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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on December, 24, 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 · 45,429 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,429 Celebrities
110 celebrities or events were found for December, 24. Add to favourites (115 fans)Biography of Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991. He has sold over 55 million albums around the world, charting twenty one top-ten hits on the U.S. Latin Charts, eight of which reached number one, and a total of over thirty hit singles.... Add to favourites (111 fans)Biography of Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 (birth time source: Gauquelin – January 25, 1990) was an Academy Award-nominated American screen actress who worked on film and television. She is listed as one of the American Film Institute's greatest stars of all time. Early years Gardner was born in the small farming community of Boon Hill, North Carolina, the youngest of seven children (she had two brothers and four sisters) of poor cotton and tobacco farmers; her mother, Molly, was a Baptist of Scots-Irish descent, while her father, Jonas Bailey Gardner, was a Catholic of Irish American and Tuscarora Indian descent. While the children were still young, the Gardners lost their property, forcing Jonas Gardner to work at a sawmill and Molly to begin working as a cook and housekeeper at a dormit... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Roselyne Bachelot
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, generally known as Roselyne Bachelot (born 24 December 1946 in Nevers) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the west of France. She currently is the French Minister of Health, Youth Affairs and Sport. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. She is a substitute on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, a member of the delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Israel. Career Doctor of Pharmacy Head of the UMP list for the Grand Ouest region in the European elections on 13 June 2004 Member of ... Add to favourites (49 fans)Biography of Howard Hughes
Howard Arvin Hughes, Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was, in his time, an aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer and director, a playboy, an eccentric, and one of the wealthiest people in the world. He is famous for setting multiple, world air-speed records, building the Hughes H-1 Racer and H-4 Hercules airplanes, producing the movies Hell's Angels and The Outlaw, owning and expanding TWA, and for his debilitating eccentric behavior in later life. Early years Hughes was born in Humble, Texas, on December 24, 1905. Hughes claimed his birthday was Christmas Eve. Although some biographers debate his exact birth date, (according to NNDB.com, it was most likely "the more mundane date of September 24." His parents were Allene Stone Gano Hughes (a descendant of Catherine of ... Add to favourites (43 fans)Biography of Elisabeth of Bavaria
Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Duchess in Bavaria, Princess of Bavaria, (December 24, 1837 – September 10, 1898), of the House of Wittelsbach, was the Empress consort of Austria and Queen consort of Hungary due to her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph. Her father was Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria and her mother was Ludovika, Royal Princess of Bavaria; her family home was Possenhofen Castle. From an early age, she was called Sisi (or Sissi in films and novels) by family and friends. While Elisabeth's role and influence on Austro-Hungarian politics should not be overestimated (she is only marginally mentioned in scholarly books on Austrian history), she has undoubtedly become a 20th century icon, often compared to Diana, Princess of Wales. She was considered to be a free yet sexy spirit wh... Add to favourites (115 fans)Biography of Louis Tomlinson
Louis William Tomlinson (born on on 24 December 1991 (birth time source: http://www.sugarscape.com/node/709645)) is a singer from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK, a member of One Direction. He was born to mother Johanna and Mark. He has four younger sisters Charlotte, Félicité, and twins Daisy and Phoebe. Louis Tomlinson's identical twin sisters, Daisy and Phoebe would do extra work as babies and they got a role on a show called Fat Friends. Tomlinson would go along and serve has an extra. After that Tomlinson started going to acting school in Barnsley. He did an ITV1 drama called If I Had You, and had a small part in Waterloo Road. He was a sixth form student at Hall Cross School, a state comprehensive school, and a previous pupil at The Hayfield School. As a student at Hall Cross... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Sandra Lou
Sandra Bretonès, best known as Sandra Lou, is a French actress, singer and TV host, born December 24, 1980 in Calais. She was Miss World-France in 1999 and Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais before. Discography 2003 : Le Banana split (single) Filmography 2001 : Le groupe : Sandra Girard (TV) 2003 : Même âge, même adresse (TV) 2008 : Sous le Soleil (TV)... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American television/radio host and television producer.His first big break after college was him hosting a small radio station called Star 94. Then, He rose to fame as the host of American Idol, and he has since gone on to host E! News Live, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, as well as such radio shows as On Air with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and American Top 40. He also hosts The Entertainment Edge in the United Kingdom which is broadcast simultaneously across Global Radio's radio stations. Ryan Seacrest was born in Dunwoody, Georgia, to Constance Marie Zullinger and Gary Lee Seacrest, and has a younger sister, Meredith. Seacrest is of Swiss descent. At a young age, he knew he wanted to be a DJ, and idolized radio personalities like Casey Kasem... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Edwige Fenech
Edwige Fenech (born December 24, 1948 as Edwige Sfenek in Bône, (now Annaba) in French Algeria is a French-born Italian actress and film producer. Biography She was born to a Maltese father and Sicilian mother. She started to work thanks to her great sex-appeal. In the 1970s and 1980s she was an Italian movie star, starring in a large number of erotic comedies, poliziotteschi thrillers and giallo films, most of which were directed by Sergio Martino. She became a television personality in the 1980's, typically appearing with Barbara Bouchet on a chat show on Italian television. In the mid-90s, she was engaged to famous Italian industrialist Luca di Montezemolo. After many years of work in movie production (she produced, among others, The Merchant of Venice, 2004, with Al ... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Lemmy (rock musician)
Lemmy (born Ian Fraser Kilmister on December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Willis, Lemmy Kilmister, and Lemmy von Motörhead), is an English singer and bass guitarist, most famous for being the founding member of the hard rock/speed metal band Motörhead. His appearance, facial moles, mutton chops (sideburn-moustache combination), and gravelly voice, have made him an instantly recognizable cult figure. Lemmy is considered one of the great heavy metal musicians. Childhood and beginning Lemmy was born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England and raised in Anglesey, North Wales. His father, a clergyman, left the family when Lemmy was three months old. Whereas the notes in the Motorhead Videography claim his nickname is meaningless and was acquired from his Welsh friends as a child, the press have ... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of James Prescott Joule
James Prescott Joule, FRS (IPA: /ˈdʒuːl/; December 24, 1818 – October 11, 1889) was an English physicist (and brewer), born in Salford, Lancashire. Joule studied the nature of heat, and discovered its relationship to mechanical work (see energy). This led to the theory of conservation of energy, which led to the development of the first law of thermodynamics. The SI derived unit of energy, the joule, is named after him. He worked with Lord Kelvin to develop the absolute scale of temperature, made observations on magnetostriction, and found the relationship between the flow of current through a resistance and the heat dissipated, now called Joule's law. Life Early years The son of Benjamin Joule (1784–1858), who was a wealthy brewer, Joule was tutored at home until 18... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Elvis Aaron Presley Jr.
Elvis Aaron Jr. Presley is an impersonator, born December 24, 1961 in Gary, Indiana. He claimed to be the son of Elvis Presley. This has never been verified.... Biography of Pierre Soulages
Pierre Soulages (born December 24, 1919) is a French painter, engraver and sculptor. Born in Rodez (Aveyron) in 1919, Soulages is also known as "the painter of black" because of his interest in the colour ("Both a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens up a mental field all of its own."). He sees light as a matter to work with; striating the black surface of his paintings enables him to make the light reflect, allowing the black to come out from darkness and into brightness, thereby becoming a luminous colour. Before World War II, Soulages had already toured museums in Paris seeking his vocation, and after wartime military service, he opened a studio in Paris, holding his first exhibition at the Salon des Surindépendants i... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer (née Morgan, born December 24, 1973) is the American author of the bestselling, young adult Twilight series, which revolves around the relationship between mortal Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen. The Twilight books have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, with translations into 37 different languages around the globe. A film adaptation of Twilight was released domestically on November 21, 2008. Meyer is also the author of the adult science-fiction novel, The Host. Personal life Stephenie Meyer was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to Stephen and Candy Morgan. She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, with five siblings: Seth, Emily, Jacob, Paul, and Heidi. She attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she ... Biography of Valérie Payet
Valérie Payet, born December 24, 1964 in Saint-Raphaël, is a French TV host and raiod host.... Biography of Dean Corll
Dean Corll (December 24, 1939 – August 8, 1973) was an American serial killer who, together with two younger accomplices named David Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley, committed the Houston Mass Murders in Houston, Texas. The trio is believed to be responsible for the murders of at least 27 boys, the crimes only coming to light when Corll was shot and killed by his accomplice Henley. Early life Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Mary Robinson and Arnold Edwin Corll, Corll was moved to Pasadena, Texas when he was 11 following the breakdown of his parents' marriage. He was regarded as a good student at school and well behaved, although a heart condition kept him out of physical education. Corll was drafted into the military in 1964, where it is thought he first realized he was homosexual, but he... Biography of Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet (December 24, 1887 - August 16, 1951) was a renowned French actor and producer. His Anglo-French nephew Peter Wyngarde is an actor. Filmography 1932 : Topaze de Louis Gasnier - rôle d'Auguste Topaze, humble professeur 1933 : Knock de Louis Jouvet et Roger Goupillières - rôle du docteur Knock 1935 : La Kermesse héroïque de Jacques Feyder - rôle du Chapelain 1936 : Mister Flow de Robert Siodmak - rôle d'Achille Durin, valet de lord Scarlett et Mister Flow, le bandit 1936 : Salonique, nid d'espions ou Mlle Docteur de Georg Wilhelm Pabst - rôle de Simonis, l'agent allemand 1936 : Les Bas-Fonds de Jean Renoir - rôle du baron Débile, ruiné par le jeu 1937 : Carnet de bal de Julien Duvivier - rôle de Pierre Verdier, dit Jo, ancien avocat devenu chef de bande 1937 : ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Noëlla Pontois
Noëlla Pontois, born on December 24, 1943 in Vendôme (birth time source: Gauquelin), is a French famous dancer of he Paris Opera Ballet (principal dancer).... Biography of Nicolas Chassagne groupe Kyo
Nicolas Chassagne is a French musician born December 24, 1978 in Paris. He is a member of French pop-rock group Kyo.... Biography of Christophe Miossec
Christophe Miossec is a French singer and songwriter born in Brest, Brittany, France on December 24, 1964. Beginnings Christophe Miossec was not new to the world of music when he met his first great success. Between 14 and 17, he was in a teenage band, Printemps Noir ("Black Spring"), touring around Brest. In spite of the success of their single Les yeux de Laura, Miossec halted his promising music career. After obtaining his Baccalauréat in literature, Miossec went to study history at the Brest University, and quickly got bored. He then worked some time for the paper Ouest France. Journalism didn't suit him any better than history did, so he moved to Paris, and went from one little job to another for some time. He finally joined the French TV Station TF1 and worked there for two an... Biography of Mary Higgins Clark
Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney (née Higgins; born December 24, 1927 in the Bronx, New York), known professionally as Mary Higgins Clark, is an American author of suspense novels. Each of her forty-two books has been a bestseller in the United States and various European countries, and all of her novels remain in print as of 2007, with her debut suspense novel, Higgins Clark began writing at an early age. After several years working as a secretary and copy editor, Higgins Clark spent a year as a stewardess for Pan-American Airlines before leaving her job to marry and start a family. She supplemented the family's income by writing short stories. After her husband died in 1964, Higgins Clark worked for many years writing four-minute radio scripts, until her agent convinced he... Biography of Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor (Hindi: अनिल कपूर; born December 24, 1958) is a prominent National Film Award , Filmfare & Golden Globes -winning Hindu, Indian actor and producer in Bollywood. He won acclaim for his roles in Yash Chopra's drama Mashaal (1984) and Shekhar Kapur's sci-fi Mr. India (1987), and won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in the former. After a series of successful films, Kapoor earned his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in N. Chandra's Tezaab in 1988, and later for Indra Kumar's Beta in 1992. Since then, he has starred in several critical and commercial successes, including Biwi No.1 (1999), Taal (1999), Pukar (2000), for which he won his first National Film Award in the Best Actor category,... Biography of Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker (December 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941) was a German chess World Chess Champion and grandmaster, mathematician, and philosopher born at Berlinchen in Brandenburg (now Barlinek in Poland). Chess champion In 1894 he became the second World Chess Champion by defeating Steinitz with ten wins, four draws and five losses. He maintained this title for 27 years, the longest tenure of any officially recognized World Champion of chess. Lasker defended his title successfully in a rematch against Steinitz in 1896, then virtually retired for seven years to concentrate on his mathematics studies. He returned to regular play in 1904, and successfully defended his title against Frank Marshall (1907, +8-0=7), Siegbert Tarrasch (1908, +8-3=5), Carl Schlechter (1910, +1-1=8), and Davi... Biography of Diane Tell
Diane Tell (born Diane Fortin in Quebec City on 24 December 1959) is a francophone singer-songwriter and producer from Canada. She grew up in Val-d'Or before moving to Montreal with her family in 1969. She was part of the original 1990 production of the rock opera La Légende de Jimmy by Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon. For the Juno Awards of 1984, she was nominated as Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year. Discography 1977: Les cinéma-bars 1979: Entre nous 1980: En flèche 1982: Chimères 1984: On a besoin d'amour 1986: Faire à nouveau connaissance 1988: Dégriffe-moi 1996: Désir Plaisir Soupir 2005: Popeline... Biography of Carol Vorderman
Carol Jean Vorderman MBE (born 24 December 1960 in Bedford), is an English television personality best known for being a long-standing co-presenter of Channel 4 game show Countdown. Vorderman was born in 1960 to a Dutch father and Welsh mother. Her parents broke up three weeks after her birth in Bedford and her mother took the family back to her home town of Prestatyn, North Wales, where Vorderman and siblings grew up in a single parent household. Their mother remarried in 1970 to an Italian national. Vorderman attended the Roman Catholic comprehensive Blessed Edward Jones High School in Rhyl. She refused to meet or have contact with her estranged father until January 2002, when (according to the Daily Mail) she relented and the two were reconciled. She did not trace the Dutch side o... Biography of Amaury Nolasco
Amaury Nolasco (born Amaury Nolasco Garrido; December 24, 1970) is an actor, best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the television series Prison Break where he played an escaped convict. Early life Nolasco was born in Puerto Rico, where he studied biology as a full-time student at the University of Puerto Rico in an effort to become a doctor. Initially, he did not intend to become an actor. His parents are from the Dominican Republic. After various acting gigs, Nolasco moved to New York, where he trained at the American British Dramatic Arts School. Nolasco's childhood friend is Jorge Posada, they met in the first grade. He worked at a club in Los Angeles called the Conga Room as a bartender. Career Not long after, Nolasco guest-starred in various television series such... Biography of Hamid Karzaï
Hamid Karzai (Pashto: حامد کرزي) (b. 24 December 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December 7, 2004. He became a prominent political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001. From December 2001, Hamid Karzai had been the Chairman of the Transitional Administration followed by the Interim President from 2002 until he won the 2004 Presidential election of Afghanistan. Karzai is known for his trademark Karakul hat. Early years and personal life Hamid Karzai, an ethnic Pashtun of the Popalzai clan of the Durrani tribe, was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He comes from a family that were strong supporters of the former king, Zahir Shah. He has six brothers and one sister. Karzai is well-versed in several la... Biography of Juan Ramon Jimenez
Juan Ramón Jiménez (Moguer, Spain, 24 December 1881 – Santurce, Puerto Rico, 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet. One of his most important contributions to modern poetry was the idea of poesía pura (Spanish for "pure poetry"). A prolific author, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. Ramón Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in Andalusia, Spain, on 24 December 1881. He celebrated his home region in his prose poem about a writer and his donkey, called Platero y Yo (1914). He studied law at the University of Seville, but he declined to put this training to use. Strongly influenced by the poet Rubén Darío, he published his first two books, in 1900, at the age of eighteen. The death of his father in this same year affected him deeply, and the resulting depression led to his be... Biography of Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband (born 24 December 1969) is a British Labour politician and the 20th Leader of the Labour Party. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North since 2005 and served in the Cabinet from 2007 to 2010 under Gordon Brown. Born in London, Miliband graduated from Oxford University and the London School of Economics, becoming first a Labour Party researcher, and rising to become one of Chancellor Gordon Brown's confidants, being appointed Chairman of HM Treasury's Council of Economic Advisers. Miliband was elected the Member of Parliament for the South Yorkshire constituency of Doncaster North in the 2005 general election. As Prime Minister, Gordon Brown appointed Miliband as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office in hi... Biography of Tarja Halonen
Tarja Kaarina Halonen (IPA: (help·info)) (born December 24, 1943, in Helsinki, Finland) is the eleventh and current President of Finland. She began her first six-year term of office in 2000 and was re-elected on January 29, 2006. Her current term expires in 2012. She is the first woman to hold the office. She married her long time cohabitator, Dr. Pentti Arajärvi, after she was elected President for the first term. Early life and political career Tarja Kaarina Halonen was born on 24 December 1943 in the district of Kallio, Helsinki, traditionally a working-class area, the daughter of Vieno Olavi Halonen and Lyyli Elina Loimola. She obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Helsinki in 1968. Halonen served as the Social Affairs Secretary and General Secretary of the National... Biography of Mark Valley
Mark Thomas Valley (born December 24, 1964) is an American actor. Born in Ogdensburg, New York, Valley is a 1987 graduate of the United States Military Academy and served in Operation Desert Storm. He is best known to fans as "Brad Chase", the put-upon attorney constantly belittled by Alan Shore (played by James Spader) on Boston Legal, a spinoff of the television series The Practice. In Boston Legal, his character also served in the Gulf War. Notable roles Other roles of Valley's include the popular Jack Deveraux on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives from 1994 to 1997. In 2003, Valley landed the role of "Det. Eddie Arlette", an American police officer in London, on Keen Eddie. The show, however, was canceled by Fox TV during its first season. He has also appeared on the telev... Biography of Emile Nelligan
Émile Nelligan (December 24, 1879 – November 18, 1941) was a francophone poet from Quebec, Canada. Nelligan was born in Montreal on December 24, 1879 at 602, rue de La Gauchetière. He was the first son of David Nelligan, who arrived in Quebec from Dublin, Ireland at the age of 12. His mother was Émilie Amanda Hudon, from Rimouski, Quebec. He had two sisters, Béatrice and Gertrude. A follower of Symbolism, his poetry was profoundly influenced by Octave Crémazie, Louis Fréchette, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Georges Rodenbach, Maurice Rollinat and Edgar Allan Poe. A precocious talent like Arthur Rimbaud, his first poems were published in Montreal when he was 16 years old. In 1899, Nelligan suffered a major psychotic breakdown from which he never recovered. He never had a chanc... Biography of Kit Carson
Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman. Carson left home at an early age and became a trapper. He gained notoriety for his role as John C. Fremont's guide in the American West. Carson also played a minor role in California during the 1846-48 Mexican-American War, and later became a rancher in New Mexico. During the American Civil War, he helped organize the New Mexico volunteer infantry, and fought against Navajo Indians, against his will, but by order of the U.S. Army. By 1864, about 8000 Navajo had surrendered to the U.S. Army, while another 8000 hid in the back country. Kit Carson finally went home to his family. After the Civil War, Carson moved to Colorado, where he died. Early life Born in Madison County, Kentucky near th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Hermite
Charles Hermite (pronounced ) (December 24, 1822 – January 14, 1901) was a French mathematician who did research on number theory, quadratic forms, invariant theory, orthogonal polynomials, elliptic functions, and algebra. Hermite polynomials, Hermite normal form, Hermitian operators, and cubic Hermite splines are named in his honor. One of his students was Henri Poincaré. He was the first to prove that e, the base of natural logarithms, is a transcendental number. His methods were later used by Ferdinand von Lindemann to prove that π is transcendental. In a letter to Thomas Stieltjes in 1893, Hermite famously remarked: "I turn with terror and horror from this lamentable scourge of continuous functions with no derivatives." Life Born at Dieuze, Lorraine, 24 December, 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frédéric Demontfaucon
Frédéric Demontfaucon (born December 24, 1973 in Le Creusot) is a judoka from France. Achievements Year Tournament Place Weight class 2007 European Judo Championships 3rd Half heavyweight (100 kg) 2004 European Judo Championships 5th Middleweight (90 kg) 2003 European Judo Championships 5th Middleweight (90 kg) 2001 World Judo Championships 1st Middleweight (90 kg) European Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight (90 kg) 2000 Olympic Games 3rd Middleweight (90 kg) European Judo Championships 5th Middleweight (90 kg) 1995 World Judo Championships 5th Middleweight (86 kg)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Íñigo Oñaz López de Loyola (Decembre 24, 1491 – July 31, 1556), was the principal founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus. The compiler of the Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius was described by Pope Benedict XVI as being above all a man of God, who gave the first place of his life to God, and a man of profound prayer. He was very active in fighting the Protestant Reformation and promoting the subsequent Counter-Reformation. He was beatified, and then on March 12, 1622 was canonized. His feast day is July 31. He is the patron saint of Basque historical territories of Gipuzkoa & Biscay, and the Society of Jesus, among other things. Early life Íñigo López de Loyola, sometimes erroneously called Íñigo López de Recalde, was born in 1491 in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1893 - November 24, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award-nominated American actress. Early life Born in New York City on Christmas Eve 1893, of English and French extraction, she was on Broadway by the age of 14 as a dancer. Film career Her first film was Sins of the Fathers in 1928, and almost all of her films were pre-Code. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for two films -- Madame X (1929) and Sarah and Son (1930). She starred in the Paramount Pictures all-star revue Paramount on Parade (1930). Her stage experience enhanced many of her film performances when the "silents" segued to the "talkies." Although her first "talkies" were merely filmed stage productions, her enunciation and acting were appreciated by the public and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Dutruel
Richard Dutruel (born 24 December 1972 in Thonon-les-Bains) is a former professional French footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. During his career, Dutruel represented Paris Saint-Germain FC, SM Caen, Real Club Celta de Vigo (his most successful period, also appearing in the UEFA Cup), FC Barcelona, Deportivo Alavés and RC Strasbourg, retiring in June 2005. On October 4, 2000, Dutruel gained his sole cap for France, coming on as a substitute in a 0-0 friendly match with Cameroon.... Biography of Yann Andréa
Yann Andréa, born Yann Lemée, December 24, 1952 in Guingamp, is a French writer, sometimes actor and screenwriter. He lived with Marguerite Duras, at the end of her life. Publications * 1983 : M.D., Éditions de Minuit - rééd. coll. « Double », 2006. * 1999 : Cet amour-là, Pauvert - rééd. Le Livre de poche, 2001. * 2000 : Ainsi, Pauvert - rééd. Le Livre de poche, 2003. * 2001 : Dieu commence chaque matin, Bayard. Films * 1981 : acteur dans Agatha ou les lecture illimitées de Marguerite Duras. * 1981 : acteur dans L'Homme atlantique de Marguerite Duras. * 2001 : co-scénariste de Cet amour-là de Josée Dayan. Littérature * 1981 : La Jeune fille et l'enfant, adaptation de L'Été 80 de Yann Andréa, lue par Duras, éd. Des Femmes. *... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George I of Greece
George I, King of the Hellenes (Greek: Γεώργιος A', Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων, Geōrgios A', Vasileús tōn Ellēnōn; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected King by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former King Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Second French Empire and the Russian Empire). As the first monarch of the new Greek dynasty, his 50-year reign (the longest in modern Greek history) was characterized by territorial gains as... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cynthia Payne
Cynthia Payne (born 24 December 1932, in Bognor Regis, West Sussex) is a retired English party hostess who made the headlines in the 1970s and 1980s when she was accused of being a madam and of running her brothel at 32 Ambleside Avenue, in Streatham, in the south-west of London, England. In 1986, the police raided her home again, this time during a "special party" she was hosting. Although she was acquitted, the resulting court case in 1987 made headlines for several weeks with lurid tales, some details of which she aired on The Dame Edna Experience in 1988, with co-guests Sir John Mills and Rudolf Nureyev, where she also launched her book, Entertaining at Home. On this programme, she expressed an interest in becoming an MP, in order to change Britain's anti sex laws, which she foll... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hélène Dieudonné
Hélène Dieudonné, born December 24, 1884 in Paris, died September 29, 1880 in Chaumont-en-Vexin (Oise), was a French actress and comedian. Filmography 1959 : Le travail c'est la santé de Louis Grospierre 1959 : Les portes claquent : la grand-mère 1959 : La Main chaude de Gérard Oury 1960 : Recours en grâce de Laslo Benedeck : La voisine 1960 : Le Dialogue des Carmélites de Philippe Agostini et R.L Brucknerger : Sœur Jeanne de la Divine Enfance 1960 : Les Vieux de la vieille de Gilles Grangier : La supérieure de 'Gouyette' 1960 : Le Président de Henri Verneuil : La cuisinière 1960 : Les portes claquent de Michel Fermaud et Jacques Poitrenaud 1960 : "Les Cinq Dernières Minutes" (série télévisée 1960-1972) épisode : Le dessus des cartes (1960) : Mme Lafond, la première... Biography of Riyo Mori
Riyo Mori (森 理世, Mori Riyo?) born December 24, 1986 in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan is a Japanese dance instructor who won the Miss Universe 2007 title in May 2007. Early life Riyo Mori began dancing at the age of 4. She has studied at Quinte Ballet School of Canada and also is a graduate from Centennial Secondary School in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Mori also completed her Grade 11 year at Mount Douglas Secondary School in Victoria, Canada. She still possesses her first pair of ballet shoes. Miss Universe 2007 Mori was crowned Miss Universe on May 28, 2007, by the outgoing titleholder Zuleyka Rivera. As Japan's representative in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant, Mori travelled to Mexico City, Mexico in early May to participate in four weeks of events, rehears... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wade Williams
Wade Andrew Williams (born December 24, 1961) is an American actor who had a starring role as Brad Bellick on Fox's television series Prison Break. Personal life Williams and his three siblings were born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (source: Imdb). As a youth, Williams was interested in drama and music, beginning at church, but he did not intend to pursue acting as a career. After high school, Williams planned to take pre-med coursework at the University of Tulsa (TU). His interest in music and drama never waned and eventually he changed career paths. Williams completed his bachelor's degree in theatrical studies at TU and later obtained a Master of Fine Arts in acting from the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, where he studied under William Esper. Williams lives in Texas with... Biography of Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (Novogrodek, December 24, 1798 – November 26, 1855) is generally regarded as the greatest Polish Romantic poet. He ranks as one of Poland's Three Bards alongside Zygmunt Krasinski and Juliusz Slowacki. Life Adam Mickiewicz was born at his uncle's estate in Zaosie near Nowogródek in the Russian Empire (formerly in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; now in Belarus). His father, Mikolaj (English: Nicholas) Mickiewicz, belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth szlachta (nobility), with the hereditary Poraj coat-of-arms. Mickiewicz studied at Vilnius University, where he became a member of a secret Polish-Lithuanian organization, the Philomaths, that advocated independence from the Russian Empire. Following graduation, in 1819–23, he taught at a school in K... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marleen Renders
Marleen Renders (born 24 December 1968 in Diest) is a long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000. In 1998 she won the Berlin Marathon, clocking 2:25:22, while she twice triumped in Paris: 2000 and 2002. She won the Berlin Half Marathon in 1997 and 1998 and the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 2003. Renders also competed in cross country running and won Belgium's 1996–97 Lotto Cross Cup series.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicholas Fairbairn
Sir Nicholas Fairbairn, born December 24, 1933 in Edinburgh, is a Scottish politician, a member of Parliament.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael P. Munkasey
Michael P. Munkasey, born December 24, 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is an American engineer, computer programmer and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Buissonneau
Paul Buissonneau (born 24 December 1926, Paris, France) is a leading francophone theatre director. He started his career as a singer with the French chorus Les Compagnons de la Chanson, alongside Édith Piaf who was also singing with the group at the time. He parted company with the chorus during a tour of North America, and settled in Quebec. In 1952, the City of Montreal appointed Buissonneau as artistic director of La Roulotte, a parks-based outdoor theatre, which gave an early opportunity to famous Quebec artists Yvon Deschamps, Claude Jasmin and Robert Charlebois. In 1956, he founded his own company, Le Théâtre de Quat'Sous (Four-penny Theatre) and served as its artistic director until 1989. Many famous Quebec playwrights began their career in this theatre, notable Robert Lepa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Pickering
William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE (24 December 1910 — 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. Early life Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Pickering attended Havelock School, Marlborough, and Wellington College. After spending one year at Canterbury University College he completed his bachelor's degree at the California Institute of Technology and completed a PhD in physics in 1936. His specialty was in electrical engineering and he concentrated on what is now telemetry. JPL As the Director of JPL, from 1954, Pickering was closely involved with management of the Private and Corporal missiles under ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Guynemer
Georges Guynemer (Paris, December 24, 1894 - September 11, 1917) was a French national hero during World War I, and a top fighter ace at the time of his death. Early life and military career Georges Marie Ludovic Jules Guynemer was born to a wealthy Compiègne family and experienced an often sickly childhood. Nevertheless, he succeeded as an aviator through his enormous drive and self-confidence. He was originally rejected for military service, but was accepted for training as a mechanic in late 1914. With determination, he gained acceptance to pilot training, joining Escadrille MS.3 on 8th June 1915. He remained in the same unit for his entire service. He experienced both victory and defeat on the first plane allocated to him, a Morane Saulnier Type L monoplane previously flown by Cha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Loos
François Loos (born on 24 December 1953) was appointed Minister Delegate for Industry on 2 June 2005, following a term as Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade (June 2002 to May 2005). He was Minister Delegate for Higher Education & Research in the first Raffarin government. François Loos is a graduate from the Ecole Polytechnique, the prestigious state-run industrial and engineering school and has an engineering diploma from the Ecole des Mines. He also holds a postgraduate diploma (diplôme d'études approfondies -DEA) in mathematics. After starting his career as an engineer with various firms in France and Germany, François Loos became a technical advisor to Pierre Pflimlin, President of the European Parliament (1984), and subsequently to Hubert Curien, French Minister of Research & T... Biography of Yaffa Yarkoni
Yaffa Yarkoni (Hebrew: יפה ירקוני, also transliterated Yaffah Yarqoni, born Yaffa Abramov on 24 December 1925) is an Israeli singer, known as the War Singer, due to her frequent appearances in front of Israel Defense Forces soldiers, especially during Israel's wars. She is from a Caucasian Jewish family. Biography Yarkoni was born in Giv'atayim. At an early age, she was a ballet dancer under Gertrude Kraus, one of Israel's choreography pioneers. She married Joseph Gustin, a volunteer in the Jewish Brigade, in August 1940, and was widowed when Gustin was killed in a battle for the Senio River in 1945. Yarkoni joined an IDF musical group in the Givati Brigade, which was active during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Bab el-Wad, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoine Riboud
Antoine Riboud, born December 24, 1918 in Lyon, died May 5, 2002, was a French businessman, founder of Danone group. He is the brother of photographer Marc Riboud.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Juan Trigo
Juan Trigo, born December 24, 1944 in Barcelona, is a Spanish engineer, author and astrologer.... Biography of James Hadley Chase
James Hadley Chase is a pseudonym for British writer Rene Brabazon Raymond (December 24, 1906 — February 6, 1985) who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant, and Raymond Marshall. Biography Chase, a London-born son of a British colonel serving in the colonial Indian Army who intended his son to have a scientific career, was initially raised at King's School, Rochester, Kent and later studied in Calcutta. He left home at the age of 18 and became at different times a broker in a bookshop, a children's encyclopedia salesman, and a book wholesaler before capping it all with a writing career that produced more than 80 mystery books. In 1933, Chase married Sylvia Ray, who gave him a son. During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force, eventually achieving the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel (December 24, 1931 – September 18, 2008) was a German-Argentine composer who was notable for his interest in developing the theatrical side of musical performance. Kagel was born into a Jewish family which fled from Russia in the 1920s. He studied music, history of literature, and philosophy in Buenos Aires. In 1957 he came as a scholar to Cologne, Germany, where he lived until his death. From 1960–66 and 1972–76 he taught at the International Summer School at Darmstadt. He taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1964 to 1965 as Slee Professor of music theory and at the Berlin Film and Television Academy as a visiting lecturer. He served as director of courses for new music in Gothenburg and Cologne. He was professor for new music theatre at the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John, King of England
John (24 December 1167 (sometimes 1166) – 19 October 1216) reigned as King of England from 6 April 1199, until his death. He succeeded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I (known in later times as "Richard the Lionheart"). John acquired the nicknames of "Lackland" (French: Sans Terre) for his lack of an inheritance as the youngest son and for his loss of territory to France, and of "Soft-sword" for his alleged military ineptitude. He was a Plantagenet or Angevin king. Apart from entering popular legend as the enemy of Robin Hood, he is also known for when he acquiesced to the nobility and signed Magna Carta, a document limiting his power which is popularly thought as an early first step in the evolution of modern democracy. Early life While John was his father's fa... Biography of Diedrich Bader
Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Oswald on The Drew Carey Show. Early life Bader was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of Gretta, a sculptor, and William Bader, a foundation executive who worked in politics. At the age of two, his family moved to Paris, France, but he returned to the U.S. to attend Groveton High School; graduated from T.C. Williams High School in (Alexandria, Virginia) and later college at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Bader is married to actress Dulcy Rogers with whom he has one child. Career After a few guest roles on popular television series such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap and Cheers, Bader's first major role was i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stjepan Mesic
Stjepan "Stipe" Mesić (Croatian pronunciation: ; born December 24, 1934) is a former President of Croatia. Before his ten-year presidency, he held the posts of the Prime Minister of Croatia, President of the Croatian Parliament, Mayor of Orahovica, the final president of Yugoslavia, Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement, and judge in Našice. Mesić was a deputy in the Croatian Parliament in the 1960s, and was then absent from politics until 1990 when he joined the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), and was named the Prime Minister after HDZ won in the elections. He was elected as the Croatian member of the Yugoslav Federal Presidency where he served first as Vice President and then in 1991 as the last President of Yugoslavia. After Yugoslavia disintegrated, Mesić serv... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 — April 10, 1962) was an Academy award winning Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States, many of them cinema classics, including The Adventures of Robin Hood, Captain Blood, Dodge City, The Sea Hawk, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White Christmas. He thrived in the heyday of the Warner Bros. studio in the 1930s and '40s. He was less successful from the late 1940s onwards, when he attempted to move from studio direction into production and freelance work, but he continued working until shortly before his death. Life Early li... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anver Joffrey
Anver Joffrey, born on December 24, 1928 in Seattle, Washington (source: Contemporary American Horoscopes), died on March 25, 1988, was an American dancer and choreographer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ralph Inbar
Ralph Inbar, born December 24, 1938 in Den Haag, died March 15, 2004, was a Dutch film director and producer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcia Starck
Marcia Starck, born December 24, 1939 in Patterson, New Jersey, is an American astrologer, lectured and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Brosset
Claude Brosset, born December 24, 1943 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, died June 25, 2007 in Pontoise (cancer), was a French actor. Filmography Actor 1966: Un homme de trop de Constantin Costa Gavras 1968: La désirade de Louis Cuniot 1970: On est toujours trop bon avec les femmes de Michel Boisrond 1970: La Coqueluche de Christian-Paul Arrighi 1972: R.A.S. d'Yves Boisset 1973: L'Histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise de Nina Companeez 1975: Adieu poulet de Pierre Granier-Deferre 1976: L'Alpagueur de Philippe Labro 1976: Le Corps de mon ennemi de Henri Verneuil 1978: La Carapate de Gérard Oury 1978: La Barricade du point du jour de René Richon 1978: Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette de Jean Yanne 1979: Flic ou voyou de Georges Lautn... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cosima Wagner
Cosima Francesca Gaetana Wagner (née de Flavigny, since 1844 Liszt; December 24, 1837 – April 1, 1930) was the daughter of composer Franz Liszt. She became famous as the second wife of the German composer Richard Wagner and, after his death, as director of the Bayreuth Festival for 31 years. She was born out of wedlock, at Bellagio, Italy, to the Countess Marie d'Agoult, a longtime mistress of Liszt who, after their affair had ended, became an author using the pen name Daniel Stern. In 1857, Cosima married Hans von Bülow, a piano virtuoso, teacher and orchestral conductor. After marrying von Bülow she came into frequent contact with Wagner, to whom her father had introduced her in 1853; Wagner was 24 years her senior and still married to Minna Planer. They became intimate in 1863, an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George Crabbe
George Crabbe (24 December 1754 – 3 February 1832) was an English poet and naturalist. Biography He was born in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, the son of a tax collector, and developed his love of poetry as a child. In 1768, he was apprenticed to a local doctor, who taught him little, and in 1771 he changed masters and moved to Woodbridge. There he met his future wife, Sarah Elmy, who accepted his proposal and had the faith and patience not only to wait for Crabbe but to encourage his verse writing. His first major work, a poem entitled "Inebriety", was self-published in 1775. By this time he had completed his medical training, and had decided to take up writing seriously. In 1780, he went to London, where he had little success, but eventually made an impression on Edmund Burke, who helped him ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri de Bornier
Henri, vicomte de Bornier (24 December 1825 in Lunel (source: Gauquelin Vol. 6/122) – January 1901) was a French poet and dramatist, born in Lunel (Hérault). He came to Paris in 1845 with the object of studying law, but in that year he published a volume of verse, Les Premieres Feuilles, and the Comédie-Française accepted a play of his entitled Le Manage de Luther. He was given a post in the library of the Arsenal, where he served for half a century, becoming director in 1889. In 1875 was produced at the Théâtre Français his heroic drama in verse, La Fille de Roland. The action of the play turns on the love of Gerald, son of the traitor Ganelon, for the daughter of Roland. The patriotic subject and the nobility of the character of Gerald, who renounces Berthe when he learns his real ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Windsor
Roger Windsor, born December 24, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, is an American nutritionist and editor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugène Scribe
Augustin Eugène Scribe (pronounced ; 24 December 1791 – 20 February 1861) was a French dramatist and librettist. He is known for the perfection of the so-called "well-made play" (pièce bien faite), a mainstay of popular theatre for over 100 years, and as the librettist of many of the most successful grand operas. Biography Scribe was born in Paris and died there. His father was a silk merchant, and he was well educated, being destined for the law. However, he soon began to write for the stage. His first piece, Le Prétendu sans le savoir, was produced anonymously at the Variétés in 1810, and was a failure. Numerous other plays, written in collaboration with various authors, followed; but Scribe achieved no distinct success till 1815, when he wrote Une Nuit de la garde nationale (Night o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Tyrode
Joseph Tyrode, born on December 24, 1943 in Mouthier-Haute-Pierre, Doubs, is a French politician, a member of Socialist Party.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vittorio Vettori
Vittorio Vettori (December 24, 1920 – 2004) was an Italian poet, writer and humanist, passionate spokesperson of ‘’Toscana Europea’’. He has been author of more than 200 volumes of poetry, narrative, philosophy, literary criticism and Dante essays translated into diverse languages.... Biography of May Hariri
May Hariri is a Lebanese actress born on December 24, 1972 to a Shia Muslim family in South Lebanon. She is a Lebanese pop artist as well as an actor. She is the ex-wife of singer Melhem Barakat. Like most teenagers, May at a young age was attracted to the arts, and especially to becoming a pop star. While life had a different road set for her, May kept her dream in mind and at the right time, she ventured with all her strength to achieve her lifetime goal. With the release of May Hariri’s first Music Video, she unleashed to the Arab world a combination of wild, sensual and enchanting concepts with the clip of her debut single “Ha Sahhar Ouyounou”. The Music Video was filled with surprising and courageous ideas that flabbergasted the fans and media alike. Many of Lebanon’s leading opini... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandre Guiraud
Pierre Marie Jeanne Alexandre Thérèse Guiraud better known as Alexandre Guiraud (24 December 1788; Limoux, Aude – 24 February 1847; Paris) was a French poet, dramatic author and novelist. Biography Son of a rich cloth merchant, he studied at the École de droit de Toulouse where he created a "Gymnase littéraire". He made frequent trips to Paris where the success of his poetry opened the doors to the Académie française to which he was elected against Alphonse de Lamartine in 1826. He was named by Baron Charles X in 1827 in reward for his contribution to the opera Pharamond. He is the author of many elegiac poems as well as tragedies and novels. Works * Élégies savoyardes (1822) * Les Machabées, ou le Martyre, tragédie en 5 actes, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 14 June 1822 ... Biography of Patrick Pons
Patrick Pons (December 24, 1952 in Paris - August 10, 1980) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1974 when he finished in third place in the 250cc and the 350cc world championships. Pons became the first Frenchman to win an F.I.M. world championship when he won the 1979 Formula 750 title. In 1980, he won the prestigious Daytona 200. He was killed in 1980 at the British Grand Prix.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George Cardinal Legros
George Cardinal Legros, born on December 24, 1905 in Vincennes, Indiana, died on February 15, 1988, was an American writer, poet, and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard Vergez
Gérard Vergez, born on December 24, 1935 in Caudéran, is a French director, screenwriter, and actor. Filmography Cinema 1967 : Ballade pour un chien 1970 : Teresa 1974 : La Virée superbe 1984 : Les Cavaliers de l'orage 1985 : Bras de fer 1988 : Deux minutes de soleil en plus Television 1974 : Un bon patriote 1975 : Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (série) (épisode L'Assassin fait du cinéma) 1976 : La Folle de Chaillot 1976 : Assassinat de Concino Concini, co-réalisé avec Jean Chatenet 1976 : Les Mystères de Loudun 1977 : L'Enlèvement du régent : Le chevalier d'Harmental 1979 : Les Papas naissent dans les armoires 1980 : Jean Chalosse (feuilleton) 1981 : Vendredi ou la vie sauvage 1989 : Une table pour six ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret
Claude-Emmanuel Joseph Pierre, marquis de Pastoret (December 24, 1755, Marseille – September 28, 1840, Paris) was a French author and politician. Pastoret was elected member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres on the strength of his "Zoroastre, Confucius et Mahomet comparés comme sectaires, legislateurs et moralistes". He was Venerable Master of "Les Neuf Sœurs" from 1788 till 1789. In 1790 Claude-Emannuel Pastoret—then president of the Parisian electoral body to the National Assembly—was offered the offices of Minister of Interior and Minister of Justice by the desperate King Louis XVI. He declined the honours and was elected "procureur géneral syndic du département de la Seine". It was in this capacity that he was responsible for the transformation of the église Sainte-... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Virginie Arnold
Virginie Arnold (born December 24, 1979 in Biscarrosse) is a female archer from France. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Arnold finished her ranking round with a total of 626 points. This gave her the 39th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Khatuna Lorig in the first round. Lorig won the confrontation between the 39th and 26th seed with 107-105 and Arnold was eliminated. Together with Bérengère Schuh and Sophie Dodemont she also took part in the team event. With her 626 score from the ranking round combined with the 645 of Schuh and the 632 of Dodemont the French team was in fifth position after the ranking round, which gave them a straight seed into the quarter finals. With 218-211 they were too strong for the Polish team. In the semi final against South... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fritz Leiber
Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer (of German extraction) of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theatre and films, playwright, expert chess player and a champion fencer. Possibly his greatest chess accomplishment was winning clear first in the 1958 Santa Monica Open. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of Sword and Sorcery fantasy. But he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in horror, fantasy and science fiction. Life Leiber (first syllable sounds like "lye") was born December 24, 1910, in Chicago, Illinois, to the actors Fritz Leiber, Sr. and Virginia Leiber, and, for a time, he seemed inclined to... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Herbert Reinecker
Herbert Reinecker (December 24, 1914 – January 27, 2007) was a very prolific German novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. Born in Hagen, Westphalia, Reinecker began to write short stories already as a high school student. In 1936 he moved to Berlin, where he became editor-in-chief of a youth magazine, Jungvolk. In the same year he also co-authored a book, Jugend in Waffen (Armed Youth). This was a time when the Nazis had already been in power for three years and when the media had long been gleichgeschaltet. In 1943 he was editor-in-chief of a book entitled Der Pimpf about the training system of the Hitler Youth. In the early 1940s Reinecker also wrote a number of plays, among them Das Dorf bei Odessa and Der Mann mit der Geige. In 1944 he wrote an award-winning screenplay, Junge Adl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Caroline Aherne
Caroline Mary Aherne (born 24 December 1963) is an English comedian and BAFTA award winning writer and actress, best known for Mrs Merton and The Royle Family. Background Aherne was born in London into the family of an Irish railway worker and from the age of two, raised in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Like her brother, Aherne suffered from retinoblastoma in childhood, which left her partially sighted in one eye. Early career Aherne began performing on the Manchester comedy circuit as Mitzi Goldberg, lead singer of the comedy country and western act The Mitzi Goldberg Experience. She developed her Mrs Merton character with Frank Sidebottom for his show on Piccadilly Radio, where she worked as a receptionist. Aherne's first TV appearances were a semi-regular spot on the Granada TV di... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Édouard de Castelnau
Noël Marie Joseph Édouard, Vicomte de Curières de Castelnau (24 December 1851 – 19 March 1944) was a French general in World War I, one of the leading proponents of the philosophy of attaque à outrance that dominated French military thinking in the early part of the war. Born in Gascony to a family with a long history of military service, he joined the army in 1870 and fought in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870–1871. He was Catholic and nicknamed le Capucin Botté (the fighting friar). From 1911 to 1914 he was Chief of Staff to Joseph Joffre and helped to develop the strategic Plan XVII for the recapture of Alsace-Lorraine as part of an invasion of Germany. Although the plan almost led to disaster in the Battle of the Frontiers in August 1914, Castelnau was able to organize a defence at ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stephen Griffiths
Stephen Shaun Griffiths (born 24 December 1969) is a student and suspected serial killer from Bradford, who has been charged with the murders of three prostitutes in Bradford during 2009 and 2010. Griffiths was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. During his teens, Griffiths was a pupil at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield. He graduated from Leeds University in psychology and was undertaking postgraduate research in criminology at Bradford University. Griffiths was arrested on 24 May 2010 and appeared in the magistrates' court on the morning of 28 May 2010, giving his name as "The Crossbow Cannibal". At a crown court appearance that afternoon he was remanded in custody until his next court appearance, intended to be via a video link from prison, on 7 June 2010. Alleged vict... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gustave Cohen
Gustave Cohen, born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium, December 24, 1879 and died in Paris, June 11, 1958, was a French historian specialist in medieval France, teacher and author. Bibliography Écrivains français en Hollande dans la première moitié du XVIIe siècle, Librairie ancienne Édouard Champion, 1920 Histoire de la mise en scène dans le théâtre religieux français du moyen âge, H. Champion/imp. Hayez, Paris/Bruxelles Un Grand Romancier d'amour et d'aventure du XIIe siècle : Chrétien de Troyes et son œuvre, Boivin & Cie, Paris, 1931 Le Théâtre français en Belgique au moyen âge, La Renaissance du Livre, Bruxelles, 1953... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matt Passmore
Matt Passmore (born 24 December 1972 (source: Imdb)), an Australian actor. He is known for McLeod's Daughters (2006-2009), Blue Heelers (2003), and his first American television show, The Glades (2010). Personal Passmore grew up in Wynnum-Manly, Brisbane. In the early 1990s, he served in the army, and then did a variety of jobs, including factory work, before eventually moving to Sydney to attend the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1999. He graduated in 2001. Passmore married his wife Jacqui in 1997. Soon after leaving his eight-year marriage to PR guru Jacqui Passmore in 2006, Matt met girlfriend Rachael Carpani on set when he returned to play Marcus, Alex's brother, in McLeod's Daughters. They split in 2011. Passmore has an older brother and younger sister. ... Biography of Irina Krush
Irina Krush (born December 24, 1983) is an American chess player and won U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1998, 2007, and 2010. Born in Odessa, USSR (now Ukraine), she is widely known for her series of chess training videos, the "Krushing Attacks" series. Krush learned to play chess at age five, emigrating with her parents to Brooklyn that same year (1989). Krush attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, which is considered by many to be one of the top high school chess teams in the USA. At age 14 Krush won the 1998 US Women's Chess Championship to become the youngest U.S. Women's Champion ever. She holds the title of International Master (IM), a Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and has one of three tournament results (norms) necessary to qualify for the International Grandmaster ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Nahon
Philippe Nahon (born 24 December 1938 in Paris) is a French actor and comedian. Selected filmography * 2010 : Mammuth * 2009 : Humains * 2007 : Terror Project 6 (TV) * 2007 : Bloody Current Exchange * 2005 : Ma vie en l'air * 2005 : Virgil * 2005 : Vendredi ou un autre jour * 2004 : Ressac * 2004 : Calvaire * 2004 : Doo Wop * 2004 : La Quille * 2004 : Le Salopard * 2003 : Haute Tension * 2002 : Irréversible * 2002 : Une affaire privée * 2001 : Le Pacte des loups * 2000 : Les Rivières pourpres * 2000 : Sans famille (TV) * 2000 : La Crim' (TV Serie) * 1999 : Les Convoyeurs attendant * 1998 : Le Poulpe * 1998 : Seul contre tous * 1995 : La Haine * 1991 : Carne * 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Donna Martell
Donna Martell, born Irene DeMario December 24, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, is an American actress. Alternate names: Donna DeMario | Donna Demario | Dona Martel | Donna Martel | Donna de Mario Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551550/ ) # Grace Kelly (1983) (TV) .... Mrs. Austin ... aka "The Grace Kelly Story" - USA (video title) # "Bonanza" .... Esther Callahan (1 episode, 1963) ... aka "Ponderosa" - USA (rerun title) ... aka "Ride the Wind" - USA (recut version) - The Toy Soldier (1963) TV episode .... Esther Callahan # "Hawaiian Eye" .... Mona Orello (1 episode, 1962) - Pursuit of a Lady (1962) TV episode .... Mona Orello # "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Zita Lopez (1 episode, 1961) - John Jones (1961) TV episode .... Zita Lopez # "77 Sunset Str... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Pressey
Paul Matthew Pressey (born December 24, 1958 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American former professional basketball player. Pressey is widely, though unofficially, credited with being the originator of the point forward position, combining the attributes of a point guard and forward. While playing small forward for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1980s, Pressey took on many of the ball handling duties, even leading the team in assists for five straight years. Pressey, along with John Johnson, served as a model for later players taking on the point forward role. He is currently an assistant coach with the New Orleans Hornets. In 1992-93 he came out of retirement while an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors to help the team deal with many injuries to other players. He played 18 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Warren Tredrea
Warren Gary Tredrea (born 24 December 1978) is a premiership winning captain, retired Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A forward, 1.94 metres (6 ft 4 in) tall and weighing 97 kilograms (214 lb), Tredrea is the son of former Collingwood and Port Adelaide player, Gary Tredrea. Tredrea was zone selected for the inaugural Port Adelaide Power side. Debuting in 1997, after early success kicking two goals in the 1996 SANFL Premiership win, he only played one game in his debut season but went on to be the leading goal kicker in the following four seasons. He went on to become one of the best forwards in the competition, gaining a long list of individual accolades. He is a premiership winning captain, had won four John Cahi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christopher Buckley
Christopher Taylor Buckley (born December 24, 1952) is an American political satirist and the author of novels including God Is My Broker, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, The White House Mess, No Way to Treat a First Lady, Wet Work, Florence of Arabia, Boomsday, Supreme Courtship, and, most recently, Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir. He is the son of William F. Buckley Jr. and Patricia Buckley and inherited Canadian citizenship through his mother. Life After a classical education at the Portsmouth Abbey School, Buckley, like his father, graduated from Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University in 1975, as a member of Skull and Bones. He became managing editor of Esquire Magazine and later worked as the chief speechwriter for Vice President George H. W. Bush. This experience led ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yoni Palmier
Yoni Palmier, born on December 24, 1978 in Montmorency, is the alleged serial killer in the Essonne, France. He could have coldy killed three people in the department of the Essonne between November 2011 and March 2012. External source: http://www.leparisien.hxwin.info/faits-divers/video-meurtres-en-essonne-les-mysteres-du-tueur-en-serie-presume-18-04-2012-1960318.php... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kevin Millwood
Kevin Austin Millwood (born December 24, 1974, in Gastonia, North Carolina) is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is a free agent. Personal life Kevin Millwood graduated from Bessemer City High School in North Carolina. He has a ballpark named for him in Bessemer City, where little league baseball games are held. Baseball career Atlanta Braves Millwood was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. After a couple of years in the minors, Millwood made his debut with the Atlanta Braves on July 14, 1997. A year later, he won 17 games. Millwood formed a part of the Braves' star pitching rotation, which also consisted of Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and Tom Glavine, which at that time was regarded by many as the best in the Na... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Cornell
Joseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972) was an American artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde experimental filmmaker. Life Joseph Cornell was born in Nyack, New York, to Joseph Cornell, a well-to-do designer and merchant of textiles, and Helen TenBroeck Storms Cornell, who had trained as a kindergarten teacher. The Cornells had four children: Joseph, Elizabeth (b. 1905), Helen (b. 1906), and Robert (b. 1910). Both parents came from socially prominent families of Dutch ancestry, long-established in New York State. Cornell's father died in 1917, leaving the family in strained circumstances. Following the elder Cornell's death, his wife and children moved to the borou... Biography of Jeremy Davidson (actor)
Jeremy Michael Greenberg (b. December 24, 1971) uses the stage name Jeremy Davidson and is an American actor, writer and director. He has been featured as Jack Randall, Kitty's love interest in the television series Brothers & Sisters. He has also appeared in five seasons of the Lifetime series Army Wives as SFC Chase Moran. He is currently playing the recurring character of Richard Parks, a covert intelligence operations handler on the ABC TV series Pan Am. Davidson is married to actress Mary Stuart Masterson, and they have one son. The couple met in 2004 during a production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and married in 2006. Davidson was previously married to Shari Berkowitz. He attended Vestal High School in Vestal, New York. Filmography (actor) (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm02... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lee Daniels
Lee Louis Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American actor, film producer, and director. He produced Monster's Ball and directed the film Precious, which received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director; the film won two of the awards. Early years Daniels was born on Christmas Eve, 1959, in Philadelphia and attended Radnor High School. After graduating, Daniels attended Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. He began his career in entertainment as a casting director and manager after a chance meeting with a Hollywood producer, working on such projects as Under the Cherry Moon and Purple Rain. He continued managing talent, including several Academy Award nominees and winners. The documentary My Big Break features Daniels early in his career when he was manag... Biography of Nancy Sinatra (TV host)
Nancy Sinatra, born on December 24, 1982 in Liège, is a Belgian TV host. She is also a comedian and a singer. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2856757/) 2009 Diane, femme flic (TV series) Laura – L'enfant du désir (2009) … Laura 2005 Nuit noire La jeune fille du bureau... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lynn Chen
Lynn Chen (Chinese: 陳凌; pinyin: chén líng; born December 24, 1976) is an American actress. Lynn Chen is best known for playing "Vivian Shing" in Sony Pictures Classic's feature film Saving Face, a role for which she won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards. She writes the popular food blog "The Actor's Diet". Early life Chen was born in Queens, New York and raised in Cresskill, New Jersey. Her mother is an opera singer and father was the founding president of The Kunqu Society, Inc. She has one brother; he is also in the music field. Her parents came to America from Taiwan in the late 1960’s. She is currently married to Abe Forman-Greenwald. Chen attended Wesleyan University. Filmography Movies Nice Girls Crew (2012) Yes, W... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Souleymane Diawara
Souleymane Diawara (born December 24, 1978 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a central defender for Olympique Marseille and the Senegal national team. Career Diawara began his career at Havre AC first two seasons in Ligue 1 before the club was relegated. It remains to Le Havre until 2003, before signing the FC Sochaux. November 19, 2002, he made his debut with the Senegalese national team against South Africa in a friendly match. In 2006, he was transferred to Charlton Athletic. The following year he joined the Bordeaux to strengthen the central defense with Marc Planus. Diawara was dropped from the Senegal squad in August 2006, ahead of their friendly with Côte d'Ivoire, due to a breach of discipline. In July 2009, he signed a contract for four years for t... Biography of Thure Lindhardt
Thure Frank Lindhardt (born on 24 December 1974 in Copenhagen) is a Danish actor, educated at the drama school at Odense Theater in 1998. Biography Lindhardt was born in Copenhagen and grew up in Roskilde. At the age of 12, he got a part in Bille August's film Pelle the Conqueror. His breakthrough in Denmark came with his portrayal of a boy with autism in A Place Nearby, starring alongside Ghita Nørby. Since then, he has played parts in a variety of movies and series, including Into the Wild, Love in Thoughts, Sugar Rush, Princess, Rejseholdet, and Flame & Citron, a movie about the World War II resistance group Holger Danske, in which Lindhardt played Bent Faurschou-Hviid, starring alongside Mads Mikkelsen. He also played a role as the young Swiss Guard Lieutenant Chartrand in th... Biography of Chris Kluwe
Christopher James "Chris" Kluwe (/ˈkluːi/; born December 24, 1981) is a punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at UCLA. High school Kluwe played three years of varsity football for coach John Barnes at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California and was selected to play in both the California-Texas Shrine game and the CaliFlorida Bowl. He also made the USA Today first-team All-American as a punter. He kicked an Orange County and CIF Playoff record 60-yard field goal vs. Loyola to force overtime in an eventual 30-23 victory. Averaging 46.6 yards as a punter, he had 10 punts of at least 60 yards and placed six kicks inside the 10-ya... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barra Grant
Barra Grant (born Barbara Carol Wayne; December 24, 1948) is an American actress, screenwriter, film director and playwright. Personal life Grant was born Barbara Carol Wayne in New York, New York, the daughter of Allan Wayne, a doll company executive, and Bess Myerson, Miss America 1945. Her parents divorced in 1958. She became Barra Grant when her mother married Arnold Grant and he formally adopted her in 1962. Barra Grant is married to writer and producer Brian Reilly. Career Grant began her career as an actress in the early 1970s, appearing on television and in film. While acting at The Mark Taper she was inspired to start writing. In 1978, she wrote and appeared in Slow Dancing in the Big City. She began her career in directing with an episode of NBC Special Treat called The ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sharon Farrell
Sharon Farrell (born December 24, 1940) is an American television and film actress. Career Born as Sharon Forsmoe in Sioux City, Iowa, she made her acting debut in the 1959 film Kiss Her Goodbye. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Farrell appeared in such films as The Reivers (1969), Marlowe (1969), and It's Alive (1974), Night of the Comet, The Stunt Man. In addition to film work, Farrell also appeared in guest roles on various television shows including Death Valley Days, The Man from U.N.C.L.E and Hawaii Five-O. She also had roles in Out of the Blue (1980), and Can't Buy Me Love (1987). In 1991, she joined the cast of the long-running soap opera The Young and the Restless. She remained with the show until 1996. Farrell's most recent role was on a 1999 episode of JAG. Personal li... Biography of Samy Dayot
Samy Dayot, born on December 24, 1984 in Marseille, is a French radio host, on Skyrock channel.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ulrike Kriener
Ulrike Kriener, born on December 24, 1954 in Bottrop, is a German actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0471253/) 2013 Sieben Tage Ohne (TV movie) (pre-production) Caroline 2003-2013 Kommissarin Lucas (TV series) Ellen Lucas / Kommissarin Ellen Lucas – Lovergirl (2013) … Ellen Lucas – Bombenstimmung (2012) … Ellen Lucas – Die sieben Gesichter der Furcht (2012) … Ellen Lucas – Gierig (2011) … Ellen Lucas – Am Ende muss Glück sein (2011) … Ellen Lucas 18 episodes » 2013 Schneewittchen muss sterben (TV movie) Christine Terlinden 2012 Nägel mit Köppen (TV movie) Petra Koslowski 2012 Die Löwin (TV movie) Sarah 2011 Die Dienstagsfrauen (TV movie) Caroline Seitz 2011 Schimanski (TV series) Sonja Hoppe – Schuld und Sühne (2011) … Sonja... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Debay
Yves Debay, born on December 24, 1954 in Elisabethville (now Lubumbashi), Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), died (killed by a sniper) on January 17, 2013 in Alep, Syria, was a French journalist and reporter of Belgian descent. Bibliographie Wildcat - Irak 1991-2003 - Carnet de guerre d'un journaliste rebelle, Éditions italiques - (ISBN 2-910536-45-9) Yves Debay, Hélicoptères de combat, Éditions Histoire et Collection, 10 juin 1996, (ISBN 978-2-908-18251-4)... |
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