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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on February, 2, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,413 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,413 Celebrities
126 celebrities or events were found for February, 2. Add to favourites (289 fans)Biography of Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (pronounced ; born February 2, 1977 (birth time source: Paddy de Jabrun, Astrodatabank)), known mononymously as Shakira (English /ʃəˈkɪərə/, Spanish: ), is a Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer and model who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s. Born and raised in Barranquilla, Shakira began performing in school, demonstrating her vocal ability with rock and roll, Latin and Arabic influences with her own original twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker who speaks fluent English and Portuguese, as well as some Italian, French, and Catalan. After a poor commercial reception with local producers on her first two albums, and being little-know... Add to favourites (47 fans)Biography of Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett (February 2, 1947 — June 25, 2009) was an American actress. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the TV series Charlie's Angels in 1976. Fawcett later appeared off-Broadway to the approval of critics and in highly rated television movies in roles often challenging (The Burning Bed, Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story, Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, Margaret Bourke-White) and sometimes unsympathetic (Small Sacrifices). Fawcett was also a pop culture figure whose hairstyle was emulated by millions of young women and whose poster sales broke records, making her an international sex symbol in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Farrah Fawcett was born... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Mike Brant
Mike Brand (February 1, 1947 – April 25, 1975) was an Israeli pop star who achieved international fame after moving to France. His most successful hit was "Laisse moi t'aimer" ("Let me love you"). Deeply depressed, he committed suicide at the height of his career by jumping from the window of his apartment in Paris, leaving fans shocked and devastated. His music is still aired in Israel today. The start of His career Moshe Brand Sela was born on the February 1, 1947 in a Jewish refugee camp in Cyprus to Polish parents. His mother was an Auschwitz survivor. Until the age of five Mike didn't speak at all. On November 1947 his family finally came to Israel. They settled down in Haifa, in a two-room apartment where modesty confined with poverty. At the age of 17 Mike joined the band his... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Marie René Giscard d'Estaing (born 2 February 1926) is a French center-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981. His tenure as President was marked by a rupture with his predecessor on social issues—such as divorce, contraception, and abortion—and attempts to modernize the country and the office of the presidency, notably launching such far-reaching infrastructure projects as the high-speed TGV train and the turn towards reliance on nuclear power as France's main energy source. However, the economic downturn that followed the 1973 energy crisis, marking the end of the "thirty glorious years" after World War II, combined the official discourse that the "end of the tunnel was near", while the presidency was facing opposition on both sides with ... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Barbara Mori
Bárbara Mori Ochoa (born February 2, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Mexican actress and model. Mori started to work as a model and then became a telenovela actress with TV Azteca but her big break came with the remake of the telenovela Rubí of rival network Televisa in 2004 playing the title character. Actress-model Bárbara Mori Ochoa was born on the 2nd of February 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay. She is of Uruguayan-Japanese and Mexican heritage. She has two siblings; actress Kenya Mori and Kintaró Mori. (Mori is a Japanese family name.) At the age of 3, her parents divorced and she later moved to Mexico. One day, while working as a waitress at the age of fourteen, fashion designer Marcos Toledo invited her to work as a model. She became independent by the age of 17 and went to l... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Michael T. Weiss
Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor. Early life Weiss' father was a steel-industry executive and his mother was a homemaker. He has a sister, Jamie Sue Weiss, who became a make-up artist for television and films. He went to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois, where he competed on the swim team, played basketball, and was an active member of the student council. While in high school he also studied acting at the Second City workshop. He was honored with the school's distinguished alumni award at a ceremony in 2001. He attended college at USC and graduated in 1984 with a B.F.A.. Career The acting career of Weiss started when he was a child, where he appeared in local TV commercials in Chicago. In 1980, at the age o... Biography of Christiane Taubira
Christiane Taubira or Christiane Taubira-Delannon (born 2 February 1952, Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French politician, and, from May 15, 2012, the Justice minister in the new Ayrault government, under President Hollande. President of her party Walwari, she has served as a deputy at the French National Assembly since 1993, and was re-elected in 1997. Non-affiliated in 1993, she then voted for the investiture of the conservative Edouard Balladur cabinet in 1993. In 1994, she became a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), being the fourth on the Énergie Radicale list led by Bernard Tapie. In June 1997, she then joined the Socialist party (PS), and then-Prime Minister Lionel Jospin (PS) commissioned her for a report on gold search in Guiana. Christiane Taubira gave her name to the 21 M... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (Irish Séamus Seoighe; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish expatriate writer, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his landmark novel Ulysses (1922) and its highly controversial successor Finnegans Wake (1939), as well as the short story collection Dubliners (1914) and the semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916). Although he spent most of his adult life outside Ireland, Joyce's fictional universe is firmly rooted in Dublin, providing the settings and much of the subject matter for all his fiction. In particular, his tempestuous early relationship with the Irish Roman Catholic Church is reflected through a similar inner conflict in his recurrent a... Biography of Robertino Rossellini
Robertino Rosselini born February 2, 1950, Roma, is the son of Roberto Rosselini and Ingrid Bergman. As his birth was prior to the marriage of his parents, his mother was unwelcome in Hollywood for years.... Add to favourites (35 fans)Biography of Gemma Arterton
Gemma Christina Arterton (born 2 February 1986) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in St Trinian's (2007), Quantum of Solace (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013). Arterton has upcoming roles in the crime thriller film Runner, Runner with Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake and Byzantium with Saoirse Ronan. Early life Arterton was born in Gravesend, Kent, the daughter of Sally-Anne Heap, a cleaner, and Barry Arterton, a welder. Arterton was born with polydactyly, and at her birth a doctor tied off the boneless sixth digits to remove them, and also repaired a crumpled ear. After her parents divorced when she was 5, Arterton and her younger sister, Hannah, were raised by their mother ... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand (IPA: /ˈaɪn ˈrænd/, February 2 1905 – March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (Russian: Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher. She is widely known for her best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism. She was an uncompromising advocate of rational individualism and laissez-faire capitalism, and vociferously opposed socialism, altruism, and other contemporary philosophical trends, as well as religion. Her influential and often controversial ideas have attracted both enthusiastic admirers and sc... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevente (February 2, 1754 – May 17, 1838), the Prince of Diplomats, was a French diplomat. He worked successfully from the regime of Louis XVI, through the French Revolution and then under Napoleon I, Louis XVIII and Louis-Philippe. Known since the turn of the 19th century simply by the name Talleyrand, he is widely regarded as one of the most versatile and influential diplomats in European history. Early life Talleyrand was born into an aristocratic family in Paris. By his own account, a leg injury in childhood left him unable to enter the anticipated military career, although it is more likely that he had a birth defect. Deprived of his rights of primogeniture by a family council, which judged his physical condition incompatible wit... Biography of Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley (born February 2, 1954) is an American supermodel. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life and career She was born Christie Lee Hudson in Monroe, Michigan, USA, even though she has claimed to have been born and raised in California.. Majoring in art and graduating in 1972, Christie attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, California. In the early 1970s, she and her family lived in the Bel Air hills. She was educated at le Lycée Français de Los Angeles and worked in Paris as an entry-level illustrator. In 1976, she signed a contract with cosmetics giant Cover Girl, which they continued to renew for twenty years. A few years after Cover Girl ended their contract with Brinkley, they again signed her on as a model with ads in magazines and commercials for matu... Biography of Jeanne Savary
Jeanne Savary, born February 2, 1966 in Amiens (source : birth certificate - Acte n°367 - Marc BRUN (FDAF)), is a French actress. Filmography * 1992 : Coup de cœur de la série Mille désirs * 1994 : Le Sourire de Claude Miller * 2002 : Livraison à domicile de Bruno Delahaye * 2003 : L'Électron libre de Marie Donnio * 2005 : Espace détente d'Yvan Le Bolloc'h et Bruno Solo * 2005 : Le Couperet de Costa-Gavras * 2008 : Asylum d'Olivier Château * 2008 : Marié(s) ou presque de Franck Llopis * 2009 : Le Séminaire de Charles Némès Television * 1991 : Bienvenue à Bellefontaine de Gérard Louvin : La call girl * 1995 à 2003 : Nestor Burma (série TV) : Hélène * 1996 : Mille désirs (film TV érotiq... Biography of Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué Bernabeu (born 2 February 1987 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer, currently playing as a centre back for Barcelona. A product of Barça's cantera, he initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barcelona under Josep Guardiola's leadership, and helping Barça to become the first Spanish club ever to complete the treble. Piqué is the third player – after Marcel Desailly and Paulo Sousa – to have won the UEFA Champions League two years in a row with different teams. Piqué has also represented the Spanish national team, making his debut on 11 February 2009, and as of September 2009, he has earned 10 caps, scoring 3 goals. Club career Early career Piqué started his career in Barcelona's yout... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jérôme Anger
Jérôme Anger, born February 2, 1958 in Paris. He lives with Claire Borotra. Filmographie 1982 : La vie est un roman de Alain Resnais 1984 : Rive droite rive gauche 1984 : L'été prochain de Nadine Trintignant 1986 : Chateauroux district de Philippe Charigot 1987 : Jaune revolver Television de 1991 à 1993 : Julie Lescaut de 1994 à 2001 : Docteur Sylvestre 2003 : Clochemerle de Daniel Losset avec Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu 2005 : Alice Nevers Le juge est une femme (épisode: mince à mourir de Joyce Buñuel) 2005 : Les Rois Maudits 2006 : Le Maître du Zodiaque, feuilleton sur TF1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Issayas Afeworki
Isaias Afewerki (born February 2, 1946) is the first and current president of Eritrea. Isaias was born in Asmara, Eritrea. Isaias Afewerki became an engineering student at Haile Selassie I University. He left academia in September 1972 and joined the forces fighting for Eritrean independence in the mid 1960s after the federation of Eritrea with Ethiopia was dissolved. ELF/EPLF experience He joined the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) in 1966. In 1967 he was sent to China for training with Haile Woldense and Romedan Mohamed Nur. There they attended the Nanjing Army Command College. One year later, upon his return he was appointed a political commissioner and Deputy Division Commander. Eventually he split from the ELF and joined a small group of combatants (later known as EPLF). Soo... Biography of Marie-Claude Pietragalla
Marie-Claude Pietragalla, born February 2, 1963 in Paris, is a French choregrapher and dancer. Bibliography Corps et âme, Paris, Somogy, 1999 La Légende de la danse, Paris, Flammarion, 1999 (ISBN 2-0803-5609-9) Écrire la danse : de Ronsard à Antonin Artaud, Paris, Atlantica, 2001 (ISBN 2840492059) Books about Marie-Claude Pietragalla Pietragalla, texte de Bernard Raffali, photographies de Claude Alexandre, Arles, Actes Sud, 1996 Filmography Quand je vois le soleil, de Jacques Cortal, 2003. Avec Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Florent Pagny, François Cluzet et Sophie Broustal... Biography of David Jason
Sir David John White, OBE known by his stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940) is a highly regarded English actor, admired equally for his dramatic work as for his comedy roles. He is perhaps most famous for his portrayal of "Del Boy" in the BBC television situation comedy Only Fools and Horses which made him a household name in the United Kingdom, and for playing detective chief inspector Jack Frost on A Touch of Frost. Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m) Early career He started his television career in 1964 playing the part of Bert Bradshaw in Crossroads. In 1967 he played a spoof super-hero Captain Fantastic (and also other roles), in the television sketch comedy series Do Not Adjust Your Set. His co-stars were Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Humphrey Barclay, who recruited... Biography of Carolina Klüft
Carolina Evelyn Klüft (born February 2, 1983) is a Swedish athlete competing in heptathlon, long jump and pentathlon. She is the current Olympic, World (twice) and European (twice) heptathlon champion and is regarded as one of the best female athletes in the world. Since 16/09/2002, Klüft has been continuously ranked as the world's leading heptathlete, by the IAAF. This is currently the longest of any athlete. She is also normally a member of the Swedish 4 x 100 m relay team at international competitions, and was part of the team that set the national record. Her main coach is Agne Bergvall. She is 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall and weighs 65 kg. Born in Sandhult, Västergötland, Carolina Klüft grew up in Växjö, where her father, mother and three sisters still live. She currently lives ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claudio Panatta
Claudio Panatta, born February 2, 1960 in Roma, is a former Italian tennis player. Height: 5' 11" (1m80).... Biography of Graham Nash
Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is an English-born singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and songwriting contributions in pop group The Hollies and folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and as a photography collector and photographer. Music career Nash was born in Blackpool, England, during World War II. His mother was evacuated from the Nashes' hometown of Salford (now in Greater Manchester ), where Graham grew up. In the early 1960s he was a leading member of The Hollies, one of the UK's most successful pop groups ever. Although recognised as a key member of the group, he seldom sang lead vocals, although he did write many of the band's songs, most often in collaboration with Allan Clarke. Nash was pivotal in the forging of a sound and lyrics showing an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luci Victoria
Luci Victoria (b. February 2, 1982 at Sheffield, England) is an English model and actress. AKA Luci Oldfield. Measurements 36DD - 25 - 35 Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 130 lb (59 kg) Luci Victoria became Playmate of the Month in September 2003. On February 14th 2004, Luci appeared at half time during the Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle Scottish Premier League match to carry out the home club's "Half Time Prize Draw". Her appearance however caused a number of complaints from those who felt that a Playboy model on the pitch corrupted Kilmarnock's "family image". Plans to use Luci to launch the clubs new strips for the following season were dropped.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andy Fordham
Andy Fordham (born February 2, 1962 in London) is an English darts player, also known by his nickname, The Viking. He won the 2004 World Professional Darts Championship, beating Mervyn King in the final. He is also a four-time semi-finalist at the Lakeside, and the 1999 Winmau World Masters champion. Darts career Fordham made his first appearance on the stage at Lakeside in 1995 and made it to the semi-finals before losing to Richie Burnett. Another semi-final defeat followed in 1996, this time to Steve Beaton. On both occasions, his victor went on to claim the title. Second round defeats followed in 1997 (to Marshall James) and 1998 (to Raymond van Barneveld) before he made it a hat-trick of semi-final defeats in 1999, this time to Ronnie Baxter. His 2000 campaign ended in the q... Biography of Eva Cassidy
Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 in Washington, DC – November 2, 1996) was an American vocalist, musician, and artist known for her interpretations of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country and pop classics. She released her first album The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown in 1992 followed by a live solo album, Live at Blues Alley in 1996. Cassidy was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, DC when she died of melanoma in 1996. Four years later, Cassidy's music was brought to the attention of UK audiences when her versions of "Over the Rainbow" and "Fields of Gold" were played by Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Following the overwhelming response, a camcorder recording of "Over the Rainbow" taken at the Blues Alley was shown on BBC Two's Top of the Pops 2. ... Biography of Melody Gardot
Melody Gardot (born February 2, 1985 in New Jersey) is an American jazz singer, writer and musician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been influenced by such blues and jazz artists as Judy Garland, Janis Joplin, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and George Gershwin as well as Latin music artists such as Stan Getz and Caetano Veloso. Gardot follows the teachings of Buddhism, is a macrobiotic cook and humanitarian who often speaks about the benefits of music therapy. She has visited various Universities and Hospitals to speak about its ability to help reconnect neural pathways in the brain, improve speech ability, and lift general spirits. In a recent interview she was rumored to be working closely in a University in the United States to help develop a program for Music Therapy and the man... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernst Hanfstaengl
Ernst Franz Sedgwick Hanfstaengl (Munich, February 2, 1887 - November 6, 1975) worked for both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler. Early Life Ernst Hanfstaengl, nicknamed "Putzi", was born in Munich, Germany, the son of a wealthy German art publisher, Edgar Hanfstaengl, and an American mother. He spent most of his early years in Germany and later moved to the United States. His mother was Katharine Wilhelmina Heine, daughter of William Heine, a cousin of John Sedgwick. His godfather was Duke Ernst II. He attended Harvard University and became acquainted with Walter Lippmann and John Reed. A gifted pianist, he composed several songs for Harvard's football team. He graduated in 1909. According to John Tolland's biography of Hitler, Hanfstaengl was a tall man, almost six and a hal... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stan Getz
Stanley Gayetzky (February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California), usually known by his stage name Stan Getz, was an American jazz saxophone player. Known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, Getz's prime influence was the wispy, mellow tone of his idol, Lester Young. In 1986, however, Getz said: "I never consciously tried to conceive of what my sound should be..." Getz played a Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone. Life and work Stan Getz was born on February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia. His parents were Ukrainian-Jews who immigrated from the Kiev area in the Ukraine in 1903. The family later moved to New York City for better jobs. Stan worked hard in school receiving straight "A's" on average and finished 6th grade close to the top of his class. Stan's major... Biography of Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz (IPA: ) was a Jewish violin virtuoso born in Lithuania (February 2 1901 – December 10, 1987) who was one of the most pre-eminent violinists of the 20th century. Early life Heifetz was born of Jewish descent in Vilnius, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. There is controversy over his birth year, which is sometimes placed a year or two earlier to 1899 or 1900. It is possible that his mother said he was two years younger to make him seem like more of a prodigy. His father, Reuven Heifetz, was a local violin teacher and served as the concertmaster of the Vilnius Theatre Orchestra for one season before the theatre closed down. Jascha took up the violin when he was three years old and his father was his first teacher. At five he started lessons with Ilya D. Malkin, a... Biography of Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne), born Eleanor, 1650-52 - 14 November 1687), was one of the earliest English actresses to receive prominent recognition, and a long-time mistress of King Charles II. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, she has been called a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella. Elizabeth Howe, in The First English Actresses, says she was "the most famous Restoration actress of all time, possessed of an extraordinary comic talent." By Charles, Nell had two sons, Charles Beauclerk (1670-1726) and James Beauclerk (1671-1680). Charles was the first Earl of Burford, later Duke of St. Albans. Early life Very little is reliably known about Nell Gwyn... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lauren Lane
Lauren Lane (born February 2, 1961) is a television and stage actress, best known for her portrayal of C. C. Babcock on the 1990s popular sitcom The Nanny. Lane was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and raised in Texas. She is divorced and has one child, a daughter, Kate (born February 27, 1998). Sometimes credited as Laura Lane, she began acting in 1984 and has appeared in numerous TV shows such as Hunter and L.A. Law and in several movies. She also has acted on stage. She was a member of The Actors Gang, an experimental theater company headed by Tim Robbins. Lane graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. She then earned her Master's degree at the American Conservatory Theater. She is currently a professor in the Theatre Department at Te... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-François Lamour
Jean-François Lamour (born February 2, 1956) is a former French fencer and current French politician and cabinet minister. A top fencer, he was a gold medallist at the 1984 Olympics and 1988 Olympics and a bronze medal winner at the 1992 Olympics in the men's individual sabre. He was also world champion in 1987. Retiring he entered politics serving as the sports and youth counselor to the Mayor of Paris from 1993 to 1995. In 2002 he became the minister of sport and in 2004 he was given responsibility for youth in addition to this.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Newton
David Newton, born February 2, 1958 in Newton Mearns, is a Scottish jazz musician and pianist.... Biography of Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch (born February 2, 1925) is an American actress and vocalist, known for her trademark performance of "The Ladies Who Lunch" in Company and her one-woman show, Elaine Stritch at Liberty. Early years Stritch was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Mildred (née Jobe), a homemaker, and George Joseph Stritch, a business executive with B.F. Goodrich. Her family was wealthy and devoutly Roman Catholic. Stritch's father was of Irish descent, and her mother was of Welsh descent. Stritch is the niece of Samuel Cardinal Stritch, the former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago. Stritch trained at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School for Social Research in New York City under Erwin Piscator; other students at the Dramatic Workshop at this time included Marlon Brando and Bea ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Chatrier
Philippe Chatrier (2 February 1926 - 22 June 2000) was a French tennis player. After his playing career ended, he became a journalist, and was then involved in sports administration. He was president of the French Tennis Federation for 20 years, from 1973 to 1993, and president of the International Tennis Federation for 14 years, from 1977 to 1991. Chatrier was born in Cretell in France. He was the French junior tennis champion in 1945. He was a member of the French Davis Cup team from 1948 and 1950. He last played a Wimbledon in 1953, and then became a journalist. He founded the magazine Tennis de France in 1953. He was also sports and news editor for the Paris daily newspaper Paris-Presse. He married Susan Partridge, who was French tennis champion in 1953. They later divorced, and ... Biography of Abba Eban
Abba Eban (Hebrew: אבא אבן, born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban, 2 February 1915 - 17 November 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician. Political career Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Eban moved to the United Kingdom at an early age living for a period of time in Belfast. He was educated at St Olave's Grammar School, Orpington before studying Classics and Oriental languages at Queens' College, Cambridge where he achieved a triple first. As a child, he recalled being sent to his grandfather's house every weekend to study the Hebrew language and Biblical literature. During his time at University and afterwards, Eban was highly involved in the Federation of Zionist Youth and was editor of its ideological journal, "The Young Zionist". After gra... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Roland Payen
Nicolas Roland Payen, born February 2, 1914 in Athis-Mons, is the inventor of delta wing. The delta wing is a wing planform in the form of a triangle, named after the Greek uppercase delta which is a triangle (Δ). Its use in the so called "tailless delta", i.e. without the horizontal tailplane, was pioneered especially by Alexander Lippisch in Germany prior to WWII, although none of his designs saw widespread service. After the war he moved to the United States where he worked at Convair. After the war the tailless delta became the favoured design for high-speed use, and was used (almost to the exclusion of other planforms) by Convair and Dassault in France. A number of British designs also used the delta, including the Avro Vulcan bomber. This early use of tailless delta wing aircraf... Biography of Lionel Lemonchois
Lionel Lemonchois, born February 2, 1960 in Bayeux, is a French navigator. He has participated in Route du Rhum and a lot of yacht races (The Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes places every 4 years in November. The course is 'twixt Saint Malo, Brittany, France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. The first competition, won by Canadian Michael Birch in his boat Olympus Photo by a margin of 98 seconds over second-placed Michel Malinovsky in Kriter V was held in 1978, and was marked in tragedy by the disappearance of Alain Colas during the crossing. The 2006 race begins on 29 October 2006, with a maximum of 60 boats competing in 4 categories: ORMA Class: Multihulls measuring from 59’ to 60’ in length IMOCA Class: Monohulls measuring from 58’ to 60’ in le... Biography of Vladimir Kovalev
Vladimir Kovalev (Russian: Владимир Ковалев) (born February 2, 1953) is a retired figure skater who competed internationally for the USSR. He is an Olympic silver medalist and 2-time World champion. He trained at VSS Trud in Moscow. Kovalev is pronounced, "ko-va-lyov." Career Kovalev placed second behind his British rival John Curry at the 1976 Winter Olympics. However, Kovalev's short and free programs were filled with mistakes and the audience was displeased when the results were announced that he had placed ahead of such skaters as Toller Cranston and Jan Hoffmann. Kovalev went on to win the gold at the World Championships in 1977 and 1979, and he was also the winner of the European Championshi... Biography of Libby Purves
Libby Purves OBE (born February 2, 1950 in London, England) is a radio presenter, journalist and author. A diplomat's daughter, she was educated at convent schools in Bangkok (Thailand), South Africa and France, and then Beechwood Sacred Heart School in Tunbridge Wells. Purves won a scholarship to St Anne's College, Oxford, where she was awarded a First in the Final Honour School of English Language and Literature (BA). She was elected Librarian (effectively Vice President) of the Oxford Union. In 1971, she joined the BBC as a studio manager. In 1976, at the age of 28, she joined Brian Redhead on the BBC's Today programme, becoming the show's first female presenter. She currently presents Midweek on BBC Radio 4 and the education programme The Learning Curve. Purves also writes a column ... Biography of Martin Spanjers
Martin Ryan Spanjers (born February 2, 1987) is an American actor known for his role as Rory Joseph Hennessy in the ABC television sitcom 8 Simple Rules. Spanjers was born in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Sara, an artist, and Frank Spanjers, a facilities administrator. He has an older brother, Matt. Spanjers auditioned for the starring role of Malcolm in Malcolm in the Middle, almost getting it, but did get a guest spot in the show's pilot episode. Although he didn't make it to Malcolm, he was able to show up in 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter. Spanjers made a guest appearance as Davie in the first episode of the fourth season of Cold Case, "Rampage". He made guest appearances in many other TV shows as well. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Spanjers's most... Biography of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy
Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy (Maria Beatrice Elena Margherita Ludovica Caterina Ramona di Savoia (born 2 February 1943) is the youngest daughter of Italy's last king, Umberto II and his queen, Marie José of Belgium. Known as "Titti" to family and friends. Marriage Maria Beatrice married Luis Rafael Reyna-Corvalán y Dillon (18 April 1939 – 17 February 1999; murdered) in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on 1 April 1970. The couple had three children. * Rafael Humberto Lupo Reyna y de Saboya (21 September 1970 – 29 April 1994), committed suicide * Patrizio Reyna y de Saboya (1971); died shortly after birth * Azaea Beatrice Reyna y de Saboya (b. 11 November 1973), married Arturo Pando y Mundet (1971-) in 1996, Mexico. * Marie Jose Pando y Corvalan Reyna (b. 23 July ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Otar Iosseliani
Otar Iosseliani (Georgian: ოთარ იოსელიანი; born February 2, 1934 in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic) is a Georgian-French film maker. Due to censorship, his films were repeatedly banned in the USSR, inducing Iosseliani to migrate to France in 1982. Iosseliani's first full-length motion picture, "November" (1966) (Giorgobistve), won a FIPRESCI-prize at the Cannes Film Festival. His film "Pastorale", after it was finished in 1976, was not released, but disappeared for several years in the Soviet archives, and was allowed only a limited distribution later. Once again Iosseliani got an impression that his artistic freedom was stolen. After the success of "Pastorale" at the Berlin Film Festival in 1982,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kim Zimmer
Kim Zimmer (born February 2, 1955 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a four-time Emmy Award-winning American actress. Career Zimmer's career began with stage work; an early television role was her portrayal of the character of Bonnie Harmon on One Life to Live in 1978. In 1979, she was tapped to replace Kathleen Turner as Nola Dancy Aldrich on The Doctors. (Ironically, in 1981 she appeared in the film Body Heat, co-starring with Turner, in a plot that addressed similarities in their appearance.) After The Doctors was cancelled in 1982, she had a brief return to One Life to Live in 1983 as Echo DiSavoy. Later in 1983, Zimmer was cast in the role for which she is best known, the character of Reva Shayne Lewis on the television soap opera Guiding Light. Zimmer left Guiding Light in 19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd (2 February 1886, Glasgow, UK - 10 August 1960, Santa Monica, California, United States) was an Academy Award-winning film director, scriptwriter and producer. Lloyd was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and its president between 1934 and 1935. Selected filmography The Black Box (1915) Madame X (1920) Oliver Twist (1922) The Sea Hawk (1924) The Eagle of the Sea (1926) Children of Divorce (1927) Cavalcade (1933) Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Under Two Flags (1936) Wells Fargo (1937) Maid of Salem (1937) If I Were King (1938) The Howards of Virginia (1940) Forever and a Day (1943) Blood on the Sun (1945) The Last Command (1955)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Oswald Achenbach
Oswald Achenbach (2 February 1827 - 1 February 1905) was a German landscape painter. Born in Düsseldorf, he received his art education from his brother, Andreas Achenbach. His landscapes generally dwell on the rich and glowing effects of color which drew him to the Bay of Naples and the neighborhood of Rome. From 1863 to 1872 he was Professor of Landscape Painting at the Düsseldorf Academy. He died in Düsseldorf of an inflammation of the lungs. He is represented at most of the important German galleries of modern art.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Subor
Michel Subor (b. February 2, 1935) is a French actor who gained fame playing the lover of Brigitte Bardot's character in La Bride sur le Cou (1961). In Hollywood Subor starred in Clive Donner's What's New, Pussycat? (as lover Philippe) and in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (as Claude Jade's husband, the journalist François Picard). His most important role was his Bruno Forestier in Jean-Luc Godard's Le Petit Soldat beside Anna Karina. He had a comeback in 1999 in Claire Denis's Beau Travail. His most recent movie is Claire Denis' L'Intrus in 2004.... Biography of João César Monteiro
João César Monteiro was a Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic . He was born in Figueira da Foz in February 2, 1934 (source: Imdb) and died of cancer in Lisbon on February 3, 2003. Life and career João César Monteiro was born in a family with anti-clerical and anti-fascist ideals. When he was 15 years old, in order to continue his studies, his family moved to Lisbon. In 1963, with a grant from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, João traveled to Great Britain to study at the London School of Film Technique. In 1965, back in Portugal, he starts working in his first film Quem Espera por Sapatos de Defunto Morre Descalço (Who Waits for the Deacesed's Shoes Dies Barefoot), which would only be finished five years later due to financial problems. In the mean time he also made ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Phil Barney
Phil Barney (real name : Philippe Baranés, born on February 2, 1957, in Annaba, Algeria) is a French singer-songwriter. He was particularly successful with his 1987 song "Un Enfant de toi". In the 1980s, Phil Barney had several success on the French Singles Chart, including the big hit "Un Enfant de toi", his first single, which was a number three hit in November 1987. "Avec qui tu vis", "Tellement je pense à toi", "Il est parti" and "Loin de tes bras" were among his other singles, but they achieved a moderate success in comparison with his debut single. Most of his songs are pop ballads related with romantic themes. However, throughout his career, Barney changed his musical style and also recorded rap songs. He published several studio albums, but the last ones passed almost unnotic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raimondo d'Inzeo
Major Raimondo D'Inzeo (born February 2, 1925 in Poggio Mirteto) was a successful Italian show jumping rider from the late 1940s until the late 1970s. He was Olympic champion and double World Champion. Together with his elder brother Piero D'Inzeo, they were the first athletes, to compete in eight Olympic games, namely consistently from 1948-1976. Their point of glory was achieved in the Olympic Games in 1960, in Rome, when Raimondo won the gold medal and Piero won the silver medal in the Olympic show jumping final, the Grand Prix. As an officer of the Italian cavalry he always rode in tournaments in their uniforms. The irritant and aggressive temperament of Raimondo, Piero was more technical and more calculating. Major achievements Olympic Games 1956 Stockholm: Silver medal... Biography of Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (2 February 1864 – 28 July 1945), born Emma Alice Margaret Tennant, was an Anglo-Scottish socialite, author and wit. She married Herbert Henry Asquith, who would become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1908-1916). Early life Margot Tennant was born in Peeblesshire, Tweeddale, of Scottish and English descent. She was the sixth daughter and eleventh child of Charles Clow Tennant, industrialist and politician, and Emma Winsloe. She was brought up at Glen, the family's country estate, Margot and her sister Laura grew up wild and uninhibited. Margot was a "venturesome child", roaming the moors, climbing to the top of the roof by moonlight, riding her horse up the front steps of the estate house. Riding and golf were her life-long passion... Biography of Tom Smothers
Thomas Bolin “Tom” Smothers III (born February 2, 1937) is an American comedian, composer and musician, best known as half of the musical comedy team The Smothers Brothers with brother, Dick Smothers. Overview Smothers was born in New York City and after moving to California graduated from North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, California. He was a competitive unicyclist, and a state champion gymnast in the parallel bars. Smothers later attended San José State University. The Smothers Brothers appeared on numerous television shows over the past three decades, including two variety shows of their own, The Smothers Brothers Show from 1965 to 1966, and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967. Tom Smothers negotiated creative control over the CBS show. The documentary Smo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Konstantin von Neurath
Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath (2 February 1873 – 14 August 1956) was a German diplomat, Foreign Minister of Germany (1932-1938) and Reichsprotektor (Governor) of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (1939-1941). Neurath remained titular Protector until 1943. Early life He was born in Vaihingen an der Enz, Kingdom of Württemberg, the son of minor Swabian nobility. He studied law in Tübingen and in Berlin. After graduating in 1892 he joined a local law firm in his home town. He joined the civil service in 1901 and worked for the Foreign Office in Berlin. In 1903 he was assigned to the embassy in London as Vice-Consul and from 1909 he was Legationsrat (legation counsel) at the embassy. In 1914 he was sent to the embassy in Constantinople. On 30 May 1901 he married Marie Auguste Mo... Biography of Maurice Leroy
Maurice Leroy (born February 2, 1959) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Loir-et-Cher department, and is a member of the New Centre.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gabriel Naudé
Gabriel Naudé (2 February 1600 – 10 July 1653) was a French librarian and scholar. He was a prolific writer who produced works on many subjects including politics, religion, history and the supernatural. An influential work on library science was the 1627 book Advice on Establishing a Library. Naudé was later able to put into practice all the ideas he put forth in Advice, when he was given the opportunity to build and maintain the library of Cardinal Jules Mazarin. Naudé is a precursor of Pierre Bayle and Fontenelle. Naudé was born in Paris in early 1600 to a family of modest means. His father was a lowly official and his mother was a young illiterate woman. He was described by his teachers as tenacious and passionate about his education. Naudé entered college at a young age where ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicole Catala
Nicole Catala, born February 2, 1936 in Millau (Aveyron), is a French policitian and a teacher.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sean Elliott
Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. Early life Elliott was born in Tucson, Arizona and was youngest of three boys. He was a very intelligent boy growing up and attended the G.A.T.E. (Gifted and Talented Education) program at Toleson Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona. He played high school basketball at Cholla High School now Cholla High Magnet School in Tucson, Arizona, and after graduating in 1985, played college basketball at the University of Arizona. Under the tutelage of Lute Olson, Elliott was selected as a consensus all American during his junior and senior years. After an exceptional senior season, Elliot won the Wooden Award. He played for the US national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship... Biography of Pope Benedict XIII
Pope Benedict XIII (February 2, 1649 – February 21, 1730), born Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was pope from 1724 until his death. He succeeded Pope Innocent XIII (1721–1724). He was born in Gravina in Puglia to Ferdinando III Orsini, duke of Gravina, and Giovanna Frangipani della tolfa, from Toritto. He was a member of the Orsini of Rome, the third and last member of that family to become Pope. He entered the Dominican Order and received the name Vincenzo Maria. He was named cardinal on February 22, 1672 (allegedly, against his will); later he was bishop of Manfredonia, bishop of Cesena and then archbishop of Benevento. At first, he called himself Benedict XIV, but afterwards altered the title to Benedict XIII. (The previous Benedict XIII having been considere... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heinrich Gottlieb Heer
Gottlieb Heinrich Heer, born February 2, 1903 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy, died in 1967, was a German writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Liz Smith
Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith (born February 2, 1923 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American gossip columnist. Liz Smith is known as The Grand Dame of Dish. Early life and career Smith married her high school sweetheart, George Edward Beeman -- a World War II Bombardier -- in 1944. But she left him to enroll in college and they were divorced several years later. Smith graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Journalism in 1949, where she wrote for The Daily Texan, then moved to New York where she worked as a typist, a proofreader and a reporter before she broke into the media world as a news producer for Mike Wallace at CBS Radio. She spent five years as a News producer for NBC-TV. In the late 1950's Smith worked as a ghostwriter for the popular Cholly Knicker... Biography of Gunter Schlierkamp
Il Classico Günter Schlierkamp (born February 2, 1970) is a German IFBB pro bodybuilder. Schlierkamp was born in Olfen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, where he grew up on a farm. Given his friendly demeanour and the fact that he is almost always smiling, Schlierkamp is one of the sports' most popular pros and commonly a fan favourite. In 1996 he married Carmen Jourst and moved to the USA, but they divorced in 2003. Four years later, he married American personal trainer Kim Lyons in March 2007. After a fourth place showing at the 2005 Mr. Olympia contest, Schlierkamp started training with legendary trainer Charles Glass. Schlierkamp had trained with Glass in 2002, and finished above 8-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman at the GNC Show of Strength. Hoping to gain an edge for the 2006 Mr. O... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Pietri
Nicolas Pietri (February 2, 1862, Sartène, Corsica, France) was a French politician, business man and art amateur.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Havelock Ellis
Henry Havelock Ellis (February 2, 1859 - July 8, 1939) was a British sexologist, physician, and social reformer. Early life Ellis, son of Edward Peppen Ellis and Susannah Mary Wheatley, was born at Croydon, then a small town south of London. His father was a sea captain, his mother the daughter of a sea captain, and many other relatives lived on or near the sea. At seven years of age, his father took him on one of his voyages, during which he called at Sydney, Callao and Antwerp. After his return, Ellis went to a fairly good school, the French and German College near Wimbledon, and afterward attended a school in Mitcham. Teaching In April 1875, Ellis left London on his father's ship for Australia, and soon after his arrival in Sydney, he obtained a position as a master at a priva... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbara Sukowa
Barbara Sukowa (born 2 February 1950 in Bremen, Germany) is a German theatre and film actress. Work Ms. Sukowa's stage debut was in Berlin in 1971, in a production of Peter Handke's Der Ritt über den Bodensee. Günter Beelitz invited her to join the ensemble of the Darmstädt National Theatre in the same year. She also worked in Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg, in collaboration with directors such as Luc Bondy and Ivan Nagel. Her roles included Marion in Danton's Death and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Other Shakespeare roles in Europe were Rosalind in As You Like It and Desdemona in Othello. Sukowa also performed in Ibsen's The Master Builder. In English, she has worked in a production of The Cherry Orchard (Princeton, New Jersey, 2000). In addition to her stage work, Sukowa is... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Rovis
Jean Rovis, born Jean Victor Léon Rowies February 2, 1933 in Liège, is a Belgian actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746353/) # "The Tiger Brigades" .... Le directeur du Parisiana (1 episode, 1974) ... aka "Les brigades du Tigre" - France (original title) - Visite incognito (1974) TV episode .... Le directeur du Parisiana # The Red Room (1972) .... Orgon ... aka "La chambre rouge" - France (original title) # The Erasers (1969) ... aka "Les gommes" - Belgium (original title) # Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday (1967) ... aka "Jeudi on chantera comme dimanche" - France (original title) # Le turfiste (1959)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Silvestre
Charles Silvestre, born February 2, 1889 in Tulle and died March 31, 1948 in Bellac, was a French novelist. Works * L'Incomparable Ami, 1920 * Le Soleil de Salamine, 1920 * L'Amour et la mort de Jean Pradeau, préface de Jérôme et Jean Tharaud, 1922 * Le Merveilleux Médecin, 1923 * Aimée Villard, fille de France, 1924 * Coeurs paysans, introduction par Henri Pourrat, 1924 * Prodige du cœur, Prix Fémina, orné de 28 aquarelles originales de Jean Texcier, 1926 * Amour sauvé, 1927 * Le Vent du gouffre, 1928 * La Prairie et la flamme, 1929 * Le Voyage rustique, 1929 * Monsieur Terral, 1931 * Pleine terre, 1931 * Au soleil des saisons, 1932 * Le Livre d'un terrien, 1933 * L'Orage sur la maison, 1933 * Le Pa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Philippot
Michel Paul Philippot (2 February 1925 in Verzy – 28 July 1996 in Vincennes) was a French composer, mathematician, acoustician, musicologist, aesthetician, broadcaster, and educator. Life Philippot’s studies of mathematics were interrupted by World War II, after which he decided instead to study music, first at the Conservatory of Reims, and then at the Paris Conservatoire (1945–48), where he studied harmony with Georges Dandelot. He also took private composition lessons from 1946 to 1950 with René Leibowitz, who introduced him to the music of the Second Viennese School. In 1949 he began a career at ORTF in a position as a music producer. In 1959 he became assistant to Pierre Schaeffer in the Groupe de Recherches Musicales, and later worked under Henri Barraud at France-Culture. From... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Evarts C. Walton
Evarts C. Walton, born February 2, 1881 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an American astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Marc Chavanne
Jean-Marc Chavanne, born February 2, 1939 in Mieussy (Haute-Savoie), died March 10, 2003, was a French politician, a member of UMP. He was the Mayor of Saint-Jeoire-en-Faucigny (Haute-Savoie) (June 23, 1980 - March 10, 2003).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frédéric Dufour
Frédéric Dufour, born February 2, 1976 in Lyon, is a French rower.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Scott Erickson
Scott Gavin Erickson (born February 2, 1968 in Long Beach, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Career Erickson began his professional career, after being drafted by the NY Mets, Houston Astros, and Toronto Blue Jays, in 1989 when he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the amateur draft. Erickson quickly rose to the major leagues in just his second season of professional baseball in 1990, a season in which he finished with a record of 8-4. His incredible September, 5-0 with a 1.35 ERA, earned him the Pitcher of the Month award. After posting a record of 12-2 with a 1.39 ERA in the first half of the '91 season, Erickson became the first pitcher to win 20 in his first full season. During the Minnesota Twins 1991, World Series season, Erickson led t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carol MacElvoy
Carol MacElvoy, born February 2, 1945 in Inglewood, California, is an American journalist and newscaster.... Biography of Sandy Casar
Sandy Casar (born February 2, 1979 in Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines) is a French professional racing cyclist. Casar turned professional in 2000 after riding for Jean Floch-Mantes as an amateur. As a professional he has always ridden for FDJ. Casar's talent was revealed in Paris–Nice 2002, which he finished second at 23 years old. He finished 13th in the 2003 Giro d'Italia, in front of climber Marco Pantani. He had his biggest win in a stage of the 2003 Tour de Suisse. He then finished 16th in the 2004 Tour de France, and sixth in the 2006 Giro d'Italia, 25 minutes behind winner Ivan Basso. Casar also won the Route du Sud in 2005. Casar wore the white jersey as best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France. On 27 July 2007, he won his first Tour de France stage, beating Laurent Lefevr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antonio Segni
Antonio Segni (2 February 1891 – 1 December 1972) was an Italian politician who was the 48th and 51st Prime Minister of Italy (1955–1957, 1959–1960), and the fourth President of the Italian Republic from 1962 to 1964. Adhering to the centrist Christian Democratic party (Italian: Democrazia Cristiana – DC), he was the first Sardinian ever to become Prime Minister of Italy. Biography The son of a Sardinian landowning family, born in Sassari, Sardinia, he studied to become a lawyer with a degree in agricultural and commercial law. Segni joined the Italian People's Party (Italian: Partito Popolare Italiano) – the predecessor of the Christian Democratic Party – in 1919. In 1924 he was a member of the party’s national council, until all political organizations were dissolved by Benito Muss... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC (2 February 1889 – 11 January 1952) was a French military hero of World War II and commander in the First Indochina War. Early life Born at Mouilleron-en-Pareds (Vendée), he graduated from school in 1911 (5th of his promotion in Saint-Cyr), fought in World War I and was wounded twice. He specialized in cavalry and was made head of the French War College in 1935. After World War I, he served as an officer in the French headquarters during the Rif War. He entered General Weygand's headquarters in 1932. Weygand had the choice between de Lattre and de Gaulle and choose de Lattre because of his superior rank and honors. De Lattre then served in the headquarters of an infantry regiment at Metz. World War II When war was decla... Biography of Louis Sclavis
Louis Sclavis (b. Lyon, France, February 2, 1953) is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including jazz and free jazz. He is noted for his creativity and a lively sense of humor. Biography Sclavis began his musical education at the conservatoire de Lyon at age 9, where he studied clarinet. He began performing with the Lyon Workshop, where he met Michel Portal and Bernard Lubat. He then joined the Brotherhood of Breath of Chris McGregor, and later the Henri Texier Quartet. He began his work as a bandleader in 1987, with his first solo album, Chine. The track "Duguesclin" actually became a surprise hit in France, due to its lively, middle-age inspiration. In 1995, he created, along with Henri Texier and Aldo... Biography of Carroll Righter
Carroll Righter (February 2, 1900-April 30, 1988) was known as the "astrologer to the stars." He wrote a syndicated daily advice column for 166 newspapers around the world, and was reputed to be an advisor to Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Righter, who liked to be called the "gregarious Aquarius,' began doing charts for Hollywood notables in 1938 and became a columnist in 1950. Mr. Righter was mentioned in President Reagan's 1965 autobiography, Where's The Rest Of Me? and according to former White House Chief of Staff Donald T. Regan, Mrs. Reagan turned to astrologers to help determine the president's schedule. Asked specifically whether he believed in astrology, President Reagan said, "I don't guide my life by it" but he added, "I don't know enough about it to say, is there something to it o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Guingouin
Georges Guingouin (2 February 1913, Magnac-Laval in Haute-Vienne, France – 27 October 2005, Troyes, France) was a French Communist Party (PCF) militant who played a leading role in the French resistance as head of the Maquis du Limousin. He was controversial as a result of extortion committed under his authority during the épuration sauvage in Limousin during 1944. Youth Guingouin's father, a career non-commissioned officer, was killed at Bapaume in 1914. His mother was the daughter of a ceramics worker; she was the headmistress of a primary school. Guingouin was initially a pupil at the école primaire supérieure at Bellac, and was then admitted to the école normale d'instituteurs teacher training school at Limoges. After his military service, he was appointed as a teacher at Saint-G... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Robert Hawkins
John Robert Hawkins, born on February 2, 1938 in Lafayette, Indiana, is an American astrologer and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray
Louis-Albert Bourgault-Ducoudray was a French composer and teacher. He was born at Nantes on 2 February 1840 and died at Vernouillet, near Paris, on 4 July 1910. He studied law before switching to music at the Paris Conservatoire under Ambroise Thomas and obtained the Prix de Rome in 1862. He served in the Franco-Prussian War and was wounded, receiving a medal for conspicuous bravery, and in 1874 visited Greece, where he began studying Greek church music and folk music. In 1878 he was appointed professor of musical history at the Paris Conservatoire. Among his many pupils was Charles Koechlin. He wrote operas, choral works and orchestral music and published several collections of folksongs, mainly Greek, Breton and Scottish. He also wrote a biography of Schubert.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Than Shwe
Senior General Than Shwe (Burmese: သန်းရ်ဝ်ဟေ; IPA: ; born February 2, 1933) is Head of State of Myanmar (Burma), serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw and chairman of the State Peace and Development Council since April 23, 1992. SPDC is the new name of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), established in 1988. He is also the Head of Union Solidarity and Development Association. These positions and titles effectively amount to Shwe being what is generally referred to as the "head" of Myanmar's ruling military junta. Early life and career Than Shwe was born in Kyaukse, Mandalay Division. He enlisted in the army, where he spent several years in the psychiatric hospital, being treated for post traumatic str... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Jacques Grunenwald
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald (2 February 1911–19 December 1982), was a French organist, composer, architect, and pedagogue. Life and work Jean-Jacques Grunenwald was born in 1911 in Cran-Gevrier, Haute-Savoie. He studied at the Paris Conservatory, where he received first prizes in organ (1935, class of Marcel Dupré) and composition (1937, class of Henri Busser). Two years later, Grunenwald won the prestigious Second Grand Prix de Rome for his cantata, La farce du Mari fondu. Additionally to his musical education, Grunenwald was enrolled at the École National des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he graduated in 1941 with a diploma in architecture. In 1955, Grunenwald became organist at St. Pierre-de-Montrouge in Paris. Two years later, he began a recording of the complete organ works of J. S.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Marc Padovani
Jean-Marc Padovani, born February 2, 1956 in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, is a French saxophonist and jazz sax player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Falala
Francis Falala, born on February 2, 1955 in Reims (Marne), is a French politician, the son of politician Jean Falala. He is a former member of Parliament (UMP).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandre Ledru-Rollin
Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin (2 February 1807 – 31 December 1874) was a French politician. The grandson of Nicolas Philippe Ledru, the celebrated quack doctor known as "Comus" under Louis XV and Louis XVI, Ledru-Rollin was born in a house that had once been Paul Scarron's, at Fontenay-aux-Roses (Hauts-de-Seine). He had just begun to practise at the Parisian bar before the revolution of July, and was retained for the Republican defence in most of the great political trials of the next ten years. In 1838 he bought for 330,000 francs Désiré Dalloz's place in the Court of Cassation. He was elected deputy for Le Mans in 1841 with little opposition; but the violence of his electoral speeches led to his being tried at Angers and sentenced to four months' imprisonment and a fine, against which h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Claude Mignon
Jean-Claude Mignon (born February 2, 1950) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Seine-et-Marne department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Red Schoendienst
Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst (pronounced /ˈʃeɪndiːnst/; born February 2, 1923) is a former American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. During a 19-year baseball career, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1945–56, 1961–63), New York Giants (1956–57) and Milwaukee Braves (1957–60). After retiring, Schoendienst in 1965 began the second-longest managerial tenure in Cardinals history (surpassed only by Tony La Russa, who is now going into his 15th season), skippering the team for 12 seasons, from 1965 through 1976. Under his direction, St. Louis won National League pennants in 1967 and 1968, and defeated the Boston Red Sox in seven games in the 1967 World Series. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. He is currently the special assistant c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard J. Flamson
Richard J. Flamson, born on February 2, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, died on October 12, 1991 in Newport Beach, California, was an American businessman, who led the Security Pacific Corporation (source: lescaut, nolle).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aldo Palazzeschi
Aldo Palazzeschi (2 February 1885 - 17 August 1974) was the pen name of Aldo Giurlani, an Italian novelist, poet, journalist and essayist. Biography He was born in Florence to a well-off, bourgeois family in Florence, and studied accounting and acting before he published his first book of poetry, I cavalli bianchi (in English, The White Horses) in 1905 using his maternal grandmother's name as a pseudonym. After meeting Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, he became a fervent Futurist. However, he was never entirely ideologically aligned with the movement and had a falling out with the group over Italy's involvement in World War I, which he opposed. His "futurist period" (roughly the 1910s) was a very fecund time in which he published a series of works that cemented his reputation. Most notable... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini (2 February 1908 - 13 May 1982) was an Italian composer, best known for his film scores. Born in Rome, he was brother of director Roberto Rossellini and father of producer Franco Rossellini. He died in Monte Carlo. He composed the scores of his brother's films, and others such as The Children Are Watching Us or Il segno di Venere. He also wrote several ballets, oratorios, cantatas, four operas—La Guerra (1956), Il vortice (1958), Uno sguardo dal ponte (1961), L'Annonce faite à Marie (1970)—, symphonies, chamber music, and songs. Awards * Nastro d'Argento: Best Score for Paisà (1946) and for I fratelli Karamazoff (1947).... Biography of Philippe Claudel
Philippe Claudel (born February 2, 1962, Dombasle-sur-Meurthe) is a French writer, film director ans screenwriter. His most famous work to date is the novel Les Âmes grises (Grey Souls), which won the prix Renaudot award in France, was shortlisted for the American Gumshoe Award, and won Sweden's Martin Beck Award. In addition to his writing, Claudel is a Professor of Literature at the University of Nancy. He directed the 2008 film I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime). Adaptations Les Âmes grises, 2005, directed by Yves Angelo, with Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jacques Villeret. Distributed by Warner Bros.... Biography of Helmuth Wangemann
Helmuth Wangemann, born February 2, 1899 in Dresden, is a German astrologer and author. He had created, with his wife Edith Wangemann, also an astrologer, a magazine about astrology.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Stephens (author)
James Stephens (February 9, 1882–December 26, 1950) was an Irish novelist and poet. Source for his time of birth: Fowler's No. 442, Astrodatabank. James Stephens wrote many retellings of Irish myths and fairy tales. His retellings are marked by a rare combination of humor and lyricism (Deirdre, and Irish Fairy Tales are often singled out for praise). He also wrote several original novels (Crock of Gold, Etched in Moonlight, Demi-Gods) loosely based on Irish fairy tales. "Crock of Gold," in particular, achieved enduring popularity and was frequently reprinted throughout the author's lifetime. Stephens began his career as a poet under the tutelage of "Æ" (George William Russell). His first book of poems, "Insurrections," was published in 1909. His last book, "Kings and the Moon" (1938)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Miranda Merron
Miranda Merron, born on February 2, 1969 in Hamble, is a British sailor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Lefèvre
Laurent Lefèvre (born July 2, 1976 in Maubeuge, Nord) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, last for UCI Professional Continental team Bbox Bouygues Telecom. He is one of only three Festina team riders who was named as being clean in the Festina doping affair in the 1998 Tour de France.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Guralnick
Robert Guralnick, born on February 2, 1950 in Brookline, Massachussetts (birth time source: Frances McEvoy, Astrodatabank), is an American producer, businessman and millionaire, the vice president of theatrical production with Warner Bros motion picture company.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur (February 2, 1873 – August 4, 1961) was an important international film director and screenwriter. Life Born Maurice Thomas in the Belleville district of Paris, France, his father was a jeweler. As a young man, Maurice Thomas first trained as a graphic designer and a magazine illustrator but was soon drawn to the theater. In 1904, he married the actress, Fernande Petit. They had a son, Jacques (1904-1977) who would follow his father into the film industry. Using the stage name Maurice Tourneur, he began his show business career performing in secondary roles on stage and eventually toured England and South America as part of the theater company for the great star Gabrielle Réjane. Drawn to the new art of filmmaking, in 1911 he began working as an assistant director f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Duane Jones
Duane L. Jones (February 2, 1936 – July 22, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his leading role as Ben in the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead. He was director of the Maguire Theater at the State University of New York at Old Westbury. He was the artistic director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art in Manhattan. Biography He was born on February 2, 1936, and he had a sister, Marva Jones Brooks. A graduate of the Sorbonne, Jones studied acting in New York City. Jones alongside Judith O'Dea in Night of the Living Dead His role in 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead marked the first time an African American actor was cast as the star of a horror film. He was executive director of the Black Theater Alliance, a federation of theater companies, from 1976 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Florent Balmont
Florent Balmont (born February 2, 1980 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon) is a French football midfielder, currently playing for French team Lille OSC for june 2008.... Biography of Kathryn Eastwood
Kathryn Eastwood, born February 2, 1988 in Carmel, California, is the daugther of Clint Eastwood and his former girlfriend, airline hostess Jacelyn Reeves. She is the sister of Scott Eastwood, and the paternal half-sister of Kimber Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood, Alison Eastwood, Francesca Fisher-Eastwood and Morgan Eastwood.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aaron Staton
Aaron Staton, born February 2, 1978 in Huntington, West Virginia, is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ken Cosgrove in Mad Men (2007–present). Personal life He is originally from Huntington, West Virginia. He grew up mostly in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated from Terry Parker High School. He is married to actress Connie Fletcher. Staton is a 2004 graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Fletcher and Staton are expecting their first child together. Career He won a Screen Actors Guild Award, along with the rest of the Mad Men cast, for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008 and 2009. Staton has also made appearances in television series such as Law & Order: SVU, 7th Heaven, and Without a Trace. Filmography * 2005: Law ... Biography of Taryn Davidson
Taryn Davidson (born February 2, 1991 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian model. Early life Davidson is the second eldest of four children, Talia, Lauren, and Sean, and lived her first few years in New Liskeard, Ontario, a town of 10,000. She spent much of her time playing ice hockey. Her father, Ron Davidson teaches Ultra Skills hockey school. The family eventually moved to Brooklin, Ontario, where her and her family live today. Career In 2007, she signed with DNA Model Management. VMagazine.com describes Davidson as "Tall and elegant with a face that harks back to the days of Kelly LeBrock and Vogue covers in the '80s..." On September 2007, she debuted at the Calvin Klein show in New York as an exclusive, and in the same month walked as an exclusive for Jil Sander in Milan, lead... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dries van Agt
Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt (born 2 February 1931) is a Dutch politician, who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1977 to 1982. During these years he was also leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal party. Life and career Dries van Agt was born in 1931 in Geldrop (North Brabant). After receiving his diploma Gymnasium-A at the Augustinianum he studied at the Catholic University of Nijmegen, where he received his Doctorate in Law in 1955. After graduating, he practiced law in Eindhoven until 1957, after which he worked in the office of legal and business affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries until 1962. From 1962 to 1968, he worked for the Ministry of Justice. From 1968 to 1971, Van Agt was Professor of Criminal Law at the Catholic University o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Millvina Dean
Millvina Dean (2 February 1912 – 31 May 2009) was the last known living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, which occurred on 15 April 1912. At nine weeks of age, she was also the youngest passenger on board. Family Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean was born in London to Bertram Frank Dean and Georgette Eva Light. She had a brother, Bertram Vere Dean (1910–1992). Dean never married and had no children. Titanic voyage Dean's parents decided to leave England and emigrate to Wichita, Kansas where her father had family living and where he hoped to open a tobacco shop. The Deans were not supposed to be aboard the Titanic, but owing to a coal strike, they were transferred to the ship and boarded it as third-class passengers at Southampton, England. Dean was barely two months old wh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Metin Arditi
Metin Arditi, born on February 2, 1945 in Ankara, is a Swiss writer, novelist, and physicist of Turkish descent. Bibliography 1997 : Essai : Mon Cher Jean… de la cigale à la fracture sociale, (Editions Zoé, Genève) 1998 : Essai : La Fontaine, fabuliste infréquentable, (Editions Le Fablier, Châteauthierry) 1999 : Essai : Le mystère Machiavel, (Editions Zoé, Genève) 2000 : Essai : Nietzsche ou l'insaisissable consolation, (Editions Zoé, Genève) 2001 : Récit : Jonction, (K.G. Saur Verlag, München) 2002 : Récit : La Chambre de Vincent, (Editions Zoé, Genève) 2004 : Roman : Victoria-Hall, (Pauvert, Paris) 2005 : Roman : Dernière lettre à Théo, (Editions Actes Sud, Arles) 2006 : Roman : La Pension Marguerite, (Editions Actes Sud, Arles) 2006... Biography of Artūrs Irbe
Artūrs Irbe (born February 2, 1967) is a former Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender. He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets. He served as the goaltending coach for the Washington Capitals during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. Irbe left the team on June 11, 2011 to spend more time with his family. Playing career Irbe was drafted in the 10th round, 196th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. His first professional hockey team was Dinamo Riga of the Soviet Hockey League (from 1987 to 1991). After playing in only 2 games during the 1986–1987 season Irbe got a chance to become Dinamo Riga's number one goaltender during t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Damião de Góis
Damiao de Góis (Portuguese pronunciation: ) (February 2, 1502 – January 30, 1574), born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 1523 by King John III of Portugal. He compiled one of the first accounts on Ethiopian Christianity. Biography Góis (also Goes) was born in Alenquer, Portugal, into a noble family who served the Portuguese kings – the grandfather, Gomes Dias de Góis, had been in the entourage of Prince Henry the Navigator. Around 1518 Góis joined the court of King Manuel I of Portugal. Under Manuel I’s successor, King John III of Portugal, in 1523, he was sent to Antwerp, as secretary and treasurer of the Portuguese feitoria (factory, tra... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dennis Oliech
Dennis Oliech (born on 2 February 1985 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan professional football midfielder currently playing for Auxerre. Club career Dennis Oliech started playing football for Dagoretti Santos in his earlier years, then Mathare United club and later was the top scorer for the Harambee Stars – Kenya's national team, scoring in almost each game. He turned professional in 2003 playing for Al-Arabi, Qatar until late 2005. In 2004 he was offered to change his citizenship form Kenyan to Qatari. but he refused the offer. In 2005, Oliech signed a four-year contract with the French Ligue 1 team FC Nantes and started playing for them at the start of 2006. However, FC Nantes were relegated in 2007 after finishing bottom of Ligue 1 and Oliech was signed on loan by Auxerre who were... Biography of Todd Bertuzzi
Todd Bertuzzi (born February 2, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as a power forward, he has additionally played in the NHL for the New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames. Selected 23rd overall by the New York Islanders in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, he played at the junior level with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for four seasons. In 1995–96, he played his rookie season with the Islanders. After two-and-a-half seasons with the Islanders, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks. Bertuzzi enjoyed the most successful seasons of his career with the Canucks -his longest tenured team in the NHL- including NHL First Team All-Star honours ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugene Perelshteyn
Eugene Perelshteyn (born Feburary 2, 1980 in Zhytomyr) is a chess grandmaster and author. He earned the International Master title in 2001 and the Grandmaster title in 2006. He won the U.S. Junior Closed Championship in 2000. He was also the winner of the tournament "The Spice Cup" in 2007. His peak FIDE rating is 2555 (achieved in July 2008), and his current rating is 2542. In the Spice Cup 2009, Perelshteyn tied for first in the B group with 6 points. References http://boston-blitz.com/team/gm-eugene-perelshteyn/ http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?event=2012529 http://goddesschess.blogspot.com/search/label/2009%20SPICE%20Cup... Biography of Park Geun-hye
Park Geunhye (Hangul: 박근혜; Hanja: 朴槿惠, Korean pronunciation: ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician. She was the chairwoman of the conservative Grand National Party (GNP) between 2004 and 2006 and between 2011 and 2012 (the GNP changed its name to "Saenuri Party" in February 2012). Park is a member of the Korean National Assembly who had served four consecutive parliamentary terms as a constituency representative between 1998 and 2012, and started her fifth term as a proportional representative from June 2012. Her father was Park Chung-hee, president of South Korea from 1963 to 1979. She is considered the most influential politician in Korea since the "three Kims" (Kim Young Sam, Kim Dae-jung, and Kim Jong-pil). She won the election o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Blanchard
André Blanchard, born February 2, 1951, is a French writer. Publications: * Entre chien et loup (carnets 1987), Le Dilettante, 1989 (2e éd., 2007) * De littérature et d'eau fraîche (carnets 1988-1989), Erti, 1992 * Messe basse (carnets 1990-1992), Erti, 1995 * Impasse de la Défense (carnets 1993-1995), Erti, 1998 * Impressions, siècle couchant (chroniques), Erti, 1998 * Impressions, siècle couchant II (chroniques), Erti, 2001 * Petites nuits (carnets 2000-2002), Maé-Erti, 2004 * Contrebande (carnets 2003-2005), Le Dilettante, 2007 * Pèlerinages, Le Dilettante, 2009 * Autres directions, Le Dilettante, février 2011... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James I of Aragon
James I the Conqueror (Catalan: Jaume el Conqueridor, Aragonese: Chaime lo Conqueridor, Spanish: Jaime el Conquistador, Occitan: Jacme lo Conquistaire; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276. His long reign saw the expansion of the Crown of Aragon on all sides: into Valencia to the south, Languedoc to the north, and the Balearic Islands to the east. By a treaty with Louis IX of France, he wrested the county of Barcelona from nominal French suzerainty and integrated it into his crown. His part in the Reconquista was similar in Mediterranean Spain to that of his contemporary Ferdinand III of Castile in Andalusia. As a legislator and organiser, he occupies a high place among the Spanish kings. James compiled the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dale Mortensen
Dale Thomas Mortensen (born February 2, 1939 in Enterprise, Oregon) is an American economist. He received his B.A. in economics from Willamette University and his Ph.D. in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University. He has been on the faculty of Northwestern University since 1965. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics jointly along with Christopher A. Pissarides from the London School of Economics and Peter A. Diamond from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010 for his work in the labour market most notably, "search frictions' for unemployed people in the labour market". His research focuses on labor economics, macroeconomics and economic theory. Mortensen is especially known for his pioneering work on the search and matching theory of frictional unemployment. He has ext... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rich Sommer
Richard Olen Sommer II (born February 2, 1978 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC series Mad Men. Career His best known film role was as Anne Hathaway's friend Doug in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada. He has appeared in commercials for companies such as Nextel, Sprint and Bud Light. In 2007, he appeared in an episode of Law & Order. Sommer has a regular supporting role on AMC's television series Mad Men, as Harry Crane, a media buyer who becomes head of the television department in a 1960s Madison Avenue ad agency. He can be seen in ImprovEverywhere's viral video "Frozen Grand Central". On September 25, 2008, Sommer appeared as a guest star on the television series The Office. Personal life Sommer was born in Toledo, O... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sonny Stitt
Edward "Sonny" Stitt (b. February 2, 1924, Boston, Massachusetts – d. July 22, 1982, Washington, D.C.) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was also one of the most well-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums in his lifetime. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern in tribute to his relentless touring and his devotion to jazz. He is considered the greatest disciple of Charlie Parker. Although his playing was at first heavily inspired by Charlie Parker and Lester Young, Stitt eventually developed his own style, one which influenced John Coltrane. Stitt was especially effective with blues and with ballad pieces such as "Skylark". Biography Early life Stitt was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up i... Biography of Katya Santos
Katrina "Katya" Santos (born February 2, 1982(source: Imdb)) is a Filipina actress and model. She started her career on the Philippine television series Ang TV and Oki Doki Doc at the age of 13. Since then she has become a sex symbol in the Philippine cinema having signed with the "Viva Hot Babes", an entertainment company based in Manila, which is also affiliated with other actresses such as Maui Taylor, Gwen Garci and Andrea del Rosario. Perhaps she is known for her role as Carla Montenegron in the drama series Anna Karenina which ran in 1996-2000 and in the afternoon drama series Dangal where she played Iyanna Salve recently aired on GMA Network. She graduated with a degree in Business Administration. Katya used to work as a sales consultant for a security systems corporation. San... Biography of Ina Garten
Ina Rosenberg Garten (play /ˈaɪnə/ EYE-nə; born February 2, 1948) is an American author, host of the Food Network program Barefoot Contessa, and former White House nuclear policy analyst. Known for designing recipes with an emphasis on fresh ingredients and time-saving tips, she has been noted by Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, and Patricia Wells for her cooking and home entertaining. Garten had no formal training; she taught herself culinary techniques, with the aid of French and New England cookbooks. Later, she relied on intuition and feedback from customers and friends to refine her recipes. She was mentored chiefly by Eli Zabar, owner of Eli's Manhattan and Eli's Breads, and food-show host and author Martha Stewart. Among her dishes are cœur à la creme, celery ro... Biography of Arly Jover
Araceli "Arly" Jover (born 1971) is a Spanish actress and dancer. Life and career Araceli Jover was born in Melilla, a Spanish region in Northern Africa. After living there for five years, her family was forced to move to Majorca, in the Balearic Islands (Spain) because of her father's work as a soldier. She is the youngest of seven siblings, four sisters and three brothers. During her early years, she wanted to become a dancer. She began dancing at the age of 8. At 14 she dropped out of school and at 15 she won a scholarship from the Comité Hispano Norteamericano. Because of this, she left Spain and moved to New York in order to continue to study at the School of American Ballet under Martha Graham. After two years and half in the United States, her career then moved on to becoming... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Zoë Keating
Zoë Keating (born February 2, 1972) is a Canadian-born cellist and composer based in San Francisco, California. In her solo performances and recordings (particularly the ongoing project she calls "One Cello x 16"), she uses live electronic sampling and repetition in order to layer the sound of her cello, creating rhythmically dense musical structures. Zoë's self-produced album One Cello x 16: Natoma has four times made it to #1 on the iTunes classical charts. Keating is the recipient of a 2009 Performing Arts grant from the Creative Capital Foundation. Music career Keating also served from 2002 to 2006 as second chair cellist in the cello rock band Rasputina. She is featured on Amanda Palmer's debut solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer. In January 2011, Keating won the award for C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lenine (musician)
Lenine, artist name of Osvaldo Lenine Macedo Pimentel (born 2 February 1959) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter from Recife, Pernambuco. In 2005, he has won two Latin Grammy Awards for "Best Brazilian Contemporary Album" and "Best Brazilian Song". Biography Lenine's career began at the age of 18, when he moved to Rio de Janeiro to compete in a music festival. In 1983, he released his first LP, Baque Solto, with partner Lula Queiroga. Ten years later, he released his second album, Olho de Peixe, with percussionist Marcos Suzano. Lenine's first solo record, O Dia em que Faremos Contato, was released in 1997, featuring a mixture of electronica, northeastern Brazilian rhythms and samba. Two years later, he released Na Pressão. In 2001, Falange Canibal was released. This album attracted inter... Biography of Bona Sforza
Bona Sforza (2 February 1494 – 19 November 1557) was a member of the powerful Milanese House of Sforza. In 1518, she became the second wife of Sigismund I the Old, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and became the Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania. She was the third child of Gian Galeazzo Sforza and his wife Isabella of Naples. Her older brother was Francesco Sforza and her sisters were Ippolita Maria and Bianca Maria. All of Bona's siblings died young. When her mother Isabella of Naples died in 1524, Bona succeeded to the titles Duchess of Bari and Princess of Rossano. She also became the holder of the Brienne claim to the title of King of Jerusalem. Early years Bona was born into the powerful and wealthy Italian Sforza dynasty who had ruled Milan sin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emily Rose (actress)
Emily Rose Maier (born February 2, 1981, in Renton, Washington) is an American actress. She is best known for her lead role in the critically acclaimed Uncharted video games as Elena Fisher and for her role in the Syfy TV channel series Haven (2010–present). Early life Rose holds an M.F.A. in Acting from UCLA. She also graduated from Vanguard University of Southern California with a degree in Theater Arts. She is the oldest of three children (has a younger sister and brother). She married long-time boyfriend Dairek Morgan on December 6, 2009 in Washington state. Acting career Rose appeared in the unaired fourth episode of the American television show Smith, and starred as Cass in the HBO drama John from Cincinnati. She played Lena Branigan on Brothers & Sisters. She portrayed Trish... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barry Ferguson
Barry Ferguson MBE (born 2 February 1978) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackpool. He is also the club captain. Ferguson has made 82 appearances in European competitions, all for Rangers, which makes him the record European appearance holder at the club. He was also inducted into the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame. Ferguson overtook David Narey's record for the number of European appearances made whilst playing for a Scottish club, by starting in a UEFA Cup match against Werder Bremen. He broke Kenny Dalglish's record for the number of competitive European appearances by a Scottish footballer when he played in his 80th match in Europe, against Sporting CP. Ferguson made 45 appearances for the Scotland national team. In 2009, following behavioral incidents while on... Biography of Helen Rose
Helen Rose (February 2, 1904 – November 9, 1985) was an American costume designer and clothing designer who spent the bulk of her career with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Career Helen Rose was born on February 2, 1904 to William Bromberg and Ray Bobbs in Chicago, Illinois of German and Russian descent. She attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and then designed nightclub and stage costumes for various acts. She moved to Los Angeles in 1929, where she designed outfits for the Ice Follies. In the early 40s she spent two years working for 20th Century Fox, where she designed wardrobes for musical selections. In 1943 MGM hired her in the wake of Adrian's departure and by the late '40s Rose was promoted to chief designer at the studio. Rose won two Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, for... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ross Valory
Ross Lamont Valory (born February 2, 1949 in San Francisco) is Journey's noted bass player. He and Neal Schon are the only original members of the band still performing with the group. Aside from his termination from the group during the Raised on Radio album sessions (and subsequent tour) in 1986, Valory has played on all of Journey's albums. For Raised on Radio, he was replaced on bass in the studio by Bob Glaub on three songs, while the remaining songs were played by future American Idol judge Randy Jackson, who also played on the subsequent tour. Valory grew up in Lafayette, CA and attended Acalanes High School. One of the innovations that Valory uses (it is not known if he is the inventor) is to string a four-string bass with the bottom four strings of a 5-string set. Thus, inst... |
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