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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on February, 15, 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 · 45,458 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,458 Celebrities
133 celebrities or events were found for February, 15. Add to favourites (37 fans)Biography of Élodie Frégé
Elodie Frégé (born February 15, 1982 in Cosne-sur-Loire, Nièvre) is a French singer. She was the winner of the third season of Star Academy France. She released her self-titled debut album after winning the show. Biography Élodie was born in Nièvre, France. She comes from a family with a musical background; her grandfather (who is of Italian origin) was a professional accordionist. She started her musical interest at the age of 6. She start learning guitar when she was a child and took classes for 8 years. She also trained ballet for 12 years, so that gave her good basic dancing skills which have helped her later in her music career. Her brother and sister showed musical interest; they also sing and perform. She auditioned for Star Academy Season 3 and won the title in 2004. Many ... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Axelle Red
Axelle Red was born Fabienne Demal in Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium, on 15 February 1968. She is a singer-songwriter. Despite being Flemish, she chose to write and perform songs in the French language. She has achieved great critical success in both Belgium and France. Her musical style varies from jazz to piano ballads. Her musical idols as a youth were the pop group ABBA. She graduated as a lawyer (the same profession as her father) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), but she nevertheless felt more attracted to music, a passion of her mother (a pianist). Her first album, Sans plus attendre, sold 500 000 copies in Belgium alone (a record). The song "Sensualité" was her breakthrough hit in France. Other hits included "Elle danse seule", "Je t'attends", Manhattan-Kaboul, "Parce que c'e... Add to favourites (29 fans)Biography of Brandon Boyd
Brandon Boyd (born Brandon Charles Boyd, February 15, 1976, in Van Nuys, California) is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band, Incubus. Life and career Boyd graduated from Calabasas High School in 1994, and attended Moorpark College for two years before committing to Incubus full time. He grew up in Calabasas, California. His parents Dolly and Charles, both of whom had experience in entertainment, had nurtured his artistic side since he was a child. He had first met Jose Pasillas in elementary school in the 1980s, but it was not until high school that he was asked to join a band that already included Pasillas, Mike Einziger, and Alex Katunich. Boyd's vocal abilities, which were for the most part self-taught (he had taken two lessons before he ran out of money, but he c... Add to favourites (37 fans)Biography of Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. His achievements include the first systematic studies of uniformly accelerated motion, improvements to the telescope, a variety of astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo's experiment-based work is a significant break from the abstract approach of Aristotle. Galileo is often referred to as the "father of modern astronomy", as the "father of modern physics", and as the "father of science". The motion of uniformly accelerated objects, treated in nearly all high school and introductory college physics courses, was studied by Galileo as the subject of kinematics. Galileo was born in Pisa (... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15, 1951) is an English actress probably best known today as the co-star of the James Bond film Live and Let Die and star of the TV series and film Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Early life Born in Hayes, London, England to John Frankenberg, an English Jewish obstetrician of Polish and German origin and his Dutch wife, she took the stage name of Jane Seymour at the age of 17. Acting career She has had a long career in both film and television, beginning in 1969 with an uncredited role in Richard Attenborough's film version of Oh! What a Lovely War. Soon afterward she married Attenborough's son, Michael Attenborough. Her first major film role was as Lillian Stein, a Jewish woman seeking shelter from the Nazis wi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gul Mohammed
Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of New Delhi, India, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, is the shortest adult human being whose existence and height has been independently verified. On July 19, 1990, he was examined by Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India and he stood 57 cm (1 foot 10.5 inches) tall and weighed 17.0 kg (37.5 pounds). He died on October 1, 1997 from respiratory complications, due to heavy smoking.... Biography of Janice Dickinson
Janice Doreen Dickinson (born February 15, 1955) is an American supermodel, fashion photographer, actor, author and an agent. She has also recently opened her own modeling agency, the Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Relationships and family life Janice Dickinson was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents Ray Dickinson and Jennie Pietrzykoski, who is of Polish and Irish ancestry. On the television show The Surreal Life Janice admitted that she was sexually molested by her father. She moved with her parents to Hollywood, Florida in 1957. She has been married three times. Her former husbands are Ron Levy, Alan B. Gersten, and Simon Fields, by whom she has a son, Nathan Fields (born May 5, 1987). She has a daughter, Savannah Dickinson (born February 23, 1994), by former boyfriend, Mi... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Louis XV of France
Louis XV, called the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé) (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1715 until his death. Unexpectedly surviving the death of his entire family, he enjoyed a favourable reputation at the beginning of his reign. However, in time, his inability to reform the French monarchy, his lack of morals, and his foreign policy on the European stage lost him the support of his people, and he died as one of the most unpopular kings of France. Louis XV was the king with the most ambivalent personality in the history of France. Though he has been much maligned by historians, modern research has argued that he was in fact very intelligent and dedicated to the task of ruling the largest kingdom of Europe. His indecisiveness, fuelled by his awar... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Renée O'Connor
Renée O'Connor (born Evelyn Renée O'Connor on February 15, 1971 in Katy, Texas) is an American actress, producer and director best known for playing the role of Gabrielle on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess from 1995 to 2001. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Renée O'Connor was born to Walter and Sandra O'Connor. Her mother and stepfather, Sandra and Eddie Wilson, own the restaurant "Threadgill's" in Austin, famous for being the site of Janis Joplin's first gig. She has an older brother named Chris, who is a grocery store manager, and her biological father Walter is a finance manager. Her first role was at age 8 as a caterpillar during a Theater on Wheels production. At age 12, she began studying acting at Houston's Alley Theatre, and later attended The High School for the Perfor... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Chris Farley
Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. Farley was a cast member at Chicago's Second City Theatre and achieved his greatest fame as a cast member on the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. He starred in a string of moderately successful comedic films in the 1990s before his death in late 1997. Early life Chris Farley was born in Madison, Wisconsin. His family consists of three brothers (Tom, Jr., and actors Kevin and John), his sister, Barbara, and his parents, Mary Anne and Tom, Sr. Chris graduated from Edgewood High School (Wisconsin). During one homecoming at Edgewood, Farley became famous for his prank of releasing 3 pigs into the school, numbered 1,2, and 4. The search for the pig number three lasted wee... Biography of Rachida Brakni
Rachida Brakni (Ar:رشيدة بركني, born 15 February 1977, Paris) is a French actress of Algerian origin. She is married to the football hero turned film actor Eric Cantona, whom she met on the filmset of Outremangeur in 2002. In 1997, she joined the Comédie Française, as a member of which she won a Molière Award for her performance in Ruy Blas. In 2002, she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in Chaos. Rachida is currently directing her husband in Face au paradis (Faced with paradise), a contemporary play, written by a young French playwright, Nathalie Saugeon. The production opened at Theatre Marigny on the Champs Elysees on 26 January 2010. Partial filmography * Chaos (2001) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mr. Lordi
Tomi Petteri Putaansuu (born 15 February 1974, Rovaniemi, Finland), better known by his stage name Mr. Lordi, is the lead vocalist in the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. Lordi, who has been interested in hard rock since he was a boy, is a fan of KISS. He formed Lordi, a hard rock band, when he was 18 years old. He studied film making in Tornio and, while there, created Lordi's first music video. His band Lordi went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, scoring the most points for a single entry ever. Born and raised in Rovaniemi, Putaansuu soon became interested in monsters and special effects, in major part through horror movies. He was an avid fan of The Muppet Show and E.T. and soon was introduced to the world of heavy metal through his friend Risto Niemi, when he was 8 years ... Biography of Marisa Berenson
Marisa Berenson (born February 15, 1947) is an American actress and model. Early life Marisa Berenson is the elder daughter of Robert L. Berenson, a U.S. diplomat of Lithuanian Jewish descent whose original family name was Valvrojenski. Her mother is Countess Maria Luisa Yvonne Radha de Wendt de Kerlor, better known as Gogo Schiaparelli, a socialite of Italian, Swiss, French, and Egyptian ancestry. (She is now Marchesa Cacciapuoti di Giugliano). Her maternal grandmother was the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, and her sister was the model, actress, and photographer Berry Berenson. Berenson also is a great-great-niece of Giovanni Schiaparelli, an Italian astronomer who believed he had discovered the supposed canals of Mars, a great-great-niece of art expert Bernard Berenson (1865 – 1... Biography of René Guy Cadou
René Guy Cadou (February 15, 1920 in Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne - Mars 20, 1951 in Louisfert) was a French poet. Selected Works Brancardiers de l'aube (Les feuillets de l'Ilôt - 1937) Forges du vent (Sagesse - 1938) Retour de flamme (Les Cahiers de la Pipe en écume - 1940) Années-lumière (Cahiers de Rochefort - 1941) Morte-saison (Robert Debresse - 1941) Porte d'écume (Proses - Cahiers de Rochefort - 1941) Bruits du cœur (Les Amis de Rochefort - 1942) Lilas du soir (Les Amis de Rochefort - 1942) Amis les Anges (Cahiers de Rochefort - 1943) Grand élan (Les Amis de Rochefort - 1943) La vie rêvée (Robert Laffont 1944) Testament d'Apollinaire (Robert Debresse - 1945) Pleine poitrine (P. Fanlac - 1946) Les visages de solitude (Les Amis de Rochefort - 1947) Lettre... Biography of Meera Jasmine
Meera Jasmine '(Malayalam മീര ജാസ്മി൯, Tamil மீரா ஜாஸ்மின், Telugu మీరా జాస్మిన్, Kannada ಮೀರಾ ಜಸ್ಮಿನ್) (born Jasmine Mary Joseph on 15 February 1984) is an national award-winning Indian film actress who appears in various regional Indian movies. She is among the most talented and prominent actresses in the film industry. Early life Meera Jasmine was born on February 15, 1984 (source Imdb) in Kuttappuzha, Thiruvalla in Kerala. Born as Jasmine Mary Joseph to Joseph and Aleyamma, the Marthomite by birth completed her schoo... Biography of Louis Renault (industrialist)
Louis Renault (February 15, 1877, Paris, France – October 24, 1944) was a French industrialist and one of the foremost pioneers of the automobile industry. The youngest of five children born into a Paris bougeois family, Renault was fascinated by engineering and mechanics from a very early age, and spent many hours in the Serpollet steam car workshop or tinkering with old Panhard engines in the tool shed of the family's second home in Billancourt. He built his first car in 1898, a modified De Dion-Bouton cycle which featured a revolutionary universally jointed propeller driveshaft that included a three speed gearbox plus a reverse, with the third gear in direct drive (which he patented a year later). Renault called his car the "Voiturette". On 24 December 1898, he won a bet with his fri... Biography of Matt Groening
Matthew Abram Groening (IPA: , pronounced grey-ning) (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist and television producer and writer from Portland, Oregon. Groening is best known as the creator of The Simpsons . He is also the creator of the comic Life in Hell and co-creator of Futurama. Groening distributed Life in Hell in the book corner of Licorice Pizza, a record store in which he worked. He made his first professional cartoon sale to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers. Life in Hell caught the attention of James L. Brooks. In 1985, Brooks contacted Groening with the proposition of working in animation for the FOX variety show The Tracey Ullman Show. Originally, Brooks wanted Groening to adapt his Life in Hell characters ... Biography of Thomas More
Saint Thomas More (7 February 1478 (15 February 1478 (Gregorian calendar) – 6 July 1535), also known as Sir Thomas More, was an English lawyer, author, and statesman. During his lifetime he earned a reputation as a leading humanist scholar and occupied many public offices, including that of Lord Chancellor from 1529 to 1532. More coined the word "utopia", a name he gave to an ideal, imaginary island nation whose political system he described in a book published in 1516. He is chiefly remembered for his principled refusal to accept King Henry VIII's claim to be supreme head of the Church of England, a decision which ended his political career and led to his execution for treason. In 1935, four hundred years after his death, More was canonized in the Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI, and w... Biography of Matthieu Ricard
Matthieu Ricard (born 1946) is a Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal. Born in Aix-les-Bains he is the son of the late Jean-François Revel (born Jean-François Ricard), a renowned French philosopher, and grew up among the personalities and ideas of French intellectual circles. He first traveled to India in 1967. He worked for a Ph.D. degree in molecular genetics at the Institut Pasteur. After completing his doctoral thesis in 1972, Ricard decided to forsake his scientific career and concentrate on the practice of Tibetan Buddhism. He lived in the Himalayas studying with the Kangyur Rinpoche and some other great masters of that tradition and became the close student and attendant of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche until his passing in 1991. Since then, Mr. ... Biography of Marc Beriault
Marc Beriault is a Canadian astrologer, author of occult subjects, born February 15, 1944 in Hull, Quebec.... Biography of Pema Tönyö Nyinje
In Tibetan Buddhism the Tai Situpa is one of the lineages of tulkus, reincarnated lamas, in the Kagyu school. According to tradition, the Tai Situpa is an emanation of the bodhisattva Maitreya, who will become the next Buddha, and who has been incarnated as numerous Indian and Tibetan yogins since the time of the historical Buddha. The title Tai Situpa, or more completely Khentin Tai Situpa means "far-reaching, unshakable, great master, holder of the command". The holder of this title is also called Situ Rinpoche and Tai Situ. Traditionally, the Tai Situpa was considered to one of the highest ranking lamas of the Karma Kagyu sect. He is one of the four regents of the Karmapa. The current and 12th Tai Situpa, Péma Tönyö Nyinjé, was born in a farming family in 1954 in the Palyul distri... Biography of Swami Paramananda Saraswati
Swami Paramananda Saraswati, born February 15, 1907, died December 4, 1972, was a guru and Vedanta teacher. Vedanta (Devanagari: वेदान्त, Vedānta) is a spiritual tradition within Hinduism that is elucidated and explained in the Upanishads and is, like those manuscripts, concerned with the self-realisation by which one understands the ultimate nature of reality (Brahman). Vedanta which implies "the end of all knowledge" - by definition is not restricted or confined to one book and there is no sole source for Vedantic philosophy. Vedanta is based on immutable spritual laws that are common to religions and spiritual traditions worldwide. Vedanta as the end of knowledge refers to a state of self-realisation or attainment or cosmic consciousness. H... Biography of Selita Ebanks
Selita Ebanks (born 15 February 1983) is a Caymanian fashion model. She worked for Victoria's Secret and as a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2005-2008. Biography Early life Her family, her mother in particular, encouraged her development through extracurricular programs. Education Ebanks moved to the United States, and settled in Staten Island, New York. After moving to New York City she was accepted at Spelman College, Columbia University, and New York University. Career At 17 years old, while walking through the turnstiles at Six Flags Great Adventure, Ebanks was scouted by an agent from Elite Model Management. Ebanks has worked with Peter Lindbergh, Bruce Weber, Steven Klein, Carter Smith, and Mikael Jansson, and for some of the most quintessential American fashion campa... Biography of Harvey Korman
Harvey Herschel Korman, professionally known as Harvey Korman (b. February 15, 1927) is an American actor, director and producer born in Chicago, Illinois. He has performed in television and movie productions in the U.S. since 1960. His first big break was being a featured performer on The Danny Kaye Show (1963–1967), but he is probably best remembered for his performances on The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978) and in the comedy films of Mel Brooks, most notably Blazing Saddles (1974). Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m) His early television work included voice-over work on Tom and Jerry (1965) and as the Great Gazoo on The Flintstones (1965–1966). Recently he has done voice work for the live-action version of The Flintstones (1994) as well as the animated The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Bisson
Jean-Pierre Bisson, born February 15, 1944 in Charenton-le-Pont (Val-de-Marne), died December 12, 1995 in Beaune (Côte-d'Or), is a French actor. Filmography 1996 : Adrien Lesage: Un week-end en Bourgogne téléfim de Alain Bonnot (Georges Valière) 1996 : Navarro (1 épisode : "Le cimetière des sentiments") série télévisée de Patrick Jamain (Strasser) 1996 : Le R.I.F (1 épisode : "L'île des loups") série télévisée de Michel Andrieu (Antoine Lespert) 1996 : La nouvelle tribu série télévisée de Roger Vadim (Noël) 1996 : Pourvu que ça dure film de Michel Thibaud (Jacques Dubreuil) 1995 : Montana Blues film de Jean-Pierre Bisson (Tom) 1995 : La belle de Fontenay téléfilm de Paule Zajderman (Jovillar) 1995 : Quatre pour un loyer téléfilm de Georges Barrier 1995 : Adrien Lesage... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Milo Djukanovic
Milo Đukanović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Мило Ђукановић) About this sound listen (help·info)Pronunciation: ('milɔ 'dʑukanɔʋitɕ) (born 15 February 1962) is the Prime Minister of Montenegro, currently in his 6th term. Đukanović served three consecutive terms as Prime Minister from 1991 to 1998 (1991–1993, 1993–1996, and 1996–1998); he was then President of Montenegro from 1998 to 2002 and Prime Minister again from 2003 to 2006. Although he chose to step down in late 2006, he returned to office as Prime Minister in February 2008. His coalition won the 2009 early election with an absolute majority, securing him a sixth term in office. Đukanović is also the long-t... Biography of John Barrymore
John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 29, 1942 in Los Angeles, California), was an American actor. Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) He gained fame as a stage actor, lauded for his portrayals of Hamlet and Richard III, and is frequently called the greatest actor of his generation. He was the brother of Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore, and the grandfather of Drew Barrymore. Background Barrymore was born into an illustrious theatrical family. His parents were Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew. His maternal grandmother was Louisa Lane Drew (aka Mrs Drew) who instilled into John, his sister Ethel & brother Lionel the ways of acting & theatre life. John's classic nose and distinguished features won him the nickname "The Great Profile." He was... Biography of Georgette Lemaire
Georgette Lemaire, born February 15, 1943 in Paris, is a French singer. Link : http://www.georgettelemaire.com/... Biography of Dorota Rabczewska
Dorota Rabczewska - Dorota Rabczewska's Astrological Portrait - , or more accurately Dorota Rabczewska-Majdan, nicknamed Doda or Doda Elektroda, (born February 15, 1984, in Ciechanów, Poland) is a Polish singer with one of the largest number of awards in Poland. Doda was born to Wanda and Paweł Rabczewski. She has an older brother, Rafał. In her youth she was coached in athletics for four years (long jump, 100 metres). She won the Championships at Voivodeship for 1000 and 600 metres and shot put. She also won bronze in the Polish Championships. She then quit sport for a musical career. Doda started this career as a teenager, at the Buffo Theatre in Warsaw. Simultaneously she was taking s... Biography of Miep Gies
Miep Gies, née Hermine Santrouschitz (born 15 February 1909), is one of the Dutch citizens who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II. She discovered and preserved Anne's diary after Anne Frank's arrest and deportation. Biography Born Hermine Santrouschitz in Vienna, Austria, she was transported to Leiden in the Netherlands from Vienna in December 1920 to escape the food shortages prevailing in Austria after World War I. In 1922 she moved with her foster family to Amsterdam. There, in 1933, she met Otto Frank when she applied for the post of temporary secretary in his spice company, Opekta. She initially ran the Complaints and Information desk in Opekta, and was eventually promoted to a more general administrative role. She became a close friend of his family... Biography of Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom (born Patricia Claire Blume; February 15, 1931) is an English film and stage actress. Biography Early life Bloom was born in the North London suburb of Finchley, the daughter of Elizabeth (née Grew) and Edward Max Blume, who worked in sales. Her paternal grandparents, originally named Blumenthal, as well as her maternal grandparents, originally named Griewski, were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Bloom attended secondary school at the independent Badminton School in Bristol. Career After training at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Central School of Speech and Drama, Bloom made her debut on BBC radio programmes. She made her stage debut in 1946, when she was 15, with the Oxford Repertory Theatre. Her London stage debut was in 1947 in the Chris... Biography of Bertie Albrecht
Berty Albrecht (or Bertie Albrecht) was a French Resistance Fighter, born Berthe Wild at Marseille, 15 February 1893. She died in 1943 at Fresnes. Life Born into a middle-class Protestant family, she married the Dutch banker Frédéric Albrecht in 1918. They had two children, Frédéric and Mireille. Separated from her husband, she moved to Paris, where she made friends with Victor Basch, a teacher at the Sorbonne and the president of the Human Rights League. She then created a feminist journal, La Problème Sexuelle (The Sexual Problem), in which she campaigned for the freedom of contraception and abortion. Conscious of the reality of Nazism and hostile towards the Munich Accords, she founded a welcome centre for German refugees. There, she met Captain Henri Frenay, and participat... Biography of Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve (February 15, 1612 – September 9, 1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Montreal. He was born into the aristocracy in Neuville-sur-Vanne in Champagne, France. He joined the military at the age of thirteen and had a successful career where he was noted for his ability and his piety. He was hired by Jérome le Royer de la Dauversiere, a Jesuit who was head of the Société de Notre Dame de Montréal. Based on a vision had by Royer de la Dauversiere, the society was attempting to build a mission on the Montreal Island in New France. Maisonneuve was hired to lead the colonists and ensure their security. In 1641 he left from La Rochelle and after a difficult crossing of the Atlantic arrived in Quebec City and spent the winter there. There t... Biography of Miranda July
Miranda July (born February 15, 1974) is a performing artist, musician, writer, actress and film director. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California, after having lived for many years in Portland, Oregon. Born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger, she works under the surname of "July," which can be traced to a character from a "girlzine" Miranda created with high school friend Johanna Fateman, called "Snarla". Background Miranda July was born in Berlin, Vermont, the daughter of Lindy Hough and Richard Grossinger. Her parents, who taught at Goddard College at the time, are both writers. In 1974 they founded North Atlantic Books, a publisher of alternative health, martial arts, and spiritual titles. Miranda was encouraged to work on her short fiction by author and friend of a friend, Rick ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish explorer who was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. His first experience of the polar regions had been as third officer on Captain Scott’s Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, from which he was sent home early on health grounds. Determined to make amends for this perceived personal failure, he returned to Antarctica in 1907 as leader of the Nimrod Expedition. In January 1909 he and three companions made a southern march which established a record Farthest South latitude at 88°23'S, 97 geographical miles (114 statute miles, 190 km) from the South Pole, by far the closest convergence on either Pole in exploration history. For this achievement, Shackleto... Biography of John Adams (composer)
John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer with strong roots in minimalism. His best-known works include On the Transmigration of Souls (2002), a choral piece commemorating the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2003), and Shaker Loops, a minimalist four-movement work for strings. His well-known operas include Nixon in China (1987), which recounts Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China, and Doctor Atomic, which covers Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project, and the building of the first atomic bomb. In October 2008, Adams told BBC Radio 3 that he had been blacklisted by the U.S. Homeland Security department and immigration services. Life and career Before 1977 This section does... Biography of Christopher McDonald
Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for playing pompous, arrogant and/or villainous characters, such as Shooter McGavin from Happy Gilmore and Tappy Tibbons from Requiem for a Dream. Personal life McDonald was born in New York City, the son of Patricia, a nursing professor and real estate agent, and James McDonald, an educator. He was raised in upstate Romulus, New York and is a graduate of Hobart College in Geneva, New York, where he was an active member of the Kappa Alpha Society. McDonald is married to Lupe Gidley and together they are the parents of four children. He has five surviving siblings following the death of his younger brother, actor Daniel McDonald (1960 - February 15, 2007), who died on Christopher's 52nd birthday. He is a Buf... Biography of Mick Avory
Michael Charles Avory (born 15 February 1944 in East Molesey, Surrey, England) is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for The Kinks, joining them shortly after their formation in 1964 and remaining with them until 1984, when he left amid creative friction with Dave Davies. He is the longest serving member of the band, beside the Davies brothers. While he is not fast or front-line performer as other peers like Keith Moon or John Bonham, Mick Avory is talented and precise drummer and percussionist. Avory was mostly influenced by jazz drummers like Art Blakey, Max Roach, Joe Morello and Shelly Mann. Although he is overlooked in the context of the band, his contribution to The Kinks' sound is unquestionable. Ray Davies said of him: "Mick had an importan... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ali Campbell
Ali Campbell, (born Alistair Ian Campbell, 15 February 1959 in Birmingham), is a British singer, solo artist and songwriter and was the lead singer and founding member of the reggae band UB40. He is the brother of former bandmate Robin Campbell and the son of Scottish folksinger, Ian Campbell. Lead singer with the world-famous group UB40, which has sold over 70 million records worldwide, Campbell has toured across the globe and notched up four number No. 1 world-wide singles with the group, including over 40 Top 40 UK singles, released 18 studio albums and received an Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement. At the 2007 Grammy awards UB40 were nominated for best reggae album, for their most recent album released in 2006. On 24 January 2008, it was reported that Campbell w... Biography of Sarah Wynter
Sarah Wynter (born February 15, 1973) is an Australian actress, most widely known for her roles on American television – such as Kate Warner on the television drama 24 and as Beth on Windfall. Biography Career Wynter's interest in acting led her to move to New York City when she was seventeen to study drama. Wynter earned her SAG card by landing a role on the Sex and the City pilot, playing what she later summarized as the first woman to have sex on that show. A few years later she was recognized by SAG again, as part of the cast of 24 when it earned a SAG Award nomination as Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Wynter also appeared in The 6th Day and Lost Souls, and had a recurring role in The Dead Zone. her Australian feature film debut, Three Dollars, was relea... Biography of Piero the Unfortunate
Piero de' Medici (February 15, 1471 – December 28, 1503), called Piero the Unfortunate, was the Gran maestro of Florence from 1492 until his exile in 1494. Biography Born in Florence, he was the oldest son of Lorenzo de' Medici (the Magnificent) and Clarice Orsini. He was also an older brother of Pope Leo X. He was educated to succeed his father as lord of Florence, under notable figures like Angelo Poliziano. However, his feeble, arrogant and undisciplined character was to prove unsuited to such a role. Shortly after he took over as leader of Florence in 1492, Charles VIII of France entered Italy in 1494 with a large army, in part on his way to Naples to assert his claim to the throne there, but also to support Ludovico Sforza, il Moro, ex-Regent of Milan, who wished to eject... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Florinda Bolkan
Florinda Bolkan (born Florinda Soares Bulcão 15 February 1941 in Uruburetama, Ceará) is a Brazilian actress, working mostly in Italy. Selected filmography Bad Inclinations (2003) Beautiful Woman (1998) Some Girls (1988) La Piovra (1984) Royal Flash (1975) Footprints on the Moon (1975) A Brief Vacation (1973) Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) The Master Touch (1972) The Last Valley (1971) A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) The Anonymous Venetian (1970) Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) The Damned (1969) Detective Belli (1969) Machine Gun McCain (1969) Put a Dinner On an Evening (1969) Candy (1968)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Auric
Georges Auric (February 15, 1899 – July 23, 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. He was a child prodigy and at age 15 he had his first compositions published. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, and under the composer Vincent D'Indy at the Schola Cantorum. Before he turned 20 he had orchestrated and written incidental music for several ballets and stage productions. As a young student of at the Paris Conservatory in 1920, and, considered avant-garde, Auric became part of Satie and Cocteau’s famous group, Les Six. His participation led to writing settings of poetry and other texts as songs and musicals. During this time, he wrote his one act opera Sous le masque (1927). (An earlier opera, La Reine de coeur (1919), is lost.) When Jean C... Biography of Michael Praetorius
Michael Praetorius (probably February 15, 1571 – February 15, 1621) was a German composer, organist, and writer about music. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on Protestant hymns. Life He was born Michael Schultze, the youngest son of a Lutheran pastor, in Kreuzburg, Germany. After attending school in Torgau and Zerbst, he studied divinity at the University of Frankfurt (Oder). He served as organist at the Marienkirche in Frankfurt before working at the court in Wolfenbüttel as organist and (from 1604) as Kapellmeister. From 1613 to 1616 he worked at the Saxon court at Dresden, where he was exposed to the latest Italian music, including the polychoral works of the Venetian School. His subsequ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kaj-Erik Eriksen
Kaj-Erik Eriksen (born February 15th, 1979 in Vancouver) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Danny Farrell in the television series The 4400, Jeremy Peters in the television series Boston Public and as the son of the main character in the 1990s show The Commish. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1987 After the Promise Kid in window (uncredited) TV movie J.J. Starbuck Episode: "The Blimpy Who Yelled Blue" 1988 MacGyver Jacob Miller Episode: "The Outsiders" 1989 Quarantine The Kid 1990 MacGyver Tommy Wiley Episode: "The Visitor" Danger Bay Stephen Walker/Sam Episodes: "Live Wires", "Three's a Crowd" Short Time Dougie Simpson Neon Rider Boomer Episode: "Playing with Fire" 1991 The Girl from Mars Ricky The Commish' David Scali 71 epis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles-François Daubigny
Charles-François Daubigny (Paris, February 15, 1817 – February 19, 1878 in Paris) was one of the painters of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of Impressionism. Daubigny was born into a family of painters and was taught the art by his father Edmond François Daubigny and his uncle, miniaturist Pierre Daubigny. Initially Daubigny painted in a traditional style, but this changed after 1843 when he settled in Barbizon to work outside in nature. Even more important was his meeting with Camille Corot in 1852 in Optevoz (Isère). On his famous boat Botin, which he had turned into a studio, he painted along the Seine and Oise, often in the region around Auvers. From 1852 onward he came under the influence of Gustave Courbet. In 1866 Daubigny visited England, eve... Biography of Domingo Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Albarracín (February 15, 1811 – September 11, 1888) was an Argentine political figure who is today considered "The Teacher" of Latin America. His fame is not only due to his political career, including a period as president, but his literary works, as well. One of his most well-known and influential pieces was titled Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism. Youth and influences Sarmiento was born in Carrascal, a poor suburb of San Juan, Argentina on February 15, 1811. His father was José Clemente (Quiroga) Sarmiento y Funes and had served in the military during the War of Independance. His mother, a very pious woman, was doña Paula Zoila de Albarracín e Irrázabal. Of 15 children, Domingo was the only male to survive to adulthood. At the age of four, Sarmiento was... Biography of Conor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer (The Faint), Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk. Musical career Oberst began his musical career at age 13 while at St. Pius X St. Leo School with Ben Lancaster. He was in the school choir and other musical groups at the school. One night in 1992, Ted Stevens (of Mayday and Cursive) invited Oberst onstage to play. Bill Hoover, who was in attendance, invited Oberst to come back to play with him a couple of weeks later. In that short amount of time, Oberst wrote enough songs to fill out the set, establishing himself as an artist. Shortl... Biography of James Forrestal
James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense. Forrestal was a supporter of naval battle groups centered on aircraft carriers. In 1954, the Navy's first supercarrier was named the USS Forrestal in his honor, as is the headquarters of the United States Department of Energy. He is also the namesake of the Forrestal Lecture Series at the United States Naval Academy, which brings prominent military and civilian leaders to speak to the Brigade of Midshipmen, and of the James Forrestal Campus of Princeton University, in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Forrestal's sudden death in May 1949 resulted from a fall out of a Bethesda Naval Hospital window. An official U.S. Navy Medi... Biography of Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham (pronounced /ˈbɛnθəm/ or /ˈbɛntəm/; 15 February 1748 – 6 June 1832) was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. He became a leading theorist in Anglo-American philosophy of law, and a political radical whose ideas influenced the development of welfarism. He is best known for his advocacy of utilitarianism and animal rights, and the idea of the panopticon. His position included arguments in favour of individual and economic freedom, usury, the separation of church and state, freedom of expression, equal rights for women, the right to divorce, and the decriminalizing of homosexual acts. He also argued for the abolition of slavery, physical punishment (including that of children) and the death penalty. Although stron... Biography of Yves Cochet
Yves Cochet, born February 15, 1946 in Rennes, is a French politician, member of The Greens. He was minister in the government of Lionel Jospin. He wrote Apocalypse pétrole which was published in 2005.... Biography of Herman Kahn
Herman Kahn (February 15, 1922 – July 7, 1983) was one of the preeminent futurists of the latter third of the twentieth century. In the early 1970s he predicted the rise of Japan as a major world power. He was a founder of the think tank The Hudson Institute and originally came to prominence as a military strategist and systems theorist while employed at RAND Corporation, USA. He was known for analyzing the likely consequences of nuclear war and recommending ways to improve survivability. His theories contributed to the development of the nuclear strategy of the United States. Background Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Kahn grew up in a Jewish family in the Bronx, then in Los Angeles following his parents' divorce. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), majoring ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Hubert Dumont
André Hubert Dumont (February 15, 1809–February 28, 1857) was a Belgian geologist. Dumont was born at Liège. His first work was a masterly Mémoire on the geology of the province of Liege published in 1832. A few years later he became professor of mineralogy and geology and afterwards rector in the University of Liege. His attention was then given to the mineralogical and stratigraphical characters of the geological formations in Belgium and the names given by him to many subdivisions of Cretaceous and Tertiary ages have been adopted. His Mémoire sur les terrains ardennais et rhénan de l'Ardenne, du Brabant et du Condroz (1847-1848) is notable for the care with which the mineral characters of the strata were described, but the palaeontological characters were insufficiently considered... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hark Tsui
Tsui Hark (born Tsui Man-kong; 15 February 1950) is a New Wave film director in Hong Kong and a highly influential producer. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema (typically early 1980s to early 1990s). Early life Tsui was born and raised in the Chinese section (Cho lon) of Saigon, Vietnam by his Chinese immigrant parents, in a large family with sixteen siblings. By age 13, he and his family immigrated to Hong Kong. Tsui showed an early interest in show business and movies; when he was ten, he and some friends rented an 8 mm camera with which to film the magic show they put on at school. He also drew comic books, an interest that would influence his cinematic style. Tsui took his secondary education in Hong Kong starting in 1966. He then studied film... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Keizo Miura
Keizo Miura (February 15, 1904 – January 5, 2006) was a Japanese skiing legend. He was a skiing teacher and photographer of mountain landscapes. He was notable for his fitness and outdoor-sport undertakings at advanced age; he was the oldest person to climb the Kilimanjaro, at age 77 and descended a Gletscher of the Mont Blanc at age 99 together with his oldest son Yuichiro and grandson Yuta. Yuichiro Miura was also the oldest person to climb Mount Everest and the Himalayas, at age 70. Keizo Miura has written two books on his health-routine, one of them co-written with his physician. On February 15, 2004, Keizo Miura celebrated his centennial birthday with a ski descent together with more than 170 friends and family members, including four generations of his family, at Snowbird ski resort ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Hesketh
Joseph Thomas Hesketh (born February 15, 1959 in Lackawanna, New York) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1984 through 1994 for the Montreal Expos (1984-90), Atlanta Braves (1990) and Boston Red Sox (1990-94). Listed at 6' 2", 170 lb., Hesketh batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He was selected by the Expos in the 1980 draft out of the State University of New York at Buffalo. One of the most dominant pitchers in UB history, Hesketh compiled an overall 1.77 ERA, including a notable 0.91 during his junior season. He also had 10 complete games for the Buffalo Bulls and pitched one of the greatest wins in school history – a 4-0 shutout against powerful St. John’s team and future major league star Frank Viola. Hesketh also picked up the save in a victory on t... Biography of Bonnie Dennison
Bonnie Dennison (born February 15, 1989 in New York City, New York) is an American actress. Career Bonnie played Emily Yokas on the NBC television show Third Watch. In 2007, she joined the cast of the long-running CBS daytime drama Guiding Light in the role of Susan "Daisy" Lemay. She is also in the commercial for Dannon DanActive, Losethezits.com, and Verizon Wireless. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1216253/ ) "The Guiding Light" .... Daisy Lemay / ... (212 episodes, 2007-2009) ... aka "Guiding Light" (USA: new title) - Episode #1.15618 (2009) TV episode .... Daisy Lemay - Episode #1.15617 (2009) TV episode .... Daisy Lemay - Episode #1.15616 (2009) TV episode .... Daisy Lemay - Episode #1.15613 (2009) TV episode .... Daisy Lemay - E... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vincent Vanechop
Vincent Vanechop, born February 15, 1948 in Rouen, is a French former ballet dancer and choreographer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julia Wagner
Julia Wagner, born February 15, 1924 in Alexandria, Virginia, is an American editor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Figuier
Louis Figuier (Montpellier, France, February 15, 1819-1894) was a French scientist and writer. He was the nephew of Pierre-Oscar Figuier and became Professor of chemistry at L'Ecole de pharmacie of Montpellier. He became Doctor of Medicine (1841), agrégé of pharmacology, chemistry (1844-1853) and physics and gained his PhD in (1850). Figuier was appointed professor at L'Ecole de Pharmacie of Paris after leaving Montpellier. In his research he found himself opposed to Claude Bernard; as a result of this conflict, he abandoned his research to devote himself to popular science. He edited and published a yearbook from 1857 to 1894 — L'Année scientifique et industrielle (or Exposé annuel des travaux) — in which he compiled an inventory of the scientific discoveries of the year (it was continued... Biography of Michael Easton
Michael Easton (born on February 15, 1967 at Long Beach, California) is an American television actor, poet, author and photographer. Career Easton has made appearances on television shows such as Ally McBeal and The Practice. He had a recurring role on the science fiction television series Mutant X. He played the dual lead role in the 1996 thriller series Two, as well as starring roles in the sci-fi series VR.5 and Total Recall 2070. Additionally, Easton has appeared on soap operas, first starting out in the role of Tanner Scofield on NBC's Days of our Lives from 1991 to 1992. He went on to a two-year stint as vampire Caleb Morley on Port Charles from 2001 until its cancellation in 2003. Easton currently portrays John McBain on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he has pl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre-Louis Roederer
Comte Pierre Louis Roederer (15 February 1754 – 17 December 1835) was a French politician, economist, and historian, politically active in the era of the French Revolution and First French Republic. Roederer's son, Baron Antoine Marie Roederer (1782-1865), also became a noted political figure. Life Early activities Born in Metz, the son of a magistrate, he studied Law at the University of Strasbourg, and, at the age of twenty-five, became councillor at the parlement of Metz (in exchange for 32,000 livres), and was commissioned in 1787 to draw up a list of remonstrances. During the period, he became an admirer of the economist Adam Smith, and helped make his works known in France. His 1787 work Suppression des douanes intérieures advocated the suppression of internal customs house... Biography of Jean Langlais
Jean Langlais (15 February 1907 – 8 May 1991) was a French composer of modern classical music, organist, and improviser. Jean Langlais was born in La Fontenelle (Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany), a small village near Mont St Michel, France. Langlais became blind due to glaucoma when he was only two years old, and was sent to study at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles in Paris, where he began to study the organ. From there, he progressed to the Paris Conservatoire, obtaining prizes in organ, which he studied with Marcel Dupré, composition, which he studied with Paul Dukas, and improvisation, which he studied with André Marchal. After graduating, he returned to the National Institute for the Young Blind to teach, and also taught at the Schola Cantorum from 1961 to 1976. However, it w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Bonfils
Jean Bonfils, born February 15, 1930 in Montpellier, is a French Roman Catholic Bishop, the Bishop of Nice.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kenny Kingston
Kenny Kingston, born February 15, 1927 in Buffalo, New York, purports to be a psychic medium. Since neither the existence of psychics nor mediums has any basis in scientific analysis, this is more an issue of belief or faith rather than fact. He refers to himself as a "psychic to the stars" due to his extensive contact with celebrities.... Biography of Amy Van Dyken
Amy Van Dyken (born February 15, 1973 in Englewood, Colorado) is an American swimmer who has six career Olympic gold medals. Four of these gold medals came in the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat. She won gold in the 50 meter free, 100 meter butterfly, 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay, and the 4 x 100 meter medley relay. Van Dyken is an asthmatic who suffered from severe asthma throughout her childhood and into adulthood. She began swimming on the advice of a doctor as a way to strengthen her lungs to cope with her condition and prevent future asthma attacks. Early Life Van Dyken. At the 1992 US Olympic Trials, she placed 4th in the 50 meter freestyle, just missing the Olympic team. After high school, Van Dyken attended the Universi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brigitte Guibal
Brigitte Guibal (born 15 February 1971) is a French slalom canoer. She won the silver medal in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.... Biography of René Rouquet
René Rouquet, born February 15, 1946 in Charenton-le-Pont (Val-de-Marne), is a French politician, member of PS (Parti socialiste) and Mayor of Alfortville.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman (born February 15, 1948) is an American comics artist, editor, and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel memoir, Maus. Spiegelman was born in Stockholm, Sweden to Vladek Spiegelman and Anja Spiegelman (nee Zylberberg), Polish-Jewish refugees. Spiegelman grew up in Rego Park in Queens, New York City, New York and graduated from the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan. Spiegelman attended Binghamton University, called Harpur College at the time. He did not graduate but received an honorary doctorate from there 30 years later. At Harpur, Spiegelman audited classes by the innovative filmmaker Ken Jacobs and became friendly with him. Spiegelman has acknowledged being strongly inspired by Jacobs' work and thought. H... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sara Jane Moore
Sara Jane Moore (born Sara Jane Kahn on February 15, 1930) attempted to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975 outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, just seventeen days after Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme had also tried to kill the president. Background A former nursing school student, Women's Army Corps recruit, and accountant, Moore had five husbands before she turned to revolutionary politics at the age of 45. Moore's friends said she was obsessed with Patty Hearst. After Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, her father Randolph Hearst created the organization People in Need (P.I.N.) to feed the poor, in order to answer S.L.A. claims that the elder Hearst was "committing 'crimes' against 'the people.'" Moore was a bookkeeper for P.I.N.... Biography of Roger B. Chaffee
Roger Bruce Chaffee (February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was an engineer, Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy and a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program. Chaffee was killed along with fellow astronauts Gus Grissom and Ed White during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at the Kennedy Space Center. Chaffee was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart and the United States Navy Air Medal. Early years Roger Bruce Chaffee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he graduated from Central High School. He attended Illinois Institute of Technology and earned a B.S. in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1957. He married Martha Horn in Oklahoma City on August 24, 1957. They had two children, Sheryl Lyn and Stephen. Chaffee was a... Biography of Alvin Cash
Alvin Cash (February 15, 1939 – November 21, 1999) was an American pop singer and actor. Biography Born Alvin Welch in St. Louis, Missouri, and a graduate of St. Louis's Sumner High School (also attended by Luther Ingram, Billy Davis, Jr., and Tina Turner), he and three brothers moved to Chicago, where they sang and danced while in search of a recording contract. Andre Williams saw them perform as The Crawlers and had them record a tune, "Twine Time", which was a rewrite of Williams' 1957 hit song, "Bacon Fat". The tune became a pop hit in 1965, and whereas 'The Crawlers' proper (Cash's brothers) did not play on the track, The Nightliters did contribute as the backing band. Soon after the success of the single, The Nightliters changed their name to The Crawlers and began touring wi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (February 15, 1704 – 1778) was a French sculptor, among the greatest French portraitists. He was the pupil of his father, Jean-Louis Lemoyne, and of Robert Le Lorrain. He received the prix de Rome awarded by the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, but remained in Paris to aid his blind father. he was a great figure in his day, around whose modest and kindly personality there waged opposing storms of denunciation and applause, as the Rococo style he embodied was rejected in favor of Neoclassicism; Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste de Clarac asserted that he had delivered a mortal blow at sculpture. His freedom of composition was read as disregard of the classic tradition and of the essentials of dignified sculpture and he was accused of lack of firmness ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Piet Van Aken
Piet Van Aken, born on February 15, 1920 in Terhagen, died in 1984 in Antwerp, was a Belgian writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Ley
Dr. Robert Ley (IPA: ) (15 February 1890 – 25 October 1945) was a Nazi German politician and head of the German Labour Front from 1933 to 1945. He committed suicide while awaiting trial for war crimes. Early life Ley was born in Niederbreidenbach in the Rhine Province, the seventh of eleven children of a heavily indebted farmer, Friedrich Ley, and his wife Emilie (née Wald). Through hard work and good luck he was able to study chemistry at the Universities of Jena, Bonn, and Münster. He volunteered for the Army on the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and spent two years in the artillery before training as an aerial artillery spotter. In July 1917 his aircraft was shot down over France and he was taken prisoner. It has been suggested that he suffered brain injury in the crash. For the r... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Samira Makhmalbaf
Samira Makhmalbaf (born February 15, 1980 or 1977 , Tehran) is an Iranian (Persian) filmmaker, the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the film director and writer. Samira Makhmalbaf belongs to New wave movement of Iranian cinema. Biography At the age of seven, she acted in Mohsen Makhmalbaf's film The Bicyclist. She left high school when she was 14, to learn cinema in the Makhmalbaf Film House for 5 years. At the age of 17, after directing two video productions, she went on to direct the movie The Apple. One year later, the 18 year old director went on to become the youngest director in the world participating in the official section of the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. The Apple has been invited to more than 100 international film festivals in a period of two years, while going to the scree... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin
Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin (born 15 February 1977 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie) is a French Alpine skier. Dalcin was French Champion in Downhill 2000. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Dalcin was leading the Super-G competition before it was stopped. In the 2nd run, he was disqualified for supplying bananas, fedoras and spacebags to the Moonah arts centre.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Gorse
Georges Gorse, French politician and diplomat, (born February 15, 1915 in Cahors, died 17 March 2002). After qualifying in 1939 he became professor at the University of Cairo. During World War II he joined Charles de Gaulle and the Free French as Director of Information, served on the Provisional Consultative Assembly and marched up the Champs-Élysées 1945. After the war he was elected to represent the Vendee in the French National Assembly from 1946-1951, and then the Section Française de l'Internationale Ouvrière (SFIO) from 1951 onwards. In 1957, Guy Mollet made him an Ambassador to Algeria, then he was elected as Gaullist representative which he held from 1967-1997. During the events of May 1968, having attended a private political meeting as Minister of Information, he broke ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yvon Bartolini
Yvon Bartolini, born February 15, 1946 in Bastia, Corsica, is a French former member of the Corsica soccer league.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cesar Romero
Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American film and television actor who was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in costume dramas, characters in light domestic comedies, and as The Joker in television's Batman series. Early life Romero was born in New York to an Italian-born father who was an importer-exporter of sugar refining machinery and a Cuban mother who was a concert singer. They both immigrated from Cuba. That lifestyle, however, changed dramatically when his parents lost their sugar import business and suffered losses in the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Fortunately, Romero's Hollywood earnings allowed him to support his large family, all of wh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Bayard Anderson
John Bayard Anderson (born February 15, 1922) is a former United States Congressman and Presidential candidate from Illinois. He was a U.S. Representative from the 16th Congressional District of Illinois and an Independent candidate in the 1980 presidential election. He was previously a member of the Republican Party. Later, he endorsed Democratic Party presidential candidates, including Walter Mondale and Barack Obama. He has been a political reform leader, including serving 12 years as chair of the board of FairVote. Education Anderson was born to an ethnic Swedish-American family in Rockford, Illinois, where he grew up. He then attended the University of Illinois, but his education was interrupted by World War II, when he enlisted in the Army in 1943. He served as a staff sergeant ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis
Jean-Baptiste, Daniel-Dupuis, born February 15, 1849 in Blois, died November 14, 1899, killed by his wife, was a French painter, sculptor, and engraver.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yelena Bonner
Yelena Georgevna Bonner (Russian: Елена Георгиевна Боннэр; born February 15, 1923) is a human rights activist in the former Soviet Union and widow of the late Andrei Sakharov. Youth Yelena Bonner (name at birth: Lusik Alikhanova) was born in Merv (now Mary), Turkmenistan, USSR. Her father was an Armenian Georgy (Gevork) Alikhanov, a prominent Communist and a secretary of the Comintern, mother Ruth Bonner, a Jewish Communist activist. She had a younger brother, Igor, who became a career naval officer. Her parents were both arrested in 1937 during Stalin's Great Purge; her father was executed and her mother served eight years term at a forced labor camp near ... Biography of Olivia Longott
Olivia Theresa Longott (born February 15, 1980), professionally known as Olivia, is an American R&B singer. Early life Olivia Longott was born on February 15, 1980. Her mother is Jamaican/Native American and her father is Cuban. Career J Records (2000-2002) In 2000, she became the first artist signed to Clive Davis J Records. Her self-titled debut album Olivia was released in 2001 and featured the singles "Bizounce" which made #15 on the charts, and "Are U Capable". The album debuted at number fifty-five and was RIAA certified Gold in November 2002. At the time of the album's certification, Olivia had already been released from J Records, signing to Interscope Records. G-Unit Records (2004-2007) In 2004, Olivia re-emerged as the first woman signed to G-Unit Records. S... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antonin Magne
Antonin Magne (15 February 1904 in Ytrac – 8 September 1983 in Arcachon) was a French cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934. He raced as a professional from 1927 to 1939 and then became a team manager. The French rider and then journalist, Jean Bobet, described him in Sporting Cyclist as "a most uninterviewable character" and "a man who withdraws into a shell as soon as he meets a journalist." His taciturn character earned him the nickname of The Monk when he was racing. Professional cycling career Magne was part of the Alleluia Team which, with Pierre Magne, Julien Moineau, Marius Gallotini, Arsène Alancourt, and André Cauet, won the 1927 GP Wolber, considered the unofficial world road race championship. Magne first rode the Tour in 1927, alongside Andé Leducq in the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Louvigny
Jacques Louvigny, born February 15, 1884 in Bordeaux, Gironde, died February 9, 1951 in Paris, was a French actor and comedian. Filmography * 1913 : Combat de boxe - production Gaumont * 1914 : Un fil à la patte de Marcel Simon (court métrage) * 1914 : Monsieur chasse de Marcel Simon * 1916 : Rigadin l'échappe belle de Georges Monca (court métrage) * 1916 : Rigadin cherche l'âme sœur de Georges Monca (court métrage) * 1916 : L'Hôtel du libre échange de Marcel Simon * 1917 : Le Toutou et la danseuse de Georges Monca (court métrage) * 1917 : Deux maris, deux femmes et un commissaire (réalisateur non connu) (court métrage) * 1917 : Germain hérite d'une huître de Marcel Simon * 1917 : Pour épouser Gaby de Charles Burguet et Georges Monca (... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Graham Hill
Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion. He was born in Hampstead, London. Graham Hill is the only driver to win the so-called Triple Crown of Motorsport and, with his son Damon, is part of the only father and son pair both to have won the Formula One World Championship. Biography Professional history After serving in the Royal Navy as an Engine Room Artificer, Hill re-joined Smiths Instruments. Graham did not pass his driving test until he was 24 years old, and he himself described his first car as "A wreck. A budding racing driver should own such a car, as it teaches delicacy, poise and anticipation, mostly the latter I think!" He had been interested in motorcycles but in 1954 he saw an advert... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Charpentier (author)
François Charpentier (15 February 1620 – 1702) was a French archaeologist and man of letters. Biography Charpentier was born in Paris, and intended for the bar, but was employed by Colbert, who had determined on the foundation of a French East India Company, to draw up an explanatory account of the project for Louis XIV. Charpentier regarded as absurd the use of Latin in monumental inscriptions, and to him was entrusted the task of supplying the paintings of Charles Le Brun in the Versailles Gallery with appropriate legends. His verses were so indifferent that they had to be replaced by others, the work of Jean Racine and Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, both enemies of his. Charpentier in his Excellence de la langue française (1683) had anticipated Charles Perrault in the famous academi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Gabriel Albicocco
Jean-Gabriel Albicocco (15 February 1936, Cannes – 10 April 2001, Rio de Janeiro) was a French film director. He is the son of Quinto Albicocco. In 1960 he married French actress and singer Marie Laforêt. He is considered a figure of the French New Wave cinema or Nouvelle Vague. Films * 1961 : La Fille aux yeux d'or * 1962 : Le Rat d'Amérique * 1967 : Le Grand Meaulnes * 1970 : Le Cœur fou * 1971 : Le Petit matin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heinrich Steinway
Henry E. Steinway (February 15, 1797 – February 7, 1871) was a German piano manufacturer and the founder of Steinway & Sons. Steinway was born Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg in Wolfshagen im Harz, Germany, and had a hard and poor childhood, because by the age of 15, his mother, father, and all of his siblings were dead from disease and tragedy. At the age of 15 he began work as a carpenter, and later he became an apprentice to an organ builder in the town of Goslar. He became an organ player in the church, but because of the strong rules in the working class he started building instruments, hidden in the kitchen of his house. In 1835 he made the first square piano, which he presented to his bride Juliane at their wedding. In 1836 he build his first grand piano in his kitchen in the town of... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Haack
Robert Haack, born on February 15, 1917 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, died on June 15, 1992, was an American businessman and financier.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Heinrich
Michel Heinrich (born February 15, 1946) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Vosges department, r and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Franco Fabrizi
Franco Fabrizi (Cortemaggiore, 15 February 1926 – Cortemaggiore, 18 October 1995) was an Italian actor. Son of a barber and a cinema cashier, he was a soap opera photo actor, for example, the fotoromanzo Arizona Kid, in the newspaper Avventuroso Film. When he was 24 years old, with a few experiences in cinema, has got a small important role in Chronicle of a Love (Cronaca di un amore) (1950), Michelangelo Antonioni's long film debut. Federico Fellini offered him the starring role in I vitelloni. In Italy, he was considered the Cary Grant all'italiana. Fabrizi died of a tumor in 1995. Selected filmography Chronicle of a Love (Cronaca di un amore) Michelangelo Antonioni, (1950) I Vitelloni, Federico Fellini (1953) Torna! (1953) Vortice (1953) Schiava del pe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexander Wurz
Alexander Wurz (born 15 February 1974 in Waidhofen an der Thaya, Lower Austria) is an Austrian racing driver. He competed in Formula One from 1997 until 2007, and is also a two-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours. He was a test driver for the Brawn GP team for the 2009 Formula One season. He is the second son of former rallycross driver Franz Wurz, who won the European Rallycross Championship in 1974, 1976 and 1982. Career Cycling BMX Wurz first tasted competition in the BMX World Championship and won it outright in 1986. This gave him an underlying physical fitness suitable for motor racing. In 2000, Wurz returned somewhat to his cycling roots, starting an MTB team with countryman Markus Rainer. The team, Rainer-Wurz.com, is currently sponsored by sponsors McLaren, Siemens... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Derek Conway
Derek Leslie Conway TD (born 15 February 1953 (birth time source: Pulsar collection, Astrodatabank)) is an English politician and television presenter. A member of the centre-right Conservative Party, Conway served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Old Bexley and Sidcup from 2001 to 2010. He announced that he would stand down in January 2008 after a Commons standards committee adjudged that he had employed his son Freddie, a full-time student at Newcastle University, as a political researcher using public funds, despite there being no record of his son doing any work at Westminster. As a result, Conservative Party leader David Cameron withdrew the whip from Conway, effectively expelling him from the Parliamentary Conservative group. He received considerable criticis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benoît Teilleria
Benoît Teilleria, born February 15, 1973 in Versailles and living in Ciboure, is a French French professional golfer.... Biography of Mark Price
William Mark Price (born February 15, 1964 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma) is a retired American basketball player who played for 12 seasons in the NBA, from 1986 to 1998. Spending the majority of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his last three years were consisted of one season each with the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, and Orlando Magic. Playing career The 6-foot (183 cm) Price played college basketball at Georgia Tech. During his time at Georgia Tech, he was a two time All American and four time All ACC basketball player who helped lead the Yellow Jackets to an ACC Championship his junior year by defeating North Carolina in the ACC Tournament championship game. He was named the ACC Most Valuable Player for the 1984-85 season and his jersey was retired. A point gua... Biography of Jens Knippschild
Jens Knippschild (born 15 February 1975 in Arolsen, Hesse) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1992. He has won two doubles titles (2001, Båstad and 2002, Bucharest) during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 9 August 1999, when he became the number 76 of the world. Singles titles (5) Legend (Singles) Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Tour (0) Challengers (5) No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score 1. 12 February 1996 Germany Hamburen Carpet Germany Nicolas Kiefer 7–6, 6–1 2. 8 July 1996 Germany Oberstaufen Clay Chile Gabriel Silberstein 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 3. 3 February 1997 Germany Wolfsburg Carpet Germany Arne Thoms 6–4, 6–3 4. 14 June 1999 Ger... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Camille Rousset
Camille Félix Michel Rousset (15 February 1821, Paris - 19 February 1892, Saint-Gobain) was a French historian. He taught at Grenoble before becoming a historian to the Ministry of War. He was elected to the Académie française in 1871. Main works Précis d'histoire de la Révolution et de l'Empire (1849) Histoire de Louvois (4 vol.) (1861-63) Correspondance de Louis XV et du maréchal de Noailles (2 vol.) (1865) Le Comte de Gisors (1868) Les Volontaires de 1791-1794 (1870) La Grande Armée de 1813 (1871) Histoire de la guerre de Crimée (1877) La Conquête d'Alger (1879) Un ministre de la Restauration : le marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre (1883) L'Algérie de 1830 à 1840 (2 vol.) (1887) La conquête de l'Algérie, 1841 à 1857 (2 vol.) (1889)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules Lenier
Jules Lenier, born February 15, 1929 in New York, is an American magician, the husband of Minnette, magician too.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eddy Seigneur
Eddy Seigneur (born February 15, 1969 in Beauvais) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. He won the Champs-Élysées stage in 1994 Tour de France. He is a four-time French national time trial champion and he also won the French road race championship in 1995.... Biography of Émile Wandelmer
Émile Wandelmer, born February 15, 1949 in Rabastens, Tarn, is a French singer. He is the founder of group Émile et Images. Images was a group of Toulouse with Mario Ramsamy, Jean-Louis Pujade, Christophe and Frédéric Locci. Discography with Émile et Images Albums 1999 - Jusqu'au bout de la nuit 2000 - Jusqu'au bout de la nuit (réédition + 1 inédit) 2001 - Live à l'Olympia 2003 - Toujours Devant 2005 - Disco Funk (Régional) 2006 - Disco Funk (National) 2006 - Émile et Images (Compile rétrospective) Singles 1999 - Jusqu'au bout de la nuit 2000 - Amour trop loin 2000 - Rio de janvier 2001 - L'enfant des rizières 2003 - Toujours devant 2003 - Mélusine... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Brifaut
Charles Brifaut (15 February 1781, Dijon - 5 June 1857, Paris) was a French poet, journalist, publicist and playwright. Life A liberal royalist, he edited the Gazette de France and attended the salon of Madame Vigée-Lebrun. He also worked as a censor and it was he who the interior minister entrusted with controlling Hernani and with warning Victor Hugo that Marion Delorme had been stopped (that play would not be put on until two years later). Pensioned off by Charles X, he was elected to the Académie française in 1826. He was associated with the editing of the memoirs of the actress Lola Montez, one of the lovers of Alexandre Dumas (Aventures de la celèbre danseuse raconté par elle-même, 1847). Works Rosamonde, poème en trois chants, suivi de poésies diverses (1813) N... Biography of Edmond Charlot
Edmond Charlot, born on February 15, 1915 in Algiers, Algeria, died on April 10, 2004, was a French famous editor.... Biography of Axelle Ropert
Axelle Ropert, born on February 15, 1972 in Paris, is a French journalist, critic, screenwriter, and film director. Filmography (writer) (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0740612/) 2011 L'imprésario (short) 2009 La famille Wolberg (written by) 2007 La France 2005 Étoile violette (short) 2002 Mods 1998 L'amitié (writer)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómez (born February 15, 1976 in Torrelavega, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx. He has also won Milan – San Remo three times. Despite diminutive stature, Freire is a feared sprinter. He is sometimes criticized for his training, since he rides only half the distance of other cyclists. Career Vitalicio Seguros (1998–1999) Freire became professional in 1998 with Vitalicio Seguros. He won one race that year, a stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León. He came 11th in Paris–Tours. In 1999, Freire won little until the world championship in October. He went t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Liebgott
Michel Liebgott (born February 15, 1958) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Moselle department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yiruma
Yiruma is the stage name of I Ru-ma (born February 15, 1978), a popular internationally known pianist and composer from South Korea. The name "Yiruma" means "accomplishment" in Korean. Yiruma's piano music is expressive and introspective. He frequently performs at sold-out concerts in Asia, Europe and North America. His Alma Mater King's College in England helped him gain European popularity and recognition. Several of his most popular pieces include, "River Flows in You", "Kiss the Rain", and "Maybe". His most popular album First Love was released in 2001. He began playing the piano at the age of five, and moved to London when he was 11, in 1988, to study at The Purcell School of Music. He possessed dual citizenship of South Korea and England until 2006, when he gave up his UK citiz... Biography of Amber Riley
Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986) is an American actress and singer best known for her role on the series Glee as Mercedes Jones. Early career Riley auditioned for American Idol when she was 17 years old during the show's second season but was turned down by the producers. Amber graduated from La Mirada High School in La Mirada, California in 2004. In 2006, Riley auditioned for the part of Effie White in Dreamgirls, yet was refused because of her age. Riley appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010. Glee As of 2009, Riley plays the role of Mercedes on the hit 'dramedy' Glee. She has sung numerous solos, including "Bust Your Windows", "Hate on Me", "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Beautiful","Bridge over Troubled Water","I Look to You", "Hell to the No"... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ademar E. Mello
Ademar E. Mello, born on February 15, 1947 in São Paulo (birth time source: Marcello Borges, Astrodatabank), is a Brazilian astrologer, ufologist, and author.... Biography of Laurent Lantieri
Professor Laurent Lantieri, M.D., born on February 15, 1963 in Paris, is a French plastic surgeon who is a pioneer in the field of face transplantation. He performed the first second and third full face transplants.... Biography of Jeanene Fox
Jeanene Fox, born on February 15, 1978 in Nassau, Bahamas, is a Bahamas model and actress. Her mother, Diane Gerace, was a Canadian Olympic High Jumper and her father, Ulrich Fox, was the first entrepreneur to manufacture ice in the Bahamas. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2167817/) 2012 AmeriQua (completed) Jenny 2011 Bodyguard (TV series) Jane 2010/I Hysteria Mimi 2009 Natale a Beverly Hills Sonia 2006 Big Mamma 2 Yasmeen Self (4 titles) 2009-2010 Verissimo (TV series) Herself – Episode dated 6 March 2010 (2010) … Herself – Episode dated 23 January 2010 (2010) … Herself – Episode dated 20 September 2009 (2009) … Herself – Episode dated 21 February 2009 (2009) … Herself 2008-2009 Striscia la notizia (TV series) La Filippona – Epis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jane Child
Jane Child (aka Jane Hyslop) (born 15 February 1967, Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian dance-pop singer, producer and musician. Career Child is best known for her 1990 hit song "Don't Wanna Fall in Love", which peaked at #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for three weeks in the spring of that year. She was known for her eclectic fashion style, which included spiked hair with long braids and wearing a chain linking a nose ring to an earring. Her follow-up single, "Welcome to the Real World", was a modest hit, peaking at #49. The song was featured in the 1988 film Married to the Mob. These originated from her self titled debut album, which peaked at #49 on the Billboard 200. In 1992, she contributed a track titled "Mona Lisa Smiles" to the soundtrack of Freejack, a sci-fi action thrille... Biography of Melissa Manchester
Melissa Manchester (born February 15, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Beginning in the 1970s she has recorded a series of albums featuring her own compositions and those of a variety of other songwriters, generally in the adult contemporary genre. She has also appeared as an actress on television, in films and on stage. Life and career Manchester was born in the Bronx area of New York City, New York to a musical family of Jewish descent. Her father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera. Manchester started a singing career at an early age, learning the piano and harpsichord at the Manhattan School of Music and Arts, singing commercial jingles at age 15, and becoming a staff writer for Chappell Music while attending Manhattan's High School of Performi... Biography of Omarosa
Omaroseonee Manigault-Stallworth (born February 15, 1974), known by the abbreviated first name Omarosa, is a two-time participant on The Apprentice. Early life Manigault-Stallworth was born in Youngstown, Ohio. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism in 1996 at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, where she was a four year member of the women's volleyball team. She later moved to Washington, D.C. in order to attend Howard University, where she pursued both a Master's and Ph.D. in Communications, but ultimately did not attain either. . Her father was Nigerian and her mother is African-American. Career Manigault-Stallworth worked in the office of then Vice President Al Gore during the Clinton Administration as Deputy Associate Director of Presidential Perso... Biography of Shirley Mallmann
Shirley Mallmann (born February 15, 1977) is a Brazilian model. She was born in Santa Clara do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. Her career includes advertisements for designers such as Alberta Ferretti, Chanel 'Allure' perfume, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Gianfranco Ferré, Guess?, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lacoste, La Perla, Roberto Cavalli, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, Gianni Versace, and Valentino, as well as a 2001 appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and the cover of multiple issues of Vogue.... Biography of Jaromír Jágr
Jaromír Jágr (Czech pronunciation: ( listen); born February 15, 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Jágr formerly played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and New York Rangers, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers. Jágr was the fifth overall selection in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He won two consecutive Stanley Cups in the 1991 and 1992 seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading point scorer five times, received the Lester B. Pearson Award as voted by the NHL Players' Association three times, and won a Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player. He has been named to seven NHL First All-Star Teams. Jágr is current... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ugueth Urbina
Ugueth Urtaín Urbina Villarreal (English pronunciation: /uːˈɡɛt ʊərˈbiːnə/) (born (February 15, 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. A two-time All-Star, Urbina led the National League in saves with 41 in the 1999 season and helped the Florida Marlins win the 2003 World Series. He is the only player in major league history with the initials "UU" or "UUU". Urbina is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence in his home country after being convicted on two charges of attempted murder. Urbina's son, Juan Urbina, signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent on July 2, 2009. Playing career In 11 major league seasons, Urbina compiled a 44-49 record with 237 saves, 814 strikeouts... Biography of Nise da Silveira
Nise da Silveira was born in Maceió, in the northeastern state of Alagoas, Brazil, on February 15, 1905, and died on October 30, 1999 in Rio de Janeiro. After graduating from the Medical School of Bahia in 1926, she devoted har life to psychiatry and never was in agreement with the aggressive forms of treatment of her time such as commitment to psychiatric hospitals, electroshock, insulin therapy and lobotomy. In 1952 she founded the Museum of Images of the Unconscious, in Rio de Janeiro, a study and research center that collected the works produced in painting and modeling studios. Through her work, Nise da Silveira introduced Jungian psychology in Brazil. A few years later, in 1956, Nise da Silveira developed another revolutionary project for her time: the creation of the "Casa das... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Greer Stevens
Greer Stevens (born 15 February 1957 in Pietermaritzburg) is a former ladies professional tennis player. A native of Pietermaritzburg, Stevens in 1980 reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 7 and the Wimbledon quarterfinals in both singles and doubles. Greer retired at the end of 1980, having had her career best year. Grand slam mixed doubles titles (3) Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final 1977 Wimbledon South Africa Bob Hewitt South Africa Frew McMillan Netherlands Betty Stöve 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 1979 Wimbledon (2) South Africa Bob Hewitt South Africa Frew McMillan Netherlands Betty Stöve 7–5, 7–6 1979 US Open South Africa Bob Hewitt South Africa Frew McMillan Netherlands Betty Stöve 6–3, 7–5... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jenna Morasca
Jenna Morasca (born February 15, 1981) is an American actress, former swimsuit model and American reality TV contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of Survivor: The Amazon and previously worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. In 2011, Morasca and her boyfriend, fellow Survivor winner Ethan Zohn, participated in the 19th season of The Amazing Race. They were eliminated 10th on the second (double elimination) episode. Early life Morasca was born and still resides near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is an only child. Before appearing on Survivor, Morasca was a college student at the University of Pittsburgh, where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha. She also worked as a swimsuit model. Television career Survivor Morasca's Survivor career began on Survivor: T... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elena Sokolova
Elena Sergeevna Sokolova (Russian: Еле́на Серге́евна Соколо́ва; born February 15, 1980 in Moscow) is a Russian figure skater. Sokolova is a three-time Russian national champion (2003–2004, 2006), a three-time European medalist (2003–2004, 2006) and the 2003 World Silver Medalist. In the 2006 Olympic Games, she stumbled badly and only finished 14th. She redeemed herself in the 2006 World Championships by coming in 4th with a personal best score of 177.85. Her almost-flawless free skate surpassed Sasha Cohen's. Her coach is Viktor Kudriavtsev and her choreographer is Alla Kapranova. Programs Season Short Program Free Skate 2006-2007 Turando... Biography of Craig Simpson (ice hockey)
Craig Andrew Simpson (born February 15, 1967) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and the Buffalo Sabres. He is currently a broadcaster, involved in Hockey Night in Canada telecasts. Biography Playing career Simpson played Collegiate hockey for the Michigan State Spartans of the NCAA from 1983–84 to 1984–85. He was drafted in the 1st Round, 2nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. Midway through his third NHL season, he was traded as part of a package to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Paul Coffey. Simpson blossomed in Edmonton, playing on a line with future Hall of Famers Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson. He scored a career high 56 regu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brian Propp
Brian Phillip Propp (born February 15, 1959) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the NHL from 1979 until 1994. He also worked as a broadcaster for the Philadelphia Flyers for nine seasons, finishing in 2008. Playing career Propp started his notable career with the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and shattered the scoring record with 75 goals and 92 assists for 168 points in 57 games playing on a line with Kelly Dean and Dwayne Tuberfield. He then moved on to the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL, at the same time when the team was one of the most dominating clubs in all of Canadian Major Junior Hockey. When Propp was with the team it produced future NHLer's such as Brad McCrimmon, Bill Derlago, Laurie Boschman... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gina Lynn
Gina Lynn (born Tanya Mercado on February 15, 1974) is a Puerto Rican born American pornographic actress of Italian descent. Biography Lynn was born to Puerto Rican and Italian parents in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and grew up in Jackson Township, New Jersey; she currently resides and operates Gina Lynn Productions in Reading, Pennsylvania. Subsequently she expanded into modeling in men's magazines, posing for Chéri in 1997. She made her adult film debut in 2001 as a contract girl with Pleasure Productions. As of 2009 she continues to make movies for the company, as well as for her own studio, Gina Lynn Productions. Lynn is bisexual. Lynn made an appearance in Eminem's "Superman" music video, as well as Vinnie Paz's "Keep Movin' On" music video and was an extra in the movies Analyze Tha... Biography of Carlo Maria Martini
Carlo Maria Martini, SJ (15 February 1927 - 31 August 2012) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2002 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. Early life and education Carlo Maria Martini was born in Turin, Piedmont, to Leonardo an engineer and Olga (née Maggia) Martini. He was baptized on the following 22 February. He was educated at Istituto Sociale, a school run by Jesuits in Turin. He entered the Society of Jesus on 25 September 1944 and was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Maurilio Fossati on 13 July 1952. Martini completed his studies in philosophy at the Jesuits' House of Studies in Gallarate, in the province of Milan, and theology at the faculty of theology in Chieri. In 1958, Martini was awarded his doctorate in fu... Biography of Alex Borstein
Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein (born February 15, 1973) is an American actress, voice actress, singer, writer, and comedienne. She is well known for her long-running role as Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy, and as a cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv. A native of Deerfield, Illinois, Borstein is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where she studied rhetoric. She was trained in improvisational comedy at the ACME Comedy Theatre, near Hollywood, California, and was selected to join MADtv after being scouted by talent agents who noticed her work at the theatre. She was a writer and voice actor for several television shows, including Casper, Pinky and the Brain and Power Rangers: Zeo, before joining the cast of MADtv as a featured player, and later as ... Biography of Kim Myers
Kimberly S. "Kim" Myers (born February 15, 1966) is an American television and film actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 1985 horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge as Lisa Webber. She starred in another horror film in 1996, Hellraiser: Bloodline. Myers is married to producer/writer Eric Small. Filmography A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) In the Mood (1987) Illegally Yours (1988) Out on the Edge (1989, as Rick Schroeder's sympathetic elder sister) Best Shots (1990) White Palace (1990) (as Kim Meyers) At Risk (1994) Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) Letters from a Killer (1998) Fortunate Son (2004) The Dust Factory (2004) Serenity (2005) Kim Myers scenes as Sheydra in deleted sce... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Totò
Prince Antonio Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno De Curtis di Bisanzio Gagliardi, best known by his stage name Totò (Italian pronunciation: ; 15 February 1898–15 April 1967) or as Antonio De Curtis, and nicknamed il principe della risata ("the prince of laughter"), was an Italian comedian, film and theatre actor, writer, singer and songwriter. He is widely considered one of the greatest Italian artists of the 20th century. While he first gained his popularity as a comic actor, his dramatic roles, his poetry, and his songs are all deemed to be outstanding; his style and a number of his recurring jokes and gestures have become universally known memes in Italy. Writer and philosopher Umberto Eco has thus commented on the importance of Totò in Italian culture: In this globalized univers... Biography of Charles Pic
Charles Pic ( PEEK; born 15 February 1990 in Montélimar, France) is a French professional racing driver. Pic made his Formula One debut for the Marussia F1 Team in 2012. Career Karting Pic had a successful career in karting, winning minor championships and individual races and coming close to winning the European Championship ICA Junior. Formula Renault Pic raced in Formula Renault Campus in France in 2006, where he finished third. Pic raced in the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in 2007, and he finished fourth in the French series and third in the championship. Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pic competing at the Silverstone round of the 2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. He was signed to drive for Formula Renault 3.5 Series te... Biography of Ayaka Nishiwaki
Ayaka Nishiwaki (西脇 綾香 Nishiwaki Ayaka?), nicknamed A-chan (あ~ちゃん?), is a member of the Japanese electropop group Perfume. Biography Nishiwaki was born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan, where she attended Hiroshima Actors School with friends and current Perfume members Yuka Kashino and Ayano Ōmoto. She formed Perfume in 2001 with Kashino and former member Yūka Kawashima, who left shortly after to focus on her schoolwork. After discussing the issue with her mother, who believed that a three-piece group had more stage presence than a duo, Nishiwaki asked Ōmoto to join the group. Her younger sister Sayaka is a member of the group "9nine".... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules Vuillemin
Jules Vuillemin (French: ; February 15, 1920 – January 16, 2001) was a French philosopher, succeeding to Maurice Merleau-Ponty at the Collège de France from 1962 to his death. A friend of Michel Foucault, he supported his election at the Collège, and was also close to Michel Serres. Vuillemin was one of the first French philosophers to find interest in analytical philosophy. Vuillemin’s thought had a major influence on Jacques Bouveresse's works. Vuillemin himself vindicated the legacy of Martial Gueroult. Life After studying at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, he completed his agrégation in 1943, being received premier ex aequo alongside Tran Duc Thao. A student of Bachelard and Cavaillès, he was however at first influenced by phenomenology and existentialism, before shifting towards s... |
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