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Dave McKean
1963Dec, 29

Dave McKean

Dave McKean, English illustrator, photographer, director, and pianist
David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art and sculpture. McKean's projects include illustrating books by amongst others Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Heston Blumenthal, Ray Bradbury and Stephen King, and directing three feature films.

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Events on 1963

  • 8Jan

    Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
  • 8Feb

    John F. Kennedy

    Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
  • 21Apr

    Bahá'í Faith

    The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Bahá'í Faith.
  • 7Oct

    Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

    John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
  • 22Nov

    Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald