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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on June, 15, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,458 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,458 Celebrities
133 celebrities or events were found for June, 15. Add to favourites (64 fans)Biography of Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday (born June 15, 1943 in Paris, France) is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the very beginning of his career, some consider him to be the French equivalent of Elvis Presley. He has had a 40-year career in the music industry and is one of France's biggest stars. He has made 400 tours, had 18 platinum albums, performed in front of 15 million people, and sold 100 million discs since the beginning of his career. Today Hallyday is still seen as a top stage performer, giving first class shows in crowded stadiums. Yet Hallyday remains largely unknown outside of France and French-speaking countries, being often nicknamed in English-speaking countries as the biggest rock star you’ve never heard of. Johnny Hallyday was born Jean-Philippe Smet ... Add to favourites (39 fans)Biography of Michèle Laroque
Michèle Laroque (born June 15, 1960) is a French actress, comedian, singer, screenwriter, producer, and humorist, who has appeared in almost 60 film and television productions since 1988. She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She was nominated for the César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in La crise (1992) and Pédale douce (1996). Filmography * 2010 : Monsieur Papa by Kad Merad * 2009 : Oscar et la dame rose]] by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt * 2009 : Dans tes bras by Hubert Gillet * 2008 : Enfin veuve by Isabelle Mergault * 2007 : Ma voisine du dessous by Eddie O'Flaherty * 2006 : La Maison du bonheur by Dany Boon * 2005 : L'Anniversaire by Diane Kurys * 2005 : Comme t'y es belle !, by Lisa Azuelos * 2004 : Pédale dure by Gabriel Ag... Add to favourites (52 fans)Biography of Courteney Cox
Courteney Bass Cox (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress, who achieved fame for her role as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends. Cox has also starred in Dirt and the Scream series, and has guest-starred in Scrubs and Seinfeld. She currently stars in Cougar Town, for which she earned her first Golden Globe nomination. The source for her time of birth is http://www.librarising.com/astrology/celebs/courteneycox.html. Early life Cox was raised in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Mountain Brook, the daughter of businessman Richard Lewis Cox (January 28, 1931 - September 3, 2001) and his wife Courteney (née Bass, later Copeland). She has two older sisters, Virginia and Dottie, and an older brother, Richard, Jr. Her parents divorced in 1974 and her mother was remarried to busines... Biography of Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Narayan Mittal (or Lakshmi Nivas Mittal) (लक्ष्मी निवास मित्तल jehan) (born June 15, 1950) is a London-based Indian billionaire industrialist, born in Sadulpur Village, in the Churu district of Rajasthan, India, and residing in Kensington, London. He is the fifth richest person in the world, with a fortune of US$32 billion according to Forbes. The Financial Times named Mittal its 2006 Person of the Year. In May 2007, he was named one of the "100 most influential people" by Time magazine. Early years Lakshmi spent his first years in India, living with his extended family on bare floors and rope beds in a house built by his grandfather. His family, from the Marwari Aggar... Add to favourites (35 fans)Biography of Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress, perhaps most widely known for her role in the television sitcom Mad About You. Hunt began her career in the 1970s as a child actress. Her early roles included an appearance as Murray Slaughter's daughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and a regular role in the television series The Swiss Family Robinson. She appeared as a marijuana-smoking classmate on an episode of The Facts of Life. She also appeared as a young woman who, while on PCP, jumps out of a second-story window in a 1982 after school special called Desperate Lives. In the mid-1980s, she had a recurring role on St. Elsewhere as Clancy Williams, girlfriend of Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison. In the 1990s, after the lead f... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Guy Bedos
Guy Bedos (born June 15, 1934) is an actor and stand-up comedian, mostly known in France for playing in the movie Nous irons tous au paradis. He is also famous for his left-wing political affiliation and support to politicians such as François Mitterrand.... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name, Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor and film director. Regarded as one of the greatest hip hop artists, he began his career as a founding member of the famously controversial rap group N.W.A., and later launched a successful solo career in music and cinema. In 1992, he married Kimberly Woodruff, with whom he has four children. Later, in 1992, he converted to Sunni Islam. From the mid-1990s onwards, Cube focused on acting, and his musical output has slowed down considerably. He remains one of the most visible West Coast rappers, having helped originate gangsta rap. He is particularly well-known for his incendiary raps on political and racial topics, particularly the treatment of blacks in the United States. Height: 5... Biography of Patrick Edlinger
Patrick Edlinger, born on June 15, 1960 in Dax, died on November 16, 2012 at the age of 52, was a French legendary climber. External link: http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/legend-lost-patrick-edlinger... Biography of Demis Roussos
Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer. He was born in Egypt to ethnic Greek parents George and Olga, and raised in Alexandria. His parents lost everything and moved to Greece after the Suez Crisis. His mother, Olga, is better known by her acting name, Nelly Mazloum.. After returning to Greece, Demis was in a series of musical groups beginning with The Idols when he was 17. After this he joined We Five (not the San Francisco, California folk-rock group), another covers band which had limited success in Greece. He came to a wider audience in 1968 when he joined progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, initially as singer but later also playing bass guitar. His distinctive operatic vocal style helped propel the band to international success, notabl... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Leah Remini
Leah Remini (born June 15, 1970 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York) is an Italian-American actress. She is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the sitcom The King of Queens. The source for her birth time is http://www.librarising.com/astrology/celebs/leahremini.html. Leah Remini was born in Bensonhurst (Brooklyn), New York to George Remini, owner of an asbestos company. Her father, originally from Sicily, is not to be confused with George Remini, the Caporegime of the Gambino Crime Family. Her mother Vicki Marshall, a former high school principal and current LA restaurant owner, is Jewish and originally from Austria. Her parents were divorced in 1977. Remini has an older sister, Nicole Remini (born 1969) who was her assistant on The King of Queens. She also has four half-s... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Brigitte Fossey
Brigitte Fossey, born June 15, 1946 in Tourcoing, Nord, France, is an actress. The daughter of a schoolteacher, she was only six years old when she was cast by director René Clément to star in his film, Forbidden Games. Fossey's performance of an innocent child orphaned by World War II was widely praised by critics and audiences alike. The film won numerous awards world-wide including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Fossey was hired by American actor/director Gene Kelly for his 1957 film, The Happy Road. She was just ten years old when filming finished and her parents decided to take her out of the film business so she could receive proper schooling and live a normal childhood. While completing her education, Fossey studied piano and dance but went on to work in ... Biography of Xaviera Hollander
Xaviera Hollander (born 15 June 1943) is a former call girl and madam. She was born Vera de Vries in Soerabaja, Indonesia (then known as the Dutch East Indies) to a Jewish father and Christian mother. She is best known as the author of The Happy Hooker: My Own Story (1971, ISBN 0-06-001416-4). The book was notable for its frankness at the time and is considered a landmark of positive writing about sex. It was made into a film starring Lynn Redgrave. Hollander has since written a number of other books and produced plays in Amsterdam. Her latest book Child No More is the heartfelt story of losing her own mother. For many years, she wrote an advice column for Penthouse magazine called Call Me Madam. For several years in the 1970s, Hollander lived in Toronto, where she married a Canadian an... Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor and magician. Prominent roles of his career include the titular character in Doogie Howser, M.D., the womanizing Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, and as a fictionalized version of himself in the Harold & Kumar series of films. Early life Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico. His parents, Sheila H. and Alex Stueck, were Jews. He has an older brother named Mark, and it was by following his brother to an audition in fourth grade that he first began acting—as Toto in a school production of The Wizard of Oz. He attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque and was active in school plays and musicals there. Harris was an honors student and graduated with honors in 1991. He was three... Biography of Oliver Kahn
Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. He played for the German national team (from 1995 to 2006) and still plays for Bayern München (since 1994). Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Club career Karlsruher SC Kahn signed his first professional contract at Karlsruher SC in the 1987-88 season, at first being the reserve goalkeeper behind Alexander Famulla. However, he had to wait until 1990 until KSC coach Winfried Schäfer decided to start Kahn over Famulla. In the following years, Kahn established himself as a quality goalkeeper, greatly contributing in establishing KSC as a force to reckon with in the Bundesliga. He was a key player in the fondly-remembered KSC team which reached the semi finals in the 1993-94 UEFA Cup, the most memorable momen... Biography of Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur is a French actor, born June 15, 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He is the son of actor Pierre Brasseur et actress Odette Joyeux, and the father of actor Alexandre Brasseur. Filmography * 1956 : Rencontre à Paris de Georges Lampin * 1956 : Le Pays d'où je viens de Marcel Carné * 1959 : Rue des prairies de Denys de La Patellière * 1959 : Les Yeux sans visage de Georges Franju * 1960 : Les Distractions * 1961 : La Bride sur le cou de Roger Vadim * 1961 : Le Caporal épinglé de Jean Renoir * 1961 : Les Sept Péchés capitaux * 1962 : Un clair de lune à Maubeuge de Jean Chérasse * 1962 : Germinal d'Yves Allégret * 1962 : Nous irons à Deauville de Francis Rigaud * 1963 : Peau de banane de Marcel Ophuls * 1963 : Drag... Biography of Murielle Bolle
Murielle Bolle, born June 15, 1969 in Bruyères, is the sister-in-law of Bernard Laroche, killed par Jean-Marie Villemin, father of Gregory Villemin, a 4 year-old child who was found drowned with his hands and feet bound in France in the Vologne river, October 16, 1984.... Biography of Hugo Pratt
Hugo Eugenio Pratt (June 15, 1927 – August 20, 1995) was an Italian comic book creator who combined his strong storytelling talent with extensive historical research on Corto Maltese and his other series. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005. Early years Born in Rimini in Romagna to Rolando Pratt and Evelina Genero, Hugo Pratt spent all his childhood in Venice in a very cosmopolitan family environment. His paternal grandfather Joseph was of English origin, while his maternal grandfather was a Marrano Jew and his grandmother was of Turkish origin. He was also related to the actor Boris Karloff, whose real name was William Henry Pratt. In 1937, Hugo Pratt moved with his mother to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), joining his father working there after the conquest of that country... Biography of James Belushi
James "Jim" Edgar Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, musician and younger brother of the late comedian John Belushi. Belushi currently stars in the sitcom According to Jim. Height : 5' 11" (1.80 m) Early life James was born in Chicago, Illinois to Agnes B. (Samaras), a first-generation Albanian American, and Adam Belushi, an Albanian immigrant and restaurant operator who left his native village, Qytezë, in 1934 at the age of fifteen. Belushi was raised in the Albanian Orthodox religion. After graduating from Wheaton Central High School, Belushi attended College of DuPage and later Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he earned a degree in Speech and Theater Arts. Career From 1977 to 1980 Belushi, like his older brother, John Belushi, worked... Biography of Aurélie Vaneck
Aurélie Vaneck, born June 15, 1983 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, is a French actress. She is Ninon, is French TV soap Plus belle la vie (2004 -). Aurélie Vaneck is the grand-daughter of actor Pierre Vaneck and the sister of Thibault Vaneck. Filmographie Short movies 2002 : Ben et Thomas de Jon Carnoy 2004 : L'audition (co-auteur et comédienne) de Vincent Jouan Television 2004 : Le Tuteur de Pierre Grimblat 2004 : Blandine l'insoumise de Claude d'Anna 2004 : Plus belle la vie Ninon Chaumette (saison 1, 2, 3 et 4) 2008 : Une maman pour un coeur de Patrice Martineau : Myriam Theater 1999 : Chroniques de Gérard David 2000 : Prunus de Nicole Garcia et de Colette Sardet 2000 : Ubu Roi de Gérard David 2000 : La mastication des morts de Gérard David ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michèle Cotta
Michèle Cotta, born June 15, 1937 in Nice, is a French journalist and writer.... Biography of Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a retired French tennis player. He played from 1989 to 2002. He reached the final at The US Open in 1993 and Wimbledon in 1997. He was beaten by Pete Sampras on both occasions, in straight sets. He is one of only a few players to have reached the top ten in the ATP rankings without ever winning a tournament to achieve the ranking, along with Marcos Baghdatis in 2006 - Pioline was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world in 2000. He won five singles titles in his career, the biggest coming at the ATP Masters Series event in Monte Carlo in 2000. In addition to his finals appearances at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon, he reached 10 other singles finals, including at Monte Carlo in 1993 & 1998. As a player he was particularly noted f... Biography of Anna Torv
Anna Torv (born June 15, 1978 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian actress best known for her role as FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the Fox television series Fringe. Biography Early life Anna Torv was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Susan and Hans Torv and grew up on the Hinterlands of the Gold Coast, Queensland. Anna's father Hans Torv is of Estonian descent, but he was born in Stirling, Scotland. She has been estranged from her father since the age of 8 . She has one sibling, a younger brother, Dylan. Her paternal aunt is the writer, Anna Maria Torv Murdoch Mann, who was married for 31 years to billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch.. Education Torv graduated from Benowa State High School in 1996. She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art... Biography of Erik Erikson
Erik Homburger Erikson (June 15, 1902 Frankfurt am Main – May 12, 1994 Harwich, Massachusetts, USA) was a German developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on social development of human beings, and for coining the phrase identity crisis. Erik Erikson's lifelong interest in psychology of identity may be traced to his childhood. He was born as a result of his mother's extramarital affair and the circumstances of his birth were concealed from him in his childhood. His mother, Karla Abrahamsen, came from a prominent Jewish family in Copenhagen , which traced its origin to the northern German lands . Her father, Josef, was a merchant in dried goods; her mother Henrietta died when Karla was only 15. Karla's older brothers Einar, Nicolai, and Axel were active in local ... Biography of Valerio Merola
Valerio Merola is an Italian actor born June 15, 1955 in Roma.... Biography of François Michelin
François Michelin, born June 15, 1926 in Clermont-Ferrand, is a French entrepreneur, son of Etienne Michelin, grandson of Edouard Michelin and Groupe Michelin CEO.... Biography of Julie Hagerty
Julie Hagerty (born June 15, 1955) is an American stage, screen, and television actress and model. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Early life Hagerty was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Jerry Hagerty, a musician, and Harriet Yuellig, a model and singer. The two later divorced. Hagerty Attended Indian Hill High School. She was signed as a model for Ford Models at age fifteen, and spent her summers modeling in New York City. She moved there in 1972, and worked at her brother's theater group, as well as studying with actor William Hickey. Career Hagerty made her off-Broadway debut in 1979, starring in Mutual Benefit Life at her brother's theater, "The Production Company". She continued appearing on stage, including starring in a Broadway version of The House of Blue Leaves. Her first film ro... Biography of Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 (birth time source: Stephen Przybylowski, Astrodatabank) – February 13, 2002) was an influential American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets. He escaped death in the February 3, 1959 plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson when he gave up his seat to the latter. After a brief performing and recording career in Phoenix, Arizona he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he did not fit in with the tightly organized music industry in that city. By the 1970s, he had become associated with so-called "outlaws," an informal group of musicians who worked outside of the Nashville cor... Biography of Nadine Coyle
Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born June 15, 1985, Derry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish singer from the all-girl group Girls Aloud. She was born to Lillian and Niall Coyle, with two sisters, Charmaine and Rachael. Source for her birth time: http://twitter.com/#!/NadineCoyleNow Early career Nadine Coyle, first found fame in 2001 when, while still at Thornhill College, Derry, she entered the Irish version of the talent show Popstars. As one of the winners of the show, Coyle was selected to become a member of the group Six. Shortly after the group was formed, the bandmates moved into a house together and all were interviewed on camera. Coyle gave a string of information about herself but then stopped suddenly and whispered "What date of birth did I give...?". She initially maintained ... Biography of Eileen Davidson
Eileen Davidson (born June 15, 1959) is an American film and soap opera actress. Career Davidson started her career as a model in Mexico City and California, eventually adding commercials and print work in Europe. Her agent had recommended that she take acting classes to get work in commercials, but she took to acting so well that she was sent out to auditions for acting roles. She originated the role of Ashley Abbott on The Young and the Restless in March 1982, beating out more than 100 candidates. The character of Ashley became a front-burner character, and Davidson became an integral part of the show. She quit the show in February 1989 and the producers took her recommendation of hiring a look-alike actress named Brenda Epperson Doumani, whom Davidson had discovered waiting tables a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Victor Brauner
Victor Brauner (June 15, 1903 - March 12, 1966) was a Romanian Jewish painter, the brother of Harry Brauner (a known folklorist who was a political prisoner in Communist Romania, and who later married Lena Constante). Early life He was born in Piatra Neamţ, the son of a timber manufacturer who subsequently settled in Vienna with his family for a few years. It is there that young Victor attended elementary school. When his family returned to the country in 1914, he continued his studies at the Evangelical school in Brăila; he began to be interested in zoology in that period. He attended the Art School in Bucharest (1919-1921) and H. Igiroşeanu's private school of painting. He visited Fălticeni and Balcic, and started painting landscapes in the manner of Paul Céza... Biography of Jean-Jacques Bourdin
Jean-Jacques Bourdin, born in Alès June 15, 1949, is a French journalist and radio host. He has a son born in 2006 with French journalist and reporter Anne Nivat. Bibliography A l'écoute, Jean-Jacques Bourdin avec Anne Nivat (Éditions Anne Carrière - 26 septembre 2007) 216 p., (ISBN 2843374618 et ISBN 978-2843374616)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Noddy Holder
Noddy Holder MBE (born Neville John Holder, 15 June 1946, Walsall, West Midlands) is an English musician and actor best known as the vocalist, guitarist, and occasional bass guitarist with 1970s rock music group Slade. He co-wrote most of the bands songs with bass guitarist and occasional keyboard player, violinist, guitarist Jim Lea, and has also been praised for his distinctive vocals. Early life and career The son of a window cleaner, Noddy Holder attended the T. P. Riley Comprehensive School and passed 6 GCE O-level exams . He left school at 17 half way through his A-level course to work in the office of a local car components firm. He had formed a group called The Rockin' Phantoms with school friends at the age of 13. With money earned from his first job he bought a Hofner gui... Biography of Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the Romantic period. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces. Biography Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway on 15 June 1843. The original family name was spelled "Greig". After the Battle of Culloden in 1746, his great-grandfather traveled widely, settling in Norway around 1770, and establishing business interests in Bergen. Grieg was raised in a musical home. His mother, Gesine, became his first piano teacher, who taught him to play from the age of 6. He studied in several schools including... Biography of Edward, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), popularly known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. Edward, an effective military leader and popular during his life, died one year before his father and so never ruled as king (becoming the first English Prince of Wales to suffer that fate). The throne passed instead to his son Richard, a minor, upon the death of Edward III. Life Edward was born on June 15, 1330 at Woodstock Palace in Oxfordshire. Edward was created Earl of Chester in 1333, Duke of Cornwall in 1337 (the first creation of an English duke) and finally invested as Prince of Wales in 1343. In England Edward served as a symbolic regent for periods in 13... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Zan Tabak
Žan Tabak (born June 15, 1970 in Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achievements, despite injuries. Early career Žan Tabak began his basketball career in 1985, at the age of fifteen, making his debut with the Jugoplastika Split organization. Only a few years later, he and Split teammates Dino Rađa and Toni Kukoč led the club to three consecutive European Championships (1989–91), a feat only equaled in Euroleague's storied history by its first champions, ASK Riga, some thirty years before. Between the draft and the NBA Rađa and Kukoć were 2nd-round selections in the 1989 and 1990 National Basketball Association (NBA) Drafts, respectiv... Biography of Karen Thorne
Karen Thorne, born June 15, 1945 in Harford, Connecticut, is an American astrologer.... Biography of Nicola Pagett
Nicola Pagett (somtimes called Nicola Scott) (born 15 June 1945) is an English actress best known for her role as Elizabeth Bellamy in the highly acclaimed 1970s television drama series Upstairs, Downstairs. She was born in Cairo, Egypt. Pagett also played the title role in a 1977 BBC adaptation of Anna Karenina, and she gave a memorable performance in David Nobbs's TV series 'A Bit of a Do'. She was in a variety of films including The Viking Queen and Oliver's Story. Pagett also played a lead role in the 1994 to 1995 sitcom Ain't Misbehavin'. Nicola Pagett has suffered from manic depression, and chronicled her experiences with this in a 1998 book titled Diamonds Behind My Eyes. In 1995, while appearing in What The Butler Saw at the National Theatre, she began behaving erratically an... Biography of Greg Vaughan
James Gregory Vaughan, Jr. (born June 15, 1973, in Dallas, Texas, USA) is an American actor and former male fashion model. He has starred in soap operas such as The Young and the Restless and General Hospital. Personal life Greg was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Shortly after graduating from high school, he ventured to Italy, where he modeled for designer Giorgio Armani. Gianni Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Banana Republic, and Ralph Lauren campaigns soon followed. In 2001, he was arrested for driving while under the influence. Vaughan married Moroccan-Dutch model Touriya Haoud on June 4, 2006. On December 16, 2006 they announced Touriya's pregnancy. On May 4, 2007, Touriya gave birth to a son named Jathan James Vaughan. He briefly dated actress Alyssa Milano. He is good fr... Biography of John Addey
John Addey (June 15, 1920 - March 27, 1982) an English Astrologer born Barnsley, died in London. Addey made a continuous and significant contribution to British astrology. He worked as a teacher to the physically disabled, was himself crippled from youth by an incurable rheumatism and used a wheelchair. His interest in astrology drew him to C.E.O. Carter's Astrological Lodge in London in 1946. He studied for his F.A.S. diploma, then in 1955 started research alone into the hierarchical construction of astrology we now call, as he did, Harmonic Astrology. He published 'Harmonics in Astrology' (in print 2004), and later 'Collected Writings', a little light-hearted, free-ranging book of reflections on astrological working. Together with Charles Harvey, he founded the UK Astrological A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wade Boggs
Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15, 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial contender for American League batting titles, in much the same way as his National League contemporary Tony Gwynn. Boggs was elected to the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. With 12 straight All-Star appearances, Boggs is third only to Brooks Robinson and George Brett in number of consecutive appearances as a third baseman. His finest season was 1987 when he set career highs in HR(24), RBI(89), and slugging percentage(.588). Also in that season he batted .363 and held a .461 OBP, both stats leading the league. In 1999, he ranked number 95 on The Sporting New... Biography of Carmen Alcayde
Carmen Alcayde, born June 15, 1973 in Valencia, is a Spanish actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1480520/ ) Corto descafeinado (2007) Pernambuco (2006) .... The Girl "7 vidas" .... Marta (1 episode, 2004) - Niño grande, ande o no (2004) TV episode .... Marta Herself "Gafas de Angelino, Las" .... Herself - Host / ... (2 episodes, 2008) - Episode #1.20 (2008) TV episode .... Herself - Hostess - Episode #1.4 (2008) TV episode .... Herself - Host "Noria, La" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2007-2008) - Episode dated 2 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself - Episode dated 17 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself "Aquí hay tomate" .... Herself - Host / ... (47 episodes, 2003-2008) - Episode dated 1 February 2008 (2008) TV ... Biography of Jean Rigaud
Jean Rigaud is a well-listed French painter. He was born on June 15, 1912 in Bordeaux, France to the well-known painter, Pierre Gaston Rigaud (1874-1949). The Rigauds moved to the village of Guyenne in 1914, shortly after World War I began. It was during this time that Jean Rigaud received his first formal training under his father, Pierre Gaston, who was also a well-respected teacher. During this time, Jean was encouraged to develop his own style and talents, which utilized "pure color tones (ochres, yellows and red cadmium) which out triumphantly against grey skies." In 1925 Jean Rigaud was invited to exhibit his works at the Salon d’Art Ancien Espagnol in Paris, where he became a regular. Jean also continued his formal education at l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the Atelier Andr... Biography of Jean-Luc Marty
Jean-Luc Marty, born June 15, 1951 in Lorient, is a French author, redactor and journalist. He is manager of GEO magazine, French edition. GEO is a family of educational monthly magazines. The first edition appeared in Germany in 1976. Since then, the magazine has been published in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, India , Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and the United States. The current circulation figure in France and Germany is over 500,000. The German version has several special editions: GEO Saison, dedicated to tourism, GEO Special about individual country or city, GEO Wissen and GEO Kompakt focused on science, GEO Epoche about history and GEO Lino for children. The Russian edition featu... Biography of Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin (15 June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a French painter in the classical style. His work predominantly features clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. Until the 20th century he remained the dominant inspiration for such classically oriented artists as Jacques-Louis David and Paul Cézanne. He spent most of his working life in Rome except for a short period when Cardinal Richelieu ordered him back to France as First Painter to the King. Early career Nicolas Poussin's early biographer was his friend Giovanni Pietro Bellori, who relates that Poussin was born near Les Andelys in Normandy and that he received an education that included some Latin, which would stand him in good stead. Early sketches attracted the notice of Quentin Varin, a local painter, who... Biography of Russell Hitchcock
Russell Charles Hitchcock (born June 15, 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria (birth time source: British Entertainers, Franck C. Clifford)) is an Australian musician and one half of the group Air Supply. He formed the group after meeting Englishman Graham Russell in 1975 on the set of a production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Early life Hitchcock was the second of two children (sister Gail, four years older) and he lived his formative years in Brunswick, a suburb of Melbourne. When he was at the age of seven he moved around to a number of houses, suburbs all in Melbourne. He attended South Brunswick State School, major event being hit by a truck at age 7. At age 20, he obtained a job in the spare parts division of a computer company and worked there for three years before being promoted and tra... Biography of Giuseppe Ferrara
Giuseppe Ferrara, né le 15 juin 1932 à Castelfiorentino, is an Italian screenwriter, journalist, critic and director. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0273980/ ) Guido che sfidò le Brigate Rosse (2007) Banchieri di Dio, I (2002) ... aka Banchieri di Dio - Il caso Calvi, I (Italy) ... aka The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (International: English title) ... aka The God's Bankers (Europe: English title) Donne di mafia (2001) (TV) Segreto di stato (1995) ... aka State Secret Giovanni Falcone (1993) Narcos (1992) Contra-diction: il caso Nicaragua (1988) Caso Moro, Il (1986) ... aka The Moro Affair Cento giorni a Palermo (1984) ... aka Cent jours à Palerme (France) "Panagulis vive" (1980) TV mini-series Faccia di spia (1975) ... aka C.I.A. ... Biography of Léon Degrelle
Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle (Bouillon., June 15, 1906 – March 31, 1994) was a Walloon Belgian politician, who founded Rexism and later joined the Waffen SS (becoming a leader of its Walloon contingent) which were front-line troops in the fight against the Soviet Union. After World War II, he was a prominent figure in the neo-nazi movements. Before the war After studying at a Jesuit college and a successful stint studying for a Law doctorate at the Université catholique de Louvain, Degrelle worked as a journalist for the conservative Roman Catholic periodical Christus Rex. During his time at this publication, he became attracted to the ideas of Charles Maurras and French Integralism. Until 1934, Degrelle worked as a correspondent for the paper in Mexico, during the Cristero Wa... Biography of Roland Dorgelès
Roland Dorgelès (born June 15, 1885 in Amiens – died March 18, 1973 in Paris), was a French novelist and member of the Académie Goncourt. Born Roland Lecavelé (he adopted the pen name Dorgelès to commemorate visits to the spa town of Argelès), he spent his childhood in Paris. A prolific author, he is most renowned for Wooden crosses ("Les croix de bois"), a moving study of World War One, in which he served, published in 1919 (in English in 1921) for which he won the Prix Femina.... Biography of Harry Nilsson
Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 — January 15, 1994) was an American songwriter, singer, pianist, and guitarist who achieved the height of his fame during the 1960s and 1970s. For most of his recordings, he did not use his first name, and was credited only as Nilsson. Despite some significant critical and commercial successes, including two Grammy Awards and two Top 10 singles, Nilsson's tendency to make broad stylistic jumps from one record to the next – coupled with his generally iconoclastic decision-making – kept him from fully capitalizing on his career. Among Nilsson's best-known recordings are "Without You", "Jump into the Fire", "Everybody's Talkin'" and "Coconut". Life and career Early years Nilsson was born in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York in 1941. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Lopez
Francisco Lopez, best known as Francis Lopez, born June 15, 1916 in Montbéliard (Doubs) and died January 15, 1995 in Paris, was a French musician and composer. Selected works Opérettes 1945 : La Belle de Cadix (Casino Montparnasse) 1947 : Andalousie (Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique) 1948 : Quatre jours à Paris (Bobino) 1949 : Monsieur Bourgogne (Bobino) 1950 : Pour Don Carlos (Théâtre du Châtelet) 1951 : Le Chanteur de Mexico (Théâtre du Châtelet) 1952 : La Route fleurie (Théâtre de l'ABC) 1953 : Le Soleil de Paris 1954 : A la Jamaïque (Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin) 1954 : La Toison d'Or (Théâtre du Châtelet) 1955 : Méditerranée (Théâtre du Châtelet) 1956 : El Aguila de Fuego (L'Aigle de Feu) (Théâtre Maravilla, à Madrid) 1957 : Tête de Linotte (ABC) 1957 : ... Biography of Errol Garner
Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His best-known composition, the ballad Misty, has become a jazz standard. Allmusic.com calls him "one of the most distinctive of all pianists" and a "brilliant virtuoso". Career Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1921, Erroll began playing piano at the age of 3. He attended George Westinghouse High School, as did fellow pianists Billy Strayhorn and Ahmad Jamal. Garner was self-taught and remained an "ear player" all his life – he never learned to read music. At the age of 7, Garner began appearing on radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh with a group called the Candy Kids. By the age of 11, he was playing on the Allegheny riverboats. At age 14 in 1937 h... Biography of Angela Adamoli
Angela Adamoli, born June 15, 1972 in Livorno, is a former Italien basketball player. She won silver medal in June 1995 in Rome, with her national team.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Holmgren
Michael George Holmgren (born June 15, 1948 in San Francisco, California) is a retired American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 1998, and the Seattle Seahawks from 1999 to 2008. Prior to his career in the National Football League, Holmgren coached football at the high school and collegiate levels. He is noted for his role in molding quarterbacks such as Joe Montana, Steve Young, Brett Favre and Matt Hasselbeck during his tenures in San Francisco, Green Bay and Seattle. Under Holmgren's leadership and play calling, the Green Bay Packers were a consistent winner and he became known as one of the best coaches in the NFL, leading them to their twelfth league championship in Super Bowl XXXI. The Seahawks also became an annual playoff team under ... Biography of Thomas Huckle Weller
Thomas Huckle Weller (June 15, 1915 – August 23, 2008) was an American virologist. He, John Franklin Enders and Frederick Chapman Robbins were awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1954 for showing how to cultivate poliomyelitis viruses in a test tube, using tissue from a monkey. Weller was born and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and then went to the University of Michigan, where his father Carl Vernon Weller was a professor in the Department of Pathology. At Michigan, he studied medical zoology received a B.S. and an M.S., with his masters thesis on fish parasites. In 1936, Weller entered Harvard Medical School, and in 1939 began working under John Franklin Enders, with whom he would later (along with Frederick Chapman Robbins) share the Nobel Prize. It was Enders who got... Biography of Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi, also known as Albertone, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (June 15, 1920 - February 25, 2003) was an Italian actor, likely the most popular of the 20th Century. He was also a film director and the dubbing voice of Oliver Hardy in the Italian version of the Laurel & Hardy films. Early life Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician, Sordi enrolled in Milan's dramatic arts academy but was kicked out because of his thick Roman accent. Ironically, it was his accent that would later prove to be his trademark. Career In a career that spanned seven decades, Sordi established himself as an icon of Italian cinema with his representative skills at both comedy and light drama. His movie career began in the late 1930s with bit parts and secondary characters in wartime movies. A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mario Cuomo
Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994. Cuomo became nationally known for his keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the subsequent speculation over the next decade that he might run for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States. Early life He was born in the New York City borough of Queens to a family of Italian origin. His father, Andrea Cuomo, was from Nocera Inferiore, Italy, and his mother Immacolata was from Tramonti. The family owned a store in south Jamaica, Queens. Cuomo attended P.S. 50 and later earned his bachelor's degree in 1953 and law degree in 1956 from St. John's University. He was signed and played in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system until he was inju... Biography of Wilbert Vere Awdry
Wilbert Vere Awdry, born June 15, 1911 in Romsey, died October 27, 1994, was a British writer, the author of Thomas the Tank Engine, Henry, Edward and Gordon, the Other Steam-engines, and The Fat Controller.... Biography of Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Ernestine Schumann-Heink (15 June 1861 - 17 November 1936) was a well-known operatic contralto, noted for the great control, tone, beauty, and wide range of her singing. Biography She was born as Tini Rössler to a German-speaking family in the town of Lieben, near Prague, now in the Czech Republic but then part of the Austrian Empire. Her father Hans Rössler was a shoe maker; while previously serving as an Austrian cavalry officer, he had been stationed in northern Italy (then an Austrian protectorate), where he met and married Charlotte Goldman, with whom he returned to Lieben. When Ernestine was three years old, the family moved to Verona. In 1866, at the outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War, the family moved to Prague, where she was schooled at the Ursuline Convent. At war's end, ... Biography of Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie, born June 15, 1953 in Paterson, New Jersey, was a model, radio host and TV host, and later, the National Director of the "Guardian Angels". The Guardian Angels is a non-profit, international, volunteer organization of unarmed citizen crime patrollers. The Guardian Angels organization was founded in New York City in 1979 by Curtis Sliwa and has chapters in 11 countries (in over 100 cities) around the world. Sliwa originally created the organization to combat widespread violence and crime on the New York City subways. The organization originally trained members to make citizen’s arrests for violent crimes. The organization patrols the streets and neighborhoods but also provides education programs and workshops for schools and businesses.... Biography of Zadkiel (astrologer)
Richard James Morrison (15 June 1795 – 5 April 1874) was an English astrologer, commonly known by his pseudonym Zadkiel. Morrison served in the Royal Navy, but resigned with the rank of lieutenant in 1829. He then devoted himself to the study of astrology, and in 1831 issued The Herald of Astrology, subsequently known as Zadkiel's Almanac. In this annual pamphlet Morrison, over the signature Zadkiel Tao-Sze, published predictions of the chief events of the coming year. His other works include the books: Handbook of Astrology Introduction to Astrology The Horoscope The Grammar of Astrology Astronomy in a Nutshell. In 1863 Morrison brought a libel action against Admiral Sir Edward Beicher, who had accused him of obtaining money by charlatanism in the form of crystal-gazing... Biography of John Redwood
John Alan Redwood (born 15 June 1951 in Dover, Kent) is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Wokingham. Formerly Secretary of State for Wales in John Major's Cabinet, he challenged Major for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1995. He is currently co-chairman of the Conservative Party's Policy Review Group on Economic Competitiveness. Early life His parents initially lived in a council house in Canterbury. Redwood was educated locally, attending Kent College, Canterbury, on a scholarship before graduating from Magdalen College, Oxford with a MA in History in 1971. From St Antony's College, Oxford, he gained a DPhil in 1975. From 1974 to 1977, he was an investment analyst at Robert Fleming & Co.. From 1977 to 1978, he was a bank clerk at N M... Biography of Bertrand Renouvin
Bertrand Renouvin is the founder and president of French political movement Nouvelle Action Royaliste, an orleanist group which aims at restoring constitutional monarchy in France. One may say his orientation is now close to the original Gaullism which originated from the Resistance movement. On the other hand, Renouvin's beliefs have been close to left wing of political spectrum, hence his support for François Mitterrand. He regularly publishes editorials in "Royalist", the semi-monthly of his movement, in which Renouvin professes anti-liberal doctrines. Bertrand Renouvin was a candidate in presidential election 1974, obtaining 0.14% of votes in the first round. In the presidential elections 1981 and 1988, he supported François Mitterrand, candidate of French Socialist Party. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José-Luis Arrieta
José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (born 15 June 1971, in San Sebastián) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale. He has been a professional since 1993. Arrieta was a devoted domestique for Miguel Indurain. L'Équipe said of him: "He no longer counts the hours, the years, spent with his nose in the wind trying to protect his leader for as long as possible." Arrieta said: "When you have the chance to start your career in so big a team and at the side of a champion as great as Indurain, you grow in the service of sacrifice. I don't complain. To the contrary, I had the chance to live some wonderful moments. When Indurain won, or another rider for whom we had decided to work, it was a victory for all the team men as well." Major achievements... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Joseph Levada
His Eminence William Joseph Cardinal Levada S.T.D. (born June 15, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Roman Curia, previously serving as Archbishop of Portland (Oregon) from 1986 to 1995 and Archbishop of San Francisco from 1995 to 2005. Levada was elevated to the cardinalate in 2006. Early life and clerical formation William Joseph Levada was born in Long Beach, California to Joseph and Lorraine (née Nunez) Levada, both natives of Concord. His older sister, Dolores, died on May 21, 2007. His great-grandparents came from Portugal and Ireland, and immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1860s. He grew up in Long Beach and Houston, Texas, attended St. Anthony High Sch... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Melvin N. Gough
Melvin N. Gough, born June 15, 1906 in Anacosta Naval Sta., Washington, is an American former pilot, test pilot and member of the Flight Research Division of NASA.... Biography of Morris K. Udall
Morris King "Mo" Udall (June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Arizona from May 2, 1961 to May 4, 1991. A former professional basketball player with the old National Basketball League Denver Nuggets, noted for his liberal views, Mo Udall was a tall (6'5"), Lincolnesque figure with a self-deprecating wit and easy manner. Because of his wit, columnist James J. Kilpatrick deemed him "too funny to be president", which also ended up being the title of his autobiography in the 1980s. Udall earned a law degree from the University of Arizona in 1949. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Early life Mo Udall was born in St. Johns, Arizona, a son of Levi Stewart Udall. He lost one of his eyes to a frien... Biography of Simon Callow
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow, CBE (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor, writer and theatre director. Early years Callow was born in Streatham, London, UK, to Yvonne Mary Guise, a secretary, and Neil Francis Callow, a businessman. He attended the London Oratory School and then went on to study at The Queen's University of Belfast ('Queen's') in Northern Ireland before giving up his degree course to go into acting at the Drama Centre London. Career Callow's immersion in the theatre came when he wrote a fan letter to Sir Laurence Olivier, the Artistic Director of the National Theatre, getting a response by return suggesting that the young Simon come on board the staff, working in the box office. It was while watching actors rehearse that he realised that acting was something that h... Biography of Laurence Badie
Laurence Badie, born June 15, 1934 in Paris, is a French actress and comedian. Theater 1968 : Désiré, de Sacha Guitry, mise en scène de Pierre Dux, au Théâtre du Palais-Royal à Paris 1968 : Le Renard et la grenouille, de Sacha Guitry, mise en scène de Pierre Dux, au Théâtre du Palais-Royal à Paris 1972 : Oscar de Claude Magnier, mise en scène de Pierre Mondy, au Théâtre du Palais-Royal à Paris 1979 : Je veux voir Mioussov de Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon et Valentin-Petrovitch Kataev, mise en scène de Jacques Fabbri, au Théâtre du Palais-Royal et au Théâtre des Variétés en 1980 1984 : Le Bluffeur de Marc Camoletti, mise en scène de l'auteur, au Théâtre des Variétés à Paris Si c'était à refaire de Laurent Ruquier avec Claire Nadeau, Isabelle Mergault et Pierre Palmade Filmograph... Biography of Elizabeth Reaser
Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born June 15, 1975) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films Stay, The Family Stone, and Twilight and the TV series Saved, Grey's Anatomy and The Ex-List. Early life Reaser was born in Bloomfield, Michigan, an affluent Detroit suburb, the daughter of Karen Davidson and John Reaser. Her stepfather was billionaire businessman William Davidson; her mother Karen became the owner of the Detroit Pistons upon his death. Reaser is a graduate of the Juilliard School. She also attended Birmingham Seaholm High School and graduated from Avondale High School. Career She once appeared in a London stage production for only two audience members, and in preparation for her role on Saved she hung out in an emergency room, researching ... Biography of Didier Courrèges
Didier Courrèges (born June 15, 1960 in Evreux) is a high-level horse rider. He is professor of equitation at the National School of Equitation in Saumur, France, and a member of its equestrian display team, the Cadre Noir. He is a non-commissioned officer in the French Army with a rank of major. In 2004, he was in the French team who won the gold medal in the team eventing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wilhelm Leuschner
Wilhelm Leuschner (born 15 June 1890 in Bayreuth - 29 September 1944 in Berlin-Plötzensee) was a social-democratic politician who opposed the Third Reich until he was murdered. Wilhelm Leuschner, a stove fitter's son, was born in 1890. His father's name was also Wilhelm Leuschner, and his mother's name was Marie. Leuschner grew up in poverty. In 1903, he began an apprenticeship as a wood sculptor. After finishing this in 1907, he joined the trade union and, on the occasion of the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) Exhibition, he moved to Darmstadt, where he worked in a furniture factory. In 1910, he joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and became more deeply involved with the union. He also wed Elisabeth Batz in 1911. After fighting in the First World War on the Eastern Fr... Biography of Bernard Lazare
Bernard Lazare (15 June 1865 — 1 September 1903) was a French Jewish literary critic, political journalist, polemicist, and anarchist. He was also among the first Dreyfusards. Youth He was born Lazare Marcus Manassé Bernard (he later switched his first name and last name) in Nîmes on 15 June 1865, the eldest of four sons of Jonas Bernard and Douce Noémie Rouget. This bourgeois family had introduced the Jacquard loom to Toulouse, and founded one of the first (and very successful) textile mills, producing draperies and passementeries. The family was Jewish, and although not very religious still celebrated the traditional holidays. Lazare received his baccalauréat in science, but his passion lay in literature, a passion which he shared with his friend, the poet Ephraïm Mikhaël. It was ... Biography of Louis, Count of Clermont
Louis de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (15 June 1709 – 16 June 1771) was a member of the cadet Bourbon-Condé branch of the French royal house. He is known for leading French forces in Germany during the Seven Years War where he took command in 1758 following the failed French Invasion of Hanover. He was was unable to break through Ferdinand of Brunswick's Anglo-German army and captured Hanover. Life A prince of the blood, he was the third and youngest son of Louis (III) de Bourbon, prince de Condé (1668-1710) and Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Nantes (1673-1743), a legitimated daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre Madame de Montespan. He was also the great-grandson of Louis (II) de Bourbon, prince de Condé, the Great Condé, who died in 1687. A p... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Herbert Simon
Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor—most notably at Carnegie Mellon University—whose research ranged across the fields of cognitive psychology, cognitive science, computer science, public administration, economics, management, philosophy of science, sociology, and political science. With almost a thousand very highly cited publications, he is one of the most influential social scientists of the 20th century. Simon was among the founding fathers of several of today's important scientific domains, including artificial intelligence, information processing, decision-making, problem-solving, attention economics, organization theory, complex systems, and computer simulation of s... Biography of Jordi Vilasuso
Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso (English pronunciation: /ˈʤɔːrdi vɪləˈsuːsoʊ/, born June 15, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is an American actor. Jordi Vilasuso is a Cuban-American actor best known for originating the role of "Tony Santos" on the CBS soap opera, Guiding Light from August 2000 until August 2003. He was raised by his parents Dr. Frank Vilasuso and Ana Vilasuso in Coral Gables, Florida. He also has an older brother, Javier and a younger sister, Marianne. Vilasuso attended Ransom Everglades High School and later attended Glendale Community College in California. In 2003 Vilasuso won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Tony Santos. He was also nominated in the same category in 2002. ... Biography of Richard James Morrison
Richard James Morrison (15 June 1795 – 5 April 1874) was an English astrologer, commonly known by his pseudonym Zadkiel. Morrison served in the Royal Navy, but resigned with the rank of lieutenant in 1829. He then devoted himself to the study of astrology, and in 1831 issued The Herald of Astrology, subsequently known as Zadkiel's Almanac. In this annual pamphlet Morrison, over the signature Zadkiel Tao-Sze, published predictions of the chief events of the coming year. His other works include the books: Handbook of Astrology Introduction to Astrology The Horoscope The Grammar of Astrology Astronomy in a Nutshell. In 1863 Morrison brought a libel action against Admiral Sir Edward Beicher, who had accused him of obtaining money by charlatanism in the form of crystal-gazing... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pia Miranda
Pia Miranda (born 15 June 1973) is an Australian, multi-award-winning actress whose career was launched with her successful 2000 role in the feature film Looking for Alibrandi, an Australian film based on the novel by Melina Marchetta. She is also a screenwriter. Film and Television Career Born in Melbourne, Australia, Pia Miranda is of Italian descent and spent the majority of her early life travelling throughout Australia with her family, attending a large number of schools. After completing her high school certificate, Miranda enrolled at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Victoria, studying Drama, majoring in acting. After the completion of her Degree in Drama, Miranda began a Bachelor of Arts degree at Victoria University, Australia, majoring in theatre, chosen because of its ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Blakeley
Jim Blakekey, born June 15, 1944 in Los Angeles, is an American businessman and decorateur.... Biography of Paul Milliez
Paul Milliez, born June 15, 1912 in Mons-en-Barœul (Nord), died June 12, 1994, was a French physician and researcher.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Béarn
Pierre Béarn (15 June 1902 – October 27, 2004) was a French writer. He was born Louis-Gabriel Besnard in Bucharest, Romania. He is known to Anglophones for his poem "Couleurs d'usine", which includes the line Métro boulot bistrots mégots dodo zéro (translation: "Subway work bars (cigarette) butts sleep nothing") A multifaceted personality, at one time a journalist, novelist, poet, fabulist and humanist, at age nine Béarn began writing in French slang, his "natural" language. His father having died prematurely, at the age of 14 he became a mechanic to financially support his mother. This working life inspired the poem from which came one of the May 1968 protest slogans "métro-boulot-dodo" ("subway-work-sleep") that denounced the shocking workers' conditions at the time. While co... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Cantet
Laurent Cantet is a French director, born on June 15th, 1961 at Melle (Deux-Sèvres). His parents were schoolteachers in Ardilleux. Filmography As director 2008 : Entre les murs 2005 : Vers le sud 2001 : L'Emploi du temps 1999 : Ressources humaines 1998 : Les Sanguinaires - Film for television 1995 : Jeux de plage - Short film 1994 : Tous à la manif - Short film 1994 : Veillées d'armes - Assistant director As screenwriter 2008 : Entre les murs 2005 : Vers le sud 2001 : L'Emploi du temps 1999 : Ressources humaines 1998 : Les Sanguinaires - Film for television 1995 : Jeux de plage - Short film As cinematographer 1998 : Cette Nuit Awards César 2001 : Best debut for Ressources humaines 2001 : Nominated, Best original screenplay or adaptati... Biography of Johann Ernst Altenburg
Johann Ernst Altenburg (15 June 1734 – 14 May 1801) was a German composer, organist and trumpeter. Life His father, Johann Kaspar Altenburg (1688–1761), worked from 1709 as a field trumpeter under Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels and from 1711 as head trumpeter for the duke's brother, Duke Christian von Sachsen-Weissenfels at his residence, Castle Neu-Augustusburg in Weissenfels. Here, Johann Ernst Altenburg was born on 15 June 1734. After the death of Duke Christian in 1736, influenced by this event, the elder Altenburg began giving his young son lessons. At age 18 the young Altenburg had received a formal acquittal as trumpeter. He could not find a post. After studying organ for at most two years with Johann Theodor Roemhildt and Johann Christoph Altnikol, he went "nine ye... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Blanca Portillo
Blanca Portillo (born June 15, 1963) is a Spanish actress. Portillo started as an actress in several small theater productions before graduating in drama from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico. One of her most important performances afterwards was her role of Carol in Oleanna by David Mamet, directed by Joaquín Kremel in 1994. She made her film debut in Entre rojas (1995). In 1996, Luis San Narciso cast her for the Telecinco TV series 7 vidas, where she played the role of Carlota. The series lasted for ten years. Portillo was nominated for the Goya Awards and Unión de Actores Awards for her role in El color de las nubes in 1997. She also participated in the Castilian dubbing of Finding Nemo. In spite of her success in TV and movies, she has never left theater and she has... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Seyssaud
René Seyssaud, born on June 15, 1867 in Marseille, died on Saint-Chamas, was a French artist and painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Annelies Bredael
Annelies Bredael (born 15 June 1965 in Willebroek, Antwerpen) is a Belgian rower. In 1992, she won the silver medal in rowing, single scull at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.... Biography of Andy Pettitte
Andrew Eugene Pettitte (play /ˈpɛtɪt/; born June 15, 1972) is a retired American left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher. In his major league career, he played for the New York Yankees from 1995–2003. He then signed with the Houston Astros, and played for them from 2004 through 2006. In 2007, Pettitte rejoined the Yankees. He won five championships with the New York Yankees and is Major League Baseball's all-time postseason wins leader with 19. Through 2009, Pettitte was ninth among active major league players in win-loss percentage (.629), fourth in wins (229), and seventh in strikeouts (2,150). He was the winningest pitcher of the 2000s. Early life Pettitte was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is of Italian and Cajun descent, the younger of two ch... Biography of Gary Lightbody
Gary Lightbody (born 15 June 1976) is an Northern Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Snow Patrol. Early life Lightbody, who was born in Bangor, Northern Ireland, attended Rockport School and Campbell College as a youngster. He left home for Scotland in 1994 to study English literature and English language at the University of Dundee. Growing up, he listened to artists like Super Furry Animals, Quincy Jones, Kool & the Gang and Michael Jackson. He subsequently got into hard rock bands AC/DC and KISS as a teen, and then alternative acts like Sebadoh, Mudhoney, Pixies and Pavement. Since a child, he dreamed of becoming "the biggest rock star on the planet" like Bono, but was never "cool". He is a fan of t... Biography of Harry Langdon
Harry Philmore Langdon (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films (where he had his greatest fame), and talkies. He was briefly partnered with Oliver Hardy. Life and career Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Langdon began working in vaudeville while in his teens. By 1906, he had developed a sketch named "Harry's New Car," which he would do variations on in the years that followed. In 1923, he joined Vitagraph Movie Studios. He eventually went over to Keystone Studios where he became a major star. At the height of his film career he was considered one of the four best comics of the silent film era. His screen character was that of a wide-eyed, childlike man with an innocent's understanding of the world and the people in it. He was a ... Biography of Tim Lincecum
Timothy Leroy Lincecum (pronounced /ˈlɪnsəkəm/, LIN-se-kem; born June 15, 1984) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He is nicknamed "The Freak", "The Franchise", and "Big Time Timmy Jim." He throws right-handed and bats left-handed. Lincecum is known for his long stride, unorthodox mechanics, and ability to generate high velocity despite his slight build of 5'11" and 172 pounds. Lincecum won the 2008 and 2009 National League Cy Young Awards, and was the first second-year player to win the Cy Young since Dwight Gooden and Bret Saberhagen both won in 1985. His repertoire includes a two-seam fastball that he throws at 91–95 mph, a changeup that he grips like a forkball (his "out pitch" against left handers), a curveball, notable for... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Gédoyn
Nicolas Gédoyn (15 June 1677 – 10 August 1744) was a French clergyman, translator, pioneer educationalist and literary critic. He was the fifth member elected to occupy seat 3 of the Académie française in 1719, and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in 1722 Gédoyn was born in Orléans. Trained by the Jesuits from the age of 15, he was appointed professor of rhetoric in Blois, then canon at the Sainte-Chapelle and Abbey Beaugency. Among his literary works are translations of Quintilian and Pausanias. He died in Beaugency.... Biography of Ben Keller
Ben Keller, born on June 15, 1919 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is an American philanthropist and publicity rep.... Biography of Pierre Siniac
Pierre Siniac (June 15, 1928 – March 13, 2002) received the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere in 1981 for three of his works, including Aime le Maudit. Under the title Ferdinaud Céline, The Collaborators was published in French in 1997 to great acclaim. A story about the Paris Métro Line 8 inspired his novel Le Crime du dernier métro, published in 2001. References http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/author/?fa=ShowAuthor&Person_ID=1914 http://www.parutions.com/pages/1-1-386-1231.html... Biography of Mary Ellis
Mary Ellis (June 15, 1897 – January 30, 2003) was a long-lived star of the British stage best known for her roles in the genre of musical theatre. After appearing with the Metropolitan Opera, including opposite Enrico Caruso, and then acting on Broadway, she emigrated to England, where she became famous. Biography Ellis was born May Belle Elsas in New York City in 1897. She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera on December 14, 1918, in the world premiere of Puccini’s Il Trittico, creating the role of Genovieffa in Suor Angelica, the second of the evening’s three one-act operas. She also appeared in the premiere of L'oiseau bleu by Albert Wolff, singing Mytyl, in 1919. On the Broadway, stage, she had the roles of street urchin and errand girl in Louis in 1921, the role of Neris... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Lanfranca
Pierre-Claude Lanfranca, born on June 15, 1938 in Tunis, is a French politician (Socialist party) and physician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Tailliez
Philippe Tailliez (15 June 1905, Malo-les-Bains – 26 September 2002, Toulon, France) was a friend and colleague of Jacques Cousteau. He was an underwater pioneer, who had been diving since the 1930s. Biography His father Félix Tailliez, a career sailor then in station in Tahiti, told in his letters the stories of pearl divers, which fascinated his younger son (who had a brother, Jean, sailor also, and a sister, Monique). Philippe Taillez left the naval college in 1924, was affected in Toulon. He became passionate about underwater breath-holding, hunting and images, and became the French Navy's swimming champion. Inspired by the philosophy of the Swiss naturalist Jacques Grob, whom he met in Carqueiranne where he lived, of gardening and underwater fishing, he already took heed of the fr... Biography of Guy Ropartz
Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (June 15, 1864 – November 22, 1955) was a French composer and conductor. His compositions included five symphonies, three violin sonatas, cello sonatas, six string quartets, a piano trio and string trio (both in A minor), stage works, a number of choral works and other music including a Prélude, Marine et Chansons for flute, harp and string trio. Ropartz also published poetry. Life Ropartz was born in Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. He studied initially at Rennes. In 1885 he entered the Conservatoire de Paris, studying under Théodore Dubois, then Jules Massenet, where he became a close friend of the young Georges Enesco. He later studied the organ under César Franck. He was appointed director of the Nancy Conservatory (at the time a National school bran... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henry McLeish
Henry Baird McLeish (born 15 June 1948) is a Scottish Labour Party politician, author and academic. Formerly a professional association football player, McLeish was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife from 1999 to 2003, during which time he also served as the second First Minister of Scotland, from 2000 to 2001, following the sudden death of Donald Dewar. Footballer and early political career McLeish was a youth player at Leeds United and represented Scotland as a youth international. He then played in the Scottish Football League for East Fife. After retiring as a football player he became a lecturer at Heriot-Watt University before entering politics. McLeish was leader of Fife Regional Cou... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Johann Joachim Kändler
Johann Joachim Kändler (June 15, 1706 – May 18, 1775) was the most important modelleur of the Meissen porcelain manufacture. Kändler was born in Seeligstadt (source: Wikipedia in German), Germany. After apprenticing at the sculptor Thomae in Dresden, he became assistant of Johann Jakob Kirchner at Meissen porcelain, and succeeded him as "modelmaster" in 1733 when Kirchner resigned. His models were heavy on rococo style, leading a porcelain trend of the day. Kändler was appointed court sculptor by Augustus II the Strong in 1731. He became known for his animal sculptures including one of Clara the rhinoceros. After his death at Meißen in 1775, Kändler was succeeded by his assistants Johann Friedrich Eberlein and Peter Reinecke.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Doleac
Michael Scott Doleac (born June 15, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. Doleac was selected 12th overall in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. He graduated from Central Catholic High School at Portland, Oregon and in 1998 the University of Utah after being their premiere big man in a season in which they made it to the 1998 NCAA National Championship game, in which they lost to the University of Kentucky in Doleac's hometown of San Antonio, Texas. After four years at Utah, he was among the school's all-time top ten in 3 categories: 10th in scoring (1,519 points), 8th in rebounds (886) and 4th in free throws made (472). Doleac won a championship in 2006 with the Miami Heat, coming off the bench to back up Shaquille O'Neal. In 1999, he was named to the NBA... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brent Scott
Brent Steven Scott (born June 15, 1971, in Jackson, Michigan) is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He played college basketball at Rice University. Scott is a 6'10", 250 lb (110 kg). center. Scott played 16 games with the Indiana Pacers during the 1996–97 NBA season, averaging 1.2 points and 0.6 rebounds per game. He has also played professionally in Poland, Spain, Italy (for Olitalia Forli (1995–1996), Viola Reggio Calabria (1998–1999, 2000–2001) and Snaidero Udine (2001–2002)) and Greece (Gymnastikos S. Larissas (1994–1995), PAOK (2002–03) and AEK Athens (2006–2007)). In 1999, he teamed with Manu Ginóbili, Brian Oliver and Sydney Johnson to win a championship. On June 25, 2007, Rice University announced that Scott would be an assistant basketba... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfred Loewenguth
Alfred Loewenguth, born on June 15, 1911 in Paris (birth time source: Lescaut), died in 1983, was a French violinist, a member of the The Loewenguth Quartet. The Loewenguth Quartet was a string quartet musical ensemble led by the French violinist Alfred Loewenguth. It was particularly famous for performances of classical repertoire such as Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn quartets, and was active from the 1930s to the 1970s. Personnel The founding line-up of the Loewenguth Quartet was: 1st violin: Alfred Loewenguth 2nd violin: Maurice Fuéri Viola: J. George; later, Louis Martini. Cello: Pierre Basseux. From the early 1960s the desks were occupied thus: 1st violin: Alfred Loewenguth (1929–1983) 2nd violin: Jacques Gotkovsky (before 1963-1967); Jean-Pie... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Merly
Alain Merly, born on June 15, 1954 in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne), is a French politician (UMP), a former member of Parliament. He is the Mayor of Prayssas (Lot-et-Garonne) (1995 - ).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chuck Palumbo
Charles Ronald "Chuck" Palumbo (born June 15, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Ring name(s) Chuck Palumbo The Dude Jungle Jim Chuck Billed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Billed weight 299 lb (136 kg/21.4 st) Wrestling career World Championship Wrestling (1998-2001) Training & Low-Card (1998-1999) Palumbo began his career in 1998 on the independent circuit, using a surfer gimmick and the ring name The Dude. Palumbo made his debut appearance on WCW Monday Nitro on October 19, 1998 as a fan who accepted the challenge of Ernest "The Cat" Miller. Six months later, he was offered a training contract by WCW in April 1999. Just prior to the hiring of Vince Russo & Ed Ferrera as bookers for WCW, many of the Pow... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice (15 June 1907 – 2 July 1975) was a popular British character actor in British films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Biography The son of an Aberdeen-born geologist who was named after his father, James Justice was born in Lee, a suburb of Lewisham in South London, in 1907. Educated at Marlborough College in Wiltshire, Justice studied science at University College, London, but left after a year and became a geology student at the University of Bonn, where he again left after just a year. He spoke many languages (possibly up to 20) including French, Greek, Danish, Russian, German, Italian, Dutch and Gaelic. After university Justice returned to the UK in 1927, and became a journalist with Reuters in London, alongside Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. After... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard de La Monnoye
Bernard de La Monnoye (Dijon, June 15, 1641, - October 15, 1728) was a French lawyer, poet, philologue and critic, known chiefly by his carols Christmas in Bourgogne. Biography Bernard began his studies in Jesuit schools, and attracted attention by epigrams in Latin and essays in French. By his father wish, he went to study law at Orléans. There he gave way to his literary tastes by, during the harsh study of jurisprudence, gathering curiosities about the authors and books that he read. He began legal practice at the Dijon Parlement in 1662; but had little inclination for that profession, and, using his health as an excuse, left the bar and devoted himself entirely to the literary arts. In the following years Bernard divided his time between reading books and frequenting the intelle... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Chaillou
Michel Chaillou, born on June 15, 1930 in Nantes, is a French novelist and author. Selected bibliography La fuite en Égypte, Fayard, 2011 Le crime du beau temps, Gallimard, 2010 Le dernier des Romains : roman, Fayard, 2009 L'Ecoute intérieure, neuf entretiens sur la littérature avec Jean Védrines, Fayard 2007 Virginité : roman, Fayard, 2007 La Preuve par le chien : roman, Fayard, 2005 1945 : récit, Le Seuil, 2004 Le Matamore ébouriffé : roman, Fayard, 2002,Le Livre de poche, 2004 Indigne indigo : roman, Le Seuil, 2000, Fayard 2007 La France fugitive, Fayard 1998, Le Livre de poche, 2001 Les Habits du fantôme, Le Seuil, 1999 Le ciel touche à peine terre : roman, Le Seuil, 1997 Le Colosse machinal, en collaboration avec Mart... Biography of Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson (Swedish pronunciation: ; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known to international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Biography Josephson was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He was leader of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm from 1966 to 1975. He has also has published novels, short stories, poetry and drama, and was director of several films. In 1980, he directed and starred in the film Marmalade Revolution, which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography It Rains on Our Love (1946) To Joy (1950) Brink of Life (1958) The Magician (1958) The Girls (1968) Hour of the Wolf (1968) The Pas... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Teddy Tamgho
Teddy Tamgho (born 15 June 1989) is a French triple jumper. He is the third best ever triple jumper in all conditions with a mark of 17.98 metres from the Adidas Grand Prix in June 2010. His first win came at the World Junior Championships and he reached the final of the World Championships in Athletics the following year. He came to prominence with a world indoor record of 17.90 m to win at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Career Early life Born in Paris, France, he became interested in athletics as a young boy growing up in the commune of Sevran. He began representing Dynamic Aulnay Club in triple jump competitions from the age of 13. His first championship appearance came at the 2007 European Junior Championships and he just missed out on the podium, taking fourth, b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gene Steele
Gene Steele, born on June 15, 1924 in New York (birth time source: LMR, Astrodatabank), died in 1976, was an American astrologer, tarot card reader, and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dominique Deruddere
Dominique Deruddere (born 15 June 1957, Turnhout, Belgium) is a Belgian film director. Filmography Crazy Love (1987) Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989) Everybody's Famous! (2000)... Biography of Tory Burch
Tory Burch, born on June 15, 1966 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, is an American model and fashion designer. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2374582/ ) 2008 America's Next Top Model (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode) – The Fiercee Awards (2008) (special thanks) 2004 Just a Clown (short) (special thanks) Hide HideShow ShowSelf (5 titles) 2010 Fashion Forward: Making It (TV movie) Herself 2010 Xposé (TV series) Designer / Herself – Episode #4.130 (2010) … Herself/Designer 2009 Gossip Girl (TV series) Herself – Dan de Fleurette (2009) … Herself 2008 Stylista (TV series) Herself - Designer – Shop it Like it's Hot (2008) … Herself - Designer 2005 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series) Herself – Episode dated 4 April 2005 (2005) … Herself... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giorgio Albani
Giorgio Alban, born June 15, 1929 in Monza, is an Italian former professional bicycle racer.... Biography of Eva Hrdinová
Eva Hrdinová (born June 15, 1984) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Hrdinova is now the tallest player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour standing at 1.91m. This beats the previous record of Akgul Amanmuradova, who stands just one centimetre shorter. Hrdinová's highest singles ranking yet has been World No. 168 which she reached on April 14, 2008. Her doubles ranking so far has been World No. 55, which she reached on August 18, 2008. Hrdinová hasn't won a Women's Tennis Association title yet, but has won three International Tennis Federation singles titles, along with eleven doubles titles.... Biography of Julia Fischer
Julia Fischer (born 15 June 1983) is a German classical violinist and pianist. Biography Julia Fischer, born in Munich, Germany, is of German-Slovakian parentage. Her mother, Viera Fischer (née Krenková), came from the German minority in Slovakia and immigrated from Košice, Slovakia to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1972. Her father, Frank-Michael Fischer, a mathematician who was born in East Germany, moved in the same year from Eastern Saxony to West Germany. Fischer began her studies before her fourth birthday, when she received her first violin lesson from Helge Thelen; a few months later she started studying the piano with her mother, Viera Fischer. Fischer said, "my mother's a pianist and I wanted to play the piano as well, but as my elder brother also played the piano, s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Aspect
Alain Aspect, born 15 June 1947 in Agen, is a French physicist and alumnus of the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (ENS Cachan) in France. In the early 1980s, while working on his PhD thesis from the lesser academic rank of lecturer , he performed the elusive "Bell test experiments" that showed that Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen's reductio ad absurdum of quantum mechanics, namely that it implied 'ghostly action at a distance', did in fact appear to be realised when two particles were separated by an arbitrarily large distance. A correlation between their wave functions remained, as they were once part of the same wave-function that was not disturbed before one of the child particles was measured. If quantum theory is correct, the determination of an axis direction... Biography of Paul Michiels
Paul Michiels (b. June 15, 1948 in Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium) is a Belgian singer and songwriter who became popular for his work with the Belgian music group Soulsister. He has earned the nickname Polle Pap, a name he inherited from a childhood job as a milkman in his hometown of Heist-op-den-Berg. Paul started out with a small band called Purple Bus. From 1974 until 1980, he played keyboards for a British-Belgian band called Octopus. After Octopus broke up, Paul then went solo under the name P.P. Michiels. Under that name, he became famous in his home country for a single titled "Females," which notoriously became popular because it was accompanied by a seducing music video. In 1986, Paul teamed up with Belgian singer Jan Leyers to form the group The Soul Sisters. They released thr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Brisker
John Brisker (born June 15, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan) was an American professional basketball player who disappeared in Uganda in April 1978. He was declared legally dead in 1985. Sports career A 6'5" forward/guard from the University of Toledo, Brisker played six seasons in the ABA and NBA as a member of the Pittsburgh Pipers (1969–1970), Pittsburgh Condors (1970–1972) and Seattle SuperSonics (1972–1975). He averaged 20.7 points per game over the course of his career (26.1 points per game in the ABA, and 11.9 points per game in the NBA). Brisker received a reputation as one of the most volatile players in basketball. According to his Condors teammate Charlie Williams, “He was an excellent player, but say something wrong to the guy and you had this feeling he would reach into hi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Álvaro Colom
Álvaro Colom Caballeros (born 15 June 1951) is the President of Guatemala for the 2008–2012 term and leader of the social-democratic National Unity of Hope (UNE). Early years Colom was born in Guatemala City, the son of Antonio Colom Argueta and Yolanda Caballeros Ferraté, being the fourth of five siblings. His uncle, Manuel Colom, was a mayor of Guatemala City who was killed by the military in 1979 just after the creation of his political party was approved. He is also the father of Antonio Colom Szarata, the bass player of a Guatemalan pop rock band, Viento en Contra. Previously widowed and divorced, he is now married to his third wife, Sandra Torres. After gaining a degree as an industrial engineer at the University of San Carlos (USAC) he became a businessman involved in a variet... Biography of Ada de la Cruz
Ada Aimée de la Cruz Ramirez (born on June 15, 1986 in Villa Mella, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic) is Miss Dominican Republic 2009 and Miss Universe 2009 first runner-up. Biography She first came to fame as Miss Dominican Republic World 2007, where she placed in the top 15 at Miss World 2007 and was Miss World Beach Beauty 2007. She later was crowned Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2009. She represented the original home of her grandparents, the Province of San José de Ocoa and represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 2009 gaining high praise and finishing as First Runner Up. She is the second woman of mixed African and Spanish heritage to win the Miss Dominican Republic pageant (the first was Ruth Ocumárez in 2001). Ada was born in Villa Mella and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alba Reyes
Alba Giselle Reyes Santos (born June 15, 1981) is a beauty pageant titleholder from Puerto Rico. Reyes previously held the title of Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2004 in which later on she placed 2nd Runner-up at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant and won of the award of Miss Photogenic. She obtained a Juris Doctor Magna Cum Laude from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 2011. References ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1949259/bio ^ http://www.missosology.org/2004/missuniverse2004.html... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ramiro Mendoza
Ramiro Mendoza (born June 15, 1972 in Los Santos, Panama), nicknamed "El Brujo" (The Witch Doctor), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Mendoza played with the New York Yankees (1996–2002, 2005) and Boston Red Sox (2003–04). He bats and throws right-handed. Although Mendoza made 62 starts in his major league career, he was primarily known as a middle relief pitcher. He throws a sinker along with a slider, a four-seam fastball and a changeup. Major League Career (1996-2005) In a nine-year career, Mendoza has compiled a 59–40 record with 462 strikeouts and a 4.29 ERA in 796 innings pitched. Mendoza was the only player in the last 75 years to win a World Series ring with both the New York Yankees (1998–2000) and Boston Red Sox (2004) before Johnny Damon and Eric Hinske joined that... Biography of Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup (born 15 June 1964 in Frederiksberg) is a retired Danish footballer and current manager of Premier League club Swansea City. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever, he played for Spanish club Barcelona, with whom he won four straight La Liga championships. He famously moved to arch rivals Real Madrid in 1994, with whom he won his fifth La Liga title in a row. He made his debut for the Denmark national football team on his 18th birthday in 1982, and scored 37 goals in 104 appearances. From November 1994, he captained Denmark for a total of 28 matches, including the victorious 1995 Confederations Cup tournament. He retired as an active player in June 1998. In 1999, he was voted the Best Foreign Player in Spanish Football over the preceding 25-year period and i... Biography of Justin Leonard
Justin Charles Garrett Leonard (born June 15, 1972) is an American professional golfer. Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American in 1993 and 1994. He won the Haskins Award in 1994 as the most outstanding collegiate golfer. Leonard is only the fourth golfer to go directly from college to the PGA Tour without going through Q School, after Gary Hallberg, Scott Verplank, and Phil Mickelson. Leonard's first twelve wins on the PGA Tour included one of golf's four majors – the 1997 Open Championship; and the 1998 Players Championship. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for twenty... Biography of Idalis DeLeon
Idalis DeLeón (born June 15, 1966) is an American actress, singer, and television host. Biography DeLeón, who is of Puerto Rican ancestry, first began her career as a member of the girl group Seduction who scored a top ten hit "Two to Make it Right" in 1990. From 1994 to 1997, she was a MTV VJ. As an entertainment reporter and anchor, DeLeón has worked for VH1, Fox Family, Fox Sports, Access Hollywood, and since 2003 as the weekend hostess for Extra. Since 2004 DeLeón has also been the co-host of the Sí TV show Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. She also has several acting credits including a recurring role on the Sci Fi Channel series The Invisible Man. In 2004, she played the stripper Sophia in eight episodes of Six Feet Under. Her most recent appearances include roles on FX's Nip/Tuck... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Angelo Saulsberry
Michael Angelo Saulsberry, born on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, is an American musician and producer. He was a member of Portrait, an American R&B vocal quartet, consisting of members Michael Angelo Saulsberry, Irving Washington III, Eric Kirkland and Philip Johnson. Filmographie (source : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766698/) Soundtrack 2010 Love & Game (writer: "The Way That I Feel") 1999 Gangsta cop (writer: "Dreamin'" / producer: "Dreamin'" / as Michael Angelo Saulsbury) 1998 The Players Club (writer: "What a Woman Feels") 1997 B*A*P*S (writer: "Get Your Groove On") 1996 Phat Beach (writer: "She's Hollywood") 1994 Blankman (writer: "Do Yo Wanna Get Down" / producer: "Do Yo Wanna Get Down") 1993 Meteor Man (writer: "IT'S FOR YOU" / producer: "IT... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dani Cimorelli
Dani Cimorelli, born on June 15, 2000 in Sacramento, California, is an American singer. Cimorelli (sim-or-ELL-ee) is a singing group popularized on YouTube and signed to Universal Music's Island label. Cimorelli is made up of six sisters, Christina, Katherine, Lisa, Amy, Lauren, and Dani. Their singing style is mostly using a capella with occasional instruments. They started posting covers of songs on YouTube, before releasing original songs. As of December 2012, the group has released three EP's. Career 2007-2008: Formation In 2007, the oldest five girls launched Cimorelli as a vocal group. They recorded covers of charting songs and uploaded them to YouTube every few weeks. In 2008, the girls released their first EP. Each song was written by Christina and Lauren with the voc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benjamin Varonian
Benjamin Varonian (born June 15, 1980 in Nice, France (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French-Armenian Olympic gymnast. Varonian won two gold medals in the parallel bars and team all-around at the 1998 European Junior Gymnastics Championships. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won an Olympic silver medal in the horizontal bar. Varonian and Éric Poujade both became the first ever French gymnasts to win Olympic medals in gymnastics.... Biography of Lee Purcell
Lee Purcell (born Lee Jeune Williams; June 15, 1947) is an American actress and writer-producer who has starred in films including Mr. Majestyk, Big Wednesday, Stir Crazy, and Valley Girl. She has also appeared in numerous television and stage productions. Early life Purcell was born at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina. Her father, an aviator and Marine major, died when Purcell was a young child. She then lived with her grandparents until her mother married Navy doctor Don Purcell. She has a half-sister, Paige. Like many service personnel relatives, Purcell and her family moved multiple times to different states and military bases. After the military service ended, they eventually settled in Paragould, Arkansas, where Purcell spent much of her youth. She gradua... |
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