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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on July, 21, 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 · 45,667 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,667 Celebrities
123 celebrities or events were found for July, 21. Add to favourites (40 fans)Biography of Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great (Greek: Μέγας Aλέξανδρος, Megas Alexandros; July 21 (or 20), 356 BC – June 10, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, was an Ancient Greek king of Macedon (336–323 BC). He was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Following the unification of the multiple city-states of ancient Greece under the rule of his father, Philip II of Macedon (a labour Alexander had to repeat twice because the southern Greeks rebelled after Philip's death), Alexander conquered the Persian Empire, including Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Bactria and Mesopotamia and exte... Add to favourites (64 fans)Biography of Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg (born on 21 July 1971 (1971-07-21) (age 35)) is an Anglo-French actress and singer. Gainsbourg was born in London, England and raised in Paris, France. Her father is Serge Gainsbourg, and her mother is Jane Birkin. Career Gainsbourg made her motion picture début playing Catherine Deneuve's daughter in the 1984 film Paroles et musique. In 1986, Gainsbourg won a César Award for "Most Promising Actress" for L'effrontée, and in 2000 she won "Best Supporting Actress" for the film La Bûche. In 1994, Gainsbourg made her stage debut in David Mamet's Oleanna at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse. Gainsbourg has sung the title song in three of her films and has released two albums. In 2004, she sang a duet with French pop star Étienne Daho on his single "If"... Add to favourites (87 fans)Biography of Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams (born July 21, 1951 (birth time source: the Wilsons, Astrodatabank)) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian. He has had starring roles on television, stage, and film. Personal life Williams' first marriage was to Valerie Velardi on June 4, 1978, with whom he has one child, Zachary (born April 1983). The marriage ended in 1988. On April 30, 1989, he married Marsha Garces. They have two children, Zelda Ray (born July 31, 1989) and Cody Alan (born November 25, 1991). Williams currently resides in a large house in the upper-income Sea Cliff neighborhood of San Francisco. Incidentally, Williams is good friends with film director Chris Columbus who is also a San Francisco resident. He also has a summer house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Williams has... Add to favourites (70 fans)Biography of Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Nicknamed "Papa", he was part of the 1920s expatriate community in Paris known as "the Lost Generation", as described in his memoir A Moveable Feast. He led a turbulent social life, was married four times, and allegedly had various romantic relationships during his lifetime. For a serious writer, he achieved a rare cult-like popularity during his lifetime. Hemingway received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Hemingway's distinctive writing style is characterized by economy and understatement and had a significant influence on the development of twentieth-century fiction writing. His protagonists are ... Add to favourites (60 fans)Biography of Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett is an American actor.... Add to favourites (28 fans)Biography of Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 in London) performed as Cat Stevens from 1966 to 1978. He is an English musician, singer-songwriter, educator, philanthropist and prominent convert to Islam. Under the name Cat Stevens he has sold over 60 million albums around the world since the late 1960s. His albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified by the RIAA as having achieved Triple Platinum status in the United States (three million sales each); his album Catch Bull at Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release and was Billboard's number-one LP for three consecutive weeks. His songwriting has also earned him two ASCAP songwriting awards (for "The First Cut Is the Deepest," which has been a hit single for four diff... Biography of Fabienne Égal
Fabienne Égal (born 21 July 1954 in Rabat, Morocco) is a French announcer and television host. Career She became an announcer on TF1 in the 1970s, then hosted Les pieds au mur with Nicolas Hulot in 1980 and La Une chez vous (1985-1987). She became famous presenting TV show Tournez manège from 1985 to 1993, alongside Evelyne Leclercq and Simone Garnier. When the show was no longer broadcast, she hosted Double mixte and Doublé gagnant on RTL 9, then Jeux sans frontières with Nelson Monfort on France 2. She also participated as a guest star in the TV series Pas de pitié pour les croissants !. TV shows Les pieds au mur, 1980 La Une chez vous, 1985-1987 Tournez manège, 1985-1993 Double mixte and Doublé gagnant, RTL 9 Jeux sans frontières, 1999... Biography of Caroline Tresca
Caroline Tresca, born July 21, 1959 in Angers (Maine-et-Loire), is a French TV host, TV producer, actress, and painter. She has a daughter, Blanche (with actor Philippe Caroit). Theater * 2010 : La Règle de trois de Bruno Druart, mise en scène Jean-Pierre Dravel et Olivier Macé... Biography of Sarah Biasini
Sarah Magdalena Biasini (born July 21, 1977 near Saint-Tropez) is a French actress, the daughter of Romy Schneider and Daniel Biasini. She studied art history at the Sorbonne in Paris and theater at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles and the Actor's Studio in New York. Biasini made her film debut in 2004 starring in the Emmy-nominated French mini-series, Julie, Chevalier de Maupin, a swashbuckling adventure story loosely based on the life of the sword wielding 17th century opera star Julie d'Aubigny (Mlle. Maupin). In 2005, she made her stage debut in Barefoot in the Park at the Marigny theater in Paris.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mohamed Dib
Mohammed Dib (Arabic: محمد ديب) (1920-2003) was an Algerian author who wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children's literature in the French language. He is probably Algeria's most prolific and well-known writer. His work covers the breadth of 20th century Algerian history, focusing on Algeria's fight for independence. Life Dib was born in Tlemcen in western Algeria, near the border with Morocco, into a middle class family which had descended into poverty. After losing his father at a young age, Dib started writing poetry at 15. At the age of 18, he started working as a teacher in nearby Oujda in Morocco. In his twenties and thirties he worked in various capacities as a weaver, teacher, accountant, inter... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Hubert-Felix Thiefaine
Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine (French pronunciation: ) is a French pop-rock singer and songwriter, born July 21, 1948 in the town of Dole in the Jura département. Mostly shunned by television and radio, he has built over the years - through word of mouth and frequent touring - a considerable following which allowed him to fill the 17,000-seater Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy for an anniversary concert in 1998. In recent years he has been increasingly name-dropped as an influence by the latest generation of performers in France, and was the subject of a tribute album of covers in 2002. He has been performing since the late 1960s and releasing records since 1978. Musically, H-FT draws mostly from classic rock, with rare nods to the latest musical trends, and generally leaves the arranging t... Biography of Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari (Urdu, Sindhi: آصف علی زرداری) (born 21 July 1956) is the president-elect of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He is the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who twice served as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Member of National Assembly Asif served as a member of the National Assembly, and he was Minister of the Environment during his wife's second term as Prime Minister (1993–1996). Initially he was interested in the Finance Ministry, but Bhutto opted to put him in a non-revenue generating department instead. During his time as Environment Minister, he claimed in a televised news conference on STN that every school in Pakistan had an Environment & Forestry department which moti... Biography of Philippe Ariès
Philippe Ariès (July 21, 1914, Blois - February 8, 1984, Paris) was an important French medievalist and historian of the family and childhood, in the style of Georges Duby. Ariès has written many books on the common daily life. His most prominent works regarded the change in the western attitudes towards death. Ariès regarded himself as a right-wing anarchist . He was close to the monarchist Action française, and wrote in La Nation française review. However, he also cooperated with many left-wing French historians, like Michel Foucault. He is known for his book Centuries of Childhood. In medieval society, the idea of childhood just simply did not exist. Children were seen to be too weak to be counted and that they could disappear at any time. But these children were considered as an ... Biography of Sim (actor)
Sim, born July 21, 1926 in Cauterets (Hautes-Pyrénées), died September 6, 2009 in Saint-Raphaël (Var), was a French actor, humorist, comedian, singer and writer. Filmographie Actor * 1958 : Les Gaîtés de l'escadrille de Georges Péclet : * 1963 : Cartouche de Philippe de Broca : * 1969 : Une veuve en or de Michel Audiard : Le Vecchio * 1970 : Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! de Michel Audiard : Phalempin * 1971 : Les Mariés de l'an II de Jean-Paul Rappeneau : Lucas * 1971 : La Grande Maffia de Philippe Clair : * 1973 : La Brigade en folie de Philippe Clair : * 1974 : La Grande Nouba de Christian Caza : Alexandre Ladislas Ladretsky, le pianiste / Le poissonnier * 1976 : Andréa (film érotique) de Henri Glae... Biography of Francis Blanche
Francis Blanche, born July 21, 1921 in Paris, died July 6, 1974 in Paris, was a French actor and humorist. Filmographie complète Filmography 1942 - 1959 1942 : Frédérica de Jean Boyer - Un ami de Gilbert 1947 : L'assassin est à l'écoute de Raoul André - Il joue son propre rôle. Il est également co-scénariste et co-dialoguiste 1949 : Tire au flanc de Fernand Rivers - Mr du Bois d'Ombelles 1950 : Ils ont vingt-ans de René Delacroix - Michel Barbarin 1950 : Une fille à croquer ou Le petit chaperon rouge de Raoul André - Gilles. Il est également le scénariste et dialoguiste 1951 : Un curieux cas d'amnésie court métrage de Henri Verneuil 1952 : Minuit, quai de Bercy de Christian Stengel - Mr Boulay, l'épicier 1953 : Faites-moi confiance de Gilles Grangier - Nicolas. Il... Biography of Ali Landry
Ali Germaine Landry (born July 21, 1973) is a former Miss USA (1996), model and actress. She is recognized as the Doritos Girl from her popular 1998 Super Bowl commercial. In 1998, she was named by People magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world. Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Eye color: Brown Hair color: Brown Early life Landry grew up in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. This southern region of Louisiana is referred to as "Acadiana," the heart of Cajun country. Landry is of French and Spanish (Cajun) descent . She graduated from Cecilia High School in 1991. She attended the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and was majoring in Mass Communications. She is a sister member of Kappa Delta Sorority. Pageantry Her first foray into pageantry came in 1990 when she was cro... Biography of Alessandro Bono
Alessandro Pizzamiglio known as Bono was an Italian singer, born July 21, 1964 in Milano, died of AIDS on 5/15/1994. Discography 1988 - Alessandro Bono 1991 - Caccia alla volpe (pubblicato nuovamente l'anno successivo con l'aggiunta di due brani) 1994 - Oppure no 2011 - Nervi (Inediti)... Biography of Claudette Ortiz
Claudette Ortiz (born July 21, 1981 in Willingboro, New Jersey) is an American soul singer of African American and Puerto-Rican descent, most famous as the soprano in the R&B group City High although she has built somewhat of a name for herself as a solo artist. Early life Ortiz was born and raised in Willingboro, New Jersey. She started singing at an early age and upon reaching high school age, she met future bandmates Robby Pardlo and Ryan Toby. Ryan Toby had some entertainment industry experience working on the movie Sister Act 2. Robby and Ryan were working on a record deal with Wyclef Jean. Since Booga Basement, Wyclef's record label, already had a male duo group, Wyclef suggested to bring in Robby Parldo's back up singer ( at the time) Claudette. The trio was then formed City Hig... Biography of Bruce Scofield
Brice Scofield, born July 21, 1948 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is an American author, lecturer and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Janet Reno
Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the first and to date only female Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001). She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11. She was the second longest serving Attorney General after William Wirt. Reno's father, Henry Reno (original surname Rasmussen), immigrated to the United States from Denmark and for forty-three years was a police reporter for the Miami Herald. Jane Wood, Reno's mother, raised her children and then became an investigative reporter for the Miami News. Janet Reno has three younger siblings. She is the sister of columnist Robert Reno, and aunt to model Hunter Reno. She was one of two Danish Americans in the cabinet, the other being Lloyd Bentsen. Reno attended public school in M... Biography of Hans Fallada
Hans Fallada (born July 21, 1893 in Greifswald as Rudolf Wilhelm Adolf Ditzen, died February 5, 1947 in Berlin) was one of the best-known German writers of the 20th Century. He wrote primarily novels of social criticism, and his most famous work is the novel, Little Man, What Now? Hans came from the story "Hans in Luck", because he get more luck. Fallada chose his pen name as a reference to the horse Falada, in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, "The Goose Girl;" the stress is on the first syllable. Works Der junge Goedeschal, 1920 Anton und Gerda, 1923 Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben, 1931 Kleiner Mann, was nun?, 1932 (English: Little Man, What Now?) Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt, 1932 Wir hatten mal ein Kind, 1934 Märchen vom Stadtschreiber, der aufs Land flog, 1935 Al... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arlette Chabot
Arlette Chabot (born Chartres, 21 July 1951) is a prominent French journalist and political commentator. She currently is head of the editorial team of France 2. Chabot began her career at France Inter in 1974, where she was a speaker and headed the political services of the redaction. In 1984, she joined TF1 and headed its political service until 1990. She joined FR3 and became head redactor of the political and economical service. From 1992, she held the same office at France 2. From 1994 to 1998, she was deputy director of the redaction of France 2. She animated the debate show Mots Croisés from September 1997 to September 2005, when she was replaced by Yves Calvi. Since February 2004, Arlette Chabot has been director of the editorial team of France 2, replacing Olivier Mazerol... Biography of Ancilla Tilia
Ancilla Tillia or Ancillia Tillia, born July 21, 1985 in Amsterdam, is a Dutch model. Height: 1.72 cm / 5'8" Weight: 58 kg / 127,5 lbs Measurements: 72C- 63- 96 / 34CD-25-38 External link: http://www.ancillatilia.com/personal/minibio.php... Biography of Vanessa Bruno
Vanessa Bruno, born July 21, 1967 in Paris, is a French stylist, designer and model maker.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Baldur Ebertin
Baldur Ebertin, born July 21, 1933 in Erfurt, is a German author, astrologer and esoteric healer. He is the son of Reinhold and the grandson of Elsbeth Ebertin.... Biography of Marshall McLuhan
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, C.C. (July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar — a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communications theorist. McLuhan's work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory. McLuhan is known for coining the expressions "the medium is the message" and the "global village." McLuhan was a fixture in media discourse from the late 1960s to his death and he continues to be an influential and controversial figure. More than ten years after his death he was named the "patron saint" of Wired magazine. Life and career McLuhan was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to Methodist parents Elsie Naomi (née Hall) and Herbert Ernest McLuhan. His brother, Maurice, was born two years... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edmund Heines
Edmund Heines (* July 21, 1897 in Munich; † June 30, 1934 in Munich) was Ernst Röhm's deputy in the SA, and possibly one of his lovers as well.Adolf Hitler had a close friendship with Röhm, and to a lesser degree with Heines. Hitler's chauffeur Erich Kempka claimed in a 1946 interview that Edmund Heines was caught in bed with an unidentified 18 year old male when he was arrested during the Night of Long Knives, although he has not actually witnessed this himself. Heines, Röhm, and many other SA leaders were executed shortly after their arrest. Hitler identified Heines as one of the principal members of a "small group of elements which were held together through a like disposition" in his Reichstag speech of 13 July 1934. Life He served in World War I as a volunteer, and retired i... Biography of Vanessa Lengies
Vanessa Lynne-Marie Lengies (born July 21, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress best known for starring in the drama American Dreams as Roxanne Bojarski. She attended Evergreen Elementary and then went on to Hudson High School from 1997-2002. Lengies got her start in Canadian television on such shows as Sponk!, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Radio Active, and Popular Mechanics for Kids. In 2005, she co-starred with Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear in the comedy The Perfect Man. She also plays a supporting role as the jailbait hostess in Waiting.... In 2006, she was seen as a gymnast in the movie Stick It. Lengies is fluent in French and English, and knows some Arabic. Her father is German and her mother is Egyptian. For The Grudge 2, the role of Vanessa was originally ... Biography of Juno Temple
Juno Violet Temple (born July 21 1989) is an English actress. Early life Temple is the daughter of producer Amanda Pirie and film director Julien Temple. She went to Enmore Primary School, Bedales School and King's College, Taunton. She has a younger brother, Leo Temple. Movie career Temple began her career as a child actress in the 1997 film Vigo: Passion for Life, a film about Jean Vigo. She has won critical praise for several supporting roles. One reviewer said that she played her part in Notes on a Scandal with "petulance and angst", while her performance in Atonement has been called "impressive". Some of her other film credits include Celia in St. Trinians and St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, Drippy (Jennifer Logan) in Wild Child, and Jane Parker in The Ot... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frances Parkinson Keyes
Frances Parkinson Keyes (July 21, 1885 – July 3, 1970) was an American author, and a convert to Roman Catholicism, whose works frequently featured Catholic themes and beliefs. Her last name rhymes with "skies," not "keys." Life and Career Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, she married Henry Keyes in 1903. They lived in Washington and Virginia for a quarter of a century while her husband, a Republican, was in the United States Senate. He had earlier served as Governor of New Hampshire. The story of their courtship is told in Mrs. Keyes' first autobiography, Roses in December. The story of their marriage is recounted in her second autobiography, All Flags Flying. Henry Keyes was much older than his bride and, having never married before, was quite set in his ways. Early on he was dismiss... Biography of Kenneth Starr
Kenneth Winston Starr (born July 21, 1946) is an American lawyer and former judge who was appointed to the Office of the Independent Counsel to investigate the death of the deputy White House counsel Vince Foster and the Whitewater land transactions by President Bill Clinton. He later submitted to Congress the Starr Report, which led to Clinton's impeachment on charges arising from the Monica Lewinsky scandal. He currently serves as dean of Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. Early life Kenneth Starr was born in Lockett, a small town near Vernon, the seat of Wilbarger County in north Texas. His father was Church of Christ minister and part time barber. Education He first attended Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, where he belonged to the Young Democr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Daniel
Jean Daniel, (né Jean Daniel Bensaid) (July 21, 1920-) is an Algerian-born French-Jewish journalist and author. He is the founder and executive editor of Le Nouvel Observateur weekly. Daniel is a Jewish humanist in the venerable tradition of the French Left. He argues in La prison juive: Humeurs et méditations d'un témoin (The Jewish Prison) that by considering themselves God's Chosen People the Jews have imprisoned themselves. He rigorously questions the role of religion in modern morality. Jean Daniel was a member of the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank. Published work Books The Jewish Prison: a Rebellious Meditation on the State of Judaism translated into English by Charlotte Mandell, 2005, Melville House Publishing, USA Articles "We Already Miss His Vigilance" TELO... Biography of Hart Crane
Harold Hart Crane (July 21, 1899 – April 27, 1932) was an American poet. Finding both inspiration and provocation in the poetry of T. S. Eliot, Crane wrote poetry that was traditional in form, difficult and often archaic in language, and which sought to express something more than the ironic despair that Crane found in Eliot's poetry. Though frequently condemned as being difficult beyond comprehension, Crane has proved in the long run to be one of the most influential poets of his generation. Life and work Hart Crane was born in Garrettsville, Ohio. His father, Clarence, was a successful Ohio businessman who had made his fortune in the candy business with chocolate bars. He originally held the patent for the Life Saver, but sold his interest to another businessman right before the can... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Hegan
James Michael "Mike" Hegan (born July 21, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player and a radio announcer for the Cleveland Indians. In 1969, Hegan hit the first home run in Seattle Pilots history. He drilled it in his first at-bat. He is the son of longtime Indians catcher Jim Hegan. A graduate of Saint Ignatius High School, Hegan began his major league career with the New York Yankees in 1964 and played with the Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Oakland Athletics as an outfielder and first baseman. He was a member of the 1972 World Champion Oakland Athletics, filling in as a key pinch-hitter and defensive replacement for regular first baseman Mike Epstein. Hegan was also the last batter in the "original" (pre-renovation) Yankee Stadium, flying out to c... Biography of Norman Jewison
Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, BA, LL.D (born July 21, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning Canadian film director, producer, and actor. Early life Norman Jewison was born in Toronto in 1926. He attended Kew Beach School, and while growing up in the 1930s displayed an aptitude for performing and theatre. He served in the Navy (1944-1945) during World War II, and after being discharged travelled in the American South, where he encountered segregation, an experience that would influence his later work. Jewison attended Victoria College in the University of Toronto, graduating with a B.A. in 1949. As a student he was involved in writing, directing, and acting in various theatrical productions, including the All-Varsity Revue in 1949. During the summer he worked as a waiter at the Banff Spr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Negroponte
Hon. John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom) (pronounced /ˌnɛgroʊˈpɒnti/) is an American diplomat. He is currently serving as the United States Deputy Secretary of State. Prior to serving in this capacity, he was the first ever Director of National Intelligence. Negroponte served in the United States Foreign Service from 1960 to 1997. From 1981 to 1996, he had tours of duty as United States ambassador in Honduras, Mexico, and the Philippines. After leaving the Foreign Service, he subsequently served in the Bush Administration as U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations from 2001 to 2004, and was ambassador to Iraq from June 2004 to April 2005. Background Negroponte was born in London to Greek parents Dimitri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Moreau
Francis Moreau (born 21 July 1965) is a French former professional racing cyclist from Saint-Quentin. He turned professional in 1989 and retired 12 years later at the end of 2000. A pursuit specialist, Moreau was a frequent medalist and the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the pursuit in 1991. He was also part of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, who set a new Olympic record with a time of 4:05:930. On the road, Moreau finished 132nd at the 1991 Tour de France and 113th in 1994 - despite the death of his father on 9 July; his father had said that he would not want his son to drop out in mourning. In 1995 he finished 5th in the Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan and came 9th in the 1996 Paris-Roubaix. Awards 1987 1st Stage 1,Circuit de la Sarthe ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Marie Collet
Bernard Marie Collet, born July 21, 1950 in Casablanca, Morocco, is a French painter and artist. External link: Bernard Marie Collet's site.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Diard
Éric Diard (born on July 21, 1965 at Marseille, France) is a French politician. He is a member of the UMP (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Renée Falconetti
Renée Jeanne Falconetti (July 21, 1892 – December 12, 1946), sometimes credited as Maria Falconetti, Marie Falconetti, Renée Maria Falconetti, or, simply, Falconetti, was a French stage and film actress, notable for her role as Joan of Arc in Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 silent film, La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc. Born in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, Falconetti became a stage actress in Paris in 1918. By the time Dreyer watched her act in an amateur theater and selected her as his leading lady in his up-and-coming production La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, she was already a celebrated stage artiste, and had appeared in one film, La Comtesse de Somerive (1917), directed by Georges Denola and Jean Kemm. Her portrayal of Joan of Arc in La Passion is widely considered one of the most astonishing ... Biography of Sandra Laoura
Sandra Laoura of France is a freestyle skier who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Laoura won bronze in the women's moguls event. On January 5, 2007, during a training session for a World Cup event at Mont Gabriel (Quebec, Canada), she landed on her head and fractured two thoracic vertebrae. Despite a long surgical intervention aiming to repair the fractured vertebrae, whether she will walk again currently remains uncertain.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Alers
Christian Alers, born July 21, 1922 in Paris, is a French actor. Selected filmography Actor 1951 : Le Mariage de Mademoiselle Beulemans : Albert Delpierre 1954 : Madame du Barry 1957 : Fumée blonde : Jacques Moreau 1958 : Madame et son auto : Fernand 1959 : Le signe du lion : Philippe 1960 : La brune que voilà : Sabatier 1962 : Snobs ! : Libou 1963 : Bébert et l'Omnibus : Barnier 1967 : L'Une et l'Autre : Remoulin 1974 : Les Valseuses : Henri, le père de Jacqueline 1975 : Le pied ! : Bernard Moreau 1977 : Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff : le père du juge 1977 : Julie pot de colle, de Philippe de Broca : Payrac Television 1959 : Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (épisode 10 : On a tué le mort de Claude Loursais) : Bernard Chamelet 1962 : L'Inspecteur Lecler... Biography of Fabrice Hybert
Fabrice Hybert (born 1961 in Luçon) is a French artist. Overview Internationally renowned artist, he works in many diverse ways - accumulation, proliferation, hybridization - sliding between painting, sculpture, installation and video. In 1994, he created UR (Unlimited Responsibility), an organisation with the goal of building links between artists and enterprises. Works Hybert has suggested that his work explores ‘the enormous reservoir of the possible’ (Eyestorm 2007) via a deconstruction of language and communication. To this end he deploys a very wide range of media for the purpose of expanding the range of his creative practice, deconstructing language in order to present the viewer with puzzles. He abjures the coherent, instantly understandable, text and the consistent ... Biography of Don Knotts
Jesse Donald "Don" Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, a role which earned him five Emmy Awards. He also played landlord Ralph Furley on the 1970s television sitcom Three's Company. Early life Knotts was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, a son of William Jesse Knotts and his wife, the former Elsie L. Moore. Knotts' paternal ancestors had emigrated from England to America in the 17th century, originally settling in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Knotts's father was a farmer, but suffered a nervous breakdown and lost his land. Afflicted with both schizophrenia and alcoholism, he died when Knotts was thirteen years old. Knotts and his three brothers we... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francine Bergé
Francine Bergé (born 21 July 1938 , Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France ) is a French film and stage actress . She is the sister of actress Colette Bergé. Filmography 1962 : Les Abysses 1963 : Judex 1964 : La Ronde 1965 : La Religieuse 1968 : Benjamin ou les mémoires d'un puceau 1968 : Bruno, l'enfant du dimanche 1968 : Catherine, il suffit d'un amour 1971 : Paulina 1880 1974 : Monsieur Klein 1978 : A Simple Story (French title: Une histoire simple) 1979 : Aimée 1979 : Le Toubib 1982 : La vie est un roman 1984 : Un amour interdit 1993 : Un crime 1993 : Du fond du cœur “Germaine et Benjamin” 1997 : Le Septième Ciel 1998 : Inséparables 1998 : Kennedy et moi 2000 : Confort Moderne 2000 : The Crimson Rivers (French title: Les rivières pourpres... Biography of Camilia Veroni
Camilla Veroni, born July 21, 1952 in Cadelbosco, was an Italian ecclesiastic called "the little flying nun". She was the first sister to take flying lessons and become pilot.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jerry McGee
Jerry McGee (born July 21, 1943) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. McGee was born in New Lexington, Ohio. He attended Ohio State University and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1966 and joined the PGA Tour in 1967. McGee won four PGA Tour events in the latter half of the 1970s. In 1979, he won twice: a one shot win over Jerry Pate at the Kemper Open, and a couple months later a one stroke win over Jack Renner at the Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open. His best finish in a major was a T-6 at the 1977 PGA Championship. He was a member of the 1977 Ryder Cup team. McGee was known for his superb play around the greens. At five feet 10 inches tall and a slim 145 pounds, distance in the ball striking phase of the g... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Bates
Jim Bates (born July 21, 1941) is a former American Democratic politician. After graduating high school in the Denver area, Bates joined the United States Marine Corps in 1959, and served in the Corps until 1963. Relocating to San Diego, Bates became a banker and later a businessman in the aerospace industry. Bates was elected to the San Diego city council in 1971. While serving he obtained his masters degree from San Diego State University. He was elected chairman of the San Diego County board of supervisors in 1974, and held the position until 1982. At the time he was the youngest chairman of the Board. Bates resigned from the board to run for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing California's newly created 44th Congressional District. His district was create... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kim Fowley
Kim Vincent Fowley (born July 21, 1939) is an American record producer, impresario, songwriter, musician, film maker, and radio actor. He is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult rock pop singles in the 1960s, and for managing The Runaways in the 1970s. He has been described as "one of the most colorful characters in the annals of rock & roll" and as "a shadowy cult figure well outside the margins of the mainstream." Life and career Fowley is the son of the character actor Douglas Fowley and actress Shelby Payne. Various locations have been cited as his birthplace, including Red Bank, New Jersey and Manila, Philippines. He was, in reality born in Los Angeles, California where he attended University High School at the same time as singers Jan Berry, Dean Torrence... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dirceu Pereira
Dirce Pereira, born July 21, 1943 in Três Lagoas, is a Brazilian physician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mandy Woetzel
Mandy Wötzel (born July 21, 1973) is a German pair skater who represented East Germany and later Germany in international competition. With partner Ingo Steuer, she is the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist. Biography Wötzel was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), Saxony, then part of East Germany, and began skating as a child. She skated for the club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, which was renamed after the German reunification into SC Chemnitz. Her first partner was Axel Rauschenbach. The pair won the silver medal at the 1989 European Figure Skating Championships. They competed together at the 1992 Winter Olympics. In 1992, Wötzel suffered a serious accident during practice, leaving her in a coma for a short time. Soon afterwards, she and Rauschenbach stopped skating together. Wötzel swiftly... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Feydeau
Alain Feydeau, born Georges Alain Thierry Feydeau July 21, 1934 in Boulogne-Billancourt and died January 14, 2008 in Paris, was a French comedian, film director, screenwriter and author, the husband of Marie-Christine Giordano. Filmogaphy (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0275490/ ) # Les rois mages (2001) .... Le théologien ... aka The Three Kings (informal English title) # La dame aux camélias (1998) (TV) .... Varville # Vincennes Neuilly (1992) .... Le prêtre # "Tribunal" .... Me de Chaumont (1 episode, 1989) - Le don de Monsieur Mousse (1989) TV episode .... Me de Chaumont # "Au théâtre ce soir" .... Valentin / ... (21 episodes, 1968-1985) - Adieu Prudence (1985) TV episode .... Jerry Barnett - Mademoiselle (1982) TV episode .... Valentin - Le traité d'Au... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sara Carter
Sara Carter (July 21, 1898 – January 8, 1979) was an American Country music musician. Known for her deep and distinctive singing voice, she was the lead singer on most of the recordings of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and 1930s. She was born Sara Elizabeth Dougherty in Copper Creek, Virginia, (Rich Valley), the daughter of William Sevier Dougherty and Nancy Elizabeth Kilgore. Sara married A. P. Carter on June 18, 1915, but they were later divorced in 1939. They had three children: Gladys (Millard), Janette (Jett), and Joe. In 1927, she and A.P. began performing as the Carter Family, perhaps the first commercial rural Country music group. They were joined by her cousin, Maybelle, who was married to A.P.'s brother, Ezra Carter. Sara later remarried to Coy Bays, A.P... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Wambst
Georges Wambst, born July 21, 1902 in Luneville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, died August 1, 1988, was a French former professional bicycle racer.... Biography of Nina Blanchard
Nina Blanchard, born July 21, 1928 in Greenwich, Connecticut, was an American owner of a modeling agency. She sold her agency to Ford Models. She launched the careers of dozens of top models and actresses such as Cheryl Tiegs, Rene Russo and Lindsay Wagner. She is also an actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087092/ ) Hard Time (1998) (TV) .... Judge Self "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006) - Christie Brinkley (2006) TV episode .... Herself "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1998-2001) - Cheryl Tiegs (2001) TV episode .... Herself - Christie Brinkley (1998) TV episode "The Alan Hamel Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1979) - Episode dated 10 April 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Herself... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Moon Moore
Moon Moore, born July 21, 1949 in Bethesda, Maryland, is an American author and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hector Hetherington
Hector Hetherington, born July 21, 1888 in Cowdenbeath, was a Scottosh teacher, writer and Professor of philosophy.... Biography of Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American violin virtuoso. He was renowned for his recordings and for discovering new musical talent. Biography He was born in Kremenetz, Ukraine, to Jewish parents. Stern was ten months old when his family moved to San Francisco. He received his first music lessons from his mother before enrolling at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1928 where he studied until 1931 before going on to study privately with Louis Persinger. He returned to the San Francisco Conservatory in 1932 to study with Naoum Blinder for five years. He said he owed the most to Blinder. At his public début on February 18, 1936, aged 15, he played the Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor of Camille Saint-Saëns with the San Francisco Symphony under the dir... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Gross
Maurice Gross (Sedan, July 21, 1934 - 2001) was a French linguist. Works 1975. Méthodes en syntaxe. Le régime des constructions complétives. Paris : Hermann. 1981. Les bases empiriques de la notion de prédicat sémantique. Langages, 63, pp. 7-52. 1994. Constructing Lexicon-Grammars. Computational Approaches to the Lexicon, Oxford, Oxford University Press, pp. 213-263. 1997. The Construction of Local Grammars. Finite-State Language Processing, The MIT Press, pp. 329-352... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Picard (astronomer)
Jean-Felix Picard (July 21, 1620 – July 12, 1682) was a French astronomer and priest born in La Flèche, where he studied at the Jesuit Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand. He was the first person to measure the size of the Earth to a reasonable degree of accuracy in a survey conducted in 1669–70, for which he is honored with a pyramid at Juvisy-sur-Orge. Guided by Maurolycus's methodology and Snellius's mathematics for doing so, Picard achieved this by measuring one degree of latitude along the Paris Meridian using triangulation along thirteen triangles stretching from Paris to the clocktower of Sourdon, near Amiens. His measurements produced a result of 110.46 km for one degree of latitude, which gives a corresponding terrestrial radius of 6328.9 km. The polar radius has now been measured at jus... Biography of Mollie Sugden
Isabel Mary 'Mollie' Sugden (21 July 1922 – 1 July 2009) was an English comedy actress best known for portraying the saleswoman Mrs. Slocombe in the British sitcom Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1985. She later reprised this role in Grace & Favour, which ran from 1992 to 1993. Sugden appeared in many other television series, including The Liver Birds and Coronation Street. Early life and career Isabel Mary Sugden was born in Keighley in Yorkshire in 1922. When she was four years old, she heard a woman reading a poem at a village concert making people laugh. The following Christmas, after being asked if she could "do anything", Sugden read this poem and everyone fell about laughing. She later remarked that their response made her "realise how wonderful it was to make people laugh"... Biography of Damian Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley (born July 21, 1978) is a reggae artist who has won three Grammy awards. Damian is the youngest son of Bob Marley. Damian was two years old when his father Bob Marley died; he is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian's nickname Junior Gong is derived from his father's nickname of Tuff Gong. Marley has been performing since the age of 13. He shares, along with most of his family, a full-time career in music. Music Marley has described his music as "dancehall and reggae. I've noticed...people trying to separate the two of them," he continues. "It's Jamaican culture in general. I don't try to classify or separate." At age 13, he formed a musical group by the name of the Shephards, which included the daughter of Freddi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jamie Waylett
Jamie Michael Waylett (born 21 July 1989) is an English actor known for his portrayal of Vincent Crabbe in six of the Harry Potter films. Waylett was born in Kilburn, London. He has yet to appear in any other production. On April 7, 2009, Waylett and a friend were pulled over by police after Waylett took a photograph of the officers' car as they drove past. The officers then searched the boys' vehicle, finding a knife and eight bags of cannabis. Other images on the camera led police to Waylett's mother's house, where ten additional cannabis plants were discovered being grown. Waylett was charged a month later for possession of the drug. He appeared in court on July 16 and pled guilty to growing the plants in his mother's home, but claimed that they were for his personal use and not f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Simone Berriau
Simone Berriau, born Simone Blanche Eugénie Bossis July 21, 1896 in Touques, Calvados, and died February 26, 1984 in Paris, was a French actress and comedian. She was married twice. She is the mother of actress Héléna Bossis. Filmography * 1933 : Ciboulette de Claude Autant-Lara : Ciboulette * 1934 : Itto de Jean-Benoît Lévy et Marie Epstein : Itto * 1935 : Divine de Max Ophüls : Divine * 1936 : À nous deux, madame la vie d'Yves Mirande et René Guissart : Lucie * 1936 : La Tendre Ennemie de Max Ophüls : Annette Dupont, l’« ennemie » * 1938 : Café de Paris d'Yves Mirande et Georges Lacombe : Odette * 1939 : Derrière la façade d'Yves Mirande et Georges Lacombe : Lydia * 1940 : Elles étaient douze femmes de Georges Lacombe : Madame Bernier *... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gary Zebrowski
Gary Tamatoa Zebrowski, born July 21, 1984 in Raiatea, French Polynesia, is a French snowboarder.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gene Fullmer
Gene Fullmer (born July 21, 1931 in West Jordan, Utah) is a former American middleweight boxer and world champion. Fullmer began his professional career in 1951 and won his first 29 fights, 19 by knockout. His manager during many years of his career was his mentor, Marv Jensen, who encouraged many youth in West Jordan, Utah, to enter boxing as amateurs. Fullmer won the world middleweight championship on January 2 1957, when he upset the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson by soundly winning a unanimous 15-round decision. On May 1 1957 they fought a rematch. The fight began as expected, with Fullmer using his strength and awkwardness to bull into Robinson and really force him onto his heels. In the fifth round Robinson, while backing up, lashed out with what has been called the perfect left hoo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marc Tessier
Marc Tessier, born July 21, 1946 in Paris, is a French civil servant. He was President of France Télévisions (1999-2005), the French public national television broadcaster.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Vannier
Michel Vannier, called Brin d'Osier, born July 21, 1931 in Etain, is a French former rugby union player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Les Aspin
Leslie "Les" Aspin, Jr. (July 21, 1938 – May 21, 1995) was a United States Representative from 1971 to 1993, and the United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from January 21, 1993 to February 3, 1994. Early life Aspin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Shorewood High School. He attended Yale University, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity, and graduated summa cum laude in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. In 1962, he received his Master of Arts in economics from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and his Ph.D in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966. As an officer in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968, he served as a systems analyst in the Pentagon under Secretary of Defense Robert S... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thomas Victor Jones
Thomas Victor Jones, born July 21, 1920 in Pomona, California, was the Chairman and CEO of Northrop Corporation. He graduated magna cum laude in engineering from Stanford University. He went to work at Douglas Aircraft Company in 1942. He worked for the Brazilian Air Ministry to create the Aeronautical Institute of Technology from 1947 to 1951. Around 1953 he went to work for the RAND Corporation where he published a study on transport planes for the U.S. Air Force. That same year he joined Northrop as assistant to the chief engineer, rose to be the president in 1959, chief executive officer in 1960 and chairman of the board in 1963. Jones retired as chief executive of Northrop in 1989 after being reprimanded by the board of directors for his role in a bribery scandal surrounding the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hector McAndrew
Hector McAndrew, born July 21, 1903 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, is a Scottish musician and violinist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Atta Mills
John Evans Atta Mills (born 21 July 1944 in Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana) is the President-elect of Ghana, having defeated the ruling party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo by a 50.23%–49.77% vote in the 2008 election. He was the third Vice-President of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 under President of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings; subsequently he stood unsuccessfully in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections as the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Education and academic career Mills was educated at Achimota Secondary School, where he completed the Advanced Level Certificate in 1963, and the University of Ghana, Legon, where he received a bachelor's degree and professional certificate in law in 1967. While earning a PhD in Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Pertwee
William Desmond Anthony Pertwee MBE (born 21 July 1926) is a British comedy actor. He is best known for playing the part of antagonist ARP Warden Hodges in the popular sitcom Dad's Army. Early and personal life Pertwee was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. His mother was Brazilian and his English father travelled the country as a salesman until he became ill and died when Pertwee was 12. The family moved home many times during Pertwee's childhood and he lived in Hereford, Glasbury, Colnbrook, Newbury, Erith, Belvedere, Blackheath, Storrington, Westcliff-on-Sea, Wilmington and Worthing. His education was disrupted by the moves and he attended many schools including an independent convent school, a small independent school, followed by Frensham Heights School in Surrey, Dartford Technic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Howie Epstein
Howard Norman Epstein (July 21, 1955 – February 23, 2003), was a musician best known for his work with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early life Epstein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in a musical household, but didn’t start playing the bass until a couple of years before joining the Heartbreakers. His father, Sam, was a top local record producer who worked with various Rock and Soul groups in the 50s and 60s. Howie got to hang around the studios watching his father work, as well as do a little recording under his dad’s watchful eye at a very young age. "I would go into the bars with my father to check out the bands he was thinking of working with," Epstein recalls, "and a couple of times he let me use groups he was working with as back up musicians for stuff I’d reco... Biography of Benjamin Brafman
Benjamin "Ben" Brafman (born July 21, 1948) is a criminal defense attorney based in New York. He maintains a firm focused in criminal defense, Brafman Associates, in New York City and has handled cases for clients including Sean Combs, Jay-Z, Peter Gatien, Rocco Murdocca ("The gut plumber of Brooklyn"), James Patino, Vincent Basciano, Michael Jackson, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Celebrity cases Sean "P. Diddy" Combs Illegal Gun and Bribery Charges Brafman's profile rose following his winning the acquittal of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who was acquitted from his 1999 illegal weapons and bribery charges. The criminal charges stemmed from a nightclub brawl, while accompanied by then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez and Combs' usual entourage, and witnessed by over 100 other people. Despite the n... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pietro Larizza
Pietro Larizza, born on July 2&, 1935 in Reggio Calabria, is an Italian syndicalist and politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marie-Claire Bancquart
Marie-Claire Bancquart, born July 21, 1932 in Aubin, Aveyron, is a French writer, novelist, poet, and critic. Publications Poetry * Mais, Vodaine, 1969. * Projets alternés, Rougerie, 1972. * Mains dissoutes, Rougerie, 1975. * Cherche-terre, Saint-Germain des prés, 1977. * Mémoire d'abolie, Belfond 1978 * Habiter le sel, Pierre Dalle Nogare, 1979. * Partition, Belfond, 1981. * Votre visage jusqu'à l'os, Temps Actuels, 1983. * Opportunité des oiseaux, Belfond, 1986. * Opéra des limites, José Corti , 1988. * Végétales, Les cahiers du Confluent, 1988. * Sans lieu sinon l'attente, Obsidiane, 1991. * Dans le feuilletage de la terre, Belfond, 1994. * Énigmatiques, Obsidiane, 1995. * La Vie, lieu-dit, Obsidiane en ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Feyder
Jacques Feyder (21 July 1885 (birth time source: Acte n° 567, André Dekoster) – 24 May 1948) was a Belgian screenwriter and film director who worked principally in France, but also in the USA, Britain and Germany. He was a leading director of silent films during the 1920s, and in the 1930s he became associated with the style of poetic realism in French cinema. He adopted French nationality in 1928. Career Born Jacques Frédérix in Ixelles, Belgium, he was educated at the École régimentaire in Nivelles, and was destined for a military career. At age twenty-five however he moved to Paris where he pursued an interest in acting, first on stage and then in film, adopting the name Jacques Feyder. He joined the Gaumont Film Company and in 1914 he became an assistant director with Gaston Rave... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léon Jozeau-Marigné
Léon Jozeau-Marigné, born July 21, 1909 in Angers, died July 18, 2003, was a French politician. He was a member of the European Parliament (1966-1978), and the Mayor of Avranches (1953-1983).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Stuart Stewart
James Stuart Stewart (1896-1990) was a gifted Scottish preacher who taught New Testament Language, Literature and Theology at the University of Edinburgh (New College). Educated at the High School of Dundee and the University of St Andrews from 1913, he took a first in classics (MA 1917). His studies were interrupted by service in France with the Royal Engineers (1916–1918). After the war he pursued divinity at New College, Edinburgh, then a United Free Church of Scotland institution, with postgraduate work at the University of Bonn (1921–1922) and an assistantship at Barclay Church, Edinburgh. He also served as Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland from 1952-1966, later as extra chaplain, and as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1963. He authored many books, inclu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Victor Hanescu
Victor Hănescu (born July 21, 1981 in Bucharest) is a Romanian tennis player. He achieved his career high rank of #26 on July 6, 2009. Professional career Hănescu attained a career high ranking of #35 on December 25, 2005. Six weeks later, in a Davis Cup match against the United States, he suffered a severe rib injury, and a subsequent injury sidelined him further in May, 2006. By January, 2007, his ranking had plummeted to #759, before he finally began making progress on a comeback. 1999: His Pro Career Begins Hănescu earned his first ATP singles ranking points in August, 1999, with first round wins 2 weeks in a row at the Romania F1 and F2 Futures tournaments. Although he played 4 more tournaments from September through December, he did not earn any additional p... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Pichois
Claude Pichois, born on July 21, 1925 in Paris, died on October 12, 2004, was a French author and professor. Publications Baudelaire : Œuvres complètes, 2 tomes, Paris, Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1975-1976. Baudelaire : Correspondance, édition de Claude Pichois, 2 tomes, Paris, Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1973. Claude Pichois et Jean Ziegler, Baudelaire : biographie, éditions Julliard, Paris, 1987, 704 p.(ISBN 2260004539) Claude Pichois et Alain Brunet : Colette, Le livre de poche, Paris, 2000, (ISBN 2253149347), édition d'origine : De Fallois. Qu'est-ce que la littérature comparée ?, Armand Colin, Paris, 1983. Claude Pichois et Jean Guillaume : Gérard de Nerval : œuvres complètes, 3 tomes, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Paris, 1985-19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karel Reisz
Karel Reisz (21 July 1926 – 25 November 2002) was a Czech-born British filmmaker who was active in post–war Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in 1950s and 1960s British cinema. Early life Reisz was a Jewish refugee, one of the 669 rescued by Sir Nicholas Winton. His father was a lawyer. He came to England in 1938, speaking almost no English, but eradicated his foreign accent as quickly as possible. After attending Leighton Park School, he joined the Royal Air Force towards the end of the war; his parents died at Auschwitz. Following his war service, he read Natural Sciences at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and began to write for film journals, including Sight and Sound. He co-founded Sequence with Lindsay Anderson and Gavin Lambert in 1947. Career Reisz was... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandre Herchcovitch
Alexandre Herchcovitch (born in 21 July 1971, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian fashion designer. He's of Jewish descent, his grandparents emigrated from Poland and Romania. Overview Alexandre Herchcovitch is a designer who is able to transform classic into modern, simple into glamorous, easy into complex. His designs have been sent down the runways of New York, Paris, London and São Paulo Fashion Weeks. Best known for avant-garde designs and eclectic prints, his trademark skulls became an icon of Brazilian youth in the nineties. Changing the way the world thinks about Brazilian fashion, coupled with his new Japanese store and concessions in New York, Herchcovitch is fast becoming a big and serious name in the fashion world. Products Selected products of his are sold in the U... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eduard Dietl
Eduard Dietl (21 July 1890 - 23 June 1944) was a German general of World War II. He was born in Bad Aibling, Bavaria. Eduard Dietl was the son of a Bavarian finance official . In 1909, at his second attemp to join 5. Bavarian Infanterie Regiment, he entered as an officer cadet. After studying at the Kriegschule in Munich, he was commissioned Leutnant in October 1911. In October 1915 he was promoted to Oberleutnant and served as a company commander with his regiment. In March 1918, he was promoted to Hauptmann. He was wounded four times during his actions in the first world war. Dietl commanded the German 3rd Mountain Division that participated in the German invasion of Norway on April 9 and 10, 1940. Most of this division was landed at Narvik by a German naval force of ten destroyers... Biography of Christen Holden-Ried
Kristen Holden-Ried, also known as Kris Holden-Ried, born July 21, 1978 in Pickering, Ontario, is a Canadian actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390285/) # Textuality (2010) (completed) .... Colin # The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard (2010) (completed) (as Kris Holden-Ried) .... Paul Shepard # "Lost Girl" .... Dyson (1 episode, 2010) - Episode #1.1 (2010) TV episode .... Dyson # "The Bridge" .... Mike Bodanski (3 episodes, 2010) - Chain of Fools (2010) TV episode .... Mike Bodanski - The Fat Lady Sings the Blues (2010) TV episode .... Mike Bodanski - Red Door/Paint It Black (2010) TV episode .... Mike Bodanski # "Ben Hur" .... Gaius (2 episodes, 2010) - Episode #1.2 (2010) TV episode (as Kris Holden Reid) .... Gaius - Episode #1.1 (2... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Kirsch
James Kirsch, born July 21, 1901 in Guatemala City, is an American author and Jungian analyst.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gene Littler
Gene Alec Littler (born July 21, 1930) is an American professional golfer. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth rhythmical swing, he once said that, "Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes." Early years and amateur career Littler was born in San Diego, California. He played on the 1953 United States Walker Cup team, and won the U.S. Amateur that same year. In 1954, he won a PGA Tour event as an amateur, a rare achievement which was not to be repeated until Doug Sanders won the Canadian Open in 1956. Littler graduated from San Diego State University. He also served in the United States Navy before turning pro in the spring of 1954. Professional career An early hig... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ramón Chao
Ramón Luís Chao Rego (born on July 21, 1935 in Vilalba, Galicia) is a Spanish journalist and writer. He won the Premio de Virtuosismo for Piano in (1955). The same year he moved to Paris, France to study music with Nadia Boulanger and Lazare Lèvy. In (1960) began his collaboration with the RTF's Iberian languages Service. He was Head of this service ten years after. At the same time he was collaborating with the Spanish weekly Triunfo, the montly Le Monde Diplomatique, and the daily newspapers Le Monde and La Voz de Galicia. He is the father of radio journalist Antoine Chao and of the musician and singer Manu Chao, both of them members of the Mano Negra band which Colombia's adventure was described in Ramón Chao's book Mano Negra en Colombia: Un tren de hielo y fuego. Ramón Chao was awarde... Biography of Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly (born July 21, 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author of detective novels, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, named after the Dutch painter of fantasy and horror. The Black Echo, the first book featuring Bosch, won the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best First Novel of 1992. Connelly has written other books outside the Bosch series, including Blood Work, which was made into a 2002 movie directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. In 2006, The Lincoln Lawyer was selected as one of ten books to feature in Richard & Judy's televised book club. Connelly is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1980. After graduation, he worked as a journalist in Daytona Beach... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mel Damski
Melvin "Mel" Damski (born July 21, 1946 in New York, New York) is an American director and producer of film and television. Life and career Damski was born in Manhattan, New York and is of Russian Jewish heritage. He has two brothers and one sister. Damski grew up in New York and attended Colgate University on a football scholarship. He was a reporter for Long Island Newsday before moving to Los Angeles to attend the American Film Institute in 1972. Currently Damski is the Producing-Director of "Psych" in addition to a teacher of film and television at NYU. He is also president of Lyrique Wine Company, a small family-owned winery. In 1998, Damski was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary, and short subjects for the film Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Folli... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stefan Schumacher
Stefan Schumacher (born July 21, 1981 in Großbettlingen, Esslingen) is a German professional road racing cyclist. In 2006, he made his UCI ProTour debut with Team Gerolsteiner after posting impressive continential circuits results on the UCI Europe Tour. Height : 1.84 m Weight : 68 kg His first professional employment was with Team Telekom, for whom he had some success in 2002 before being released the following year. He returned to top-level cycling with Team Gerolsteiner in 2006 after impressive results on the UCI Europe Tour. Schumacher has been involved in a series of controversial incidents during his career. He was implicated in a doping case in 2005 when he tested positive for an amphetamine. His mother, a doctor, had prescribed an asthma medication after failing to find it... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Augustin Legrand
Augustin Legrand, born July 21, 1975 in Neuville-aux-Bois, Loiret, is a French actor, and also a politician (Europe Écologie, composed of The Greens and other ecologists and regionalists) and activist. Filmography * 2002 : Le Frère du guerrier de Pierre Jolivet * 2002 : Un gendarme dans Travail d'arabe de Christian Philibert * 2002 : Monique : toujours contente de Valérie Guignabodet * 2004 : Les Rivières pourpres 2 - Les anges de l'apocalypse d'Olivier Dahan * 2006 : Flyboys de Tony Bill (le lieutenant Giroux) * 2006 : 13 tzameti de Gela Babluani * 2006 : L'Héritage de Gela et Temur Babluani * 2007 : Les Deux mondes de Daniel Cohen * 2010 : Nos résistances de Romain Cogitore... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fulgence Ouedraogo
Fulgence Ouedraogo (born 21 July 1986 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Montpellier Hérault RC in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a flanker. Ouedraogo started playing rugby at the age of 6, meeting his MHRC teammate François Trinh-Duc, at the Pic-Saint-Loup rugby school near Montpellier. They both entered the club's youth teams at "Cadet" level (U-13/14). These two are said to be inseparable friends. With fellow Montpellierains Louis Picamoles and Julien Tomas, they are considered part of the young quartet of home-grown talents embodying the success of MHRC's attempt at "shaking up the old order" of French rugby in the Septimanie terroir which had always been historical rival Béziers's stronghold. He was also... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arnaud Delbarre
Arnaud Delbarre, born July 21, 1958 in Lille, the son of Raoul de Godewarsvelde, is a French musician and was the bassist of French rock group Stocks. He is the Director of Olympia theater in Paris.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Deborah Henry
Deborah Priya Henry (born July 21, 1985) is a Malaysian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2011 and Miss Malaysia World 2007. She was also placed in the Top 16 at Miss World 2007. Early life Deborah Henry was born in Dublin, Ireland but grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her father is a Malaysian Indian and she is of Irish descent through her mother. Henry spent her secondary school years at Sayfol International School. She particularly excelled in basketball and volleyball at school, and won a gold medal in the Kuala Lumpur International Schools athletics meet. She received a "Sportswoman of the Year" trophy from her school for her achievements. Henry began modelling at the age of 15 and modelled in London three years later for seven months. She ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Susheela Raman
Susheela Raman (born in Hendon, London, UK on July 21, 1973) is an acclaimed British Tamil musician. Raman has released four albums since 2001. Her debut album Salt Rain was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001. Biography Early years Susheela Raman's parents are Tamil Brahmans from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India, who arrived in London, UK in the mid-sixties. At the age of four, Raman and her family left the UK for Australia. Susheela grew up singing South Indian classical music and began giving recitals at an early age. She recalls how her family "were eager to keep our Tamil culture alive." As a teenager in Sydney she started her own band, describing its sound as “funk and rock and roll”, before branching out into more blues and jazz-based music, which demanded quite different ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Teissier
Henri Teissier, born July 21, 1929 in Lyon, is a French ecclesiastic, a Roman Catholic Cardinal. He was Coadjutor Archbishop of Oran. He retired on May 24, 2008.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tess Gallagher
Tess Gallagher (born 21 July 1943 in Port Angeles, Washington) is an American poet, essayist, author and playwright. She attended the University of Washington, where she studied creative writing with Theodore Roethke and later Nelson Bentley as well as David Wagoner and Mark Strand. Her honors include a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation, two National Endowment for the Arts awards, the Maxine Cushing Gray Foundation Award, and the Elliston Award for "best book of poetry published by a small press" for the collection Instructions to the Double (1976). Her third husband Raymond Carver encouraged her to write short stories, some of which were collected in The Lover of Horses (1987) and At the Owl Woman Saloon (1996). Her book Moon Crossing Bridge is a collection of poems written... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barry Whitwam
Barry Whitwam (born Jan Barry Whitwam, 21 July 1946, Prestbury, South Manchester) was the drummer for the band Herman's Hermits. Whitwam played the drums on the single "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" and on numerous other Hermits' records but was replaced by session drummers on quite a few of the band's singles - a practice common in the music industry then and now, and in particular with record producer, Mickie Most. The same fate was suffered by other 1960's drummers including Mick Avory of The Kinks, and even Ringo Starr on the second recording of "Love Me Do". Former members of Herman's Hermits Peter Noone Keith Hopwood Karl Green Frank Renshaw Alan Wrigley Steve Titterington Derek Leckenby - died of cancer in 1994 Barry Whitwam... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fred Hetzel
Fred W. Hetzel (born July 21, 1942 in Washington, DC) is a retired American basketball player. Early life in D.C. Hetzel initially attended Woodrow Wilson High School in D.C. and played for the Tigers in the 1958 season. He then transferred to Landon School in the Bethesda, MD. suburbs and was a 3 time All Met. As a Soph, he averaged 20.5 ppg, and as a Jr, 20.4 ppg. As a 3 time All Met in the Washington Daily News...he followed in the footsteps of Lew Luce and George Leftwich as the only 3-peats. He averaged 24.1 ppg in his Sr season and finished with 1,210 points during his Bears career. On March 2,1961, Undefeated Landon and DeMatha (ranked 1-2 in the city) faced off in Cole Field House before a crowd of 6400. Fred Hetzel led Landon that night with 18 points but it was the tandem... Biography of Jaime Murray
Jaime Murray (born 21 July 1977) is an English actress, best known for playing Stacie Monroe in the BBC series Hustle and Lila Tournay in season two of the Showtime series Dexter. She has had recurring roles as Grace Valentine in The CW's Valentine, as Helena "H.G." Wells in SyFy's Warehouse 13 and as Gaia in the Starz series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Murray currently plays Olivia Charles in The CW series Ringer. Early life and education Murray was born to English parents in London, England. Her father is the English actor Billy Murray. She was named after Lindsay Wagner's character Jaime Sommers in The Bionic Woman. Just before taking her A Levels, Murray was diagnosed with dyslexia. She briefly studied philosophy and psychology at the London School of Economics, but dropped out... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Emperor Gaozong of Tang (Chinese: 唐高宗; pinyin: Táng Gāozōng) (21 July 628 – 27 December 683), personal name Li Zhi (李治), was the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty in China, ruling from 649 to 683 (although after January 665 much of the governance was in the hands of his second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian)). Emperor Gaozong was the son of Emperor Taizong and Empress Zhangsun. Emperor Gaozong was aided in his rule by Empress Wu during the later years of his reign after a series of strokes left him incapacitated. Emperor Gaozong delegated all matters of state to his wife and after he died in 683, power fell completely into the hands of Empress Wu, who subsequently became the only reigning Empress of China. After his death, he was i... Biography of Béla Tarr
Béla Tarr (born July 21, 1955) is a Hungarian film director. Life Tarr was born in Pécs, but grew up in Budapest. Both of his parents were close to theatre and film: his father was a scenery designer, while his mother has been working as a prompter at a theater for more than 50 years now. His mother took him to a casting by the Hungarian national television (MTV) at the age of 10 and he finally won the role of the protagonist's son in a TV-drama adaptation of Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Apart from a smaller role in Miklós Jancsó's film Szörnyek évadja (Season of Monsters, 1986), Tarr never tried acting again. He has said that originally he wanted to be a philosopher, and he considered film making as something of a hobby. However, after making his 8mm short films, the Hungaria... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tierno Monénembo
Thierno Saïdou Diallo, usually known as Tierno Monénembo (born July 21, 1947 in Porédaka, Guinea), is a Francophone Guinean novelist. Born in Guinea, he later lived in Senegal, Algeria, Morocco, and finally France since 1973. He has written eight books in all and was awarded the 2008 prix Renaudot. His most noted book is said to be Pelourinho, which was set in Brazil. For the English-speaking world his significance was more for being one of the African authors invited to Rwanda after the 1994 Tutsi-Hutu massacre to "write genocide into memory." From this came the novel The Oldest Orphan; the 2004 translation by the University of Nebraska may be his most successful book in the English language.... Biography of Iris Strubegger
Iris Strubegger is an Austrian model. Early life Iris was born on July 21, 1984. Her birthplace is Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg in Austria. In 2001, when she was 17, she moved to New York to start a three month exchange student program. Walking down the street one day, she was discovered by an agent. Career She signed to Elite Model Management the next year. Her first experience with modeling was walking the runway. Her first show was for Calvin Klein for the S/S 03 season. In January 2003, she booked her first campaign. She became the face of Armani Collezioni by Giorgio Armani. She also booked editorials for i-D and The Face. But later that year, she decided to quit the fashion industry. In 2007, she made a comeback. She signed to Supreme in New York and Women Management ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jason Thompson (basketball)
Jason Carlton Thompson (born July 21, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He was the starting center of the Rider University men's basketball team until 2008. He was selected 12th overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2008 NBA Draft. A native of Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, Thompson led Lenape High School to the 2004 New Jersey Group IV state title. Thompson is currently listed at 6 feet, 11 inches, and 245 lbs He was one of three players in the NCAA in 2007 to average 20 points, and 10 rebounds per game. The other two were Kevin Durant of Texas and Nick Fazekas of Nevada. As a senior during the 2007–08 season, Thompson averaged 20.4 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.1 steals per game. His strongest performance was ... Biography of Justin Bartha
Justin Lee Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor. He is well known for his co-starring roles as Riley Poole in the National Treasure films and as Doug Billings in the Todd Phillips films The Hangover and The Hangover Part II. He currently co-stars on the NBC comedy The New Normal, as David Murray. Early life Bartha was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and moved to West Bloomfield, Michigan, when he was eight. His father, Stephen, is a real estate developer, while his mother, Betty, is a school teacher. He has one brother, Jeffrey. Bartha was raised in a Reform Jewish family. Bartha attended Camp Walden in Cheboygan, Michigan, for 5 years as a child. After he graduated from West Bloomfield High School in 1996, he moved to New York City and studied acting at New York Uni... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ahmad Zeidabadi
Ahmad Zeidabadi (born in 21 July 1965 in Zeidabad, Sirjan) is an Iranian journalist, academic, writer and political analyst and the secretary general of Office for Strengthening Unity. He is one of the notable figures of the Iranian reform movement. Zeidabadi has been arrested multiple times for his journalistic work. In June 2009, shortly after the Iranian presidential election, Zeidabadi was arrested and held in conditions which the World Association of Newspapers called "horrific." In December 2009, Zeidabadi was sentenced to six years in prison. Zeidabadi is the winner of the World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award for 2010 and UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize in 2011. Background Zeidabadi holds a doctorate degree in international relatio... Biography of Beppe Grillo
Giuseppe Piero "Beppe" Grillo (born 21 July 1948 (birth time source: Grazia Bordoni collection)) is an Italian comedian, actor, blogger and politician. He has been involved in politics since 2009 as founder of the Five Star Movement. Early life and education Grillo was born in Genoa, Liguria, on 21 July 1948. He received his diploma as an accountant. Career After graduation Grillo became a comedian by chance, improvising a monologue in an audition. Two weeks later he was discovered and launched by Italian TV presenter Pippo Baudo. He subsequently participated in the variety show Secondo Voi for two years (1977–78). Later, in 1979, he participated in Luna Park by Enzo Trapani, and in Fantastico. In the 1980s his success rose further, thanks to shows like Te la do io l'America (... Biography of Rory Culkin
Rory Hugh Culkin (born July 21, 1989) is an American actor and is the younger brother of actors Macaulay Culkin and Kieran Culkin. Personal life Culkin was born in New York City, the son of Patricia Brentrup and Christopher 'Kit' Culkin, a former stage actor with a long career on Broadway. Culkin is the youngest of seven children; he has four brothers: Shane Arliss Culkin (born 1976), Macaulay Carson Culkin (born 1980), Kieran Kyle Culkin (born 1982), and Christian Patrick Culkin (born 1987), and two sisters: Dakota Ulissa Culkin (1978–2008) and Quinn Kay Culkin (born 1984). Culkin is the nephew of actress Bonnie Bedelia, who is his father's sister. Career Culkin began acting by playing alongside his elder brothers, among them Macaulay and Kieran, often as the younger versions of t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
Alfonso d'Este (21 July 1476 – 31 October 1534) was Duke of Ferrara during the time of the War of the League of Cambrai. Biography He was the son of Ercole I d'Este and Leonora of Naples. In the first year of his rule he uncovered a plot by his brother Ferrante and half-brother Giulio d'Este, directed against him and his other brother Ippolito. In September 1506 a trial for lèse majesté and high treason was held and, as expected, the death sentence was passed, but just as Ferrante and Giulio were about to mount the gallows they were informed that the duke had commuted their sentence to life imprisonment. They were led away to two cells in the Torre dei Leoni. Ferrante died in his cell after 34 years of imprisonment, while Giulio held on until he was pardoned in 1559, after 53 years of ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ubaldo Fillol
Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (born 21 July 1950), nicknamed el Pato (in English: "the Duck"), is an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper. He took part in the 1974, 1978 (where he won the championship with his team and was voted Best Goalkeeper) and 1982 World Cups representing the Argentine national team. He also played in the South American qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup, but he was finally not chosen for the final team that played (and won) in Mexico. In 1977 Fillol was awarded the Footballer of the Year of Argentina award, being the first goalkeeper ever to receive the distinction. At the 1978 World Cup, Fillol wore the number 5 jersey, instead of 1 which is the standard for goalkeepers. This happened because Argentina, at that time, gave players their numbers alphabetically... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV (21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484), born Francesco della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484. His accomplishments as Pope included the establishment of the Sistine Chapel; the group of artists that he brought together introduced the Early Renaissance into Rome with the first masterpiece of the city's new artistic age, the Vatican Archives. Sixtus also furthered the agenda of the Spanish Inquisition and annulled the decrees of the Council of Constance. He was famed for his nepotism and was personally involved in the infamous Pazzi Conspiracy. Biography Early career Francesco was born to a family of modest means from Liguria, Italy, the son of Leonardo della Rovere and Luchina Monleoni. He was born in Celle Ligure, a town near Savona. As a young man he joined the Francisc... Biography of Sam Bass
Sam Bass (July 21, 1851 – July 21, 1878) was a nineteenth-century American train robber and outlaw. Early life Bass was orphaned at the age of 10. For the next five years, he and his siblings lived with an abusive uncle. In 1869, he set out on his own and spent the next year in Mississippi. In 1871, he moved to Denton in north Texas. Outlaw years After failing at a series of legitimate enterprises, Bass turned to crime. He formed a gang and robbed the Union Pacific gold train from San Francisco. Bass and his men intercepted the train on September 18, 1877 at Big Spring, Nebraska, looting $60,000 - to this day the largest single robbery of the Union Pacific. Bass and his gang staged a string of robberies, yet never netted over $500 at any one time. In 1878, the gang held up two ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lucy Spraggan
Lucy Spraggan (born 21 July 1991 in Sheffield, England) is an English musician who describes her music as 'A-Flop', a mixture of acoustic, folk and hip-hop. In July 2011, she was announced as the runner up of the Urban, Pop & Acoustic category of Live and Unsigned at the age of 20. In June 2012, she performed alongside Razorlight at Osfest at the Oswestry Showground in Shropshire. She independently released her album Top Room At The Zoo in November 2011, with associated music videos released on YouTube. She auditioned for The X Factor in 2012, performing her own composition, "Last Night". On 3 November 2012, it was announced she would be quitting her run on The X Factor due to illness, so she subsequently finished in ninth place, and second in her category. Music career 2011-2012: Liv... Biography of Blake Lewis
Blake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol. His major label debut album A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) was released on December 4, 2007 through 19 Recordings/Arista Records. On October 30, 2007, his first single "Break Anotha" was released. The album landed on number ten on the U.S. Billboard Billboard 200 as its highest peak position with 97,500 copies sold in its debut, and over 350,000 copies so far. After the release of his second single "How Many Words", which peaked at number eight on the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs, Lewis was dropped by Arista Records. Lewis eventually signed with Tommy Boy Entertainment. His second album, Heartbreak on Vinyl, was released on October 6, 2009. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria
Anna de' Medici (21 July 1616 – 11 September 1676) was a daughter of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife Maria Maddalena of Austria. A patron of the arts, she married Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria in 1646. They were the parents of Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Holy Roman Empress. Biography Early life Princess Anna was born on 21 July 1616 at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, then the capital of Tuscany. Her father was Cosimo II de' Medici, he had been the reigning Grand Duke of Tuscany since 1609. Anna's mother was Maria Maddalena of Austria, a daughter of Charles II, Archduke of Austria, and a sister of Emperor Ferdinand II. Her Medici and Habsburg ancestry was a common pairing among seventeenth century marriages in her family; indeed, she herself... Biography of Samuli Edelmann
Samuli Casimir Edelmann (born 21 July 1968) is a Finnish actor and singer. Family and career Edelmann was born in Pori, Finland, the son of actress Marja-Leena Kouki and composer Toni Edelmann. Edelmann has two children, Venla and Ilmari, with his wife Laura Tuomarila. In the spring of 2006, Samuli Edelmann and his family moved to Malta. Actor Edelmann graduated from the Theatre Academy of Finland in 1991. Before he graduated, he had already acted in the three movies: Talvisota and two Vääpeli Körmy movies. His role of Vähy in the movie Veturimiehet heiluttaa in 1992, however, was what shot him to fame. Some of his other well-known roles include Patrick in Romanovin kivet (1993), Jussi Murikka in Häjyt (1999), Roope in Levottomat (2000), Aki in Minä ja Morrison (2001) and Tomppa in... Biography of Anita Nall
Nadia Anita Louise Nall (born July 21, 1976), now known as Anita Nall-Richesson since her 2002 marriage, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. As a 16-year old at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Nall won a gold medal in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay, a silver medal in Women's 100 m Breaststroke, and a bronze in Women's 200 m Breaststroke. Earlier that year, she set a then-world record time in the Women's 200 m Breaststroke, as a 15-year old at the Olympic trials in Indianapolis, Indiana. Early years Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1976, Nall is named after record-setting gymnast Nadia Comăneci, who competed that year in the 1976 Summer Olympics as a 14-year old. As a girl, Nall moved with her family to... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alysia Reiner
Alysia Reiner (born July 21, 1970) is an American actress who has appeared in several award-winning films, television shows, and Off Broadway theatrical works. Off Broadway Reiner has appeared in several Off Broadway works. One of her early roles was in the 2005 Drama Desk-nominated New York premiere of Pentecost, by Tony Award-winning playwright David Edgar. She recently joined Tim Crouch in the Obie Award-winning An Oak Tree at The Barrow Street, and "Jayson with a Y" with The New Group. At The Beckett, she played roles in Anaïs Nin: One of Her Lives and Wasps in Bed. She has been deemed "Off Broadway Favorite" by Theatremania and was called "priceless" by the New York Times. Film and television Reiner has appeared in several recent films, including The Vicious Kind, Arranged, Sc... Biography of Sprague Grayden
Sprague Grayden (born July 21, 1980) is an American television, film and theater actress. She appeared in the television drama Jericho, playing schoolteacher Heather Lisinski. Early life Sandra Sprague Grayden was born in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. An alumna of Manchester-Essex Regional High School (then Manchester High School) and Barnard College, Columbia University, Sprague is her mother's maiden name. She had a younger brother, Benjamin Grayden, who died in 1999 due to injuries sustained in a fall. Their father once owned restaurant called Ben Sprague's, in honor of Benjamin. Career Grayden starred in the short-lived FX war drama Over There in 2005, had a recurring role in the fourth and fifth seasons of the HBO series Six Feet Under as Anita Miller, and appeared in ... |
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