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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on April, 27, 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
103 celebrities or events were found for April, 27. Add to favourites (28 fans)Biography of Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle (born Arielle Laure Maxime Sonnery de Fromental on April 27, 1953 in Hartford, Connecticut (birth time source: Patrick de Jabrun)) is a French-American singer and actress. Her breakthrough roles were in Éric Rohmer's Pauline at the Beach and Alain Robbe-Grillet's The Blue Villa. She became known to American audiences through her appearances on Miami Vice and the 1984 miniseries Lace. Childhood The daughter of Francion Garreau-Dombasle and Jean-Louis Sonnery de Fromental, a silk manufacturer, Dombasle and her brother, Gilbert, were raised in Mexico by their maternal grandparents after their mother died in 1964. (Her father later married a painter, Laurence de Lubersac.) Her maternal grandfather, Maurice Garreau-Dombasle, was a close friend of and advisor to Charles de G... Biography of Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA pronunciation: /fɨɾ'nɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐ'ʎɐ̃ĩʃ/; Spanish: Fernando or Hernando de Magallanes; Spring 1480–April 27, 1521, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines) was a Portuguese-born maritime explorer who, at the service of Spain, attempted to find a westward route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. This voyage became known as the first successful attempt at world circumnavigation. He did not complete his final westward voyage; he was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines. As he died farther west than the Spice Islands, which he had visited on earlier voyages from the west, he became one of the first individuals to cross all the meridians of the globe. He was the fir... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Moana Pozzi
Moana Pozzi, often called simply Moana, complete name was Anna Moana Rosa Pozzi (27 April 1961 - 15 September 1994) was an Italian pornographic actress. She was sometimes credited in the early films as Linda Heveret. She was 1.78 m tall and her breasts were a natural size 5 (no surgery). Early years Moana Pozzi was born in Genoa, Liguria. Her parents chose her name watching a geographic map of Hawaii: it means "where the sea is deeper". Her father was a nuclear engineer and he used to move for work around the world with the family. As a teen, Moana lived with the family in Canada, then in Brazil. At 13 years old, in 1974, Moana moved back to Italy with the family, where she finished high school. When the family had to move again to Lyon, France, she decided to start living independentl... Biography of Nigel Barker
Nigel Barker (born 27 April 1972 in London, England) is a noted fashion photographer and former model of British and Sri Lankan descent. He is best known for his participation as a judge and photographer on the reality show America's Next Top Model. Personal life Born in London, Nigel Barker grew up in a family with 5 siblings from a total of three marriages, and lived there until the age of eighteen. Barker attended Bryanston School, a boarding school, where he took his A-levels in biology, chemistry, and physics. Nigel Barker is married to model Cristen Chin Barker, and they have two children: a son named Jack and a daughter, born December 7, 2008, named Jasmine Ines. Career He planned on continuing his studies in medicine, but Barker's mother, a former Miss Sri Lanka entere... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Anouk Aimée
Anouk Aimée (born April 27, 1932) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning French film actress. Aimée was born Françoise Sorya Dreyfus in Paris, France, the daughter of another actress, Geneviève Sorya, and Henry Dreyfus. She is Jewish. Aimée began her career in French films in 1947 at age 14. In 1958 she portrayed the tragic artist Jeanne Hébuterne in the film Les Amants de Montparnasse. She later appeared in La dolce vita, 8½ and Jacques Demy's Lola. She won the 1967 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film that brought her international fame, A Man and a Woman. From 1970 to 1978, she was married to the British actor Albert Finney. Her first husband (1951-54) was the fil... Biography of Aminata Sow Fall
Aminata Sow Fall is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French. She was born 1941 in Saint-Louis, Senegal where she grew up before moving to Dakar to finish her secondary schooling. After this, she did a licence in 'Modern Languages' in France and became a teacher upon returning to Senegal. She then worked for the National Reform Commission for the Teaching of French before becoming director of la Propriété littéraire (The Literary Property) in Dakar (1979-1988). In 1997, Aminata Sow Fall was awarded an honorary degree by Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Writing Her best known books include: Le Revenant (1976) La Grève des bàttu (1979) - Serpent à plumes (paperback 2001), ISBN 2842612507 - trans. Doroth... Biography of Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish Grammy Award-winning pop singer and theatre & television actress. Sheena became famous for being the focus of an episode of the United Kingdom television programme The Big Time, a 1980 reality TV series which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and got her a deal with EMI. Easton was the youngest of six children of a steel mill laborer, Alex Orr, and his wife Annie. Her siblings included brothers Robert and Alex and sisters Marilyn, Annessa and Morag. Her earliest known public performance as a singer was at the age of five, when in 1964 she sang "Early One Morning" for her uncle and aunt and various relatives at the couple's 25th wedding anniversary celebration. ... Biography of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885), was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869–1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War, capturing Vicksburg in 1863 and Richmond in 1865. He accepted the surrender of his Confederate opponent Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House. After service in the Mexican-American War, an undistinguished peacetime military career, and a series of unsuccessful civilian jobs, Grant returned to service in 1861 at the outset of the Civil War and proved highly successful in training new recruits. His capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in February 1862 marked the first major Union victories of the Civil War and opened up prime avenues of ... Biography of Theo Angelopoulos
Theodoros Angelopoulos (Greek: Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος) (27 April 1935 – 24 January 2012), popularly known as Theo Angelopoulos, was a renowned Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer. Angelopoulos studied law in Athens, but after his military service went to Paris to attend the Sorbonne. He soon dropped out to study film at the IDHEC (Institute of Advanced Cinematographic Studies) before returning to Greece. There, he worked as a journalist and film critic. Angelopoulos began making films after the 1967 coup that began the Greek military dictatorship known as the Regime of the Colonels. He made his first short film in 1968 and in the 1970s began making a series of political feature fi... Biography of Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina (Tatar: Dinara Mubin qızı Safina; Russian: Дина́ра Миха́йловна (Муби́новна) Са́фина), born April 27, 1986, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar ethnicity. She was born in Moscow, USSR (now Russia), where she currently lives. She is the younger sister of tennis player, former world number one Marat Safin. She is coached by Glen Schaap, former trainer of Nadia Petrova. Her mother, Rauza Islanova used to be her trainer when she was younger but still gives advice to Dinara. Dinara Safina's father is director of the Spartak tennis club in Moscow... Biography of Noëlle Lenoir
Noëlle Lenoir, born on April 27, 1948 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French stateswoman. She was the first woman to become a member of the Conseil Constitutionnel (French supreme court) from March 1992 to March 2001, and was appointed to this position by the chairman of the French parliament. She was then appointed as minister for European affairs from June 17, 2002 to March 29, 2004. Education • Graduated from Institut d'études politiques of Paris (1969) • Maîtrise in public law (1974) • DES in public law (1972) Career • 1972–1982 : Administrator at the French senate • 1982–1984 : Regulations manager at the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) • 1984-2001 : Maître des requêtes with the Conseil d'État (French administrative supreme court) • 1988–1990 ... Biography of Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was the wife of the civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., and a noted civil rights leader, author, singer, and founder and former president of the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal and the Gandhi Peace Prize. Childhood and education Coretta Scott King was the second of three children born to Obediah "Obie" Scott and Bernice McMurray Scott in Perry County, Alabama. She had an older sister named Edythe, born in 1925, and a younger brother named Obediah Leonard, born in 1930. The Scotts owned a farm, which had been in the family since the American Civil War, but were not particularly wealthy. During the Great Depression the Scott children picked cotton with their parents to h... Biography of Ludmila Mikaël
Ludmila Mikaël, born April 27, 1947 in Paris, is a French actress. She is the daughter of painter Pierre Dmitrienko and a pianist . She is the mother of actress Marina Hands (his father is director Terry Hands). Filmography Le Cœur des hommes 2 (2006), de Marc Esposito Françoise Ecoute le temps, de Alanté Kavaïté La mère Aux abois (2004), de Philippe Collin Simone Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil (2004), de Laetitia Masson La très belle Le Tango des Rashevski (2003), de Sam Garbarski Isabelle Le Cœur des hommes (2003), de Marc Esposito Françoise Bord de mer (2002), de Julie Lopes-Curval Anne 15 août (2001), de Patrick Alessandrin Louise Abel L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001), de Richard Berry Alice Jésus (TV) (1999), de Serge Moati Marie Le Petit garçon (1995), de P... Biography of Casey Kasem
Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem, born on April 27, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., of Lebanese Druze heritage, is an American radio personality and voice actor. Kasem founded the popular American Top 40 franchise in 1970, hosting it from 1970 to 1988 and then from 1998 to 2004. Between 1989 to 1998, he was the host of Casey's Top 40, Casey's Hot 20, and Casey's Countdown. He currently hosts four weekly syndicated radio programs based on the American Top 40 franchise: American Top 20 with Casey Kasem, American Top 10 with Casey Kasem, Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 70s, and Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 80s. In addition to his radio shows, Kasem also provides the voice of many commercials, has done many voices for Sesame Street, was the voice of NBC, helps out with the annual Jerr... Biography of Jean Le Cam
Jean Le Cam (Quimper, 27 April 1959) is a French sailor. Le Cam was crewman with Éric Tabarly and Michel Desjoyeaux, and won the Solitaire du Figaro in 1994, 1996 and 1999. He later took interest in multihull ships.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierrick Hiard
Pierrick Hiard (born April 27, 1955 in Rennes) is a French retired footballer.... Biography of William Moseley
William Peter Moseley (April 27, 1987) is an English actor. He is best known for starring as Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. Previously, he played a small role as Forrester in a 2002 television version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and he was cast as an extra in Cider with Rosie (1998). He also auditioned (unsucessfully) for the role of Harry Potter. Moseley was born in Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England in the Cotswolds, the son of Julie and Peter Moseley, who is a cinematographer. He also has a younger sister name Daisy and a younger brother name Ben. He wanted to act since he was 10 years old as described by those who know him. He had to repeat Year 12 because he had taken so much time off school while filming The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and t... Biography of Michel Delebarre
Michel Delebarre, born April 27, 1946 in Bailleul (Nord), is a French politician, member of PS (Parti Socialiste).... Biography of Samuel F. B. Morse
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic scenes, the creator of a single wire telegraph system, and co-inventor, with Alfred Vail, of the Morse Code. Birth and education Samuel F.B. Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the first child of geographer and pastor Jedidiah Morse and Elizabeth Ann loose Morse. Jedidiah was a great preacher of the Calvinist faith and supporter of the American Federalist party. He not only saw it as a great preserver of Puritan traditions (strict observance of the Sabbath), but believed in its idea of an alliance with English in regards to a strong central government. Jedidiah strongly believed in education within a Federalist framework alongside the instillation of... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Didier Daeninckx
Didier Daeninckx (born April 27, 1949, Saint-Denis) is a French author and left-wing politician, best known for his romans noirs. He frequently uses fictional settings to transport social critique; his writings are characterized by a sobering social realism. An anti-fascist, he has also written on the Alsace Soviet Republic, on eugenicist Alexis Carrel, on Holocaust denial, etc. In his book Le Goût de la vérité (1996), he accuses the Ras l'front cofounder Gilles Perrault of being "fascist". In July 2001, the left-wing weekly Politis denounced Daeninckx as "using Stalin's methods". He contributes to the website Amnistia.net in which wrote many former members of Red Brigades (such as Enrico Porsia or Corrado Balocco).... Biography of Jack Klugman
Jacob Joachim "Jack" Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American stage, film and television actor. Klugman began his career in the late 1940s on the stage. He later moved on to television and film work with roles in 12 Angry Men (1957) and Cry Terror! (1958). During the 1960s, he guest starred on numerous television series. Klugman won his first Primetime Emmy Award for his guest starring role on The Defenders, in 1964. He also made a total of four appearances on The Twilight Zone from 1960 to 1963. In 1970, Klugman reprised his Broadway role of Oscar Madison in the television adaptation of The Odd Couple, opposite Tony Randall. The series aired from 1970 to 1975. Klugman won his second and third Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his work on the seri... Biography of Robert Dhéry
Robert Léon Henri Fourrey, best known as Robert Dhéry, born April 21, 1921 in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, died December 3, 2004 in Paris 14 ème, was a French actor, humorist and director. He was the husband of French actress Colette Brosset. Theatre Les Branquignols Ah ! Les Belles Bacchantes La Plume de ma tante Radio Sur Paris Inter des Branquignols, une émission dominicale de Robert Dhéry et Francis Blanche, devenue, en 1948, Le parti d'en rire et, en 1949, Faites chauffer la colle. Movies 1941 : Remorques (acteur) 1945 : Les Enfants du paradis (acteur) 1949 : Branquignol (réal., scénariste, acteur) 1950 : Bertrand cœur de lion (réal.) 1961 : La Belle Américaine (réal., scénariste, acteur) 1964 : Allez France (réal., scénariste, acteur) 1968 : Le Petit Bai... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Legros
James LeGros (born April 27, 1962) is an American film and television actor. He is known as a star of independent films with a diversified body of work in the early to mid 1990s. Early life LeGros was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to a teacher mother and real estate broker father, and was raised in Redlands, California. He attended the Professional Conservatory at South Coast Repertory in California, as well as the University of California. Career One of his best-known roles was in Living In Oblivion (directed by Tom DiCillo, also starring Steve Buscemi and Catherine Keener). LeGros played Chad Palomino, a male acting diva with endless 'a-list' star demands for a 'b-movie' director and crew. LeGros appeared on Showtime's Sleeper Cell (as Special Agent Ray Fuller) and on Law & O... Biography of Schae Harrison
Schae Harrison (born April 27, 1962 (source : Imdb) in Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, California) is an American actress. Harrison is most notable for her role as Darla Einstein-Forrester, on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 1989-2006 and a two-episode appearance July 2007. Prior to joining The Bold and the Beautiful, Harrison was a Seattle Seahawks cheerleader from 1983 to 1984. And a Northwest Airlines Flight Attendant. She is engaged to former B&B co-star Mick Cain and has a son, Haven Jude Cain, born in December 2003. Currently residing in Southern California.... Biography of Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer (April 27, 1820 – December 8, 1903) was an English philosopher; prominent classical liberal political theorist; and sociological theorist of the Victorian era. Spencer developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as the progressive development of the physical world, biological organisms, the human mind, and human culture and societies. The lifelong bachelor contributed to a wide range of subjects, including ethics, religion, politics, philosophy, biology, sociology, and psychology. He is best known for coining the phrase, "survival of the fittest," which he did in Principles of Biology (1864), after reading Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. This term strongly suggests natural selection, yet as Spencer extended evolution into realms of sociology and ethi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Erik Thomson
Erik Thomson (born April 27, 1967 in Inverness, Scotland (birth time source: British Entertainers, Franck C. Clifford)) is an Australian actor best known for his role of Dr. Mitch Stevens in medical TV drama, All Saints and as Dave Rafter from Seven's 2008 Drama/Comedy Packed to the Rafters. He was previously a regular presenter on the travel show Getaway. Early life Erik Thomson studied performing arts at the New Zealand Drama School in Wellington as well as English Literature and drama at Victoria University of Wellington. Career An accomplished theatre and small screen actor, Erik has performed in such stage titles as Complete Works of Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Twelve Angry Men, and Angels in America. His Australian television credits include Pacific Drive, Wildside and All... Biography of Eric Schmidt
Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955 in Washington, D.C.) is Chairman and CEO of Google Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc. He also sits on the Princeton University Board of Trustees. He lives in Atherton, California with his wife Wendy. Education After graduating from Yorktown High School (Virginia), Schmidt attended Princeton University where he earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering. He has also obtained a MS in 1979 and a PhD in 1982 in EECS from the University of California, Berkeley. He was joint author of lex, a lexical parser and an important tool for compiler construction and taught at Stanford Business School as a part time professor. Previous and current work Early in his career, Schmidt held a series of technical positions w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice de Broglie
Louis-César-Victor-Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie, generally known as Maurice de Broglie (27 April 1875–14 July 1960), was a French physicist. He was born in Paris, the son of Victor, 5th duc de Broglie. In 1901, he was married to Camille Bernou de Rochetaillée (1888—1966) in Paris. They had one daughter, Laure, born on 17 November 1904, who died, aged six, on 12 June 1911. He acceded to the title of duc de Broglie on his father's death in 1906. He died on 14 July 1960 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine). His only child having died almost a half-century before, his brother Louis succeeded him as duke. Having graduated from naval officer's school, Maurice de Broglie spent nine years in the French Navy, serving on a gunboat at Bizerte and in the Mediterranean Squadron. While serving, he... Biography of Carl Payne Tobey
Carl Payne Tobey, born April 17, 1902 in Lynbrook, New York, died March 19, 1980 in Tucson, Arizona, was an American editor, astrologer and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ari Vatanen
Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen (born April 27, 1952 in Tuupovaara) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times. Vatanen was born and grew up in rural Tuupovaara in Eastern Finland. His debut year in professional rallying was 1970, and he debuted in the World Rally Championship at the 1974 1000 Lakes Rally. He won the British Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978 with Peter Bryant and David Richards. In 1977, Vatanen became a regular privateer contestant in the WRC with a Ford Escort RS1800. For the 1979 season, he was signed by Rothmans Rally Team. Continuing with an RS1800, he took his debut win at the 1980 Acropolis Rally and became the World Rally Champi... Biography of Sandy Dennis
Sandra Dale “Sandy” Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American award-winning theater and film actress. Biography Early life Dennis was born in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Yvonne, a secretary, and Jack Dennis, a postal clerk. She had a brother, Frank. She was a high school classmate of Dick Cavett and attended the Nebraska Wesleyan University and University of Nebraska. Dennis grew up in Kenesaw and Lincoln, Nebraska, appearing in the Lincoln Community Theater Group and moving to New York City at the age of 19. Career Dennis made her television debut in 1956 in The Guiding Light and her film debut in Splendor in the Grass (1961). However, she was more committed to following a career in the theater. She won consecutive Tony Awards for her performances in A ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lara Gut
Lara Gut (born 27 April 1991, pronounced Goot) is a Swiss alpine skier specialising in downhill and Super-G. In December 2006, at age 15, Gut participated in her first FIS races. At the Alpine Youth World Championship 2007 at Altenmarkt, she won silver in downhill. In the same year, she became Swiss champion in Super-G, the second youngest champion of all time. In the 2006/2007 season, Gut finished 2nd in the downhill standings of the Europa Cup. On December 28, 2007, she participated in her first World Cup race, the Giant Slalom at Lienz. In January 2008, at Caspoggio, Gut won four consecutive Europa Cup races. On 2 February 2008, at her first Alpine skiing World Cup downhill race, Gut won the third place at St. Moritz, followed by a fifth in the Super G the next day. At the age ... Biography of Khalid Zoubaa
Khalid Zoubaa ( born April 27, 1977 in Sète) is a French long-distance runner. He finished fifth in the 5000 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. His personal best time is 13:11.97 minutes, achieved in June 2006 in Huelva. In 2007 Zoubaa was found guilty of EPO doping. The sample was delivered on 27 January 2007 in an in-competition test in Pau, France. He received an IAAF suspension from February 2007 to February 2010.... Biography of Luc de Larochelliere
Luc De Larochellière, born April 27, 1966 in Quebec, is a Canadian composer, author and singer. Discography 1987 : Amère, America 1988 : Sauvez mon âme 1993 : Los Angeles 1996 : Les Nouveaux Héros 2000 : Vu d'ici 2004 : Quelque chose d'animal 2006 : Voix croisées... Biography of Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (pronounced /ˈfreɪli/; born April 27, 1951) is an American guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of "The Spaceman" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics. Frehley played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. After leaving Kiss, Frehley embarked on a moderately successful solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour. His second tenure with Kiss lasted until 2002, when he left at the conclusion of what was purported to be the band's Farewell Tour. He has since resumed his solo career. On January 5, 2009 Frehley reported on his official website that he was putting finishing touches on his n... Biography of Fabien Gilot
Fabien Gilot (born 27 April 1984 in Denain, Nord, France (birth time source: Marc Brun)) is an Olympic swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where he was part of France's silver medal winning 4×100m freestyle relay. In the London 2012 Summer Olympics he again swam for France and, this time claiming gold in the Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay. In his victory wave, Gilot exposed an underarm tattoo with three Hebrew words meaning "I am nothing without them". He explained that this was a tribute to his grandmother's Jewish husband, an Auschwitz survivor. Fabien said that the quote 'I am nothing without them' has a very special meaning for him, representing his family and three stars – one for each of his brothers, as well as for his Olympic rings. He chose to expres... Biography of Kelly Bochenko
Kelly Bochenko, born April 27, 1986 in Paris, is a French model of Polish (by her father), Japonese and Italian (by her mother) descent, and was Miss Paris 2009. She lost her crown after some erotic photos of her were published in the French magazine Entrevue, showing her in suggestive positions.... Biography of Gianfranco Contri
Gianfranco Contri, born April 27, 1970 in Bologna, is an Italian cyclist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Farrère
Claude Farrère (Lyon, April 27, 1876 – Paris, June 21, 1957) was a prolific French author of novels set in such exotic locations as Istanbul, Saigon, and Nagasaki. One of his novels, Les civilisés ("The Civilized Ones") won the first Prix Goncourt, for 1905. He was elected for a chair at the Académie Française on March 28, 1935. Initially, however, he imitated his father, an infantry colonel who served in the French colonies: entering the naval academy in 1894, he was made lieutenant in 1906 and was promoted to captain in 1918. He resigned the following year to concentrate on his writing career. Some of Farrère's novels were published internationally under his real name, Frédéric-Charles Bargone. Perplexingly, his works have become largely disfavored by French speakers. To date, fewe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guido Cantelli
Guido Cantelli (April 27, 1920 – November 24, 1956) was an Italian orchestral conductor. Born in Novara, Italy, Cantelli was named Musical Director of La Scala, Milan on November 16, 1956, but his promising career was tragically cut short only one week later by his death at the age of 36 in an airplane crash in Paris, France. In the course of his brief career, he had conducted not only in many of the most famous concert halls of Europe but also in the United States and South Africa. The famous conductor Arturo Toscanini was particularly impressed by him, and, in a note written to Cantelli's wife Iris in 1950 after four concerts where Cantelli had been a guest conductor with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, said: I am happy and moved to inform you of Guido's great success and that I int... Biography of Patrizia Carrano
Patrizia Carrano, born April 27, 1946 in Crespano, is an Italian screenwriter and author. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0139973/ ) Stella della porta accanto, La (2008) (TV) (story & screenplay) "Per una notte d'amore" (2008) TV mini-series (story & screenplay) (teleplay) Rebecca, la prima moglie (2008) (TV) (writer) "Butta la luna" (2006) TV mini-series (writer) Assunta Spina (2006) (TV) (story and screenplay) "Orgoglio" (3 episodes, 2006) ... aka Orgoglio capitolo secondo (Italy: second season title) ... aka Orgoglio capitolo terzo (Italy: third season title) - Episode #3.10 (2006) TV episode (writer) - Episode #3.4 (2006) TV episode (writer) - Episode #3.3 (2006) TV episode (writer) Regina dei fiori (2005) (TV) (writer) Anna (2000... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Lawrence
Anthony Lawrence (born April 27, 1957) is a contemporary Australian poet and novelist. Biography Born in Tamworth, New South Wales, Anthony Lawrence left school at 16, and has worked variously as a jackeroo, fisherman, teacher and writer. Lawrence has received a number of Australia Council for the Arts Literature Board Grants and has won numerous awards for his poetry, including the inaugural Judith Wright Calanthe Award and the Gwen Harwood Memorial Prize. His most recent collection is Bark (University of Queensland Press). Published works Poetry * Bark, University of Queensland Press, 2008. * Strategies for Confronting Fear : New and Selected Poems Lancashire, England : Arc Publications, 2006. * The Sleep of a Learning Man Giramondo Publishing, 2003. ... Biography of Patrick Stump
Patrick Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph, April 27, 1984, then later changed to Patrick Vaughn Stump) is a singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. He was the composer, lead singer, and multi-instrumentalist for Fall Out Boy, an American alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Career Before Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump was the drummer of a few suburban Chicago punk and hardcore bands (most notably Xgrinding processX and Patterson). Despite originally auditioning as the drummer for Fall Out Boy, and having no previous experience singing in a band, he became the somewhat reluctant lead singer after his vocal range was discovered. Several lineup changes were to follow, after which he began playing rhythm guitar for the band. At this point, current drummer An... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernie Mason
Ernie Mason, born April 22, 1922 in San Francisco, California, is an American sports handicapper and columnist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kevin McNally
Kevin McNally (born 27 April 1956) is an English actor who has worked in theatre and radio extensively in film and television. Born in Bristol, McNally spent his early years in Birmingham, attending Redhill Junior School on Redhill Road in Hay Mills and Mapledene Junior School (now Mapledene Primary School) on Mapledene Road in Sheldon. He went to Central Grammar School for Boys on Gressel Lane in Tile Cross. His first professional job, at the age of 16, was at the Birmingham Rep. In 1973 he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where, in 1975, he won the Best Actor Bancroft Gold Medal. His most famous role is Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. McNally lives in Chiswick, London, with the actress Phyllis Logan and their two childre... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Silvia Farina
Silvia Farina Elia (born April 27, 1972 in Milan, Italy) is a retired female tennis player from Italy. She reached a career high of World No. 11 on 20 May 2002. She won her first ITF title at Caltagirone in 1991 and her first WTA tournament at Strasbourg in 2001. She made her début Grand Slam appearance at the 1991 French Open and was coached by husband Francesco Elia, whom she married September 1999. Career Farina Elia made steady progression on the ITF circuit during the early 1990s and finished her first year in the top 100 in 1991. She completed her first victory over a top ten player (Gabriela Sabatini, Roland Garros) in 1994 and won her first doubles title the next year. In 1996, she represented Italy at the Atlanta Olympics. 1998 was considered her breakthrough year, reaching... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Enos Slaughter
Enos Bradsher Slaughter (April 27, 1916 - August 12, 2002) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Country", he batted .300 for 19 seasons, the first 13 with the St. Louis Cardinals. Slaughter was born in Roxboro, North Carolina and joined the Cardinals in 1938 before being traded to the New York Yankees in 1954. Batting left-handed and throwing right, he was renowned for a smooth, flat swing that made him a reliable "contact" hitter. Slaughter had 2,383 hits in his career, including 169 home runs, and 1,304 RBIs in 2,380 games. Slaughter played 19 seasons with the Cardinals, Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, and Milwaukee Braves. During that period, he was a 10-time All-Star and played in five World Series. His 1,820 games played ranks fourth in Cardinals' h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sheila Scott
Sheila Scott (April 27, 1922 – October 20, 1988), was an English aviatrix. Born in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, educated at the Alice Ottley School, she broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flight endeavours, which included a 34,000 mile (54,400 km) "world and a half" flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole in a small aircraft. She also served as governor of the British section of the Ninety-Nines, an international association of licensed women pilots. References Hahn, Michael (October 31, 2002). "Sheila Scott". Great Images in NASA. http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2004-00016.html. Retrieved on March 23 2006.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brigitte Auber
Brigitte Auber (born Marie-Claire Cahen de Labzac 27 April 1928, Paris, France) is a French actress who has worked extensively on film and TV in Europe, but is little-known in the United States. Her best known role, and a rare English-speaking part, was opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief, released in 1955. Ms. Auber had a small role in the 1998 remake of The Man in the Iron Mask (which starred Leonardo DiCaprio).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George Gervin
George "The Iceman" Gervin (born April 27, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. Gervin is widely regarded to be one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history. Career Nicknamed Iceman for his cool demeanor on the court, Gervin was primarily known for his scoring talents. He led teams at both Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan and Long Beach State. After leaving college due to an altercation, Gervin was set to try ... Biography of Jacques de Bourbon Busset
Jacques de Bourbon Busset (April 27, 1912, Paris - May 7, 2001) was a French novelist, essayist and politician. He was elected to the Académie française on June 4, 1981. Bibliography * 1946 Le Sel de la terre (under the pseudonym Vincent Laborde) (Gallimard) * 1956 Antoine, mon frère (Gallimard) * 1957 Le Silence et la Joie (Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française) (Gallimard) * 1957 L’Encyclopédie française, tome XI : La vie internationale (in collaboration) * 1958 Le remords est un luxe (Gallimard) * 1959 Mazarin, en collaboration (Hachette) * 1959 Fugue à deux voix (Gallimard) * 1959 Moi, César (Gallimard) * 1960 L’Olympien (Gallimard) * 1960 Mémoires d’un lion (Gallimard) * 1961 César, en collaboration (Hachette) * 196... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Rapp
Jean Rapp (27 April 1771 - 8 November 1821) was a French Army general during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Rapp was born the son of the janitor of the town-hall of Colmar. He began theological studies to became a clergy man, but with his build and heated character, he was better suited to the military, which he joined in March 1788. From the rank of a regular of the chasseurs de Cévennes, he worked his way up the ranks through his courage and character to the rank of a division general and adjutant of Napoleon Bonaparte. As a lieutenant, his reputation grew through his impetuousness as well as the wounds he received in battle. He was made aide de camp of Louis Desaix, who named him captain and took him to Egypt, where Rapp distinguished himself at Sediman, captu... Biography of Michael Nitschke
Michael Nitschke, born April 27, 1939 in Berlin, died February 24, 1995, was a German physicist (nuclear physics).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dexter Boney
Dexter Lyndell Boney (born April 27, 1970) is an American former college and professional basketball player. Boney played for Brandywine High School, where he was named all-state three times and holds the boys scoring record in Delaware with over 2,000 points. He played collegiately at Hagerstown Junior College of the NJCAA where he averaged 31.6 points as sophomore, and then for two years at University of Nevada, Las Vegas of the NCAA Division I. He later played eight games with the NBA's Phoenix Suns in February of the 1996–97 NBA season. Boney won the Continental Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award after ranking fourth in scoring (21.7 points per game) and third in steals (2.1 per game) for the Florida Beachdogs during the CBA's 1996-97 season. He last played with th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Im Sang-soo
Im Sang-soo (born April 27, 1962) is an award-winning South Korean film director and screenwriter. Early life and film career Im was born in Seoul. He studied sociology at Seoul's Yonsei University before making a move to The Korean Academy of Film Arts in 1989. He began working in film that same year, landing his first job as Park Jeong-won's assistant director on Kuro Arrirang (was coincidentally also the first film of Choi Min-sik, who also acted in Shiri and Oldboy). Following graduation from the Academy of Film Arts, Im worked as an assistant director under Kim Young-bin on Kim's War (1994). In 1995 Im wrote the screenplay for The Eternal Empire, and also the screenplay A Noteworthy Film, which won him the Creation Prix at the Korean Motion Picture Promotion Scenario Competitio... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrew Fire
Andrew Zachary Fire (born April 27, 1959) is an American biologist and professor of pathology and of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Craig C. Mello, for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi). This research was conducted at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and published in 1998. Biography Andrew Fire was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Sunnyvale, California. He graduated from Fremont High School. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a B.A. in mathematics in 1978 at the age of 19. He then proceeded to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received a Ph.D. in biology in 1983 under the mentorship of Nobel laureate geneticis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sady Rebbot
Sady Rebbot, born April 27, 1935 in Casablanca, Morocco, died October 12, 1994, was a French actor and comedian. Filmography 1959 : Rue des prairies : de Denys de La Patellière 1960 : Les Distractions de Jacques Dupont 1960 : La Mort de Belle d'Édouard Molinaro 1960 : Les Moutons de Panurge de Jean Girault 1960 : La Fille aux yeux d'or de Jean-Gabriel Albicocco 1962 : Vivre sa vie de Jean-Luc Godard 1963 : Le Bluffeur de Sergio Gobbi 1963 : Chi lavora è perduto de Tinto Brass 1965 : Don Quijote de Carlo Rim - Téléfilm diffusé en salles en Espagne, avec une seconde commercialisation sous le titre :Dulcinea del Toboso de Carlo Rim en 1970 1966 : Brigade antigangs de Bernard Borderie 1966 : Un homme de trop de Costa-Gavras 1967 : Caroline chérie de Denys de La Patel... Biography of Alexandra Lacrabère
Alexandra Lacrabère (born on April 27, 1987 in Pau) is a French handball player, who has played for the French national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the French team placed fifth , and in the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship where the French team placed second.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Foyer
Jean Foyer, born April 27, 1921 in Contigné (Maine-et-Loire), died October 3, 2008, was a French politician and lawyer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules Jouy
Jules Théodore Louis Jouy, best known as Jules Jouy, born on April 27, 1855 in Paris, died on March 17, 1897, was a French poet, artist, and singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules Lemaître
François Élie Jules Lemaître (27 April 1853 - 4 August 1914), was a French critic and dramatist. He was born at Vennecy (Loiret). He became a professor at the university of Grenoble, but was already well known for his literary criticism, and in 1884 he resigned his position to devote his time to literature. He succeeded Jean-Jacques Weiss as drama critic of the Journal des Débats, and subsequently filled the same office on the Revue des Deux Mondes. His literary studies were collected under the title of Les Contemporains (7 series, 1886-1899), and his dramatic feuilletons as impressions de théàtre (10 series, 1888-1898). His sketches of modern authors show great insight and unexpected judgment as well as gaiety and originality of expression. He published two volumes of poetry: Les Mé... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcel Gimond
Marcel Gimond (1894–1961) was a French sculptor born in the Ardèche region of France. Gimond first studied at the Beaux-Arts Academy in Lyon and was the student in turn of both Aristide Maillol and Auguste Rodin. Gimond was an influential Professor at the Paris Beaux -Arts until 1960. He was uniquely invited to exhibit his modelled busts at both the salon and with the surrealists. Garlanded with the Grand Prix National des Arts in 1957, Gimond, who was the son of a metal-worker is considered to be France's last great portraitist or sculptor of the bust. The possessor of a vast sculptural knowledge, Gimond was famed for his purified style which sought the permanence of forms beneath his subjects' individuality . Marcel Gimond maintained a concise critique of sculpture, and taught t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Clément Guillon
Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon (April 27, 1932 – July 9, 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quimper, France. Ordained to the priesthood on May 5, 1957, Guillon was made coadjutor bishop of the Quimer Diocese on March 17, 1988 and was ordained bishop on April 10, 1988. He became the diocesan bishop on May 3, 1989 retiring on December 7, 2007.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Donald Ray Cressey
Donald Ray Cressey, born on April 27, 1929 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, is an American sociologist, criminologist and author (source: Steinbrecher).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walter Lantz
Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and director, best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Biography Early years and start in animation Lantz was born in New Rochelle, New York to Italian immigrant parents, Francesco Paolo Lantz (formerly Lanza) and Maria Gervasi from Calitri. According to Joe Adamson's biography, The Walter Lantz Story, Lantz's father was given his new surname by an immigration official who Anglicized it. Walter Lantz was always interested in art, completing a mail order drawing class at age twelve. He saw his first animation when he watched Winsor McCay's cartoon short, Gertie the Dinosaur. While working as an auto mechanic Lantz got his first break. A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Moakley
John Joseph "Joe" Moakley (April 27, 1927 – May 28, 2001) was a Democratic congressman from the Ninth District of Massachusetts, a seat held two years earlier by Speaker John William McCormack. Moakley was the last chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Rules before Republicans took control of the chamber in 1995. Moakley was born in Boston, Massachusetts, April 27, 1927. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Moakley was involved in the War in the Pacific from 1943 to 1946. After returning home, he attended the University of Miami in Miami, Florida from 1950 to 1951, and he received his LL.B. at Suffolk University Law School in Boston in 1956. Moakley was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1953 to 1963 and a member of the Massachusetts Sen... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Madrelle
Bernard Madrelle, born on April 27, 1944 in Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac, is a French politician (Socialist party), the Mayor of Blaye (1983-2001 and 2008- ) and a former member of Parliament.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emily Brydon
Emily Brydon (born on April 27, 1980 in Fernie, British Columbia) is a Canadian alpine skier. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and won her first World Cup race, a downhill, in February 2008 at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Her coachs are Heinzpeter Platter, Rob Boyd, and Brett Zagozewski. She also competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics but fell and did not finish.... Biography of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Willem-Alexander, (Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967 (birth time source: Luc de Marre, Astrodatabank)) is the King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, comprising the countries Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten, since 2013. He is head of the House of Amsberg. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht and is the eldest child of Queen Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg. He became Prince of Orange and heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands on 30 April 1980, after his mother became queen regnant, and ascended to the throne on 30 April 2013, when his mother abdicated. He went to public primary and secondary schools, served in the Royal Netherlands Navy, and studied history at Leiden University. He married Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti in 2002 and they have t... Biography of Stefano Savorani
Stefano Savorani, born on April 27, 1973 in Imola (birth time source: Bordoni, Astrodatabank), died on December 7, 2002 (suicide, he hanged himself in jail at 29), was an Italian schizophrenic ex-police officer. On 4/11/1998, he tried to hijack a train in Italy. On 3/02/1999, he hijacked an Air-France airplane (source: Astrodatabank).... Biography of Sally Hawkins
Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress. Her performance as Poppy in the 2008 film Happy-Go-Lucky won her several international awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Other significant roles include Susan in Vera Drake (2004), Sue Trinder in the BBC serial Fingersmith (2005), Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007), and Rita O'Grady in Made in Dagenham (2010). Early life The daughter of Jacqui and Colin Hawkins, authors and illustrators of children's books, Hawkins was raised in Blackheath in southeast London, and attended James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1998. Career Hawkins' theatre appearances include Much Ado About Nothing (2000), A Midsumme... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Melvin Burckes
Melvin Burckes, born on April 27, 1932 in Washington DC, is an American engineer, military, and theosopher, the son of theosopher Jean Gullo. He was the President of Far Horizons, a theosophical camp.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Buck
John Buck, born on April 27, 1942 in Auckland, is a New Zealand famous vintner.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sybille Bammer
Sybille Bammer (born April 27, 1980 in Linz, Austria) is a professional female tennis player from Austria and one of only three mothers on the WTA tour (the other two being Lindsay Davenport, who announced her return to tennis after she gave birth, and Paraguaian Rossana De Los Rios who now plays mostly in ITF Tournaments). Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on December 17, 2007. Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Tennis career Bammer made her WTA Tour main draw debut as a wildcard in 2000 at the Klagenfurt event. She lost to German player Andrea Glass at this event. She failed to qualify for Wimbledon, U.S. Open and her home tournament in Linz. During 2001 she took a break from tennis to give birth to her daughter Tina. Her boyfriend Christophe took a bre... Biography of Maura West
Maura Jo West (born April 27, 1972 in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an actress, best known for her role as Carly Snyder on the American television soap opera As the World Turns (April 11, 1995-May 8, 1996; September 10, 1997-present). She has been nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award five times (in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2006 respectively), and a Daytime Emmy Award five times (in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2008 respectively) . West won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2007. She is good friends with co-star Michael Park and former co-star Lesli Kay. Personal Life West was married to Jonathan Knight from 1995 to 1999, with whom she shares a son, Benjamin. She married former ATWT co-star Scott DeFreitas on January 22, 2000 and ha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoine-Pierre Dutramblay
Antoine-Pierre Dutramblay, born on April 27, 1745 in Paris, died on October 24, 1819, was a French writer and civil servant.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yvon Montané
Yvon Montané, born on April 27, 1937 in Fleurance, is a French politician (Socialist party), a former member of Parliament (1997-2002).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edwin Morgan (poet)
Edwin George Morgan FRSE OBE (27 April 1920 – 17 August 2010) was a Scottish poet and translator who was associated with the Scottish Renaissance. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate. In 2004, he was named as the first Scottish national poet: The Scots Makar. Life and career Morgan was born in Glasgow and grew up in Rutherglen. His parents were Presbyterian. As a child he was not surrounded by books, nor did he have any literary acquaintances. Schoolmates labelled him a swot. He convinced his parents to finance his membership of several book clubs in Glasgow. The Faber Book of Modern Verse (1936) was a "revelation" to him, he later said. Morgan entered the University of Glasgow ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Earl Anthony
Earl Roderick Anthony (April 27, 1938 – August 14, 2001) was a left-handed American professional bowler. He amassed a total of 43 titles on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, a record that was broken by Walter Ray Williams in 2007. His ten professional major titles (six PBA National Championships, two Firestone Tournament of Champions titles, and two ABC Masters titles) are the most by any bowler. Anthony also won seven PBA Senior Tour titles for 50 total PBA Tour titles. Never brash or flashy in a crew-cut and plastic-frame "marshwood" style eyewear (which he abandoned for more modern frames later in his career), Anthony was dubbed "Square Earl" by fellow pro bowlers. He was also known by the nickname "The Machine," due to his robot-like consistency and accuracy. PBA c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Fish (weatherman)
Michael Fish MBE (born 27 April 1944 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) is a semi-retired weather forecaster, most known for his BBC Weather television presentations, although he was actually employed by the Met Office. Schooled at Eastbourne College and City University, London, Fish was the longest serving weather presenter on British television, taking up the role in 1974 after several years on BBC Radio. He became a subject of infamy in the wake of the Great Storm of 1987; a few hours before the storm broke, on 15 October 1987, he said during a forecast: "Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way... well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!". That evening, the worst storm to hit South East England since 17... Biography of Calista Carradine
Calista Carradine, born April 27, 1962 in Virginia, is an American actress, the daughter of actor David Carradine and Donna Lee Becht. She is the granddaughter of actor John Carradine, the niece of actors Robert Carradine, Keith Carradine, and Bruce Carradine, the cousin of actress Ever Carradine. She has two daughters, actress Mariah Carradine (born 1980/1981) and artist Sienna Carradine (born 17 November 1983). Filmography (sourc : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0139932/ ) # Dear Santa (1998) .... Linda ... aka "My Santa, My Dad" - USA (TV title) ... aka "Secret Santa" - USA (alternative title) # Mom's Outta Sight (1998) .... Miss Caine # Black Widow Escort (1998) (V) .... Charisse ... aka "Dark Heat" - Canada (English title) # Absolute Force (1997) .... August # Total Force (1997... Biography of Lussi (singer)
Lussi, born April 27, 1984 in Nancy, is a French singer, a contestant of Nouvelle Star 2010, a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia and broadcast by M6 in France.... Biography of Frank Abagnale
Frank William Abagnale, Jr. (English pronunciation: /ˈəbəɡnæl/, Italian pronunciation: ; born April 27, 1948) is an American security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster, check forger, impostor, and escape artist. He became notorious in the 1960s for passing $2.5 million worth of meticulously forged checks across 26 countries over the course of five years, beginning when he was 16 years old. In the process, he became one of the most famous impostors ever, claiming to have assumed no fewer than eight separate identities as an airline pilot, a doctor, a U.S. Bureau of Prisons agent, and a lawyer. He escaped from police custody twice (once from a taxiing airliner and once from a U.S. federal penitentiary), before he was 21 years old. He ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Neil Pearson
Neil Joshua Pearson (born April 27, 1959 in London) is a British actor best known for his work on television. Pearson came from a poor London family, and as a boy, attended Woolverstone Hall, an experimental boarding school, where he learned to act. After graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama, he made his first television appearance in 1982 and starred alongside Leonard Rossiter in Joe Orton's play Loot at the Lyric Theatre in London in 1984; Rossiter died during a performance while in his dressing room. Pearson then became an acquaintance of Hat Trick Productions and won a part in their historical sitcom Chelmsford 123. He also appeared with Hat Trick executive Jimmy Mulville in That's Love. Pearson narrated Colin Wyatt's animated series The Poddington Peas in 1986.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of August Wilson
August Wilson (April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. His literary legacy is the ten play series, The Pittsburgh Cycle, for which he received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Each is set in a different decade, depicting the comic and tragic aspects of the African-American experience in the twentieth century. Early years Wilson was born Frederick August Kittel, Jr. in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the fourth of six children to German immigrant baker, Frederick August Kittel, Sr. and Daisy Wilson, an African American cleaning woman, from North Carolina. Earlier, Wilson's maternal grandmother walked from North Carolina to Pennsylvania in search of a better life. His mother raised the children alone by the time he was five in a two-room apartment above... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vladimir Fedorovski
Vladimir Fédorovski, born on April 27, 1950 in Moscow, is a Russian (now French) writer and former diplomat.... Biography of Cory Booker
Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American Democratic Party politician who has been serving as the 36th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey since 2006. He is the third African-American mayor of Newark, and was formerly a Newark City Councilman, and practicing attorney. He is a graduate of Stanford University, the University of Oxford (where he was a Rhodes Scholar), and Yale Law School. Early life and education Booker was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in the predominantly white, affluent town of Harrington Park, New Jersey, 20 miles north of Newark. His parents, Cary Alfred and Carolyn Rose (Jordan) Booker, were among the first black executives at IBM. In 2009, he told US News that he was raised in a religious household, and that he and his family attended a small, Africa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aimé Maeght
Aimé Maeght (27 April 1906, Hazebrouck, Nord - 5 September 1981) was an art collector, engraver, artist and editor. He founded the Galerie Maeght in Paris and New York, and the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence near Nice (France). The surname Maeght is pronounced mahg.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stanisław Dziwisz
Stanisław Cardinal Dziwisz (born April 27, 1939 in Raba Wyżna), is a Polish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently the Archbishop of Kraków and has been a cardinal since 24 March 2006. He was most known as a member of the Prefecture of the Papal Household and for his nearly forty years in service as private secretary to Pope John Paul II; Dziwisz was elevated to the rank of titular archbishop during that service. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Dziwisz to his first diocese as the Archbishop of Kraków—an office once held by John Paul II, who, many believe, groomed Dziwisz for the job. Overview Born in the Polish village Raba Wyżna, Dziwisz studied in local seminaries and after successful completion of theological studies was ordained priest on June 23, 1963 fo... Biography of Ari Graynor
Ariel Geltman Graynor, better known as Ari Graynor, (born April 27, 1983 (birth time source: Nick Dagan Best, Astrodatabank)) is an American actress. Life and career Graynor was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She was raised in a Jewish family and attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Trinity College, in Hartford, Connecticut. She first came to prominence as 'Caitlin Rucker' on HBO's The Sopranos. Her film credits include An American Crime (2007), which premiered in January 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival. She also appeared early in the second season of UPN's Veronica Mars as the daughter of a bus driver. She made her Broadway debut as 'Alison' in 2005's Brooklyn Boy after appearing in the world premiere at South Coast Repertory.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pedro Feliz
Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman, now playing in the minor leagues for the Camden Riversharks in the Atlantic League. Feliz has hit 20 or more home runs in four of his first five seasons as a starting third baseman and is an above average fielder at third base. He spent the first eight years of his major league career with the San Francisco Giants (2000 through 2007) before signing a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. Career Minor League career Feliz was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent on February 7, 1994. He spent parts of seven seasons in the San Francisco Giants' farm system before being called up to the Giants when the rosters expanded in September 2000. ... Biography of Jenna-Louise Coleman
Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 27 April 1986) is an English actress, known for appearing in the British soap opera Emmerdale. She is due to portray the next companion to the Doctor in the British sci-fi series Doctor Who, and appeared in the series seven opener, "Asylum of the Daleks" as Oswin Oswald. She is due to begin her role as the companion in the 2012 Christmas Special. Early life Coleman was born in Blackpool, Lancashire. She attended Arnold School in Blackpool where she was Head Girl, and gained straight A's in her A-levels. Discussing her role on Emmerdale, Coleman said that she regrets not having a conventional university experience. While at school, Coleman was a member of a theatre company called "In Yer Space", with whom she performed at the Edinburgh Festival in the play C... Biography of Otto of Bavaria
Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar von Wittelsbach; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916), was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. He was the son of Maximilian II and his wife, Marie of Prussia, and younger brother of Ludwig II. King Otto of Bavaria is not to be confused with King Otto of Greece, who was his uncle and godfather. Life Childhood and youth Prince Otto was born on 27 April 1848, two months premature, in the Munich Residenz. His parents were King Maximilian II of Bavaria and Marie of Prussia. His uncle King Otto I of Greece served as his godfather. Otto had an older brother, the Crown Prince Ludwig. The brothers spent most of their childhood with their teachers at Hohenschwangau Castle. Between 1853 and 1863, they spent their summer holidays at the Royal Vi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby, Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933), New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929–1932), and St. Louis Browns (1933–1937). Hornsby had 2,930 hits, 301 home runs, and a .358 batting average during his career; he was named the National League (NL)'s Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and was a member of one World Series championship team. Born and raised in Texas, Hornsby played for several semi-professional and minor league teams. In 1915, he began his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals and remained with the team for 12 seasons; in this time, Hornsby ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Keith Magnuson
Keith Arlen Magnuson (April 27, 1947 – December 15, 2003) was a professional ice hockey defenceman from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1969 and 1979. Magnuson was killed in an auto accident in Vaughan, Ontario with fellow NHL alumnus Rob Ramage behind the wheel (Ramage survived the accident, but was later found guilty of vehicular manslaughter). Magnuson played 589 career NHL games, all with the Chicago Black Hawks, wearing # 3, and scoring 14 goals and 125 assists for 139 points. Although he didn't score many goals, he was a part of a solid defensive team with the Blackhawks. Perhaps his most telling statistic is his 1,442 career penalty minutes, which included a large number of fighting majors. For a few seasons, Magnuson was captain of ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Allison Iraheta
Allison Iraheta (born April 27, 1992) is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who was the fourth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, Iraheta won the Telemundo competition Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista. Following the conclusion of Idol, Iraheta was signed to a record deal with 19 Entertainment and Jive Records. Her debut album Just Like You was released on December 1, 2009. Biography Iraheta was born in Glendale, California, to Salvadoran immigrants who moved to the United States before she was born. She is the youngest in the family, with two older siblings, Jacki and Carlos Iraheta. According to her family, she has been singing since she was a toddler. In 2001, she began taking voice lessons with Raphael Enriquez at the Los Angeles M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alice Allison Dunnigan
Alice Allison Dunnigan (1906–1983) was an African American journalist, civil rights activist and author. She was the first African American female correspondent to receive White House credentials, and the first black female member of the Senate and House of Representatives press galleries. She has written an autobiography titled Alice A. Dunnigan: A Black Woman’s Experience. She also has a Kentucky State Historical Commission marker dedicated to her. Alice chronicled the decline of Jim Crow during the 1940s and 1950s, influencing her to become a civil rights activist. She was inducted into the Kentucky Hall of Fame in 1982. During her time as a reporter, she became the first black journalist to accompany a president while traveling, covering Harry S. Truman's 1948 campaign trip. Bio... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Parisien
François Parisien (born 27 April 1982) is a professional cyclist born in Montréal, Canada (source: http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=18831) He is currently riding for Argos-Shimano. Professional career In 2005, Parisien won the Canadian Road Race Championship. He participated to the 2010 Tour of California and placed in the top ten on the second stage where he came in sixth position, finishing in the same group as Australian Brett Lancaster who won the stage. He performed well the very next day on the undulating stage 3, raking in a ninth position as he was part of a small group of about 30 riders that came in after 3 escapees crossed the line, the victor being David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions). In 2012, he won the Tour of Elk Grove Overall classificati... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pete Ham
Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist, primarily recognized for having been the lead singer/composer of the 70s rock group Badfinger's hit songs, "No Matter What", "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue." He also co-wrote the ballad "Without You", a worldwide Number One hit for Harry Nilsson and it has become a standard song as covered by hundreds of artists consistently throughout the years since. Ham was granted two Ivor Novello Awards related to the song in 1973. Early life Ham was born in Swansea, Wales. He formed a local rock group called The Panthers around 1961. This group would undergo several name and lineup changes before it became The Iveys in 1965. The band was relocated to London by The Mojos manager, Bill Collins, in 1966, ... Biography of Angus Stone
Angus Stone (born 27 April 1986) is an Australian folk-blues singer-songwriter and record producer-engineer. He is the brother-half of Angus & Julia Stone and is also a solo musician. His debut solo album, Smoking Gun, was issued in April 2009 under the pseudonym, Lady of the Sunshine, and reached the top 50 on the ARIA Albums Chart. His second solo album, Broken Brights, was issued on 13 July 2012, which peaked at No. 2. Biography Angus Stone was born on 27 April 1986 and grew up in Sydney. His parents, John and Kim Stone, were both folk musicians. John was a builder and later became a music teacher, who also performs in a covers band, Backbeat. Stone's older sisters are Catherine (born ca. 1982) and Julia Stone (born 13 April 1984). Stone attended Newport Primary School and Barrenj... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laura Diaz
Laura Diaz (born April 27, 1975) is an American professional golfer. Diaz was born Laura Philo in Scotia, New York. She won the 1995 North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst. In 1996 she won the Eastern Women's Amateur Championship and made it to the quarterfinals of the 1996 U.S. Women's Amateur. A business student at Wake Forest University, Diaz was named the university's 1997 Female Athlete of the Year. Diaz turned professional in 1997 and spent three years playing on the Futures Tour where she scored three tournament wins. She also played on the Ladies European Tour, where she was rookie of the year in 1998. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1999 and has earned two victories, both coming in the 2002 season when she had ten top-10 finishes. She has played on four Solheim Cup teams (... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Didier Aaron
Didier Aaron, born on April 27, 1923 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain, acte n°166), died on January 3, 2009, was a member of the French Resistance, antiquarian, gallery owner, and art dealer. Awards Officier de la Légion d'honneur Chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite Croix de guerre 1939-1945 Médaille de la Résistance.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Martin Gray (Holocaust survivor)
Martin Gray (born Mieczysław Grajewski on 27 April 1922, Warsaw, Poland) is a Holocaust survivor and author. In 1946 Gray emigrated to the United States, where his grandmother was living. Some 10 years after his arrival Gray had become a tradesman in replicas of antiques, doing business in the U.S., Canada and Cuba. He moved to the South of France in 1960, where he still lives. Books His first book, For those I loved, became a bestseller. Another 11 books would follow over the years. All of Gray’s books have been written in French. Several of them have been translated into English. Gray’s last book Au nom de tous les miens (2005, In the name of all mankind) has not yet found an English translation. Two of Gray’s books are autobiographies: the already mentioned For those ... |
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