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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on April, 23, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,413 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,413 Celebrities
105 celebrities or events were found for April, 23. Add to favourites (108 fans)Biography of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (born on May 3 (Gregorian calendar), April 23 (Julian Calendar), baptised 26 April 1564 (Julian calendar) – died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, and as the world's preeminent dramatist. He wrote approximately 38 plays and 154 sonnets, as well as a variety of other poems. Already popular in his own lifetime, Shakespeare became more famous after his death and his work was adulated by many prominent cultural figures through the centuries. He is often considered to be England's national poet and is sometimes referred to as the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard") or the "Swan of Avon". Shakespeare produced most of his work between 1586 and 1612, although the exact dates and chronology of t... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an Academy Award-winning American film director, producer, author and political activist known for his outspoken, critical views on globalization, large corporations, gun violence, the Iraq War, U.S. President George W. Bush, and various other domestic and international policies of the United States and its allies. Personal life Moore was born in Flint, Michigan to Veronica, a secretary, and Frank Moore, an automotive assembly-line worker. He grew up in the city of Davison. At the time, the neighboring city of Flint was home to many General Motors factories, where his parents and grandfather worked. His uncle was one of the founders of the United Automobile Workers labor union and participated in the famous Flint Sit-Down Strike. Moore has... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, hip hop musician and actor. He currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a member of the Raw brand, though is currently inactive due to a legitimate torn pectoral muscle. He was in his third reign as WWE Champion, a reign that lasted 380 days—the sixth longest reign in the title's history—before he was stripped of the title due to injury. He is also a three-time United States Champion and a one-time World Tag Team Champion. Height : 1m85 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Cena trained in and wrestled for Ultimate Pro Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling, holding the top titles of both promotions. Aside from professional wrestling, Cena has released the rap album You Can't... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Lauri Ylönen
Lauri Johannes Ylönen (born April 23, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) is the frontman of the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus. Early days Ylönen was born and grew up in Helsinki, Finland. At a young age he became attracted to music. He learned to play the piano unwillingly when he was just five years old. Later he also learned to play the guitar and drums. When Ylönen was eight years old, started on third grade in elementary school, he met Eero Heinonen (the bassist of The Rasmus) and they became close mates during the school years. Ylönen's older sister Hannah said that he should try to sing as well. He tried and decided to continue with that. The Rasmus Main article: The Rasmus When He and Heinonen started on Suutarila high school in the beginning of the 1990s, they met Pa... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Shirley Temple
Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an American former child actress. She starred in over 40 films during the 1930s. She was later a diplomat and is now retired. Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m) Early life Temple began dance classes at Meglin's Dance School in Hollywood in 1931, at the age of 3. Her film career began when a casting director from Educational Pictures visited her class. Although Temple hid behind the piano in the studio, she was chosen by the director, invited to audition, and, eventually, signed to a contract with Educational. Temple worked at Educational from 1932 to 1933, and appeared in two series of short subjects for the studio. Her first series, Baby Burlesks, satirized recent motion pictures and politics. In the series "Baby Burlesks", Temple would dress up ... Biography of Véronique Poivre d'Arvor
Véronique Poivre d'Arvor is the wife of Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, famous French journalist.... Biography of Jean-Dominique Bauby
Jean-Dominique Bauby (April, 1952 - March 9, 1997) was a French journalist and author and editor of the magazine ELLE. At the age of forty-three, on December 8, 1995, Bauby, a well-known Parisian, suffered a massive stroke which rendered his brain stem inactive. When he woke up twenty days later, he found he was mute and almost entirely paralysed; he could only move his head a little, grunt, and blink his left eyelid. This rare condition is called locked-in syndrome. Despite his condition, he authored the book The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by blinking when the correct letter was reached by a person slowly reciting the alphabet over and over again. Bauby had to compose and edit the book entirely in his head, and convey it one letter at a time. He had his interlocuter read from a s... Biography of Michel Leeb
Michel Leeb is a French humorist, actor and singer.... Biography of Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 (birth time source, Steinbrecher, Astrodatabank) – December 6, 1988), nicknamed "The Big O," was an influential American singer-songwriter, guitarist and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. By the mid-1960s Orbison was internationally recognized for his ballads of lost love, rhythmically advanced melodies, characteristic dark sunglasses, and his taut, powerful alto voice coupled with his occasional distinctive usage of falsetto, typified in songs such as "Ooby Dooby," "Only The Lonely," "In Dreams," "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Crying," "Running Scared," and "You Got It." Elvis Presley once said Orbison had the best singing voice he'd ever h eard. In 1987 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and posthu... Biography of Melina Kanakaredes
Melina Eleni Kanakaredes (born April 23, 1967) is a Daytime Emmy-nominated American actress. Kanakaredes is known for her starring role as Dr. Sydney Hansen on the television show Providence. She currently stars in the CBS show CSI: NY as Det. Stella Bonasera, alongside Gary Sinise as Det. Mac Taylor. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Early life Kanakaredes was born in Akron, Ohio to a Greek American family. She is a second-generation American and is fluent in Greek. Her family owns and runs a candy store in Akron called "Temo's Candy Company". She graduated from Firestone High School in Akron and attended The Ohio State University, where she competed in synchronized swimming and was first runner-up in the Miss Ohio pageant. After a year, Kanakaredes transferred to Point Park University in Pi... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев, Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) born in Sontsovka, Ukraine of the Russian Empire on April 23 (April 15 O.S.), 1891–March 5, 1953 was a Russian and Soviet composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. (Alternative transliterations of his name include Sergey or Serge, and Prokofief, Prokofieff, or Prokofyev.) Prokofiev displayed unusual musical abilities by the age of five. His first piano composition to be written down (by his mother), an 'Indian Gallop', was in F major but without the... Biography of Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano (April 21, 1930 – December 16, 1989) was an Italian actress. Known for her appearance, at a young age she won a Miss Rome beauty pageant, which led her to cinema. The movie that brought her to stardom was Bitter Rice and she continued to have success in cinema without ever surpassing Sophia Loren or Gina Lollobrigida's level of stardom. Born in Rome to an Italian father and an English mother, Mangano lived in poor times caused by the war. Trained for seven years as a dancer, she was supporting herself as a model. In 1946, at age 16, Mangano won the Miss Rome beauty pageant and through this she obtained a rôle in a Mario Costa movie. One year later she became a contestant in the Miss Italia contest. Potential actress Lucia Bosé became "The Queen", among Mangano and ... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Valerie Bertinelli
Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born on April 23, 1960) is an American film and television actress best known for her role as Bonnie Franklin's smart and lovable daughter, Barbara Cooper, on the long-running television series One Day at a Time. Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m) Early years Bertinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Italian parents Nancy and Andy (a General Motors executive) Bertinelli. Along with her one older and two younger brothers, the family lived in Claymont, Delaware and Clarkston, Michigan before moving to Van Nuys, California where Bertinelli studied acting at the Tami Lynn School of Artists. She graduated from Granada Hills High School in 1978. She was raised Catholic. . Career Commercial Age fourteen, J.C. Penney's commercial. Jenny Craig commercials. ... Biography of Lee Majors
Lee Majors (born Harvey Lee Yeary on April 23, 1939), a popular American actor, primarily for his roles in movies, sitcoms and television who also starred in four long-running ABC TV series over four decades. He is best known for his roles as Barbara Stanwyck's son, Heath Barkley on The Big Valley (1965-1969), as Arthur Hill's law partner/friend, Jess Brandon on Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971-1974), as Colonel Steve Austin on The Six Million Dollar Man (1974-1978), and as Colt Seavers on The Fall Guy (1981-1986). He also had a recurring role as Col. Seymour Kooze in Son of the Beach. Early life The son of Carl Yeary, who was killed in a work accident and Alice Yeary, who was killed in a hit and run accident, Yeary was born in the Detroit suburb of Wyandotte, Michigan. In 1941, w... Biography of William Joseph Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851) was an English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker, whose style can be said to have laid the foundation for Impressionism. Life and career Turner was born in Maiden Lane Covent Garden, London, England. His father, William Gay Turner (27 January 1738 – 7 August 1829), was a barber and wig maker. His mother, Mary Marshall, became increasingly mentally unstable, perhaps, in part, due to the early death of Turner's younger sister, Helen Turner in 1786. She died in 1804, after having been committed in 1799 to a mental asylum. Possibly due to the load placed on the family by these problems, the young Turner was sent in 1785 to stay with his uncle on his mother's side in Brentford, which was then a small... Biography of Max Planck
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (April 23, 1858 in Kiel, Germany – October 4, 1947 in Göttingen, Germany) was a German physicist. He is considered to be the founder of quantum theory, and therefore one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century. Life and work Early childhood Planck came from a traditional, intellectual family. His paternal great-grandfather and grandfather were both theology professors in Göttingen, his father was a law professor in Kiel and Munich, and his paternal uncle was a judge. Planck was born in Kiel to Johann Julius Wilhelm Planck and his second wife, Emma Patzig. He was the sixth child in the family, though two of his siblings were from his father's first marriage. Among his earliest memories was the marching of Prussian and Austrian troops... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Druon
Maurice Druon (b.April 23, 1918 - d.April 14, 2009) is a French novelist and member of Académie française. He was born in Paris. He is the nephew of the writer Joseph Kessel, with whom he wrote the Chant des Partisans, which, with music composed by Anna Marly, was used as an anthem by the French Resistance during the Second World War. In 1948 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Les grandes familles. On December 8, 1966, he was elected to the 30th seat of the Académie française, succeeding Georges Duhamel. While his scholarly writing earned him a seat at the Académie, he is best known for a series of seven historical novels published in the 1950s under the title Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings). He was Minister of Cultural Affairs in 1973 and 1974 in Pierre Messmer'... Biography of George Lopez
George Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He is one of the most prominent Mexican-Americans from within the Latino community to be recognized in mainstream North American popular culture. He is perhaps best known for starring in his own produced television sitcom show entitled George Lopez. Early Life Lopez was born in Los Angeles and raised in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California. He was abandoned by his father as an infant and by his mother when he was ten years old, and was subsequently raised by his maternal grandmother, Benne Gutierrez, a factory worker, and maternal step-grandfather Refugil Gutierrez, a builder. Stand-Up Career Much of Lopez's comedy is based on his experiences in childhood, and that of the Mexican-American community in general.... Biography of Jaime King
Jaime King (born April 23, 1979) is an American film actress and model. In her modeling career and early film roles, she went by the names Jamie King and most especially James King, which was a childhood nickname given to King by her parents, because her agency already represented another Jaime — the older, then-more famous model Jaime Rishar. King, because of the latter name, is sometimes referred to as the "Model with a man's name". Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) King had a successful modeling career and was considered "One of the world's top fashion models", appearing in Vogue, Mademoiselle, and Harper's Bazaar. Afterwards, King began taking small film roles, her first large endeavor being the big-budget Pearl Harbor (2001), and later first starring role in Bulletproof Monk (2003). She ha... Biography of Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová (pronounced , roughly HAHN-too-khoh-vah; is a Slovak professional tennis player (born April 23, 1983 in Poprad, Czechoslovakia, now the Slovak Republic). She is currently working with a number of coaches who work out of the Sanchez-Casal Academy, primarily Angel Gimenez and occasionally with Eduardo Nicolas. Her WTA Tour mentor in the Partners for Success program was Martina Navratilova, who was her doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005. As of the end of the 2007 season Hantuchová was ranked at No. 9 in singles. She has twice topped the ACE tennis magazine's Hot List of the world's sexiest tennis players. Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Weight 62 kg (136 lb) Career Overall Hantuchová has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career, the f... Biography of Dev Patel
Dev Patel (Gujarati: દેવ પટેલ born 23 April 1990) is a British film and television actor as well as a martial artist. As an actor, he is known for his performances as Anwar Kharral in the teen drama series Skins and as main protagonist, Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's critically acclaimed and multiple Academy Award winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which Patel won a number of awards, including a Critics' Choice Award and Screen Actors Guild Award, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. As a martial artist, he is a black belt in Taekwondo and was a bronze medalist at the 2004 AIMAA World Championships in Dublin. Early life Dev Patel was born in Harrow, London, (source: Imdb) England, to Hindu Gujarati Ind... Biography of Sandra Dee
Sandra Dee (April 23, 1942 (or 1944) - February 20, 2005) was an American film actress best known for her role as "Gidget." Birth and background Born Alexandria Zuck to Mary Cimboliak, who was of Rusyn ancestry, and John Zuck, in Bayonne, New Jersey, Dee was a professional model by the age of four. She progressed to television commercials and then made her first film, Until They Sail, in 1957. There is some confusion as to her actual birth year, with evidence pointing to both 1942 and 1944; this likely stems back to her mother's practice of misreporting her age. Career In 1958 she won a Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" (along with Carolyn Jones and Diane Varsi). Her film career flourished, and she became known for her wholesome ingenue roles in such films as Imit... Biography of Virginie Desarnauts
Virginie Desarnauts, born April 23, 1974 in Toulouse, is a French actress. She is the daughter of French lawyer Bertrand Desarnauts. Filmography TV 1993 - 1995 : Premiers baisers 1995 : Le Miracle de l'amour, épisode Tendres adieux. 1995 - 1997 : Les Années fac 1996 : Les Vacances de l'amour 1998 : Les Années bleues 2002 : Pierre et Farid 2003 : Sous le soleil 2003 : Les Vacances de l'amour 2005 : Navarro, épisode Violences mortelles. 2005 : Laura, le compte à rebours a commencé 2006 : Les Zigs (avec des scènes de nudité intégrale) 2006 : Un gendre idéal 2006 : Le vrai coupable Movies 1995 : Jefferson à Paris 2004 : Comme une image d'Agnès Jaoui 2004 : Les Parisiens de Claude Lelouch 2005 : Le Courage d'aimer de Claude Lelouch 2006 : Jean d... Biography of Joanna Krupa
Joanna Krupa (born April 23, 1979 in Warsaw, Poland ) is a Polish-American model and actress. Early life Joanna Krupa was born in Warsaw, Poland. Joanna has a younger sister, Marta Krupa, who is also a model. She moved to Chicago, Illinois, with her family at the age of five. Krupa was raised Roman Catholic. Career Krupa has appeared on magazine covers including ENVY, FHM, Personal, Inside Sport, Stuff, Steppin' Out, Teeze, Shape and Maxim, in which she was named the Sexiest Swimsuit Model in the World. Maxim named her #61 in its 2006 Hot 100 list. She was voted German Maxim's Model of the Year 2004-2005. Krupa has also appeared twice on the cover of Playboy. Krupa has also been a lingerie model for Frederick's of Hollywood. She was a Miss Howard TV model for the month of Dec... Biography of Judy Davis
Judy Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Academy Award-nominated and three-time Emmy Award-winning Australian actress. Personal life Davis was born in Perth and had a Catholic upbringing. She was educated at Loreto Convent and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1977. She has been married to actor and fellow NIDA graduate Colin Friels (who was also in the film High Tide with her) since 1984. They have two children, Jack and Charlotte. Career First coming to prominence for her role as Sybylla Melvyn in the coming-of-age saga My Brilliant Career (1979), for which she won BAFTA Awards for Best Actress and Best Newcomer, she also played the lead in such Australian New Wave classics as Winter of Our Dreams (1981) (as the waif-like heroin addict) and Heatwave ... Biography of Timothy McVeigh
Timothy James McVeigh ( aka Oklahoma City bomber April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001), was a former American soldier who was convicted of eleven federal offenses and ultimately executed as a result of his role on the April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City bombing. The bombing, claimed 168 lives, was the deadliest act of terrorism within United States borders until the September 11, 2001 attacks and remains the deadliest incident of domestic terrorism in the United States. McVeigh was born in Lockport, New York, and raised in nearby Pendleton, New York. He was the middle child of three and the only male child. He earned his high school diploma from Starpoint Central High School. His parents, Mildred Noreen ("Mickey") Hill and William McVeigh, divorced when he was 10. His parents were of Irish and Germ... Biography of Paul Belmondo
Paul Belmondo (born April 23, 1963 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France) is a French racing driver who raced in Formula One for the March and Pacific Racing teams. He is the son of actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and grandson of sculptor Paul Belmondo. Around 1981, Paul gained publicity for becoming the lover of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco. He is also an actor. Through 1987 he participated in Formula 3 and Formula 3000, although he was never a top 10 championship finisher in either. In 1992 he joined the March F1 team as a pay driver, getting a ninth place at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but only qualifying 4 more times before he ran out of money and was replaced by Emanuele Naspetti. Two years later he became a member of the uncompetitive Pacific Grand Prix team, where he only qualified for t... Biography of Pascal Quignard
Pascal Quignard (born April 23, 1948) is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre. In 2002 his novel Les Ombres errantes won the Prix Goncourt. Terrasse à Rome (Terrasse in Rome), received the French Academy prize in 2000, and Carus was awarded the "Prix des Critiques" in 1980. One of Quignard's most famous works is the eighty-four "Little Treatises", first published in 1991 by Maeght. His most popular book is probably Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings in the World), about 17th-century viola de gamba player Marin Marais and his teacher, Sainte-Colombe, which was adapted for the screen in 1991, by director Alain Corneau. Quignard wrote the screenplay of the film, in collaboration with Corneau. Tous les matins du monde, starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gérard Depardieu and son Gui... Biography of Barry Watson
Barry Watson (born April 23, 1974 in Traverse City, Michigan) is an American actor, best known for his roles of Matt Camden on 7th Heaven, Brian Davis in What About Brian and Todd in Samantha Who?. Early Life Michael Barret "Barry" Watson was born in Traverse City, Michigan. His father worked as an attorney and his mother, as a paralegal. Watson was born the third of four children. At the age of eight, his family moved to Dallas, Texas where he began his modeling career. For a period of time he studied acting at the Dallas Young Actors Studio. Watson was fourteen when his parents divorced. When he was fifteen, he moved to Burbank, California, where he immediately landed a six month contract on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. After his contract ended, Watson moved back to Texas, and g... Biography of Joyce Dewitt
Joyce Anne DeWitt (born April 23, 1949) is an American actress perhaps most famous for her role as Janet Wood on the television situation comedy Three's Company. Early life Dewitt was born in West Virginia to Shirley and Paul DeWitt. Although she was born in West Virginia, Joyce grew up in Speedway, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. After she received a bachelor's degree from Ball State University, she moved to California to earn her masters degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). While attending UCLA, she worked part-time as a house painter and once was hired to paint the actor Abe Vigoda's garage doors. This painting job spawned a friendship between DeWitt and Vigoda which still endures. Career Being an avid pantyhose wearer, DeWitt is famous for refus... Biography of Simone Simon
Simone Simon (April 23, 1911 (source: B.C. in hand from Steinbrecher) – February 22, 2005) was a French film actress who began her film career in 1931. Early life Simone Simon Pas-de-Calais, France. She was the daughter of Henri Louis Firmin, a French engineer, and Erma Maria Domenica Giorcelli, an Italian housewife. She grew up in Marseille. She went to Paris in 1931 and worked briefly as a singer, model and fashion designer. Height 5' 2" (1.57 m) Career Simon made her screen debut in Le Chanteur inconnu (The Unknown Singer, 1931). She quickly established herself as one of the country's most successful film actresses. After seeing her in the 1934 film Lac Aux Dames (USA title: Ladies' Lake), Darryl F. Zanuck brought her to Hollywood in 1936 with a widespread publicity cam... Biography of Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová (born April 23, 1989 in Nürnberg, West Germany) is a Czech female tennis player. Vaidišová is a star in women's tennis who has been playing since she was six years old. She is a student of Nick Bollettieri and trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Her serve is considered her biggest weapon. As of June 25, 2007, Vaidišová is ranked #10 in the WTA rankings. On August 9, 2006, she moved up in the rankings to #9, becoming the 12th-youngest player in Tour history to crack the Top 10, at 17 years, 3 months, and 2 weeks of age. She achieved her career-high ranking of No. 7 on May 14, 2007. Vaidišová is the face of Reebok and has been featured in their "I Am What I Am" and "Run Easy" campaigns. She also endorses Citizen Watch Co., Ltd and its E... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Otto Walkhoff
Friedrich Otto Walkhoff, born April 23, 1860 in Braunschweig, died June 8, 1934 in Berlin, was a German dental therapist.... Biography of Hervé Villechaize
Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize (April 23, 1943 - September 4, 1993) was a French actor who achieved worldwide recognition for his role as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, in the television series Fantasy Island (1978 - 1984). He was also well known for playing the evil henchman Nick Nack in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. Early life Villechaize suffered from proportionate (as opposed to achondroplastic) dwarfism due to a thyroid dysfunction, despite his surgeon father's attempts to cure the disease in several institutions. In later years, he insisted on being called a midget, rather than "little person," irritating activists like Billy Barty. Villechaize was born and raised in Paris to English-born Evelyn (Recchionni) and stepfather André Villechaize, a French surgeo... Biography of Michel Nihoul
Michel Nihoul (April 23, 1941 in Verviers) is a Belgian convicted of drug traffic and pedophilia. He is accused of complicity in the murders of the serial killer Marc Dutroux, but was acquitted of the murders, and of the kidnapping of the girls. On June 22, 2004, Nihoul received 5 years of prison.... Biography of Damien Touya
Damien Touya, born April 23, 1975 in La Rochelle, is a French fencer, specialist at sabre.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Hamp
Henri Bourrillon, best known as Pierre Hamp, born on April 23, 1876 in Nice, died on November 19, 1962 in Le Vésinet, was a French writer. Bibliographie Ch. Baillat, J.-J. Guéant, D. Guyot, P. Largesse B. Laurençon, M. Petit, M. de Rabaudy, J. Rabouël, Y. Roupsard, Pierre Hamp, inspecteur du travail et écrivain humaniste, Paris, Collection « Mémoires du travail », L'Harmattan, 2006 (ISBN 2-7475-9668-0) Michel Ragon, "Histoire de la littérature prolétarienne en France",Albin Michel, 1974, (ISBN 2-226-00111-5) revue-nord.com revue de critique et de création littéraire, dossier Pierre Hamp, n° 50, novembre 2007.... Biography of Alexis Gruss
Alexis Gruss, born April 23, 1944 in Bart, Doubs, is a French artist, director of circus Grüss.... Biography of John Hannah
John David Hannah (born 23 April 1962) is a Scottish actor of film and television. He has appeared in Stephen Sommers' Mummy Series, Richard Curtis' Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sliding Doors with Gwyneth Paltrow. Early life Hannah was born in East Kilbride near Glasgow, the youngest of three children; he has two older sisters. His mother, Susan, was a cleaner at Marks & Spencer, and his father, John, a toolmaker. He attended Claremont High School in East Kilbride and went on to an apprenticeship as an electrician. In East Kilbride, he participated in the East Kilbride Rep Theatre Club. At the suggestion of a colleague, he completed his apprenticeship and then attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Career After graduation, Hannah had parts in theatre producti... Biography of Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz (pronounced /ˌtaɪ.oʊ ˈkruːz/ TYE-oh KREWZ; born Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere on 23 April 1983 in London) is a Brit Award winning, English singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and music producer. In 2008, after years of writing and producing songs for other artists including Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Pussycat Dolls he released his debut album Departure. Written, arranged and produced himself, it achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination. In October 2009, he released his follow up album Rokstarr in the UK, which includes his UK and US number one single "Break Your Heart". In March 2010 he released "Break Your Heart" as his debut US single. In between the two albums and at present, Cruz has been working on pr... Biography of Jessica Stam
Jessica Stam (born April 23, 1986) is a Canadian model. She is considered to be part of the crop of models described as "doll faces" alongside Gemma Ward, Vlada Roslyakova, Lily Cole, Caroline Trentini, Lisa Cant, Devon Aoki, and Heather Marks. In 2007, Forbes named her fifteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels, earning at an estimated total of $1.5 million in the past 12 months. Early life and discovery Stam was born in Kincardine, Ontario and grew up on a farm alongside her six brothers. She came from a religious family and attended Sacred Heart High School in Walkerton, Ontario. Her original intention was to become a dentist. Stam was discovered in a local Tim Hortons coffee shop by Michèle Miller (an agent at the International Model Management agency in Barr... Biography of Kal Penn
Kalpen Suresh Modi (born April 23, 1977), known by his stage name Kal Penn, is an incoming Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison in the Barack Obama administration. He is an American actor and film producer. Penn has had starring roles in the films National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, The Namesake, Epic Movie, and Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. His television credits include a recurring role on Day 6 of the series 24, and series regular Dr. Lawrence Kutner in the fourth and fifth seasons of House. On April 8, 2009 Penn announced that he would join the Obama White House as Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison, after his character on the House TV Series, Dr. Lawrence Kutner was written out by co... Biography of Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, also known as Jean Nicolas (April 23, 1756 – June 3, 1819) was a French personality of the Revolutionary period. Though not one of the most well known figures of the French Revolution, Jacques Nicolas Billaud Varenne was an instrumental figure of the period known as The Terror. As Varenne climbed his way up the ladder of power during the period of The Terror, he was recognized for his courageousness and dedication to the cause. He was recognized and worked with French Revolution figures Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, and is often considered one of the key architects of the period known as The Terror. “No, we will not step backward, our zeal will only be smothered in the tomb; either the Revolution will triumph or we will all die.” Those who wer... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Esposito
Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito (born April 23, 1943 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender, who played in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Chicago Black Hawks. He is considered one of the pioneers of the now popular butterfly style. Hockey career Early years Esposito grew up Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario with his brother, fellow future NHL star Phil Esposito. He played college hockey for Michigan Tech University. A three-year hockey letterwinner, Esposito was a three-time first-team All-America selection. He was a driving force in helping the Huskies to the 1964–65 NCAA Championship and was named a first-team NCAA All-Tournament Team choice in 1965. Still currently the MTU career leader in goals against average (2.55) and seco... Biography of Michel Blaton
Michel Blaton, born April 23, 1957 in Ixelles, is a Belgian equestrian.... Biography of Craig Sheffer
Craig Eric Sheffer (born April 23, 1960) is an American film and television actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Sheffer was born in York, Pennsylvania to a mother who worked in a nursing home and a father who worked as a prison guard and screenwriter. His brother is writer Hogan Sheffer. He is a graduate of York Suburban Senior High School. Sheffer was first seen on a nationwide basis as Ian Hayden on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, and as the teenage son of Michael Goodwin and Leigh Taylor-Young on the 1983 prime time serial The Hamptons. His earliest starring assignment in films was as the best friend of troubled teenager Emilio Estevez in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985), a reformatory camp inmate in Fire With Fire, and an antagonistic rich kid in Some Kind... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandra Kosteniuk
Alexandra Kostantinovna Kosteniuk (born April 23, 1984 in Perm, Volga Federal District) is a Russian chess Grandmaster with a FIDE rating of 2510. Her most notable chess achievements include: Becoming female European champion in 2004 by winning the tournament in Dresden, Germany. And in August 2006 she became the first Chess960 (Fischer Random) women world champion after beating Germany's top female player Elisabeth Pähtz 5.5-2.5. In November 2004, she achieved the International Grandmaster title, becoming the tenth of the eleven women who have received the highest title awarded by the World Chess Federation (FIDE). She also holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She is 10th on the July 2008 FIDE women Elo rating list with a rating of 2510. Kosteniuk won the 200... Biography of Blair Brown
Bonnie Blair Brown (born April 23, 1946 (source: Imdb)) is an American actress film and TV actress. She has had a number of high profile roles, including a Tony Award winning turn in the play Copenhagen on Broadway, as well as a run as the title character in the television comedy-drama The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, which ran from 1987 to 1991. Career Early career Brown pursued secondary education at the National Theatre School of Canada. She gained notice as a participating actor at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and spent several years honing her work on the stage. Film Brown's first feature film role was in the 1973 film The Paper Chase; her first major starring role was in The Choirboys in 1977. Among her other film credits were Altered States (opposite William ... Biography of Renée Lebas
Renée Lebas, born April 23, 1917 in Paris, is a French singer and producer. Songs 1940 : L'Accordéoniste 1942 : D'l'autre côté de la rue 1942 : Insensiblement 1942 : Je suis seule ce soir 1943 : Exil 1943 : 14 juillet 1943 : Un petit bouquet de violettes 1946 : La Mer 1946 : Où es-tu mon amour ? 1946 : La Fontaine de Varsovie 1946 : Ils ont foutu ça dans le journal 1948 : Elle tourne...la terre 1949 : L'Île Saint-Louis 1952 : Tire l'aiguille 1955 : La Valse des lilas 1955 : Moi mon Paris 1955 : Sans blague 1956 : La Complainte de la butte 1956 : Mon ami réveille-toi 1957 : La Marie Vison 1957 : Mets deux thunes dans l'bastringue Harlem... Biography of Cem Yilmaz
Cem Yılmaz (born April 23, 1973) is a famed Turkish stand-up comedian, actor, cartoonist and screenwriter. He was born in Kocamustafapaşa neighborhood of the district of Fatih in Istanbul, and his family origins go back to the city of Sivas. While studying at the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management of Boğaziçi University, he started publishing cartoons for the Turkish humor magazine Leman. In August 1995 he did his first stand-up comedy show in "Leman Culture Center" performing with no serious career intentions as a comedian. However, after the high response from the crowd he continued his show to attract larger crowds in Beşiktaş Cultural Center where he appeared in over a thousand stand-up comedy shows since, becoming extremely popular; so popular, t... Biography of James Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr. (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th President of the United States from 1857–1861 and the last to be born in the 18th century. To date he is the only President from the state of Pennsylvania and the only to remain a lifelong bachelor. As President he was a "doughface", a Northerner with Southern sympathies who battled with Stephen A. Douglas for the control of the Democratic Party. A popular and experienced politician when he took office, Buchanan's efforts to maintain peace between the North and the South alienated both sides. As the Southern states declared their secession in the prologue to the American Civil War, Buchanan's opinion was that secession was illegal, but that going to war to stop it was also illegal; hence he remained inactive. By the time h... Biography of Jacqueline Boyer
Jacqueline Boyer (born Jacqueline Ducos, 23 April 1941) is a French singer, daughter of performers Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer. In 1960 she won the Eurovision Song Contest for France singing "Tom Pillibi", with music composed by André Popp and lyrics by Pierre Cour. Songography Tom Pillibi Filmography Caravan Das Rätsel der grünen Spinne Gauner-Serenade Der Nächste Urlaub kommt bestimmt Diabolo menthe... Biography of Stefano Bellone
Stefano Bellone, born April 23, 1955 in Milan, is an Italian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierluigi Martini
Pierluigi Martini (born April 23, 1961) is an Italian former racing driver. Martini was born in Lugo di Romagna. He participated in 124 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on September 9, 1984 substituting for Ayrton Senna at the Toleman team. He scored a total of 18 championship points and was synonymous with the Minardi team - indeed aside from a single outing with Toleman and a one-season dalliance with Scuderia Italia, Martini`s entire career was spent with the Italian outfit. He raced with the minnow team in three different stints, drove for them on their debut in 1985, scored their first point in 1988 USA Grand Prix, their only front-row start at 1990 USA Grand Prix (aided by special Pirelli tyres; several of their other drivers had surprise qualifying results that day), their on... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patricia Manterola
Patricia Manterola (born Bertha Patricia Manterola Carrión, April 23, 1972) is a Mexican singer, actress, model, and fashion designer born in Mexico City. Background Patricia Manterola Carrion was born to Jorge Manterola Fernandez and Maria Dolores Carrion, the second of three children. Her brother, Jorge, is 11 months older than her, and her younger sister, Michelle, who shares the same birth date as Patricia, is eight years younger. Paty--as she is also known--attended elementary school at "Colegio Miguel Angel" and "Franco-Espanol." She studied at "Colegio Oxford" in Cuernavaca during her middle school years, where she lived with her extended family for a while. For high school she attended "Tecnologico de Monterey" de Cuernavaca and graduated in Mexico City at "Colegio Miguel An... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Oleg Penkovsky
Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, codenamed "Agent Hero" (Russian: Олег Владимирович Пеньковский; April 23, 1919, Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Soviet Russia, – May 16, 1963, Soviet Union), was a colonel with Soviet military intelligence (GRU) in the late 1950s and early 1960s who informed the United Kingdom and the United States about the Soviet Union placing missiles on Cuba, which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Biography Early life and military career Penkovsky's father died fighting as an officer in the White Army in the Russian Civil War. Oleg graduated from the Kiev Artillery Academy in the rank of lieutenant in 1939.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Janet Blair
Janet Blair (April 23, 1921 - February 19, 2007) was an American film and television actress. Born as Martha Jane Lafferty (she took her acting surname from Blair County, Pennsylvania) in Altoona, Pennsylvania, she began her acting career on film in 1942. She left films for many years after she was dropped by her studio, Columbia Pictures, and disliked the roles she was offered. Instead, she took the lead role of Nellie Forbush in a production of the stage musical South Pacific, making more than 1,200 performances in three years. " never missed a performance", she noted proudly. During the tour, she also got married to second husband, producer-director Nick Mayo, and they became parents of Amanda and Andrew. She made a rare dramatic appearance in the 1962 British horror film Night... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andruw Jones
Andruw Rudolf Jones (born April 23, 1977, in Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers. During his first two years with the Atlanta Braves, Jones most often appeared as a right fielder. However, since then, he has played exclusively in center field. Aside from 1996, when he appeared in 32 games, Jones appeared in 150 or more games in each year of his career up to 2008, when he appeared in only 75 games. Jones has been a noted defensive specialist, and won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for outfielders every year from 1998 through 2007. He has appeared in the All-Star Game five times and he won both the Hank Aaron Award and a Silver Slugger Award for outfielders in 2005. In 2002, he was the inaugural National League All-St... Biography of Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ruggero (Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer. His opera Pagliacci remains one of the most popular works in the operatic repertory, appearing as number 14 on Opera America's 2007 list of the 20 most-performed operas in North America. The son of a police magistrate, Leoncavallo was born in Naples on 23 April 1857 and educated at the city's Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella. (The date 8 March 1857 or 1858, given for his birth in some older histories of music, is incorrect.). After some years spent teaching and in ineffective attempts to obtain the production of more than one opera, he saw the enormous success of Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana in 1890, and he wasted no time in producing his own verismo hit, Pagliacci. (According to Le... Biography of Lee Miller
Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller, Lady Penrose (23 April 1907 - 21 July 1977) was an American photographer. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1907, she was a successful fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris where she became an established fashion and fine art photographer. During the Second World War, she became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine covering events such as the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris, and the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau. Early life Elizabeth Miller was born on April 23, 1907 in Poughkeepsie, New York. Her parents were Theodore and Florence Miller (née MacDonald). Her father was of German descent, and her mother a Canadian of Scottish and Irish descent. She had a younger brother named Erik, and older brother ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Salou
Louis Salou, born Louis Vincent Goulven Salou April 23, 1902 and died in 1948 (suicide), was a French actor and comedian. Filmography 1932 : La Machine à sous de Emil-Edwin Reinert - court métrage - 1937 : Les Nuits blanches de Saint-Pétersbourg de Jean Dréville 1941 : Mam'zelle Bonaparte de Maurice Tourneur 1941 : Premier Bal (Christian-Jaque) 1941 : Boléro de Jean Boyer 1941 : La Symphonie fantastique de Christian-Jaque 1942 : Le journal tombe à cinq heures de Georges Lacombe 1942 : Défense d'Aimer de Richard Pottier 1942 : Le Comte de Monte-Cristo de Robert Vernay 1942 : Monsieur de Lourdines de Pierre de Hérain 1942 : Mademoiselle Béatrice de Max de Vaucorbeil 1942 : Le Loup des Malveneurs de Guillaume Radot 1942 : La Main du diable de Maurice Tourneur 19... Biography of Frédéric Ozanam
Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam (Milan, April 23, 1813 - Marseille, September 8, 1853) was a French scholar. He founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known as the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in the cathedral church Notre Dame de Paris in 1997, hence he may be properly called Blessed Frederick by Catholics. Life His family, which was of Jewish extraction, had been settled in the Lyonnais for many centuries, and had reached distinction in the third generation before Frédéric through Jacques Ozanam (1640–1717), an eminent mathematician. Ozanam's father, Antoine, served in the armies of the Republic, but betook himself, on the advent of the Empire, to trade, teaching, and finally medicine. The boy was brought up in Milan and w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Félix Vicq d'Azyr
Félix Vicq d'Azyr (23 April 1748 - 20 June 1794) was a French physician and anatomist, the originator of comparative anatomy and discoverer of the theory of homology in biology. Vicq d'Azyr was born in Valognes, Normandy, the son of a physician. He graduated in medicine at the University of Paris and became a renowned and brilliant animal and human anatomist and physician. From 1773 Vicq d'Azyr taught a celebrated course of anatomy at the Jardin du Roi, currently the Museum of Natural History, in Paris. In 1774 he was elected a member of the Académie des Sciences with the support of his friend Condorcet, the Perpetual Secretary. In this latter capacity, he was in charge of writing the eulogies of his colleagues. This he accomplished with great talent, thus winning a lifetime membersh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lester Pearson
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis. He was the 14th Prime Minister of Canada from 22 April 1963, until 20 April 1968, as the head of two back-to-back minority governments following elections in 1963 and 1965. During Pearson's time as Prime Minister, his minority government introduced universal health care, student loans, the Canada Pension Plan, the Order of Canada, and the current Canadian flag. During his tenure, Prime Minister Pearson also convened the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. With these accomplishments, t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Coleman Barks
Coleman Barks (born April 23, 1937 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American poet. Although he neither speaks nor reads Persian, he is nonetheless renowned as an interpreter of Rumi and other mystic poets of Persia. Barks is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attended the University of North Carolina and the University of California, Berkeley. Barks taught literature at the University of Georgia for three decades. He currently lives in Athens, Georgia, where he interprets the writings of Rumi and composes poetry of his own. Barks makes frequent international appearances and is well-known throughout the Middle East. Barks' work has contributed to an extremely strong following of Rumi in the English-speaking world. Due to his work, the ideas of Sufism have crossed many cultural bo... Add to favourites (-1 fans)Biography of Edwin Markham
Charles Edwin Anson Markham (April 23, 1852 - March 7, 1940) was an American poet. Life Edwin Markham was born in Oregon City, Oregon and was the youngest of 10 children; his parents divorced shortly after his birth. At the age of four, he moved to Lagoon Valley, an area northeast of San Francisco; there, he lived with his sister and mother. He worked on the family’s farm beginning at twelve. Although his mother was opposed to his pursuing higher education, he studied literature at the California College in Vacaville, California, and received his teacher's certificate in 1870. In 1872 he graduated from San Jose State Normal School, and in 1873 finished his studies of classics at Christian College in Santa Rosa. He went by "Charles" until about 1895, when he was about 43, when he star... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edmond Baudoin
Edmond Baudoin (born 23 April 1942 in Nice) is an artist, illustrator, and writer of sequential art and graphic novels. Baudoin left school at the age of 16 and went into military service. He later worked as an accountant at the Palace de Nice (L’Hôtel Plaza). At 33, he left the accountant trade to pursue drawing. Baudoin was an art professor from 1999 to 2003 at the University of Quebec. Publications Travesti, L'Association, 2007 Le petit train de la côte bleue, 6 pieds sous terre, 2007 "Les essuie-glaces, collection Aire Libre, Dupuis, 2006 La patience du grand singe, en collaboration avec Céline Wagner, Tartamudo Editions, 2006 Patchwork, Éditions Le 9e Monde, 2006 L'Espignole, L'Association, 2006 La musique du dessin, Éditions de l'An 2, 2005 ... Biography of Chauncey Depew
Chauncey Mitchell Depew (April 23, 1834 – April 5, 1928) was an attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests, president of the New York Central Railroad System, and a United States Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911. Biography He was born on April 23, 1834. He attended Peekskill Military Academy for 12 years. He then attended Yale University from 1852 to 1856. He had second dispute appointments Junior and Senior years; speaker at Junior Exhibition and Commencement; member of the Thulia Boat Club, Linonia (third president), Kappa Sigma Epsilon, Kappa Sigma Theta, Psi Upsilon, and Skull and Bones.:165 Following his graduation from Yale, Depew entered the office of Edward Wells, a lawyer in Peekskill, as a student. Depew read law with William Nelson of Peekskill, New Y... Biography of Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Stévenin, born April 23, 1944 in Lons-le-Saunier (Jura), is a French actor and film director. He is the father of actors and actress Sagamore Stévenin, Robinson Stévenin, Salomé Stévenin and Pierre Stévenin. Filmography Director 1978 : Le Passe-montagne 1986 : Double messieurs 2001 : Mischka Actor 1970 : L'Enfant sauvage de François Truffaut 1973 : La Nuit américaine de François Truffaut 1976 : L'Argent de poche de François Truffaut 1976 : Barocco d'André Téchiné 1977 : La Machine de Paul Vecchiali 1979 : Mais ou et donc Ornicar de Bertrand Van Effenterre 1979 : Roberte de Pierre Zucca 1979 : La Guerre des polices de Robin Davis 1980 : Deux lions au soleil de Claude Faraldo 1981 : Les Chiens de guerre (The Dogs of War) de John Irvin 19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Russo
James Vincent Russo (born April 23, 1953) is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in over 90 films in three decades. Biography Early life Russo was born in New York City, New York. A graduate of New York University (NYU), of Italian descent, he wrote and starred in the prize-winning short film, The Candy Store. Before his first break in acting, he drove for a cab company and was also a gravedigger. He was raised in Flushing, NY and spent his formative years on 156th street. Career Russo's first role in his acting career was in the 1981 made-for-television movie Chicago Story. He would then go on to star in many hit films of the 1980s. His big break (but small role) came in the 1982 classic comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, as a convenience store robber.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arrigo Cipriani
Arrigo Cipriani, born on April 23, 1932 in Verona, is a Italian owner of the famous chain of clubs, "Harry's Bar.", opened in 1931 by bartender Giuseppe Cipriani. From 1994, Cipriani has been the president of Arrigo Cipriani S.A..... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcel L'Herbier
Marcel L'Herbier, Légion d'honneur, (23 April 1888 – 26 November 1979) was a French film-maker and poet, who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued until the 1950s and he made more than 40 feature films in total. During the 1950s and 1960s he worked on cultural programmes for French television. He also fulfilled many administrative roles in the French film industry, and he was the founder and the first President of the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). Early life Marcel L'Herbier was born in Paris on 23 April 1888 into a professional and intellectual family, and as he grew up he demonstrated a multi-talented disposition for sports, dancing, debating... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aram Avakian
Aram A. Avakian (born in New York City on April 23, 1926; died January 17, 1987) was an American film editor and director. Directed ground-breaking indie film End of the Road Life and work Aram "Al" Avakian was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1926, of Armenian parents from Iran and Soviet Georgia. He graduated Horace Mann School and Yale University before serving as a Naval officer on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. On the GI Bill after the war he went to France where he attended the Sorbonne. There he was part of a tight group of young friends who defined the American literary movement of 1950's Paris, including Terry Southern, William Styron, John P. Marquand Jr., and George Plimpton. In 1953, Avakian returned to the United States and apprenticed under Gjon Mili who got him sta... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage (pronounced /bɔrˈzeɪɡiː/) (April 23, 1894 (source: Imdb) – June 19, 1962) was an American film director and actor. Biography Frank Borzage's father, Luigi Borzaga, was born in Ronzone, (then Austria-Hungary, now Italy) in 1859. As a stonemason, he sometimes worked in Switzerland; he met his future wife, Maria Ruegg (b. 1860, Ricken - d. 1947, Los Angeles), where she worked in a silk factory. Borzaga emigrated to Hazleton, Pennsylvania in the early 1880s where he worked as a coal miner. He brought his fiancee to the United States and they married in Hazleton in 1883. Their first child, Henry, was born in 1885. The Borzaga family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Frank Borzage was born, and the family remained based until 1919. The couple had ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Valleix
Jean Valleix, born on April 23, 1928 in Chartres (Eure-et-Loir), is a French politician (UDR, then RPR), and a former Member of Parliament.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edwin Erich Dwinger
Edwin Erich Dwinger, born on April 23, 1898 in Kiel (birth time source: Steinbrecher, Astrodatabank), died on December 17, 1981 in Gmund am Tegernsee, was a German writer. Publications : Das große Grab. Sibirischer Roman. 1920 Korsakoff. Die Geschichte eines Heimatlosen. 1926 Das letzte Opfer. Roman, 1928 Die Armee hinter Stacheldraht. Das Sibirische Tagebuch. 1929 Zwischen Weiß und Rot. Die russische Tragödie 1919-1920. 1930 Die zwölf Räuber. Roman, 1931 Wir rufen Deutschland. Heimkehr und Vermächtnis. 1921-1924. 1932 Die Gefangenen. Schauspiel, 1933 Der letzte Traum. Eine deutsche Tragödie. 1934 Wo ist Deutschland? Schauspiel, 1934 Die letzten Reiter. 1935 Und Gott schweigt. 1936 Spanische Silhouetten. 1937 Ein Erbh... Biography of Nicolas Portal
Nicolas Portal (born April 23, 1979 in Auch, France) is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. Palmares 2004 Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré - 1 stage Tour de France 2007 - 57th 2004 - 72nd 2003 - 82nd 2005 - 88th 2006 - 100th... Biography of Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 (source for his time of birth, Luke Broughton, Astrodatabank) – June 3, 1861) was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Northern Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. He lost to the Republican Party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln, whom he had defeated two years earlier in a Senate contest following a famed series of debates. He was nicknamed the "Little Giant" because he was short of stature but was considered by many a "giant" in politics. Douglas was well known as a resourceful party leader, and an adroit, ready, skillful tactician in debate and passage of legislation. He was a leading proponent of democracy—and believed that the majority of citizens should decide, through the principle of Popular Sovereignty... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Warren Spahn
Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was an American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in the National League. He won 20 games each in 13 seasons, including a 23-7 record when he was age 42. Spahn was the 1957 Cy Young Award winner, and was the runner-up three times, all during the period when just one award was given. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, with 83% of the total vote. (His eligibility was delayed, under the rules of the time, by 2 years of token minor league play.) Spahn won 363 games, more than any other left-handed pitcher in history, and more than any other pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era. He is acknowledged as one of the best pitchers in Major ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jimmy Noone
Jimmie Noone (or Jimmy Noone; April 23, 1895 in Cut Off, Louisiana – April 19, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz clarinetist. Background Noone started playing guitar in his home town; at the age of 15, he switched to the clarinet and moved to New Orleans, where he studied with Lorenzo Tio and with the young Sidney Bechet, who was only 13 at the time. By 1912, he was playing professionally with Freddie Keppard in Storyville, and played with Buddy Petit, Kid Ory, Papa Celestin, the Eagle Band, and the Young Olympia Band, before joining the Original Creole Orchestra in Chicago, Illinois in 1917. The following year, he joined King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, then in 1920 joined Keppard in Doc Cook's band which he would remain with for six years, and make early recording... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ronald Neame
Ronald Elwin Neame CBE, BSC (23 April 1911 – 16 June 2010) was an English film cinematographer, producer, screenwriter and director. Early career Neame's parents were the photographer Elwin Neame and the actress Ivy Close. He studied at the University College School and Hurstpierpoint College. His father died in 1923, and Neame took a job with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company as an office boy. Later, through his mother's contacts in the British film industry, Neame started at Elstree Studios as a messenger boy. He was fortunate enough to be hired as an assistant cameraman on Blackmail (1929), the first British talkie, directed by a young Alfred Hitchcock. Neame's own career as a cinematographer began with the musical comedy Happy (1933), and he continued to develop his skills in vari... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of C.E. Mitchell
C.E. Mitchell, born on April 23, 1883 in Halifax, was a Canadian businessman and astrologer (source: BJA 3/1933).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ray Peterson
Ray Peterson (April 23, 1935 (source: Imdb) – January 25, 2005) was an American pop music singer who was best remembered for singing "Tell Laura I Love Her" and "Corrine, Corrina" in the 1960s. Career Ray T. Peterson was born in Denton, Texas. As a boy he had to overcome polio. Blessed with a four-octave singing voice, Peterson moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was signed to a recording contract by RCA Victor Records in 1958. He recorded several songs that were minor hits until "The Wonder of You" made it into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 15, 1959. The song would later be recorded by Elvis Presley, with whom Peterson became friends. In 1960, Peterson created his own record label with his manager Stan Shulman, called Dunes Records, and enlisted the hel... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pia Cramling
Pia Cramling (born 23 April 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish chess grandmaster. Since the early 1980s, she has been one of the strongest female players in the world. She regularly plays on the Swedish (Men's) team in the World Chess Olympiads, one of only three women to regularly play on the "men's" teams. In 1992, she was awarded the title of grandmaster by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She won the women's European Individual Chess Championship in 2003 and 2010. Cramling, married to the Spanish grandmaster Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez, lived in Spain for a number of years.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stanislaw Wielgus
Stanisław Wojciech Wielgus (born 23 April 1939) is a former Roman Catholic archbishop of Warsaw. After his appointment to the position of archbishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 6 December 2006, he assumed the office in a private installation ceremony on 5 January 2007, only to resign two days later, less than an hour before his public installation ceremony, because of a scandal connected with his cooperation with the Służba Bezpieczeństwa – the Polish communist secret police. Biography Stanisław Wielgus was born in Wierzchowiska, in what is today Lublin Region. At the age of 23 he was ordained a priest on 10 June 1962 by Bishop Piotr Kalwa. An expert in Polish philosophy and medieval philosophy, he spent thirty years teaching in the faculty of philosophy of the Cat... Biography of Aerin Lauder
Aerin Lauder, born April 23, 1970 in New York, is an American businesswoman, the daugther of Ronald Lauder (American former ambassador in Vienna) and Jo-Carole Knopf. She is a current member of the board of directors of Estée Lauder Companies Inc.. Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of skin care, cosmetics, perfume and hair care products.... Biography of Chris Sharma
Chris Omprakash Sharma (born April 23, 1981 in Santa Cruz - California) is an American rock climber. History Chris Omprakash Sharma was raised in Santa Cruz, California, son of Gita Jahn and Bob Sharma. He started rock climbing when he was 12 at the Pacific Edge climbing gym. Chris went to Mount Madonna school and attended Soquel High School for one year. At age 14, Sharma won the Bouldering Nationals. A year later, he completed a 5.14c climb, which was the highest-rated climb in the American rating system at the time. Sharma then moved to Bishop, California, where he climbed The Mandala. A boulder climb rated V12. In July 2001, Sharma completed the route Realization, in Ceüse, France. He has since established or completed a few routes thought to be 5.15, including La Rambla... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Bouin
René Bouin, born on April 23, 1937 in Chenillé-Changé (Maine-et-Loire), is a French politician (UMP) and entrepreneur, a former member of Parliament (2002).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jen Messelier
Jennifer Messelier, best known as Jen Messelier, born April 23, 1991 in Tourcoing, is a French model. She won Elite Model Look World contest April 21, 2008.... Biography of Rachel Skarsten
Rachel Skarsten (born April 23, 1985 in Toronto) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Dinah Lance on the television series Birds of Prey. Biography Skarsten studied ballet in Toronto Royal Academy of Dance and instrumental music at Claude Watson School for the Arts where she was a cellist in the school orchestra. Later she was hired to play Bess in the television series Little Men and Black Canary's daughter, Dinah Lance, in the television series Birds of Prey. Skarsten also enjoys skiing, skating, swimming, and plays goalie for a hockey team that won the Toronto City championships. She is currently enrolled at Queens University where she's completing her BAH in English Literature. Filmography * Little Men (1998-1999); * Virginia's Run (2001); * Jewel ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Radu Mihaileanu
Radu Mihăileanu (born April 23, 1958 in Bucharest) is a Romanian-born French film director and screenwriter. He left Romania in 1980 and graduated the IDHEC cinematographic institute in Paris. Filmography as director * 1980 - Les Quatre saisons ("The Four Seasons") * 1993 - Betrayal * 1998 - Train of Life * 2005 - Live and Become * 2009 - Le Concert... Biography of Arash (entertainer)
Arash Labaf (Persian: آرش لباف, born 23 April 1977) is an Iranian-Swedish singer, dancer, entertainer and producer. Early life Arash Labaf was born in Tehran, Iran. At age ten, he and his family moved to Sweden, where he still resides. In an interview with BBC Persian Television, he has mentioned that his mother and father are from the Iranian cities of Shiraz and Isfahan, respectively. Also in one of his interviews, he stated his great grandfather is Iranian Azeri. In an interview with Arash emphasized: "My great-grandfather was an Azeri so I always feel my Azerbaijani roots.". Consequently his family moved to Malmö, Sweden. He resides in Malmö when he is not on tour and considers it his hometown. He has two younger brothers, Ashkan Labaf, a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gail Goodrich
Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. (born April 23, 1943 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best-known for his part in the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971–72 season. During that season the team won a still-record 33 games consecutively, posted what was at the time the best regular season record in NBA history, and also won the franchise's first NBA championship since relocating to Los Angeles. Goodrich was the leading scorer on that team. He is also acclaimed for leading UCLA to its first two National Championships under the legendary coach John Wooden, the first in 1963-64 being a perfect 30-0 season. In 1996, 17 years after his retirement from professional basketball, Goodrich was elected to the Basketbal... Biography of Steve Clark (guitarist)
Stephen Maynard Clark (23 April 1960 – 8 January 1991) was an English musician, co-lead guitarist for the British hard rock band Def Leppard up until his death in 1991 due to a combination of alcohol and multiple prescription drugs. In 2007 Clark was ranked #11 on Classic Rock Magazine's "100 Wildest Guitar Heroes". iography Childhood and adolescence Steve Clark was born and raised in Hillsborough, the north-western suburb of Sheffield, England. From an early age he showed an interest in music — at the age of six, his mother took him to a concert to see The Shadows perform. At eleven, he asked his father, a taxi driver, for a guitar, and his father gave him one, on the condition that Steve would learn to play. Clark primarily used Gibson guitars during his time with Def Leppard.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fabrice Soulier
Fabrice "FabSoul" Soulier, born in Avignon on the 23rd April 1969, is a professionnal poker player. He was producer of Frenchs TV shows (Farce Attaque and Un gars, une fille) before focus only on poker. He lives now in Las Vegas. He was the best french player between 2001 and 2006. He also has been one of the poker teacher for the french show NRJ Pokerstars with Bertrand "Elky"Grospellier. Then he created the website www.madeinpoker.fr which is an information site. In 2009, he got paid seven times in the WSOP (also in the Main Event) for a total of 203.669$. Results Fabrice cumulates more than 1.4M$ winnings in tournaments. Those are his best results : 2001 Grand Prix de Paris NLH - 1st ($57,000) 2005 WSOP $2,000 No Limit Hold’em – 7th ($103,260) 2006 WPT San Jose Bay 10... Biography of Marianne Cruz
Marianne Cruz González (April 23, 1985) is the 2008 Miss Dominican Republic and was the second runner-up in the Miss Universe 2008. She was born in Salcedo, Dominican Republic. Personal life Born in Salcedo, Dominican Republic, Marianne is the youngest of three sisters. Her parents got divorced when she was young. At the age of 16, Cruz began mountain climbing. She has climbed the highest elevation of the West Indies, The Pico Duarte, in Dominican Republic. Cruz is studying fashion design at Santo Domingo, and is the voice of many charity campaigns in Dominican Republic. Beauty Pageants She participated in the Miss Dominican Republic 2007 beauty pageant. Despite her popularity, and her being the favorite candidate during the competition, she lost to Massiel Taveras the candid... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Reggie Leach
Reginald Joseph Leach (born April 23, 1950) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, California Golden Seals, Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings. He is best known for his time in Philadelphia, winning a Stanley Cup with the Flyers in 1975 and being a member of the LCB line. He is of First Nations ethnicity. Playing career Nicknamed "The Riverton Rifle" and "The Chief", Leach was drafted third overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. Boston traded Leach, Rick Smith and Bob Stewart to California for Carol Vadnais and Don O'Donoghue on February 23, 1972. After playing three seasons in Oakland, the Golden Seals traded Leach to Philadelphia for Larry Wright, Al MacA... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Delfeil de Ton
Henri Roussel, best known as Delfeil de Ton, born on April 23, 1934 in Colombes, is a French journalist and author. He is one of the founders of Hara-Kiri and Hara-Kiri Hebdo (now Charlie Hebdo). In 1960, Georges Bernier, Cavanna and Fred Aristidès created the monthly satirical magazine Hara-Kiri. Hara Kiri Hebdo, its weekly counterpart, was first published in 1969. Other collaborators included Melvin Van Peebles, Reiser, Roland Topor, Moebius, Wolinski, Gébé, Cabu, Delfeil de Ton, Fournier, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou and Bernhard Willem Holtrop. In 1966 it published Les Aventures de Jodelle, drawed by Guy Peellaert and written by Pierre Barbier. Controversial Hara Kiri editions, subtitled "Journal bête et méchant" (Stupid and vicious magazine), were constantly aiming at established po... Biography of Brad Kroenig
Brad Kroenig, born on April 23, 1979 in St. Louis, Missour, is an American model. Filmography 2007 Lagerfeld Confidential (documentary) Model... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Isabella of Hainault
Isabella of Hainault (Valenciennes, 5 April 1170 – 15 March 1190, Paris) was queen consort of France as the first wife of King Philip II of France. Early life Isabella was born in Valenciennes on 5 April 1170, the daughter of Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, and Margaret I, Countess of Flanders. At the age of one, her father had her betrothed to Henry, the future Count of Champagne. He was the nephew of Adèle of Champagne, who was Queen of France. In 1179, both their fathers swore that they would proceed with the marriage, but her father later agreed to her marrying Philip II of France. Queen of France She married King Philip on 28 April 1180 at Bapaume and brought as her dowry the county of Artois. The marriage was arranged by her maternal uncle Philip, Count of Flanders, who was advi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joan of France, Duchess of Berry
Joan of France (French: Jeanne de France, Jeanne de Valois) (23 April 1464 – 4 February 1505) was briefly Queen consort of France as wife of King Louis XII of France, in between the death of her brother, Charles VIII, and the annulment of her marriage. She was canonised a saint on 28 May 1950 and is known in the Roman Catholic Church as Sainte Jeanne de Valois. Family Born at Nogent-le-Roi (Eure-et-Loir) on 23 April 1464, she was the second daughter of King Louis XI of France and his second wife Charlotte of Savoy; her surviving siblings were King Charles VIII of France and Anne of France. Marriage On 8 September 1476, at the age of twelve, Joan was married for political reasons to her father's second cousin Louis, Duke of Orléans, later king Louis XII of France. However, when L... Biography of Georges Vanier
Major-General Georges-Philéas Vanier PC DSO MC* CD (April 23, 1888 – March 5, 1967) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation. Vanier was born and educated in Quebec and, after earning a university degree in law, served in the Canadian army during the First World War; on the European battlefields he lost a limb, but was commended for his actions with a number of decorations from the King. Subsequently, Vanier returned to Canada and remained in the military until the early 1930s, when he was posted to diplomatic missions in Europe. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Vanier once again became active in the military, commanding troops on the home front, until the cessation of hostilities in 1945, whereupon he ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matthew Underwood
Matthew Dillon Underwood (born April 23, 1990) is an American actor best known for his role as Logan Reese on the Nickelodeon show, Zoey 101. Personal Life Matthew Dillon Underwood was born April 23, 1990 in Fort Pierce, Florida. On April 27, 2012, Underwood along with one other person was arrested in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Underwood was charged with marijuana possession (under 20 grams), possession of paraphernalia and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Career Matthew Underwood began his career at the age of six months, when he won various talent competitions, soon after he became involved in modeling. Underwood's first film appearance was providing "Additional Voices" in My Neighbors the Yamadas, in 1999. In 2005, Underwood was cast as Logan Reese on the Ni... Biography of Alexy Bosetti
Alexy Bosetti (born 23 April 1993 in Nice) is a French footballer who plays who plays as a striker for OGC Nice. Biography Alexy Bosetti was born in 1993 into a family of Nice. He is the great-nephew of the French composer and pianist Henri Betti (1917-2005). He plays as either an attacking midfielder or a striker. Member of the Populaire Sud since his early years, the young striker native of Vieux-Nice was passed by the Cavigal Nice Sports and J.S.O Villefranche-sur-Mer before committing to OGC Nice. This excellent dribbler, which sometimes leads to the pros, is shown winning the 2011–2012 edition of the Coupe Gambardella with U19 team of OGC Nice on 28 April 2012. Alexy Bosetti made his professional debut on 20 May 2012 in a league match against Olympique Lyonnais appearing ... Biography of Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden (born Michael Walden on April 23, 1952 in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. Walden has also owned and operated Tarpan Studios, a well-known recording studio in San Rafael, California, since the mid-1980s. Performing career His stage career included appearances with John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra (where he replaced legendary drummer Billy Cobham), Jeff Beck (on Beck's album Wired) and Tommy Bolin Band. His first album, Garden of Love Light, was released in 1976 and included the track "Delightful", song from Tommy Bolin ... |
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