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December 3, 1930

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Jean-Luc Godard

1930Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss director and screenwriter (died 2022)[†]

Jean-Luc Godard was a French and Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, Éric Rohmer and Jacques Demy. He was arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era. According to AllMovie, his work "revolutionized the motion picture form" through its experimentation with narrative, continuity, sound, and camerawork.

Raul M. Gonzalez

1930Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (died 2014)[†]

Raul Maravilla Gonzalez was the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and was the Secretary of Justice of the Philippines. He was replaced by Agnes Devanadera in 2009 from the orders of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

1930Yves Trudeau, Canadian sculptor (died 2017)[†]

Yves Trudeau was a Canadian sculptor and a prominent figure in 20th-century art in Quebec, especially public art.