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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on July, 4, 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
134 celebrities or events were found for July, 4. Add to favourites (36 fans)Biography of Victoria Abril
Victoria Abril (born Victoria Mérida Rojas, 4 July 1959 (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!) by director Pedro Almodóvar. Life and career This section requires expansion. (May 2012) Abril was born in Madrid. She became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared for two years in the show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez as secretary, although later she has frequently disowned this work and does not like to remember it in interviews. Besides working in Spain, she also made films in France, where she resides, Italy and Iceland. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category and has won once. She won the Silv... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida (born July 4, 1927) is a Golden Globe-nominated Italian actress who was born Luigina Lollobrigida in Subiaco, Italy. Lollobrigida is one of four daughters of a furniture manufacturer (her sisters are Giuliana, Maria and Fernanda). She spent her youth in a picturesque mountain village. In her youth, Gina did some modeling, and from there she went to participate successfully in several beauty contests. At around this time, she began appearing in Italian language films. In 1947, Gina entered the Miss Italy pageant and came in 3rd place. The contest was won by Lucia Bosé and second place was Gianna Maria Canale - they would both go on to be actresses though neither would come near Lollobrigida's success. It is rumoured that after seeing her in a film, eccentric milliona... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cathy Berberian
Catherine Anahid Berberian (Armenian: Կատրին Անահիտ Բերբերյան) (Attleboro, Massachusetts, July 4, 1925 - Rome, Italy, March 6, 1983) was a composer, mezzo-soprano singer, and vocalist. From 1950 to 1966 she was married to composer Luciano Berio, who deconstructed her voice in Thema (Omaggio a Joyce) (1958) and wrote his Circles (1960), "Folk Songs" (1964), "Sequenza III for woman's voice" (1965), and Recital I (for Cathy) (1972) for her. In addition Sylvano Bussotti, John Cage, Hans Werner Henze and Igor Stravinsky wrote works for her voice. She interpreted contemporary avant-garde music, Armenian folk songs, Monteverdi, The Beatles, and her own compositions. ... Biography of Elie Saab
Elie Saab (Arabic: إيلي صعب) (born July 4, 1964), sometimes known simply as 'ES', is a Lebanese fashion designer. In 1982, Saab launched his own Beirut-based fashion label when he was just 18 years old. His main workshop is in Lebanon, a country to which he remains deeply attached. He also has workshops in Milan and Paris. Saab is self-trained. He started sewing as a child and knew that one day he would make a living out of it. In 1981 he moved to Paris to study fashion, but ended up returning and opening his workshop in 1982. In 1997 Saab was the first non-Italian designer to become a member of the Italian Camera Nazionale della Moda, and in 1997, showed his first collection outside Lebanon in Rome. In 1998, he started ready-to-wear in Milan... Biography of Leona Helmsley
Leona Helmsley (July 4, 1920 - August 20, 2007) was a billionaire New York City hotel operator and real estate investor. She was a flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned her the nickname "The Queen of Mean." She was convicted of federal income tax evasion and other crimes in 1989 and served 19 months in prison (and two more months in house arrest), after receiving an initial sentence of 16 years. Early life She was born Leona Mindy Rosenthal in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York, to Polish Jewish immigrants, daughter of a hatmaker, and raised in Brooklyn. As an adult, she legally changed her surname to Roberts, according to an obituary in the New York Times.. At the time, she was a model, most famous for appearing in billboard ads for Chesterfi... Biography of Alessio Boni
Alessio Boni, born July 4, 1966 in Sarnico, near Bergamo, is an Italian actor. Filmography 1990 : Tutti i giorni si réalisé par Daniela Bortignoni 1991 : Gioco perverso réalisé par Italo Moscati 1992 : Dove siete? Io sono qui de Liliana Cavani 1992 : Il mago de Ezio Pascucci, diffusé sur la Rai 1993 : Il bambino è mio de Massimo Manna, diffusé sur Rai 3 1993 : L'operazione de Maria Cuscona, diffusé sur Rai 3 1993 : La rapina de Maria Cuscona, diffusé sur Rai 3 1994 : L'ispettore Sarti de Giulio Questi, diffusé sur la Rai 1995 : Dopo la tempesta de F.lli Frazzi, diffusé sur la Rai 1995 : Arrivano gli italiani de Eyal Halfon 1996 : Il Conto Montecristo de Ugo Gregoretti, diffusé sur la Rai 1996 : Un prete tra noi de Giorgio Capitani 1998 : Pepe Carvalho : Alla ... Biography of Henri Leconte
Henri Leconte (born July 4, 1963 in Lillers, Pas-de-Calais) is a former French professional tennis player. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, for winning the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and for helping France win the Davis Cup in 1991. Leconte first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player who won the French Open junior title in 1981. As a professional, Leconte won his first career doubles title in 1981 at Bologna, and his first top-level singles title in 1982 in Stockholm. Leconte teamed up with Yannick Noah to win the men's doubles title at the French Open in 1984. In 1985, Leconte and Noah reached a second Grand Slam doubles final at the US Open, where they finished runners-up. Leconte ... Biography of Robert Desnos
Robert Desnos (July 4, 1900 - June 8, 1945), was a French surrealist poet who played key role in the surrealistic movement at the time. Robert Desnos was a son of a café owner. He was born in Paris on July 4, 1900. Desnos attended commercial college, and started work as a clerk. After that he worked as a literary columnist for the newspaper Paris-Soir. Desnos’ poems were first published in 1917 in La Tribune des Jeunes (Youth's Tribune) and in 1919 in the avant-garde review, Le Trait d’union (Hyphenated), and also the same year in the Dadaist magazine Littérature , in 1922 he published his first book, a collection of surrealistic aphorisms, with the title Rrose Selavy (upon the name (pseudonim) of the popular French artist Marcel Duchamp). In 1919, he met the poet Benjamin Péret w... Biography of Philippe de Dieuleveult
Philippe de Dieuleveult (July 4, 1951 Versailles - August 6, 1985 Inga, Zaïre) was a famous journalist , producer and French TV host.... Biography of Geraldo Rivera
Gerald Michael Rivera (born July 4, 1943), known by his TV name Geraldo Rivera or simply Geraldo, is an American television journalist, attorney, and former talk show host. He is known to have an affinity for dramatic, high-profile stories, and issues that are divisive in nature. Rivera hosts the newsmagazine program Geraldo at Large, and appears regularly on Fox News Channel. Height: 5' 9½" (1.77 m) Early life Rivera was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, the son of Lillian (née Friedman), a waitress, and Cruz Allen Riviera, a restaurant worker and cab driver. Rivera's father was Puerto Rican and his mother was Jewish, and he was raised "mostly Jewish" and had a Bar Mitzvah. He grew up in Brooklyn and West Babylon, New York. He is an alumnus of University of Arizona, where ... Biography of Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. She has starred on Broadway, in films and on television beginning in the 1950s. Early life Saint was born in Newark, New Jersey but attended Bethlehem Central High School in Delmar, NY, graduating in 1942. Eva was inducted into the high school's hall of fame in 2006. She studied acting at Bowling Green State University, while a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. There is also a theatre on Bowling Green campus named after her. Early television career In the late '40s, she began doing extensive work in radio and television before winning the Drama Critics Award for her Broadway stage role in the Horton Foote play The Trip to Bountiful (1953), in which she co-starred with such formidable actors as Lillian ... Biography of Ute Lemper
Ute Lemper (born July 4, 1963) is a German chanteuse and actress. Born in Münster, she graduated from the Dance Academy in Cologne and the Max Reinhardt Seminary Drama School in Vienna. At age 16, she joined the punk music group the Panama Drive Band. Her diverse credits include musicals, such as her breakthrough role in the original Viennese cast of the Cats, the title role in Peter Pan, a recreation of the Marlene Dietrich-created Lola in The Blue Angel, the original European Sally Bowles in a Paris production of Cabaret, and the original London revival Velma Kelly in Chicago. She also dubbed the voice of Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid for German audiences. Lemper, named Billboard's Crossover Artist of the Year for 1993/1994, is a prolific recording artist, appearing on numer... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Malia Ann Obama
Malia Ann Obama, born July 4, 1998, is the elder daughter of Barack Obama, the 44th US President, and Michelle Obama.... Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. He was born as Nathaniel Hathorne in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. Later, he would change his name to "Hawthorne", adding a "w" to dissociate from relatives including John Hathorne, a judge during the Salem Witch Trials. Hawthorne attended Bowdoin College and graduated in 1825; his classmates included future president Franklin Pierce and future poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hawthorne anonymously published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828. He published several short stories in various periodicals which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The next year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. He worked at a Custom House and joined a ... Biography of Christian Spitz
Christian Spitz is a French TV host and radio host and doctor, born July 4, 1950 in Besançon.... Biography of Miguel Angel Munoz
Miguel Ángel Muñoz, called MAM, is a Spanish actor and singer, born July 4, 1983 in Madrid. He is the son of famous psychic Cristina Blanco. After playing Roberto Arenales in TV series Un, dos, tres, with Beatriz Luengo, Pablo Puyol, Monica Cruz, Silvia Marty , he becomes a member of group Upa Dance.... Biography of Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 – June 2, 1882) was an Italian patriot and soldier of the Risorgimento. He is considered the Italian national hero. He personally led many of the military campaigns that brought about the formation of a unified Italy. He has been dubbed the "Hero of the Two Worlds" in tribute to his military expeditions in South America and Europe. Early years Garibaldi was born in 1807 in the city of Nice (Nizza), at that time the capital of the French department of Alpes-Maritimes, before it was given back to the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1814; the city was definitively transferred voluntarily to France and acquired the actual name of Nice only in 1859, as a reward for the aid France had given Savoy in achieving Italy's unification. Garibaldi's family was involved in c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karine Lollichon
Karine Lollichon, born July 4, 1966 in Nantes, is a French model and actress.... Biography of George Steinbrenner
George Michael Steinbrenner III (born July 4, 1930 in Rocky River, Ohio), often known as "The Boss", is an American billionaire businessman and the principal owner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. George graduated from Culver Military Academy High School then got his B.A. from Williams College. Afterwards he did post graduate study at The Ohio State University (1954-55), where he met his wife, and served as a graduate assistant to legendary Buckeye football coach Woody Hayes. He has two sons Hank Steinbrenner and Hal Steinbrenner. Height: 6' (1.83 m) His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries have made him one of the sport's most controversial figures, though his willingness to spend to build the club (and its post-season success since 1976) have earned him ... Biography of Viviane Romance
Viviane Romance (July 4, 1912 – September 25, 1991) was a French actress. Born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns in Roubaix, France, Romance began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was also elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in La Chienne. Viviane endured a small scandal winning Miss Paris due to the fact that she had a child. She appeared in several films over the next few years before making a strong impression in La belle équipe (1936). From this time to the late fifties she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and throughout the 1940s and 1950s she played dozens of femme fatales, fallen women (with hearts of gold) and vamps. Her acting roles after 1956 were few, and she retired in 1974. Romance ... Biography of Nicole Ameline
Nicole Ameline, born July 4, 1952 in Saint-Vaast-en-Auge is a French politician, former Minister and member of UMP.... Biography of Manolete
Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez (July 4, 1917 in Córdoba, Spain - August 28, 1947 in Linares, Spain), better known as Manolete, was a famous Spanish bullfighter. He rose to prominence shortly after the Spanish Civil War and is considered by some to be the greatest bullfighter of all time. His style was sober and serious, with few concessions to the gallery, and he excelled at the 'suerte de matar' - the kill. He died following a goring in the right upper leg as he killed the fifth bull of the day, the Miura bull Islero, an event that left Spain in a state of shock. Manolete had been lured out of retirement by the up-and-coming Luis Miguel Dominguín, who was at the time courting American movie star, Ava Gardner. General Francisco Franco, then ruler of Spain, ordered three days of "n... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ron Kovic
Ronald L. Kovic (born July 4, 1946) is an anti-war activist and veteran who was paralyzed in the Vietnam War. He is best known as the author of the memoir Born on the Fourth of July, which was made into an Academy Award-winning movie directed by Oliver Stone, with Tom Cruise playing Kovic. Kovic received the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay on January 20, 1990, exactly 22 years to the day that he was shot and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Kovic and Stone co-wrote the screenplay for Born on the Fourth of July). Bruce Springsteen wrote the song "Shut Out The Light" after reading Kovic's memoir and then meeting him. Tom Paxton, the folk singer/political activist, wrote the song "Born on the Fourth of July", which is... Biography of Jenny Seagrove
Jenny Seagrove (born on 4 July 1958 (N.B.: Imdb gives 1957) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (birth time source: ASTRODATABANK°) is an English actress. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre and rose to fame playing the lead in a TV dramatisation of Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance and the 1983 film Local Hero. She is presently playing the character of Jo Mills in the long-running BBC drama series Judge John Deed (2001-07). Theatre Jenny Seagrove's theatre work includes the title role in Jane Eyre at Chichester Festival Theatre (1986); Ilona in The Guardsman at Theatr Clwyd (1992); and Bett in King Lear in New York, again at Chichester (1992). She played opposite Tom Conti in Present Laughter at the Globe Theatre (1993); Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker at the Comed... Biography of Isabeli Fontana
Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (born July 4, 1983) is a Brazilian supermodel. Fontana was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. In 1996 she made it to the finals of the Elite Model Look Contest when she was just 13. The following year she moved from Brazil to Milan, Italy, to start her modelling career. In 1999, at the age of 16, she appeared in the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogue. This created a huge controversy as Victoria's Secret had earlier stated that its policy was not to sign models younger than 21 years old. However, the publicity generated by this proved beneficial to Fontana and she quickly rose to fame. Soon after the Victoria's Secret shoot, she was signed by Versace, Ralph Lauren and Valentino. She has modelled for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Marie Claire, ELLE and Vogue... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tahar Rahim
Tahar Rahim (born July 4, 1981 in Belfort, France) is a French actor of Kabyle descent. He is most notably known for his role as the main character, Malik El Djebena, in the 2009 award-winning French movie A Prophet. Rahim has shown in his performances that he has multilingual qualities and an ear for accents, having played in Corsican and Arabic in addition to French in A Prophet, and in ancient Gaelic for his role as the seal prince in The Eagle of the Ninth. He studied sociology at the University Paul Valéry of Montpellier, a period during which his struggles as a student were shown in a documentary by Cyril Mennegun "Tahar, student", coming out in 2006. Following this, Rahim studied drama in Paris under the direction of Hélène Zidi-Chéruy while working in a factory to make end... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Harvey Grant
Harvey Grant (born July 4, 1965 in Augusta, Georgia) is a retired American National Basketball Association basketball player. He is the identical twin brother of Horace Grant, also a former NBA player. Selected twelfth overall by the Washington Bullets in the 1988 NBA Draft out of Oklahoma, he averaged 5.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He lifted his averages to 8.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists the following season, in 1989-90. Grant improved markedly in the 1990-91 campaign, when he averaged 18.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.18 steals per game. At season's end, he was runner-up to the 1991 NBA Most Improved Player Award (which was earned by Orlando's Scott Skiles). In two subsequent seasons, he continued his solid play with 18.0 and 18.6 points per co... Biography of Horace Grant
Horace Junior Grant (born July 4, 1965) is an American retired basketball player. He attended and played college basketball at Clemson University, before playing professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he became a 4-time NBA champion. Horace Grant is the twin brother of Harvey Grant, who also played in the NBA. Stats Height: 6-10 Weight: 215 lbs. Grant was born in Augusta, Georgia. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 10th overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft. The 6' 10" power forward immediately teamed with Scottie Pippen to form the Bulls' forward tandem of the future, although he initially backed up Charles Oakley, one of the league's premier rebounders and post defenders. In 1989, Grant moved into the starting lineup when Oakley was trade... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Neil Simon
Neil Simon (born Marvin Neil Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is one of the most reliable hitmakers in Broadway history, as well as one of the most performed playwrights in the world. From the mid sixties to the mid Eighties, Simon's name became a synonym for popular and financial success, like Spielberg's later. Though primarily a comic writer, some of his plays, particularly the Eugene Trilogy and The Sunshine Boys, reflect on the 20th century Jewish-American experience. Simon briefly attended New York University in 1946. Two years later, he quit his job as a mailroom clerk in the Warner Brothers offices in Manhattan to write radio and television scripts with his brother Danny Simon. Their revues for Camp Tamiment in Penns... Biography of Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933), more commonly known as Calvin Coolidge, was the thirtieth President of the United States (1923–1929). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His actions during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight. Soon after, he was elected as the twenty-ninth Vice President in 1920 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of Warren G. Harding. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative. In many ways Coolidge's style of governance was a throwback to the passive presidency of the nineteenth century. He restored public confidence in the White House ... Biography of Jin Akanishi
Jin Akanishi (赤西 仁, Akanishi Jin?, born July 4, 1984) is a Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, seiyū, and former radio host. Akanishi is a member of the popular J-pop group, KAT-TUN, and is the one of the two lead vocalists. Since the group's debut in 2006, it has achieved 14 consecutive number ones (including studio albums) on the Oricon charts. Akanishi is also a budding actor with roles in the second season of popular NTV school drama, Gokusen, Anego and Yukan Club. He is also a co-host of KAT-TUN's own variety show, Cartoon KAT-TUN, and used to host a radio program called "KAT-TUN Style" with bandmate Junnosuke Taguchi from October 2007 to March 2008. Early life Born in Chiba Prefecture on July 4, 1984, Akanishi is the eldest child. His family co... Biography of John Waite
John Waite (born John Charles Waite, 4 July 1952, Lancaster, Lancashire, England) is a rock singer. He was the lead vocalist for the bands The Babys and Bad English As a solo artist, he scored a #1 hit in the United States with "Missing You" in 1984. Waite first came to attention as the lead singer and bassist of The Babys, a British group which had moderate chart success and a solid following for their concert tours. Over the course of five years, the Babys produced five albums ending with the final album On the Edge in October 1980, after which the group broke up. Waite subsequently launched his solo career with his 1982 debut album Ignition, which produced the hit single "Change", written by Holly Knight and later included on the Vision Quest soundtrack. His next album, No Brak... Biography of Georgette Plana
Georgette Plana, born July 4, 1917 in Agen (birth time source: Didier Geslain), died on March 10, 2013, is a French singer and occasional actress. Selected discography Le Bar de l'Escadrille Feu Follet Le Petit rat de l'Opéra (1947) Le Dénicheur La Java Bleue Du Gris Là où y'a des Frites Riquita (1968) Rugby Marche (1968) L'Hirondelle du Faubourg Zaza La Femme aux Bijoux Les Dernières Paroles du Christ La Fille du Bédouin E Viva Espana 12 mois de vacances (1973) Filmography 1952 : La femme à l'orchidée 1952 : Les surprises d'une nuit de noces 1973 : Elle court, elle court la banlieue 1973 : La vie rêvée de Vincent Scotto 1975 : Divine... Biography of Alvaro Uribe
Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born July 4, 1952 in Medellín), is a Colombian politician and lawyer who is currently the 39th President of the Republic of Colombia for the term 2006 – 2010. Uribe finished Law in the University of Antioquia, then he went on to study business administration, management and conflict resolution at Harvard University. After he finished his period as governor of Antioquia in 1998, he won the Simón Bolívar Scholarship of the British Council and was nominated Senior Associate Member at the Saint Antony's College in the University of Oxford. As a politician he has been in the Medellín Public Enterprises (Empresas Públicas de Medellín), in the Ministry of Labor and in the Civil Aeronautic. He was also mayor of Medellín in 1982, Senator (1986 – 1994) and later Governor of An... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benjamin Péret
Benjamin Péret (4 July 1899 - 18 September 1959) was a French poet and Surrealist. Benjamin Péret was born in Rezé (Loire-Atlantique) on 4 July 1899. He enlisted in the army to avoid being jailed. He saw action in the Balkans, and served through the war. Afterwards, he joined the Dada movement, and in 1921 published Le Passager du transtlantique his first book of poetry. He left the Dada movement following André Breton and joined Surrealism. He worked with and influenced other poets such as Octavio Paz. In the fall of 1924 he was the co-editor of the journal La Révolution surréaliste, becoming chief editor in 1925. In 1928, before living in Brazil (1929-1932), with his wife Elsie Houston, he published Le Grand Jeu. Buffetted by the winds of politics, he fought in the Spanish Civil Wa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roland Ratzenberger
Roland Ratzenberger (July 4, 1960 – April 30, 1994) was an Austrian racing driver who died during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the same event that saw the death of three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna. Born in Salzburg, Austria, Ratzenberger often claimed 1962 (rather than 1960) as his birth year, wanting to appear younger to extend his racing career. He began racing in German Formula Ford in 1983, and in 1985 won both the Austrian and Central European Formula Ford championships. Racing in Britain In 1985 he also entered the prestigious Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, finishing second. He returned in 1986 and won it before graduating to British Formula Three the following season. While in the UK he briefly gained fame for the similarity of his ... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Gackt (musician)
Gackt Camui (神威 楽斗, Kamui Gakuto?, born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese musician, composer, and lyricist, as well as a poet, author, actor, designer, and model. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the now-defunct band Malice Mizer. Besides Japanese, he has performed in English, Korean, Cantonese, and Mandarin. During his solo career, Gackt has released seven studio albums, five compilation albums, and over 35 singles. His music has been used as theme songs for various anime, television dramas, and video games, such as New Fist of the North Star, Bujingai, Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, and Kamen Rider Decade, amongst others. He co-starred and co-wrote the 2003 film Moo... Biography of Souad Amidou
Souad Amidou, born July 4, 1959 in Nanterre, is a French actress. Filmography 1966 : Un homme et une femme de Claude Lelouch 1982 : Le Grand frère de Francis Girod 1984 : P'tit con de Gérard Lauzier 1985 : Diesel de Robert Kramer 1987 : Lévy et Goliath de Gérard Oury 1987 : Maladie d'amour de Jacques Deray 1993 : Le Nombril du monde de Ariel Zeitoun 1996 : Le Plus Beau Métier du monde de Gérard Lauzier 2001 : And now... Ladies and Gentlemen de Claude Lelouch 2001 : 3 zéros de Fabien Onteniente... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Abigail van Buren
Pauline Phillips (born July 4, 1918 as Pauline "Popo" Esther Friedman) is an advice columnist who founded the "Dear Abby" in 1956. The current Dear Abby is her first-born child and only daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now writes under the pen name of Abigail Van Buren, which was also used by Pauline. She also has a son, Edward Jay Phillips. Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips was an identical twin; her sister, Esther Pauline Friedman Lederer, wrote the Ann Landers column until her death from multiple myeloma in 2002, at age 83. As children, the two grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, and went by the nicknames "Popo" and "Eppie", respectively. Both are alumnae of Morningside College and both wrote for the college newspaper. They were so close then that they had a joint wedding in 1939 when both wom... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfredo di Stefano
Alfredo di Stéfano Laulhé (born 4 July 1926 in Barracas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine - Spanish former footballer and coach. He is most associated with Real Madrid and was instrumental in their domination of the European Cup of Champions during the 1950s, a period in which the club won the trophy in five consecutive seasons from 1956. Di Stéfano also played international football for Argentina, Colombia, and Spain. Di Stéfano, nicknamed Saeta rubia ("Blond arrow"), was a powerful forward with great stamina, tactical versatility, and vision. He could also play almost always anywhere on the pitch and despite being most well-known as a forward, was great in defense. He is currently the 3rd highest scorer in the history of Spain's top division, with 228 goals in 329 games, behind Hugo Sánc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gertrude Lawrence
Gertrude Lawrence (July 4, 1898 - September 6, 1952) was an actress and musical comedy performer popular from the 1920s to the 1950s, appearing on stage in London, on Broadway and in several films. She is often remembered for performing the light comedies of Noel Coward. She also sang risque songs by Cole Porter and played characters that dealt with the controversial topics of race relations, atheism and psychoanalysis. Early life She was born Gertrude Alexandria Dagmar Lawrence-Klasen, of English and Danish extraction, in London, England, and was a professional performer by the age of ten. She had one Jewish grandparent. She was sent to Catholic convent schools and attended the Italia Conti Academy. She understudied Beatrice Lillie in the Andre Charlot London revues in the 1920s. Alon... Biography of Angélique Boyer
Angelique Boyer (born July 4, 1988 in Saint-Claude, Jura, France) is a French-born Mexican actress, model, and singer. She started her career playing secondary roles in the telenovelas Rebelde, Muchachitas como tú, and Corazón Salvaje. In 2010, she was given her first protagonist role in Teresa, a remake of the 1959 telenovela of the same name starring Maricruz Olivier. In Teresa, Boyer portrays "Teresa Chávez Aguirre", a young woman who will use her beauty and ambition to escape from her impoverished life in a poor Mexico City neighborhood. Her acting and portrayal received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences alike, and in 2011 she won the Premios TVyNovelas "Award for Best Actress" for her work in Teresa. Boyer was included in Los 50 más bellos list of People en Españo... Biography of Nathalie Maleux
Nathalie Maleux, born on July 4, 1973 in Waremme, is a Belgian journalist and TV host. Bibliography Bertrand Michel, « Nathalie Maleux, côté cour, côté jardin », La Dernière Heure, 14 mai 2009, . Demaret Alain, « Elle y a appris à écrire », La Meuse, 26 janvier 2010, . Dutat Charly, « Revoir le nouveau 13h et réaction à chaud de Nathalie Maleux », RTBF, 21 mars 2011, . Gentile Laure et Modolo Michaël, « Le nouveau visage de l'info », Vivre la Wallonie, n°4, mai 2009, p.8, . Heyrendt Hubert, « Nathalie Maleux, la spontanéité au JT », La Libre Belgique, 13 avril 2007, . Lauwens Jean-François, « Nathalie Maleux, la discrète du « JT » », Le Soir, 28 octobre 2006, . Lauwens Jean-François, « Nathalie Maleux en premier rôle », Le Soir, 12 avril 2007, . ... Biography of Becki Newton
Rebecca Sara "Becki" Newton (born July 4, 1978) is an American actress. Newton is currently a regular cast member of Ugly Betty. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Becki Newton was raised in Guilford, Connecticut. She began performing musicals and plays at local theaters, and studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated with a BA in European History. She then moved to New York City and landed several roles in television commercials, such as one done for Olive Garden. She currently plays the role of Amanda Tanen in the comedy-drama series, Ugly Betty, and, with co-star and personal friend Michael Urie, is co-host of the Official Ugly Betty Podcast. In the episode "Sofia's Choice," Newton did a dual role as Ruthie, a frumpy assistant at another magazine. Also from Season... Biography of Michael Milken
Michael Robert Milken (born July 4, 1946 in Encino, California) is a prominent American financier and philanthropist who almost single-handedly created the market for high-yield bonds (also called junk bonds) during the 1970s and 1980s. After he was sent to prison on finance-related charges, his detractors cited him as the epitome of Wall Street "greed" during the 1980s, and nicknamed him the Junk Bond King. Milken was indicted on 98 counts of racketeering and securities fraud in 1989 as the result of an insider trading investigation. After a plea bargain, Milken pled guilty to six securities and reporting violations. He was sentenced to ten years in prison, but was released after less than two years. Critics have suggested he then launched a public relations campaign to highlight hi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sébastien Deleigne
Sébastien Deleigne, born July 4, 1967 in Toulouse, is a French modern pentathlon athlete.... Biography of Sébastien Japrisot
Sébastien Japrisot (4 July 1931 – 4 March 2003) was a French author, screenwriter and film director, born in Marseille. His pseudonym was an anagram of Jean-Baptiste Rossi, his real name. Japrisot has been nicknamed "the Graham Greene of France". Famous in the Francophony, he was little known in the English-speaking world, though a number of his novels have been translated into English and have been made into films. Sébastien Japrisot made his mark as an author at seventeen, when his novel Les Mal Partis was published in France and America. He followed this with outstanding translations of J. D. Salinger's novels. He pursued a successful career in advertising and publicity. In 1962, he had an intriguing idea for a crime novel. As he did not feel easy about his entry into this ne... Biography of Stephen Foster
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as the "father of American music," was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century. His songs, such as "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("S(u)wanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer" remain popular over 150 years after their composition. Early life Stephen Foster lived in Lawrenceville, now part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up as the ninth of ten children in a middle-class family that would eventually become near destitute after his father's fall into alcoholism. Foster's education included one month at college (Washington & Jefferson College) but little formal music training. Despite this, he published several songs before the age ... Biography of Jacques Fabbri
Jacques Fabbri, born Jacques Claude Fabbricotti July 4, 1925 in Paris and died December 24, 1997 in Tourgéville, was a French actor and film director. Filmography Actor * 1949 : Rendez-vous de juillet de Jacques Becker * 1950 : La Dame de chez Maxim's de Marcel Aboulker : Le duc * 1952 : Trois femmes d'André Michel: Albert (segment "Mouche") * 1952 : Les Sept Péchés capitaux d'Yves Allégret : Julien (sketch "La Luxure") * 1952 : Les Femmes sont des anges de Marcel Aboulker : Théodore * 1953 : Une vie de garçon de Jean Boyer * 1953 : Mon frangin du Sénégal de Guy Lacourt * 1953 : Crainquebille de Ralph Habib * 1954 : Destinées de Jean Delannoy : Pierre d'Arc (segment "Jeanne") * 1954 : Le Défroqué de Léo Joannon : L'ordonnance *... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Stasi
Bernard Stasi (July 4, 1930 in Reims-May 4, 2011 in Paris) is a French politician. He is the son of Italo-Mexican immigrants. Stasi served as Minister of State Security from April 2, 1973 to February 27, 1974. From 1998 to 2004 he was the Ombudsman of the French Republic.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Brochand
Pierre Brochand, born July 4, 1941 in Cannes, is a French civil servant.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ann Landers
Ann Landers (Esther Pauline Friedman) was a pen name created by Chicago Sun-Times advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over by Eppie Lederer in 1955. For 56 years, the Ask Ann Landers syndicated advice column was a regular feature in many newspapers across North America. Due to this popularity, 'Ann Landers', though fictional, became something of a national institution and cultural icon. Ruth Crowley: the original 'Ann Landers' (1943-1955) The creator of the 'Ann Landers' pseudonym was Ruth Crowley, a Chicago nurse who had been writing a child-care column for the Sun since 1941. She chose the pseudonym at random — borrowing the surname 'Landers' from a family friend — in order to prevent confusion between her two columns. Unlike Lederer, Crowley kept her identity as Lande... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paolo Boringhieri
Paolo Boringhieri, born July 4, 1921 in Turin, died August 16, 2006, was an Italian editor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Arnoux
René Alexandre Arnoux (born July 4, 1948 in Pontcharra, Isère) is a retired French racing driver who is a veteran of 12 Formula One seasons (1978 to 1989). In 2006 he raced in the inaugural season of the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired F1 drivers. European Formula Two champion in 1977, René Arnoux graduated to Formula One in 1978, with the small French Martini team of Tico Martini. In an organisation with insufficient means to figure in the highest echelon of the sport, Arnoux was unable to demonstrate his abilities. Martini abandoned Formula One during the season, having run short of money. Arnoux found refuge at the end of the season at the Surtees team, but once again found himself in a team on the edge of failure. For the 1979 season, Arnoux joined the Renault team, which ... Biography of Marco Marin
Marco Marin, born July 4, 1963 in Padova, is an Italien former fencer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton (born Pauline Aimée Biarez 4 July 1884 – died 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in over 170 films between 1912 and 1970. Selected filmography * Le p'tit Parigot (1926) * The Blood of a Poet (1930) * High and Low (1933) * Conflit (1938) * Louise (1939) * Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947) * The Lame Devil (1948, Le Diable boiteux) * Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) * The Longest Day (1962)... Biography of M. Nasir
Malaysian singer, composer, producer, actor and film director.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Celaya
Michel Celaya, born July 4, 1930 in Biarritz, is a French former rugby player and coach.... Biography of Christopher Kennedy
Christopher George Kennedy was born July 4, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the 8th of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy's 11 children, and grew up in a country house in McLean, Virginia. Chris attended the Potomac School in McLean, VA through 9th grade, and thereafter went to Georgetown Prep, graduating in 1982. While in high school, Chris volunteered at a home for runaway children. Together with his friend Brad Blank, at age 16 Chris incorporated his first business, Breakwater Boats, a sailboat rental operation on Kalmus Beach in Hyannis. His political activism began at an early age, and in 1979 and 1980 he worked on his Uncle Ted Kennedy's bid for the Democratic Nomination for President. He was also treasurer of the Joseph P. Kennedy for Congress Committee in 1988. O... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Duncan Lamont (composer)
Duncan Lamont, born July 4, 1931 in Grenock, Scotland, is a Scottish composer, flutist and saxophonist. Composer # "Anytime Tales" (1991) TV series # "The Adventures of Spot" (1987) TV series (unknown episodes) # "Victor & Maria" (1983) TV series # "Towser" (1982) TV series # "King Rollo" (1980) TV series (1980)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Adrian Caldwell
Adrian Bernard Caldwell (born July 4, 1966 in Falls County, Texas) is a retired American professional basketball player, who had a career in the National Basketball Association from 1989 to 1997. An undersized center (205 cms), Caldwell attended Southern Methodist University and Lamar University, both in Texas. Undrafted, he then played professionally for five NBA teams (mainly the Houston Rockets), as well as in the CBA, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Turkey and Venezuela, retiring from the game in 2000.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Zimeray
François Zimeray, lawyer, politician and diplomat, was born July 4, 1961. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the Party of European Socialists from 1999 to 2004, sitting on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence Policy. He served as President of Greater Rouen from 2002 through to his 13 February 2008 appointment by the French Council of Ministers as Ambassador for Human Rights, at the proposal of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights. Career This lawyer, a close friend of Laurent Fabius, first made his mark in 1989 when at just 27 years old he was elected Mayor of Petit-Quevilly, a communist stronghold since 1945 (23,000 inhabitants). The election made him the youngest mayor of any municipality with over 20,000 inhabitants in France. He was twice r... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tokyo Rose
Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino (July 4, 1916 – September 26, 2006), was an American citizen who participated in English-language propaganda broadcast transmitted by Radio Tokyo to Allied soldiers in the South Pacific during World War II. Although on the "Zero Hour" radio show, Toguri called herself "Orphan Ann," she quickly became identified with the moniker "Tokyo Rose", a name that was coined by Allied soldiers and that predated her broadcasts. After the Japanese defeat, Toguri was detained for a year by the U.S. military before being released for lack of evidence. Department of Justice officials agreed that her broadcasts were "innocuous". But when Toguri tried to return to the US, a popular uproar ensued, prompting the Federal Bureau of Investigation to renew its investigation of Toguri's... Biography of Queen Sonja of Norway
Sonja, Queen of Norway (née Sonja Haraldsen, born 4 July 1937 in Oslo) is the queen consort of Norway, wife of King Harald V of Norway. She is styled HM The Queen. A commoner, the daughter of Karl August Haraldsen (Solum, Telemark, 5 April 1889 - Oslo, 9 March 1959), a distant relative of Andrew Volstead and Bishop Johan Christian Heuch (1838-1904), and wife (m. Skien, Telemark, 22 May 1920), née Dagny Ulrichsen (Skien, Telemark, 25 November 1898 - Diakonhjemmet, Oslo, 15 October 1994), she became engaged to then Crown Prince Harald in March 1968. They had been dating for nine years, although this had been kept secret because of opposition to her non-royal status. The Crown Prince made it clear to his father, King Olav V, that he would remain unmarried for life unless he could marry her... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pearly Gates
Pearly Gates, born July 4, 1946 in Tuskegee, Alabama, is an American singer. She was a former member of group the Flirtations, (previously The Gypsies) an all-female musical group who have recorded since the early 1960s.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Clarence Carvalho
Clarence Carvalho, born on July 4, 1925 in Honolulu, Hawaii, is an American serial homicide.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Neuhoff
Éric Neuhoff, born July 4, 1956 in Paris, is a French journalist, writer, and screenwriter. Bibliographie * 1982 : Précautions d'usage, La Table Ronde * 1984 : Un Triomphe, Olivier Orban * 1984 : Nos amies les lettres, Olivier Orban * 1986 : Des gens impossibles, La Table Ronde * 1987 : Lettre ouverte à François Truffaut, Albin Michel * 1989 : Les hanches de Laetitia, Albin Michel * 1992 : Actualités françaises, Albin Michel * 1992 : Comme hier, Albin Michel * 1993 : Pas trop près de l'écran (avec Patrick Besson), Le Rocher * 1994 : Michel Déon, Le Rocher * 1995 : Barbe à papa, Prix des Deux Magots * 1997 : La Petite Française, Prix Interallié * 1998 : Champagne !, Albin Michel * 1998 : La séance du mercredi à 14 h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tibor Varga (violinist)
Tibor Varga (July 4, 1921 in Győr, Hungary – September 4, 2003 in Grimisuat, near Sion, Switzerland) was a Hungarian violinist and conductor. Tibor Varga was born in Györ, Hungary in 1921, the birth place of violin greats Joseph Joachim, Leopold Auer and Carl Flesch. He studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with Carl Flesch and Jenö Hubay. He made his first public appearance at the age of six and performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at the age of 10 and made his first recordings at the age of 13. He began touring Europe when he was 14. He moved to London in 1947, where he became a British citizen. Career He had an extensive recording career with numerous labels. A recording of the Bartok Violin Concerto no. 2 with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra und... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Taufa'ahau Tupou IV
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, KStJ (4 July 1918 – 10 September 2006) son of Queen Sālote Tupou III and her consort Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi, was the king of Tonga from the death of his mother in 1965 until his own death in 2006. He was married to Queen Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, born in 1926, and the couple had four children: Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou, while as crown prince better known by the hereditary title: Tupoutoʻa (once his father did not need it any longer). He succeeded him later as George Tupou V. Princess Sālote Mafileʻo Pilolevu Tuita (born Tukuʻaho) Ex-prince Fatafehi ʻAlaivahamamaʻo Tukuʻaho (stripped of his title after marry... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dominique Wavre
Dominique Wavre, born on July 4, 1955 in Geneva, is a Swiss navigator.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pascal Garnier (writer)
Pascal Garnier, born on July 4, 1949 in Paris, died on March 5, 2010 in Cornas, Ardèche, is a French writer. Awards Prix du festival Polar in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines with "Nul n'est à l'abri du succès" Grand Prix de l'humour noir with "Flux" Publications Contes gouttes, Entreligne, 1985 L'Année sabbatique, P.O.L., 1986 Un chat comme moi, 1986 Surclassement, P.O.L., 1987 L'évadé de la chambre 9, GEORGES NAEF 1993 Traqués, Ecole des Loisirs 1995 Dico dingo, Nathan, 1996 (illustrations Jochen Gerner) "Une fois trois", Verger éditeur, 1997 La Place du mort, Fleuve noir, 1997 Les Insulaires, Fleuve Noir, 1998 Trop près du bord, Fleuve Noir, 1999 L'A26, Zulma, 1999 Chambre 12, Flammarion, 2000 "T'avais qu'à pas v... Biography of Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd (4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977), born William Millar, was an British actor from Glengormley, Northern Ireland, who appeared in 60 films, most notably in the role of Messala in the 1959 film Ben-Hur. Biography One of nine siblings from a Protestant family from County Antrim, Boyd was originally named William Millar. He starred in a radio play in Belfast and worked as a commissionare at a cinema in London. Some sources state that he was discovered by actor Michael Redgrave while working as a hotel doorman. He began acting in British films, notably as an edgy Irish spy in the 1955 World War II film The Man Who Never Was. It was his role in a 1957 French film, The Night Heaven Fell opposite Brigitte Bardot that got him noticed. He went to Hollywood and appeared as second lead... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Mainieri
Michael T. Mainieri, Jr. (born July 4, 1938 in the Bronx, New York City) is a vibraphonist most known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. Mainieri is also a pioneer in introducing an electronic vibraphone, known as a "synth-vibe". Mainieri has recorded with jazz notables including Buddy Rich, Wes Montgomery, Jeremy Steig and many others. He performed for a live album by Laura Nyro, and was featured on several tracks from the Dire Straits album Love Over Gold. He has also released numerous albums and videos as a leader for a variety of labels. As a producer, he produced three albums for Carly Simon. Mainieri married singer-songwriter/harpist Dee Carstensen in 1993. They have a daughter, Ruby Anna.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gloria Stuart
Gloria Frances Stuart (July 4, 1910 – September 26, 2010) was an American actress, activist, painter, bonsai artist and fine printer. Over a Hollywood career which spanned, with a long break in the middle, from 1932 until 2004, she appeared on stage, television, and film, for which she was best-known. She appeared as Claude Rains' sweetheart in The Invisible Man, and as the elderly Rose Dawson Calvert in an Academy Award-nominated role in the film Titanic. She was the oldest person to be nominated for a competitive Oscar, at the age of 87, for that role. Early life and career Stuart was born Gloria Frances Stewart in Santa Monica, California, a third-generation Californian. Her mother, Alice Vaughan Deidrick Stewart, was born in Angels Camp, California. Her father, Frank Stewart, was... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henry Armetta
Henry Armetta (4 July 1888 (Steinbrecher gives May 16, 1887) – 21 October 1945) was an Italian movie character actor who appeared in at least 150 films, starting in silents as early as 1915 to a movie released in 1946, after his death. Biography Armetta was born Enrico Armetta in Palermo, Sicily. At the age of 14, he stowed away on a boat and came to America. The authorities were ready to send him back when an Italian came forwards to act as his sponsor. He performed menial tasks to get by and eventually ended up working as a pants presser in New York City at a well known club where he managed to befriend Raymond Hitchcock, who got him a chorus part in his play "A Yankee Consul". He moved to Hollywood in 1920 and easily found work as stereotypical Italian, often playing a barber, g... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fernandinho Beira-Mar
Luiz Fernando da Costa, best known as Fernandinho Beira-Mar, born on July 4, 1967 in Duque de Caxias, is one of the most powerful drug lords of Brazil. External link: http://tvnz.co.nz/content/37351/4042040.xhtml... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mitch Miller
Mitchell William "Mitch" Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American musician, singer, conductor, record producer, A&R man and record company executive. Miller was one of the most influential figures in American popular music during the 1950s and early 1960s, both as the head of Artists and Repertoire at Columbia Records and as a best-selling recording artist with an NBC television series, Sing Along with Mitch. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester in the early 1930s, Miller began his musical career as an accomplished player of the oboe and English horn, and recorded several highly regarded classical albums featuring his instrumental work, but he is best remembered as a conductor, choral director, television performer and recording executive. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Katherine Govier
Katherine Mary Govier (born July 4, 1948) is a Canadian novelist. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she was educated at the University of Alberta and York University. In 1997, she was awarded the Marian Engel Award for a woman writer in mid-career. Prior to that she was shortlisted for the Trillium Award in 1994, and won the City of Toronto Book Award in 1992. She has been made a Distinguished Alumna of the University of Alberta and is one of York University's "Famous Fifty" graduates. She has been Chair of the Writers' Trust of Canada and President of PEN Canada. Her novel "Creation" was a New York Times Notable Book of 2003. Govier lives in Toronto, Ontario with her partner Nicholas Rundall. She has two children, Robin and Emily Honderich. She was previously married to John Honderich, former... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William M. Hewitt
William M. Hewitt, born on July 4, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio, is an Americain author and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Bloche
Patrick Bloche (born July 4, 1956 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French politician from the Socialist Party.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard Debreu
Gérard Debreu (July 4, 1921 – December 31, 2004) was a French-born economist and mathematician. In July 1975, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Best known as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he began work in 1962, he won the 1983 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Biography His father was the business partner of his maternal grandfather in lace manufacturing, a traditional industry in Calais. Prior to the start of World War II, he received his baccalauréat and went to Ambert to begin preparing for the entrance examination of a grande école. Later on, he moved from Ambert to Grenoble to complete his preparation, both places being in the so-called "Free Zone" during World War II. In 1941, he was admitted to the École Normale ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoine-François-Claude Ferrand
Antoine François Claude, comte Ferrand (4 July 1751 – 17 January 1825), French statesman and political writer, was born in Paris, and became a member of the parlement of Paris at eighteen. Biography Ferrand left France with the first party of emigrants, and attached himself to the prince of Condé; late he was a member of the council of regency formed by the comte de Provence after the death of Louis XVI. He lived at Regensburg until 1801, when he returned to France, though he still sought to serve the royalist cause. In 1814 Ferrand was made minister of state and postmaster-general. Ferrand countersigned the act of sequestration of Napoleon's property, and introduced a bill for the restoration of the property of the emigrants establishing a distinction, since become famous, between... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Scarron
Paul Scarron (c. July 4, 1610 – October 6, 1660), French poet, dramatist, novelist and first husband of Françoise d'Aubigné (the future Marquise de Maintenon), was baptized on July 4 1610. His father, of the same name, was a member of the parlement of Paris. Paul the younger became an abbé when he was nineteen, and in 1633 entered the service of Charles de Beaumanoir, bishop of Le Mans, with whom he travelled to Rome in 1635. Finding a patron in Marie de Hautefort, he became a well-known figure in literary and fashionable society. An improbable story is told on the authority of La Beaumelle (Mémoires ... de Mme de Maintenon) that—when in residence at his canonry of Le Mans--he once tarred and feathered himself as a carnival freak and, being obliged to take refuge from popular wrath in a... Biography of Alyssa Miller
Alyssa Miller (born July 4, 1990) is an American fashion model. Following cover appearances for Vogue (Germany, October 2006) and Elle (Italy, July 2010), she became one of the new faces of Guess clothing in late 2010. She made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue debut in 2011, photographed by Walter Iooss, Jr. in Fiji and Bjorn Iooss in Maui, Hawaii. She was one of five rookies (along with Shannan Click, Kenza Fourati, Izabel Goulart, and fellow Guess model Kate Upton) in the issue. According to a story in The Wall Street Journal she had previously thought that if she ever appeared in Sports Illustrated it would be for soccer, since she envisioned herself as a professional soccer player. She also appeared in the body painting feature in the Swimsuit Issue where Joanne Gair painted he... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker (4 July 1816 – 12 January 1899) was an American grocer and distiller, and the eponym of the famous distillery in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Walker founded the distillery in 1858 in what was then Walkerville, Ontario. Walker was born July 4, 1816 in East Douglas, Massachusetts, and moved to Detroit in the mid-1830s. He purchased land across the river, just east of what was Windsor, Ontario, and established a distillery on the banks of the Detroit River. Walker began selling his whiskey as Hiram Walker's Club Whiskey. It became very popular and American distillers became angry, and forced the US Government to pass a law requiring that all foreign whiskeys state their country of origin on the label. This move backfired; Hiram Walker's Canadian Club Whiskey became more popular foll... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hugh MacCraig
Hugh MacCraig, born on July 4, 1892 in San Francisco, California, is an American astrologer and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940)
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Joseph Christian Olaf, in English, William Frederick Francis Joseph Christian Olaf; 4 July 1906 – 26 May 1940) was the eldest child and son of Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany and Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. At his birth, he was second in line to the German throne, and was expected to one day succeed to the throne after the deaths of his father and grandfather, both of whom ultimately outlived him. Early life and childhood Wilhelm was born on 4 July 1906 at the Hohenzollern family's private summer residence, Marmorpalais, or Marble Palace, near Potsdam, where his parents were residing until their own home, Schloss Cecilienhof, could be completed. His father was Crown Prince Wilhelm, the eldest son and heir to the German E... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dave Rowberry
Dave Rowberry (4 July 1940 – 6 June 2003) was an English piano and organ player, most known for being a member of the rock and R&B group The Animals in the 1960s. Born David Eric Rowberry in Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, Rowberry entered the Newcastle-upon-Tyne blues and jazz music scene in the early 1960s, when he was at Newcastle University. He joined The Mike Cotton Jazzmen (later The Mike Cotton Sound) in 1962, who made a living backing American blues and pop acts touring England. Rowberry Played on the groups singles 1962-1965, their hit Swing That Hammer, as well as their self titled album. The Animals were already one of the major British Invasion groups in May 1965 when founding keyboardist Alan Price suddenly left due to fear of flying and other issues. According to lead singe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alec Bedser
Sir Alec Victor Bedser, CBE, (born 4 July 1918) was a professional English cricketer, chairman of selectors for the English national cricket team, and president of Surrey County Cricket Club, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest English cricketers of the 20th century. He was an outstanding right-arm medium-fast bowler for Surrey and England in a first-class playing career that spanned twenty-one years, taking 1924 first-class wickets in 485 matches during this time. Early life and career Bedser was born in Reading, Berkshire, where his father was stationed with the Royal Air Force, just minutes after identical twin brother Eric. Within six months the family moved to Woking, Surrey, where, at the age of seven, the brothers played their first organised cricket and over the ne... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Glavieux
Alain Glavieux (4 July 1949, Paris - 25 September 2004), was a French professor in electrical engineering at École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne. He was the coinventor with Claude Berrou and Punya Thitimajshima of a groundbreaking coding scheme called turbo codes. Glavieux received the Golden Jubilee Award for Technological Innovation from the IEEE Information Theory Society together with Berrou and Thitimajshima in 1998, the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal together with Berrou in 2003, and the French Academy of Sciences Grand Prix France Telecom award in 2003. He died on 25 September 2004 at the age of 55 from illness.... Biography of Alexei Shirov
Alexei Dmitrievich Shirov (Russian: Алексей Дмитриевич Широв, Latvian: Aleksejs Širovs; born July 4, 1972) is a Soviet-born Latvian chess grandmaster. He has consistently ranked among the world's top players since the early 1990s, and reached a ranking as high as number four in 1998. Shirov is also a well-regarded chess author. Career Shirov became the World Champion (under 16) in 1988, the World Under-20 Vice-Champion in 1990 (second on tiebreaks to Ilya Gurevich), and achieved the title of Grandmaster in 1990. Shirov is the winner of numerous international tournaments: Biel 1991, Madrid 1997 (shared first place with Veselin Topalov), Ter Apel 1997, Monte... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas (born July 4, 1974, Providence, Rhode Island) is an American professional tennis player. Height 5 ft 3 in (1.61 m) Weight 123 lb (56 kg) Career Before entering the professional ranks in 1996, she attended and graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, and was the 1996 NCAA Singles Champion. Her major was telecommunications and she has said in interviews that she hopes to enter this field (film or TV production) when her playing days are over. She credits all her achievements to her longtime coach, Michael Daly. Michael has worked with her from the start of her tennis career. Craybas has won one WTA title at the Tokyo Japan Open. She beat Silvija Talaja in the final after trailing 0–4 in the third set. In the 2006 season, Craybas had reached one quarte... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter McIntyre (artist)
Peter McIntyre OBE (4 July 1910 (source for his time of birth, Garth Carpenter, Astrodatabank) – 11 September 1995) was a New Zealand painter and author. He was the son of Peter McIntyre, a lithographic artist, and his wife, Isabella Edith Cubitt. He was New Zealand's official war artist during World War II. In 1968 he published The Painted Years and went on to publish several other books of New Zealand and Pacific life. Bibliography Peter McIntyre's New Zealand - A.H. & A. W. Reed, 1964. The Painted Years - Sydney: Reed, 1967. Hard Cover. Rep. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 218pp. Peter McIntyre's Pacific - A.H. & A. W. Reed, 1968. Kakahi: New Zealand - Wellington, AH and AW Reed, 1973. Peter McIntyre's Wellington - Reed, 1975 72p Size: 4to McIntyre's ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugène Guillaume
Jean-Baptiste Claude Eugène Guillaume (4 July 1822 - 1 March 1905) was a French sculptor, professor, and art critic. Biography He was born at Montbard, Côte-d'Or. He studied under Cavelier, Millet, and Barrias, at the École des Beaux-Arts, which he entered in 1841, and where he gained the prix de Rome in 1845 with "Theseus finding on a rock his Father's Sword." He became director of the École des Beaux-Arts in 1864, and director-general of Fine Arts from 1878 to 1879, when the office was suppressed. Guillaume was a prolific writer, principally on sculpture and architecture of the Classic period and of the Italian Renaissance. He was elected member of the Académie Française in 1898, and in 1891 was sent to Rome as director of the Académie de France in that city. He held this position... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcos Daniel
Marcos Diniz Daniel (born on July 4, 1978 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul) is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. Height 180 cm Weight 79 kg Marcos Daniel's brother owns an academy for developing young tennis players, called Daniel Tennis Center where Marcos Daniel used to work as a ball catcher there before playing youth tournaments. When he was 12, representing this academy, he reached his first final but he didn't succeed in winning the title. He has never won any ATP official tournament and his best result so far was when he reached the quarterfinals of the Acapulco tournament in 2006. Despite his lack of titles, he is, as of March 2006, the highest placed Brazilian player. He has, however, won several ITF doubles tournaments such a... Biography of Pam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby (born July 4, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland), is a former professional tennis player and current sports broadcaster from the United States. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and 1 mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments. She also won a women's doubles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Zina Garrison, although her usual doubles partner was Martina Navratilova. Career Shriver first came to prominence at the 1978 US Open where, as a 16-year-old amateur, she reached the women's singles final. She defeated the reigning Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova in a semifinal 7–6, 7–6. Shriver then lost to Chris Evert in the final 7–5, 6–4. Shriver also won the first of her 21... Biography of Jacques Silberfeld
Michel Chrestien (or Jacques Silberfeld), born on July 4, 1915 in Paris, died o January 17, 1991, was a French author, journalist, and humorist of Polish descent. Publications and translations: Plus noir que vous ne pensez par Jack Williamson Skinner par Hugh C. Rae Mon nom est Aram, William Saroyan par Jacques Rouré Vrai ministre et fausses factures par Michel Chrestien Pnine par Vladimir Nabokov L'action française par Eugen Joseph Weber Les Plus qu'humains par Theodore Sturgeon Double Étoile par Robert Heinlein Panique à la banque: Et autres dérapages littéraires par Stephen Leacock Le Livre blanc de l'humour noir Contes du temps de Noël par Henri Pourrat Essai sur la révolution par Hannah Arendt Un Siècle d'humour anglo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fanny Valette
Fanny Valette is a French actress, born July 4, 1986 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Biography Valette started her career in an episode of L'instit. In 2005, she was critically praised for her part in Little Jerusalem. Filmography 1999 : Le Fils du Français, by Gérard Lauzier 2005 : La Petite Jérusalem, by Karin Albou 2006 : Changement d'adresse, by Emmanuel Mouret 2007 : Molière, by Laurent Tirard 2009 : Vertige Television 1995 : Une famille pour deux 1997 : La Famille Sapajou 1997 : Les Filles du maître de chai 1998 : Les Rives du paradis 1998 : Un mois de réflexion 1998 : Tous les papas ne font pas pipi debout 2002 : Justice de femme 2003 : Marylin et ses enfants 2006 : L'Avare Awards 20... Biography of Giampiero Boniperti
Giampiero Boniperti (born 4 July 1928 in Barengo, Piedmont) is an Italian former football player who played his entire career at Juventus between 1946 and 1961. He also played for the Italian national football team. After retirement from professional football, Boniperti has been a president of Juventus and a deputy to the European Parliament. With 182 goals in all-competitions, Boniperti was the highest goalscorer in Juventus' history for more than 40 years, until his record was bested by Alessandro Del Piero (who was himself signed by Boniperti in 1993) on 10 January 2006. Del Piero also broke his appearance record on 14 February 2010 when he played his 445th Serie A game. Notably, Boniperti is the eleventh-highest goalscorer of all-time in Serie A and was named by Pelé as one of the t... Biography of Katia Zygouli
Ekaterini (Katia) Zygouli (Greek: Κάτια Ζυγούλη ), born July 4, 1977, is a Greek fashion model and occasional actress. Career Zygouli is considered as one of the highest-paid Greek models. She has graced the covers of many international fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Madame Figaro,Marie Claire, France's Elégance and Vogue. Her advertisement jobs include Longchamp,Jitrois,Nivea Pantene,Folli Follie and others. Zygouli has been represented by various different fashion agencies around the world including Storm Models, IMG Paris, PS Model Management and NEXT Model Management.In 1996 she was the winner of the Elite Model Look competition. She was voted model of the Year 2003 and 2004 (Greek: Μοντ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Garriott
Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961), also known as Lord British in Ultima and General British in Tabula Rasa, is a significant figure in the video game industry. He was originally a game designer and programmer, but now engages in various aspects of computer game development. On October 12, 2008, Garriot launched aboard Soyuz TMA-13 to the International Space Station as a Spaceflight participant. Early life Garriott was born a British citizen in Cambridge, England, and raised in Nassau Bay, Texas where he gained his American citizenship. He is the son of scientist Owen K. Garriott, who became an astronaut and flew with Skylab 3 and Space Shuttle mission STS-9. At Clear Creek High School, he took an interest in computers and began self-directed courses in programming in which he ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Oleg Prudius
Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius, born July 4, 1972, is a Ukrainian professional wrestler, also known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment and is working on the SmackDown brand. He is trained in freestyle wrestling, rugby, American football, sambo, kickboxing, judo, and mixed martial arts. He was introduced to WWE by Jerry Jarrett. Prudius has also worked as a stage and screen actor, notably having a small role in Spike Lee's 25th Hour. Kozlov also had a role in Grindhouse, appearing in the "Werewolf Women of the SS" trailer; he was credited under his real name and his WWE persona for the appearance. He is a former Ohio Valley Wrestling Heavyweight Champion. Career Pre-wrestling Prudius has won numerous achievements, becoming the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alison Stewart
Alison Stewart (born July 4, 1966 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American radio and television journalist. She was one of the hosts of the Bryant Park Project, a morning drive news program from NPR. Stewart first gained widespread visibility as a political correspondent for MTV News in the 1990s. Career University Stewart began her broadcasting career at Brown University, where she was the music director for the school's radio station, WBRU. WHTZ and PBS She went on to anchor news segments for New York City's WHTZ, host PBS's Act Against Racism campaign, and contributed to Swing magazine. 1991-1995: MTV & Peabody Award In 1991, Stewart arrived at MTV News as a segment producer when she was hired by MTV News Director Linda Corradina. She began on-air reporting during MTV... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Morali
Jacques Morali (July 4, 1947 - November 15, 1991) was a French music producer, who is best remembered for being the creator and driving force behind the disco group, Village People. Morali started his career in music in a record shop in the Orly airport and eventually became a writer and right hand for Hervé Vilard, Michèle Torr and Christophe. Through meeting José Eber, Elizabeth Taylor and Cher's hairdresser, he became familiar with Philadelphia International Records and immediately fell in love with disco in the early 1970s. He moved to the United States and landed at Sigma Sound Studios, where most Philly classics were recorded. While there he co-produced and/or co-wrote hits like "Brazil" (1975), "The Best Disco In Town" (1976), "Life Is Music" (1977), "African Queens"(1977), "Quie... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras, born on July 4, 1981 in Paris, is a French director, best known overseas for directing M.I.A.'s controversial video for "Born Free". His films and music videos are often portrayed in a gritty and realistic manner as well as using flashing images. Biography He is the son of Constantinos Gavras (Costa-Gavras) and co-founder in 1994 of the collective Kourtrajmé with Kim Chapiron, the son of Kiki Picasso. Filmography Notre Jour Viendra (2010) A Cross the Universe (with So Me and Justice) (2008) Sheitan (2006) Traitement de substitution n°4 (2002) La barbichette (2002) Petit Ben (2000) Videography "Civilization", Justice - "Adidas Is All In" Commercial (2011) "Born Free (M.I.A. song)", M.I.A. (2010) "The Age of the Unde... Biography of Max Elliott Slade
Max Elliott Slade (born July 4, 1980) is an American actor who starred in 3 Ninjas, 3 Ninjas Kick Back, and 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up. He was featured as Jay Lovell in Apollo 13, young Mark Goddard in The Sweeper, and young Gil Buckman in Parenthood. Slade was born in Pasadena, California. He chose his own middle name, Elliott, at the age of 3 after watching the movie E.T. His parents' names are John and Betty, and has an older brother named Demian. All of them are, or at one time were, actors. He attended Pasadena High School, where he co-founded a rock and roll club called Three Broken Chords and The Lying Truth. Slade earned a brown belt in Gosoku-ryu karate at age 11. Slade previously worked as a bartender. He plays guitar and sings in a band called Haden. He holds a bachelor's degree ... Biography of Vinny Castilla
Vinicio "Vinny" Castilla Soria (Spanish pronunciation: ; born July 4, 1967 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played his best years with the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves. Previously, he played with the Atlanta Braves (1991–1992, 2002–2003), Colorado Rockies (1993–1999, 2004, 2006), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000–2001), Houston Astros (2001), Washington Nationals (2005), and San Diego Padres (2006). Baseball career Castilla was a member of the inaugural Colorado Rockies team that began play in Major League Baseball in 1993 and was a huge favorite among Rockies fans. Castilla hit 40 home runs in both 1996 and 1997, 46 in 1998, and compiled five 100-plus RBI seasons, leading the National League with 131 in 2004. He helped to lead the Rockie... Biography of Michael Sorrentino
Michael Sorrentino (born July 4, 1982), publicly known by his nickname The Situation, is an American television personality. He has appeared on the MTV reality show Jersey Shore since its premiere in 2009. Career Sorrentino has been a cast member on Jersey Shore since its debut in 2009. Since appearing on that show, Sorrentino has been a guest on many TV series, such as The Howard Stern Show, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, The Jay Leno Show, Lopez Tonight, SportsNation, Chelsea Lately, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Conan. Sorrentino was a contestant on Season 11 of Dancing with the Stars, eliminated on the 4th week. His partner was Karina Smirnoff. In 2010, Sorrentino appeared with Bristol Palin in a public service announcement for The Candie's Foundation, as part of its Pa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Deon Meyer
Deon Meyer is a South Africa novelist, writing in Afrikaans. He was born in Paarl, South Africa in 1958. List of works by author * (1994) Wie met vuur speel * (1996) Feniks * (1997) Bottervisse in die jêm: 13 kortverhale * (2000) Orion * (2002) Proteus * (2004) Infanta * (2007) Onsigbaar * (2009) 13 Uur Various of his novels have been adopted to screenplays; Site: http://www.deonmeyer.com/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s. Biography Wesley was born in Columbus, Georgia, and raised in Mobile, Alabama, the son of a high school teacher and big band leader. As a child he took piano and later trumpet lessons, and at around the age of 12 his father brought a trombone home, whereupon he switched to trombone. During the 1960s and 1970s he was a pivotal member of James Brown's bands, playing on many hit recordings including "Say it Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud", "Mother Popcorn" and co-writing tunes such as "Hot Pants". His slippery riffs and pungent, precise solos, complementing those of saxophonist Maceo Parker, gave Brown's R&B, soul, and funk tunes their instrumental ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barry Windham
Barry Clinton Windham (born July 4, 1960) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. He is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In NWA/WCW, he was a 1 time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a 1 time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1 time Television Champion, a 1 time Western States Heritage Champion, a 4 time NWA (Mid Atlantic)/WCW World Tag Team Champion and a 1 time NWA United States Tag Team Champion with Ron Garvin. In WWF, he was a 2 time World Tag Team Champion with his brother-in-law, Mike Rotunda. Professional wrestling career Early years (1980–1984) Windham was trained by his father Blackjack Mulligan and popular world champion Harley Race.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pat Stapleton (ice hockey)
Patrick James "Whitey" Stapleton (born July 4, 1940) is a Canadian ice hockey former professional ice hockey player. A defenceman, Stapleton played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA), most notably for the Chicago Black Hawks. He is the father of Mike Stapleton, who had a lengthy career in the NHL as well. Playing career Stapleton played Junior B hockey with the Sarnia Legionnaires before spending two seasons with the St. Catharines Teepees of the Ontario Hockey Association, winning the Memorial Cup in 1960. With the Legionnaires he won two Western Jr. 'B' championships and one Sutherland Cup as an all-Ontario champion. Although he was a defenceman, he led the Legionnaires in scoring during his second season. His first full season ... Biography of Melanie Fiona
Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning Canadian R&B recording artist. She was born and raised in Toronto. Fiona's debut album The Bridge was released in 2009, having collaborated with Future Cut, Vada Nobles, Stereotypes, J. Phoenix and Peter Wade Keusch. The debut single "Give It to Me Right" was sent to radio stations on February 28, 2009, and peaked at number 20 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and number 41 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "It Kills Me", became her breakout song on the Billboard Hot 100 where it entered the Top 50, along with topping the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song earned Fiona a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The Bridge also earned her a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstandi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mía Taveras
Mía Lourdes Taveras López (born July 4, 1986) was Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2006. She competed in the Miss Universe 2006 beauty pageant in Los Angeles, California on July 23, 2006. Taveras represented the Santiago province during the national pageant which took place on December 18, 2005. She was one of the early favorites, along with the contestant from the Espaillat province, Eva Arias Viñas, and Dawilda Gonzalez Cid, who represented the Distrito Nacional. Arias came in as first runner-up, while Gonzalez came in as second runner-up. During the pageant, Taveras also won the Miss Rostro award, which is awarded to the candidate that is considered to have the most beautiful face in the competition, and placed first on the national costume competition. Prior to winning the Mis... Biography of Eufrat Mai
Eufrat Mai, born on July 4, 1985 in Prague, is a Czech model and actress. She is also called: Eufrat, Jana Hall, Jana Potyšová, Patty Gower, Eufrat Tenka, Terenka Eufrat, Eufrat Mai, Janette.... Biography of Eric Fleming
Eric Fleming (July 4, 1925 (birth time source: Eric Fleming Home Page, under the heading History http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/hills/5176/fleming.htm) – September 28, 1966) was an American actor, known primarily for his role as Gil Favor in the long running CBS television series Rawhide. Early life Fleming was born in Santa Paula, California, as Edward Heddy, Jr. He was an only child and had an unhappy childhood. After being severely beaten by his father he ran away from home, and lived roughly. Although later reunited with his mother, during the years of the depression he dropped out of school and worked at various jobs until he joined the United States Navy during World War II. He served as a Seabee in a naval construction battalion. He received severe facial injuries in an accid... Biography of Zoe Naylor
Zoe Naylor (Born on July4, 1977 in Sydney) is an Australian actress as well as journalist, presenter, MC, keynote speaker, writer, voice-artist and producer. Early life and education Naylor was born in Sydney, Australia to Richard Naylor, a veterinarian, and Neroli, an English and History teacher. She graduated from Loreto Normanhurst in Sydney, then attended Charles Sturt University in Bathurst under a Seven Network scholarship. Naylor attended University of Technology in Sydney for a year to complete her Bachelor of Arts in Communications degree. Career She was an announcer for Groove FM, then worked in television for A Current Affair, Escape with ET, The Footy Show, Gladiators, MTV Australia, National Nine News and SportsCafe (NZ). She has also written for magazines such as Au... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anja Spasojevic
Anja Spasojević (Cyrillic: Ања Спасојевић; born 4 July 1983) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as wing spiker for RC Cannes in France. She began her professional career in Red Star Belgrade, and then played in Asystel Novara, Voléro Zürich and Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. With Serbia national team, Spasojević won Bronze medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship and Silver medal at the 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Personal life Anja Spasojević is fluent in Serbian, English, Italian and German. Controversies Spasojević did not play for Serbia national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualification tournament due to an injury, and it attracted ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brendan Donnelly
Brendan Kevin Donnelly (born July 4, 1971 in Washington, D.C.) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed. Career Donnelly was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 27th round of the 1992 amateur draft. The White Sox released him the following year, and he signed with the Chicago Cubs organization soon after; the Cubs would release him before the start of the 1994 season. The following year he signed with the Cincinnati Reds and participated in Spring Training as a replacement player during the 1994 Major League Baseball strike. As a result of his participation as a replacement player, Donnelly is permanently barred from joining the Major League Baseball Players Association. Donnelly remained in the Reds organization until 1999. He then bounc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Inara George
Inara Maryland George (born July 4, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, one half of The Bird and the Bee, a member of the band Merrick, with Bryony Atkinson, and a member of the trio The Living Sisters, with Eleni Mandell and Becky Stark. Her 2006 solo album All Rise was a KCRW hit. Early life George is the daughter of Lowell George, the late founder of the rock and roll group Little Feat. Jackson Browne wrote the song "Of Missing Persons" for Inara George after the death of her father. Her father died just before her 5th birthday. Inara George was involved with theatre at young age especially Shakespeare in her native Topanga Canyon, a community in the Santa Monica mountains. She later relocated to Boston to study acting in the classical theater tradition. Career While visi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Max Vialle
Max Vialle, born on July 4, 1934 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain), died on January 6, 2000, is a French comedian and actor. He is the father of director Tatiana Vialle, and the grand-father of comedian Swann Arlaud. Filmographie Cinéma 1965 : Les Deux Orphelines de Riccardo Freda 1967 : Le Grand Dadais de Pierre Granier-Deferre 1969 : Une femme libre de Claude Pierson 1969 : Le Petit Théâtre de Jean Renoir de Jean Renoir 1969 : Le Portrait de Marianne de Daniel Goldenberg 1970 : Le Voyou de Claude Lelouch 1971 : Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide de Jacques Deray 1971 : Le Sourire vertical de Robert Lapoujade 1971 : L'Homme au cerveau greffé de Jacques Doniol-Valcroze 1972 : La Femme en bleu de Michel Deville 1973 : Sa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Sweet (singer)
Michael Sweet (born 4 July 1963) is a singer from Whittier, California, United States. Sweet is best known as co-founder, writer, lead guitarist, lead vocalist and front man of the Rock band Stryper. He was also one of the two lead vocalists and one of three guitarists for Boston until August 2011. Biography Youth He began his musical career at age five playing guitar, and at age 12 he began to sing professionally. Sweet is known for his four octave range and his accomplished abilities on the guitar as well. Sweet also learned to play the drums, piano and bass guitar. His interest in Christianity began when he attended church during his childhood. Stryper Main article: Stryper In the early 1980s, Sweet and his brother started a band called Roxx Regime and played in small venues. ... Biography of Hannah Harper
Hannah Harper (born 4 July 1982) is an English pornographic actress and director. Harper grew up in Brixham, a fishing town in Devon where her parents worked in local holiday camps. She describes herself as a "real goody-goody" at school, and studied Theatre, Media, Dance and Psychology at A level at South Devon College. Her first job was at a local fish-and-chips shop, then in a hotel as a receptionist, barmaid and waitress. In 2001 Harper started modeling in London at her then-husband's suggestion. She moved to Los Angeles the following year for photo shoots before relocating there. Harper appeared in a few amateur porn videos, her first being with TM Video Productions, before working with Ben Dover in her first professional movie. She signed exclusive contracts with Legend Entertainm... Biography of Yoon Doo-joon
Yoon Doo-joon, (Hangul: 윤두준; Hanja: 尹斗俊, born on July 4, 1989); more commonly known as Doo-joon, is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, dancer, and actor. He is the leader of the Korean boy group Beast. Biography Yoon Doo-joon was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 4, 1989. His dream of becoming a high school Physical Education teacher changed suddenly during his second year of high school after watching MTV's Big Bang Documentary. His parents and teachers didn't agree with him at first. However, he pleaded to them to register him for Music school and soon started auditioning to become a singer. Yoon then became a trainee of JYP Entertainment and was featured in the Mnet documentary Hot Blooded Men, a reality program that shows the preparati... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jason Collins (surfer)
Jason "Ratboy" Collins (born July 4, 1974 in Santa Cruz, CA) is an aerial surfer who graduated from Santa Cruz High School. Following the lead of surfers such as Christian Fletcher, Collins dominated aerial surfing in the mid nineties. Collins is best known for his extensive repertoire of aerial maneuvers Double grabs, reverses, and 360 airs, many of which he pioneered. Collins is also an accomplished longboarder and is well known for his overall riding style. He landed a backside 360 air during the Expression Session at the O'neill Cold Water Classic in 1994 when other competitors were doing top turns and roundhouse cutbacks. By landing that air, Collins defined his persona in the surfing world. He is a staple at surf competition air shows, has been published on multiple magazine cover... |
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