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On this day timelines November 2nd

Births

1906 – Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1976)

• Films directed by Luchino Visconti

1913 – Burt Lancaster, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1994)

• Burt Lancaster filmography

1941 – Bruce Welch, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Shadows)

• Songs written by Bruce Welch
• The Shadows albums

1944 – Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

• Films directed by Patrice Chéreau

1944 – Keith Emerson, English keyboard player and songwriter (The Nice, The V.I.P.'s, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Emerson, Lake & Powell)

• Albums produced by Keith Emerson
• The Nice albums
• Emerson, Lake & Palmer albums

1947 – Dave Pegg, English bass player and producer (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, and Ian Campbell Folk Group)

• Jethro Tull (band) albums
• Fairport Convention albums

1949 – Lois McMaster Bujold, American author

• Novels by Lois McMaster Bujold

1957 – Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band)

• Dave Matthews Band albums

1961 – k.d. lang, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

• K.d. lang albums

1974 – Nelly, American rapper and actor (St. Lunatics)

• Nelly albums

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