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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on April, 5, 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 · 45,406 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,406 Celebrities
121 celebrities or events were found for April, 5. Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of Agnetha Faltskog
Agnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish pop singer. She was a member of the Swedish pop group ABBA. Her name was originally spelled Agneta; she added the h later herself. In 1983, Fältskog received a Swedish music award Rockbjörnen for Best Female Artist. Her next album Eyes of a Woman, produced by Eric Stewart of 10cc fame, was released In 1985. "She is quite content to grace the works of various other lesser mortals with her immaculate, sugar-sweet voice", wrote Barry McIlheney in Melody Maker. The album sold well in parts of Europe but failed to match the success of Fältskog's previous effort. In the summer of 1987, she travelled to Malibu, California, USA, where she recorded the album I Stand Alone produced by Peter Cetera and Bruce Gaitsch and released in November of 1987. It wa... Add to favourites (36 fans)Biography of Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American producer, singer, rapper, and songwriter. He is one half of the production duo The Neptunes (with Chad Hugo) with whom he produces hip-hop, R&B and pop music. He is also the lead singer and drummer of the funk-rock band, N*E*R*D. He released his debut single "Frontin'" in 2003 and followed up with his debut album In My Mind in 2006. As part of The Neptunes, Pharrell has produced numerous hit singles for various music stars. He plays the drums, keyboard, and often sings in a falsetto voice. Pharrell's works have earned him three Grammy Awards amongst ten nominations. He is also the co-founder of the clothing brand Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream Footwear. Pharrell is perhaps one of the most well-known synesthetes today (music-->co... Add to favourites (53 fans)Biography of Bette Davis
Bette Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989), born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television and theatre. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were romantic dramas. After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930, but her early films for Universal Studios were unsuccessful. She joined Warner Brothers in 1932 and established her career with several critically acclaimed performances. In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked th... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 (OS) (April 5 (Gregorian calendar) (birth time source: Astrodatabank) – October 31, 1926), whose real name was Ehrich Weiss (which was changed from Erich Weisz when he emigrated to America), was a Hungarian-American magician, escapologist (widely regarded as one of the greatest ever), stunt performer, as well as an investigator of spiritualists, film producer, actor, and an amateur aviator. Birth Harry Houdini was born into a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary. His given name is found spelled differently in different sources and also his birth date is uncertain. However, years after his death a copy of his birth certificate was found and published in The Houdini Birth Research Committee's Report (1972). According to that original source, he was born on Mar... Biography of Véronique Mourousi
Véronique Mourousi (April 5, 1961 Angers - July 17, 1992 Paris) was a French journalist and the wife of journalist Yves Mourousi.... Add to favourites (32 fans)Biography of Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. He was one of 20th Century Fox's most popular film stars, from the 1940s to the 1960s, and played important roles well into the 1990s. One of his most notable performances was as Atticus Finch in the 1963 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won an Academy Award. President Lyndon Johnson honored Peck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 for his lifetime humanitarian efforts. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking at No. 12. Early life Peck was born Eldred Gregory Peck in San Diego, California's seaside community of La Jolla, the son of Gregory Pearl Peck, a chemist and pharmacist, and Missouri-born Bernice Ma... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Raphael
Raphael Sanzio or Raffaello (April 6, 1483 – April 6 - or 5 -, 1520) was an Italian master painter and architect of the Florentine school in High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings. He was also called Raffaello Sanzio, Raffaello Santi, Raffaello da Urbino or Rafael Sanzio da Urbino. Early life and work Raphael was born in Urbino. The surname Sanzio derives from the latinization of the Italian, Santi, into Santius (also, when signing solely using his baptismal name, "Raphael"). His father, Giovanni Santi, was also a painter in the court of Urbino. In 1491, his mother Màgia died; his father died on August 1, 1494, having already remarried. Thus orphaned at eleven, Raphael was entrusted to his uncle Bartolomeo, a priest. He had already shown talent, a... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Krista Allen
Krista J. Allen (born April 5, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her role on Days of Our Lives and for headlining the Emmanuelle in Space film series. Early life Allen was born in Ventura, California to Dalton Earl Allen, Sr. and Katherine Mary Raposa, who later divorced. Allen's paternal grandparents, Roy Areatus Allen and Ima Jean Flenniken, were several-generation Texans, while her maternal grandfather, Antone Pacheco Raposa, was of Portuguese origin and her maternal grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Nolan, was of English and Irish ancestry. Allen has an older brother, Dalton Earl Allen, Jr., and lived in Austin, Texas, where she went to school at Austin Community College and majored in education. She then interned as a kindergarten teacher before she decided to pursue her ac... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan (April 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian conductor. His New York Times obituary described him as, "probably the world's best-known conductor and one of the most powerful figures in classical music," and placing him "in the topmost ranks of 20th-century conductors." Karajan conducted the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for thirty-five years. Genealogy Herbert von Karajan was the son of an upper-bourgeois Salzburg family of Greek ancestry. His great-great-grandfather, Georgeous Johannes Karajanis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ιωάννης Καραγιάννης), was born in Kozani, at that time a town in the Ottoman Empire now in Greek Macedonia, leaving for Vienna... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matthias Schleiden
Matthias Jakob Schleiden (April 5, 1804 - June 23, 1881) was a German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory. He was born in Hamburg, Germany. Schleiden was educated at Heidelberg and practiced law in Hamburg but soon developed his hobby of botany into a full-time pursuit. Schleiden preferred to study plant structure under the microscope. While a professor of botany at the University of Jena, he wrote Contributions to Phytogenesis (1838), in which he stated that the different parts of the plant organism are composed of cells. Thus, Schleiden became the first to formulate what was then an informal belief as a principle of biology equal in importance to the atomic theory of chemistry. He also recognized the importance of the cell nucleus, discovered in 1831 by the Scottish botanist Rober... Biography of Jules Ferry
Jules François Camille Ferry (April 5, 1832 – March 17, 1893) was a French statesman. Born in Saint-Dié, in the Vosges département, France, he studied law, and was called to the bar at Paris, but soon went into politics, contributing to various newspapers, particularly to Le Temps. He attacked the Second French Empire with great violence, directing his opposition especially against Baron Haussmann, prefect of the Seine département. Elected republican deputy for Paris in 1869, he protested against the declaration of war with Germany, and on September 6, 1870 was appointed prefect of the Seine by the Government of National Defense. In this position he had the difficult task of administering Paris during the siege, and after the Paris Commune was obliged to resign (June 5, 1871). From 1... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. Tracy is generally regarded as one of the finest actors in motion picture history. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Tracy among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking 9th on the list of 100. He was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor. Career He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the second son of John Edward Tracy, an Irish American Catholic truck salesman, and Caroline Brown, a Protestant turned Christian Scientist, and was christened Spencer Bonaventure Tracy. Tracy's paternal grandparents, John Tracy and Mary Guhin, were born in Ireland. His mother's ancestry dates back to Thomas Stebbins, who immi... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Vanessa Demouy
Born 5 April 1973 in Montreuil, France. Vanessa Demouy is an actress and model known for her Occitan French features and nude pictorials. She began modeling at age fourteen and later crossed over into film and television, though modeling has remained her primary career. Demouy was the second official Lara Croft model (after Rhona Mitra), portraying the fictional Tomb Raider heroine in a promotional capacity. She is primarily known for her role as Linda in a french sitcom "Models in Paradise". Filmography Television 1993 : Classe mannequin (Linda) 1995 : Cœurs Caraïbes 1996 : Aventures Caraïbes 2005 : Navarro 2007 : Central Nuit Movies 1999 : Les jolies doses (Court métrage) 1999 : Chloé 2000 : Le marquis Theater 2002 : Les Monologues du vagin 2... Biography of Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher, whose famous 1651 book Leviathan established the agenda for nearly all subsequent Western political philosophy. Although Hobbes is today remembered for his work on political philosophy, he contributed to a diverse array of fields, including history, geometry, theology, ethics, general philosophy, and what would now be called political science. Additionally, Hobbes' account of human nature as self-interested cooperation has proved to be an enduring theory in the field of philosophical anthropology. Early life and education Hobbes was born in Wiltshire, England on 5 April 1588 (some sources say Malmesbury ). His father, the vicar of Charlton and Westport, left England for fear of being hanged, abandoning his th... Biography of Mike McCready
Michael "Mike" McCready (born Michael David McCready on April 5, 1966 in Pensacola, Florida) is the lead guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, a founding member of the American rock band, Pearl Jam. Early years McCready was born in Pensacola, Florida, but his family moved to Seattle shortly after his birth. As a child, his parents played Hendrix and Santana, while his friends listened to KISS and Aerosmith; McCready would frequently play bongo drums. At the age of 11, McCready purchased his first guitar and began taking lessons. Early work In eighth grade, McCready formed his first band, Warrior, whose name soon changed to Shadow. Originally a cover band playing during free periods at Roosevelt High School, the band eventually began writing original material. A... Biography of Mistinguett
Mistinguett (April 5, 1875 – January 5, 1956 from Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France) was a French actress and singer, with the birth name of Jeanne Bourgeois. At an early age she aspired to be an entertainer. She began as a flower-seller in a restaurant in her home-town, singing popular ballads as she sold her flowers. When a song-writing acquaintance made up the name Miss Tinguette, Jeanne liked it. She made it her own by joining it together and eventually dropping the second S and the final E (Mistinguett). Jeanne Bourgeois made her debut as Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris in 1895, and appeared also in shows as the Folies Bergere, Moulin Rouge, and Eldorado. Her risqué routines captivated Paris and she went on to become the most popular French entertainer of h... Biography of Charlotte de Turckheim
Anne-Charlotte de Turckheim (born 5 April 1955) is a French actress, screenwriter, comedian and film producer. Born in Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Seine-et-Marne, France, the daughter of Françoise Husson and Arnaud de Turckheim, a member of a noble Protestant family from Alsace, Charlotte de Turckheim studied theater after completing her baccalauréat degree. She has appeared in numerous films. Filmography * Le Ciel sur la tête (Television movie; U.S. title: Times Have Been Better) (2006, by Régis Musset) - Rosine * Les Aristos (2005, by Charlotte de Turckheim) - La comtesse Solange * Sexes très opposés (2001, by Éric Assous) - Brigitte * Mon père, ma mère, mes frères et mes soeurs... (1998, by Charlotte de Turckheim) - Jeanne * Héroïnes (1997, by Gérard Krawczyk) - ... Biography of Colin Powell
General Colin Luther Powell, United States Army (Ret.) (born April 5, 1937) is an American statesman. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-05), serving under President George W. Bush. As a General in the United States Army, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Gulf War. General Powell is a child of Jamaican immigrants, and is an African-American. He was the first African-American Secretary of State. Personal background Colin Powell was born in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem in 1937, and was raised in Hunts Point, South Bronx. He has always spoken warmly of his parents, Luther Theophilus Powell and Maud Ariel (née McKoy), as loving and ha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sébastien El Chato
Sébastien El Chato, born Sébastien Abaldonado, April 5, 1961 in Marseille, is a French guitarist and singer, of Andalusian descent. Discography of El Chato * 1976 - Ambiance explosive * 1976 - Ambiance explosive n°2 * 1978 - Que bonita eres * 1979 - Medley original * 1983 - La chunga (2 version française et espagnole) * 1984 - Siempre mañana / baila * 1985 - Je veux l'aimer (1er version) * 1985 - Ci vorrebbe un amico (sous le nom sebastian) * 1986 - Espanito * 1987 - Je l'aime * 1988 - Le cœur d'une mère (version 45 tours) * 1988 - Tous les medleys ambiance explosive * 1989 - Imagine * 1989 - Imagine (remix) * 1990 - Garde-la * 1990 - Que bonita eres (version 1990)album * 1992 - Tous ses slows *... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5, 1947) is the fourteenth and current president of the Philippines. Arroyo is the country's second female president, and the daughter of late former Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal. A professor of economics, Arroyo entered government in 1987, serving as assistant secretary and undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry upon the invitation of President Corazon Aquino. After serving as a senator from 1992 to 1998, she was elected to the vice presidency under President Joseph Estrada, despite having run on an opposing ticket. After Estrada was accused of corruption, she resigned her cabinet position as Secretary of Social Welfare and Development and joined the growing opposition to the preside... Biography of Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (April 5, 1732 – August 22, 1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. One of the most prolific artists active in the last decades of the ancien régime, Fragonard produced more than 550 paintings (not counting drawing and etchings), of which only five are dated. Among his most popular works are genre paintings conveying the atmosphere of intimacy and veiled eroticism. He was born at Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, the son of a glover. He was articled to a Paris notary when his father's circumstances became straitened through unsuccessful speculations, but he showed such talent and inclination for art that he was taken at the age of eighteen to François Boucher, who, recognizing the... Biography of Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII (April 1568 – July 29, 1644), born Maffeo Barberini, was Pope from 1623 to 1644. He was the last Pope to expand the papal territory by force of arms, and was a prominent patron of the arts and reformer of Church missions. However, the massive debts incurred during his papacy greatly weakened his successors, who were unable to maintain the Pope's longstanding political or military influence in Europe. Early Life Maffeo Barberini was born in 1568 to an important Florentine family. He was educated by the Jesuits and received a doctorate of law from the University of Pisa in 1589. In 1601, Maffeo was able to use the influence of an uncle who had become apostolic protonotary to secure an appointment by Sixtus V as papal legate to the court of King Henry IV of France. In 1... Biography of Jane Asher
Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her television career. Asher is known for her starring role as the main character Faith Ashley in the 1987 British TV drama Wish Me Luck, and for her trademark red hair. She has appeared in numerous film and television dramas. Early life Asher was the second of three children born to Dr. Richard Alan John and Margaret Asher, née Eliot, in Willesden, north-west London . Her father was a physician at the Central Middlesex hospital and author of many notable medical articles; her mother was a professor of oboe at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama; her older brother is record producer Peter Asher (formerly one half of the duo Peter & Gordon); her younger sister is the radio actress... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Elodie Bouchez
Élodie Bouchez (born April 5, 1973 in Montreuil-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France) is a César Award winning French actress. She resides in Beverly Hills, California with her husband Thomas Bangalter. Early life and career Bouchez is best known for her César Award's Most Promising Actress winning film Wild Reeds (1994) by André Téchiné, and Cannes Film Festival's Best Actress Award winning film The Dreamlife of Angels (La Vie rêvée des anges 1998). In the fall of 2005, she joined the cast of the American TV series Alias for its fifth and final season. She plays Renée Rienne, an assassin who works unofficially for a black ops devision of the CIA. Although considered a main cast member, she only appeared in select episodes, her character acting as something of a "secret weapo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gale Storm
Josephine Owaissa Cottle (born April 5, 1922), better known as Gale Storm, is an American actress/singer. Her sister gave Josephine her middle name, an American Indian word meaning, "bluebird." Early life Born in Bloomington, Texas, Storm was raised by her family as Josephine Cottle. Her father, William Walter Cottle died after a year-long illness when she was just 13 months old, and her mother, Minnie Corina Cottle, struggled to raise five children alone. Josephine was the youngest with two brothers and two sisters. Storm's mother Minnie took in sewing, then opened a millinery shop in nearby McDade, which failed, and then moved the family to Houston. The young Josephine learned to be an accomplished dancer and became an excellent ice skater at Houston's Polar Palace. At the Albe... Biography of Fabrice Bénichou
Fabrice Benichou (born April 5, 1965, in Madrid, Spain) is a French boxer. Personal Benichou is of Spanish-Jewish heritage. Amateur career In 1984 Benichou made it to the finals for the French National Bantamweight championship, but lost. Pro Boxing career Benichou won the IBF World Super Bantamweight championship in 1989. He lost it the following year to Welcome Ncita. He began a comeback campaign in late 2005.... Biography of Lana Clarkson
Lana Jean Clarkson (April 5, 1962 – February 3, 2003) was an American actress and fashion model. She was born in Long Beach, California. Early life Born in Southern California to Donna and James Clarkson, Lana was native of Los Angeles County, but raised in Napa Valley. Clarkson grew up as a country girl with a passion for nature, an avid horseback rider and natural athlete. While living in Northern California Lana attended Cloverdale High School and also PUC Prep School. During the Christmas of 1978 Clarkson's family moved to Los Angeles, California and Lana pursued her lifelong dream of becoming a performer. At the age of 18, she aspired to become a fashion model. In the early 1980s, Clarkson quickly landed bit parts in film and television. In 1982, Lana made her screen debut in dire... Biography of Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926), sometimes nicknamed "King of the Bs" for his output of B-movies (though he himself rejects this as inaccurate), is a prolific American producer and director of low-budget movies, many of which are exploitation, and are among some of the most influential movies made. He has apprenticed many now-famous directors, stressing the importance of budgeting and resourcefulness; Corman once joked he could make a film about the fall of the Roman Empire with two extras and a sage bush. Early life Corman was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Anne and William Corman, an engineer. His brother Gene Corman has also produced numerous films,sometimes in collaboration with Roger.He received an industrial engineering degree from Stanford University. He began h... Biography of Paula Cole
Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts) is an American singer/songwriter. Her single "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, and the following year she won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Early life Cole was born to Stephanie, a visual artist, and Jim Cole, a polka-playing entomologist. She has a sister named Irene. She lived in Rockport, MA with her parents, where she attended Elementary School. She was an active and popular student in middle school and high school, holding offices as class president and student counselor. In addition, she was very active in the school's theatre arts program, starring in many productions, among them "Flower Drum Song" and "Whose Life Is It Anyway?". She was a French Club member and... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, OM, FRS (5 April 1827 – 10 February 1912) was an English surgeon who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He successfully introduced carbolic acid (phenol) to sterilize surgical instruments and to clean wounds. Biography Early life Joseph Lister came from a prosperous Quaker home in Upton, Essex, a son of Joseph Jackson Lister, the pioneer of the compound microscope. At Quaker schools he became fluent in French and German which were, serendipitously, also the leading languages of medical research. He attended the University of London, one of only a few institutions which was open to Quakers at that time. He initially studied the Arts but at the age of 25 he graduated with honours as Bachelor of Medic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lisa Zane
Elizabeth Frances "Liza" Zane (born April 5, 1961) is an American actress who has starred on stage, in film and television. Personal life Zane was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Thalia and William George Zane, Sr., both of whom were amateur actors and founders of a school for medical technicians. Her family's original surname, "Zanikopolous", was anglicized to "Zane" by her grandparents. Both of her parents are of Greek descent. She is the older sister of actor Billy Zane. Career Zane's first film role was in the 1989 movie Heart of Dixie and also that year, she starred in the film Gross Anatomy. Her other well known film roles include the 1990 suspense movie Bad Influence and in 1991 starred in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare as Maggie Burroughs. Her most recent f... Biography of Mitch Pileggi
Mitchell Craig "Mitch" Pileggi (born April 5, 1952) is an American actor. Pileggi is best known for playing FBI assistant director Walter Skinner on the long-running popular series The X-Files. Currently, he has a recurring role on Stargate Atlantis as Col. Steven Caldwell. He appeared in the 2008 film, Flash of Genius, released October 3rd. Early life Pileggi, one of several children, was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of Maxine, a homemaker, and Vito Pileggi, a defense contractor. His family moved frequently because of his father's occupation, and Pileggi lived in Oregon, California, and Texas before spending most of his adolescence in Turkey. Pileggi was a high school athlete, concentrating on wrestling and football. He attended the University of Texas in Austin, receiving a d... Biography of Franziska van Almsick
Franziska van Almsick (born April 5, 1978 in East Berlin, Germany) is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourteen. Her career begun at the SC Dynamo Berlin.Over her career, Van Almsick earned ten career Olympic medals, none of them gold. She ended her career at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. In 1993, she was named by Swimming World magazine as the Female World Swimmer of the Year. Her son Don Hugo was born on January 7, 2007.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mary Welsh Hemingway
Mary Welsh Hemingway (April 5, 1908 – November 26, 1986) was an American journalist and the fourth wife (and widow) of Ernest Hemingway. Born in Minnesota, Welsh was a daughter of a lumberman. When she was 32, she married Lawrence Miller Cook, a drama student from Ohio. Their life together was short and they soon separated. After the separation, Mary moved to Chicago and landed a job at the Chicago Daily News where she met Will Lang Jr., with whom she formed a fast friendship, and the pair worked together on several assignments. A career move presented itself during a vacation trip to London, when Mary landed a new job at the London Daily Express. The position soon saw her assigned to work in Paris ahead of what was to become World War II. After the fall of France, Welsh returned to ... Biography of Michael Moriarty
Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian Tony and Emmy-winning actor of stage and screen, as well as a prominent jazz musician. He is best known for his role as Ben Stone on the long-running TV series Law & Order. Early life Moriarty, an Irish American, was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Elinor (née Paul) and George Moriarty, a police surgeon. His grandfather, George Moriarty, was a third baseman, umpire and manager in the major leagues for nearly 40 years. He attended the University of Detroit Jesuit High School, and then matriculated at Dartmouth College in the class of 1963, where he was a theatre major. After he received his degree, he left for London, England, where he enrolled in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, after receiving a Fulbright... Biography of Marshall Allman
Marshall Scot Allman (born April 5, 1984) is an American actor. He is known to television audiences for his role as L. J. Burrows on Fox's successful television series, Prison Break. Allman was born in Austin, Texas, the son of Idanell (née Brown; born 14 January 1950, Austin, Texas) and James Martin Allman, Jr. (born 27 April 1950, Travis County, Texas). As he grew up he was talented in soccer and art. Allman played club and school soccer and is deeply interested in contemporary music. After graduating from Austin High School in 2002, he chose to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles, California over studying art in New York City. Allman has also made guest appearances on shows such as Without a Trace, Boston Public, Malcolm in the Middle, The Practice, Phil of the Future, Close To... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant (born April 5, 1978) is a French track cyclist born in Roubaix. He is a twelve time World Champion and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics. Career highlights 1996: 2nd in UCI Track World Championships - sprint (juniors) 1997: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - team sprint 1998: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - 1 km time trial 1998: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - team sprint 1999: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - 1 km time trial 1999: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - team sprint 2000: 1st in 2000 Summer Olympics - 750 m time trial 2000: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - 1 km time trial 2000: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - team sprint 2001: World record 1 km time trial in La Paz, 58... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Perrot d'Ablancourt
Nicolas Perrot d'Ablancourt, born April 5, 1606 in Châlons-sur-Marne, died November 17, 1664, was a French translator and author.... Biography of Lola Naymark
Lola Naymark, born April 5, 1987 in Paris, is a French actress. Filmography 1996 : La nouvelle tribu (TV), de Roger Vadim 1997 : Un coup de baguette magique (TV), de Roger Vadim 1998 : Riches, belles, etc., de Bunny Godillot 2001 : La colère du diable (TV), de Chris Vander Stappen 2003 : Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran, de François Dupeyron 2004 : Brodeuses, d'Eléonore Faucher 2005 : La Maison de Nina, de Richard Dembo 2005 : Mademoiselle Gigi (TV), de Caroline Huppert 2006 : La promeneuse d'oiseaux (TV), de Jacques Otmezguine 2007 : Elles et moi (TV), de Bernard Stora 2007 : Divine Emilie (TV), d'Arnaud Sélignac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willeke van Ammelrooy
Willy Geertje van Ammelrooij (born April 5, 1944 in Amsterdam), better known as Willeke van Ammelrooy, is a Dutch actress and director. She was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Van Ammelrooy went to the Toneelschool in Amsterdam. Her first movie was Mira in 1971 . She is married to the Dutch opera singer Marco Bakker. Filmography Television Het Glazen Huis (2004-2005) Films Mira (1971) De inbreker (1972) Frank en Eva (1973) Dakota (1974) Help! de dokter verzuipt (1974) Alicia (1974) La Donneuse (1975) L'arrière train sifflera trois fois (1975) L'amour au trousses (1975) O.Q Corral (1975) Wan Pipel (1976) Grijpstra en de Gier (1979) Een vlucht regenwulpen (1981) Het dak van de walvis (1982) De Lift (1983) Herenstraat 10 (1983) Ciske de Rat (19... Biography of Valérie Bonneton
Valérie Bonneton, born April 5, 1970 in Somain, is a French actress and comedian. She is the wife of French actor François Cluzet, and has 3 children. Filmography * 1995 : La Vie parisienne de Hélène Angel * 1996 : Love, etc. de Marion Vernoux : la fleuriste * 1998 : La Voie est libre de Stéphane Clavier : Brigitte * 1998 : Grève party de Fabien Onteniente * 1998 : Jeanne et le garçon formidable de Olivier Ducastel : Sophie * 1998 : La Mort du Chinois de Jean-Louis Benoît : Flo * 1998 : Mookie de Hervé Palud : Soeur Rose * 1999 : L'Homme de ma vie de Stephane Kurc : Myriam * 2000 : Winney, a Cute Candidate de Florence Deygas : Paupiette, l'assistante de Clara * 2000 : Les Destinées sentimentales de Olivier Assayas : la femme d'Arthur... Biography of Judith Resnik
Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster during the launch of the mission STS-51-L. Resnik was born in Akron, Ohio and attended Hebrew school. She graduated from Firestone High School. She received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University in 1970, the year she married fellow student Michael Oldak. They divorced in 1974. Resnik earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1977 at the University of Maryland. After graduation from Carnegie Mellon, she was employed at RCA where she was a design engineer, and later worked with various NASA projects contracted to the company. While working toward her doctorate, Resnik was affiliated with the Nat... Biography of Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne (April 5, 1837 – April 10, 1909) was a Victorian era English poet. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, much of it containing recurring themes of sadomasochism, death-wish, lesbianism and irreligion. Swinburne was born in London, and raised on the Isle of Wight, and at Capheaton Hall, near Wallington, Northumberland. He attended Eton college and then Balliol College, Oxford but had the rare distinction of being rusticated from the university in 1859. He was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, and counted among his best friends Dante Gabriel Rossetti. He is considered a decadent poet, although he perhaps professed to more vice than he actually indulged in, a fact which Oscar Wilde famously and acerbically commented upon. Many of his ea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nguyen Van Thieu
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (April 5, 1923 – September 29, 2001) was a former General and President of South Vietnam. Born in a coastal village, central Vietnam (Ninh Thuận Province), Thiệu was a son of a small but well to do landowner. As a young man, he reportedly joined the Viet Minh, led by Hồ Chí Minh whose goal was to liberate Vietnam from French colonialism. He left the movement after just one year, following the return of the French to Southern Vietnam in 1946. Thiệu initially was enrolled in the Merchant Marine Academy but later transferred to the National Military Academy in Dalat in 1949. In 1951, upon graduation, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant from the first officer candidates' course of the "Vietnam National Army", which had been creat... Biography of Marilyn Ferguson
Marilyn Ferguson (born April 5, 1938, Grand Junction, Colorado) is a New Age American author and public speaker. She wrote the bestselling The Brain Revolution (Taplinger, 1973). In 1975 she founded Brain/Mind Bulletin, a monthly publication, to create an ongoing dialogue for new discoveries across multidisciplinary fields. Bulletin subscriptions quickly multiplied and came to span 52 countries (as of 2007). The Bulletin was largely responsible for popularizing some of the most significant scientific paradigm shifts of the 20th century. Ferguson's 1980 The Aquarian Conspiracy (JP Tarcher, 1980; 1987) chronicled the activities of an enthusiastic network of eminent and powerful movers and shakers from diverse fields working to bring about radical change and create a more cooperative so... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brandon Brendel
Brandon Brendel, born April 5, 1981 in St. Louis, Missouri (birth time source: birth certificate), is an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1859513/ ) Spicy Mac Project (2008) (post-production) .... Crazy Eddie "Cavemen" .... Football Player (1 episode, 2007) - The Mascot (2007) TV episode .... Football Player Marksman (2007) .... Goon The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) .... Clay's Buddy #1 "Drake & Josh" .... Football Player #1 (1 episode, 2005) - Girl Power (2005) TV episode .... Football Player #1 Queen Down (2004) .... Nicholas Watson, Son... Biography of Frank Gorshin
Frank John Gorshin, Jr. (April 5, 1933 - May 17, 2005) was an Emmy-nominated American actor and comedian. He was perhaps best known as an impressionist, with many notable guest appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show and on The Tonight Show with host Steve Allen. His most famous acting role was as The Riddler in the Batman live action television series. Biography Early life Gorshin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Roman Catholic parents, Frances, a seamstress, and Frank Gorshin, Sr., a railroad worker. Aged 15, he took a part-time job as a cinema usher at the Sheridan Square Theatre. He memorized the mannerisms of the screen stars that he saw and created an impressionist act. He was still in high school when he obtained his first paid employment: a one-week engagement ... Biography of Michelle McCartney
Michelle McCartney, born April 5, 1960 in Paris, is the rejected daughter of Monique La Vallier and Beatle member Paul McCartney.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules Dupré
Jules Dupré (April 5, 1811 - October 6, 1889), French painter, was one of the chief members of the Barbizon school of landscape painters. If Corot stands for the lyric and Rousseau for the epic aspect of the poetry of nature, Dupré is the exponent of her tragic and dramatic aspects. Dupré exhibited first at the Salon in 1831, and three years later was awarded a second-class medal. In the same year he came to England, where he was deeply impressed by the genius of Constable. From him he learnt how to express movement in nature; and the district of Southampton and Plymouth, with its wide, unbroken expanses of water, sky and ground, gave him good opportunities for studying the tempestuous motion of storm-clouds and the movement of foliage driven by the wind. He received the cross of the Le... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor, perhaps best remembered for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary in the sitcom Yes Minister and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister. Early life Hawthorne was born in Coventry, England. He grew up in South Africa, where he was educated at Christian Brothers College as well St George's Grammar School in Cape Town. He enrolled at the University of Cape Town but withdrew and returned to the United Kingdom in the 1950s to pursue a career in acting. Career Hawthorne made his professional stage debut in 1950, playing Archie Fellows in a Cape Town production of The Shop at Sly Corner. In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson st... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fernando Morientes
Fernando Morientes Sánchez (born April 5, 1976 in Cilleros, Cáceres, Spain) is a footballer who plays for Valencia. He has previously played for Liverpool, AS Monaco, Albacete, Real Zaragoza and most notably Real Madrid where he played between 1997 and 2005. He was a part of the successful Real Madrid sides that won the UEFA Champions League thrice between 1998 and 2002 (runner-up in 2004 with Monaco), and the Spanish Primera Liga twice. Height 186 cm : 79 kg Club career Early career At the age of 17, Morientes began his top-flight career at Albacete in 1993. He spent two seasons at the club, scoring five goals in 22 appearances (9 starts and 13 substitute appearances). Morientes transferred to Real Zaragoza in 1995, where he spent two seasons. He scored goals regularly, and in... Biography of Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway, (born 5 April 1942) is an English film director born in Wales. Early life Peter Greenaway was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, and grew up in Essex, England, where he attend the prestigious Forest School in North-East London. His family left South Wales when he was three years old (they had moved there to begin with to avoid The Blitz). At an early age Greenaway decided on becoming a painter. He became interested in European cinema, focusing first on that of Bergman, and then on French Nouvelle Vague film-makers such as Godard, and most especially Resnais. Major work in film and the arts In 1962 Greenaway began studies at Walthamstow College of Art, where a fellow student was musician Ian Dury (later cast in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover). Green... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Banks (American football)
Anthony "Tony" Lamar Banks (born April 5, 1973 in San Diego, California) is a former professional American football quarterback. High school years Banks attended Hoover High School in San Diego, California, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. Post high school and college years Banks played right field for the Minnesota Twins' Class A team in Ft. Myers, Florida, before enrolling at San Diego Mesa College in San Diego. He played there two years before transferring to Michigan State University. Professional career Banks was drafted in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams and soon found himself the starter, in which he set a record of fumbles in a season with 21. Three years of inconsistent play led to his trade to the Baltimore ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Hislop
Joseph Hislop (b. Edinburgh, 5 April 1884; d. Sweden, 6 May 1977) was a Scottish tenor singer notable both in opera and oratorio, who had an international career and was one of the fine and really outstanding British singers of his generation. Career Joseph Hislop studied at the Edinburgh Cathedral School and at the School of Arts. His early employment was in photo-press work. He was aware of his vocal ability, but only began to consider a career in voice after many visits to the opera in Stockholm during a stay there in 1907 for business purposes. He was taught by Dr Gillis Waldemar Bratt, and went in for a course of study at the Stockholm School of Opera. He made very rapid progress, and appeared in a performance of Faust at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1914. He then went to Milan t... Biography of Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明, Toriyama Akira?, born on April 5, 1955, in Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan) is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his creation of Dragon Ball in 1984. It is difficult to pin point the source of Toriyama's artwork inspiration. He admires Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy and was impressed by Walt Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which he remembers for the great art. Jackie Chan's early movies had a noticeable influence on Toriyama's stories. He debuted in 1979 with the story Wonder Island, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump, and first gained popularity for the anime and manga series Dr. Slump, originally serialized weekly in Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984. In 1982, he won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Dr. Slump for be... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Janice Long
Janice Long (born April 5, 1955, Liverpool, United Kingdom) is an English radio broadcaster currently working on BBC Radio 2. Her show is on Sunday to Thursday nights from midnight to 03:00. She is the sister of TV personality Keith Chegwin and guitarist Jeff Chegwin. Early career Having tried out a career in the airline business and then living in Amsterdam for almost a year in a tent, Long found work in radio as a station assistant at BBC Radio Merseyside in Liverpool. Long started presenting shows for the station shortly thereafter and became known for her live "Streetlife" sessions. This show was lucky enough to coincide with a revival in the Liverpool music scene with many local new wave artists such as Echo & the Bunnymen, Pete Wylie, Hambi and the Dance, Afraid of Mice, The I... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules Cambon
Jules-Martin Cambon (5 April 1845 in Paris – 19 September 1935 in Vevey, Switzerland) was a French diplomat. He began his career as a lawyer (1866), served in the Franco-Prussian War and entered the civil service in 1871. He was prefect of the départment of Nord (1882) and of the Rhône (1887-1891), and in 1891 became governor-general of Algeria, where he had served in a minor position in 1874. He was nominated French ambassador at Washington D.C. in 1897, and in that capacity negotiated the preliminaries of peace on behalf of the Spanish government after the war with the United States. He was serving as the French Ambassador to the United States during the War of 1898. He was an active participant in the peace negotiations between Spain and United States and a contributor to the fina... Biography of Heinrich Meier-Parm
Heinrich Meier-Parm, born April 5, 1905 in Hamburg, died in september 1987 in Hamburg, was a German philosopher, author, novelist and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cécile Storti
Cécile Storti, born April 5, 1983 in Évian-les-Bains, is a French cross-country skier.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sébastien Érard
Sébastien Érard (born Sébastien Erhard, 5 April 1752 - 5 August 1831) was a French instrument maker of German origin who specialised in the production of pianos and harps, developing the capacities of both instruments and pioneering the modern piano. He was born at Strassburg. While a boy he showed great aptitude for practical geometry and architectural drawing, and in the workshop of his father, who was an upholsterer, he found opportunity for the early exercise of his mechanical ingenuity. When he was sixteen his father died, and he removed to Paris where he obtained employment with a harpsichord maker. Here his remarkable constructive skill, though it speedily excited the jealousy of his master and procured his dismissal, almost equally soon attracted the notice of musicians and musi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eleanora Kimmel
Eleonora Kimmel, born April 5, 1923 in Straubing, Germany, is a professional astrologer and author of German and American descent.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maggie Nalbandian
Maggie Nalbandian, born April 5, 1937 in Plainview, Texas, is an Amrican professional astrologer and teacher.... Biography of Bessie Leo
Bessie Leo, born April 5, 1858 in Salisbury, was a British astrologer and editor, the wife of Allan Leo.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dwain Chambers
Dwain Anthony Chambers (born 5 April 1978 in London) is a sprinter, English rugby league player formerly with the Castleford Tigers in the European Super League and former American football player; who in 2004 was given a 2 year ban for taking performance enhancing drugs. Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) Weight 13 st 1 lb (83 kg) Athletics career Chambers showed enormous promise as a junior, training with partner Dan Parks. Chambers won the 100 metres and sprint relay gold in the 1995 European Juniors and setting a new world junior record at the same event in 1997. Chambers achieved a bronze medal in the 1999 World Athletics Championships and showed great promise as a young rising star. However he failed to live up to his early promise on the world stage, not managing to take centre... Biography of Miki Manojlovic
Predrag "Miki" Manojlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг "Мики" Манојловић, born April 5, 1950, Belgrade) is a Serbian actor, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of former Yugoslav cinema. Since the early 1990s, he successfully branched out into movies made outside the Balkans, meaning that he's currently active in productions all over Europe. At February 2009 the Serbian Government established him as a president of the Serbian Film Center. Biography He grew up in a family of stage actors - father Ivan Manojlović and mother Zorka Doknić. After his screen debut in 1970, young Predrag continued to appear in numerous films... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Mothron
Georges Mothron, born in Argenteuil (France) on April 5 in 1948, is a French politiican, member of the UMP (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Bloch
Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917, Chicago – September 23, 1994, Los Angeles) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He was the son of Raphael "Ray" Bloch (born 1884, Chicago - died 1952, Chicago), a bank cashier, and his wife Stella Loeb (born 1880, Attica, Indiana - died 1944, Milwaukee, Wisconsin), a social worker, both of German-Jewish descent. Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle. H. P. Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent. He was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was als... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrea Arnold
Andrea Arnold OBE (born 5 April 1961) is a filmmaker and former actress from England, who made her feature length directorial debut in 2006 with Red Road. Early TV work After leaving school in the late 70s, Arnold got her first TV jobs as a dancer on shows that included Top of the Pops. She first came to prominence as an actress and television presenter alongside Sandi Toksvig, Nick Staverson and Neil Buchanan in the 1980s children's television show No. 73. This Saturday morning show on ITV, in which she played Dawn Lodge, had a similar premise to that of The Kumars at No. 42 in the way that the show was part sitcom, part chat show and based at a domestic residence. In addition to these parts, the show had the usual mix of music, competitions and cartoons (such as Roger Ramjet) that ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael V. Gazzo
Michael Vincenzo Gazzo (April 5, 1923 – February 14, 1995) was an American Broadway playwright who later in life became a film and television actor. He was a member of the Actors Studio and would later go on to train such actors as Debra Winger, Henry Silva and Tony Sirico. He was the author of the Broadway play A Hatful of Rain, which ran for 389 performances in 1955 and 1956. It starred Ben Gazzara and Shelley Winters in the two lead roles. He subsequently adapted it as a film in 1957. The film was then nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Anthony Franciosa). Later a 1968 made-for-television version (as a filmed play) starred Sandy Dennis, Michael Parks, and Peter Falk in the main roles. He was also co-screenwriter of the Elvis Presley film King Creole (... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jesse Jackson (born April 5, 1978 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American professional basketball player and captain for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. Jackson, a 6'8" guard-forward, is currently in his 11th NBA season. Biography Early life, high school, and college When growing up, Jackson worked in his grandfather's soul food restaurant in Port Arthur, Texas where he used to wash dishes and bus tables. At the age of 14, Jackson saw his half-brother Donald die, aged 25. Following the violent tragedy, Jackson often surmised how he wished he could have been there to assist and protect a member of his family. "You can't tell me seeing his brother die that way hasn't had an effect," recalls Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh. "To me, it's why he is always coming to the help of his teammates.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julien Boutter
Julien Boutter (born April 5, 1974 in Boulay-Moselle, France) is a professional male tennis player from France. At the 2002 Australian Open, Boutter defeated number 2 seed and former World number 1 Gustavo Kuerten, despite being down two sets, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3. In his career he has won 1 singles title (2003 Casablanca) and reached the final in Milan (2001) but lost to Swiss Roger Federer. He also reached the semifinals of the 2002 Australian Open partnering fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clément, only to lose to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro 3–6, 6–3, 10–12. Singles Titles Wins (4) Legend (Singles) Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Tour (1) Challengers (3) No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score 1. March 1, 199... Biography of F.T. Brookes
F.T. Brookes, born April 5, 1873 in Paris, was a British occultist, writer and theosophist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pasquale Anfossi
Bonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi (5 April 1727 – February 1797) was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome. He wrote more than 80 operas, both opera seria and opera buffa, although he concentrated on church music, especially oratorios, during his last years. Anfossi died in Rome in 1797. Career Aiming at first to become a performer, he studied violin at the Neapolitan Loreto Conservatorium from 1744 to 1752, and played in an opera orchestra for ten years. He then turned to composing, studying with Sacchini and Piccinni. The first performance of his own work, the opera buffa La Serva Spiritosa was at the Rome Carnival in 1763, though his authorship of the work was not... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Schneidermann
Daniel Schneidermann is a French journalist, born in Paris on April 5, 1958, who focuses on the analysis of televised media. He is mainly active in weekly columns—in the past in Le Monde and presently in Libération--and on a television show: "Arrêt sur images" ("Freeze-frame"), broadcast by the public TV channel France 5. The television show was terminated in 2007 by France 5 direction, an incident that led to the creation of the Arret Sur Images web site. Biography After training at the "Training Center for Journalists" (Centre de formation des journalistes), Daniel Schneidermann joined the newspaper Le Monde in 1981, where he was made a foreign correspondent in 1983. In 1992, he began to write columns on television, daily at first, for Le Monde, critiquing the way in which TV prese... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Semblat
Charles Semblat, born April 5, 1897 in Saint-Sornin, is a French former jockey, the winner of the Arc de Triomphe in 1927.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African turned American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. He also had an academy that was called Kriek Eagelton, partnered with his friend John Eagelton. Unfortunately, they broke up recently and Johan made his own tennis academy called Springbok. (The Johan Kriek Tennis Academy). He now lives with his girlfriend in Lakewood Ranch, Florida (USA) where his academy is located and plans to expand to include golf, baseball, soccer, football, swimming, tennis, and many more. Kriek was born in Pongola, South Africa but moved to Naples, Florida after turning pro in 1978. His biggest victories came at the Austra... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Waldeck Rochet
Waldeck Rochet (April 5, 1905, Sainte-Croix in Saône-et-Loire—February 17, 1983, Nanterre) was a French communist politician. Early life and career The son of a cobbler, Rochet was named in honor of the anti-clerical politician René Waldeck-Rousseau. After completing his service in the army, he worked in market gardening. In 1923, he joined the youth wing of the French Communist Party (PCF), and the following year the Party itself. He was sent over to the Soviet Union, in order to receive political training at Moscow's International Lenin School. Rochet was local Party secretary in Lyon, then joined the central leadership in Paris; from 1936 to 1940, he was a communist representative in the lower chamber (the Third Republic equivalent of today's French National Assembly), elected in C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frederick Lindemann
Frederick Alexander Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell FRS PC CH (5 April 1886 – 3 July 1957) was an English physicist who was an influential scientific adviser to the British government, particularly Winston Churchill. He advocated the wartime carpet bombing of German cities, and was a strong doubter of the existence of the Nazi "V" weapons program. Early life, family and personality Frederick was the second of three sons of Adolphus Frederick Lindemann who had emigrated to Britain circa 1871 and become naturalised. Frederick was born in Baden-Baden in Germany where his American mother, Olga Noble the widow of a wealthy banker, was taking "the cure". After schooling in Scotland and Darmstadt, he attended the University of Berlin and, as a physicist at the Sorbonne, he carried out rese... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Herzog Roman
Roman Herzog (born April 5, 1934) is a German politician (CDU) and was the President of Germany from 1994 to 1999. He was the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany to be elected to office after the reunification of Germany that took place in 1990, and the second person to serve as all-German head of State since the end of WWII. Roman Herzog was born in Landshut, Bavaria in 1934 to a Protestant family. He studied law in Munich and took his first juristic state exam in 1957. In 1958, he gained the title Dr.jur. and worked as an assistant at the University of Munich until 1964, where he also passed his second juristic state exam. For his paper Die Wesensmerkmale der Staatsorganisation in rechtlicher und entwicklungsgeschichtlicher Sicht ("Characteristics of State Organizati... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hugo Claus
Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (April 5, 1929 in Bruges, Belgium, March 19, 2008 in Antwerp, Belgium) was a Flemish novelist, poet, playwright, painter and film director. He was considered to be one of the most important contemporary Dutch language authors. Hugo Claus was born in Bruges. Under the pseudonym Dorothea van Male, he published the novel Schola Nostra (1971). He also used the pseudonyms Jan Hyoens and Thea Streiner. In 1983, he published Het verdriet van België ("The Sorrow of Belgium"), which is probably his most famous book. Claus was also a dramatist. He has written 35 original pieces and 31 translations from English, Greek, Latin, French, Spanish and Dutch plays and novels. Hugo Claus had been connected with the Nobel Prize in Literature for several years, but he clai... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tom Finney
Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born 5 April 1922, Preston, Lancashire) is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side. Finney is also the current President of Kendal Town. Early life Finney was born at home in Preston on a street next to the Deepdale stadium to parents Alfred Finney (b.1894) and Margaret Mitchell (b.1896). He was frail and somewhat sickly in his youth and stood only 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) at the age of fourteen. When he was offered the opportunity to sign for Preston North End (PNE), his father insisted that he complete his apprenticeship in the family's plumbing business before signing as a professional. This led to one of his nicknames, the 'Preston Plumber'. Finney's moth... Biography of Arthur Hailey
Arthur Hailey (5 April 1920 – 24 November 2004) was a British/Canadian novelist. Biography Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, Hailey served in the Royal Air Force from the start of World War II during 1939 until 1947, when he went to live in Canada. After working at a number of jobs and writing part-time, he became a writer full-time during 1956, encouraged by the success of the CBC television drama, Flight into Danger (in print as Runway Zero Eight). Following the success of Hotel during 1965, he moved to California; in 1969, he moved to the Bahamas to avoid Canadian and U.S. income taxes, which were claiming 90% of his income. Each of his novels has a different industrial or commercial setting and includes, in addition to dramatic human conflict, carefully researched informat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert R. Broccoli
Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon) (5 April 1909 – 27 June 1996), nicknamed "Cubby", was an American film producer, who made more than 40 motion pictures throughout his career, most of them in the United Kingdom, and often filmed at Pinewood Studios. Co-founder of Danjaq, LLC and EON Productions, Broccoli is most notable as the producer of the James Bond films. He and Harry Saltzman saw the films from relatively low-budget origins to large-budget, high-grossing extravaganzas, and Broccoli's heirs continue to produce new Bond films. Early life Broccoli was born into an Italian-American family on Long Island. The family moved to Florida, and on the death of his father Giovanni, Broccoli moved to live with his grandmother in Astoria, Queens in New York City. Having worked many jobs, incl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rick Rodriguez
Rick Rodriguez, born April 5, 1954 in Salinas, California, is an American journalist and columnist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg (April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981), better known as Melvyn Douglas, was an American actor. Early life Douglas was born in Macon, Georgia to Lena Priscilla (née Shackelford), a Protestant Tennessee-born Mayflower descendant and Edouard Gregory Hesselberg, a Jewish concert pianist and composer from Riga, Latvia, then part of Russia. Though his father taught music at a succession of colleges in the U.S. and Canada, Douglas never graduated from high school. Douglas, in his autobiography, See You at the Movies (1987), writes that he was unaware of his Jewish background until later in his youth: "I did not learn about the non-Christian part of my heritage until my early teens," as his parents preferred to hide his Jewish heritage. It was his aunts, on his father'... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Parrish
Louis Parrish, born on April 5, 1927 in Mansfield, Louisiana, died on December 8, 2002 in New York, was an American physician, researcher, and physician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henry de Jouvenel
Henry de Jouvenel des Ursins, born on April 5, 1876 in Paris, died on October 5, 1935 in Paris, was a French journalist and politician. He was the husband of French writer Colette (1912-1925). Bibliography Christine Manigand, Henry de Jouvenel, Presses universitaires de Limoges, 2000... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Franck Silvestre
Franck Silvestre (born April 5, 1967) is a former French footballer, in the central defender position. During his career, spent in two countries and with six different clubs, he played in more than 700 official games. Football career Born in Paris, Silvestre began his professional career at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 1985. An undisputed first-choice when he was just 18, he saw the club be relegated into the French second division in 1987, but it immediately gained promotion to the top level, also reaching the French Cup final the next year, lost against FC Metz. The player topped a great 1988 winning the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with France U21s. In 1989 Silvestre, who did not play for a big team, received his first France callup from national team boss Miche... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dave Swarbrick
Dave Swarbrick (born 5 April 1941) is an English folk musician and singer-songwriter. He has been described by Ashley Hutchings as 'the most influential fiddle player bar none' and his style has been copied or developed by almost every British, and many World folk violin players that have followed him. He was one of the most highly regarded musicians produced by the second British folk revival, contributing to some of the most important groups and projects of the 1960s, he became a much sought after session musician, which has led him throughout his career to work with many of the major figures in folk and folk rock music. His work for the group Fairport Convention from 1969 is usually credited with leading them to produce their seminal album Liege and Lief (1969) which initiated the elec... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Louis Tauran
Jean-Louis Pierre Cardinal Tauran (born 3 April 1943) is a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in the Roman Curia, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. Born in Bordeaux, Jean-Louis Tauran studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University (from where he earned licentiates in philosophy and theology, and in 1973 his Doctorate in Canon Law) and Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome, and the Catholic Institute in Toulouse. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Marius Maziers on 20 September 1969, and worked as a curate in the Archdiocese of Bordeaux before entering the Vatican's diplomatic service in 1975. He was secretary of the nunciatures to the Dominican Republic (1975-197... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dutch Dehnert
Henry G. "Dutch" Dehnert (April 5, 1898 in New York, New York – April 20, 1979 in Far Rockaway, New York) was an American basketball player whose career lasted from 1915 to 1935. Dehnert, a bulky forward, is mostly known for his time with the Original Celtics and is sometimes credited with inventing the pivot play. He later coached several teams in the NBL, ABL and BAA. One of those teams Dehnert coached was the Sheboygan Red Skins, who won NBL divisional titles in 1944-45 and 1945-46 under Dehnert's guidance. Dehnert's greatest coup during his time in Sheboygan was his signing of three East Coast stars: Al Lucas of Fordham, Al Moschetti of St. John's and Bobby Holm of Seton Hall. Buoyed by this added strength, the Red Skins took a 2-0 lead over the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons in the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Bryant (actor)
Michael Dennis Bryant (5 April 1928 – 25 April 2002) was a British stage and television actor. Bryant attended Battersea Grammar School and after service in the Merchant Navy and Army, he attended drama school and appeared in many productions on the London stage. He made his film debut in 1955. His greatest role was Mathieu in BBC2's 1970 adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's Roads to Freedom trilogy. His guest star appearance as Wing Commander Marsh, who feigns insanity in the 'Tweedledum' episode of the BBC drama series, Colditz (1972), is still widely remembered. Bryant was chosen by Orson Welles to play the lead role in The Deep, Welles's adaptation of the Charles Williams novel Dead Calm. The production frequently ran out of money, and following the death of actor Laurence Harvey in 197... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Le Cour
Paul Le Cour, born April 5, 1871 in Blois, died February 5, 1954 in Vincennes, was a French author and occultist. Some words about Le Cour, source: http://www.geocities.com/astrologyages/paullecouraquarius.htm Paul Le Cour published in 1937 a work entitled Ere du Verseau. Avènement de Ganyméde, which translates as the Age of Aquarius, the Advent of Ganymede.* Le Cour's start date for Age of Aquarius was 2160 AD. This appears to be the first book ever written concerning the Age of Aquarius. However, Le Cour remains essentially unknown in the English-speaking world. This may be for two reasons. Firstly, the French-language Ere du Verseau. Avènement de Ganyméde seems never to have been translated into English. Secondly, Le Cour was thought by many to be an antisemite. This would no... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Martin Rappeneau
Martin Rappeneau, born April 5, 1976 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French musician, singer and composer. He is the grandson of French director Jean-Paul Rappeneau, the nephew of screenwriter Elisabeth Rappeneau, and the brother of author Julien Rappeneau. Discography First album: La moitié des choses Les adieux sans larmes Je mens comme elle respire Encore Les figures imposées Un détour par ma santé mentale Je suis là Photographe de hasard Au nom du ciel Mademoiselle Daisy Nepsy L'été est cruel La moitié des choses Quand finira la chanson Second album: Julien Julien L'heure d'hiver Plus d'excuses La poudrière Nos corps balancent Les pieds sur terre L'âge d'or La sortie c'est par là Poupée russe Comment font les autres ? Ça m'est égal R... Biography of Jolanda Keizer
Jolanda Keizer (born 5 April 1985 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch heptathlete. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 2nd Heptathlon World Championships Osaka, Japan 14th Heptathlon 2008 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 25th Heptathlon Olympic Games Peking, PR China 9th Heptathlon 2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 2nd Pentathlon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Skip Thoren
Duane W. "Skip" Thoren (born April 5, 1943 in Rockford, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'10" center from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Thoren played three seasons (1967-1970) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Minnesota Muskies and Miami Floridians. He averaged 13.2 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per game in his career and appeared in the 1969 ABA All-Star Game. Before playing in the ABA Thoren played in Italy for Simmenthal Milano together with Bill Bradley and won the 1965-66 European Champions Cup... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fabrice Melquiot
Fabrice Melquiot, born April 5, 1972 in Modane, is a French playwritht, writer, director, poet and comedian. Selected bibliography Theater 399 secondes - L'Arche Éditeur, 2009 Pollock - L'Arche Éditeur, 2008 Eileen Shakespeare - L'Arche Éditeur, 2007 Wanted Petula - L'Arche Éditeur, 2007 Tasmanie - L'Arche Éditeur, 2007 Faire l'amour est une maladie mentale qui gaspille du temps et de l'énergie - L'Arche Éditeur, 2007 Pacifique dernière demeure - L'Arche Éditeur, 2007 Alice et autres merveilles - L'Arche Éditeur, 2006 Lisbeths - L'Arche Éditeur, 2006 Madrugada - Inédite, 2006 33 derniers soupirs (Disque Compact) - L'Arche Éditeur, 2006 Carcan et flèches in Caravanes - Espaces 34, 2005 Otto Witte - Inédite, 2005 Je rien te deum - L'Arche Éditeur, 2005 Exeat - L'Arche Éd... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Imany
Nadia Mladjao, better known by her stage name Imany, is an Afro-soul singer. She was born in the French Comoros Islands in 1979. From the Comores, her stage name, Imany means faith in Swahili. As a youth, she was a successful athlete, doing high jump, later becoming a model for the Ford Models Europe, agency. She went to the United States for six years, before coming back to France, when she started her singing career. Currently, she lives between The States and France. Discography Albums Year Album Charts Certification FR 2011 The Shape of a Broken Heart 19 FR: Gold EPs 2010: Acoustic Sessions Singles Year Single Charts Certification Album FR 2011 "You Will Never Know" 26... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Craig Horowitz (born 5 April 1955 (source: Imdb)) is an English novelist and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels, including The Power of Five, Alex Rider and The Diamond Brothers series and has written over fifty books. He has also written extensively for television, adapting many of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels for the ITV series. He is the creator and writer of the ITV series Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders and Collision. Background and personal life Anthony Horowitz was born in 1956 in Middlesex, into a wealthy Jewish family, and in his early years lived an upper-class lifestyle. As an overweight and unhappy child, Horowitz enjoyed reading books from his father's library. At the age of eight, Horowitz was sent to the boarding school Orley Farm in ... Biography of Tom Riley (actor)
i(born 5 April 1981 in Maidstone, Kent) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. Tom was involved in drama in his home town of Maidstone, Kent, since the age of four and spent his school years writing and directing plays. He studied English literature and drama at Birmingham University, graduating in 2002 with first class honours, and set up a small theatre company before deciding to go to drama school. He started the three-year professional acting course at LAMDA the same year, completing his studies in 2005. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2006 Casualty 1906 Dr James Walton 1 episode A Few Days in September David 2007 Return to House on Haunted Hill Paul Marple: Ordeal By Innocence Bobby Argyle Freezing (TV series) Dave Beethoven I Want Candy (... Biography of Joris Mathijsen
Joris Mathijsen (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 5 April 1980 in Goirle, North Brabant) is a professional Dutch footballer. He plays for Hamburger SV and the national team as a centre back, usually on the left side as he is left footed. Club career Mathijsen started his football career at SV VOAB in Goirle after he visited a training session of a friend as a young boy. At the age of nine he left this club and came through the youth system of Willem II Tilburg. He was promoted to the first team for the 1998-99 season, making his debut on 27 February 1999 in a match against FC Utrecht. After six seasons at Willem II, he was sold by manager Co Adriaanse to AZ Alkmaar. However he endured a harder time breaking into the first team at Alkmaar and his case was not helped by injuries. After ... Biography of Rachel Homan
Rachel Catherine Homan (born April 5, 1989 in Ottawa) is a Canadian curler from Orleans, Ontario. Homan is a former Canadian Junior Champion. Career Homan began her dominance in the sport when she was bantam aged, winning four straight provincial bantam championships from 2003 to 2006. She had won four championships while no other curler had won even twice. Homan's first two years at the junior level were somewhat disappointing, as her top-rated team failed to win a provincial championship. In 2007, her team lost the provincial final to Hollie Nicol's rink. In 2008, her team lost in the final to Danielle Inglis. However, these losses were amended by a provincial junior championship in 2009, earning her team a berth at the 2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. At the Canadian J... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Björn Granath
Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath (born April 5, 1946) is a Swedish actor. Granath was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden. He has starred in a broad range of films from comedies to dramas. He was active as an actor and director on the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm between the years 1987-2007. He received the Eugene O'Neill Award in 2003. Selected filmography Sällskapsresan 2 - Snowroller, 1985 Pelle the Conqueror, 1987 The Ox, 1991 The Best Intentions, 1992 Eye of the Eagle, 1997 Faithless, 2000 As White as in Snow, 2001 Evil, 2003 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 2009 Sound of Noise, 2010 The American, 2010... Biography of Calu Rivero
Carla Soledad Rivero (born April 5, 1987 in Recreo), known by her moniker Calu, is an Argentine actress, model, designer and occasional DJ. In 2007, Rivero became the first actress from Catamarca Province to appear on national television. Because of this, she was named Illustrious Citizen of Recreo. Early life Carla Soledad Rivero was born on April 5. 1987 in Recreo, Catamarca Province. She moved with her family to Córdoba Province at the age of 6. Her nickname "Calu" was given by her older sister, because of a character called Calú in the Chilean telenovela "Tic tac". Career 2006–2007: career beginnings Having finished high school, Rivero began studying Dramatic Arts in the National University of Córdoba. Being passionate about clothes, she hosted a TV show about fashion unt... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fanus Neagu
Fănuș Neagu, born on April 5, 1932 in Grădiștea-de-Sus, județul Brăila, died on May 24, 2011 in Bucarest, was a Romanian writer, novelist, and historian.... Biography of Hayley Atwell
Hayley Elizabeth Atwell (born 5 April 1982) is an American-English actress known for her work in stage productions such as A View from the Bridge, and in films such as Cassandra's Dream, The Duchess, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Pillars of the Earth. Early life Atwell was born in London, the only child of Allison (née Cain), a motivational speaker, and Grant Atwell, a massage therapist, photographer, and shaman. Atwell's mother is English and her father, an American from Kansas City, Missouri, is of part Native-American descent. Atwell has dual citizenship of the U.K. and the U.S. Her parents separated when she was two years old. After secondary education at Sion-Manning Roman Catholic Girls' School, West London, Atwell took A-levels at the London Oratory School and tra... Biography of Natascha Ragosina
Natalia Yurievna Ragozina (Russian: Наталья Юрьевна Рагозина), better known as Natascha Ragosina, is an undefeated professional boxer currently ranked as the top female super middleweight in the world. Though born in Kazakhstan (formerly a part of the Soviet Union) and currently residing in Germany, she competes professionally for Russia and is of Russian descent. She is the longest reigning WBA female super middleweight champion and WBC female super middleweight champion. She currently holds all major female super middleweight titles: IWBF (International Women's Boxing Federation) super middleweight title WIBF (Women's International Boxing Federat... Biography of Stewart Lee
Stewart Lee (born 5 April 1968) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and director. He became known as one half of the 1990s comedy duo Lee and Herring. Disillusioned, Lee gave up comedy in the early 2000s, believing that he had reached the extent of his audience, but saw his critical stock rise after he co-wrote and co-directed the critically acclaimed and controversial stage show Jerry Springer - The Opera. He has been active on the UK circuit since the early 1990s and has carved a niche audience which he has designed as anti populist, the anti "after the pub" audience, and he remains a significant voice despite his refusal to appear on the panel shows that have seen many of his contemporaries eclipse him. Although his audience figures are low, usually he tours to 400-600 capacity venu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Felice Borel
Felice Placido Borel (April 5, 1914, Nizza Monferrato – January 21, 1993) was an Italian football player who played as a striker. His older brother Aldo Borel played football professionally, spending 10 seasons in the Serie A, and their father Ernesto Borel played for OGC Nice, AS Cannes and Juventus F.C. in the 1900s and 1910s. To distinguish the brothers, Aldo was known as Borel I and Felice - as Borel II. Borel was born in Nizza Monferrato, Italy. During his career, he played for Juventus and Torino in Serie A and, in Serie B, for Alessandria, and finally for S.S.C. Napoli, where he finished his career. During the 1958–59 season, he was technical director of Catania. He was part of the 1934 FIFA World Cup winning Italian national team. He scored 157 goals for Juventus, an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emmalyn Estrada
Emmalyn Estrada (born April 5, 1992) is a Canadian pop singer of Filipino descent. Her first single, "Get Down" entered Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 chart the week of August 29, 2009 at #88 and peaked at #59 the week of October 31, 2009. Emmalyn is the younger sister of Elise Estrada. Music career In May 2009 Emmalyn competed in the 2009 Beat Music Awards hosted by Vancouver's The Beat 94.5. Estrada won the competition Her single, "Get Down" debuted on July 2, 2009 on the Kid Carson Show, again on The Beat 94.5. The single was nominated in the Dance/Urban/Rhythmic category of the 13th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards, which recognizes new songs that secured the most airplay on Canadian radio stations as recorded by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. She also made an appearance in her si... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Case
Peter Case (born April 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has had a wide-ranging career ranging from new wave music to folk rock to solo acoustic performance. Biography Early career Case was born in Buffalo, New York and lived in nearby Hamburg. A veteran of several rock bands and the local bar scene as a teenager, Case dropped out of high school when he was fifteen (he would later earn a GED), and after several years of traveling arrived in 1973 in San Francisco, where he performed as a street musician. During this period a documentary about the local music scene, Nightshift, directed by Bert Deivert, captured the young Case on film. In 1976, he teamed up with Jack Lee and Paul Collins in to form the early new wave band The Nerves in San Francisco. The grou... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bianca Maria Sforza
Bianca Maria Sforza (5 April 1472 – 31 December 1510) was Holy Roman Empress as the second wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. She was the eldest legitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, by his second wife, Bona of Savoy. Family and lineage Bianca was born in Pavia on 5 April 1472, the eldest daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, by his second wife, Bona of Savoy, whom he had married in 1468, a year after the death of his first wife, Dorotea Gonzaga, who did not bear him children. Bianca's paternal grandparents were Francesco I Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti, for whom she was named. Her maternal grandparents were Louis, Duke of Savoy and Anne de Lusignan of Cyprus. She had an older brother Gian Galeazzo Sforza, who married their first cousin, Isa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shammond Williams
Shammond Omar Williams (born April 5, 1975, in The Bronx, New York City) is a naturalized Georgian former professional basketball player who grew up in the United States (represented the Republic of Georgia internationally). The 6'1" (1.85 m) combination point guard/shooting guard was known for his long-range shooting accuracy. Over the years, he played on various teams, ranging from the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA to FC Barcelona. Collegiate career After attending Fork Union Military Academy, Williams played college basketball at North Carolina under Dean Smith and later, Bill Guthridge. During the 1997-1998 season, he was a member of new coach Bill Guthridge's successful "Six Starters" rotation with Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Ademola Okulaja and Makhtar N'Diaye. That se... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Haruma Miura
Haruma Miura (三浦 春馬 Miura Haruma?) (born April 5, 1990) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is part of the Amuse agency, and debuted as one of the members of Brash Brats, a J-pop group. However, they are currently on hiatus, while Haruma is still active as an actor. He gained popularity with Gokusen 3 and 2007 film Koizora. He starred for the first time with a leading role in drama based on manga, Bloody Monday. Career Miura made his debut in NHK drama Agri, when he was seven. He was enrolled at Tsukuba Actor's Studio and whilst he was still acting, formed Brash Brats with two other students (Majda rhaif...) When Tsukuba Actor's Studio closed down, Miura and his bandmates joined Amuse agency. Miura soon gained recognition following several dramas such as... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maria Brignole Sale De Ferrari
Marie Brignole-Sale De Ferrari, born on April 5, 1811 in Genoa, died on December 9, 1888 in Paris, was an Italian philanthropist, the wife of Raffaele de Ferrari, Prince of Lucedio, Duke of Galliera, an Italian philanthropist and politician.... Biography of Fanny Sidney
Fanny Sidney, born on April 5, 1987, is a French actress and director. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1853178/) 2012 Populaire Fan championnat régional 2008-2011 Hard (TV series) Violette – Episode #2.4 (2011) – Episode #1.1 (2008) … Violette 2010 Poème pour Louis (short) Anna 2008 L'ennemi public n°1 Sabrina 16 ans 2008 Guy Môquet, un amour fusillé (TV movie) Jacky 2008 R.I.S. Police scientifique (TV series) Mathilde – Chasse à l'homme (2008) … Mathilde 2008 La neige au village 2007 Sur le fil (TV series) Anna Masset – Torts exclusifs (2007) … Anna Masset 2006 Commissaire Moulin (TV series) Véronique Léonard – La dernière affaire (2006) … Véronique Léonard 2006 Passés troubles (TV movie) Julie 2006 Madame la pr... Biography of Carla McCloskey
Carla McCloskey, born on April 5, 1951 in Madison, Wisconsin (birth time source: Steinbrecher collection, Astrodatabank), is an American assistant director on film productions, the wife of actor Leigh McCloskey. The couple has two children.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Gough
Charles Richard Gough (born in Stockholm, Sweden, 5 April 1962) is a former Scottish football defender who enjoyed great success as captain of Rangers. He also played for Scotland 61 times and had a brief spell as manager of Livingston. He is now resident in San Diego. Playing career Club Early career Born to a Scottish father (former Charlton Athletic player Charlie Gough) and Swedish mother, Gough grew up in South Africa, Went to school at King Edward VII and began his career playing with the Wits University club. Looking to build a career in British football, Gough went on trial to Rangers, but was turned down. After that had a spell with University College Dublin After leaving Ireland to return South Africa, he was signed by Scottish Premier Division team Dundee United in 1980.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stan Ridgway
Stanard 'Stan' Ridgway (born April 5, 1954) is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums and was the original lead singer of the band Wall of Voodoo. Wall of Voodoo The band was named Wall of Voodoo by Ridgway before their first gig, in reference to a comment made by a friend of Ridgway's while recording and overdubbing a Kalamazoo Rhythm Ace drum machine. While listening to some of the music that created in the studio, Ridgway jokingly compared the multiple-drum-machine- and Farfisa-organ-laden recordings to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, whereupon the friend commented it sounded more like a "wall of voodoo" and the name stuck. Ridgway's WoV music could fairly be described as a cross b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elvis Vermeulen
Elvis Vermeulen, born on April 5, 1979 in Senlis, Oise (birth time source: Didier Geslain) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He was previously with the CA Brive club. He has also played for the French national team, earning his first cap on 16 June 2001 against South Africa. He scored the championship winning try of the 2007 Six Nations against Scotland. This try meant France won the championship on points difference ahead of Ireland.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dallas Page
Dallas Page (born Page Joseph Falkenberg; April 5, 1956), better known by his ring name Diamond Dallas Page, is an American retired professional wrestler, fitness instructor and actor, best known for his tenures with WCW. In the course of his wrestling career, which spanned two decades, Page has wrestled for mainstream wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Page first broke into the wrestling business in 1988, as a manager in the American Wrestling Association, where he worked for nine months before signing with WCW in 1991. There, he continued as a manager until late 1991, when he became a wrestler. Over a decade in WCW, Page became a three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, two... |
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