xeva Gruber in 1818 The lyrics were composed by Joseph Mohr in Austria and sung for the first time at Silent Night Chapel in Austria on Christmas Eve in 1818.

Silent Night Chapel

December 26th

1606: Shakespeare’s play "King Lear" performed its first recorded performance

"King Lear" is one of the famous tragedies of British writer William Shakespeare. The play is adapted from the legend of Lyle, the former Celtic King of Rome, and has been widely adapted into stage plays and movies. Many of the world's most accomplished actors are eager to perform this role.

December 28th

1895: The world's first commercial film screening

The Lumière brothers of Lyon, France (Louis and Auguste Lumière) are the inventors of movies and movie projectors and are regarded as the fathers of movies. They shot the first real first real movie: La Sortie de l'Usine Lumière à Lyon (the whole film is 46 seconds long), making the movie truly the "seventh art".

La Sortie de l'Usine Lumière à Lyon

December 31st

1869: French painter Henri Matisse was born

French painter Henri Matisse (Henri Émile Benoît Matisse) He is one of the most important painters of the 20th century and one A sculptor and printmaker. Matisse is the founder and main representative of Fauvism, famous for his use of bright and bold colors.