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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on February, 8, 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
128 celebrities or events were found for February, 8. Add to favourites (132 fans)Biography of James Dean
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 (source for his time of birth: Steven Przybylowski, Astrodatabank, birth certificate)) – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. Dean's mainstream status as a cultural icon is best embodied in the title of his most cited role in Rebel Without a Cause as a troubled high school rebel filled with teenage angst. The other two roles that defined his star power was awkard loner Cal Trask in East of Eden and the surly, racist farmer Jett in Giant, which proved him capable of playing different roles. His enduring fame and popularity rests on only three films, his entire starring output. He was the first person to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only person to have two such nominations posthumously. Like many ot... Add to favourites (42 fans)Biography of Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828–March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have been made into films. Verne, along with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells, is often popularly referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction".... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Mathilda May
Mathilda May is a French actress, born on February 8, 1965, in Paris, France. Daughter of French playwright Victor Haim. She is known for the films Lifeforce (1985), Naked Tango , Becoming Collette and The Tit and The Moon (1994) outside of Europe, but her work is primarily in French for the European market. She also appeared in the 1996 space adventure game Privateer 2 - The Darkening, which also featured Clive Owen, Christopher Walken, and Jürgen Prochnow. Mathilda May has been married three times and has two children with Gérard Darmon, her second husband. She is presently married to Philippe Kelly.... Biography of Dmitri Mendeleev
Dimitri Mendeleev (Russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Менделе́ев, Dimitriy Ivanovich Mendeleyev listen (help·info)) (8 February 1834 in Tobolsk – 2 February 1907 in Saint Petersburg), was a Russian chemist. He is credited as being the primary creator of the first version of the periodic table of elements. Unlike other contributors to the table, Mendeleev predicted the properties of elements yet to be discovered. Life Dimitri Mendeleev was born in Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia on February 8, 1834, to Ivan Pavlovich Mendeleev and Maria Dimitrievna Mendeleev (nee Kornilieva). His grandfather Pavel Mendeleev, a Jewish merchant from Shklov, con... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Lana Turner
Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an Academy award-nominated American film actress. On-screen, she was well-known for the glamor and sensuality she brought to almost all her movie roles. Off-screen, she led a stormy and colorful private life which included seven husbands, numerous lovers, and a famous murder scandal. Early life Lana Turner was born Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner in Wallace, Idaho, the daughter of John Virgil Turner, a miner from Hohenwald, Tennessee, and Mildred Frances Cowan, a 16-year-old Alabama girl. Until her film career took off, she was known to family and friends as Judy. Hard times eventually forced the family to re-locate to San Francisco, where John and Mildred soon separated. On December 14, 1930, John Turner won a bit of money at ... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Nick Nolte
Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is a Oscar-nominated American actor, model, and producer. Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His father, Frank Nolte, a farmer's son and an itinerant irrigation pump salesman of part German descent -- his father a German immigrant --, was an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. His mother, Helen King, was a department store buyer; her father, Matthew Leander King, invented the hollow-tile silo and was prominent in early aviation. Nolte's maternal grandmother ran the student union at Iowa State University. Nolte went to a public high school at Omaha Benson High School. While he was at Omaha Benson High School he was the kicker on the football team. Nolte got kicked out of Benson for digging a hole and hiding beer before practice and... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Seth Green
Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and television producer. He is well known for his role as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as Dr. Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films, Mitch Miller in That '70s Show, and the voice of Chris Griffin on Family Guy. He also voices Lieutenant Gibbs in Titan Maximum and Jeff "Joker" Moreau in the Mass Effect video game series. Green is one of the creators and producers of the stop motion comedy series Robot Chicken, in which he also voices several characters. He has appeared in many other movies, such as Rat Race, The Italian Job, Can't Hardly Wait, Without a Paddle, as a child in Woody Allen's Radio Days, and in the horror films Stephen King's It and "Idle Hands". ... Biography of Baronne Marianne von Brandstetter
Marianne Porzel is a billionaire and member of the jet-set lifestyle woman. She became Marianne von Brandstetter.... Biography of Richard Idemon
Richard IDEMON was an astrologer and a writer.... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Jack Lemmon
John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001), better known as Jack Lemmon, was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian. He starred in legendary classics such as Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses, Irma La Douce, The Great Race, The Odd Couple, The Out-of-Towners and The China Syndrome. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Life and career Jack Lemmon was born in an elevator at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, where his father, John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., was the president of a doughnut company. His mother was Mildred Burgess Noel. After attending Phillips Academy and Harvard University (becoming president of the Hasty Pudding Club), Lemmon joined the Navy, received V-12 training and served as an ensign. On bei... Biography of Cara Wakelin
Cara Wakelin is a Canadian model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in November, 1999 and has appeared in numerous Playboy videos. She appeared on the cover, and in the 2005 Playmates at Play at the Playboy Mansion swimsuit calendar as the model for June. The calendar was the inaugural Playmates at Play calendar and it was shot on the grounds of the Playboy Mansion in 2004. This was Playboy's first attempt at creating a non-nude swimsuit calendar featuring Playmates similar in style with those from Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Appearances in Playboy special editions/videos Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 16 August 2000 - pages 80-85. Playboy's Playmates in Bed October 2000 - pages 34-35. Playboy's Nude Playmates April 2001 - pages 8-9. Playboy'... Biography of Gary Coleman
Gary Wayne Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010) was an American actor, known for his childhood role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986) and for his small stature as an adult. He was described in the 1980s as "one of television's most promising stars." After a successful childhood acting career, Coleman struggled financially later in life. In 1993, he successfully sued his parents and business adviser over misappropriation of his assets. Early life Coleman was born in Zion, Illinois. He was adopted by Edmonia Sue, a nurse practitioner, and W.G. Coleman, a fork-lift operator. He suffered from a congenital kidney disease caused by focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (an autoimmune destruction and alteration of the kidney), which halted his growth a... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Evangeline Adams
Evangeline Smith Adams, born on 8 February 1868, was an American astrologer. She ran a successful astrological consulting business as well as writing books about the subject including, Astrology: Your Place in the Sun (1927) and Astrology: Your Place Among the Stars (1930). She also wrote her autobiography, The Bowl of Heaven (1926). Because Adams's biography primarily focused on her astrological business, not much is known about her personal life. Biography Adams was born on 8 February 1868 in Jersey City, New Jersey, to a conservative family. Her father died when she was 15 months old. Before Adams began working as an astrologer full time, she became engaged to a Mr. Lord, who was believed to be her employer. Although she said that she was initially in love with him, she lost any f... Biography of Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup is a French actor born February 8, 1949 in Montreuil. Filmography As an Actor 1974 : Je, tu, il, elle de Chantal Akerman 1976 : Si c'était à refaire de Claude Lelouch 1976 : Le Grand soir de Francis Reusser 1977 : Plus ça va, moins ça va de Michel Vianey 1980 : La femme flic de Yves Boisset 1981 : La dérobade de Daniel Duval 1984 : Le futur est femme de Marco Ferreri 1985 : Signé Charlotte de Caroline Huppert 1985 : Diesel de Robert Kramer 1986 : La Rumba de Roger Hanin 1987 : Charlie Dingo de Gilles Béhat 1987 : Doux amer de Franck Apprederis 1988 : Ville étrangère de Didier Goldschmidt 1991 : La tentation de Vénus de István Szabó (titre original Meeting Venus) 1994 : Délit mineur de Francis Girod 1994 : Dernier jour de la victime de Br... Biography of Claude Rich
Claude Rich, born February 8, 1929 in Strasbourg, is a French actor. He is the husband of Catherine Renaudin, best known as Catherine Rich, a French actress. They have deux daughters : Delphine Rich, also an actress, and Nathalie Rich. Filmography Actor 1955 : Les Grandes Manœuvres de René Clair : Le fiancé d'Alice 1956 : Mitsou de Jacqueline Audry : Le lieutenant Kaki 1956 : C'est arrivé à Aden de Michel Boisrond : Price 1957 : La Polka des menottes de Raoul André : Pierrot 1958 : Ni vu, ni connu de Yves Robert : Amédée Fléchard 1960 : La Française et l'amour de Michel Boisrond, Henri Decoin et Christian-Jaque : Charles 1960 : L'Homme à femmes de Jacques-Gérard Cornu : l'inspecteur Vaillant 1961 : Tout l'or du monde de René Clair : Fred 1961 : Le Caporal épinglé de... Biography of Giorgio Gucci
Giorgio Gucci, born February 8, 1928 in Firenza, is the son of Aldo Gucci. His grand-father, Guccio GUcci, was the founder of fashion empire Gucci.... Biography of Paul Wight
Paul Randall Wight, Jr. (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as The Giant and with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as The Big Show. Height: 2m16 (Imdb), or 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)-7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) (Wikipedia). World Championship Wrestling (1995-1999) Born in Aiken, South Carolina, Wight became involved in professional wrestling when Danny Bonaduce introduced him to Hulk Hogan at a charity basketball event in early 1994. Discovered in 1994 by Jim Strauser, owner of a Karaoke distributorship, Strauser viewed Wight as a potential NFL prospect and flew him back to Chicago. Wight showed little interest in Football but expressed interest in professional wrestling. Strauser then contacted Bona... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Vince Neil
Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is the lead singer for American glam metal band Mötley Crüe. Early life Neil was born in Hollywood, California to Odie and Shirley Wharton. During the 1960s, his family moved around Southern California from Inglewood to Watts, before finally settling in Compton. Growing up in Compton was sometimes tough; Neil once had his face slashed by a gang member. Neil eventually got in trouble at school for fighting and drug use, and he was subsequently expelled. As well as having an interest in music while a teenager, Neil was also interested in basketball, baseball, football, wrestling, cricket, and golf. Career Music Neil was discovered while performing with his band, Rockandi (pronounced Rock-Candy) in 1980, and joined Mötley Crüe in 198... Biography of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born Guillaume Emmanuel Paul de Homem-Christo on February 8, 1974) is a founding member of the French house music duo Daft Punk, along with Thomas Bangalter. He is also a co-founder of the group Le Knight Club. The band was formed by de Homem-Christo and Éric Chedeville, the latter of whom is from Pumpking Records. They are the founders of the Crydamoure record label. De Homem-Christo is credited for designing the Daft Punk logo in the liner notes of Homework. He recently produced Sébastien Tellier's upcoming album titled Sexuality. Selected discography Le Knight Club Singles "Santa Claus / Holiday On Ice" (1997) "Troobadoor / Mirage" (1998) "Boogie Shell" (1999) "Hysteria" (1999) "Gator / Chérie D'Amour" (2001) "Doggystyle / Rhumba" (200... Add to favourites (6 fans)Biography of Proclus
Proclus Lycaeus (February 8, 412 – April 17, 485), surnamed "The Successor" or "diadochos" (Greek Πρόκλος ὁ Διάδοχος Próklos ho Diádokhos), was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major Greek philosophers (see Damascius). He set forth one of the most elaborate, complex, and fully developed Neoplatonic systems. He stands near the end of the pagan Greek development of philosophy, and was extremely influential on later Christian (Greek and Latin) and Islamic thought. "Wherever there is number, there is beauty." Proclus, quoted by M. Kline, Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times Proclus was born 410 or 411 CE (his birth year is deduced from a horoscope cast by a disciple, Marinus,... Biography of Abi Titmuss
Abigail Evelyn Titmuss, best known as Abi Titmuss, (born 8 February 1976 in Ruskington, Lincolnshire) is a former English nurse turned glamour model, television personality and actress. Early life Abi Titmuss grew up in Heckington, Lincolnshire where her parents were teachers, and she took her A-levels at Kesteven and Sleaford High School where she played the clarinet. She briefly dated cartoonist BP Perry before moving to Ruskington. Her parents divorced when she was 17, and her father moved to Argyll, Scotland, where he re-married. Her mother is secretary of Sleaford Museum trust. Nursing career Titmuss graduated from City University in St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1998. She did a nursing diploma because her A levels were not good enough to be a doctor , and became a staff nurs... Biography of Brooke Adams
Brooke Adams (born February 8, 1949 in New York) is an American actress. Adams attended the High School for the Performing Arts and the School of American Ballet. After playing small roles in television and low-budget movies, Adams' performances in Days of Heaven and the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (both 1978) brought her positive reviews. She has also starred in the films Cuba (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Key Exchange (1985), and Gas Food Lodging (1992). From 1995 she temporarily retired from film-making due to family responsibilities and a dearth of good roles, resuming her career around 2002. In 2002 she received rave reviews for her performance in the romantic comedy Made-Up, which was written by her sister, actress Lynne Adams and directed by her husband Tony Shalh... Biography of Neal Cassady
Neal Cassady (February 8, 1926 – February 4, 1968) was an icon of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic movement of the 1960s, perhaps best known for being characterized as Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's classic On the Road. Born in Salt Lake City and raised by an alcoholic father in Denver, Cassady spent much of his youth bouncing between skid-row hotels with his father and reform schools for car theft. In 1946 Cassady met Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg at Columbia University in New York and quickly became friends with them and the circle of artists and writers there. He had a sexual relationship with Ginsberg that lasted off and on for the next twenty years, and he later traveled cross-country with Kerouac. Cassady proved to be the catalyst for the Beat Movement, appear... Biography of Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Personal life Steenburgen was born in Newport, Arkansas, daughter of Nell, a school-board secretary, and Maurice Steenburgen, a freight-train conductor. Steenburgen grew up in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Steenburgen married Malcolm McDowell in 1980 and they had two children together: Lily Amanda, born January 21, 1981 and Charles Malcolm born July 10, 1983, before divorcing in 1990, and has been married to actor Ted Danson since 1995. In 2006, Steenburgen received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. She is a close personal friend of former First Lady, current New York Senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. She resides in Californi... Biography of John Grisham
John Ray Grisham born February 8, 1955, is an American former politician, retired attorney and novelist best known for his works of modern legal drama. As of 2008, his books have sold over 235 million copies worldwide. Biography and career John Grisham, the second oldest of five siblings, was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Southern Baptist parents of modest means. His father worked as a construction worker and a cotton farmer; his mother was a homemaker. After moving frequently, the family settled in 1967 in the town of Southaven in DeSoto County, Mississippi, where Grisham graduated from Southaven High School. He played as a quarterback for the school football team. Unlike the main character in his 2003 novel, Bleachers, he wasn't an All-American football player. Encouraged by his mo... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of John Williams
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932), is an Academy Award, Grammy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award Winning American composer, conductor and pianist. In a career that spans six decades, Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in history, including those for Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones films, Jurassic Park, Hook, Schindler's List, Born on the Fourth of July, and Harry Potter. In addition, he has composed theme music for four Olympic Games, NBC Nightly News, and numerous television series and concert pieces. He served as the principal conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980 to 1993, and is now the orchestra's laureate conductor. Williams is a five-time winner of the Academy Award. He has also won 4 Golden Globes, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alonzo Mourning
Alonzo Harding Mourning, Jr. (born February 8, 1970, in Chesapeake, Virginia) is a retired American professional basketball player, who played most of his 16-year NBA career for the Miami Heat. Nicknamed "Zo", Mourning played at center. His tenacity on defense twice earned him NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and perennially placed him on the NBA All-Defensive Team. He made a comeback after undergoing a kidney transplant and later winning his first NBA Championship with the Heat. He has also played for the Charlotte Hornets and New Jersey Nets. On March 30, 2009, Alonzo Mourning became the first player in Miami Heat history to have his number retired. Mourning and his wife Tracy have three children: a son named Alonzo III ("Trey"), a daughter named Myka Sydney, and a second son... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Marin
Christian Marin, born February 8, 1929 in Lyon, is a French actor. Filmography 1959 : La Marquise d'Ô, de Claude Barma (TV) 1960 : De fil en aiguille, de Lazare Iglesis (TV) 1960 : Les Tortillards, de Jean Bastia 1961 : Le Tracassin, d'Alex Joffé 1961 : Théâtre de la jeunesse : Don Quichotte, de Marcel Cravenne et Louis Grospierre (TV) 1961 : La Belle Américaine, de Robert Dhéry 1961 : Tout l'or du monde, de René Clair 1962 : La Gamberge, de Norbert Carbonnaux 1962 : Le crime ne paie pas, de Gérard Oury 1962 : Comment réussir en amour, de Michel Boisrond 1963 : Pouic-Pouic, de Jean Girault 1963 : La Foire aux cancres, de Louis Daquin 1963 : La Contrebasse, de Maurice Fasquel 1963 : Cherchez l'idole, de Michel Boisrond 1963 : Tous ceux qui tombent, de Mich... Biography of Franz Marc
Franz Marc (February 8, 1880 – March 4, 1916) was one of the principal painters and printmakers of the German Expressionist movement. Career Marc was born of Wilhelm and Sophie Marc, Wilhelm a professional landscape painter and Sophie a strict Calvinist. Marc was born in 1880, in the German town of Munich and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich starting in 1900. In 1903 and 1907 he spent time in Paris and discovered a strong affinity for the work of Vincent van Gogh. Marc developed an important friendship with the artist August Macke in 1910. In 1911 he formed the Der Blaue Reiter artist circle with Macke, Wassily Kandinsky, and other artists who decided to split off from the Neue Künstlervereinigung movement. He showed several of his works in the first Der Blaue Reiter e... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Klein
Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Early life Klein was born in the Bronx, the son of Frieda (née Moskowitz) and Benjamin Klein and was raised in a "prototypical 1950s Bronx Jewish" environment. He studied drama at Yale University when he got wind of an opportunity to audition for The Second City. In a piece he wrote for the improvisational troupe's book, Klein recalled sitting in a room full of other hopefuls including Fred Willard. Klein's audition consisted of an improvisation set with Willard about two guys in a nightclub, which was successful enough to get Klein and Willard hired to join The Second City. Klein had said another young man, Billy Dee Williams, was invited to join the troupe but turned ... Biography of John Marchesella
John Marchesella, born February 8, 1956 in Brooklyn, is an American astrologer and author. External link: http://www.astrojohn.com/bio.html... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mary McCreary
Mary McCreary, born February 8, 1951 in San Francisco, is an American rock singer. She was the wife of Leon Russel in 1976.... Biography of Joshua Morrow
Joshua Morrow (born February 8, 1974 in Juneau, Alaska) is a former pop singer and an Emmy Award-nominated American actor who plays the role of Nicholas Newman on The Young and the Restless. He joined the show in 1994. He is close friends with his former co-star, Eddie Cibrian, with whom he formed the musical group 3Deep. In 2001, Joshua married his longtime girlfriend, Tobe Keeney. The couple are the parents of 3 sons, Cooper Jacob Morrow (born September 27, 2002),Crew James Morrow (born May 27, 2005) and Cash Joshua Morrow (born April 21, 2008). Morrow plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home Games for The V Foundation for Cancer Research charity. He is a sports enthusiast who plays on celebrity basketball and softball teams on behalf of various charities. He also collec... Biography of Mick Micheyl
Paulette Michey, best known as Mick Micheyl, born in Lyon, February 8, 1922, is a French artist, painter, dancer and singer. Some works Le marchand de poésie, Grand Prix de l'ABC 1949 Ni toi, ni moi, Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros 1951 Un Gamin de Paris, 1955, chanté également par Yves Montand et Patachou Bibliography Mick Micheyl, Dieu est-il bien dans ma peau?, les Presses de la Cité, 1984 Autobiographie... Biography of Phoenix Farrell
David Michael Farrell (born on February 8, 1977), more commonly known as Phoenix, is the bassist and backup vocalist for the alternative rock band Linkin Park. Farrell was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts but later moved to Mission Viejo, California when he was five. He attended Mission Viejo High School. He also graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999 . He is adept at playing the bass guitar, electric guitar, cello and violin. He has also been known to play an upright bass at some concerts. Farrell was a member of a Christian punk/ska band known as the Tasty Snax. While attending college, he would practice with Brad Delson in their dorm room together. However, because he had to play and tour with the Tasty Snax, he could not play with Delson and his band, whi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Martin Wuttke
Martin Wuttke, born February 8, 1962 in Gelsenkirchen, is a German actor, comedian and director. Theater Hamlet von William Shakespeare - Titelrolle. Regie: Holger Berg. Schauspiel Frankfurt, 1985. Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui von Bertolt Brecht. Regie: Heiner Müller. Berliner Ensemble, 1995. Director 1995 "Erste Liebe" von Samuel Beckett - Berliner Ensemble 1996 "Germania III / Gespenster am Toten Mann" von Heiner Müller - Berliner Ensemble (mit Volker Spengler, Ekkehard Schall, Margarita Broich) 1997 "Quartett" von Heiner Müller - Scuola d'Arte Drammatica Paolo Grassi (Milano) 1999 "Artaud erinnert sich an Hitler und das romanische Cafe" von Tom Peuckert - Berliner Ensemble 2002 "Podpolje" - nach Dostojewski (Aufzeichnungen aus dem Kellerloch) - Stiftung... Biography of Agrippa d'Aubigné
Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné (February 8, 1552 – April 29, 1630) was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. His epic poem Les Tragiques (1616) is widely regarded as his masterpiece. Life Born at the Aubigné château of Saint-Maury near Pons in the present day Charente-Maritime, the son of Jean d'Aubigné, who was implicated in the Huguenot Amboise conspiracy to kidnap the King (1560), Aubigné studied in Paris, Orléans, Geneva and Lyon before joining the Huguenot cause of Henry of Navarre (Henry IV) as both soldier and counsellor. Henry's accession to the throne of France entailed an, at least nominal, conversion to the Roman Catholic Church and Aubigné left his service to tend to his own Poitou estates, even though his Huguenot confederates welcomed Henry's religious toleranc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jodie Forrest
Jodie Forrest, born February 8, 1956 in Arlington, is an American author, teacher and astrologer.... Biography of Bethany Hamilton
Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990), daughter of Thomas and Cherilyn Hamilton, is an American surfer. She is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm, and for overcoming the serious and debilitating injury to return to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 biography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. In April 2011, the feature film Soul Surfer was released, based on the book and additional interviews. Shark attack and recovery On October 31, 2003, Hamilton went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai with friend Alana Blanchard along with Blanchard's father and brother. Around 7:30 a.m., with numerous turtles in the area, she was lying sideways on her surfboard with ... Biography of Barbara Cola
Barbara Cola, born February 8, 1970, is an Italian singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Gol
Jean Gol (Hammersmith, 8 February 1942 - Liege, 18 September 1995) was a Belgian politician for the liberal party Parti Réformateur Libéral (PRL) and a freemason. He was a minister, on several occasions, in the Belgian government. He obtained a doctorate in law at the University of Liege. Career He started his political career within the ranks of the Rassemblement Wallon in 1971. In 1974, he was Secrétariat d’Etat à l’Economie régionale wallonne in the government Tindemans II. In 1976, he was one of the co-founders of the Parti des Réformes et des Libertés de Wallonie (PRLW), a merger of the liberal Walloon PLP, and some dissidents of the Rassemblement Wallon. During the governments Martens V-VII, of 17 December 1981 up to 9 May 1988, he was: vice-premier, minister of justice and inst... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jonathan Bermudes
Jonathan Bermudes, born February 8, 1968, is a French singer, and a former member of duo David and Jonathan with David Marouani.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Bernoulli
Daniel Bernoulli (Groningen, 8 February 1700 – Basel, 8 March 1782) was a Dutch-Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family. He is particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics. Bernoulli's work is still studied at length by many schools of science throughout the world. Early life Frontpage of Hydrodynamica (1738) Born in Groningen, in the Netherlands, the son of Johann Bernoulli, nephew of Jakob Bernoulli, and older brother of Johann II, Daniel Bernoulli has been described as "by far the ablest of the younger Bernoullis". He is said to have had a bad relationship with his father. Upon both of them entering and tying fo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sebastiao Salgado
Sebastião Salgado (born February 8, 1944 in Aimorés, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. After a somewhat itinerant childhood, Salgado initially trained as an economist, earning a master’s degree in economics from the University of São Paulo in Brazil. He began work as an economist for the International Coffee Organization, often traveling to Africa on missions for the World Bank, when he first started seriously taking photographs. He chose to abandon a career as an economist and switched to photography in 1973, working initially on news assignments before veering more towards documentary-type work. Salgado initially worked with the Paris based agency Gamma, but in 1979 he joined the international cooperative of photographers Magnum ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Célyne Durand
Célyne Durant (or Céline Durant), born February 8, 1981, is a French actress and TV host. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2144839/) 1. Le coach (2009) .... La cliente draguée 2. "Équipe médicale d'urgence" .... La standardiste (1 episode, 2009) - Paparazzi (2009) TV episode .... La standardiste 3. "R.I.S. Police scientifique" .... Sandra Garnier (1 episode, 2008) - Tirs croisés (2008) TV episode .... Sandra Garnier 4. "Sous le soleil" .... Sonia (2 episodes, 2007) - Menteur! (2007) TV episode .... Sonia - L'emmerdeuse (2007) TV episode .... Sonia 5. "SoeurThérèse.com" .... La secrétaire (1 episode, 2006) - De main de maître (2006) TV episode .... La secrétaire 6. "Groupe flag" .... L'infirmiè... Biography of Mika Karppinen
Mika Kristian Karppinen, better known as Gas Lipstick, born 8th of February 1971 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is currently the drummer for the Finnish band, HIM. He is also the drummer for Finnish deathgrind band To Separate the Flesh from the Bones, punk band Ååritila and metal band Bendover. He also was a drum tech for Stratovarius at one point and was on the Stratovarius DVD for a couple of parts. Mika married his girlfriend Natali in Helsinki on 30th of August 2008 in Temppeliaukio church. Mika became a proud dad of his daughter on 16th of January 2009. Drum Set Gas is an endorser of Tama Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Aquarian drum heads and Vic Firth Drum Sticks. Furthermore, he is an open handed drummer, meaning he plays the hi-hat with his left hand and the snare with his right; opposite ... Biography of John Ruskin
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) is best known for his work as an art critic, sage writer, and social critic, but is remembered as an author, poet and artist as well. Ruskin's essays on art and architecture were extremely influential in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Life Ruskin was born in London, and raised in south London, the only child of a wine importer who co-founded the company that became Allied Domecq. He was educated at home, and went on to study at King's College London and Christ Church, Oxford. At Oxford, he enrolled as a "gentleman-commoner", a group of students who were not expected to pursue a full course of study. His own studies were erratic and he was often absent. However, he impressed the scholars of Christ Church after he won the Newdigate prize... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Conti
Roger Conti (Pardies, France, February 8, 1901) is a French billiard master. He published "Le billard, cet inconnu".... Biography of Dan Seals
Dan Wayland Seals (born February 8, 1948 in McCamey, Texas) is an American musician, occasionally called England Dan. One of the members of the Seals musical family, he is known for his work in country and country-pop crossover. Background Seals was born into a music-oriented family; he was taught by his father to play the upright bass, and his brothers — Eddie Seals and Jim Seals — are recording artists in their own right. Jim sang with a 1950s musical group called The Champs who had a 1958 hit single with the song "Tequila", and teamed up with Dash Crofts in the mid-1960s to perform as Seals and Crofts. The Seals brothers (Jim and Dan), as well as Crofts, are members of the Bahá'í Faith. Seals' cousins include Johnny Duncan, Troy Seals, Chuck Seals and Brady Seals (of Little Texas... Biography of Robert Burton
Robert Burton (8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was an English scholar and vicar at Oxford University, best known for writing The Anatomy of Melancholy. Life Born at Lindley, Leicestershire, Burton spent most of his life at Oxford, first as a pupil at Brasenose College, and then as a Student (the equivalent of a fellow at other Oxford and Cambridge colleges) of Christ Church. He studied a large number of diverse subjects, many of which informed the study of melancholia for which he is chiefly famous. He was appointed vicar of St. Thomas Church in Oxford in 1616, and in 1630 he was also made the rector of Segrave, Leicester. Burton was a mathematician and dabbled in astrology. When not depressed he was an amusing companion, "very merry, facete, and juvenile," and a person of "great... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Françoise Claustre
Françoise Claustre (Paris, 8 February 1937 – Montauriol, 3 September 2006), was a French archeologist who was taken hostage by a group of Chadian rebels, led by Hissène Habré, on 20 April 1974, at Bardaï, in the Tibesti Mountains of northern Chad. At the same time, the rebels also seized a German doctor, Christophe Staewen, and Marc Combe, who was an assistant of Mrs. Claustre's husband, Pierre. Marc Combe managed to escape and Dr. Staewan was released on 11 June 1974, after a ransom had been paid by the German government. An emissary, Captain Pierre Galopin was sent to negotiate with the rebels on behalf of the French and Chadian Governments but he was captured by them in August 1974 and executed in April 1975 after the French government refused to exchange him for arms. Mr. Clau... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Artur Balsam
Artur Balsam (February 8, 1906 in Warsaw, Poland – September 1, 1994 in New York) was a Polish-born American classical pianist and pedagogue. He studied in Łódź, making his debut there at the age of 12 then enrolled at the Berlin Hochschule fur Musik. In 1930 he obtained the prestigious Mendelssohn Prize. In 1932 he made a tour of the United States with Yehudi Menuhin. With the rise of the Nazis, Balsam settled in America, where he became a celebrated accompanist to well-known artists, including Henri Temianka, with whom he performed twice in 1945 at Carnegie Hall. He also played much chamber music and gave occasional solo recitals. He served on the faculties of the Eastman School of Music, Boston University, and the Manhattan School of Music. References * Slonimsky... Biography of Malcolm Bessent
Malcolm Bessent, born February 8, 1944 in Deolali, India, is a psychic and parapsychologist of British and Indian descent. He is also a photographer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre-Daniel Huet
Pierre Daniel Huet (February 8, 1630 – January 26, 1721) was a French churchman and scholar, editor of the Delphin Classics and Bishop of Soissons from 1685 to 1689 and afterwards of Avranches. Life He was born in Caen in 1630, and educated at the Jesuit school there. He also received lessons from a Protestant pastor, Samuel Bochart. By the age of twenty he was recognized as one of the most promising scholars of his time. In 1651 he went to Paris, where he formed a friendship with Gabriel Naudé, conservator of the Mazarin Library. In the following year Samuel Bochart, being invited by Queen Christina of Sweden to her court at Stockholm, took his friend Huet with him. This journey, in which he saw Leiden, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, as well as Stockholm, resulted chiefly in the discover... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of King Vidor
King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an acclaimed American film director whose career spanned nearly seven decades. He was born in Galveston, Texas, where he survived the great Galveston Hurricane of 1900. His grandfather, Charles Vidor, was a refugee of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 who settled in Galveston in the early 1850s. Career A freelance newsreel cameraman and cinema projectionist, he made his debut as a director in 1913 with Hurricane in Galveston. In Hollywood from 1915, he worked on a variety of film-related jobs before directing a feature film, The Turn in the Road, in 1919. A successful mounting of Peg o' My Heart in 1922 got him a long term contract with Goldwyn Studios, later to be absorbed into MGM. Three years later he made The Big Parade,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrus Veerpalu
Andrus Veerpalu (born February 8, 1971 in Pärnu) is an Estonian cross country skier. On February 17, 2006 he won his second Winter Olympics gold medal (in 15 km cross country skiing; his previous gold medal is from the Salt Lake City games), becoming the fourth Estonian to have won two Olympic gold medals (Kristjan Palusalu, Erika Salumäe and Kristina Šmigun-Vähi are the first three). He is the most successful Olympic athlete from Estonia with three medals. (Kristina Šmigun-Vähi tied that record at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics) Veerpalu has also found success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning a gold at 15 km in 2009 at Liberec, 30 km in 2001 at Lahti and a silver at 50 km in 1999 at Ramsau. He has also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2003... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steffi Duna
Steffi Duna (8 February 1910 – 22 April 1992) was a Hungarian-born film actress popular in American and British films during the 1930s. Hungarian Dancer Born Stephanie Berindey in Budapest of Czechoslovakian extraction, Duna first attracted attention as a thirteen year old ballet dancer in Europe. Duna made her first stage appearance performing dramatized fairy tales at the Children's Theater of Budapest. Initially opposed to the idea, her father sent her to the best schools in the Hungarian capitol to learn dancing. Movie Actress When she first came to Hollywood in 1932, Duna could not speak a word of English. She made up her mind to learn quickly. Directors advised her to stay away from her Hungarian friends to speed up her learning of English. During the 1930s Duna played ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Denisa Chládková
Denisa Chládková (born February 8, 1979 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She did not win any WTA titles, but she is probably best remembered for reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1997, playing in only her third Grand Slam main draw. In the second round, she stunned Lindsay Davenport for the first top ten win of her career, but eventually lost to the champion Martina Hingis. Despite not winning any titles, she reached WTA Tour singles finals. The biggest of these was at the Tier II event held in Hannover, Germany, where she lost to Serena Williams. She also finished runner-up at Knokke-Heist, losing to Maria Sánchez Lorenzo and Helsinki, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova. On June 16, 2003, she ascended to her career high rankin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Terry Melcher
Terry Melcher (February 8, 1942 – November 19, 2004) was an American musician and record producer. Early life Melcher was born Terry Jorden in New York City to trombonist Al Jorden and his wife, singer/actress Doris Day. Day was only 19 years old when she gave birth to Terry. Before Terry's birth, Day was planning to leave the abusive and violent Al Jorden. Jorden was outraged when he found out about her pregnancy, and demanded Day get an abortion. Doris refused and in turn, Jorden physically abused Day throughout her entire pregnancy. Shortly after Terry's birth, Day filed for divorce, left Terry with her mother in Ohio and went back to touring with big band leader Les Brown. After the divorce, Terry's father failed to visit his son on a regular basis and had little presence in his li... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcello Boldrini
Marcello Boldrini, born February 8, 1890 in Matelica and died in 1969 in Milan, was an Italian demographer and politician. He was President of the International Statistical Institute (ISI).... Biography of Louis-Auguste Blanqui
Louis Auguste Blanqui (February 8, 1805 in Puget-Théniers, France – January 1, 1881) was a French political activist, notable for the revolutionary theory of Blanquism, attributed to him. Early life, political activity and first imprisonment (1805-1848) Blanqui was born in Puget-Théniers, Alpes-Maritimes, where his father, Jean Dominique Blanqui, was subprefect. He studied both law and medicine, but found his real vocation in politics, and quickly became a champion of the most advanced opinions. A member of the Carbonari society since 1824, he took an active part in most republican conspiracies during this period. In 1827, under the reign of Charles X (1824-1830), he participated in a street fight in Rue Saint-Denis, during which he was seriously injured. In 1829, he joined Pierre Le... Biography of Louise Glover
Louise Glover (born 8 February 1983) is an English model and photographer. She is well known for her work as a glamour model, with appearances in British lad mags, including FHM, Bizarre, Maxim, Loaded, and tabloids such as the News of the World, The Sun and Daily Star. She is the first British model to be named "Model of the Year" in Playboy Special Editions. Early life Louise Glover was born on 8 February 1983 in St Helens, Merseyside, England. She had a troubled childhood. She grew up partly in St Helens with her father's family, partly in Great Yarmouth with her mother's, and partly in foster care, which, she says, led to her being bullied and made her a very shy and quiet child. She changed homes and schools many times. At age 15, she was released from foster care, and got her o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lonnie Johnson
Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1899 (some sources give 1894) – June 16, 1970) was an American blues and jazz singer/guitarist and songwriter who pioneered the role of jazz guitar and is recognized as the first to play single-string guitar solos. Johnson was the only one of the classic 1920's blues artists to have a revived high charting career after WWII. Biography Early career Johnson was born in Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Louisiana and raised in a family of musicians. He studied violin, piano and guitar as a child, and learned to play various other instruments including the mandolin, but concentrated on the guitar throughout his professional career. "There was music all around us," he recalled, "and in my family you'd better play something, even if you just banged on a ti... Biography of Benjamin Siksou
Benjamin Siksou, born 8 février 1987, is a French actor and singer. He has participated in the French television series Nouvelle Star in 2008 and was finalist (Nouvelle Star (a.k.a. A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star for the first series) is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia and broadcast by M6 in France). Filmography Largo Winch (2008) .... Largo Winch (as a teenager) 15 ans et demi (2008) .... Gaspard... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Llyod-Pack
Roger Lloyd Pack (born 8 February 1944) is an English actor known for his roles in The Vicar of Dibley and Only Fools and Horses. Career Lloyd Pack attended Bedales School in Hampshire, where he achieved three A Level passes and entry to RADA. On British television he is known for his role as Colin "Trigger" Ball in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. To international audiences he became known as Barty Crouch, Sr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He has appeared on Doctor Who and is also known for his role in The Vicar of Dibley as Owen Newitt. In 2005 he appeared in Series 2 of the ITV 1 series Doc Martin as farmer Phil Pratt who held a grudge against Doctor Ellingham as he believed he let his wife die through a mistake. Personal life Lloyd Pack was born in Isling... Biography of Michael Dubin
Michael Dubin, born February 8, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts, is an American winner of lottery. He got more than 25 millions dollars, on June 25, 1994.... Biography of Carolina Kostner
Carolina Kostner (born February 8, 1987) is an Italian figure skater. She is the 2007 & 2008 European champion and the 2008 World silver medalist. As of May 2008, Kostner is ranked third in the world.. Height: 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) Coach: Michael Huth Personal life Carolina Kostner was born in Bolzano, Italy. Her mother, Patrizia, was a nationally ranked figure skater in the 1970s. Her father, Erwin, played ice hockey for the Italian national team at the World Championships and Olympic Games. She has two brothers who play ice hockey in Germany. Kostner is the cousin and godchild of Isolde Kostner, a silver medalist in alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Kostner is a native Ladin speaker and it is the language she uses at home. Furthermore, Carolina speaks both German and It... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Gretry
André Ernest Modeste Grétry (February 8, 1741 – September 24, 1813) was a composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (present-day Belgium), who worked from 1767 onwards in France and took French nationality. He is most famous for his opéras comiques. He was born at Liège, his father being a poor musician. He was a choir-boy at the church of Saint-Denis. In 1753 he became a pupil of Leclerc and later of the organist at St-Pierre de Liège, Nicolas Rennekin, for keyboard and composition and of Henri Moreau, music master at the collegiate church of St. Paul. But of greater importance was the practical tuition he received by attending the performance of an Italian opera company. Here he heard the operas of Galuppi, Pergolesi, and other masters; and the desire of completing his own studie... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Khamtay Siphandon
General Khamtai Siphandon (Lao: ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ; born February 8, 1924) is the former president of Laos. He served from February 24, 1998 until June 8, 2006, when he was officially replaced by Choummaly Sayasone. Khamtai also served as chairman, or leader, of the communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the only legal party in the country, from November 24, 1992 until March 21, 2006 when he was replaced by Choummaly. As expected, he stepped down as president soon after the April 30, 2006 National Assembly elections. He worked in the post-office under French administration and was caught for stealing money before joining the Pathet Lao. He then became the military commander of the Pathet Lao rebellion. On its tak... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicole Feidt
Nicole Feidt (born 8 February 1936, Baccarat, France) is a French female politician. She is a member of the PS (Parti Socialiste).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles-Jean-François Hénault
Charles-Jean-François Hénault (8 February 1685 – 24 November 1770) was a French historian. Biography Early years Hénault was born in Paris. His father, a farmer-general of taxes, was a man of literary tastes, and young Hénault obtained a good education at the Jesuit college. Captivated by the eloquence of Massillon, in his fifteenth year he entered the Oratory with the view of becoming a preacher but after two year's residence he changed his intention, and, inheriting a position which secured him access to the most select society of Paris, he achieved distinction at an early period by his gay, witty and graceful manners. Career Hénault's literary talent, manifested in the composition of various light poetical pieces, an opera, a tragedy (Cornélie, vestale, 1713), etc., obtaine... Biography of Martin Buber
Martin Buber (Hebrew: מרטין בובר; February 8, 1878 – June 13, 1965) was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and the I-It relationship. Born in Vienna, Buber came from a family of observant Jews, but broke with Jewish custom to pursue secular studies in philosophy. In 1902, Buber became the editor of the weekly Die Welt, the central organ of the Zionist movement, although he later withdrew from organizational work in Zionism. In 1923 Buber wrote his famous essay on existence, Ich und Du (later translated into English as I and Thou), and in 1925 he began translating the Hebrew Bible into the G... Biography of Guillaume Gallienne
Guillaume Gallienne (born 8 February 1972 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (birth time source: birth certificate, n°443)) is French actor who has been a member (Sociétaire) of the Comédie-Française company from 1998. He made his film debut 1992 in Tableau d'honneur and he has starred in Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola. He is sometimes called Guillaume Galiene.... Biography of Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin
Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin (February 8, 1796 – September 1, 1864) was a French social reformer, businessman and writer, one of the founders of Saint-Simonianism. Early life Enfantin was born in Paris, the son of a banker of Dauphiné. After receiving his early education at a lyceum, he was sent in 1813 to the École Polytechnique. In March 1814 he was one of the band of students who, on the heights of Montmartre and Saint-Chaumont, attempted resistance to the armies of the Sixth Coalition which had engaged in the invasion of Paris. In consequence of this outbreak of patriotic enthusiasm, the school was soon after closed by Louis XVIII, and the young student was compelled to seek another career. Initially, he began working for a country wine merchant, travelling to Germany, Russia a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henry Roth
Henry Roth (February 8, 1906 – October 13, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer. Biography Roth was born in Tysmenitz near Stanislaviv, Galicia, Austro-Hungary (now known as Tysmenytsia, near Ivano-Frankivsk, Galicia, the Ukraine). Although his parents never agreed on the exact date of his arrival in the United States, it is most likely that he landed at Ellis Island and began his life in New York in 1909. He briefly lived in Brooklyn, and then on the Lower East Side, in the slums where his classic novel Call It Sleep is set. In 1914, the family moved to Harlem. Roth lived there until 1927, when, as a senior at City College of New York, he moved in with Eda Lou Walton, a poet and New York University instructor who lived on Morton Street in Greenwich Village. With Wal... Biography of Georges Guétary
Georges Guétary, born Lambros Worloou February 8, 1915 in Alexandrie, Egypt, died September 13, 1997 in Mougins, France, was a Greek operette singer and actor naturalized French. He is the nephew of pianist Tasso Janopoulo. Discography 1942 : La Course à l'amour (Guy Lafarge) 1950 : Pour Don Carlos (Francis Lopez) 1952 : La route fleurie (Francis Lopez) 1958 : Pacifico (Jo Moutet) 1961 : La Polka des lampions (Gérard Calvi) 1965 : Monsieur Carnaval (Charles Aznavour) 1971 : Monsieur Pompadour (Claude Bolling) 1974 : Les Aventures de Tom Jones de Jean Marsan et Jacques Debronckart d'après Henry Fielding, mise en scène René Clermont, Théâtre de Paris 1981 : Aventure à Monte-Carlo (Francis Lopez) 1983 : L'Amour à Tahiti (Francis Lopez) 1984 : Hourra papa (Jo Moutet) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Patrick Tracy
Richard Patrick Tracy, born February 8, 1943 in Stratford upon Avon, is a British politician, member of Parliament.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luciano Pezzi
Luciano Pezzi (8 February 1921 – 26 June 1998) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. He was born in Russi and died in Bologna at age 77. Palmarès 1955 Tour de France: Winner stage 15... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Marteau
Robert Marteau, born on February 8, 1925 in Virollet, Poitou, died on May 16, 2011 in Paris, was a French writer, poet, and novelist. Publications Royaumes, poésie, Seuil, 1962. Travaux sur la terre, poésie, Seuil, 1966. Des Chevaux parmi les arbres, roman, Seuil, 1968 ; Champ Vallon, 1992. Sibylles, poésie, Paris, Galanis, 1971. Les Vitraux de Chagall, essai, Paris, Mazo, 1972; New York, Tudor, 1973. Pentecôte, roman, Gallimard, 1973. Atlante, poème, Montréal, L’Hexagone, 1976 ; Toronto, Exile, 1979. Traité du blanc et des teintures, poème, Montréal, Erta, 1978 ; Toronto, Exile, 1980. Salamander, anthologie poétique bilingue, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1979. Mont-Royal, journal, Gallimard, 1981. Fleuve sans fin - Jour... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edgar Smith
Edgar Smith (born 1934) is an American convicted murderer, who was once on Death Row for the 1957 murder of fifteen-year-old honor student and cheer leader Victoria Ann Zielinski. Vigorously contesting his conviction through the courts and in the media, Smith became a celebrity, and his case was argued in public most notably by William F. Buckley, Jr. He eventually succeeded in winning a retrial and negotiating a reduced sentence. Smith was released only to be incarcerated for a second time for the kidnapping and attempted murder of Lefteriya Ozbun in 1976. Crime In March 1957, 15-year old Vickie Zielinski of Ramsey, New Jersey disappeared on her way home from a friend's house. Clothing was discovered the following morning on the roadside by her parents, who later contacted the poli... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mary McCormack
Mary Catherine McCormack (born February 8, 1969) is an American actress. Best known for her work in television, she has had leading roles as Justine Appleton in the series Murder One (1995-97), as Deputy National Security Adviser Kate Harper in The West Wing (2004-06) and as Mary Shannon in In Plain Sight (2008-present). Her film roles include Private Parts (1997); Deep Impact (1998); True Crime (1999); High Heels and Low Lifes (2001); K-PAX (2001); Right at Your Door (2006) and 1408 (2007). Personal life McCormack was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. She is the daughter of clinical therapist Norah and car dealership and ice cream parlor owner William McCormack. Her parents divorced in 1990. She has a sister Bridget, a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School, and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ousmane Dabo
Ousmane Dabo (born 8 February 1977 in Laval, Mayenne) is a French footballer who is currently playing for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer. He has previously played for Rennes, Internazionale, Vicenza, Parma, Monaco, Atalanta, Lazio and Manchester City. He has represented France three times at full international level. His younger brother, Moussa, is currently without a club and also plays as a midfielder. Football career Early career Dabo started his career at Stade Rennais. Italy In 1998 he and team-mate Mikaël Silvestre were signed by Inter Milan. Dabo was not a regular first team player for Inter, and a few months later he was loaned out to Vicenza, where he made 13 Serie A appearances. Dabo spent the following season at Parma under Arrigo Sacchi, making si... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Censi
Yves Censi (born February 8, 1964 in Rodez) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the first constituency of the Aveyron department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marc Robertson
Marc Robertson, born February 8, 1937 in Mount Vernon, Washington, and died September 26, 1984 (heart attack), was an American professional astrologer and author.... Biography of Anne Decis
Anne Decis, born February 8, 1975 in Paris, is a French actress and comedian. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1566420/) # "Plus belle la vie" .... Luna Torres / ... (523 episodes, 2004-2010) - Episode #7.5 (2010) TV episode .... Luna Cazals - Episode #7.4 (2010) TV episode .... Luna Cazals - Episode #7.3 (2010) TV episode .... Luna Cazals - Episode #7.2 (2010) TV episode .... Luna Cazals - Episode dated 26 April 2010 (2010) TV episode .... Luna (518 more) # Table rase (2004) (TV) .... Françoise # Traquée (2002) (TV) .... Secrétaire de Paul Mantoux # Quatre copains (2001) (TV) # Quatre garçons pleins d'avenir (1997)... Biography of Maxime Du Camp
Maxime Du Camp (French: Maxime du Camp) (8 February 1822 – 9 February 1894) was a French writer and photographer. Life Born in Paris, Du Camp was the son of a successful surgeon. After finishing college, he indulged in his strong desire for travel, thanks to his father's assets. Du Camp traveled in Europe and the East between 1844 and 1845, and again between 1849 and 1851 in company with Gustave Flaubert. After his return, Du Camp wrote about his traveling experiences. Flaubert also wrote about his experiences with Maxime. In 1851, Du Camp became a founder of the Revue de Paris (suppressed in 1858), and a frequent contributor to the Revue des deux mondes. In 1853, he became an officer of the Legion of Honour. Serving as a volunteer with Garibaldi in his 1860 conquest of the Kingdo... Biography of Elisabetta Gregoraci
Elisabetta Gregoraci (born 8 February 1980) is an Italian fashion model and TV personality. She was born in Soverato, province of Catanzaro, Calabria, in southern Italy. Gregoraci started her career on the Italian television show Libero as a dancer, before replacing model Eva Herzigova for the Wonderbra campaign. Gregoraci gained notoriety when it came to light that she had offered sexual favours in return for a job as a showgirl for the Italian national public television company RAI. She was fired from RAI and hired by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, acting as a hostess in the show Buona Domenica. On 14 June 2008, Gregoraci married 58-year-old then Formula One manager Flavio Briatore, in the Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome. The driver of the bridal car was Fernando Alonso... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Knap
Henri Alexis Anne Reinier Knap, born February 8, 1911 in Amsterdam, died March 4, 1986, was a Dutch writer and journalist. Selected bibliography * Sanatorium (1946) * Appels in het gras (1963) * Meneer Recht, mevrouw averecht (1963; met Annie M.G. Schmidt) * Twintig manieren om uw rijbewijs kwijt te raken (1968) * Het knapste uit het dagboek (1970) * Henri Knap Omnibus (Bent u ook zo'n vader? (1954), Rijdt u ook zo auto? (1953), Bent u ook van gisteren?)(1977, ISBN 90 6071 202 1). * De weg naar Péruwelz (1979) * De ronde van '43 (1981; boekenweekgeschenk) * Met voorbedachten rade (1981) * Gezelligheid kent geen tijd (1983; met Anton Pieck)... Biography of Theodor Lessing
Theodor Lessing (February 8, 1872, Hanover - August 31, 1933, Marienbad) was a German Jewish philosopher. He is known for opposing the rise of Hindenburg as president of the Weimar Republic and for his classic on Jewish self-hatred (Der jüdische Selbsthaß), a book which he wrote in 1930, three years before Hitler came to power, in which he tried to explain the phenomenon of Jewish self-hatred--Jewish intellectuals who incited anti-Semitism against the Jewish people and who regarded Judaism as the source of evil in the world. Lessing's political ideals, as well as his Zionism made him a very controversial person during the rise of Nazi Germany. He moved to Czechoslovakia where he was assassinated by Nazi agents in the summer of 1933. According to Theodore Ziolkowski (Virgil and the Mo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Claude Rémoleux
Jean-Claude Rémoleux, born on February 8, 1923 in Saint-Ouen, died on January 5, 1985 in Beaulieu-sur-mer, was a French actor. Filmography * 1954 : La reine Margot de Jean Dréville * 1955 : Gervaise de René Clément * 1955 : Mémoires d'un flic de Pierre Foucaud * 1955 : Les Carnets du major Thompson de Preston Sturges - Figuration * 1956 : Fric-frac en dentelles de Guillaume Radot - sous réserve - * 1956 : Le salaire du péché de Denys de La Patellière * 1958 : Mon oncle de Jacques Tati : le client de chez M. Arpel * 1962 : Le gentleman d'Epsom / Les grands seigneurs de Gilles Grangier * 1962 : Le Procès - (The trial) d'Orson Welles : un bourreau * 1962 : Strip tease de Jacques Poitrenaud * 1963 : Un drôle de paroissien de Jean-Pie... Biography of Manon Flier
Manon Flier (born 8 February 1984 in Nieuwleusen, Overijssel) is a female volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a wing-spiker for Scavolini Pesaro. Career Flier was named Most Valuable Player at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 in Ningbo, PR China, where the Dutch national team won the gold medal. Flier lost the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League after her team Scavolini Pesaro was defeaten 3-1 by the Turkish Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. She was individually awarded "Best Spiker". Clubs Netherlands Volco Ommen (1999–2001) Netherlands Pollux Oldenzaal (2001–2002) Netherlands VC Weert (2002–2004) Italy Sant'Orsola Asystel Novara (2004–2005) Netherlands Dela Martinus Amstelveen (2005–2008) Italy Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi... Biography of Hélène Grémillon
Hélène Grémillon, born on February 8, 1977, is a French novelist. She lives with French singer Julien Clerc, and has a son, Léonard, born on April 22, 2008. Source for the photo: http://www.grevin.com/node/919... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Will Roscoe
Will Roscoe is an American scholar, activist, and author based in San Francisco, California. He grew up in Missoula, Montana and helped found the Lambda Alliance at the University of Montana, that state's first LGBT organization in 1975. He served as an intern at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in 1976, and the following year he formed the Oregon Gay Alliance, a statewide coalition of LGBT groups. After relocating to San Francisco in 1978, he organized a successful campaign to obtain United Way membership for the Pacific Center for Human Growth in Berkeley, the first LGBT social service agency in the nation to receive that status. He subsequently worked with Harvey Milk in the "No on 6" campaign against the Briggs Initiative. After attending the first Radical Faerie gathering in Ar... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandre Soumet
Alexandre Soumet (February 8, 1788 - March 30, 1845), French poet, was born at Castelnaudary, département of Aude. His father wished him to enter the army, but an early-developed love of poetry turned the boy's ambition in other directions. He was an admirer of Klopstock and Schiller, then little known in France, and reproached Madame de Staël with lack of enthusiasm for her subject in De l'Allemagne. Soumet came to Paris in 1810, and some poems in honor of Napoleon secured his nomination as auditor of the Conseil d'état. His well-known elegy La pauvre fille appeared in 1814, and two successful tragedies produced in 1822, Clytemnestre and Saül, secured his admission to the Academy in 1824. Jeanne d'Arc (1825) aroused great enthusiasm, and was the best of his plays. Among his other pi... Biography of Susan Misner
Susan Misner (born February 8, 1971 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American actress who has appeared in television and film. Misner portrayed the doomed Grace Davidson on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from 12 March 1999 to 17 November 1999. In 2002, Misner appeared in the film Chicago, performing the renowned "Cell Block Tango" with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Denise Faye, Deidre Goodwin, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova and Mýa Harrison). Misner has guest-starred on many TV series, including three of the series in the Law & Order franchise — Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001/2005), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002) and Law & Order (2006) — as well as both CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2002) and CSI: Miami (2004). Misner appeared as Theresa on Rescue Me in 2006 and 2007, and later ... Biography of Swami Prajnanpad
Sri Swami Prajnanpad, born February 8, 1891 in Chinsura near Kolkata (Calcutta), died September 24, 1974, was a guru and author of Bengal, India. Swami Prajnanpad was a traditional Hindu monk who lived on a tiny ashram outside of Calcutta. He was virtually unknown outside of his small circle of students. Prior to this while teaching science at the University level, Swamiji discovered and studied the work of Sigmund Freud. He later incorporated critical elements of early psychoanalysis into the traditional spiritual path of non-dualism that he offered. Swami Prajnanpad was the guru of Daniel Roumanoff, Pierre Wack, Frédéric Leboyer, Roland de Quatrebarbes, Arnaud Desjardins, Denise Desjardins, Olivier Cambessedes, Anémone Cambessedes and Colette Roumanoff from France. Bibliography (i... Biography of Liza Pastor
Liza Pastor, born February 8, 1985 in Montpellier, is a Fernch singer. Discography * 2003 : J'attendrai (avec Joy Esther et Aurelie Konate, de Belles Belles Belles) * 2003 : Belles Belles Belles (chanté par l'ensemble des artistes de Belles Belles Belles) * 2004 : Comme d'habitude (avec Joy Esther et Aurelie Konate) * 2006 : Nos instants de liberté (single en duo avec Amaury Vassili)... Add to favourites (1 fan)Biography of Marina LeBlanc
Marina LeBlanc, born February 8, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, is the daugther of actor Matt LeBlanc and his wife, Melissa McKnight.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kitty de Hoyos
Kitty de Hoyos, born María Cristina Guadalupe Vega Hoyo February 8, 1941 in Meico City, died December 28, 1999 (cancer), was a Mexican actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398430/ ) # "Tiempo de amar" (1987) TV series # "Amor ajeno" (1983) TV series .... Susana/Ivonne # Como México no hay dos (1981) # El gran perro muerto (1981) .... Don`a Modesta # Vivir para amar (1980) .... Lucy García Green # "Muchacha de barrio" (1979) TV series # "Acompáñame" (1978) TV series .... Raquel # Suave, cariño, muy suave (1978) # "Los que ayudan a Dios" (1973) TV series # Amor perdoname (1968) # Un Latin lover en Acapulco (1968) # Los ángeles de Puebla (1968) .... Cristina # La mujer de a seis litros (1967) # Domingo salvaje (1967) # Los jinetes de la bruja (En el viej... Biography of Marina Silva
Maria Osmarina Marina Silva Vaz de Lima (born in Bagasso, near Rio Branco on February 8, 1958) is a Brazilian environmentalist and politician. Ms. Silva was a colleague of Chico Mendes, who was assassinated for defending the Amazon environment. She was a member of the Partido dos Trabalhadores until August 19, 2009 and served as a senator before becoming environmental minister in 2003. In 1996, Ms. Silva won the Goldman Environmental Prize for South & Central America. In 2007, the United Nations Environment Program named her one of the Champions of the Earth and the 2009 Sophie Prize. Early life Ms. Silva has both Portuguese and black African descent on both her maternal and paternal heritages. Silva grew up as one of eleven children in a community of rubber tappers called Seringal B... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier (French pronunciation: ; born February 8, 1981 in Melun), also known as ElkY (/ˈɛlki/) is a poker player and former pro gamer from France who won both a World Poker Tour (WPT) and a European Poker Tour (EPT) title and is a Team PokerStars Pro. He currently resides in London, England. Gaming Grospellier was one of the top ranked StarCraft players in the world, having placed second in the World Cyber Games in 2001 and continuing his career in South Korea in the years subsequent including a fourth place finish in a Ongamenet Starleague. By 2002, he picked up the newly released WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos and garnered success by finishing second in the televised Ongamenet WarCraft Retail League before retiring. Accomplishments * 3rd - KBK Jeju (Se... Biography of Vettius Valens
Vettius Valens (February 8, 120 – c. 175) was a 2nd-century Hellenistic astrologer, a somewhat younger contemporary of Claudius Ptolemy. Valens' major work is the Anthology, ten volumes in Greek written roughly within the period 150 to 175. The Anthology is the longest and most detailed treatise on astrology which has survived from that period. A working professional astrologer, Valens includes over a hundred sample charts from his case files in the Anthology. Although originally a native of Antioch (now Antakya), he appears to have traveled widely in Egypt in search of specific astrological doctrines to bolster his practice. At the time Alexandria was still home to a number of astrologers of the older Babylonian, Greek and Egyptian traditions. He published much of what he learned fr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kim Murphy
Kim Murphy (born Kim Murphy Zandell; February 8, 1974) is an American actress known for her roles in such movies as Houseguest and Burning Annie. Biography Born in Olympia, Washington, Murphy attended Tumwater High School in Tumwater, Washington, where she studied and performed dance, gymnastics and contortion. She graduated in class of '92. Her first bigger role was teenage daughter of Phil Hartman in Houseguest. Then Murphy appeared in many television series including her recurring role on Cybill, Party of Five (playing a young girl contemplating having an abortion), Snoops, Level 9 and 24. Her movie credits includes: horror Campfire Tales along with Alex McKenna, City of Angels with Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage, The In Crowd and independent Burning Annie, that garnered her a SMMASH Fi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barry Hall
Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Hall is considered to be one of the best forwards of the modern era, being named All-Australian, leading his club's goalkicking on nine occasions and captaining the Sydney Swans to their 2005 AFL Grand Final victory. He began his career at the St Kilda Football Club where he twice led the club's goalkicking in 1999 and 2001. He is best-known for his career with the Sydney Swans. He was one of the Swans best players during his time at the club, topping the club goalkicking from 2002 to 2008 and co-captaining the side between 2005 and 2007, including the club's drought breaking premiership in 2005. He also featured heavily in the AFL's promotio... Biography of Constantine XI Palaiologos
Constantine XI Dragasēs Palaiologos, latinized as Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος ΙΑ' Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, Kōnstantinos XI Dragasēs Palaiologos; February 8, 1405 – May 29, 1453) was the last reigning Byzantine Emperor (and, as such, the last Roman Emperor) from 1449 to his death as member of the Palaiologos dynasty. After his death in battle during the fall of Constantinople, he became a legendary figure in Greek folklore as the "Marble Emperor" who would awaken and recover the Empire and Constantinople from the Turks. His death marked the final end of the Roman Empire, which had continued in the East for a tho... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marques Johnson
Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, playing for the Milwaukee Bucks (1977-84), Los Angeles Clippers (1984-87), and Golden State Warriors (1989-90). Johnson was born in Nachitoches, Louisiana and raised in south Los Angeles, where he attended and graduated from Crenshaw High School, a school well-known for its athletics, especially in basketball. He later attended UCLA, and became a star player on its basketball teams, under the guidance of legendary coach John Wooden. In his sophomore year in college (1974-75), Johnson helped to lead the Bruins to what was Coach Wooden's 10th and final NCAA Men's Division I basketball championship. Wooden retired from coaching the following season, and Gene Bartow became the UCLA... Biography of Nikki Yanofsky
Nicole "Nikki" Yanofsky (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian jazz-pop singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec. She performed Canada’s National Anthem at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. She also performed as part of the Closing Ceremonies and the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony. Nikki has performed internationally at jazz festivals and major concert venues both solo and alongside such well-known artists as Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Wyclef Jean, Celine Dion, Marvin Hamlisch and The Count Basie Orchestra. Nikki has had three releases; Ella...Of Thee I Swing (Live DVD/CD - 2008), Nikki (CD - 2010) and Live in Montreal (Live DVD - 2010). Her second studio album, produced by Martin Terefe, is currently in post-pr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Schumpeter
Joseph Alois Schumpeter (8 February 1883 – 8 January 1950) was an Austrian-American economist and political scientist. He popularized the term "creative destruction" in economics. Life Born in Třešť, Moravia (now Czech Republic, then part of Austria-Hungary) in 1883 to Catholic ethnic German parents. His father owned a factory, but he died when Joseph was only four years old. In 1893, Joseph and his mother moved to Vienna. Schumpeter began his career studying law at the University of Vienna under the Austrian capital theorist Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, taking his PhD in 1906. In 1909, after some study trips, he became a professor of economics and government at the University of Czernowitz. In 1911 he joined the University of Graz, where he remained until World War I. In 1919... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sherri Martel
Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell, February 8, 1958 – June 15, 2007) was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by her ring names, Sherri Martel and Sensational Sherri. Martel began her professional wrestling career as a manager. She joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the mid-1980s and held its AWA World Women's Championship three times. In the late 1980s, she joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where she held the WWF Women's Championship. Also in the WWF, Martel continued to act as a manager to wrestlers such as Randy Savage, Ted DiBiase, and Shawn Michaels. She appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the 1990s. In the latter, Martel acted as the manager for the tag team Harlem Heat. Afte... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benjamin Sore
Benjamin Sore, born February 8, 1987 in Langon, is a French rugby union footballer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ethan Phillips
Ethan Phillips (born February 8, 1955) is an American actor, playwright and author. He is known for television roles such as Star Trek: Voyager's Neelix and Benson's Pete Downey. Personal life Raised in Garden City, New York, Phillips was raised in an Irish Catholic family, the only boy out of six children. His father and grandfather were the owners of Frankie and Johnnie’s Restaurant, the famous steak house in New York City. Phillips attended Boston University and received a bachelor's degree in English literature and an MFA from Cornell University. As of 2008, he lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife Patricia Cresswell, an artist. They were married August 10, 1990. He is an avid backpacker and an accomplished tenor saxophonist, and enjoys ornithology and botany. Career ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elizabeth Ryan
Elizabeth Montague Ryan (February 8, 1892 in Anaheim, California – July 8, 1979) was an American tennis player who was born in Anaheim, California but lived most of her life in the United Kingdom. Ryan won 30 Grand Slam titles. Nineteen of those titles were in women's doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon, an all-time record for those two events. Twelve of her Wimbledon titles were in women's doubles and seven were in mixed doubles. Ryan also won six women's doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles at the French Championships, as well as one women's doubles title and two mixed doubles titles at the U.S. Championships. Although she reached the Wimbledon singles finals twice, Ryan never won the title. Eight of her losses at Wimbledon were to players generally considered to be among t... Biography of Myriam Montemayor Cruz
Myriam Montemayor Cruz (born February 8, 1981, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico), better known as Myriam, is a Mexican recording artist, known for winning the first season of mexican talent show La Academia. Biography Myriam grew up in a home with many brothers and sisters. Since she was a child, she dreamed of becoming a singer. Her musical career began in Monterrey with musical groups such as Obsesión, Conspiración, Ébano, Liberación and Compass. In 2002, she was selected for the Mexican musical reality TV show La Academia. During this show she sang "Como la Flor", "Mudanzas", "De mi enamorate", "Él me mintió" and other songs. Her charm and personality, as well as her great interpretative talent, propelled her to become one of the most popular persons in the reality show. After 5 mon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dino Ciccarelli
Dino Ciccarelli (born February 8, 1960) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League, primarily with the Minnesota North Stars. He scored 1,200 points in his NHL career. His 608 career NHL goals are also the most goals scored by a draft-eligible player who was not drafted by an NHL team. Ciccarelli was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010. Playing career Sarnia Bees Ciccarelli grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Sarnia, Ontario in the Southwestern Ontario Minor Hockey League of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association. He made Sarnia's Jr. 'B' hockey team as a 15-year-old in the fall of 1975 and ended up leading it in scoring with 45 goals and 43 assists for 88 points in just 40 games. He is one of two Sarnia Jr. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Chubin
Stephen "Steve" Chubin, also known as "Chube" (born February 8, 1944 in New York City) is a retired American basketball player. He played collegiately for the University of Rhode Island, where he became the school's all-time leading scorer. He was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the 3rd round (23rd pick overall) of the 1966 NBA Draft. Chubin spent the 1966-67 season playing in Italy for the Simmenthal Company (Milan) (Olimpia Milano) team, which placed second in the International Games. Chubin played for the Anaheim Amigos (1967-68), and by most accounts was the most popular player with the team's fans. Chubin averaged 18.2 points per game during his first ABA season. Also during his first year with the Amigos, Chubin ranked second in the league in assists per game (4... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Diana Falzone Falzone
Diana Falzone (born February 8, 1983 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey (source: Imdb)) was a talk show host on Cosmolicious with Diana on Cosmo Radio and DeVore and Diana on Maxim Radio. She is a co-creator and writer of the webcomic Hot Mess. At the website, Military.com she does a weekly advice column called "My Wingman Diana." Work venues Falzone has worked as a local network anchor for CW, a host correspondent for MTV and Fuse TV, a commentator for AMC, a host and producer for NYC-TV, and a guest host and correspondent for G4's Attack of the Show. She also hosts a weekly internet talk show Paltalk. Falzone starred in a Paltalk presidential viral video. In an ABC Radio interview she said, "People stop me on the street and say hey thanks for voting for me." Falzone is also Paltalk's spok... Biography of Kirk Muller
Kirk Christopher Muller (born February 8, 1966) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 19 seasons from 1984–85 until 2002–03. He currently serves as the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. Playing career Muller started his junior career with the Kingston Canadians of the Ontario Hockey League, but his most successful junior seasons were with the Guelph Platers. There was a dispute in 1984 between the Platers and the Canadian Olympic Team, who wanted Muller to play with them at the 1984 Winter Olympics. The Platers owner was upset over losing Muller for so much time, but eventually they came to an agreement and Muller played in the Olympics. He was drafted second overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft behind Mari... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Creed Bratton
Creed Bratton (born February 8, 1943 as William Charles Schneider) is an American actor and musician, a former member of The Grass Roots. Today, he is best known for playing a fictional version of himself on the American adaptation of The Office on NBC. Background and education Born William Charles Schneider in Los Angeles, he grew up in Coarsegold, California, a small town near Yosemite National Park. His grandparents, mother, and father were musicians, and he took a liking to music at a very early age. At 13, he received his first guitar from a Sears mail order catalog. He became a professional musician during his high school and college years. Upon his mother's remarriage, his name was changed to Chuck Ertmoed. Musical career Early years He decided to try life as a traveling mu... Biography of Nancy Oliver
Nancy Oliver (born February 8, 1955) is an American playwright and screenwriter. Best known for her work on the successful TV series Six Feet Under, Oliver was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay in 2008 for her debut screenplay, Lars and the Real Girl. Early life and career Oliver was born in Syracuse, NY and raised in Framingham, Massachusetts. She began writing at an early age and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst. During this time she was involved with the university's theater department as a performer. While attending Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida for theatre, Oliver met director and screenwriter Alan Ball in 1976. Together they founded the General Nonsense Theater Company, a ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty (February 8, 1850 – August 22, 1904), was an American author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century. From 1892 to 1895, she wrote short stories for both children and adults which were published in such magazines as Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, The Century Magazine, and The Youth's Companion. Her major works were two short story collections, Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (1897). Her important short stories included "Desiree's Baby", a tale of miscegenation in antebellum Louisiana (published in 1893), "The Story of an Hour" (1894), and "The Storm "(1898). "The Storm" is a sequel to "The 'Cadian Ball," which appeared in her first collection of short stories, Ba... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anna Hutchison
Anna Hutchison (born 8 February 1986 in Wellington) is a New Zealand actress. Her official site: http://www.annahutchison.com/bio/ She is known for her roles on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and American series Power Rangers: Jungle Fury. She also played Alison Dine, the girlfriend of crime figure Terry Clark in the Australian television series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities also known as the Mr Asia Story, and Amy Smart in the New Zealand television comedy/drama series Go Girls. 2012 saw her star in Joss Whedon's critically acclaimed metafictional slasher movie "The Cabin in the Woods". On 13 April 2012 it was announced that Anna would be joining the cast of Spartacus for the third season in 2013, in a recurring role. Awards Year Award 2006 Nominated for 'Best... Biography of Liam McIntyre
Liam McIntyre (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian actor most known for his work in several short films and guest starring roles in Australian TV series. He plays the lead role in the Starz television series Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned. Career Although McIntyre has started his career in mostly short films, the actor had more promising roles guest starring in Australia's popular television series' Rush and Neighbours. McIntyre made his US television debut guest starring in an episode of the award nominated HBO mini-series The Pacific. McIntyre was chosen as the replacement for Andy Whitfield in the titular role for the Starz television series Spartacus. Whitfield withdrew from the role prior to his death, when his cancer recurred while filming. Production... Biography of Sherie Rene Scott
Sherie Rene Scott (born February 8, 1967) is an American actress, singer and writer. She is a co-founder of Grammy winning Sh-K-Boom Records and Ghostlight Records and has performed in numerous Off-Broadway and Broadway musicals and plays, and appears on numerous solo and original cast recordings. Life and career Scott was born in Kentucky. When she was 4 years old, her family moved to Topeka, Kansas, where she grew up. Scott moved from Topeka to New York City when she was 18 to attend the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. After graduation, she was cast in the 25th-anniversary production of Hair at the United Nations. In 2010 Scott starred in the critically acclaimed production Everyday Rapture, which Scott wrote with co-author Dick Scanlan. Everyday Rapture began its... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ricardo Gallego
Ricardo Gallego Redondo (born 8 February 1959 in Madrid) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Most of his professional career was associated to Real Madrid, for which he appeared in more than 300 official games in nearly ten years, winning a total of ten major titles. He gained almost 45 caps for Spain, representing the nation in two World Cups and as many European Championships. Club career A product of La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid's youth system, Gallego made a quick impression with the first team, appearing in 26 matches in his debut year, and being a midfield mainstay during the subsequent seasons as he totalled 250 first division matches, with the conquest of, among others, four leagues, two Spanish cups and back-to-back UEFA Cups (1985–86); b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gunther Plüschow
Gunther Plüschow (February 8, 1886 – January 28, 1931) was a German aviator, aerial explorer and author from Munich, Bavaria. His feats include the only escape by a German prisoner of war in either world war from Britain back to Germany; he was the first man to explore and film Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia from the air. He was killed on a second aerial expedition to Patagonia in 1931. As an aviator and explorer, he is honoured as a hero by the Argentine Air Force to this day. World War I When the First World War began in August 1914, Lieutenant Plüschow was assigned to the East Asian Naval Station at Tsingtau, a German colony in China. Two Taube airplanes had been shipped in crates from Imperial Germany. After supervising the assembly of the planes, Plüschow began serving as pilot an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov (Bulgarian: Христо Стоичков Стоичков), sometimes Stoitchkov; born 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation and the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. Nicknamed The Dagger (Камата), The Dog (Кучето), The Modern Left (Модерния ляв). At Barcelona he earned the Spanish nickname 'El Pistolero' which translates to 'the gunslinger'. He was a member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth at the 1994 Wo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matthijs Vermeulen
Matthijs Vermeulen (born Matheas Christianus Franciscus van der Meulen) (8 February 1888 (birth time source: André Babault, Astrodatabank) – 26 July 1967 ), was a Dutch composer and music journalist. Early life Matthijs Vermeulen was born in Helmond. After primary school he initially wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who was a blacksmith. During a serious illness his inclination towards the spiritual gained the upper hand. Inspired by a thoroughly Catholic environment, he decided to become a priest. However, at the seminary, where he learned about the principles of counterpoint of the sixteenth-century polyphonic masters, his true calling – music – came to light. On his eighteenth he abandoned his initial ideas and left school. In the spring of 1907 he moved to Amsterdam... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Martin Vial
Martin Vial, born on February 8, 1954 in Lyon (birth time source: Didier Geslain), is a French civil servant, the President of Europ Assistance group. Publications Martin Vial, La Lettre et la Toile, Le Web, c'est la fin du papier ? ... et autres idées reçues sur internet, Albin Michel, 2000, ISSN : 978-2226120786 Martin Vial La Care Révolution, l’Homme au cœur de la révolution mondiale, Édition Nouveaux débats publics, 2008 ISSN : 978-2916962030. participation à l'ouvrage du collectif Empreintes Sociales, pour en finir avec le court terme, Odile Jacob, 2011 ISSN : 978-2738126573... |
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