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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on June, 6, 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 · 45,420 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,420 Celebrities
145 celebrities or events were found for June, 6. Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Steve Vai
Steven Siro Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York) is a Grammy Award-winning guitarist, composer and record producer. Early life Steve Vai got into the guitar by chance when he was asked to accompany a friend to a lesson to split the $10. The young Vai was interested in rock giants such as Jimi Hendrix, Alice Cooper and Led Zeppelin. Prior to attending Berklee College of Music in 1978, Steve took guitar lessons from now fellow guitarist Joe Satriani, and played in numerous local bands. He has acknowledged the influence of many guitarists including Jeff Beck and fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Work with Frank Zappa It was also at this time that he became fascinated by the music of Frank Zappa. Steve mailed transcriptions of Zappa's guitar solos to him, and after meet... Biography of Bjorn Borg
Bjorn Borg (born June 6, 1956, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden regarded by some observers and tennis players as the greatest player in the sport's history. During a 9-year career, he won 41 percent of the Grand Slam singles tournaments he entered (11 of 27) and 89.8 percent of the Grand Slam singles matches he played. Both are male open era records. In addition, Borg's six French Open singles titles are an all-time record. He is the only player to have won in three consecutive years both Wimbledon and the French Open.... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Faudel
Faudel (born Faudel Belloua on June 6, 1978 in Mantes-la-Jolie) is a French singer of Algerian descent, considered the "Prince of Raï". He grew up in the suburbs of Paris, where he picked up his musical talents from his grandmother who taught him traditional Algerian music. His first public singing experience was during a family wedding celebration in Oran, Algeria. Faudel started to cover the popular tracks by Cheb Khaled and Cheb Mami at 12, after which he soon fronted the popular band "Les Etoiles du Raï". His debut album, Baida, catapulted him to fame. He has also performed with Khaled and Rachid Taha on the live album 1,2,3 Soleils. His other albums include Samra and his album Un Autre Soleil (released Sept. 2003) and, most recently, Mundial Corrida (2006). He also has acted in a f... Biography of Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955 in Flint, Michigan) is an American comedian, actress, author and singer. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy where she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. She is also famous for her close friendship to Madonna during the late 1980s. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time. Bernhard has often addressed her childhood in interviews and within the context of her stand-up comedy. In early childhood her family moved from Michigan to Scottsdale, Arizona. She speaks of racially-motivated teasing during childhood, stemming from being a young Jewish woman amongst those she describes as "blonde WASPs". In particular she speaks of the mockery of her ster... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
Alexandra Fyodorovna (Russian: Императрица Александра Фёдоровна), born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (German: Victoria Alix Helena Louise Beatrice Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein) 6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918, was Empress consort of Nicholas II, the last Tsar of the Russian Empire. Born a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, she assumed the name Alexandra Feodorovna upon blessing into the Russian Orthodox Church, which canonised her as Saint Alexandra in 2000. Alexandra is best remembered as the last Tsaritsa of Russia, as one of the most famous royal carriers of the haemophilia disea... Biography of William Delbert Gann
William Delbert Gann (June 6, 1878 – June, 1955), also W. D. Gann, was a trader recognized not only for his trading abilities, but also for his financial market forecasts. The accuracy of his forecasts is still the subject of substantial debate. Gann's son alleged that many of Gann's claims were fraudulent. History Gann was born in Lufkin, Texas on June 6, 1878. He started trading in stocks and commodities in 1902, and in 1908 he moved to New York City and opened his own brokerage firm. His early trading career was far from successful and he went bust more than once. This impelled him to analyse the markets and claim successful predictions. Controversy surrounds his claims of trading successes and whether he did indeed reveal his real methods or whether he took his secrets to the grav... Add to favourites (25 fans)Biography of Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is a British actor. Raised in Liverpool and later in London, he fell accidentally into acting during his first year at university, and went on to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Initially known as a TV actor in the UK, his biggest international film break was being selected to portray the villain, Colonel William Tavington, opposite Mel Gibson in the Revolutionary War epic The Patriot (2000). Other notable roles include Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter (2002 – present) series of films, Captain Hook/Mr. Darling in P. J. Hogan's adaptation of Peter Pan (2003), and Michael Caffee in the TV series Brotherhood (2006 – present). Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m) Isaacs has performed on the stage in the UK on numerous occasions. He appeared ... Biography of Thomas Mann
Paul Thomas Mann (June 6, 1875 – August 12, 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and mid-length stories, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modernized German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Goethe, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer. Life Thomas Mann was born in Lübeck, Germany, the second son of Thomas Johann Heinrich Mann (a senator and a grain merchant), and his wife Júlia da Silva Bruhns (a Brazilian who emigrated to Germany when seven years old). His mother was Roman Catholic, but Mann was baptised into his father's Luthera... Biography of Robert Englund
Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor, perhaps best known for playing the fictional serial killer, Freddy Krueger, in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series and the lovable alien character, Willie, from the miniseries V. He received the Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in 1987 and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master in 1988. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Personal life Englund, a classically trained thespian, was born in Glendale, California. The son of Janis (née McDonald) and C. Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer who helped develop the Lockheed U-2. He has Swedish ancestry and speaks Swedish. Englund began studying acting at age 12. He attended California State University Northridge ... Biography of Albert II of Belgium
Albert II (Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie) (born June 6, 1934) is the current King of the Belgians and a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the former ducal house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He is the younger son of King Léopold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935). His godparents were Prince Felix of Luxembourg and his paternal grandmother, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. Childhood Prince Albert was sent to the Swiss private school Institut Le Rosey for his pre-university education. He succeeded his elder brother, Baudouin I, as king, taking the constitutional oath on August 9, 1993, becoming the oldest king in Belgian history to ascend to the throne (at age 59). Before his accession he was known as the Prince of Liège, a title cr... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Cristina Scabbia
Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia (born June 6, 1972 in Milan, Italy) is one of the two vocalists in the Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. She also writes an advice column in the popular rock magazine Revolver, alongside musician Vinnie Paul. Scabbia has said that the biggest compliment that a fan could pay her would be to remark on her vocal abilities. Personal life Scabbia's family includes two brothers and a sister, who were all raised listening to music. Though her siblings' musical preference differed from her own, her first influences were from bands such as Genesis, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and traditional Italian music. As a child, Scabbia had no interest to become a singer, and claims as she became an adult it "just kind of happened". She also notes that she had never taken voc... Biography of Diego Velazquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary baroque period, important as a portrait artist. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family, other notable European figures, and commoners, culminating in the production of his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656). From the first quarter of the nineteenth century, Velázquez's artwork was a model for the realist and impressionist painters, in particular Édouard Manet. Since that time, more modern artists, including Spain's Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, as well as the Anglo-Irish painter Franc... Biography of Paul Giamatti
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967) is an Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated and SAG Award-winning American actor. He began acting in films during the 1990s, appearing in several supporting performances, and came to fame in the early 2000s, after his roles in the well-received films American Splendor, Sideways and Cinderella Man. Early life Family Giamatti was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His father, A. Bartlett Giamatti, was a Yale University professor who later became president of the university and commissioner of Major League Baseball. His mother, Toni Smith, was a homemaker and English teacher who taught at Hopkins School and had also previously acted. Giamatti's mother was Irish American, while his paternal grandfather, Valentine Giamatti, was an Italian Amer... Biography of Solenne Figuès
Solenne Figuès is a French swimmer born June 6, 1979 in Villepinte.... Biography of Sukarno
Sukarno (June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. He helped the country win its independence from the Netherlands and was President from 1945 to 1967, presiding with mixed success over the country's turbulent transition to independence. Sukarno was forced down from power by one of his generals, Suharto, who formally became President in March 1967. The spelling "Sukarno" has been official in Indonesia since 1947 but the older spelling Soekarno is still frequently used, mainly because he signed his signature in the old spelling. Official Indonesian presidential decrees from the period 1947-1968, however, printed his name using the 1947 spelling. Indonesians also remember him as Bung Karno (Bung is an Indonesian title of endearment used to address some popular... Biography of Claude-Michel Schönberg
Claude-Michel Schönberg (born July 6, 1944 in Vannes, France) is a French record producer, actor, singer, popular songwriter, and musical theatre composer, best known for his collaborations with the librettist Alain Boublil. These include the musicals: La Révolution Française (1973) Les Misérables (1980) Miss Saigon (1989) Martin Guerre (1996) The Pirate Queen (2006) Schönberg began his career as a record producer and a singer. By the early 1970s he had become successful. He wrote most of the music for the French musical and rock opera, La Révolution Française, France's first rock opera, in 1973, and also played the role of King Louis XVI in the show's production that year. In 1974 he wrote the music and the lyrics of the song "Le Premier Pas", which became the number... Biography of Tom Araya
Tom Araya (born Tomás Enrique Araya June 6, 1961 in Viña del Mar, Chile) is the bassist and vocalist of the American thrash metal band Slayer. Araya's family moved to the United States in 1966, and at the age of eight Araya started playing bass guitar, performing renditions of songs by the Beatles and The Rolling Stones with his older brother. Araya was employed as a respiratory therapist in the early 1980s, and used his earnings to finance Slayer's debut album Show No Mercy. Much of Araya's lyrical content is about serial killers, a subject he finds interesting, first making his lyrical contribution on 1988's South of Heaven. Araya was born in Viña del Mar, Chile as the fourth child in a family of nine. At the age of five, his family moved to South Gate, California. Rumors circulati... Biography of Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born June 6, 1966) has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005; he was previously president for twenty days from February 5 to February 25, 2005. He is the son of President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, and was named President immediately following his father's death. Doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of this succession led to heavy regional pressure being placed on Gnassingbé, and he resigned on February 25, prior to a presidential election on April 24, which he won; he was subsequently sworn in as president again. However, the opposition alleged massive fraud. Gnassingbé is also the National President of the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT). Background Born in Afagnan in Lacs Prefecture, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé received his secondar... Biography of Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (June 6 1799–February 10 1837) was a Russian Romantic author who is considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems and plays, creating a style of storytelling—mixing drama, romance, and satire—associated with Russian literature ever since and greatly influencing later Russian writers. Born in Moscow, Pushkin published his first poem at the age of fifteen, and was widely recognized by the literary establishment by the time of his graduation from the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoe Selo. Pushkin gradually became committed to social reform and emerged as a spokesman for literary radicals; in the early 1820s he clashed with the government, which sent him into exi... Biography of Josie Lawrence
Josie Lawrence (born Wendy Lawrence, 6 June 1959) is a British comedienne and actress best known for her work with Comedy Store Players improvisational troupe and the television series Whose Line Is It Anyway?. Career Stage Her first theatre job was playing a young boy in a production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists at the Half Moon Theatre. During the 1980s she was also involved in a play called Passionaria at the Newcastle Playhouse, starring Denise Black and Kate McKenzie and they later formed the jazz group Denise Black and the Kray Sisters. Her move into comedy came as a result of starring in a Donmar Warehouse play called Songs For Stray Cats and hearing the audience invited to supply lines and ideas for improvisers appearing in after-show cabaret. "I played a m... Biography of Kirk Kerkorian
Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian (born June 6, 1917) is an American billionaire, and president/CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian is known as one of the important figures in shaping the city of Las Vegas, Nevada and, with architect Martin Stern, Jr. the "father of the megaresort." Kerkorian splits his time between his residences in Beverly Hills and Nevada. One of the richest residents of Beverly Hills, he may also be the most private. He almost never gives interviews and seldom appears in public. Even though his charitable foundation has dispensed more than $200 million, he has never allowed anything to be named in his honor. His net worth in 2007, according to Forbes Magazine, is $15.0 billion.... Biography of Dominique Boeuf
Dominique Boeuf (born June 6, 1968 at Maisons-Laffitte, France) is a jockey in Thoroughbred flat racing. He began his career while still a teen and won his first race on September 15, 1984. Three years later he got his first Group One win aboard Groom Dancer in the 1987 Prix Lupin. From there, he went on to become the French flat racing Champion Jockey four times. In 2003, Boeuf won the The Air Mauritius / Beau Rivage International Jockeys Day.... Biography of René Monory
René Monory (born 6 June 1923, in Loudun - died 11 April 2009) was a French centre-right politician. He began his career as the owner of a garage. He is the founder of the Poitiers Futuroscope. Monory first became a Senator in 1968. A member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), he was Minister of Economy and Finance (1978-1981) in the government of Raymond Barre. He later served as Minister of Education (1986-1988) in the government of Jacques Chirac. He succeeded Alain Poher as President of the Senate in 1992. He served as President of the Senate for two terms. He was defeated for re-election to the post on 1 October 1998, withdrawing after the first round of voting; Christian Poncelet was elected in the third round.... Biography of Arthur Shawcross
Arthur Shawcross (born June 6, 1945) is an American serial killer, also known as The Genesee River Killer. He claimed most of his victims after being paroled early following a conviction for murdering a child, which led to criticism of the justice system. Early life Shawcross was born in Maine, but his family moved to Watertown in New York State when he was young. He dropped out of school in the ninth grade, and when he was 19 he enlisted in the Army. He fought in the Vietnam War where he was to later confess he had murdered and cannibalized two young Vietnamese girls, although there is nothing to back up this claim. Back in civilian life, living in Watertown once more, Shawcross married four times, but his wives invariably left him after a short time because of his violent and e... Biography of Richard Hickock
Richard (Dick) Eugene Hickock (June 6, 1931 – April 14, 1965) was one of two ex-convicts who murdered the four members of the Herb Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas on November 15, 1959, a crime made famous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood. Along with Perry Smith, Hickock launched an invasion of the Clutter family farmhouse. The murders According to Capote, who interviewed Hickock and Smith extensively from their initial imprisonment until their execution, Hickock enlisted Smith in the robbery because he did not want to leave witnesses, but thought himself incapable of killing. He was impressed by Smith's (fabricated) story of killing a black man on impulse, and thought he had found someone to do the dirty work for him. Hickock first implicated Smith a... Biography of Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille (June 6, 1606 – October 1, 1684) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great 17th Century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. He has been called “the founder of French tragedy” and produced plays for nearly 40 years. Early life and plays Corneille was born at Rouen, France, to Marthe le Pesant and Pierre Corneille (a minor administrative official). He was given a rigorous Jesuit education and at 18 began to study law. His practical legal endeavors were largely unsuccessful. Corneille’s father secured two magisterial posts for him with the Rouen department of Forests and Rivers. During his time with the department he wrote his first play. It is unknown exactly when he wrote it, but the play, the comedy Mélite, surfaced when Corneille brought it t... Biography of Colin Quinn
Colin Quinn (born June 6, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Irish-American comedian, best known for his five years in the cast of Saturday Night Live. Early years Colin Quinn was born in Brooklyn to an Irish-American family and was raised in the Park Slope section of the borough. His gravelly Brooklyn accent and idiosyncratic mannerisms are trademarks of his stand-up act, headlining at top comedy clubs across the country, including Caroline's Comedy Club in New York City. Before becoming a comedian, Quinn worked as a bartender. He stopped drinking in the early 1980s after several bad experiences with alcohol, including drunken blackouts and nights spent in jail. After quitting bartending, Quinn began his stand-up career in 1984. He first achieved fame in 1987 as co-host of the MTV g... Biography of Angela Cavagna
Angela Cavagna, born June 6, 1966 in Genova, is an Italian actress and singer.... Biography of Aram Khatchaturian
Aram Khachaturian (June 6, 1903–May 1, 1978) was a Soviet-Armenian composer whose works were often influenced by Armenian folk music. Life Aram Khachaturian was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Imperial Russia to a poor Armenian family. In his youth, he was fascinated by the music he heard around him, but at first he did not study music or learn to read it. In 1921, he travelled to Moscow to join his brother, unable to speak a word of Russian. Although he had almost no musical education, Khachaturian showed such great talent that he was admitted to the Gnessin Institute where he studied cello under Mikhail Gnessin and entered a composition class (1925). In 1929, he transferred to the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Nikolai Myaskovsky. In the 1930s, he married the composer N... Biography of Geronimo
Geronimo (Chiricahua: Goyaałé, "one who yawns"; often spelled Goyathlay or Goyahkla in English) (June 16, 1829–February 17, 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who defended his people against the encroachment of the United States on their tribal lands for over 25 years. Biography Goyaałé (Geronimo) was born to the Bedonkohe band of the Apache, in Donyon Canyon near Turkey Creek, a tributary of the Gila River in the modern-day state of Arizona, then part of Mexico, but which his family considered Bedonkohe land. Geronimo's father, Tablishim, and mother, Juana, educated him according to Apache traditions. He married a woman from the Chiricauhua band of Apache; they had three children. On March 5, 1851, a company of 400 soldiers from Sonora ... Biography of Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman (born June 6, 1950 (birth time source: Acte n° 945, André Dekoster)) is a Belgian film director and artist. Renowned for a "hyperrealist" style, Akerman's work seeks to inscribe the "images between the images." Akerman's most famous film Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) exemplifies a dedication to the "ellipses of conventional narrative cinema." Early Biography Akerman claims that after viewing Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot le fou (1965) at 15 she "decided to make movies the same night." At 18 she entered the Institute Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle et Technique de Diffusion, a Belgian film school. During her first term, however, Akerman chose to leave and make Saute ma ville, a thirteen-minute black-and-white picture in 35mm. Akerman partially su... Biography of Holly Near
Holly Near (born June 6, 1949 in Ukiah, CA) is an American singer-songwriter, teacher and social change activist. After starting high school in 1963, Near began singing with the Freedom Singers, a folk group modeled on The Weavers. In 1968, she enrolled in the Theatre Arts program at UCLA; that year she attended her first Vietnam War peace vigil and joined Another Mother for Peace. Near's professional career began in 1969 with a part on the television show, The Mod Squad, which was followed by appearances in other shows, such as All in the Family and The Partridge Family, as well as in films like Slaughterhouse-Five and Minnie and Moskowitz. She was briefly a member of the musical comedy troupe, "First National Nothing", and appeared on the troupe's only album, If You Sit Real Still ... Biography of Guillaume Musso
Guillaume Musso, born June 6, 1974 in Antibes, is a French author and economics professor. Bibliography Skidamarink, Éditions Anne Carrière, 2001 (ISBN 2843371538) Et après..., XO Editions, 2004 (ISBN 9782266158329), adaptation cinématographique par Gilles Bourdos ; son film Afterwards sortira en 2008 Sauve-moi, XO Editions, 2005 Seras-tu là ?, XO Editions, 2006 (ISBN 2845632800) Parce que je t'aime, XO Editions, 2007 Je reviens te chercher, XO Editions, 2008... Biography of Katharina Abt
Katharina Abt or Katharina Abt-Meyer, born June 6, 1967 in Munich, is a German actress. Filmography Television 1985: Ein Fall für zwei – Rotkäppchen 1987: The Contract 1985: Alles Paletti 1988: Arsene Lupin 1989: Die Schwarzwaldklinik - Arzt zum Nulltarif 1989: Tatort – Die Neue 1990: Ein Fall für zwei – Madonna 1991: Der Fahnder 1993: Mittsommernacht 1997: Du hast mir meine Familie geraubt 1997: Der Bulle von Tölz, Gastrolle 1999: Jets – Leben am Limit 2000–2001: Die Kumpel 2001: Tatort – Bienzle und der süße Tod 2001: Wilsberg und der Schuss im Morgengrauen 2002: SOKO Leipzig – Die Witwe 2003–2004: Die Albertis 2003–2005: Der Elefant 2005: Verbotene Liebe 2005: Die Tote vom Deich 2006: Die Verzauberung 2006: Der Bulle von Tölz 2006: Der... Biography of Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 – September 22, 1776) was an officer for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Widely considered America's first spy, he volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission, but was captured by the British. He is best remembered for his speech before being hanged following the Battle of Long Island, in which he reportedly said, "I only regret that I have but one life to give my country." Hale has long been considered an American hero and, in 1985, he was officially designated the state hero of Connecticut. Background Hale was born in Coventry, Connecticut in 1755. In 1768, when he was thirteen years old, he was sent with his brother Enoch to Yale College. Nathan was a classmate of fellow patriot spy Benjamin Tallmadge. The Hale brothers bel... Biography of David Scott (astronaut)
David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932 (birth time source: Gauquelin)), a former NASA astronaut, was one of the third group of astronauts named by NASA in October 1963. As commander of the Apollo 15 mission, the fourth human lunar landing, he was the seventh person to walk on the Moon and the first person to drive on the Moon. As command module pilot on Apollo 9, David Scott became the last American to fly solo in earth orbit. Early life and education He was born on Randolph Air Force Base in Fort Sam Houston (for which he received his middle name) near San Antonio, Texas and was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. He was educated at Texas Military Institute, Riverside Polytech High School in Riverside, California, where Scott j... Biography of François Santoni
François Santoni, born June 6, 1960 in Ajaccio, assassinated August 17, 2001 in Monacia-d'Aullène (South Corsica), was a member of National Front for the Liberation of Corsica. The National Front for the Liberation of Corsica (Corsican: Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica, or FLNC) is a militant group that advocates an independent state on the island of Corsica, independent from France. They also want all currently imprisoned members of the FLNC in France to be put into Corsican prisons. The organization's presence is primarily in Corsica and less so in France. Militant Actions Typical militant acts by the FLNC are bombings, aggravated assault, armed bank robbery and extortion through ‘revolutionary taxes’, and are mostly aimed at public buildings, banks, touristic infrastruct... Biography of Sonya Walger
Sonya Walger (born June 6, 1974) is a British actress, perhaps best known for her revealing role in the controversial HBO series Tell Me You Love Me (2007). Early years Sonya Walger was born in London, England. She studied English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford, where she received a first class degree. Career Sonya Walger portrayed Flic in Goodnight Sweetheart in 1999 and played Donna Barnes on the HBO TV series The Mind of the Married Man in 2001. On the US version of Coupling, which aired in 2003, she played Sally Harper. Other acting roles have included guest appearances on Lost as Desmond's girlfriend, Penelope "Penny" Widmore and recurring roles on Sleeper Cell and CSI: NY. In 2004, Walger played Nicole Noone opposite Noah Wyle in The Librarian: Quest for the Spear. She d... Biography of Maria Montez
Maria Montez was a Dominican-born motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a hot-blooded Latin seductress, dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling jewels. She became so identified with these adventure epics that she became known as "The Queen of Technicolor." Over her career, Montez appeared in 26 films, 21 of which were made in North America and five in Europe. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Maria Montez was the stage name of María África Gracia Vidal. Born in Barahona, Dominican Republic on June 6, 1912 , Maria was the second daughter of 10 children, and was given the name María África in honor of her diplomat/businessman father's native land,... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Kim Hyun-joong
Kim Hyun Joong (Hangul: 김현중, Hanja: 金賢重) was born on 6 June 1986 (birth time source: twitter, on March 30, 2013). He is a South Korean entertainer and the leader of boyband SS501. Kim is well-known for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 Korean drama Boys Over Flowers, winning Best Actor Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009 and Popularity Award at the 45th PaekSang Arts Awards. He is also a style icon in Korea, winning several icon awards. Biography Early life Kim Hyun Joong grew up in a family of four with one older brother, making him the youngest. He dropped out of school when he decided to become a singer. During his school days, he played bass guitar as a member of a band. During the years of 2001-2 when he was 14-15, whi... Biography of Alexander Sternberg
Alexander Sternberg, born June 6, 1973 in Wiesbaden, is a German actor, famous for his role as Max Petersen in Verliebt in Berlin (German for "In Love in Berlin"), a Golden Rose-winning German telenovela, starring Alexandra Neldel, Mathis Künzler, Tim Sander, and Laura Osswald. It premiered on February 28, 2005, on Sat.1 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland - its final episode will be broadcasted on October 12, 2007. The series is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the ugly one"), written by Fernando Gaitán (also author of Café, con aroma de mujer) and produced by RCN TV. The original season of the serial comedy-drama follows the life of the unsophisticated but good-natured Lisa Plenske (Neldel), and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic Berlin ... Biography of Gérard Devouassoux
Gérard Devouassoux, born June 6, 1940 in Sallanches, is a French cilmber and author.... Biography of Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an African American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. Smith was the winner of the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Summer Olympics. While a student at San Jose State, Smith won the national collegiate 220-yard (201.17 m) title in 1967 before adding the AAU furlong (201.17m) crown as well. He repeated as AAU 200 m champion in 1968 and made the Olympic team. In the 1968 Olympic Games at Mexico City, on 16 October, he won the gold medal for the 200 m in a world record time 19.83 s. He and a teammate, John Carlos, who earned the bronze medal, gave a Black Power salute while receiving their medals. Silver medalist Peter Norman, a white Australian, donned a human rights badge on the podium in support of their protest.... Biography of Oscar Sisto
Professor of theater.... Biography of Regiomontanus
Johannes Müller von Königsberg (June 6, 1436 – July 6, 1476), known by his Latin pseudonym Regiomontanus, was an important German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. He was born in the Franconian village of Unfinden near Königsberg, Bavaria, not in the more famous Königsberg in East Prussia. Thus, he is also called Johannes Müller, der Königsberger (Johannes Müller of Königsberg). His full Latin name was Joannes de Regio monte, which abbreviated to Regiomontanus (from the Latin for "Königsberg"—"King's Mountain"). Life At eleven years of age, he became a student at the university in Leipzig, Saxony. Three years later he continued his studies at Alma Mater Rudolfina, the university in Vienna, Austria. There he became a pupil and friend of Georg von Peurbach. In 1457 he grad... Biography of Dominique Ambiel
Dominique Ambiel, born June 6, 1954 in Paris, is a French politician and producer. Books Fort Matignon, Plon, mars 2005 ; 2006 : Tsunami sur l'Élysée, co-écrit avec Antoine Rault, Éditions Michalon - livre qui expose un scénario d'émiettement puis d'affrontement des extrêmes pour les élections présidentielles de 2007. 2008 : Qui veut la peau du président? Éditions Denoël ISBN 9782207260302 - docufiction... Biography of Antoine Zacharias
Antoine Zacharias, born June 6, 1939 in Sarreguemines (Moselle) (birth time source: Didier Geslain), is a French businessman, the former CEO and Chairman of Vinci group. Vinci (Euronext: DG) is a French construction and electrical engineering company, formerly called Société Générale d'Enterprises. It employs over 164,000 people and is the largest construction company in the world by revenue. Vinci is listed at Euronext's Paris stock exchange and is a member of the CAC 40 index. Its head office is in Rueil-Malmaison.... Biography of Jean-Claude Fruteau
Jean-Claude Fruteau (born 6 June 1947 in Saint-Benoît, Réunion) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for France's "outre mer". He is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. He is also a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and a substitute for the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. Career Highest postgraduate teaching qualification in language and literature (1972) Teacher in higher education, with the highest postgraduate teaching qualification First federal secretary, Réunion Socialist Party (1981-2000) Mayor of Saint-Benoît (Réunion) (1983-1999) Member ... Biography of Walter Abel
Walter Abel (June 6, 1898 – March 26, 1987) was an American stage and film character actor. Abel was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Christine (née Becker) and Richard Michael Abel. Abel graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his Broadway debut in Forbidden in 1919. His many theatre credits include As You Like It, Desire Under the Elms, Mourning Becomes Electra, Merrily We Roll Along, and Trelawney of the Wells. Abel was married to concert harpist Marietta Bitter. He died of a heart attack in Essex, Connecticut. Filmography The Three Musketeers (1935) as D'Artagnan The Lady Consents (1936) as Stanley Ashton Two in the Dark (1936) as Ford 'Jitney' Adams The Witness Chair (1936) as James 'Jim' Trent Fury (1936) as Adams, the district attorney... Biography of Siegfried Wagner
Siegfried Wagner (Tribschen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, 6 June 1869 - 4 August 1930) was a German composer and conductor, the son of Richard Wagner. He was a very productive opera composer and was the artistic director of the Bayreuth Festival from 1908 to 1930. Life Siegfried was born in 1869 to Richard Wagner and his wife Cosima Wagner née Liszt. Through his mother, he was a grandson of Franz Liszt, from whom he received some instruction in harmony. Some youthful compositions date from about 1882. After he completed his secondary education in 1889 he studied with Wagner's pupil Engelbert Humperdinck, but was more strongly drawn to a career as an architect and studied architecture in Berlin and Karlsruhe. In 1892 he undertook a trip to Asia with a friend, the English composer C... Biography of Carol Cady
Carol Therese Cady (born June 6, 1962 in Los Alamos, New Mexico) is a retired female shot putter and discus thrower from the United States. She competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984.... Biography of David Blunkett
David Blunkett (born 6 June 1947) is a British Labour Party politician and has been Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside since 1987. Blind since birth and from a poor family in one of Sheffield's most deprived districts, he rose to become Education Secretary from 1997 to 2001, and then Home Secretary from 2001 to 2004, when he resigned after a scandal. Following the 2005 General Election he was appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions but was again forced to resign on 2 November 2005 after a series of reports about his external business interests during his brief time outside the cabinet. Early life Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, Blunkett grew up in an underprivileged family and in 1959, he endured a family tragedy when his father was gravely injured in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Augusta Hornblower
Augusta Hornblower, born June 6, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, died August 27, 1994 (cancer), was an American Republican politician and representative.... Biography of Joy Enriquez
Joy Charity Enriquez (born June 6, 1978 in Whittier, California) is an American singer and actress who has appeared on the television series 7th Heaven and also starred in films such as Chasing Papi and Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (voice). Enriquez was also a background singer to the single "When You Believe", a duet by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. At the age of eleven, she participated in the US TV show Star Search and won eleven performances. After Star Search, her mother began sending out videotapes of her performances, hoping to land a record deal. Enriquez got a solo deal with LaFace Records, and in 2000, released her album titled Joy Enriquez, including first single "Tell Me How you Feel". The single and album had some success internationally; providing the oppor... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Seveno
Maurice Seveno, born June 6, 1925 in Cherbourg, is a French journalist and politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert A. Hughes
Robert A. Hughes, born June 6, 1906 in Hamilton, died June 11, 1993 (heart attack), was a professionnel astrologer and author of American and Canadian descent.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lesley Blanch
Lesley Blanch (June 6, 1904 – May 7, 2007) was an English writer, fashion editor and writer of history. She was born in London and died at Garavan, near Menton, France. A scholarly romantic, Lesley Blanch was at heart a nomad. She spent the greater part of her long life travelling about those remote regions her books record so vividly. Her lifelong passion was for Russia and the Middle East. She was, in the words of the historian Philip Mansel, “not a school, a trend, or a fashion, but a true original.” Blanch studied painting at the Slade and went on to do private commissions, portraits and book jackets for T. S. Eliot at Faber amongst others. She soon turned to journalism, and was features editor of British Vogue from 1937-44. She covered various aspects of Britain at war for the M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Jammet
Henri Jammet, born June 6, 1920 in Rabat, Morocco and died Augsut 19, 1996, was a French physician and researcher.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Junior Giscombe
Junior Giscombe (born Norman Giscombe, 6 June 1960, London, of Jamaican parents) is a singer-songwriter who was one of the first British R'n'B artists to be successful in the United States. Career He was first billed simply as Junior and he scored a Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1982, with the #7 hit "Mama Used To Say". His follow-up single, "Too Late" also made the Top 20 in the UK. "Mama Used to Say" was also a Top 10 hit in the United States, earning him a "Best Newcomer" award from Billboard. After a period outside the charts, he made a brief return to the Top 10 in 1987 when he sang a duet with Kim Wilde on "Another Step (Closer to You)". He also became involved with the formation of Red Wedge in 1986 with Billy Bragg, Jimmy Somerville, and Paul Weller, and had be... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tina Lenert
Tina Lenert, born June 6, 1948 in Caracas, is a world famous performer known especially for her unique blend of pantomime magic, and has been voted Stage Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts. Early life Tina's father was a geologist working for a United States oil company, and she grew up in Caracas, Venezuela. She was rather shy as a child and though she enjoyed expressing herself, she preferred to do so without words. After her family moved to Malibu, California she learned how to play electrical guitar as part of a female rock band. Performing at a high school talent show, though it terrified her, realised a desire for stage performance.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ben Hunter
Ben Hunter, born June 6, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, is a radio host and TV host, and also a disk jockey.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Husser
Michel Husser, born June 6, 1959 in Strasbourg (source : birth certificate - Acte n°8019 - Marc BRUN (FDAF)), is a French chef. He is the owner and the chef of restaurant Le Cerf, Marlenheim, Alsace, France, and has two Michelin stars.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Cayrol
Jean Cayrol (6 June 1911 in Bordeaux - 10 February 2005) was a French poet, publisher, and member of the Académie Goncourt. He is perhaps best known for writing the narration in Alain Resnais's 1955 documentary film, Night and Fog. He was a major contributor to the subversive, philosophical French publication Tel Quel. In 1941, during the Nazi occupation of France, Cayrol joined the French Resistance, but he was subsequently betrayed, arrested, and sent to the Gusen concentration camp in 1943. He was one of the youngest French inmates at that camp, and consequently was made to do some of the hardest work along with the construction of roads and railways. When Cayrol wanted to die by refusing any further food, his life was saved by Dr. Johann Gruber, the "Saint of Gusen." Gruber gave Cay... Biography of Didier Migaud
Didier Migaud (born June 6, 1952) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Isère department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. In February 2010, he was nominated as the Chief Baron (premier président) of the Court of Audit of France which was left vacant after the death of Philippe Seguin.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Al Checchi
Alfred Attilio Checchi (June 6, 1948) is an American politician who was a candidate for Governor of California in the 1998 gubernatorial election, losing to fellow Democrat Gray Davis in the June 1998 primary. Checchi finished in second place in the Democratic primary, capturing 12.49% of the vote. He ran as a New Democrat and called for increased spending on education. He set a new record at the time for spending in a California gubernatorial race, spending over $40 million dollars of his personal fortune. Checchi had previously enjoyed success in various business ventures, most notably serving as co-chairman of Northwest Airlines. He attended the Harvard School of Business. Checchi is married to his wife Kathryn and has 3 children. Early life Checchi was born on June 6, 1948 near Bos... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dorothy B. Hughes
Dorothy Beach Hugues, born June 6, 1915 in Portland, Oregon and died April 25, 1987 in Seattle, Washington (cancer), was an American professional astrologer, a former President of AFA, novelist and author of astrological books.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ninette de Valois
Dame Ninette de Valois, OM, CH, DBE, FRAD, FISTD (6 June 1898 – 8 March 2001) was an Irish born British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet. Most notably, she danced professionally with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, later establishing The Royal Ballet, one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century and one of the leading ballet companies in the world today. She also established the Birmingham Royal Ballet and Royal Ballet School. She is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of ballet and as the 'godmother' of English ballet. Biography Ninette de Valois was born Edris Stannus on 6 June 1898, near the town of Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. She was the second daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Stannus (DSO), a ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (Amsterdam, June 6, 1868 - Auschwitz, ca. February 11, 1944) was a graphic artist active in the years before the Second World War. His pupils included the now renowned Mauritis Cornelis Escher (1898-1972). In the postwar years, de Mequita was largely forgotten. Thanks in no small measure to the efforts of Escher, who regarded him as both a mentor and a friend, his name has survived and is currently receiving growing attention. Life and work Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita was born into a Jewish family living in Amsterdam. Though a member of a tightly knit Sephardic community, a minority among Dutch Jews, de Mesquita, like most of his contemporaries, was not religiously observant. His father, a secondary school teacher of Hebrew and German, died when Sam or Samp... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mónica Cervera
Mónica Cervera, born Mónica Cervera Rodríguez, June 6, 1975 in Malaga, is a Spanish actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1014577/ ) # "Con dos tacones" .... Malena (11 episodes, 2006) - Verde, que te pongo verde (2006) TV episode .... Malena - Lo que nadie sabe (2006) TV episode .... Malena - Nanas sin cebolla (2006) TV episode .... Malena - Cortar por lo sano (2006) TV episode .... Malena - Alabaré a mi señor (2006) TV episode .... Malena (6 more) # Busco (2006) # 20 Centimeters (2005) .... Marieta ... aka "20 centímetros" - France (original title) # Searching for Love (2004) .... Rocío ... aka "Entre vivir y soñar" - Spain (original title) # El Crimen Perfecto (The Perfect Crime) (2004) .... Lourdes ... aka "Crimen ferpecto... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of August Bernoulli
August Bernouilli, born June 6, 1879 in Basel, is a Swiss chemist and physicist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Neville Heath
Neville George Clevely Heath (June 6, 1917 – October 16, 1946) was an English killer who was responsible for the murders of at least two young women. He was executed in London in 1946. Early career Heath was born in Essex, England. Although he came from a lower middle class background, his father, who was a barber, made considerable financial sacrifices so that he could attend private school. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1937, but was dismissed for going absent without leave . He was caught obtaining credit by fraud, and six months later was sent to Borstal for housebreaking and forgery. He used a number of aliases, including "Lord Dudley" and "Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong". When the Second World War broke out, Heath joined the Royal Army Service Corps, and was posted to the M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Chamson
André Chamson, born June 6, 1900 in Nîmes and died November 9, 1983 in Paris, was a French novelist and author, member of Académie Française (May, 17, 1956). He is the father of French novelist Frédérique Hébrard.... Biography of Frida Gustavsson
Frida Gustavsson (born June 6, 1993) is a Swedish fashion model. Career Gustavsson began modeling locally in 2008 and made her way to Japan. Her career took a positive turn when she was signed by IMG in 2009. Soon after, she opened the Fall Valentino haute couture show in Paris. Since then, she has walked shows for Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Lanvin, Carolina Herrera, Fendi, Christian Dior, Jil Sander, Alexander McQueen, Anna Sui, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Oscar de la Renta, Abdullah Kobayashi, Emilio Pucci, Celine, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Ralph Lauren, Blumarine and Versace. She was the fourth most requested model of the Spring 2010 season, behind Kasia Struss, Liu Wen, and Constance Jablonski. Gustavsson has been... Biography of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
Tsunesaburō Makiguchi (牧口 常三郎, 1871–1944) was Sōka Gakkai's first president. He was born in Kashiwazaki, a small village in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on June 6, 1871. Adopted by the Makiguchi family, he moved to Hokkaidō, Japan's northernmost island, at the age of 14. Working his way through school, he graduated from Sapporo Normal School (today's Hokkaidō University of Education). First employed as an assistant teacher at a primary school affiliated with his alma mater, he later taught high school and served as a dormitory superintendent. After moving to Tokyo, he served as principal in six primary schools, from 1913 to 1932. During those years, he devoted much consideration to the relationship between life and education, developi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John III of Portugal
John III (Portuguese: João III, pronounced ) (June 7, 1502 – June 11, 1557), nicknamed o Piedoso ("the Pious"), was the fifteenth King of Portugal and the Algarves. Born in Lisbon, he was the son of King Manuel I and his queen consort, Maria of Aragon (the third daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain). John succeeded his father in 1521, at the age of nineteen. During his rule, Portuguese possessions were extended in Asia and in the New World through the Portuguese colonization of Brazil. John III's policy of reinforcing Portugal's bases in India (such as Goa) secured Portugal's monopoly over the spice trade of cloves from the Moluccas and nutmeg from the Banda Islands, as a result of which John III has been called the "Grocer King". On the eve of his death in 1557, th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léon Say
Jean-Baptiste Léon Say (June 6, 1826 in Paris - April 21, 1896 in Paris), French statesman and economist, was born in Paris. The family was a most remarkable one. His grandfather Jean-Baptiste Say was a well-known economist. His brother Louis Auguste Say (1774-1840), director of a sugar refinery at Nantes, wrote several books against his theories. His son Horace Émile Say (1794-1860), the father of Léon Say, was educated at Geneva, and had travelled in America before establishing himself in business in Paris, where he became president of the Chamber of Commerce in 1848. His careful investigations into the condition of industry at Paris gained for him a seat in the Academy of political and moral sciences, 1857. Léon Say thus inherited zeal for economic studies, of which he gave proof ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jill Strong
Jill Strong, born June 6, 1960 in Mesa, Arizona, is an American country singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eddie Cano
Edward "Eddie" Cano (June 6, 1927 – January 30, 1988) was an Afro-Cuban jazz and Latin jazz pianist born in Pasadena, California (source: Mollie Sommer). He began his musical career with Miguelito Valdés and his orchestra. Cano has worked with many other notable musicians including Bobby Ramos, Les Baxter, Jack Costanzo, Buddy Collette, and Tony Martinez. He was also first president of the Hispanic Musicians Association. He also recorded a slew of albums for various labels, including Reprise Records and RCA Records. He also explored boogaloo and tropical music. Eddie Cano died from an apparent heart attack on January 30, 1988. Cano spent most of his career trying to find the balance between jazz and Latin jazz styles. He found an appreciative audience for a series of albums under his ow... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jan Adriaensens
Jan (Cesar Jan) Adriaensens (born 6 June 1932 in Willebroek) is a former Belgian road bicycle racer. He finished twice on the podium of the Tour de France, with a third place in 1956 and in 1960. In both these years, he wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. Major victories 1955 1st in Tour of Morocco 1956 1st stage Four Days of Dunkirk 4th stage Four Days of Dunkirk Winner Four Days of Dunkirk 1957 3rd stage Paris–Nice 7th stage Vuelta a España 1958 Tour du Tessin 1961 Flèche Hesbignonne Evernijs (Cras Avernas) Major endings 1955 5th in de La Flèche Wallonne 5th in Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1956 3rd in the Tour de France 1957 3rd in Paris–Brussels 1958 4th in the Tour de France 19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Levin
Tony Levin (born June 6, 1946, Boston, Massachusetts (birth time source: Astrodatabank)) is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass (although he also sings and plays synthesizer). Levin is best known for his work with progressive rock pioneers King Crimson and Peter Gabriel. He has also been a member of Liquid Tension Experiment; the King Crimson-related bands Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, ProjeKct One and ProjeKct Four; and currently leads his own Tony Levin Band. A prolific session musician since the 1970s, Levin has played on five hundred albums, including those of Cher, Alice Cooper, John Lennon, Sarah McLachlan, Stevie Nicks, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Buddy Rich, The Roches, Todd Rundgren, Seal, Y... Biography of Jean-Pierre Verheggen
Jean-Pierre Verhegge, born June 6, 1942 in Gembloux, is a Belgian poet, journalist, humorist and writer. Works * La grande mitraque, Henry Fagne, 1968. * Le grand cacaphone Chambelland, 1974 * Le degré zorro de l'écriture, Bourgois, Paris, 1978. * Divan le Terrible, Bourgois, Paris, 1979. * Vie et mort pornographique de Madame mao, Hachette, Paris, 1981. * Ninietzsche, peau d'chien, Avila/Limage 2, coll. TXT, Paris, 1983. * Les folies belgères, Le Seuil, Point-Virgule V 82, Paris, 1990. * Artaud Rimbur, La Différence, Paris, 1990 et 1994. Prix triennal de poésie 1992. * Pubères, putains, Stabat mater, Porches, porchers, Labor, coll. Espace Nord, n° 64, Bruxelles, 1991. * Orthographe 1er, roi sans faute, Le Seuil, Petit Point n° 24, Par... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joel Fisher
Joel Fisher, born on June 6, 1947 in Salem, Ohio, is an American artist. External link: http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/joel-fisher/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Clem Clarke
John Clem Clarke, born June 6, 1936 in Bend, Oregon, is an American pop artist. Exhibitions: 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. 1968 Museum of Modern Art, New York. 1970 22 Realists, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. 1974 Tokyo Biennial ’74, Tokyo, Japan. 1973 Realism Now, New York Cultural Center, New York. 1978 Art about Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. 1989 Image World-Art and Media Culture, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. 1998 Solo Exhibition and Retrospective, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania Collections: Metropolitan Museum of Art The Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago External link: http://rogallery.co... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Devèze
Albert Joseph Charles Devèze (6 June 1881, Ypres, West Flanders (source: lescaut) - 28 November 1959, Brussels) was a Belgian liberal politician and minister. Devèze was a doctor in law and a lawyer. He was a liberal municipality Council member in Schaerbeek and in Ixelles and a member of parliament for the district of Brussels (1912–1939 and 1946–1958) and for the district of Verviers (1939–1946). Devèze was President of the Liberal Party in 1927-1932 and was a minister of defense (1920–1923, 1932–1936 and 1949–1950), vice prime-minister (1949–1950), minister of interior (1939–1940) and of economy (1946). In 1930, he became minister of state. Bibliographie Emile Van Den Berghe, Albert Devèze, Bruxelles, La Renaissance du Livre... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Guyon
Patrick Guyon, born on June 6, 1944, is a French author and poet.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henry Allingham
Henry William Allingham (6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009) was a British supercentenarian, First World War veteran and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world. He is also the second oldest military veteran ever and at the time of his death, he was the 14th verified oldest man of all time. Allingham was the oldest ever surviving member of any of the British Armed Forces and the oldest surviving veteran of the First World War. He was the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland, the last surviving member of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and the last surviving founding member of the Royal Air Force (RAF). In 2001 he became the face of the First World War veterans' association and made frequent public appearances to ensure that awareness of the sacrifices of the First World... Biography of Antonia Prebble
Antonia Mary Prebble (born on 6 June 1984 in Wellington) is a New Zealand actress most famous for her role as Loretta West in the hit television show Outrageous Fortune. She became interested in acting at an early age, starring in the stage play The Magical Kingdom of Thingymijig in 1993. Throughout the late 1990s Antonia started to work a lot with New Zealand children's TV production companies, having starring and guest roles in several programmes. Two of her larger roles include that of Mandy McFarlane in Mirror Mirror 2 in 1997 and as Trudy in five series' of The The Tribe from 1999 to 2003. She has also guest starred in two episodes of Power Rangers: Dino Thunder as Krista, alongside two of her fellow cast members from The Tribe. In 2006 she began her role in Power Rangers: Mystic F... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frankie King
Frankie Alexander King (born July 6, 1972 in Baxley, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 2 ½ (1.89 m) and 185 lb (84 kg) guard, and played collegiately at Brunswick College and Western Carolina University. In the 1995 NBA Draft he was selected as the 37th overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers. His NBA career lasted six games for the Lakers in 1995–96, and 7 games with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996–97. He has also played professionally in numerous European countries as well as in Israel and Venezuela.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elmer B. Staats
Elmer Boyd Staats (June 6, 1914 – July 23, 2011) was a public servant whose career from the late 1930s to the early 1980s was primarily associated with the Bureau of the Budget (BOB) (now the Office of Management and Budget, OMB) and the GAO. Staats was born June 6, 1914, in Richfield, Kansas, to Wesley F. and Maude (Goodall) Staats. Staats received his AB from McPherson College in 1935, his MA from the University of Kansas in 1936, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1939. Married on September 14, 1940, to Margaret S. Rich, the couple had three children: David, Deborah, and Catharine. In 1939, Staats became a staff member in the Executive Office of the President, U.S. Bureau of the Budget. He held increasingly responsible positions at BOB until 1947, when he was promoted to ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George Deukmejian
Courken George Deukmejian, Jr. (play /djuːkˈmeɪdʒən/; born June 6, 1928) is an Armenian American politician from California who as a Republican served as the 35th Governor of California (1983–1991) and as California Attorney General (1979–1983). Early life Deukmejian was born in Menands, New York, where he spent his childhood. His parents were Armenians who immigrated from the Ottoman Empire in the early 1900s; his father was born in Gaziantep and his mother in Erzurum. The family name "Deukmejian" originates from the Turkish language word "Dökmeci" which means "molder." His father was a rug merchant, while his mother worked in Montgomery Ward and later for New York State. Deukmejian graduated a B.A. in Sociology from Siena College in 1949. He then earned a J... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Johan Thorn Prikker
Johan Thorn Prikker (June 3, 1868, s' Gravenhage (source: Lescaut) - March 5, 1932, Cologne) was a Dutch painter and designer in the Art Nouveau style. He was an important figure in religious art, best known for his stained glass windows. His most famous painting is the mystical The Bride (1893), in the Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guido Cadorin
Guido Cadorin, born on June 6, 1892 in Venice (birth time source: Lescaut), died in 1976 in Venice, was an Italian artist and painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ignacio Sanchez Mejias
Ignacio Sánchez Mejías (June 6, 1891, Seville—August 13, 1934, Madrid) was a Spanish bullfighter, one of the greatest in history. He was also a writer. He enjoyed enormous popularity — he was attractive to women, admired by men, and a sympathetic personality to artists, especially those of the Generación del 27. When he died after a goring (cornada) in the Plaza of Manzanares, he was memorialized by Miguel Hernández, Rafael Alberti and other famous poets, but probably the best of these works is Federico García Lorca's "Llanto por la muerte de Ignacio Sánchez Mejías" ("Weeping for the Death of Ignacio Sánchez Mejías"), for many the best Spanish elegy since the Coplas of Jorge Manrique. Seville: Childhood and youth Sánchez Mejías was born in 1891 in the Calle de la Palma, Seville. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Pottier
Richard Pottier (June 6, 1906, Graz–November 2, 1994, Le Plessis-Bouchard) was an Austrian-born French film director. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography A Rare Bird 1935) Fanfare of Love (1935) Guilty Melody (1936) The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic (1946) La Belle Otero (1954) The Lebanese Mission (1956) Serenade of Texas (1958) David and Goliath (1960) Il ratto delle sabine (1961) References ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/7542... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Depierre
Bernard Depierre (born June 6, 1945 in Bourbon-Lancy (Saône-et-Loire)) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Côte-d'Or department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jimmie Lunceford
James Melvin "Jimmie" Lunceford (June 6, 1902 – July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era. Biography Lunceford was born in Fulton, Mississippi. Little is known about his parents, though his father was a choirmaster in Warren, Ohio, before the family moved to Denver. Lunceford went to high school in Denver and studied music under Wilberforce J. Whiteman, father of Paul Whiteman, whose band was soon to acquire a national reputation. After high school he continued his studies at Fisk University. In 1922, he played alto saxophone in a local band led by George Morrison which included Andy Kirk, another musician destined for fame as a bandleader. Career In 1927, while teaching at Manassas High School in Memphis, Tennessee, he organized a studen... Biography of Rocco Buttiglione
Rocco Buttiglione (born June 6, 1948) is an Italian Christian Democrat politician and an academic. His nomination for a post as European Commissioner with a portfolio that was to include civil liberties, resulted in controversy as some political groups opposed him for his Roman Catholic views against homosexuality, despite his assurances that these were only his personal convictions and would not dictate his administration. He is a Professor of political science at Saint Pius V University in Rome, and member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. He served as a minister for EU policies in Silvio Berlusconi's government from 2001 to 2006. In 2005 Buttiglione received an honorary doctoral degree for his commitment to the ideas of liberty. In May 2006, he unsuccessfully ran fo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC, DL (born 6 June 1919) is a British Conservative politician. He served as British Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as the sixth Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. He is the last surviving member of the Cabinets of both Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Following the House of Lords Act 1999, which removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, Carington was created a life peer as Baron Carington of Upton, of Upton in the County of Nottinghamshire, to enable him to continue to sit there.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor and dubber. Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated works include those after World War II, when he met director Luchino Visconti: the two, together with Stoppa's wife, actress Rina Morelli, formed a trio whose adaptions of works by authors such as Chekhov, Shakespeare and Goldoni became highly acclaimed. He debuted in television in 1960 in the drama series Vita col padre e con la madre, reaching the top of the popularity in the 1970s, in particular in the adaption of crime novels by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Il giudice e il suo boia and Il sospetto) and Augusto De Angelis. As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri-Robert Courand
Henri-Robert Courand, born on June 6, 1908 in Cognac (birth time source: Lescaut), is a French astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raoul Bhaneja
Raoul Bhaneja (Hindi: रौल भनेजा, Urdu: رؤل بھنیجا; born 6 June 1974) is a Canadian actor. He was one of the stars on the short lived TV series Train 48 on Global. He was part of Canterbury High School's Arts Canterbury program for drama, and has been in several movies. An accomplished stage actor, in January 2006 he debuted Hamlet (solo), a one man version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet directed by Robert Ross Parker, which has been performed across Canada, the UK and several times in New York City. The production is the subject of a 2008 Gemini Award Nominated documentary directed by Jeff Stephenson. He is also the front man of the Maple Blues Award winning blues band Raoul and The... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Michel Bertrand
Jean-Michel Bertrand (born 6 June 1943 at Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle, died 19 February 2008 at the Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris) was a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Biography A pharmacist by occupation, Jean-Michel Bertrand was elected mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse on 25 March 2001, then MP on 16 June 2002, for the twelfth legislature (2002–2007). During his political career he was a member of the Council on National Road Safety (Conseil national de sécurité routière CNSR), and made 38 proposals on such issues. For health reasons, Jean-Michel Bertrand was not a candidate re-election in 2007. Xavier Breton, 1st assistant to the mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse, was elected MP on 17 June 2007. Sometimes nicknamed "the bulldozer of the Dombes" for municipal a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Durand (politician)
Yves Durand (born June 6, 1946 in Ambrières-les-Vallées) is a French politician, a member of the National Assembly. He represents the Nord department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Chaumeix
André Chaumeix (6 June 1874, Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme – 23 February 1955) was a French academician, journalist, and literary critic. He was the fourteenth member elected to occupy seat 3 of the Académie française in 1930.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julian Mayfield
Julian Hudson Mayfield (6 June 1928 (birth time source: Gauquelin) – 20 October 1984) was an American actor, director, writer, lecturer and Civil Rights activist. Early life Julian Hudson Mayfield was born on 6 June 1928 in Greer, South Carolina and was raised from the age of five in Washington. Mayfield joined the US Army in 1947 before studying at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Career Mayfield began his career in theatre, playing the role of Absalom Kumalo in the musical Lost in the Stars during 1949-50, before producing his own play Fire in 1951 and directing Ossie Davis' play Alice in Wonder in 1952. Mayfield moved to Puerto Rico in 1954 with his wife, Ana Livia Cordero, and while there published three novels - The Hit (1957), The Long Night (1958) and The Grand Parade ... Biography of Kim Hyun-a
Kim Hyun-a (Korean: 김현아, Hanja: 金泫雅, born June 6, 1992) is a South Korean idol, singer, dancer, rapper, designer, model and a member of the Korean girl group 4Minute, under Cube Entertainment. She is also a former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls. Biography Hyun-a was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Choongam Middle School and Korea High School of Music and Arts and currently attends Konkuk University, majoring in art culture, receiving special admissions to the school. She has a tattoo on her left shoulder that says "My mother is the heart, that keeps me alive." Before HyunA debuted with 4Minute, she was a member of the Wonder Girls in 2007 but left. She is the main rapper and the main dancer. Career 20... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Lucien Jean-Baptiste, born June 6, 1964 in Martinique, is a French actor and film director. Filmography Actor 1998 : Du bleu jusqu'en Amérique de Sarah Lévy 1999 : Antilles sur Seine de Pascal Légitimus 2000 : Jeu de cons de Jean-Michel Verner 2001 : De l'amour de Jean-François Richet 2002 : Quand tu descendras du ciel d'Eric Guirado 2002 : L'Outremangeur de Thierry Binisti 2003 : L'Ex-femme de ma vie de Josiane Balasko 2004 : Emmenez-moi d'Edmond Bensimon 2005 : On va s'aimer d'Ivan Calbérac 2005 : Les Oiseaux du ciel d'Éiane dela Tour 2005 : Les Irréductibles de Renaud Bertrand 2006 : 13 m² : Barthélémy Grossmann 2007 : Aliker de Guy Deslauriers 2009 : La Première Étoile de Lucien Jean-Baptiste Director and screenwriter 2009 : La Première Étoile (... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Logan (New Zealand actor)
Daniel Logan (born June 6, 1987) is an actor from New Zealand known to Star Wars fans as the young Boba Fett from the film Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Early life and career Logan was born in Auckland, New Zealand on June 6, 1987. He broke into acting when his amateur rugby union team was scouted for a TV commercial, where he was chosen to play the role of a small child who gets knocked into the mud by Auckland rugby star Michael Jones. Picked up by a casting agent, he began to do more commercials and TV appearances, including a recurring role in episodes of the New Zealand-based medical series "Shortland Street" and a guest appearance in the international series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys". Logan is best known for his role as the young Boba Fett in Star Wars Episode I... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cam Neely
Cameron Michael Neely (born June 6, 1965) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played right wing for the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1996. He currently serves as the president of the Boston Bruins. Playing career Cam Neely was born in Comox, British Columbia. He played hockey with the Ridge Meadows Hockey Association for the majority of his minor career and has been named to the Maple Ridge honorable people list. After a stellar season with the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League in which he led the team to the Memorial Cup Championship, becoming the first US-based team to claim the Cup, he was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks ninth overall in the 1983 entry draft. He played three seasons with th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sékouba Konaté
Brigadier General Sékouba Konaté (born 6 June 1964) is an officer of the Guinean army and the Vice President of its military junta, the National Council for Democracy and Development. After attending military academy, he received the nickname "El Tigre" for his action in battle, and gained such popularity with the people he was favored to be president of the government. However, he was appointed Vice-President; but took control of the country when the president was shot in December 2009. Life Konaté was born in Conakry in 1964 to Mandinka parents. He attended the Académie Militaire Royale in the Moroccan city of Meknes, graduating in 1990. He suffers from an unknown physical illness, possibly of his liver. Military career For his military prowess in combat, Konaté was nicknamed ... Biography of Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi (高橋幸宏 Takahashi Yukihiro, born June 6, 1952 in Tokyo) is a Japanese musician, who is best known as the drummer and lead vocalist of the Yellow Magic Orchestra. Yukihiro Takahashi first came to prominence as the drummer of the Sadistic Mika Band, and became known to western audiences after this band (led by Kazuhiko Kato, formerly of The Folk Crusaders) toured and recorded in the United Kingdom. After the Sadistic Mika Band disbanded, some of the members (including Takahashi) formed another band called The Sadistics, who released several albums. Finally Takahashi recorded his first solo album Saravah in 1977. In 1978, Takahashi joined Ryuichi Sakamoto and Haruomi Hosono to form the Yellow Magic Orchestra. After the Yellow Magic Orchestra ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Malgosia Bela
Małgosia Bela (born Małgorzata Bela on 6 June 1977 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish fashion model and actress. Bela became a successful runway and editorial model in the late nineties, appearing on the covers of many international editions of Vogue, including Vogue Italia and Vogue Paris. Lanvin, Valentino, Jil Sander, and Versace enlisted her in their advertising campaigns. In 2001 Bela moved on to an acting career, playing leading role in the Polish movie Stranger (dir. Małgorzata Szumowska) and the Italian/Polish production Karol: A Man Who Became Pope about the Polish Pope John Paul II. She returned to the fashion industry in 2006, appearing in advertising campaigns for the houses of Louis Vuitton, Chloé, Jil Sander, Donna Karan, and Marc by Marc Jacobs, and for r... Biography of Dee C. Lee
Dee C. Lee (born Diane Catherine Sealy, 6 June 1961, Balham, South London) is an English pop singer. Diane was a backing vocalist for the pop group Wham! in the early 1980s, but she left the group to work as a solo artist and also to join Paul Weller's band, The Style Council. She was later married to Weller (but now divorced), and they have two children, Leah and Natt, who is also a working musician and who appeared on stage with his father at Hammersmith Apollo aged 12. Following her departure from Wham!, Lee released her first solo single, "Selina Wow Wow", in 1983. Despite considerable airplay, the single failed to reach the top 40. In 1984, she then worked with The Style Council and appeared on their debut album Café Bleu (released as My Ever Changing Moods in North America). Le... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joan Hartigan
Joan Hartigan Bathurst (born on 6 June 1912 in Sydney, Australia – died on 31 August 2000) was a female tennis player from Australia. She was educated at the all-girls' Loreto Kirribilli, in the lower north shore of Sydney. Bathurst won the singles title at the Australian Championships three times and was a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1934 (losing to Helen Jacobs) and 1935 (losing to Helen Wills Moody). Bathurst three times reached the women's doubles final at the Australian Championships, in 1933, 1934, and 1940. Bathurst teamed with Edgar Moon to win the mixed doubles title at the 1934 Australian Championships. According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Bathurst was ranked in the world top ten in 1934 and 1935, reaching a career high of World No. 8... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Duverne
Robert Duverne, born June 6, 1967 in Lyon (Rhône), is a French former football player, and now a football coach for AC Arles-Avignon. He has worked with coaches Raymond Domenech, Guy Stéphan, Bernard Lacombe, Jacques Santini, Paul Le Guen, Gérard Houllier, Alain Perrin and Claude Puel.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrea Cesalpino
Andrea Cesalpino (Latinized as Andreas Cæsalpinus) (June 6, 1519 (source: Encyclopaedia Britannica) – February 23, 1603) was an Italian physician, philosopher and botanist. In his works he classified plants according to their fruits and seeds, rather than alphabetically or by medicinal properties. In 1555, he succeeded Luca Ghini as director of the botanical garden in Pisa. The botanist Pietro Castelli was one of his students. Cesalpino also did limited work in the field of physiology. He theorized a circulation of the blood. However, he envisioned a "chemical circulation" consisting of repeated evaporation and condensation of blood, rather than the concept of "physical circulation" popularized by the writings of William Harvey (1578–1657). Biography Cesalpino was born in Arezzo, ... Biography of Shannon Stewart (model)
Shannon Niquette Ratliff (née Stewart) (born June 6, 1984) is an American fashion model and beauty pageant contestant from Franklin, Ohio. Stewart was the runner up on the 1st Cycle of America's Next Top Model and appeared on the All-Star edition of the show, placing sixth. She was also first runner-up in the Miss Ohio USA pageant in 2005, and a semi-finalist in that pageant in 2006. America's Next Top Model Stewart competed on the first season of America's Next Top Model. In the first week of competition, Shannon landed in the bottom two and if she hadn't won that week's challenge, she would have been eliminated. However, the following two weeks Shannon received two consecutive first call-outs, and performed consistently in the following weeks. But, in the semi-finals during a nude... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stefan Sauk
Stefan Sauk is a Swedish actor and comedian, born on June 6, 1955, in Stockholm. Sauk has not only worked in films, he has also worked a lot on television. He was one of the castmembers of Lorry. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766643/ ) 2010 För kärleken Håkan 2010 Millennium (TV mini-series) Wennerström – Del 2 - Män som hatar kvinnor (2010) … Wennerström – Del 1 - Män som hatar kvinnor (2010) … Wennerström 2009 Wallander: enquêtes criminelles (TV series) Robert – Skytten (2009) … Robert 2009 Morden (TV series) Mårten – Episode #1.6 (2009) … Mårten – Episode #1.5 (2009) … Mårten – Episode #1.4 (2009) … Mårten – Episode #1.3 (2009) … Mårten – Episode #1.2 (2009) … Mårten See all 6 episodes » 2009 Millénium Hans-Erik Wennerström 2... Biography of Jay Bentley
Jay Dee Bentley (born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita, Kansas) is the bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion. He has played with the band through its whole existence with a small break between 1982 and 1986. Bad Religion Jay played in Bad Religion for three years (between 1979 and 1982), and left while the band was in the midst of writing and recording their 2nd album, Into the Unknown, in 1983. Jay was also a onetime member of such notable L.A. groups as Wasted Youth, T.S.O.L, The Circle Jerks and Cathedral Of Tears. He later rejoined Bad Religion in 1986 while the How Could Hell Be Any Worse? line-up – adding Circle Jerks' Greg Hetson as the band's second guitarist – was reuniting to record the first three reunion albums, Suffer, No Control and Against the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fritzi Burger
Friederike "Fritzi" Burger (6 June 1910, Vienna, Austria - 16 February 1999, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian figure skater competitive in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Career She won the first-ever contested European Championships, held in 1930. Sonja Henie, who held a monopoly in women's figure skating at the time, was not present at this championship and Burger never defeated her in competition. She placed second behind Henie at the 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics, and in the 1929 and 1932 World Championships. After the 1932 Olympics, Burger ended her skating career and went to London, where in 1935 she married Shinkichi Nishikawa, a grandson of the Japanese pearl tycoon Kokichi Mikimoto. She returned with her husband to Vienna where she gave birth to her son in the spring of 19... Biography of Leslie Carter
Leslie Barbara Carter (June 6, 1986 – January 31, 2012) was an American pop singer best known as the sister of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter (musician) and former Seussical star Aaron Carter. Life and family Leslie Carter was born in Tampa, Florida, the third of five children of Jane Elizabeth (née Spaulding) and Robert Gene Carter (born September 23, 1952). She was born at the Garden Villa Retirement Home, where the Carter family were living and working at the time. She was the older sister of Aaron Carter and his twin sister Angel and the younger sister of Nick Carter, Regina "Ginger" Carter, and Bobbie Jean "B.J." Carter. After Carter's parents divorced in 2003, her father, who has a daughter from a previous marriage, married Ginger R. Elrod (born December 5, 1974) in 2004, a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Geoff Rowley
Geoff Rowley (born June 6, 1976), is a professional skateboarder and co-owner of Flip Skateboards. Professional Skateboarder Rowley started skateboarding at age 12 in Liverpool, England. His first sponsor was Deathbox Skateboards and in 1994 Rowley moved to Huntington Beach California with fellow Flip skateboards team riders Tom Penny, Rune Glifberg and Andy Scott, prior to the move Deathbox skateboards had gone into retirement and the new and improved Flip Skateboards was born. After two weeks in sunny California Rowley landed the cover of Transworld Skateboard magazine and decided to live and relocate there full-time, he currently resides in Long Beach, California. In the year 2000 Rowley was awarded the coveted Thrasher Magazine skater of the year. Rowley has had a signature li... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Florian Raspentino
Florian Raspentino (born June 6, 1989) is a French football player. He currently plays for Olympique de Marseille in Ligue 1. Personal Raspentino was born on June 6, 1989, in Marignane to a French mother and an Algerian father, from Algiers. Raspentino is the family name of his maternal grandmother. Club career Raspentino spent the majority of his youth career with AS Gignac, with a brief six month spell at AC Ajaccio. In 2008, he joined Championnat de France amateur side US Marignane, where he would spend the next two seasons. In 2010, he joined another CFA side, RCO Agde, scoring 17 goals in 33 games in his first season at the club. On June 11, 2011, Raspentino signed his first professional contract with FC Nantes. International career Of Algerian descent, Raspentino was... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jock Hutchison
Jack Fowler "Jock" Hutchison (June 6, 1884 – September 27, 1977) was a Scottish-American professional golfer. Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1920. He won two major championships, the 1920 PGA Championship and the 1921 Open Championship at the St Andrews. His 1921 victory was the first by a U.S.-based player; the following year Walter Hagen became the first U.S.-born winner. In 1937, Hutchison won the inaugural PGA Seniors' Championship at Augusta National Golf Club, and in 1947 he won that event for a second time. Hutchison died at the age of 93 in Evanston, Illinois. Hutchison was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2010 and was inducted in May 2011. Professional wins PGA Tour wins (... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rolando Fonseca
Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born 6 June 1974 in San José) is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Comunicaciones of the Guatemalan National League. He is regarded as one of Costa Rica's most talented players of all time. Nicknamed El Principito (The little prince) and "El Rolo", Fonseca usually plays just off the main striker and is renowned for his ability to create opportunities for his teammates and his fierce long shot. Club career Fonseca played for Comunicaciones in Guatemala, Independiente Medellín and América de Cali in Colombia, C.F. Pachuca and CF La Piedad in Mexico, as well as having home spells with Deportivo Saprissa, LD Alajuelense and Municipal Liberia. In Costa Rica, he played a total of 271 games, scoring over 100 goals, between the league'... Biography of Tamara Davies
Tamara Davies, born on June 6, 1972 in Moore, Oklahoma, is an American actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205765/) 2006/III Venus (short) Penelope 2005 Black Dawn (video) Agent Amanda Stuart 2005 Deep Rescue Amanda 2005 Les experts (TV series) Brooke Harris – Bodies in Motion (2005) … Brooke Harris 2005 Happy Endings Shauna 2002-2003 Amour, gloire et beauté (TV series) Dr. Tricia Quick – Episode #1.3999 (2003) … Dr. Tricia Quick – Episode #1.3995 (2003) … Dr. Tricia Quick – Episode #1.3994 (2003) … Dr. Tricia Quick – Episode #1.3991 (2003) … Dr. Tricia Quick – Episode #1.3989 (2003) … Dr. Tricia Quick See all 24 episodes » 2003 Spy Girls (TV series) Natalie – The Girl with the Broken Heart (2003) … Natalie 2002 Port Cha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Natalie Morales
Natalie Leticia Morales-Rhodes (born June 6, 1972) is an American broadcast journalist, working for NBC News. As of 2011 she is the Today show News Anchor, and also appears on other programs including Rock Center with Brian Williams, Dateline and NBC Nightly News. Career Morales was an anchor and correspondent for MSNBC from 2002 to 2006. She covered a number of major news stories there including the 2004 Presidential election, the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the Iraqi prisoner abuse, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the Northeast Blackout of 2003, the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks, and the investigation and trial of Scott Peterson. Additionally, she was named one of Hispanic Magazine’s Top Trendsetters of 2003. Morales joined the Today show ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Meike Evers
Meike Evers (born 6 June 1977 in Berlin) is a German rower who was co-winner of two Olympic gold medals. She is currently a police detective and member of the "Athlete Committee" of the World Anti-Doping Agency.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ahmed Johnson
Anthony "Tony" Norris (born June 6, 1970 in Pearl River (source: Imdb)), better known by his ring name, Ahmed Johnson, is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation, where he was a one time Intercontinental Champion, and the first African American to ever win a singles championship in the company. He is also the first winner of the company's Kuwait Cup. Professional wrestling career Early years (1994–1995) After a brief career as a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, Norris began training under Skandor Akbar, Scott Casey and Ivan Putski. After making his debut in 1989, he competed on the independent circuit for the next few years before debuting in the Global Wrestling Federation in 1994 as Moadib. World Wrestling Feder... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Zbigniew Seifert
Zbigniew Seifert (6 June 1946–15 February 1979) was a Polish jazz violinist. Seifert was born in Kraków, Poland in 1946. He played alto saxophone early in his career and was strongly influenced by John Coltrane. He devoted himself to jazz violin when he started performing with the Tomasz Stańko Quintet in 1970 and became one of the leading modern jazz violinists before he died of cancer at the age of 32. Discography Kunstkopfindianer (1974, MPS Records- with Hans Koller) Man of the Light (MPS Records - 1976) Solo violin (EMI - 1976) Kilimanjaro (1978, PSJ-101 by PolJazz) Kilimanjaro vol. 2 (1978, PSJ-102 by PolJazz) Violin (1978, Vanguard - with Oregon) Zbigniew Seifert (Capitol Records - 1977) Passion (Capitol Records - 1978) We'll R... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kyle Falconer
Kyle Francis Falconer (born 6 June 1987, Dundee, Scotland) is the lead vocalist with Scottish band The View. Along with the other band members, Falconer hails from the Dryburgh district of Dundee. He shares songwriting responsibilities with bass guitarist Kieren Webster. In 2007 he was convicted of possessing cocaine, resulting in the cancellation of The View's US tour. Falconer was taken to hospital in Japan in May 2007 suffering from suspected blood poisoning, but was released after four days. The band was in Japan promoting their album Hats Off to the Buskers and played some gigs without him before he recovered to continue the tour. As of 2011, he resides in London while the rest of the band either stay in Liverpool or Dundee, depending on where the band and recording are takin... Biography of Lyndie Greenwood
Lyndie Greenwood, born on June 6, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, is a Canadian actress. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm3442405/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) 2011-2013 Nikita (TV series) Sonya – Black Badge (2013) … Sonya – Aftermath (2013) … Sonya – Intersection (2013) … Sonya – Sideswipe (2012) … Sonya – The Sword's Edge (2012) … Sonya 28 episodes » 2012 Saving Hope (TV series) Dalia – Blindness (2012) … Dalia 2012 Lost Girl (TV series) Lana – Table for Fae (2012) … Lana 2011 Covert Affairs (TV series) Nurse – Begin the Begin (2011) … Nurse 2011 Furstenau Mysteries (short) Clara 2010 Sundays at Tiffany's (TV movie) Jane's Friend #2 2010 Being Erica (TV series) Kendra – Moving on Up (2010) … Kendra 2010/I The Exit (short) Jenn 2010 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse (1681), duc de Penthièvre (1697), (1711), (6 June 1678 – 1 December 1737), a legitimated prince of the blood royal, was the son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. At the age of five, he became grand admiral of France (Grand Admiral of France). Biography Born at the Château de Clagny in Versailles, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon was the third son and youngest child of Louis XIV born out-of-wedlock with Madame de Montespan. At birth, he was put in the care of Madame de Monchevreuil along with his older sister Françoise-Marie de Bourbon. Louis Alexandre was created Count of Toulouse in 1681 at the time of his legitimation, and, in 1683, at the age of five, grand admiral. In February 1684, he became col... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Levi Stubbs
Levi Stubbles (June 6, 1936 – October 17, 2008), better known by the stage name Levi Stubbs, was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the Motown R&B group Four Tops. He was also a voice artist, portraying villainous characters in films and animated television series, most famously having provided the voice of the alien plant Audrey II in the musical horror film Little Shop of Horrors, and Mother Brain in Captain N: The Game Master. Stubbs was admired by his peers for his impressive vocal range. Fellow Motown contemporary, Marvin Gaye, cited that "I heard a strength my own voice lacked." Career Born in Detroit in 1936, Levi Stubbs had attended Pershing High School, where he met Abdul "Duke" Fakir. He began his professional singing career with friends Fakir, R... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hortense Mancini
Hortense Mancini, duchesse Mazarin (6 June 1646, Rome – 9 November 1699, Chelsea), was the favourite niece of Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France, and a mistress of Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland. She was the fourth of the five famous Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of King Louis XIV of France as the Mazarinettes. Early life, family and marriage One of five sisters noted for their great beauty, she was born Ortensia in Rome to Baron Lorenzo Mancini, an Italian aristocrat. After his death in 1650, her mother, Girolama Mazzarini, brought her daughters from Rome to Paris in the hope of using the influence of her brother, Cardinal Mazarin, to gain them advantageous marriages. Hortense's four famous si... Biography of James Shaffer
James Christian 'Munky' Shaffer (born June 6, 1970 in Rosedale, California) is the guitarist for the nu metal band Korn (for which he has also provided live backing vocals). According to Korn's video "Who Then Now?", The nickname 'Munky' is a reference to his feet which resemble monkey's hands when spread. Munky cites Steve Vai and 80s metal guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads as his main influences. Shaffer is also the founder of Emotional Syphon Recordings, who have signed acts like Monster in the Machine and Droid. Droid was also featured on the 2007 Family Values Tour. Musical career Shaffer first took up guitar as part of rehabilitation when he severed the tip of one of his fingers on the chain of his three-wheeler. He has since performed with several bands. Ko... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sam Simon
Samuel "Sam" Simon (born June 6, 1955) is an American director, producer, writer, boxing manager and philanthropist. While at Stanford University, Simon worked as a newspaper cartoonist and after graduating became a storyboard artist at Filmation Studios. He submitted a spec script for the sitcom Taxi, which was produced, and later became the series' showrunner. Over the next few years, Simon wrote and produced for Cheers, It's Garry Shandling's Show and other programs, as well as writing the 1991 film The Super. In 1989 he developed the animated comedy series The Simpsons, along with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. Simon assembled the show's first writing team, co-wrote eight episodes and has been credited with "developing sensibility". Simon's relationship with Groening was strain... Biography of Son Dong-woon
Son Dong-Woon (Hangul: 손동운; Hanja: 孫東雲; born June 6, 1991), more commonly known as just Dong Woon, is a South Korean idol singer and dancer. He is a member of the Korean boy group Beast. Biography Son Dong-Woon was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 6th, 1991. Dong Woon's father, Son Il-rak, is a professor at Cheongju University. Dong Woon stated in an interview and in the KBS show Win Win that he studied in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines. Dong Woon was a trainee from JYP Entertainment for 2 years, and was the last member chosen to join BEAST. He is the maknae (youngest) of the group. Dong Woon is known for his more Western look compared to the other members. He also has various talents such as speaking English and Chinese as well as play... Biography of Andrew Napolitano
Andrew P. Napolitano (born June 6, 1950) is a former New Jersey Superior Court Judge. He is a political and senior judicial analyst for Fox News Channel, commenting on legal news and trials. Napolitano started on the channel in 1998. Early life, judicial and academic career Napolitano was born in Newark, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Princeton University (he was a founding member of the Concerned Alumni of Princeton) and Notre Dame Law School. Napolitano sat on the New Jersey bench from 1987 to 1995, becoming the state's youngest then-sitting Superior Court judge. He also served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law for 11 years. Napolitano resigned his judgeship in 1995 to pursue his writing and television career. Media career Before joining Fox as a new... Biography of Babeth Étienne
Babeth Étienne, also known as Babette Étienne or Élisabeth Étienne, born Élisabeth-Odette-Olympe Étienne on June 6, 1957 in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine), is a French actress, the former wife (December 1, 1981-May 1982) of singer and actor Johnny Hallyday. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044904/) 2006 300 Dancer (as Élisabeth Etienne) 1995 La cité des enfants perdus Miette, age 37 (as Babeth Etienne) 1988 Anges et loups (TV series) Gaëtane 1984 Femmes de personne Julie 1982 Le gendarme et les gendarmettes Marianne Bonnet (as Babeth) Self (1 title) 1982 L'académie des 9 (TV series) Herself – Episode dated 11 October 1982 (1982) … Herself (as Babeth)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Berre
Philippe Berre (born 6 June 1954 in Nantes, France (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French Impostor and confidence trickster whose story inspired a 2009 movie -In the Beginning- by Xavier Giannoli, where Berre was interpreted by French actor François Cluzet. Impersonations Construction engineer For a month in 1997, Philippe Berre impersonated a Civil engineer responsible for the construction of a segment of A28 autoroute. He recruited personnel, rented material and mounted a construction site near Saint-Marceau, Sarthe, his team then started construction but he was eventually arrested after suspicions raised by one of the material suppliers. Ministry of Agriculture official In 2010, he impersonated an official of the French ministry of Agriculture sent to Charron, Cha... |
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