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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on December, 31, 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 · 45,421 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,421 Celebrities
123 celebrities or events were found for December, 31. Add to favourites (143 fans)Biography of Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born 31 December 1937) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning film, stage and television actor. He was born and raised in Wales, but became an American citizen in 2000. Early life Hopkins was born in Margam, Port Talbot in Wales to Muriel Anne (née Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. His mother is a distant relative of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. His schooldays were unproductive. A loner with dyslexia, he found that he would rather immerse himself in art, such as painting and drawing or playing the piano, than attend to his studies. In 1949, to instill some discipline, his parents insisted that he attend Jones' West Monmouth Boys' School in Pontypool. He remained there for five terms, of which Hopkins does not have fond... Add to favourites (78 fans)Biography of Val Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959 (birth time source: Frank Clifford, Astrodatabank)) is an American actor. A trained stage actor, Kilmer became well-known in the mid 1980s, after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! (1984), then the cult classic Real Genius (1985), as well as blockbuster action films, including a role in Top Gun and a lead role in Willow. During the 1990s, Kilmer gained critical respect after a string of commercially successful and well reviewed films, including his roles as Jim Morrison in The Doors, Doc Holliday in 1993's Tombstone, and Batman in 1995's Batman Forever. During the early 2000s, Kilmer appeared in several well-received roles, including The Salton Sea, Spartan, and an acclaimed supporting performance in Kiss Kiss, Ba... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse (December 31, 1869 – November 3, 1954) was a French artist, noted for his use of color and his fluid, brilliant and original draughtsmanship. As a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but principally as a painter, Matisse is one of the best-known artists of the twentieth century. Born Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, he grew up in Bohain-en-Vermandois. In 1887 he went to Paris to study law, working as a court administrator in Le Cateau-Cambrésis after gaining his qualification. He first started painting during a period of convalescence following an attack of appendicitis, and discovered "a kind of paradise" as he later described it. In 1891 he returned to Paris to study art at the Académie Julian and became a student of Willi... Add to favourites (55 fans)Biography of Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 (birth time source: Frank C. Clifford) – May 17, 2012), known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s. She had a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was a five-time Grammy Award winner. Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the U.S. Billboard chart, and she also charted four number-one singles in the United States within a 13-month period. Born into a devoutly Christian lower middle class African-American family in Boston, Massachusetts, she first became involved with singing through church choir groups before joining a number of bands influenced by the Motown Sound. Influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, she... Biography of Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier (1491–September 1, 1557) Discovered and claimed Canada for France. He was the first who described and mapped the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canada(s)", as was so called both Iroquoian big settlements he saw in Stadaconna (Quebec City) and in Hochelaga (Montreal Island). Jacques Cartier was born in Saint-Malo, the port on the extreme north-east coast of the duchy of Brittany, which duchy would later be incorporated into France (in 1532). Cartier, who was a respectable mariner, improved his social status in 1520 by marrying Mary Catherine des Granches, member of a leading family. His good name in Saint-Malo is recognized by its frequent appearance on baptismal registers as godfather or witness. Fi... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Gong Li
Gong Li (Simplified Chinese: 巩俐; Traditional Chinese: 鞏俐; Pinyin: Gǒng Lì) (born December 31, 1965) is a Chinese film actress. She first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Gong Li is generally considered as one of the best actresses in China. Early life Gong Li was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, the fifth child in her family. Her father was a professor of economics and her mother, who was 40 when Gong was born, was a teacher. Gong grew up in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province. She knew from a young age that she wanted to be an actress, and at school she excelled at singing and dancing almost to the exclusion of other subjects. She was eventually accepted to the Beijing Central Colle... Add to favourites (31 fans)Biography of John Denver
John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was an American folk singer-songwriter and folk rock musician who was one of the most popular artists of the 1970s. He recorded and released some 300 songs, about half of which he had composed, and was named Poet Laureate of Colorado in 1977. Denver's songs were suffused with a deep and abiding kinship with the natural world. Songs such as "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Calypso", "Annie's Song", "Thank God I'm A Country Boy", and "Rocky Mountain High" are popular worldwide. Denver has been referred to as "The Poet For the Planet", "Mother Nature's Son" (based on The Beatles song he covered) and "A Song's Best Friend". Early years Denver was born in Roswell, New Mexico ... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Jean-Pierre Rives
Jean-Pierre Rives (born 31 December 1952) is a French former rugby union player who won 59 caps for France as a flanker. After life in rugby Jean turned his attention to art and is currently an internationally renowned sculptor based in Paris. Born in Toulouse, Rives played club rugby for TOEC, Beaumont and Stade Toulousain, then in 1981 left Toulouse to join Racing Club de France. Nicknamed Casque d'or (French for "Golden helmet") due to his long blond hair. His hair, along with his bravery, also brought him the nickname Asterix. He played for France at schools, junior, university and B level before graduating to the senior side. He captained France in 34 games, a world record at the time, and played in the teams which completed the Grand Slam in the (then) Five Nations Championship... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE, (born December 31, 1943) is a British actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's 1982 film Gandhi, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Early life Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, the son of Ann Lyna Mary (née Goodman), an actress and model, and Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, a medical doctor. Kingsley's father, an Ismaili Muslim, was born in Kenya of Indian Khoja Gujarati descent, as Kingsley's paternal grandfather was a spice trader who had moved from India to Zanzibar, where Kingsley's father lived until moving to England at the age of fourteen. Kingsley's mother, born out of wedlock, was "loath to speak of her background"; she was of partial... Biography of Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius (Brussels, December 31, 1514 - Zakynthos, October 15, 1564) was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Workings of the Human Body). Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern, human anatomy. Vesalius' name is also referred to as Andreas Vesal or Andreas van Wesel, depending on the source. Early life and education Vesalius was born in Brussels, then in the Holy Roman Empire, to a family of physicians. His father, Andries van Wesel, was the illegitimate son of the Emperor Maximillian's Royal Physician, Everard Van Wesel. Andries went on to serve as apothecary to Maximillian, and later a Valet de Chambre to his successor Charles V. He encouraged his son to continue in the... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Joe McIntyre
Joseph Mulrey McIntyre (aka Joe McIntyre, Joey McIntyre), born December 31, 1972 in Needham, Massachusetts, is a singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the youngest member of the 1980s-1990s group New Kids on the Block (NKOTB). Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) McIntyre is the youngest of nine children in an Irish-American Catholic family. Just before his 13th birthday, McIntyre joined New Kids on the Block, replacing Jamie Kelly. Since the other four members of the group were already long-time school friends, he initially found it difficult to blend into the group. However, New Kids on the Block became one of the most successful boy bands to date, eventually disbanding in 1994. Following the group's split, McIntyre busied himself with songwriting and sought a record deal. He ... Biography of Valentin Montand
Valentin Montand, born december 31, 1988 in Paris, is the son of French actor and singer Yves Montand and Carole Amiel.... Biography of Marcel Rufo
Professor Marcel Rufo, born December 31, 1944 in Toulon, is a French psychiatrist and pedopsychiatrist. Works (in French) Books Elever bébé : De la naissance à six ans - Marcel Rufo et Christine Schilte Bébé pleure - Marcel Rufo et Christine Schilte Détache-moi ! : Se séparer pour grandir - Marcel Rufo Bébé dort bien - Marcel Rufo et Christine Schilte Frères et sœurs, une maladie d'amour - Marcel Rufo et Christine Schilte Les nouveaux ados : Comment vivre avec ? - Marcel Rufo, Serge Hefez, Philippe Jeammet, et Daniel Marcelli Oedipe toi-même ! : Consultations d'un pédopsychiatre - Marcel Rufo Le passage : Les conduites à risque - Marcel Rufo Bébé parle - Marcel Rufo et Christine Schilte Désir d'enfant : Les entretiens - René Frydman, Marcel Rufo, et Christine Sc... Biography of Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow (birth time source: Caroline Gerard, Astrodatabank)) is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United F.C., where he has been in charge since 1986. Considered to be one of the best football managers in the history of world football, he has also won more trophies than any other manager in the history of English football. With 21 years under his belt, he is the second-longest serving manager in the history of Manchester United after Sir Matt Busby, and the longest serving current manager in English football, having won a slew of awards and holding many records including winning Manager of the Year most times in British football history. He was an inaugural inductee... Biography of Bebe Neuwirth
Bebe Neuwirth (born December 31, 1958) is an Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning American theater, television, and film actress. She was born Beatrice Neuwirth to Jewish American parents Lee, a mathematician, and Sydney Anne, an artist, in Princeton, New Jersey. She began to study dance at the age of five, and chose it as her field of concentration when she attended Juilliard in New York City in 1976 and 1977. During this period, she performed with the Princeton Ballet Company in Peter and the Wolf, The Nutcracker, and Coppelia and appeared in community theater musicals. Neuwirth made her Broadway debut in the role of Sheila in A Chorus Line in 1980. She has been featured in revivals of Little Me (1982) Sweet Charity (1986), for which she received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress... Biography of Luciano Szafir
Luciano Szafir is a Brazilian actor born December 1968 in Sao Paulo. Filmography "Vidas Opostas" .... Leonardo Rocha (100 episodes, 2006-2007) - Episode dated 2 August 2007 (2007) TV Episode .... Leonardo Rocha - Episode dated 31 July 2007 (2007) TV Episode .... Leonardo Rocha - Episode dated 30 July 2007 (2007) TV Episode .... Leonardo Rocha - Episode dated 26 July 2007 (2007) TV Episode .... Leonardo Rocha - Episode dated 25 July 2007 (2007) TV Episode .... Leonardo Rocha (95 more) Nightmare Man (2006) .... William Mulheres do Brasil (2006) .... Murilo Nossa Senhora de Caravaggio (2006) .... Comes "Metamorphoses" (2004) TV Series .... Dr. Lucas Xuxa e os Duendes 2 - No caminho das Fadas (2002) "Clone, O" (2001) TV Series .... Zein (unknown epi... Biography of Emilie Lepennec
Émilie Lepennec (alternative spelling Le Pennec, born December 31, 1987 in La Garenne-Colombes, France) was the first French gymnast to win an individual Olympic medal in women's artistic gymnastics. Coached by Yves Kieffer at Pôle France INSEP in Paris, Lepennec was the French junior national champion in 2002. At her first senior nationals in 2003, she placed fifth, but won a silver medal on her specialty, the uneven bars. She represented France at the 2002 junior European Championships, where she won a bronze medal in the team event. At the 2003 World Gymnastics Championships, Lepennec was a member of the tenth-place French team. She also qualified for the all-around and the floor exercise finals, where she finished eleventh and seventh, respectively. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens... Biography of Noel Tyl
Noel Jan Tyl (born December 31, 1936 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American humanistic astrologer and writer. A graduate of Harvard University in Social Relations (Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology), Tyl has written dozens of books on many different astrological topics. At the United Astrology Congress, the world convention for astrology, in May, 1998, he received the Regulus Award for establishing and maintaining professional image in the field. Tyl was also involved with opera music for many years as a performer. Tyl is based in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Partial bibliography The Creative Astrologer Synthesis and Counseling in Astrology Astrological Timing of Critical Illness Initimacy, Sexuality and Relationship... Biography of Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson on December 31, 1947) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth talking, sex-obsessed Otter in the 1978 comedy Animal House, but has had a variety of other well-known roles both before and since. Career As a teenager, Matheson provided the voice of Jonny Quest in the original animated series of the same name as well as the voice of Jace in the original animated series of Space Ghost. In addition, he played the role of the oldest son, Mike Beardsley, in the movie "Yours, Mine and Ours," which also starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. During the final season of the TV western Bonanza in 1973, Matheson played Griff King, a parolee who tries to reform his life as a ranch hand at the Ponderosa Ranch under Ben ... Biography of Grégory Coupet
Grégory Coupet (born December 31, 1972 in Le Puy-en-Velay) is a French football goalkeeper. He is vice-captain for his club, Olympique Lyonnais and also represents the France national team. Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Club career Coupet began his club career with hometown team Club Olympique Le Puy, before going pro with AS Saint-Étienne in 1994. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 26 March 1994 in a 2-0 victory against Angers SCO. After three seasons, he surprisingly moved to league rival Olympique Lyonnais (the two cities are only 80 kilometers apart, and are long-time local and national rivals). His gamble paid off as Lyon have regularly dominated the Le Championnat since 2002 and are also a regular fixture in the UEFA Champions League. On August 2, 2007, Coupet suffered a torn inter... Biography of Diane von Fürstenberg
Diane von Fürstenberg (b. December 31, 1946, Brussels, Belgium (birth time source: Acte n°10, André Dekoster)) is an Jewish American fashion designer best known for her hallmark wrap dress. Birth and Education Diane Simone Michelle Halfin was born into an upper-middle class, assimilated Jewish household. Her father was Russian-born Leon Halfin, who spent World War II in Switzerland, and her mother was Greek-born Liliane Nahmias, who was a Holocaust survivor (). Diane studied economics at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Marriages At university, when she was 18, she met Prince Egon of Fürstenberg, the elder son of a German prince and his first wife, an heiress to the Fiat automotive fortune. Married in 1969 and divorced in 1972, the couple had two children, Alexandre (who... Biography of Didi Schackman
Didi Schackman, born December 31, 1977 in Nijmegen, is a former Miss Holland. She won the title in 1995.... Biography of Deniz Çakir
Deniz Çakir, born December 31, 1983 in Ankara, is a Turquish actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1843960/ ) # 40 (2009) .... Sevda ... aka "Forty" - USA (informal English title) # "Yaprak dökümü" .... Ferhunde (46 episodes, 2006-2009) ... aka "The Fall of Leaves" - International (English title) (literal English title) - Sezon finali (2009) TV episode .... Ferhunde - Episode #3.117 (2009) TV episode .... Ferhunde - Episode #3.116 (2009) TV episode .... Ferhunde - Episode #3.115 (2009) TV episode .... Ferhunde - Episode #3.114 (2009) TV episode .... Ferhunde (41 more) # "Iste benim" (2006) TV mini-series .... Funda # "Iki arada ask" (2005) TV mini-series .... Gizem # "Kadin isterse" (2004) TV series .... Alev... Biography of Burton Cummings
Burton Cummings, OM, D.Mus (Hon.) (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. A gifted showman, he was the lead singer for the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. During his 10 years in The Guess Who, from 1965 to 1975, he sang and wrote or co-wrote many well known songs including "American Woman," "No Time," "Share the Land," "Hand Me Down World," "Undun," "Laughing," and "These Eyes." Cummings was born and raised in the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, as were all of the other original members of The Guess Who. His first band was a local Winnipeg R&B group The Deverons, with an 'E', (not to be confused with the band The Devrons who had Country/R&B hits in the early 60's such as "Brand X", "Battle Him", "Lost Love", "Too Little Too Late", "You're too Ugly to be... Biography of Jane Badler
Jane Badler (b. December 31, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known known for her role as Diana, the chief antagonist in the 1980s sci-fi saga V. Badler spent her teen years in Great Neck, New York, moving to Manchester, New Hampshire, when she was in high school. Badler won the title Miss New Hampshire and competed at the 1973 Miss America Pageant. Subsequently, she enrolled at the prestigious Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois to study drama. Film career Her first television role was on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live as Melinda Cramer Janssen from 1977 to 1981. She returned to the role in 1983. During her original stint, she also appeared in an episode of the primetime series Fantasy Island. Badler also starred on another... Biography of Elizabeth Arden
Elizabeth Arden (December 31, 1878 - October 19, 1966) was a Canadian businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States. Arden was born Florence Nightingale Graham in Woodbridge, Ontario, where she lived until she was twenty-four years old. In 1909 Florence Nightingale Graham dropped out of nursing school in Toronto. She then joined her elder brother in New York City, working briefly as a bookkeeper for the E.R. Squibb Pharmaceuticals Company. While there, she spent hours in their lab, learning about skincare. She then worked - again briefly - for Eleanor Adair, an early beauty culturist, as a "treatment girl." Still in 1909, Arden formed a partnership with Elizabeth Hubbard, another culturist. When the partnership dissolved, she coined the business name "Elizabeth A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Fournet-Fayard
Jean Fournet-Fayard, born December 31, 1931 in Lyon, is a former President of LRAF (Ligue Rhône-Alpes de Football ) and FFF (French Football Federation).... Biography of Barbara Carrera
Barbara Carrera (born December 31, 1951) is a Nicaraguan-born American film and TV actress as well as a former model. Biography Early life Carrera was born Barbara Kingsbury in Managua, Nicaragua. Her mother, Dona Florencia, was a Nicaraguan of European and Native ancestry, and her father, Louis Kingsbury, was an American ambassador/courier of English ancestry. There is some uncertainty regarding her year of birth, which some sources give as 1947 or 1951, but most list 1945. She apparently prefers to say 1953. Carrera came to the U.S. at age eleven and studied at a convent in Memphis for five years. Career Carrera began a career as a model at the Eileen Ford agency at the age of 17, at which point she changed her last name to her mother's maiden name, Carrera. In 1972, she ap... Biography of Andy Summers
Andy Summers (born Andrew James Somers 31 December 1942) is an English guitarist and composer best known for his work in The Police. Summers' primary guitars are the Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster when playing rock, and Gibson electric guitars when playing jazz fusion and jazz. His playing has been influenced by years of jazz and classical music studies, as well as his work in new age, rock, and other musical genres. He was born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. Education Although Andy Summers had been essentially self-taught when he began his professional musical career, he studied classical guitar at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) for four years until 1973. Performing career Though born in Lancashire, Summers grew up in Bournemouth, Dorset, wher... Biography of Marie d'Agoult
Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny, Vicomtesse de Flavigny (December 31, 1805 - March 5, 1876), was a French author, known also by her married name and title, Marie, Comtesse d'Agoult, and by her pen name, Daniel Stern. She was born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, the daughter of Alexander Victor François de Flavigny (1770-1819), a footloose emigré French aristocrat, and his wife Maria-Elisabeth Bethmann (1772-1847), a Jewish German banker's daughter whose family had converted to Catholicism. The young Marie spent her early years in Germany and completed her education in a French convent after the Bourbon Restoration. She entered into an early marriage of convenience with Charles Louis Constant d’Agoult, Comte d'Agoult (1790-1875) on May 16, 1827, thereby becoming the Comtesse d'Agoult. ... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Psy (entertainer)
Park Jae-sang (Korean: 박재상, 朴載相; born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name PSY (Korean: 싸이, IPA: ; English: /ˈsaɪ/ SY), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and record producer. He is well known for his humorous videos and stage performances, and for his hit single "Gangnam Style". PSY has appeared on numerous television programs, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Extra, Good Sunday: X-Man, The Golden Fishery, The Today Show, Saturday Night Live, Sunrise, and The X-Factor. On October 23, 2012, PSY met U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations Headquarters where Ban expressed his desire to work with the singer because of his "unlimited global reach". Biography 1977-95: ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Allen Muhammad
John Allen Muhammad (b. December 31, 1960) is a spree killer from the United States. With his younger partner, Lee Boyd Malvo, he carried out the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks, killing 10 people. Muhammad and Malvo were arrested in connection with the attacks on October 24, 2002, following tips from alert citizens. His trial for one of the murders (the murder of Dean Harold Meyers in Prince William County, Virginia) began in October 2003, and the following month, he was found guilty of capital murder. Four months later he was sentenced to death. While awaiting execution in Virginia, in August 2005, he was extradited to Maryland to face some of the charges there, for which he was convicted of six counts of first-degree murder on May 30, 2006. Upon completion of the trial activity in Maryla... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sarah Miles
Sarah Miles (b. 31 December 1941, Ingatestone, Essex, England) is an English theatre and film actress. She first attended Roedean but at the age of 15 she enrolled at RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Shortly after her drama studies, Miles had her film debut in 1962 as a precocious schoolgirl in Term of Trial (1962), opposite Laurence Olivier. The following years she became a popular actress of British New Wave with her roles in Joseph Losey's The Servant (1963) and in Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup (1966). After having been out of sight for several years acting in a variety of theatre plays, she made in 1970 an outstanding performance in the lead role of David Lean's Ryan's Daughter, which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Although she has so... Biography of Guy Mollet
Guy Mollet (31 December 1905 - 3 October 1975) was a French Socialist politician. He led the SFIO party from 1946 to 1969 and was Prime Minister in 1956-1957. Life Early life and WWII He was born in Flers, in Normandy, the son of a textile worker. He was educated in Le Havre and became a school teacher in Arras. Like most teachers, he was an active member of the French Socialist Party, then called the SFIO, and in 1928 he became SFIO Secretary for the Pas-de-Calais departement. He joined the French Army in 1939 and was taken prisoner by the Germans. Released after seven months, he joined the Resistance in the Arras area and was three times arrested and interrogated by the Gestapo. Early political career In October 1945, Mollet was elected to the National Assembly as represen... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Siné
Maurice Sinet, known as Siné (born December 31, 1928 in Paris) is a French cartoonist. As a young man he studied drawing and graphic arts, earning his life as a cabaret singer. After his military service he starts publishing his drawings and also works as a photo-retoucher for porn magazines.. His first published drawing appeared in France-Dimanche in 1952. Siné received the Grand Prix de l'Humour Noir in 1955 for his collection Complainte sans Paroles. His series of drawings on cats was his breakthrough. He then started working for L'Express as a political cartoonist. Siné's anti-colonialism caused controversy during the Algerian war. He was sued a number of times, being defended by Jacques Vergès, then a lawyer for the Algerian Liberation Front. In 1962 Siné left L'Express... Biography of Simon Wiesenthal
Simon Wiesenthal, KBE, (Buczacz, December 31, 1908 – Vienna, September 20, 2005) was an Austrian-Jewish architectural engineer who hunted down Nazi war criminals, after surviving the Holocaust. Following four and a half years in the concentration camps of Janowska, Plaszow, and Mauthausen during World War II, Wiesenthal dedicated most of his life to tracking down and gathering information on fugitive Nazis so that they could be brought to justice for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Simon Wiesenthal Center, located in Los Angeles in the United States, is named in honor of him. Wiesenthal also wrote The Sunflower, which describes a life-changing event he experienced when he was in the camp. Early life and World War II Wiesenthal was born 11:30 pm on 31 December 1908 in Buczac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Suzy Delair
Suzy Delair (born December 31, 1917, in Paris, France) is a vivacious French entertainer who starred in many different films. Her real name is Suzanne Pierrette Delaire. She acted in films directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville, Jean Grémillon, Marcel L'Herbier, Christian-Jaque, Marcel Carné, Luchino Visconti, René Clément and Gérard Oury. She is also famous in France as singer ("Avec son Tra-la-la"). For several years, Suzy Delair was the companion of French film director Henri-Georges Clouzot. Filmography Un caprice de la Pompadour (Willy Wolff et Joë Hamman, 1930) Violettes impériales (Henri Roussell), 1932) La Dame de chez Maxim's (Alexander Korda), 1932) L'or dans la rue (K. Bernhardt), 1934)... Madeleine The Depression Is Over (Robert Siodmak, 1934) Déd... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurel Burch
Laurel Burch (December 31, 1945 – September 13, 2007) was an American artist, designer and businesswoman. As a 20-year-old single mother she found metal in junkyards to hammer into jewelry to support her two children, and went on to launch her business, now called Laurel Burch Artworks, in the late 1960s with the help of a small staff that worked out of her house. She began making paintings and was commissioned by restaurants, businesses and private collectors. "I found metal in a junkyard and hammered it out on the back of an old frying pan", she stated during an interview with the Marin Independent Journal in 2005. Burch designed, among other things, beads, jewelry, paintings, T-shirts, scarves, coffee mugs and tote bags, but 90% of her designs derived from her original paintings. ... Biography of Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Stuart (31 December 1720 – 31 January 1788), known in Scots Gaelic as Teàrlach Eideard Stiùbhairt, was the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and is now commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. Charles was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart who was in turn the son of James II and VII, who had been deposed in the Revolution of 1688. The Jacobite movement tried to restore the family to the throne. Charles' mother was James' Polish wife, Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702–1735, granddaughter of the Polish King, John III Sobieski). After his father's death Charles was recognised as Charles III by his supporters; his opponents referred to him as The Young Pretender. Early life Prince Charles was born in Rome, Italy, where his father had been... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francesco Alberoni
Francesco Alberoni (December 31, 1929, Borgonovo Val Tidone, Province of Piacenza) is an Italian Sociologist, Journalist, and professor in Sociology. He was a Board Member and Senior Board Member (Chairman) of Rai, the national Italian Television, from 2002-2005. Alberoni is among the few regular front page writers of Corriere della Sera, Italy's most renowned newspaper, which has published his articles since 1973. He currently holds a 4 column editorial titled "Public & Private" (began in 1982) for the Monday edition. Early days Although Alberoni claims he was a model student and real perfectionist at school, he admits he did not like the military-like discipline imposed on schoolchildren by the Fascist regime. According to his autobiography he was a born leader, who always invente... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino
Eleonora Gonzaga, born December 31, 1493 in Mantua, was the daugther of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga of Mantua.... Biography of Douglas Baker
Dr. Douglas Mackley Baker is an author and lecturer, who has written over a hundred books on various esoteric subjects. He was born on December 31st 1922 in England and raised in South Africa. He served during World War II, and was wounded seriously twice. He later went on to graduate in the Arts & Humanities in South Africa. In 1964, he qualified to practice medicine at University of Sheffield. He has written extensively in the fields of astrology, meditation, healing and metaphysics. In the 1970's he established Claregate College both in the U.S. and UK, which specialises in teaching various courses based upon his writings. Dr Baker's teaching are based on those Alice Bailey who was closely associated with Theosophy and the Theosophical Society. He claims to have been expelled f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash (December 31, 1938 – October 31, 1995) was an American singer and actress, best known film role was as Charlton Heston's love interest Lisa, in the 1971 science fiction cult classic, The Omega Man. Born on New Year's Eve 1938 she was of four children. Her siblings were John (1936-1998), Robert, and Helen. All were born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Her older brother, Col. John A. Cash, enjoyed a long illustrious career with the United States Army. He died in 1998 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Rosalind Cash graduated with honours from Atlantic City High School in 1956. She attended City College of New York and was an original member of the Negro Ensemble Company founded in 1968. Her career extended to stage, screen, and television. Her films in... Biography of Odetta
Odetta (born December 31, 1930) is an African-American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a human rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement." Her musical repertoire consists largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and '60s, she was a formative influence on dozens of artists, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Janis Joplin. Early life She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, grew up in Los Angeles, California, and studied music at Los Angeles City College. Having operatic training from the age of 13, her first professional experience was in musical theater in 1944, as an ensemble member for four years with the Hollywood Turnabout Puppet Theatre, working alon... Biography of Chandra West
Chandra West (born December 31, 1970 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian actress. Career 1990s West's career began in 1991 when she played a small part in the television series True Confections, a 1950s conservative drama about a woman with an ahead-of-her-time awareness. It was not until two years later that West followed her screen debut with a smaller role in the more-recognised series The Secret of Lake Success. West appeared in three consecutive films; the first as the female-lead in Puppet Master 4 (1993), then a smaller role as Miss Germany in the action film No Contest (1994) also starring Robert Davi and Roddy Piper, and in the same year, reprising her role as Susie in Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994). The closing months of 1994 and most of 1995 saw Wes... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Taylor Hackford
Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944) is an Academy Award-winning American film director. Early life Hackford was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Mary (née Taylor), a waitress, and Joseph Hackford. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1968, where he was a pre-law major focusing on international relations and economics. After graduating, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia, where he started using Super 8 film in his spare time. He decided that he did not want to pursue a career in law, and instead got a mailroom position at KCET-TV. Career Hackford received an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film for Teenage Fatherin 1979. He received two Oscar nominations in 2004 for the Ray Charles biopic Ray. He was awarded the 2005... Biography of James Remar
James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. He has appeared in movies, video games, and TV shows. He is perhaps best known as Richard, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Kim Cattrall's character in Sex and the City, as Ajax in The Warriors, as the homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in the 1982 comedy/thriller 48 Hrs, Dutch Shultz in The Cotton Club, Lord Raiden in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and more recently as Harry Morgan in Dexter. Life and career Remar was born William James Remar in Brighton, Massachusetts, and raised in Boston. He has spent the majority of his film career playing villains. He is known for his roles as the aggressively sexual and violent character Ajax in the 1979 cult film The Warriors and as the murdering sociopath Albert Ganz in the 1982 hit 48 Hrs. (b... Biography of George Marshall
General of the Army George Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959) was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense. Once noted as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II, Marshall served as the U.S. Army Chief of Staff during the war and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As Secretary of State his name was given to the Marshall Plan, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953. Early life George C. Marshall was born into a middle-class family in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the son of George C. Marshall, Sr. and Laura Bradford Marshall. Marshall was a scion of an old Virginia family, as well as a dis... Biography of Joe Dallesandro
Joseph Angelo D'Allesandro III (born December 31, 1948) is an American actor. Although he never became a mainstream film star, Dallesandro is generally considered to be the most famous male sex symbol of American underground films of the 20th century, as well as a sex symbol of gay subculture. Dallesandro starred in Flesh as a teenage street hustler. Rolling Stone magazine in 1970 declared Flesh the "Best Film of the Year", making him a star of the youth culture, sexual revolution and New York art scene of the 1970s. Early life He was born in Pensacola, Florida. His father, Joseph Angelo D'Allesandro II, was an Italian-American sailor, and his mother was 16-year-old Thelma Testman. By the time Dallesandro was five, his mother was serving five years in a Federal Penitentiary for inte... Biography of Tom Hamilton
Thomas William Hamilton (born December 31, 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the band Aerosmith. He began playing guitar at the age of twelve, then switched to bass because the only local band needed a bassist. He co-wrote three of Aerosmith's hits, "Sweet Emotion" (perhaps most noted for the bass line), "Janie's Got a Gun and "Jaded". He plays rhythm guitar on another song he co-wrote, "Sick as a Dog" and also co-wrote "Uncle Salty" from Toys in the Attic. Hamilton occasionally plays guitar and sings backing vocals. In August 2006, he announced that he was diagnosed with throat cancer and completed a seven-week course of radiation and chemotherapy. He was forced to miss Aerosmith's Route of All Evil Tour. David Hull (who has play... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hélène Halphen
Hélène Halphen, born December 31, 1958 in Armentières, is a French magistrate, the former wife of Eric Halphen (1984-1995).... Biography of Heidi Van De Vijver
Heidi Van De Vijver, born December 31, 1969 in Bornem, is a Belgian professional cyclist (1989-2004).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Al Giordano
Al Giordano (born December 31, 1959 in The Bronx, New York) is a journalist who operates the Narco News Bulletin, reporting on the War on Drugs, the political blog The Field, reporting on American politics, and the School of Authentic Journalism. Giordano was born in the Bronx and attended Mamaroneck High School in Mamaroneck, New York. In 1976, when he was sixteen, he went to Albany and testified before a legislative commission in the state senate against nuclear power, felt completely ignored and concluded that the tactic of lobbying the government was futile. He was arrested for what would be the first of twenty-seven times on May 1st, 1977. When he was twenty and living in a cabin in Rowe, Massachusetts, running the Rowe Nuclear Conversion Campaign, which ended in the first-ever shu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Valentina Vargas
Valentina Vargas (born December 31, 1964) is a Chilean-born actress who developed most of her career in France, where she was raised. Valentina Vargas initiated her career in the dramatic art within the workshop of Tania Balaschova in Paris and also later at the Yves Pignot School of Los Angeles. Her cinematographic career started via the filming of three of the most important works in contemporary French cinema namely Pierre Jolivet's Strictly Personal, Luc Besson's Big Blue and Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose. Over the years, Valentina Vargas also worked with Samuel Fuller in Street of No Return, Miguel Littin in Los naufragos and Alfredo Arieta in Fuegos. Vargas is trilingual in Spanish, French and English. This has enabled her to pass without notice in films as varied ... Biography of Frédérique Bangué
Frederique Bangue (born December 31, 1976 in Lyon) is a French sprint athlete. Competing in the 100 metres, her personal best being 11.16, she has never reached an international final. However, when competing in the shorter distance of 60 metres (only held indoor) or relay races, she has won a few medals: 1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 2nd European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 4 X 100 m 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 4 X 100 m... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexander Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond (pronounced /ˈsæmənd/ born 31 December 1954) is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government. He is the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Member of Parliament for the constituency of Banff and Buchan, and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon. He is currently serving his second term as leader of the SNP, having previously been leader between 1990 and 2000. The SNP won the 2007 Scottish Parliament election with 47 seats, one seat ahead of their nearest rivals, the Scottish Labour Party. On 16 May 2007, Alex Salmond became First Minister, heading the SNP administration. Education and career before politics Born in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland on 31 December 1954, Salmond is th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lyonel Trouillot
Lyonel Trouillot, born on December 31, 1956 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is a novelist and poet who writes in French. He is also a journalist and literature professor. Works Novels Rue des pas perdus, Actes Sud, Arles, 1998 Thérèse en mille morceaux, Actes Sud, Arles, 2000. Les enfants des héros, Actes Sud, Arles, 2002. Bicentenaire, Actes Sud/Lemeac, Arles/Montréal, 2004 L'Amour avant que j'oublie, Actes Sud, Arles, 2007. Yanvalou pour Charlie, Actes Sud, Arles, 2009, Prix Wepler - prix littéraire 2011 des lycéens & apprentis de la région P.A.C.A. La Belle Amour humaine, Actes Sud, Arles, 2011 Poetry Éloge de la contemplation, Riveneuve, Paris, 2009. Non fiction Haïti le dur devoir d'exister, avec Amélie Baron, Mémoire d'Encrie... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emile Loubet
Émile François Loubet (31 December 1838, Marsanne, France - 20 December 1929) was a French politician and the 8th President of France. Early life He was born the son of a peasant proprietor and mayor of Marsanne (Drôme). Admitted to the Parisian bar in 1862, he took his doctorate in law the next year. He was still a student when he witnessed the sweeping triumph of the Republican party in Paris at the general election in 1863, during the Second French Empire. He settled down to the exercise of his profession in Montélimar, where in 1869 he married Marie Louis Picard. He also inherited a small estate at Grignan. Political career At the crisis of 1870, which brought about the Empire's end, he became mayor of Montélimar, and thenceforward was a steady supporter of Léon Gambetta. Ele... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paolo Villaggio
Paolo Villaggio (born 31 December 1932) is an Italian actor, writer, director and comedian. Life Born in Genoa in 1932, Villaggio lived his childhood in poverty due to World War II. Later he had many jobs, including one as clerk for the Italsider steel major. His experience in that large company, inspired him his most famous creation, the accountant Ugo Fantozzi. Maurizio Costanzo discovered his artistic potential and in 1967 he advised Villaggio to play in a cabaret in Rome. From there, Villaggio was hired for the TV programme Quelli della domenica (Those men of Sunday), in which his variously aggressive, evil or obedient characters found their consecration. Career Accountant Ugo Fantozzi After his television experience, he started writing for L'Espresso and L'Europeo, two po... Biography of Richie McCaw
Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw (born 31 December 1980 in Oamaru, North Otago) is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams. McCaw is considered one of the best players in his position, with his ability to anticipate play and adapt to the referee's rulings some of his key attributes. He was raised in rural North Otago, before moving to Dunedin in 1994 to board at Otago Boys' High School. In 1999 he moved to Christchurch to study at Lincoln University and was selected in the national under-19 rugby union team. The following year he played for the Under 21s and Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship, before debuting in 2001 for the Crusaders in the Super 14. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giovanni Pascoli
Giovanni Pascoli (December 31, 1855—April 6, 1912) was an Italian poet and classical scholar. Pascoli was born at San Mauro di Romagna (rechristened "San Mauro Pascoli" after his death), into a wealthy family. He had a tragic childhood, struck by the murder of his father and the early deaths of his mother, sister and two brothers, and the subsequent economical decline of the family. The father's assassination echoes in particular in one of his most popular poems, "La cavallina storna" . His whole first work, Myricae (1891), reflects his unhappy childhood. In 1871 he moved to Rimini with six of his brothers. Here he made friends with Andrea Costa, and began to participate in Socialist demonstrations. This led to another key event in Pascoli's life, his brief imprisonment in Bologna... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Fanon
Maurice Fanon, born December 31, 1929 in Auneau, Eure- et-Loire, died in 1991, was a French singer and composer. Selected songs L'Écharpe (1963) Avec Fanon (1963) Paris Cayenne (1963) La petite juive (1965) Jean-Marie de Pantin (1965) Madame Seguin (1965) La Saint-Jean d'été (1967) Mon fils chante (1976)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José Maria Gironella
José María Gironella (b. December 31, 1917, Darnius d. January 3, 2003, Arenys de Mar) was a Catalan and Spanish author best known for his fictional work The Cypresses Believe in God (Los cipreses creen en Dios) published in Spain in 1953, and translated into English by Harriet De Onís in 1955. The book is a novel in two parts, and the first part of a trilogy, written from a Roman Catholic viewpoint, by its Catholic author, who had been educated in a seminary. The story is set in Girona, a city in eastern Catalonia, and follows the life of a family, from 1931 until the Spanish Civil War breaks out in 1936. The protagonist is an atheist from Madrid who is married to a devout Basque woman, with whom he has three children. In a sequel to Cypresses, One Million Dead (Un Millón de Muertos)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Graham Dawson
Graham Dawson, born December 31, 1957 in Canberra, is an Australian astrologer, software entrepreneur and scientist (Ph.D.).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fabrizio Meoni
Fabrizio Meoni (December 31, 1957 in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy - January 11, 2005 in Kiffa, Mauritania) was an Italian off road and Rallying motorcycle racer. He was a member of the KTM Factory Team. He won at the Dakar Rally in 2001 and 2002. He died of a heart attack after a crash on 11 January 2005 on the 11th stage of the 2005 Dakar Rally. Since the competitors did not want to continue racing the next day, the 12th stage of the rally was cancelled for all motorcycles in honor of Meoni. References 1. ^ http://www.fabriziomeoni.it Fabrizio Meoni official homepage 2. ^ http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=2781184 South African Motorcyclist Dies at Dakar ABC News Sport January 9, 2007 3. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/11/motorsport.death/index.html Rid... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of G. Michael Gray
G. Michael Gray, born Geoffrey Michael Gray December 31, 1979 in Trail, British Columbia, is a Canadian actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336632/) # "Psych" .... Adam George (1 episode, 2010) - Episode #5.8 (2010) TV episode .... Adam George # The Stranger (2010) (V) .... Driver # "Smallville" .... Buddy Brown (1 episode, 2010) ... aka "Smallville Beginnings" - USA (rerun title) - Persuasion (2010) TV episode .... Buddy Brown # "Stargate: Atlantis" .... Sefaris (1 episode, 2008) ... aka "Atlantis" - Japan (English title) (DVD title) - Outsiders (2008) TV episode .... Sefaris # "Supernatural" .... Jeremy Frost (1 episode, 2008) - Dream a Little Dream of Me (2008) TV episode .... Jeremy Frost # "Blood Ties" .... Ivan (1 episode, 2007) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shandon Anderson
Shandon Rodriguez Anderson (born December 31, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently a free agent who most recently played with the Miami Heat. He was drafted in the second round (54th overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz out of the University of Georgia, and has since played for the Jazz, the Houston Rockets, the New York Knicks and the Heat. His best season was in 1999-2000, when he averaged 12.3 points per game with the Rockets. His career average is 7.8 points per game. He is the younger brother of former Knicks and Heat member, Willie Anderson. Anderson won an NBA championship in 2006 with the Miami Heat as a backup.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Wall
Jean Wall, born Jean Salomon Wallenstein on December 31, 1900 (source: Imdb) in Paris, died on October 24, 1959 in Paris, was a French actor and film director. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908419/) 1959 Secret professionnel Le chirurgien-chef 1959 Oh! Qué mambo Bob 1958 Les grandes familles Pierre Leroy 1958 Un drôle de dimanche Saunier 1958 Mon coquin de père Roger Taloire 1958 Ascenseur pour l'échafaud Simon Carala 1955 Frou-Frou Jean Sabatier 1955 An der schönen blauen Donau Premierminister Emser 1954 Raspoutine L'archimandrite Breham 1952 C'est arrivé à Paris Hugo 1952 Bille de clown Me Lemeunier 1950 Ma pomme Peuchat 1949 Le roi Le Lorrain 1948 L'impeccable Henri Gérard 1948 Le carrefour de... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tyrone Corbin
Tyrone Kennedy Corbin (born December 31, 1962 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a retired American basketball player who played in the NBA at small forward from 1985 to 2000 for the San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings, and Toronto Raptors. He played collegiately for DePaul University from 1981 to 1985. He is currently an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Dalmorès
Charles Dalmorès (December 31, 1871 (source: Gauquelin) – December 6, 1939) was a French tenor. He enjoyed an international operatic career, singing to public and critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic during the first two decades of the 20th century. Born Henri Alphonse Brin in Nancy, Dalmorès studied at the local conservatory of music and embarked on a career as a horn player with the Colonne and Lamoureux orchestras. In 1894, the Lyons Conservatory appointed him to a professorial position. Later, when his voice showed signs of promise, he abandoned instrumental music and took singing lessons in Paris. He made his operatic debut at the Théâtre des Arts in Rouen on October 6, 1899, in the heavy Wagnerian role of Siegfried. Following this, he spent six seasons with the Théâtre d... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maryann Keller
Maryann Keller, born December 31, 1943 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is an American writer.... Biography of Catherine Britt
Catherine Britt (born 31 December 1984; Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) is a country music artist who has had success in both her native Australia and in the United States. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 2004, and has charted several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in the U.S., in addition to releasing four studio albums in her native Australia. Her highest charting single, "The Upside of Being Down", peaked at #36 on the country music charts in 2004. Musical career In 1999, Catherine independently released her debut EP, In The Pines. She was signed to ABC Country and recorded her first album, Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures, in 2002. In 2004, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee and was soon signed to RCA Nashville. Her American debut singl... Biography of Michel Bernard
Michel Bernard , born December 31, 1931 in Sepmeries (Nord), is a French athlete (middle distance running and long-distance track event).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roland Blanche
Roland Blanche, born December 3, 1943 in Choisy-le-Roi (Val-de-Marne), died September 13, 1999 in Thiais (Val-de-Marne) (heart attack), was a French actor and comedian. Filmography * 1965 : Cent briques et des tuiles de Pierre Grimblat : Curly * 1972 : L'Attentat de Yves Boisset * 1972 : R.A.S. de Yves Boisset : sergent Lebel * 1974 : Vous intéressez-vous à la chose ? de Jacques Baratier : Alexandre * 1974 : French Connection 2 "French Connection 2" de John Frankenheimer : L'homme arrêté * 1975 : Mort d'un guide de Jacques Ertaud : Pierre Taconnza * 1976 : La Question de Laurent Heynemann : Derida * 1976 : La Première fois de Claude Berri : Robert * 1976 : Lâche-moi les valseuses de Alain Nauroy : Roland * 1977 : Le Juge Fayard dit le... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José Manuel Lara Hernández
José Manuel Lara Hernández, born on December 31, 1914 in El Pedroso, Seville, died on May 11, 2003, was a Spanish businessman and editor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pope Callixtus III
Pope Callixtus III (December 31, 1378 – August 6, 1458) (Catalan: Calixt III, Spanish: Calixto III), né Alfons de Borja, was Pope from April 8, 1455 to his death in 1458. Biography Alfonso de Borja was born in La Torreta, now a neighbourhood of Canals, València, today Spain but then Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown of Aragon. His early career was spent as a professor of law at University of Lleida and then as a diplomat in the service of the Kings of Aragon, especially during the Council of Basel (1431–1439). He became a cardinal after reconciling Pope Eugene IV (1431–1447) with King Alfonso V of Aragon (1416–1458). Papal styles of Pope Callixtus III Emblem of the Papacy SE.svg Reference style His Holiness Spoken style Your Holiness Religious style Holy Father Posthumo... Biography of Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot (31 December 1887 (birth time source: Lescaut) – 20 February 1970) was a French actor. For more than 50 years he performed for the cinema working with a number of French directors. Modot lived in Montmartre at the beginning ot the 20th century where he met Picasso and Modigliani. In 1909 he started his career with Gaumont and for the following 20 years he covered all silent film genres. In 1917 he was the main actor in Abel Gance's Mater dolorosa. He played in Germaine Dulac and Louis Delluc's avant-garde films La fête espagnole (1919) and Fièvre (1921). With Max Linder, Modot played in Abel Gance's Au secours! (1924). Towards the end of the 1920s he performed in German-French co-productions. He is still famous for his role of "Manns" in Luis Buñuel's L'Âge d'Or (1930). ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jonah Jones
Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1908 (source: Kunzler Jazzlexikon 2002 and Bohländer Reclams Jazzführer 1989) – April 29, 2000) was a jazz trumpeter who is perhaps best known for creating concise versions of jazz and swing standards that appealed to a mass audience. In jazz, he might be best appreciated for his work with Stuff Smith. He was sometimes referred to as "King Louis II," a reference to Louis Armstrong. Jones started playing alto sax at the age of 12 in the Booker T. Washington Community Center band in Louisville before quickly transitioning to trumpet, where he excelled immediately. Jones began his career playing on a river boat named "Island Queen" which plied between Kentucky and Ohio. Jones was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He began in the 1920s pla... Biography of Cyril Montana
Cyril Montana, born December 31, 1969 in Paris, is a French novelist, radio host and producer. Novels Malabar Trip (2003) Carla on my Mind (2005) Le Bonheur de refaire le monde (2005) La Faute à Mick Jagger (2008)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Émile Fabry
Émile Bartelemy Fabry, born in Verviers December 31, 1865 and died in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Bruxelles) in 1966, was a Belgian painter of Symbolism movement. Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century art movement of French and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts. Works Les Gestes Pour L'art, lithographie (1897) Tentation, (1894) Le poète, pastel (1915) L'initiation, 1890 Le Jugement de Paris Décoration du Musée Royal d'Afrique Centrale de Tervuren L'offrande, 1884, (Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique) La Fiancée, 1894, (Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique) Les moissons, 1921, (Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique) Pégase, 1911 (collection privée) La Gaine, 1913, (Beaux-Arts de Gand) Samson et Dalila, 1926 Décoration du Musée Royal des Beaux-Ar... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brent Barry
Brent Robert Barry (born December 31, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) shooting guard was selected out of Oregon State University by the Denver Nuggets with the 15th overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly after to the Los Angeles Clippers. Barry played professionally for the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, San Antonio Spurs, and Houston Rockets, winning two NBA Championships with the Spurs, in 2005 and 2007. He also won the 1996 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Barry, born in Hempstead, New York, is the son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry, and was arguably the best player of the four basketball-playing Barry sons, the others being Scooter, Jon and Drew. His stepmother,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Slemmons
David Slemmons, born on December 31, 1922 in Alameda, California, is an American scientist, geologist, geophysicist, author, and government consultant.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jerry Grant (musician)
Jerry Grant, born on December 31, 1936 in Detroit, Michiga, is an American musican, teacher, arranger for film and TV scores, and composer (source: LMR).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bryon Russell
Bryon Demetrise Russell (born December 31, 1970 in San Bernardino, California) is an American basketball player. During an NBA career that spanned from 1993 to 2006, he played for the Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers and was a key member of the Utah Jazz, helping them reach back-to-back NBA finals appearances in 1997 and 1998. He was also a part of the Seattle SuperSonics roster for a brief time but never appeared in a game for them. Russell had his best season with the Jazz in the 1999–2000 season, when he averaged 14.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. From 1997 to 2000, he played in every regular season game. Russell's alma mater, Long Beach State University, retired his jersey in 2010. Russell and Michael Jordan Russell is best remembered for guarding M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gregor Braun
Gregor Braun (born December 31, 1955 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1989. He represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, where he won the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit, defeating Holland's Herman Ponsteen. Braun also captured the gold in the Men's Team Pursuit in Montreal, alongside Peter Vonhof, Hans Lutz and Günther Schumacher. The West German Olympic track team for 1976 was managed by Gustav Killian. After winning gold Braun turned professional, riding mostly on the road, and a few six-day races. Teams 1977: Peugeot-Esso-Michelin (France) 1978: Peugeot-Esso-Michelin (France) 1979: Peugeot-Esso-Michelin (France) 1980: ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bronson Pelletier
Bronson Pelletier (born December 31, 1986) is a Canadian television actor, best known for his role as Jack Sinclair in renegadepress.com (2007), and for his role in New Moon. He also had roles in Art Zone and Dinosapien. Pelletier played Jared, a Quileute werewolf, in New Moon, the sequel to Twilight. He has just finished fliming Eclipse, the sequel to New Moon, where he will reprise his role as Jared. Both New Moon and Eclipse were filmed in Vancouver, Canada. Pelletier is of Plains Cree, Metis, and French descent. He has four brothers. He recently travelled to New Zealand to promote New Moon which was a very successful trip, landing many interviews and getting fans excited as he attended the Armageddon Expo in Auckland. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2010 Eclipse Jar... Biography of Aladar Kuncz
Aladár Kuncz, born December 31, 1885 in Arad, died June 24, 1931 in Budapest, was a Hungarian writer, critic, and translator.... Biography of Edward Bunker
Edward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, and an actor. He wrote numerous books, some of which have been adapted into films. Bunker was a bright but troublesome child, who spent much of his childhood in different foster homes and institutions. He started on a criminal career at a very early age, and continued on this path throughout the years, returning to prison again and again. He was convicted of bank robbery, drug dealing, sodomy, extortion, armed robbery, and forgery. A repeating pattern of convictions, paroles, releases and escapes, further crimes and new convictions continued until he was released yet again from prison in 1975, at which point he finally left his criminal days permanently behind and became a w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexander Smith (poet)
Alexander Smith (31 December 1829 (source: Lescaut)- 5 January 1867, 8 January according to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable) was a Scottish poet, and labelled as one of the Spasmodic School. Life and works He was born in a thatched house in Kilmarnock, in the Scottish Lowlands south-west of Glasgow, the first of several children. His father, John Smith, was a Lowlander who worked as a designer of lace, calico prints, paisley patterns, and muslins. His mother Christina Murray Smith was of Highland extraction and, together with a Highland servant girl, first introduced him to Gaelic songs and Scottish legends. Being too poor to send him to college, his parents placed him in a linen factory in Glasgow to follow his father's trade of a pattern designer. His early poems appear... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Max Pechstein
Max Hermann Pechstein (December 31, 1881 – June 29, 1955), was a German expressionist painter and printmaker, and a member of Die Brücke group. Life and career Max Pechstein was born in Zwickau. Early contact with the art of Vincent Van Gogh stimulated his development toward expressionism. After studying art in Dresden, Pechstein met Erich Heckel and joined the art group Die Brücke in 1906. He was the only member to have formal art training. Later in Berlin, he helped to found the Neue Sezession and gained recognition for his decorative and colorful paintings that were lent from the ideas of Van Gogh, Matisse, and the Fauves. His paintings eventually became more primitive, incorporating thick black lines and angular figures. Beginning in 1933, Pechstein was vilified by the Nazis be... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Junot Díaz
Junot Díaz (born 31 December 1968) is a Dominican-American writer and professor at MIT. Central to Díaz's work is the duality of the immigrant experience. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao in 2008. Early years Díaz was born in Villa Juana, a neighborhood in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was the third child in a family of five. Throughout most of his early childhood, he lived with his mother and grandparents while his father, Rafael, worked in the United States. Díaz immigrated to Parlin, New Jersey in December 1974, where he was re-united with his father. He lived in the London Terrace Apartments, less than mile from what he has described "one of the largest landfills in New Jersey." He attended Madison Park Elemen... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick (born December 31, 1969) is an American theater, film and TV actor and musician born in Baltimore, Maryland. He starred in The Wire as Cedric Daniels, appeared in Oz as Detective Johnny Basil and appeared in the fourth and fifth seasons of Lost. He now has a prominent role in Fringe. Previously Reddick also starred in two episodes of Law & Order. He appeared in the 2003 Jay-Z/Beyoncé "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" video as the lead police officer. Life and career Reddick joined ABC's hit series Lost in 2008. Reddick plays Matthew Abaddon, a ruthless corporate recruiter, in multiple episodes. He was the third of four actors from Oz to star in the drama (along with Harold Perrineau, Ken Leung and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have said that th... Biography of Shay Laren
Shay Laren, born on December 31, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, is an American model and actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2458414/) 2012 Police Cadet Caper (video) Inept Crook 2011 How to Get Kidnapped (video) Federal Agent 2010 The Magician's Assistant and Abducted Secretary (video) Magician's Assistant 2008 Don't Mess with Dangerous Diva (video) 2008 Arousing Scenes of Chloro Treachery! (video) 2007 Sinister Surprises for Hapless Heroines (video) 2007 Pair in Peril (video) 2007 Spicy Naked Bondage Encounters! (video) 2007 Hogtied Businesswomen! (video) 2007 Let's See You Get Loose Now, Honey! (video short) 2007 Wrapped-Up for the Holidays! (video short) 2007 Bared, Bound and Tickled All Over (video) 2007 They Can't... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pete Quaife
Pete Quaife (born Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife, 31 December 1943, Tavistock, Devon, England) is an English musician, artist and author. He was a founding member and the original bass guitarist for The Kinks, from 1963 until 1969. The Kinks Main article: The Kinks Quaife and school friend Dave Davies formed The Kinks in 1962 and subsequently asked Ray Davies to join. The band was originally called the (Golden) Ravens and performed rhythm and blues at local venues such as the Hornsey Recreation Club at Crouch End Secondary School. The 'Kinks' name came about only upon the signing of a recording contract in late 1963. The Kinks became a top chart act throughout the world beginning with their third single, 1964's "You Really Got Me". Quaife was commonly the voice of the band in earl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ray Bluth
Ray Bluth, born December 31, 1927 in Saint Louis, Missouri, is an American bowler PBA (The Professional Bowlers Association ) champion. He was three-time PBA champion and a USBC Masters titlist. Served two years as PBA President and four years as secretary. He was also the First and Second Vice President for four years and served as Regional Director for two years. He also was a member of the Tournament Committee for eight years and the Executive Board for 15 years. (PBA is currently known as the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas-Sylvestre Bergier
Nicolas-Sylvestre Bergier (b. 31 December 1715 at Darney in Lorraine; d. at Versailles, 9 April 1790) was a French Catholic theologian. He was a critic of the philosophes, accusing them in particular of distorting the facts on social life in China and Confucianism. Life After a course of theology in the University of Besançon, he received the degree of doctor, was ordained priest, and went to Paris to finish his studies. Returning to Besançon in 1748, he was given charge of a parish and later became president of the college of the city, which had formerly been under the direction of the Jesuits. In 1769 the Archbishop of Paris, Christophe de Beaumont, appointed him canon of the cathedral, and thenceforth Bergier resided at Paris. Works A pious priest and an energetic student, h... Biography of Don Diamont
Don Diamont (born Donald Feinberg on December 31, 1962 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, best known for his long-running portrayal of Brad Carlton on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. In 1990, he was chosen as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People Magazine, becoming the first daytime drama actor to receive the honor. He currently plays Bill Spencer, Jr. on The Bold and the Beautiful. Career After several years as a successful model, Diamont's first major acting role was as Carlo Forenza on Days of our Lives. He joined the cast in 1984 after being hired by Ken Corday, and was with the show for a year. Diamont is best known for his portrayal of opportunistic businessman Brad Carlton on The Young and the Restless. He initially join... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mies Bouwman
Maria Antoinette (Mies) Bouwman (Amsterdam, 31 December 1929) is a Dutch televisionpresenter. She started her career on the very first broadcasting evening of the Dutch broadcasting association KRO (Catholic Radio Broadcaster) on 16 October 1951. For 25 years she was the host of the programme where Sinterklaas arrives in the country. For info about broadcasting associations in The Netherlands see also here She really made her name as the host of the first large fund-raising programme on TV Open Het Dorp. In this show viewers were asked to donate money for charity: opening a special village for people with a handicap. This show was live broadcasted on 26 and 27 November 1962 and lasted 23 hours. All the time Mies Bouwman presented the show. During many years she hosted several ta... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Martet
Jean Martet, born December 31, 1886 in Angers, died in 1940, was a French politician, historian and writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Caroline Miolan-Carvalho
Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho (December 31, 1827, Marseille - July 10, 1895, Château-Puys, near Dieppe) was a famed French operatic soprano, particularly associated with light lyric and coloratura roles. Born Marie Caroline Félix-Miolan, she studied first with her father, François Félix-Miolan, an oboist, and later at the Paris Conservatory with Gilbert Duprez. She made her stage debut in Brest, as Isabelle in Le prophète, in 1849. The following year, she made her debut at the Palais Garnier in the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor, later singing in Le Pré aux clercs, Les Huguenots, Der Freischütz, Hamlet, etc. In 1853, she married Léon Carvalho, a French impressario and future director of the Opéra-Comique, where she also sang regularly. She appeared at the Théâtre Lyrique from ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jérôme Bertin
Jérôme Bertin, born December 31, 1965 in Paris, is a French former journalist and actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1298232/ ) Baby Blues (2008/III) .... Gabriel "Disparitions, retour aux sources" .... Antoine Deslambres (7 episodes, 2008) - Episode #1.7 (2008) TV episode .... Antoine Deslambres - Episode #1.5 (2008) TV episode .... Antoine Deslambres - Episode #1.6 (2008) TV episode .... Antoine Deslambres - Episode #1.3 (2008) TV episode .... Antoine Deslambres - Episode #1.4 (2008) TV episode .... Antoine Deslambres (2 more) "Clara Sheller" .... Marc (1 episode, 2008) - Petite musique du mensonge (2008) TV episode .... Marc Secret défense (2008) .... Conseille Premier Ministre ... aka Secrets of State (International: En... Biography of Simon Astier
Simon Astier, born on December 31, 1983 in Dijon, is a French actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He is the brother of director and actor Alexandre Astier, and the son of Lionnel Astier, also director and actor. Filmography Director 2007 : Off Prime 2008-2010 : Hero Corp 2010 : Les pieds dans le plat 2011 : Fais-toi plaisir Screenwriter 2007 : Off Prime 2008-2010 : Hero Corp Actor 2003 : Dies iræ d'Alexandre Astier (court-métrage) : Le coupe-citron 2004 : Mariages ! de Valérie Guignabodet : Nicolas 2004-2009 : Kaamelott : (Yvain) 2007 : Off Prime : Sam 2008 : AKA (pilote) 2008-2010 : Hero Corp : John 2009 : Machination d'Arnaud Demanche (moyen-métrage) : David Perea 2011 : On ne choisit pas sa fa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Muhammad bin Qasim
Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi (Arabic: محمد بن قاسم) (c. 31 December 695–18 July 715) was a Syrian Umayyad general who, at the age of 17, began the conquest of the Sindh and Punjab regions along the Indus River (now a part of Pakistan) for the Umayyad Caliphate. He was born in the city of Taif (in modern day Saudi Arabia). Qasim's conquest of Sindh and Punjab laid the foundations of Islamic rule in the Indian subcontinent. Life and career A member of the Thaqeef tribe, which is still settled in and around the city of Taif, Muhammad bin Qasim's father was Qasim bin Yusuf who died when Muhammad bin Qasim was young, leaving his mother in charge of his education. Umayyad governor Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf Al-Thaqafi, Muhammad b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rick Aguilera
Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 16-year baseball career, he pitched from 1985-2000 for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs. He graduated from West Covina High School and was drafted from there. New York Mets Aguilera began his career as a third baseman and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1980, but he decided to attend Brigham Young University instead. By the time the Mets drafted him in 1983, he was a pitcher. Aguilera saw his first Major League action in June 1985 as the Mets were in a fierce division race with the Cardinals. He was particularly effective in July, going 3-0 with a 0.89 ERA, and ended the season 10-7 as the Cardinals edged out the... Biography of Scott Ian
Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963), better known by the stage name Scott Ian, is an American musician, best known as the rhythm & lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Anthrax. Ian is also the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. He has hosted The Rock Show on VH1 and has appeared on VH1's I Love the... series, Heavy: The Story of Metal and Supergroup (TV series). Ian remains the sole constant member of Anthrax since its formation, and is also the group's primary lyricist. Personal life Ian was born to a Jewish family in the Bayside section of the New York City borough of Queens on the last day of 1963. He has a younger brother named Jason who was involved in Anthrax briefly and a half-brother named Sean. Witnessing Kiss liv... Biography of Rita Lee (singer)
Rita Lee Jones Carvalho (born Rita Lee Jones on December 31, 1947), simply known as Rita Lee is a Brazilian rock singer and composer. Lee continues to be a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal rights activist and a vegetarian. She sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. Early life and career Rita Lee was born in São Paulo, Brazil, to an American father, a dentist, and a Brazilian mother of Italian ancestry. She was educated in a French language school and became fluent in Spanish, French and Italian, as well as her native Portuguese and the English that her parents spoke at home. She went to college, where she was a colleague of the popular actress Regina Duarte, but soon left to pursue her musical career. In 1966 Lee formed th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel P. Matthews
Daniel Paul Matthews (December 31, 1931 – March 28, 1953) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was posthumously awarded the Nation’s highest decoration for his single-handed attack on an enemy machine gun nest which had prevented the evacuation of a wounded comrade. He was the 41st Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea. The young squad leader was killed at Vegas Hill on March 28, 1953, while fighting with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. Assaulting an enemy outpost which had driven off six earlier attacks, he and his men were pinned down by a machine gun at the peak of the enemy position. Seeing that the gun’s murderous fire prevented the evacuation of a wounded comrade, he worked his way toward the base of the enemy emplacement, and armed only with... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hugh McElhenny
Hugh Edward McElhenny (born December 31, 1928 in Los Angeles, California) was an American football running back in the NFL who played from 1952-1964, for the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. He was noted for his elusive running style and was frequently called "The King." He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, inducted in 1970. College Years After graduating from Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles, McElhenny attended Compton Junior College where he was a starter on two of Comption's first pair of National Championship teams in 1946-47 (Compton also won back-to-back championships in 1955-56) and a teammate of his future San Francisco 49er teammate Joe Perry. McElhenny then starred at the University of Washington where h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Don James
Don James (born December 31, 1932, in Massillon, Ohio) is a former college football coach at Kent State and Washington. James played quarterback for the University of Miami, where he set five school passing records. He then received a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Kansas. Coaching career In 1971, James became the head football coach at Kent State, where he compiled a 25-19 record (.568) in four years, and coached future NFL great Jack Lambert and current college head coaches Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide and Gary Pinkel of the Missouri Tigers. During his tenure in Kent, the Golden Flashes won their only Mid-American Conference title in 1972, and played in their last bowl game, the 1972 Tangerine Bowl. In December 1974, Don James was hired by UW athl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anna Fantastic
Anna Garcia (born 31 December 1973), professionally known as Anna Fantastic, a name given to her by Prince, is an English female actress, singer and model. Early life Born in London, England to parents of Sicilian, Spanish and British ancestry, Anna lived many of her younger years between London and the Netherlands. Anna's mother was a singer in various bands through out the local London music scene and thus exposed to a variety of musical genres from Billie Holiday to Madonna. Anna attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. In 1988 she recorded a song "Ronnie - Talk To Russia!", written by German songwriter and former member of Modern Talking Dieter Bohlen. Prince years At the age of sixteen, Anna met the musician Prince at his concert in London. At seventeen, she live... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matthew Pavlich
Matthew Pavlich (born 31 December 1981) is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A versatile player, Pavlich is widely regarded as one of the premier AFL centre half-forwards of the modern era, achieving All-Australian selection 6 times between 2002 and 2008, twice representing Australia in the International Rules Series and representing the Dream Team in the 2008 Hall of Fame Tribute Match. Pavlich has played his AFL entire career at Fremantle where he is a five time best and fairest winner and club captain since 2007. Born in South Australia, he made his AFL debut in 2000 and wears guernsey number 29. Early life Pavlich was born in Adelaide, South Australia and is a fifth gener... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Esteban Loaiza
Esteban Antonio Loaiza Veyna (born December 31, 1971 in Tijuana, Baja California, México) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently signed by the Mexico City Red Devils of the Mexican Summer League. Early career A graduate of Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach, California, Loaiza was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an undrafted free agent on March 21, 1991. With the Gulf Coast Pirates in the Rookie leagues he started five games in 1991, finishing with a 5–1 record and a 2.26 ERA. He moved through the Pirates farm system with stops at Augusta (class A - 1992), Salem (class A - 1993) and Carolina (class AA - 1993-1994). He also played for the Mexico City Red Devils of the Mexican Summer League during the 1993 season. Major Leagues Loaiza made the jump to... Biography of Éva Ruttkai
Éva Ruttkai (31 December 1927, Budapest – 27 September 1986, Budapest) was a Hungarian actress, well known from her work on stage, cinema, and television productions. She was the wife of Miklós Gábor, and later Zoltán Latinovits. Life Éva Ruttkai (born Éva Russ) was born on 31 December 1927, in Budapest, as the sixth child (though only she, and her brothers Iván and Ottó reached adulthood). The family had hard time to make a living. The two brother already worked as child actors, with Ruttkai following them from age 2. With her brother Iván she worked in the Vígszínház theatre, then in the children theatre of Artúr Lakner, where Ruttkai could work together with well-known actors like Lili Darvas or Artúr Somlay. Gaining the attention of Dániel Jób, director of the Vígszínház, she was... Biography of Isolde Lasoen
Isolde Lasoen, born on December 31, 1979 in Ghent, is a Flemish musician and rock and jazz singer.... Biography of Fumie Suguri
Fumie Suguri (村主 章枝 Suguri Fumie?, born December 31, 1980 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion. As of April 2010, she was ranked 25th in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU). Biography Personal life Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan. Her younger sister, Chika Suguri, is also a figure skater. Her father was a pilot for JAL and Suguri lived in Anchorage, Alaska as a child. She is bilingual in Japanese and English. She graduated from Waseda University. Career She began skating at age 5 in Alaska. When she returned to Japan, she began formal trainin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Huberto Rohden
Huberto Rohden Sobrinho, known as Huberto Rohden, (December 31, 1893 in São Ludgero - October 7, 1981 in São Paulo) was a Brazilian philosopher, educator and theologist. A pioneer of transcendentalism in Brazil who wrote more than 100 works, where he taught ecumenical lecture of spiritual approach towards Education, Philosophy, Science, emphasizing self-knowledge. Rohden was a major proposer of a cosmo philosophy, which consists of an individual cosmic harmony within a "cosmocracy": a self-governed individual through universal ethical laws in connection with a collective consciousness of the universe and the flourishing of the divine essence of humans, assuming one has to be responsible for its acts and pursue an intimate reform, with no appeal to an ecclesiastic authority to release... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ibrahima Bakayoko
Ibrahima Bakayoko (born December 31, 1976 in Séguéla) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a striker for PAS Giannina in the Greek Superleague. Club career Playing in France with Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, Bakayoko was rated highly enough by then Everton manager Walter Smith that Smith was willing to pay £4.5m for Bakayoko's services in October 1998. However, he failed to impress in the 23 games he played, only finding the net 4 times; Everton fans referred to Bakayoko affectionately as 'Baka-joke-o' due to his appalling performance on the football field and also "Back O the Echo" after the local daily newspaper. He was sold for £4m in June 1999 to Olympique de Marseille. A spell in Spain with Osasuna followed, before Bakayoko returned for a third spell in France, this time re... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jaqueline Carvalho
Jaqueline ("Jaque") Maria Pereira de Carvalho (born 31 December 1983 in Recife) is a female volleyball player from Brazil. She is a 2 time Olympic champion, winning in 2008 and 2012. Career Carvalho was named Best Receiver at the 2006 World Championship in Japan, where Brazil claimed the silver medal after a loss in the final against Russia. She won the silver medal and Best Spiker award at the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix. Jaqueline was part of the National Team that won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. Jaqueline and Brazil's national team won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Clubs Brazil BCN/Osasco (1999–2002) Brazil Finasa/Osasco (2002–2004) Brazil Rexona/Ades (2004–2006) Italy Monte Schiavo... Biography of Steve Byers
Steve Byers (born December 31, 1976) is a Canadian actor. Byers was born in Scarborough, Ontario. At a young age he had a passion for acting. Graduating with the top award for Excellence in Drama from the Arts program at Unionville High School, Byers continued his study of the acting craft at the University of Western Ontario's Film Program. Byers was named by People magazine as one of the Stars to watch of 2007 alongside Ashton Kutcher and Miley Cyrus. He landed the lead role of Jason Tanner on the hit TV show Falcon Beach. Among his first professional roles were guest parts on La Femme Nikita and A Simple Wish. After a move to Vancouver landed him a recurring role on MTV's comedy series 2gether, Byers returned to his hometown of Toronto to star with Rachel McAdams of Wedding Crashe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vernon Wells (actor)
Vernon George Wells (born 31 December 1945) is an Australian film and television actor who has built his career around action-type films, most often cast as a villain. He began appearing on Australian television shows in the mid-1970s, such as Homicide and Matlock Police and All The Rivers Run. He is best known to international audiences for his role of "Wez", in the 1981 science fiction action film Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. After Mad Max 2, Wells began appearing in Hollywood films, such as the military action film Commando (1985) (as Bennett), which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the science fiction comedy Innerspace (1987), which starred Martin Short, Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan. In the 2000s, Wells acted in the television series Power Rangers: Time Force portraying the series' m... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elaine Cassidy
Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979) is an award-winning Irish actress and is best known for playing the lead character Abby Mills in the American CBS TV series Harper's Island, Felicia in Felicia's Journey opposite Bob Hoskins, Runt in Disco Pigs opposite Cillian Murphy, and Lydia in The Others. Early life Elaine Cassidy was born in Kilcoole, County Wicklow. Her first role was as the title character in a school production of Pinocchio when she was five. Career In 1996, she was nominated for the Most Promising Actress at the Geneva Film Festival for her role in The Sun, the Moon and the Stars. She played the starring role in Felicia's Journey with Bob Hoskins, for which she was nominated "Best Actress" at the 20th Genie Awards. She has won 2 Irish Film and Television Awards IFTA,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael McDonald (comedian)
Michael James McDonald (born December 31, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, writer, and comedian. He is best known for starring in the sketch comedy show MADtv. McDonald joined the show during the fourth season (1998) and remained in the cast until the end of the thirteenth and penultimate season, having become the longest-tenured cast member. While on the show, he developed many memorable characters. He was a contributing writer and director on MADtv. McDonald has also directed several episodes of the comedy-drama series Scrubs, on which he has guest-starred 6 times. McDonald currently divides his time between writing, directing, and acting on various film and television projects, as well as performing live on stage across the country. Early life McDonal... Biography of Patrick Chan
Patrick Lewis Wai-Kuan Chan (born December 31, 1990) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2011 & 2012 World champion, a two-time (2010 & 2011) Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time (2009 & 2012) Four Continents champion and a six-time (2008–2013) Canadian champion. At the 2010 Canadian Championships, he was nominated to represent Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he placed fifth in the men's event. On April 27, 2011, Chan set a new world record of 93.02 points for the short program. On April 28, 2011, Chan then set a new world record for his free skate, receiving an overall score of 280.98. In recognition, Chan was named the recipient of the prestigious Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete. Personal life Chan was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Lewis Chan and Karen Cha... |
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