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On this day timelines December 19th

Events

1962 – Highly influential artist, Bob Dylan releases his first album, Bob Dylan, on Columbia Records label.

• Bob Dylan albums
• Songs written by Bob Dylan

Births

1933 – Philip Roth, American author

• Novels by Philip Roth

1946 – Bigas Luna, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2013)

• Films directed by Bigas Luna

1952 – Harvey Weinstein, American director and producer, co-founded Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company

• Miramax Films films

1953 – Ricky Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The B-52's) (d. 1985)

• The B-52's albums

1955 – Bruce Willis, German-American actor, singer, and producer

• Bruce Willis filmography

1959 – Terry Hall, English singer-songwriter (The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, and Vegas)

• The Specials albums

1975 – Brann Dailor, American drummer and songwriter (Mastodon, Lethargy, and Today Is the Day)

• Mastodon (band) albums

• Bibliography
• Discography
• Film
• Filmography
• music
• literature