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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on March, 12, 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 · 45,406 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,406 Celebrities
124 celebrities or events were found for March, 12. Add to favourites (53 fans)Biography of Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947 (birth time source: Frances McEvoy)) is an American businessman and politician from the state of Michigan and later Massachusetts. Formerly the 70th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Romney is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election. See the astrological portrait of Mitt Romney. Romney is a former CEO of Bain & Company, a management consulting firm, and the co-founder of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. After a life in business and as the CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympics, Romney was elected as Massachusetts Governor in 2002. Romney served one term and did not seek re-election in 2006; his term expi... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty (born March 12, 1979) is an English musician and poet. He is currently the singer and songwriter of the band Babyshambles, and has briefly re-united with Carl Barât who was co-frontman and songwriter (along with Doherty) of The Libertines, with whom he first shot to fame. Since 2005, he has become well known to the public at large as a result of his relationship with supermodel Kate Moss, his status amongst fans and his infamous rock and roll lifestyle. His drug problems, arrests, and court appearances are frequently reported in the tabloid press. Early life Peter Doherty was born in Hexham, Northumberland, England. He grew up at a number of army garrisons, as a result of his father Peter's work as an officer in the British Army, living at various times at garrisons in Ca... Add to favourites (28 fans)Biography of Liza Minnelli
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American actress and singer. She is the daughter of legendary actress and singer Judy Garland and her second husband, film director Vincente Minnelli. Minnelli is from a well-known artistic family; her maternal lineage had entertainers in the family going back six generations. Her famous mother, Judy Garland, had success in film and in music, and her aunts had been part of a singing group, "The Gumm Sisters," with her mother. Her father, also from a theatrical family including circus performers, was an acclaimed film director. Minnelli's first film appearance was at the age of three in the final scene of the 1949 musical In the Good Old Summertime, starring her mother and Van Jo... Add to favourites (32 fans)Biography of Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac (pronounced ) (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, and artist. He is perhaps the best known of a group of writers and friends who came to be known as the Beat Generation; a term he himself created. Kerouac enjoyed some degree of popular appeal but little critical acclaim during his lifetime. Today, however, he is considered an important and influential author. His spontaneous, confessional prose style has inspired numerous other writers, including Tom Robbins, Lester Bangs, Richard Brautigan and Ken Kesey, as well authors in the New Journalism school of writing. Kerouac was also an influence on baby boomer musicians, including The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Morrissey and Jim Morrison. Kerouac's best known works are On the Road, The Dharma Bum... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Aaron Eckhart
Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is a Golden Globe-nominated American film actor. He has played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of movies, and has won awards for his role as a sociopathic ladies' man in the independent Neil LaBute film In the Company of Men (1997). Personal life Eckhart, was born in Cupertino, California, and is the youngest of three sons born to Mary M. (Lawrence) Eckhart, a children's book author and poet, and James C. Eckhart "Jim Senior," a computer executive. Aaron's older brothers are James Lawrence Eckhart (born August 29, 1963 and Adam McKay Eckhart (born October 23, 1966. He had a Latter Day Saint upbringing. As a teenager, he lived with his family in England and Sydney, Australia. He took three years off after high school to surf in ... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Vaslav Nijinsky
Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (Вацлав Фомич Нижинский; transliterated: Vatslav Fomich Nizhinsky; Polish: Wacław Niżyński) (March 12, 1890 – April 8, 1950) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish origin. Nijinsky was one of the most gifted male dancers in history, and he became celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could perform en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time (Albright, 2004) and his ability to perform seemingly gravity-defying leaps was also legendary. Early Life and Work He was born in Kiev, Ukraine to a Russified Polish dancer's family of Eleonora Bereda and Tomasz N... Biography of Stromae
Stromae, born Paul Van Haver March 12, 1985 in Etterbeek, Brussels (birth time source: birth certificate n°535, André Dekoster), is a Belgian composer, singer and musician, of Belgian and Rwandan descent. He has distinguished himself in both hip hop and electronic music. He first became famous with the song "Alors on danse" which remained at number one for several weeks in numerous countries throughout Europe. Life He was born in Brussels to a Rwandan father, whom he only got to see three times in his life, and a Belgian mother. At the age of eleven Paul Van Haver already showed an interest in music and attended 'l'Académie Musicale de Jette', where he studied music history and learned to play the drums. In 2000 he appeared as a rapper called Opsmaestro, though he later changed his ... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. Taylor's career began in the mid-1960s, but he found his audience in the early 1970s, singing sensitive and gentle acoustic songs. He was part of a wave of singer-songwriters of the time that also included Joni Mitchell, Tom Rush, Cat Stevens, Carole King, John Denver, Jackson Browne as well as Carly Simon, whom Taylor later married. His 1976 album Greatest Hits was certified diamond and has sold more than 11 million copies. He has retained a large audience well into the 1990s and early 2000s, when some of his best-selling and most-awarded albums were released. Early years James Taylor grew up in Carrboro, North Carolina, where his father Isaac M. Taylor was t... Biography of Nelson Monfort
Nelson Monfort, born March 12, 1953 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, is a French TV host and sports journalist.... Biography of Al Jarreau
Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is an American singer. A seven-time Grammy Award winner, he is the only vocalist in history to win in three separate categories: jazz, pop, and R&B. He won the aforementioned Grammys within a span of four consecutive decades — the '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of a vicar, Jarreau's first singing experiences were in a church choir. He attended Ripon College, where he also sang non-professionally with a group called the Indigos, and graduated in 1962. He went on to earn a master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Iowa and worked as a rehabilitation counselor in San Francisco before joining a small jazz club trio headed by George Duke and deciding that he would make professional sing... Biography of Gianni Agnelli
Giovanni Agnelli, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 2003), better known as Gianni Agnelli, was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GNP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce, and 16.5% of its industrial investment in research. As a public figure, Agnelli is also known worldwide for his impeccable, slightly eccentric fashion sense, which has influenced both Italian and international men’s fashion. Early life Agnelli was born at his parents' country house, Villar Perosa, near Turin, Piedmont (northern Italy), as the son of Eduardo Agnelli and Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte (1899-1945), a daughter of the Prince di San Faustino and his Kentucky-born wife Jane Campbell. He also was a grand... Biography of Gabriele d'Annunzio
Gabriele d'Annunzio, born Gaetano Rapagnetta (12 March 1863 – 1 March 1938) was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist, dramatist, womanizer and daredevil who went on to have a controversial role in politics as figurehead to the Italian Fascist movement and mentor to Benito Mussolini. Life Gabriele d'Annunzio was of Dalmatian extraction. He was born in Pescara (Abruzzo), the son of a wealthy landowner and mayor of the town whose name was originally Francesco Rapagnetta, to which he legally added d'Annunzio. His precocious talent was recognised early in life, and he was sent to school at the Liceo Cicognini in Prato, Tuscany. He published his first poetry while still at school at the age of sixteen with a small volume of verses called Primo Vere (1879), influenced by Giosuè Carducci's Od... Biography of Ron Jeremy
Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born March 12, 1953), usually called Ron Jeremy, is an American pornographic actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", he was ranked by AVN at number one in their "100 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list. Jeremy has also appeared in non-pornographic films, with studios such as Troma Entertainment, Boondock Saints and Studio 54. He is well known for his large circumcised penis – claimed by him to be 9.75 inches – and he has gained some notoriety for being capable of autofellatio (which he first demonstrated on-screen in Inside Seka), though he stated in a 2003 interview that due to his weight gain, all he can do nowadays is kiss the tip of his penis. Early life Ronald Hyatt was born in Flushing, New York to an upper middle-class Jewish family; his father, Arnold, was a physi... Biography of Jaimie Alexander
Jaimie Alexander (b. March 12, 1984 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an actress who portrays Jessi XX on Kyle XY. She previously played Caitlin Porter on the MyNetworkTV serial Watch Over Me. Born in South Carolina, she was raised in Grapevine, Texas before relocating to Los Angeles. Alexander appeared in "The Other Side," "Squirrel Trap" and a starring role in Rest Stop, as well as FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Fox's Standoff. Filmography Year Title Role 2007 Hallowed Ground Liz Chambers Kyle XY (TV series) (2007 - Present) Jessi XX Watch Over Me Caitlin Porter 2006 Rest Stop Nicole Carrow Standoff Barrista The Other Side Hanna Thompson 2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Tammy 2004 Squirrel Trap Sara... Biography of Marine Delterme
Marine Delterme (born 12 March 1970) is a French actress, painter, sculptor and former model. Early life and private life Marine Delterme was born in Toulouse, France. She grew up in Paris. Her parents worked in the art restoration business. From an early age she was interested in and displayed an aptitude for art. Delterme is married to Florian Zeller, a French novelist and playwright. They live in Paris. She has two sons: Roman (born 2008) with Zeller, and Gabriel (born 1998) from a previous relationship with the actor Jean-Philippe Écoffey. She is best friends with Carla Bruni and was one of the witnesses for Bruni at her wedding to French President Nicolas Sarkozy on 2 February 2008, which took place at the Élysée Palace, Paris. Career She began her modeling career whe... Biography of Valérie Nicolas
Valérie Nicolas (born March 12, 1975) is a French team handball player and goalkeeper, playing on the French women's national handball team. World Champion in 2003 with the French winning team, also voted Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper. She was voted into the All-Star Team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.... Biography of Louison Bobet
Louis ("Louison") Bobet (March 12, 1925 – March 13, 1983) was a French professional road cyclist. He was one of just eight riders to win the Tour de France at least three times, and also the first to win the race three times in succession, a feat he accomplished from 1953 to 1955. He also won the Tour's King of the Mountains competition in 1950. Bobet's career included the French Road Race Championship (1950 & 51), Milan-Sanremo (1951), Giro di Lombardia (1951), Critérium International (1951 & 52), Paris-Nice (1952), Grand Prix des Nations (1952), World Road Race Championship (1954), Ronde van Vlaanderen (1955), Dauphiné Libéré (1955), Tour de Luxembourg (1955), Paris-Roubaix (1956) and Bordeaux-Paris (1959). Louis Bobet was born on March 12, 1925, above a baker's shop in St. Méen-le... Biography of Ratko Mladic
Ratko Mladić (Serbian: Ратко Младић, pronounced ), born March 12, 1943, was the Chief of Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska (the Bosnian Serb Army) during the Bosnian War of 1992-1995. Mladić was recognized as the top military general by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague in connection with the 1992-1995 Siege of Sarajevo and the massacre of around 8,300 Bosniak Muslims on July 11, 1995 at Srebrenica. There has been an outstanding international arrest warrant against Mladić following the Rule 61 of ICTY which concluded that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he has committed the crimes in question, including genocide. The United States government ha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Desirae Spencer
Desirae Spencer, born on March 12, 1973 in Dallas, Texas, is an American model and actress.... Biography of Claude Goasguen
Claude Goasguen, born March 12, 1945 in Toulon, is a French lawyer and politician, member of UMP (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire).... Biography of Darryl Strawberry
Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, 1962) is a former baseball player who is well-known both for his play on the baseball field and for his controversial behavior off of it. He was born to Monica and Michael Strawberry and lived a middle-class suburban life with his family. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Strawberry was one of the most feared sluggers in the game, known for his prodigious home runs and his intimidating presence in the batter's box with his 6-foot-6 frame and his long, looping swing. During his 17-year career, he helped lead the New York Mets to one World Series championship in 1986 and the New York Yankees to three World Series championships in 1996, 1998, 1999. A popular player during his career, Strawberry was voted to the All-Star Game eight straight ti... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbara Feldon
Barbara Feldon (born Barbara Hall on March 12, 1932 in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, game show panelist of the 1960s and model, known for her character-type roles. The naturally brunette-headed Feldon gained prominence in the 1960s for playing Don Adams's working partner and future wife, Agent 99, on the long-running cult favourite 1960s sitcom, Get Smart. She also guest-starred on Cheers, and she also guest-starred as Paul Reiser's TV idol, Diane Caldwell, a spy, on Mad About You. She graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts in drama, shortly after which she won the grand prize on The $64,000 Question in the category of William Shakespeare. In 1965 she had a lead role in an earlier spy show, Th... Biography of Arnaud Gourvennec
Arnaud Gourvennec, born March 12, 1976, was a French boy, died October 18, 1989 by accident. After his death, a few weeks later, his parents began to receive messages through automatic writing from Arnaud. His parents have written book about these signs: "Vers le Soleil de Dieu" and "Mon petit Icare".... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Pierret
Christian Pierret, born March 12, 1946 in Bar-le-Duc, is a French politician, member of PS (Parti Socialiste).... Biography of Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue (March 12, 1925 Roubaix – March 20, 1992 Los Angeles) was a renowned French film composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize (1949), Emmy Award (1968 - Our World), Genie Award (1986 - Sword Of Gideon), ACE Award (1991 - The Josephine Baker Story) and Academy Award in 1979 for A Little Romance and 4 other Academy Nominations (1969 - Anne of the Thousand Days, 1973 - The Day of the Dolphin, 1977 - Julia and 1985 - Agnes of God). Le Figaro Magazine (France, 1981) addressed him as "Mozart of Cinema" (Georges Delerue le Mozart des salles obscures), and he marks France history that Delerue's the first and perhaps the only composer won 3 Cesar Awards consecutively (1979 - Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, 1980... Biography of Steve Harris (musician)
Steve Harris (born Stephen Percy Harris, 12 March 1956, Leytonstone, London, England) is the bassist, band leader and primary composer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. In addition, he plays keyboards, and sings backing vocals. He founded the band as a teenager in 1975. He and Dave Murray are the only members of the band to have appeared on all of the band's albums, and as Murray left the band for a few months prior to the first album to join Urchin, Harris is the only member to have remained in the band throughout its duration. He used to work as an architectural draftsman in the East End of London but gave up his job upon forming Iron Maiden. During the mid 1970s he was a youth team footballer for West Ham United. He still is a talented amateur football player and often has the crest ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfred Abel
Alfred Abel (12 March 1879 – 12 December 1937), was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in over 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938. Abel is also known as the “Lewis Stone of German films.” His most famous performance is his role as Joh Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis. Early life Born in Leipzig, Germany on March 12, 1879, Alfred Peter Abel was the son of Louis Abel, a peddler, and Anna Maria Selma. Abel had several careers before becoming an actor. In his early adulthood, Abel first studied to be a forester and later studied gardening in Saxon Mittweida. He then changed his area of study to business in hopes of becoming a businessman. A short study of art drafting then followed at the Liepzig Academy. During this time, Abel attended pri... Biography of André Comte-Sponville
André Comte-Sponville (born in Paris, March 12, 1952) is a French philosopher, proponent of atheism and materialism. He studied in the École Normale Supérieure, and is aggregated in philosophy. Bibliography Traité du désespoir et de la béatitude (2 volumes, 1984-1988) Une éducation philosophique (1989) L'amour la solitude (1992) Petit Traité des Grandes Vertus ("A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues" or "A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues") (1995), Translated into English by Catherine Temerson, Vintage, 2003 Valeur et Vérité (Etudes cyniques) (1995), Impromptus (1996) La sagesse des Modernes, written with Luc Ferry L'être temps (1999) Présentation de la philosophie (2000) Le Bonheur, désespérément (2000) Le capitalisme est-il moral? (2004) L'Esprit de l'athéism... Biography of Gaëlle Niare
Gaëlle Niare, born March 12, 1982 in Colombes, is a French athlete (high jump).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patricia Carli
Rosetta Ardito, best known as Patricia Carli, born March 12, 1942 in Tarento, is an Italian songwriter and singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Claude Mailly
Jean-Claude Mailly (March 1953, Bethune, France) is a French trade unionist, general secretary of Force ouvrière since 2004.... Biography of Gemma Galgani
Saint Gemma Galgani (born March 12, 1878 in Camigliano, Italy, died April 11, 1903) is a Catholic saint who was canonized by Pope Pius XII on May 2, 1940. She was the daughter of a poor pharmacist and suffered throughout her life with ill health. She was unable to finish her schooling and therefore was not accepted to become a Passionist nun. At age 20, she fell, developed meningitis and attributed her recovery from the disease to prayers to Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. Gemma was orphaned shortly after she turned 18, making her financially responsible for the upbringing of her younger siblings, which she did with her aunt Carolina. She declined two marriage proposals and became, instead, a housekeeper with a local family, the Gianninis. According to her legend, Gemma bega... Biography of Pierre Heckel
Pierre Heckel, born March 12, 1902 in Sarreguemines, is a French astrologer.... Biography of Jacques Benveniste
Jacques Benveniste (March 12, 1935 in Paris–October 3, 2004) was a French immunologist. In 1979 he published a well-known paper on the structure of platelet-activating factor and its relationship with histamine. He was head of INSERM's Unit 200, directed at immunology, allergy and inflammation. Benveniste was at the center of a major international controversy in 1988, when he published a paper in the prestigious scientific journal Nature describing the action of very high dilutions of anti-IgE antibody on the degranulation of human basophils, findings which seemed to support the concept of homeopathy. Biologists were puzzled by Benveniste's results, as only molecules of water, and no molecules of the original antibody, remained in these high dilutions. Benveniste concluded that the conf... Biography of Carlos Pacini
Carlos Pacini, born March 12, 1949, is a Brazilian musician and singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Le Nôtre
André Le Nôtre (12 March 1613 – 15 September 1700) was a landscape architect and the gardener of King Louis XIV of France from 1645 to 1700. Most notably, he was responsible for the construction of the park of the Palace of Versailles. His planning was significant as well: at the Tuileries he extended the vista westward, which would later become the avenue of the Champs-Élysées and comprise the Axe historique. Le Nôtre's other work included the design of many gardens and parks, including those of Chantilly, Chateau Fontainebleau, Racconigi, Saint-Cloud, Saint-Germain-en-Laye and St. James's Park. He also collaborated with Louis Le Vau and Charles Le Brun on the park of the Vaux-le-Vicomte. André Le Nôtre's father, Jean Le Nôtre was the gardener of Louis XIII of France. His life B... Biography of Théo Varlet
Théo Varlet, born March 12, 1878 in Lille and died in 1938, was a French poet, writer and translator. Selected works Poetry 1898. Heures de Rêve, Lille. 1905. Notes et Poèmes, Le Beffroi, Lille. 1906. Notations, Le Beffroi, Lille. 1911. Poèmes choisis, Cassis. 1924. Aux Îles Bienheureuses, Grasse. 1922. Aux Libres Jardins (du Monde), Malfère. 1926. Paralipomena, poèmes, Crès & Cie. 1926. Quatorze Sonnets, Mercure de Flandre. 1929. Ad Astra, poèmes, Messein. 1933. Florilège de poésie cosmique, Mercure Universel. date? Lunaires, poèmes Other 1905. Le Dernier Satyre, le Beffroi ; SFELT Malfère, 1922. 1920. La Bella Venere, contes, SFELT Malfère. 1921. Les Titans du Ciel (avec Octave Jonquel), roman planétaire, SFELT Malfère. 1922. L'Agonie de la Terre (... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wilhelm Frick
Wilhelm Frick (12 March 1877 – 16 October 1946) was a prominent Nazi official, serving as Minister of the Interior of the Third Reich. After the end of World War II, he was executed for war crimes. Early life and family Frick was born in Alsenz, Bavaria, Germany, the last of four children of teacher Wilhelm Frick the elder and his wife Henriette (née Schmidt). He was educated in Kaiserslautern and studied jurisprudence at Heidelberg, graduating in 1901. He joined the Bavarian civil service in 1903, working as a lawyer at the police headquarters in Munich. He was made a Bezirksamtassessor in 1907 and rose to the position of Regierungsassessor by 1917. In 1910, Frick married Elisabetha Emilie Nagel (1890 - 1978) in Pirmasens. They had two sons and a daughter. The marriage ended in an ... Biography of Gordon MacRae
Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in musical films of the 1950s. Born in East Orange, New Jersey, MacRae graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1940 and served as a navigator in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He made his Broadway debut in the mid-1940s, acquiring his first recording contract soon afterwards. Many of his hit recordings were made with Jo Stafford. It was in 1948 that he appeared in his first film, The Big Punch, a non-musical boxing drama. He soon began an on-screen partnership with Doris Day and appeared with her in several films. In 1953, he starred opposite Kathryn Grayson in the third film version of The Desert Song. This was followed by starring appearances in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Diane C. Chechik
Diane C. Chechik, born March 12, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Jules Trochu
Louis Jules Trochu (12 March 1815 - 7 October 1896) was a French military leader and politician. He served as President of the Government of National Defense - being France's de facto head of state - from 4 September 1870 until his resignation on 22 January 1871 (although he retained the role symbolically until the legislative elections of February 1871). Military career He was born at Palais (Belle-Île-en-Mer). Educated at St. Cyr, he received a commission in the Staff Corps in 1837, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1840, and captain in 1843. He served as a captain in Algeria under Marshal Bugeaud, who, in recognition of his gallantry in the battles of Sidi Yussuf and Isly, made him his aide-de-camp and entrusted him with important commissions. He was promoted to major in 1845, an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Andretti
John Andretti (born March 12, 1963 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), is an American race car driver. He won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing. He is the last NASCAR driver to win for the famous Petty Enterprises team. Andretti family John's father, Aldo Andretti, had his racing career cut short due to a racing accident. John also has a younger brother named Adam Andretti who also has a talent for racing. Both Andretti brothers are as talented as their father and are nephews of IndyCar racing legend Mario Andretti (Aldo's twin), cousin of Mario's sons Michael and Jeff. John is the godson of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt. John also has another older brother and older sister, Mark and Carolyn. The Andretti family became the first fami... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Geoffrey Hodson
Geoffrey Hodson (12 March 1886 in Lincolnshire – 23 January 1983 in Auckland, New Zealand) was a occultist, Theosophist, mystic, philosopher and esotericist, and a leading light for over 70 years in the Theosophical Society. He was educated in England. He served with distinction in the British Army as an Officer during the First World War, which experience seems to have prompted him to spend his life attempting to eradicate the causes of wars and suffering through his teachings and insights. He was the author over fifty books (many still in print) on psychic powers, Theosophy, Spiritualism, mysticism, fairies, angels, meditation, clairvoyance, health and disease. He also wrote over two hundred articles and radio talks. He travelled the world extensively lecturing for The Theosophi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Norman Hogg
Norman Hogg, Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld FSA Scot. (12 March 1938 – 8 October 2008) was a Scottish Labour politician. Educated at Ruthrieston Secondary School in Aberdeen, he worked for Aberdeen Town Council from 1953-67 and then as a District Officer for NALGO from 1967 to 1979. At the 1979 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire East, defeating the Scottish National Party's Margaret Bain. When his constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1983 general election, he was elected for the new Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency, which he represented at Westminster until he stood down at the 1997 general election. During his time in the House of Commons he was a member of the Select Committee on Scottish Affairs from 1979-82, Chairman of... Biography of Dado Kamissoko
Dado Kamissoko, born March 12, 1979 in Villeneuve-St-Georges near Paris, is a French athlete, a 400m sprinter.... Biography of Holly Williams
Holly Williams (born March 12, 1981) is an American singer/songwriter. Raised in Nashville, Tennessee, considered the home of country music, she is the granddaughter of Hank Williams, the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr., and the half-sister of Hank Williams III. Holly's mother, Becky, is a native of Mer Rouge, Louisiana, and was married for five years to Hank Williams, Jr. Holly was born in Cullman, Alabama, and has an elder sister Hilary Williams. Holly, despite the legendary musical nature of her family, wasn't especially interested in music at a young age, and wanted to be a fashion model. Her parents separated when she was young, although her father took her to many of his shows. At age 17, Holly began playing one of her father's guitars, and soon began writing songs. After gra... Biography of Raul Alfonsin
Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (born March 12, 1927 in Chascomús) is an Argentine politician, who was the President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 9 July 1989. Life Early life Alfonsín was born in the city of Chascomús, in the eastern Buenos Aires Province of Argentina and raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Straight after his elementary schooling he took up studies at the General San Martín Military Academy, where he graduated after five years as a second lieutenant. In 1945, he entered the Radical Civic Union (UCR) while taking an active role in the reform group Movimiento de Intransigencia y Renovación. In 1946, he lost to Perón and at about that same time, he entered law school graduating in 1950 at the National University of La Plata and went back home in his birthplace. In 1950... Biography of Didier Flamand
Didier Flamand (born 12 March 1947) is a French actor. He has appeared in over 150 films and television shows since 1973. He starred in Raúl Ruiz's 1978 film The Suspended Vocation. Selected filmography * The Suspended Vocation (1978) * The Recourse to the Method (1978) * Chocolat (1988) * La Belle Verte (1996) * The Crimson Rivers (2000) * Sentimental Destinies (2000) * If I Were a Rich Man (2002) * Merci Docteur Rey (2002) * Love (2005) * Don't Look Back (2009)... Biography of Massoumeh Pahlavi
Massoumeh Pahlavi, born March 12, 1963 in Teheran, is an Iranian princess, the daugther of Fara Diva and the Shaw of Iran.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Jamieson
Charles Jamieson, born March 12, 1952 in Rutherglen, is a Scottish actor and a television voice-over regular. He is also an artist and painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Isaiah Rider
Isaiah Rider, Jr., sometimes known as J.R. Rider (born March 12, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player. Rider was born in Oakland, California, and was raised in nearby Alameda. He starred in both baseball and basketball at Encinal High School before going on to a college career with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a professional career in the National Basketball Association. He last played in the early stages of the 2001-02 NBA season. Early life and college career The 6'5" (1.96 m) Rider attended two junior colleges, including Allen County Community College in Iola, Kansas, before finding a home at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he garnered 2nd-Team All-American honors as a senior. He was also arrested once during his stay at UNLV, spending... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb (March 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909) was a Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician. Though he had little conventional schooling, he made important contributions to timekeeping as well as writing on economics, statistics and authoring a science fiction novel. The life of Newcomb Newcomb was born in the town of Wallace, Nova Scotia. His parents were Emily Prince, the daughter of a New Brunswick magistrate, and itinerant school teacher John Burton Newcomb. John moved around teaching in different parts of Canada, particularly in different villages in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Newcomb seems to have had little conventional schooling other than from his father and from a short apprenticeship to Dr Foshay, a charlatan herbalist, in New Brunswick in 1851. Neverthel... Biography of Gaëtan Annaloro
Gaëtan Annaloro, born March 12, 1924 in Tunis, is a Tunisian former professional boxer.... Biography of Charles Friedel
Charles Friedel (March 12, 1832 – April 20, 1899) was a French chemist and mineralogist. A native of Strasbourg, France, he was professor of chemistry at the Sorbonne. Friedel developed the Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions with James Crafts in 1877, and attempted to make synthetic diamonds. His son Georges Friedel (1865-1933) also became a renowned mineralogist.... Biography of Elly Jackson
Eleanor Kate "Elly" Jackson is an English singer-songwriter and the lead singer of the electropop duo La Roux. She is well-known for her trademark red hair and androgynous style. Biography Jackson was born in South London on 12 March 1988. She is the daughter of Trudie Goodwin and Kit Jackson, who are both actors, and has a sister named Jessica. She is also the great granddaughter of Anthony Bernard who founded the London Chamber Orchestra in 1921 and became the first musical director of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford upon Avon. Elly Jackson's first interest in music revolved around folk music. She was particularly interested in Carole King and Nick Drake whom she discovered in her parents' record collection. (Her mother is Trudie Goodwin, who rose to fame playing J... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat and pastor from Georgia who has served as Mayor of Atlanta, a Congressman from the 5th district, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations. He served as President of the National Council of Churches USA, and was a supporter and friend of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta was named after him. International Boulevard, near the Centennial Olympic Park, has been re-named Andrew Young International Boulevard, in honor of his efforts to secure the Olympic bid for Atlanta. Early life Young was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Daisy Fuller Young, a school teacher, and Andrew Jackson Young, Sr., a dentist. Young's father ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rex Walters
Rex Andrew Walters (born March 12, 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a retired American professional basketball player and current men's basketball coach at the University of San Francisco. Walters played collegiately at Northwestern University before transferring to the University of Kansas, where he helped lead the Jayhawks to the Final Four in 1993. The 6'4" (1.93 m) shooting guard was selected by the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets with the 16th pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. Walters played in the league from 1993 until 2000. He was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in his third season and he also played briefly with the Miami Heat. After leaving the NBA, Walters played for León and Gran Canaria in Spain. In addition to his playing career, Walters had a minor role in the 19... Biography of Deborah Evelyn
Deborah Evelyn, born March 12, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian actress. She is the sister of Carlos Evelyn, and the niece of Renata Sorrah. Her husband is Denis Carvalho, and she has a child. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263389/ ) 2009 Caras & Bocas (TV series) Judith – Episode #1.188 (2009) … Judith – Episode #1.187 (2009) … Judith – Episode #1.186 (2009) … Judith – Episode #1.185 (2009) … Judith – Episode #1.184 (2009) … Judith See all 186 episodes » 2008 Casos e Acasos (TV series) Glória – O Ultimato, o Vândalo e a Pensão (2008) … Glória 2007-2008 Desejo Proibido (TV series) Madalena – Episode #1.154 (2008) … Madalena – Episode #1.150 (2008) … Madalena – Episode #1.149 (2008) … Madalena – Episode #1.148 (2008) … Madalena – Episode ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Battiston
Patrick Battiston (born March 12, 1957 in Amnéville, Moselle) is a former French football player, who played for the France national team in three World Cups and won the 1984 European Football Championship. Club career Battiston began his career at lower league club Talange (1966-1973), before he was spotted and purchased by FC Metz (1973-1980). After seven years at that club, he moved to Saint-Etienne (1980-1983) for three years, where they won the 1981 Division 1 title, before moving to Bordeaux (1983-1987), where they won the 1984, 1985 and 1987 league titles and two Coupe de Frances. Battiston then moved on to Monaco (1987-1989), where they won the 1988 league title, before he returned to Bordeaux (1989-1991). International career Battiston earned 56 caps for his national ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George van Tassel
George Van Tassel (March 12, 1910 - February 9, 1978) was an American contactee, ufologist, and paranormal research leader who commenced building the Integratron in 1958 in Landers, California. History Van Tassel was born in Jefferson, Ohio and grew up in a fairly prosperous middle-class family. He dropped out of high school in the 10th grade and got a job at a Cleveland airport; he also got a pilot's license. At 20, he headed for California, where at first he worked for a garage owned by an uncle. While working at the garage he met Frank Critzer, an eccentric loner who claimed to be working a mine somewhere near Giant Rock, a 7-story boulder near Landers, California. Frank Critzer was a German immigrant trying to make a living in the desert as a prospector. During World War II, Cri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Brochard
Jean Brochard (12 March 1893 – 17 June 1972) was a French film actor and comedian. He appeared in over 100 films between 1933 and 1966. Selected filmography * Les Diaboliques (1954) * I Vitelloni (1953) * Return to Life (1949) * A Lover's Return (1946)... Biography of Teimour Radjabov
Teimour Radjabov, also spelled Teymur Rajabov (Azerbaijani: Teymur Rəcəbov; born 12 March 1987 in Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR), is a leading Azerbaijani chess player. On the january 2009 FIDE list, Radjabov has an Elo rating of 2761, ranking sixth in the world and first, by 37 points, in his native Azerbaijan. Radjabov earned the title of Grandmaster in March 2001 at the age of 14, making him the second-youngest grandmaster in history at the time. Radjabov's playing style has been described as attacking and tactically influenced. Radjabov and Kasparov Radjabov's name is often mentioned in conjunction with that of former world champion Garry Kasparov. Both are from Baku, Azerbaijan and both men have Jewish fathers. Radjabov's lifetime score against Kasparo... Biography of Edward G. Zubler
Edward G. Zubler, born on March 12, 1925 in Lackawanna, New York, died on March 20, 2004, was an American chemist and the inventor of first halogen lamp.... Biography of Françoise d'Eaubonne
Françoise d'Eaubonne (12 March 1920 in Paris - 3 August 2005 in Paris) was a French feminist, who introduced the term ecofeminism (écologie-féminisme, éco-féminisme or écoféminisme) in 1974. Her father was member of the religious Sillon movement and anarchist sympathiser, her mother a child of a Carlist revolutionary. Her childhood in Toulouse was marked by the physical decay of her father, due to the gas he had been exposed to in the trenches during the war in 1914. When she was at the age of 16, the Spanish Civil War broke out. Three years later she witnessed the arrival of the Republicans in exile. Between the age of 20 and 25 she endured the privations of the time. In a train station in Paris the Liberation, the end of the war met her in form of freed Jews returning from the camps. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Planche
Bernard Planche, born March 12, 1953 in Clermont-Ferrand, is a French engineer, a former hostage in Irak (December 5, 2005 - January 6, 2006), employee of a French non-governmental Organization.... Biography of Marlon Jackson
Marlon David Jackson (March 12, 1957) is an American singer, former member of The Jackson 5, and elder brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. Early years Born in Gary, Indiana to Joseph and Katherine Jackson, Marlon's identical twin brother Brandon died stillborn during emergency c-section surgery. They were several weeks premature. While Marlon was still a young child, his older brothers Jackie, Tito and Jermaine formed an early incarnation of what would be The Jackson 5, called "The Ripples & the Waves." in 1964. Within two years, Marlon and younger brother Michael joined the group, initially as percussionists. According to sources, the boys' father Joseph almost removed Marlon from the group because he supposedly sang out of tune and missed dance turns an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris Carr
Chris Dean Carr (born March 12, 1974 in Ironton, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (56th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft. Carr played six seasons in the NBA for the Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics. His best year as a pro came during the 1997-98 season as a member of the Timberwolves, appearing in 51 games and averaging 9.9 ppg. Carr also appeared in the 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Carr played collegiately at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He also played in Greece with AEK Athens BC and in Serbia with KK Lavovi 063. Chris Carr currently owns and operates 43 Hoops Basketball Academy(http://www.43hoops.com). 43 Hoops basketball Academy ... Biography of Hans Knappertsbusch
Hans Knappertsbusch (12 March 1888 – 25 October 1965) was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss. Knappertsbusch was born in Elberfeld, today's Wuppertal. He studied philosophy at Bonn University and conducting at the Cologne Conservatory with Fritz Steinbach. For a few summers, he assisted Siegfried Wagner and Hans Richter at Bayreuth. He began his career with conducting jobs in Elberfeld (1913-1918), Leipzig (1918-1919) and Dessau (1919-1922). When Bruno Walter left Munich for New York, Knappertsbusch succeeded him as General Music Director of the Bavarian State Orchestra and the Bavarian State Opera, with a life-long contract. Knappertsbusch later refused to join the Nazi party. He incurred the wrath o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Aubrey
John Aubrey (March 12, 1626–June 7, 1697) was an English antiquary and writer, best known as the author of the collection of short biographical pieces usually referred to as Brief Lives and as the discoverer of the Aubrey holes in Stonehenge. He was born at Easton Piers or Percy, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire, of a well-off gentry family of the Welsh Marches. His grandfather, Isaac Lyte, lived at Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset, now owned by the National Trust. Richard Aubrey, his father, owned lands in Wiltshire and Herefordshire. For many years an only child, he was educated at home, with a private tutor, "melancholy" in his solitude. His father was not intellectual, preferring field sports to learning. Aubrey read such books as came his way, including Bacon's Essays, and studied geometry in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre-Jean Vaillard
Pierre-Jean Vaillard, born March 12, 1918 in Sète, died in 1988, was a French comedian, actor, singer and composer. Filmography 1955 : Si Paris nous était conté (Coltier) 1956 : Assassins et voleurs (l'imaginatif « violé ») 1957 : Que les hommes sont bêtes 1958 : Le Naïf aux quarante enfants (l'inspecteur d'académie) 1964 : Les Barbouzes (narrateur)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Googie Withers
Googie Withers, CBE (born 12 March 1917) is a British actress. Born Georgette Lizette Withers she began acting at the age of 12. A student at the Italia Conti Academy stage school, she was a dancer in a West End production when she was offered work as a film extra in Michael Powell's The Girl in the Crowd (1935). She arrived on the set to find one of the major players in the production had been dismissed, and she was immediately asked to step into the role. During the 1930s she was constantly in demand in lead roles in minor films and supporting roles in more prestigious productions. Her best known work of the period was as one of Margaret Lockwood's friends in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). Among her successes of the 1940s was the Powell and Pressburger film, One of... Biography of Claire Gérard
Claire Gérard (Claire, Elisa, Julienne Gérard), born on March 12, 1889 in Saint-Gilles (Brussels), died on March 24, 1971 in Paris, was a French actress. Filmography 1932 : Le Mariage de Mademoiselle Beulemans de Jean Choux 1932 : L'Aimable Lingère de Donatien - (court métrage) 1932 : Photos de Abel Jacquin - (court métrage) 1933 : Trois pour cent de Jean Dréville 1933 : Âme de clown de Marc Didier et Yvan Noé 1934 : Sans famille de Marc Allégret 1934 : Jeanne de Georges Marret 1934 : Si j'étais le patron de Richard Pottier : Mme Villiers 1934 : Les Nuits moscovites de Alexis Granowsky 1934 : Zouzou de Marc Allégret 1934 : L'École des resquilleurs de Germain Fried - (court métrage) 1935 : Crime et Châtiment de Pierre Chenal ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David d'Angers
Pierre-Jean David (March 12, 1788 – January 4, 1856), usually called David d'Angers, was a French sculptor. He was born at Angers. His father was a sculptor or a mason, but had gone into the army as a musketeer, fighting against the Chouans of La Vendée. He returned to his trade at the end of the civil war to find his customers gone, so that young David was born into poverty. His father wished for him to have a better career, and in his eighteenth year he left for Paris to study art, with only eleven francs. After struggling for survival for a year and a half, he succeeded in taking the prize at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. An annuity of 600 francs was granted to him by the municipality of his native town in 1809, and in 1811 David's Epaminondas gained the prix de Rome. He spent five years... Biography of Giuseppe Palizzi
Giuseppe Palizzi, born March 12, 1812 in Lanciano, Italy, died January 10, 1888 in Paris, France, was an Italian artist and painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Vincent Placé
Jean-Vincent Placé, born March 12, 1968 in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Normandy, France, is a French politician. He is a senior member of The Greens party. The Greens political party to the centre-left of the political spectrum in France. They have officially been in existence since 1984, but their spiritual roots can be traced as far back as René Dumont’s candidacy for the presidency in 1974. They are a member of the European Green Party.... Biography of Katarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik (born March 12, 1981 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006. Her nickname amongst fans is Kata. Although she has a career-high of No. 20 in singles, she has had better results in the doubles circuit. With 15 WTA doubles tournaments on her name and a doubles career high of No. 3, she is considered as one of the better doubles players on the WTA Tour. Career In juniors, she won the 1998 Wimbledon singles title and was singles runner-up at the US Open. Srebotnik attained the second spot on the junior rankings in 1997 and 1998. Tour Debut (1995-1999) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Virginia Bottomley
Virginia Bottomley, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, PC, DL (née Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Garnett, born 12 March 1948, Dunoon, Scotland) is a British Conservative Party politician. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons from 1984 to 2005. Considered to be a "One Nation Conservative", Bottomley is a Life Member of the Tory Reform Group. Early life Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Garnett was born in Dunoon to W. John Garnett, former director of what was then called The Industrial Society, and Barbara Rutherford-Smith, teacher and elected Conservative member of the Inner London Education Authority. Her aunt on her father's side was Labour Greater London Council member Peggy Jay. Education Bottomley was educated at Putney High School, an independent sch... Biography of Walter Schirra
Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. (March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen for the Project Mercury, America's first effort to put humans in space. He was the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo). He logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space. Schirra was the fifth American and the ninth human to ride a rocket into space. He was the first person to go into space three times. Biography Schirra was born into an aviation family in Hackensack, New Jersey. Schirra's father, Walter M. Schirra, Sr., went to Canada from Italian Switzerland during World War I and earned his pilot rating. He later became a barnstormer. Schirra's mother, Florence Leach Schirra, went along on her husband's barn... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Niède Guidon
Niède Guidon is a Brazilian archaeologist who was born on the 12 March 1933 in Jaú, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. She has won international recognition and support for her struggle to protect Brazil's rich archaeological heritage. Donning a classic and casual style, Niède Guidon can usually be seen wearing old tennis shoes, jeans and a t-shirt during her typical 18-hour, 25 kilometer (15.6 miles) walks workdays. Parque Nacional Serra de Capivara Niède Guidon is the head archaeologist at the Serra da Capivara National Park in Piauí, Brazil where she and her colleagues have discovered over 800 pre-historic sites concerned with the occupation of America by human beings. The park encompasses an area protected by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Chamberland
Charles Chamberland (March 12, 1851 – May 2, 1908) was a French microbiologist from Chilly-le-Vignoble in the department of Jura who worked with Louis Pasteur. In 1884 he developed a type of filtration known today as the Chamberland filter or Chamberland-Pasteur filter, consisting of an unglazed porcelain bar. This filter had pores that were smaller than bacteria, and made it possible to pass a solution containing bacteria through the filter and have them completely removed from the solution. He was also credited for starting a research project that led to the invention of the autoclave device in 1879. He worked with Pasteur and came up, by chance, with a vaccine for chicken cholera. He went away on holiday, forgetting to inject the disease into some chickens as he had been told. Whe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karin Waehner
Karin Waehner, born on March 12, 1926 in Gliwice, died in 1999, was a dancer and choreographer of German descent.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francesco Piccolo
Francesco Piccolo (born March 12, 1964 in Caserta) is an Italian author of novels, short stories and screen plays. Piccolo was born at Caserta. His novels and short story collections include Allegro occidentale, E se c'ero dormivo, Il tempo imperfetto, and Storie di primogeniti e figli unici (all published by Feltrinelli); l'Italia spensierata (Laterza); and La separazione del maschio (Einaudi). With Storie di primogeniti e figli unici he won two literary prizes: the Premio Giuseppe Berto and the Premio letterario Piero Chiara. In the cinema he has worked on screenplays for My Name is Tanino, Paz! (based on cartoons by Andrea Pazienza), Ovunque sei, Il caimano (for which he, Nanni Moretti and Federica Pontremoli were awarded the 2006 David di Donatello for Best Script), Nemmeno in un... Biography of Serge Turgeon
Serge Turgeon, CM, CQ (12 March 1946 – 18 May 2004) was a Quebec actor and union leader. He was the president of the Union des artistes from 1985 to 1997. In 2001, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2003, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.... Biography of Serge Marquand
1959 : Et mourir de plaisir by Roger Vadim : Giuseppe 1960 : Pleins feux sur l'assassin by Georges Franju : Yvan 1960 : La Bride sur le cou by Roger Vadim : Prince 1960 : Scattered (Battlestar Galactica) by Patrice Daly 1961 : Le Reflux by Paul Gégauff (not on general release) 1961 : Les Trois Mousquetaires, in two parts, Les Ferrets de la reine and La Revanche de Milady by Bernard Borderie 1961 : Tintin and the Golden Fleece by Jean-Jacques Vierne : le facteur 1961 : Les Parisiennes, sketch "Ella" by Jacques Poitrenaud : Le chauffeur de taxi 1961 : Ca c'est la vie by Claude Choublier 1962 : Les Bricoleurs by Jean Girault 1962 : L'Abominable homme des douanes by Marc Allégret 1962 : Le Vice et la vertu by Roger Vadim 1962 : Les Gr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ettore Felici
Ettore Felici, born on March 12, 1881 in Segni, died on May 9, 1951, was an talian ecclesiastic, the Papal Nuncio to Ireland.... Biography of Marc Simoncini
Marc Simoncini, born March 12, 1963 in Marseille, is a French engineer and businessman, the founder and CEO of Meetic, one of the most popular French dating sites (www.meetic.com or www.meetic.fr). Like Match.com in the U.S., Meetic has become a familiar word among French singles. "Doing a Meetic" means meeting someone for a first date after meeting online. Meetic has more than 10 million members across Europe.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Dufy
Jean Dufy, born March 12, 1888 in Le Havre and died in May 1964, was a French painter, the young brother of painter Raoul Dufy.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anne Summers
Anne Summers, born March 12, 1945 in Deniliquin, is a best selling Australian author, journalist and speaker on political and social, especially women's, issues.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Mineur
Jean Mineur,, born on March 12, 1902 in Valenciennes (source for his time of birth: Lescaut), died on October 19, 1985 in Cannes, was a French pionner who distributed cinema advertisements.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Plinio Cintra
Plinio Cintra, born on March 12, 1943 in São Paulo, is a Brazilian judge (source: LMR, Astrodatabank).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Lambert (musician)
Paul Lambert, born on March 12, 1907 in Doornik, is a Belgian jazz musician (source: Lescaut).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Phil Anderson (cyclist)
Philip Grant Anderson OAM (born 12 March 1958) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who was the first non-European to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France. Origins Phil Anderson was born in London but moved to Melbourne, Australia, when he was young. He grew up in the suburb of Kew and graduated from Trinity Grammar School in 1975. He first raced with Hawthorn Cycling Club, where Allan Peiper, another future professional, was also a member. Peiper said: "Phil went to a private school and joined the club with his mate, Peter Darbyshire. My best friend was Tom Sawyer, later a six-day racer in Europe, and we were the two rough nuts, while Phil and Darbs were the two upper-class boys". Amateur career Anderson, who had a reputation as an amateur for crashing, won... Biography of Charles Delestraint
Charles Delestraint (12 March 1879 - 19 April 1945) was a French Army general and member of the French Resistance during World War II. He was born in Biache Saint-Waast, Pas-de-Calais. Delestraint was captured in the beginning of the World War I and spent it as a prisoner of war. After the war he remained in the army where he was a proponent for the use of armoured forces. He also befriended Charles de Gaulle. Delestraint retired in 1939 but was recalled to service after the outbreak of World War II. During the Battle of France, on 3 June 1940, he led the armoured counterattack against Germans in Abbeville. After the surrender of France on 25 June, he retired to Bourg-en-Bresse where Henri Frenay recruited him for the French Resistance. Delestraint began to organize resistance ... Biography of Charlie A. Brown
Charlie A. Brown, born on March 12, 1939 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (birth time source: W. Breen, Astrodatabank), is an American hippie of San Francisco ; he has been arrested for possession of peyote.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Norbert Brainin
Norbert Brainin, (12 March 1923 – 10 April 2005), was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the world's most highly regarded string quartets. Because of Brainin's Jewish origin, he was driven out of Vienna after Hitler's Anschluss of 1938, as were the violinist Siegmund Nissel and violist Peter Schidlof. Brainin and Schidlof met in a British internment camp, many Jewish refugees having had the misfortune of being confined by the British as "enemy aliens" upon seeking refuge in the UK. Brainin was released after a few months, but Schidlof remained in the camp, where he met Nissel. Finally Schidlof and Nissel were released, and the three of them were able to study with violin pedagogue Max Rostal, who taught them free of charge. It was through Rostal that they met cellist ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Blancard
René Blancard (12 March 1897 – 5 November 1965) was a French film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965. Selected filmography A Cage of Nightingales (1945) We Are All Murderers (1952) Endless Horizons (1953) The Unfrocked One (1954) La Vérité (1960)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Grant Long
Grant Andrew Long (born March 12, 1966 in Wayne, Michigan) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 NBA games over a 15-year career. A 6'9" forward from Eastern Michigan University, Long was selected with the 33rd pick of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Long played six seasons for the Heat, earning a reputation for his aggressive defense and strong rebounding. Long would also play for the Atlanta Hawks (in two separate stints), Detroit Pistons, Vancouver and Memphis Grizzlies, and Boston Celtics, and he ended his NBA career in 2003 with 9,518 total points and 6,154 total rebounds. Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during his tenure in the league: John Long, his uncle, and Terry Mills, his cousin. His brother is professional ... Biography of Kéllé Bryan
British singer turned actress, and television personnality.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor CBE RA (born 12 March 1954) is a British sculptor of Indian birth. Born in Mumbai (Bombay), Kapoor has lived and worked in London since the early 1970s when he moved to study art, first at the Hornsey College of Art and later at the Chelsea School of Art and Design. He initially began exhibiting as part of New British Sculpture art scene. He went on to exhibit internationally at venues such as the Tate Gallery and Hayward Gallery in London, Kunsthalle Basel, Haus der Kunst Munich, Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin, Reina Sofia in Madrid, MAK Vienna, and the ICA Boston. He represented Britain in the XLIV Venice Biennale in 1990, when he was awarded the Premio Duemila Prize. In 1991 he received the Turner Prize. Notable public sculptures include Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, Chica... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rob Cohen
Robert "Rob" Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American film director, producer and writer. Early life Cohen was born in Cornwall, New York. He was raised and spent his childhood in the Town of Newburgh and graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in 1967 (according to an article by Germain Lussier in the Middletown (New York) Times Herald Record, August 3, 2008). He subsequently graduated from Harvard University. Film career Producing As producer, he has been behind many major motion pictures, including The Witches of Eastwick, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and The Running Man. His latest movie is the third film in Universal Studios' The Mummy franchise begun by Stephen Sommers. Directing As a director, Cohen is mainly known for his hit films Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Dragon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maakan Tounkara
Maakan Tounkara (born 1983 in Epernay, France) is a French handball player. She plays for the French national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the French team placed fifth.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maki Nomiya
Maki Nomiya (野宮真貴, Nomiya Maki?, born March 12, 1960 in Shiranuka, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese singer and musician. She released her first solo album in 1981, and worked through the 1980s as the lead vocalist of the New Wave band Portable Rock. In 1991 she became the lead singer of the band Pizzicato Five. When the group disbanded in 2001 she embarked on a solo career. She also appears singing solo on the soundtrack of the game We ♥ Katamari and in the 2008 Japanese version of Just One Second (Jikan Wo Tomete) by London Elektricity. Solo Discography * 1981: Pink no Kokoro (Pink Heart) * 2000: Miss Maki Nomiya Sings * 2002: Lady Miss Warp * 2004: Dress Code * 2005: Big Bang Romance EP (a/k/a Maki Nomiya Loves M-Flo)(with M-Fl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Angela McCluskey
Angela McCluskey, born on March 12, 1963 in Glasgow, is a Scottish singer-songwriter based in California. She performs as a solo artist and as a member of the folk rock group, Wild Colonials. McCluskey has also provided vocals for Curio and recorded the European dance hit and US Mitsubishi commercial hit "Breathe" among other songs with Télépopmusik (on albums Genetic World and Angel Milk). Angela also sang ‘Beautiful Things’ for American Express and more recently her voice can be heard on the Shick Quatro commercial singing ‘I’m not the girl'. Her Songs have appeared on the soundtracks for the films Rachel Getting Married and Sherrybaby. Biography McCluskey was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She went to London, and found work as a publicist, and then in the video department of EMI Recor... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Cuq
Henri Cuq (born March 12, 1942 - died June 11, 2010 (cancer)) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Yvelines department, and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kleggie Hermsen
Clarence Henry "Kleggie" Hermsen (March 12, 1923 in Hill City, Minnesota – March 2, 1994) was an American professional basketball player. A 6-foot-9 center from the University of Minnesota, Hermsen began his professional career with the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball League in 1943-44 and 1945-46. He scored 11 points in 12 games during his rookie campaign, but played a greater role in his second season, scoring 55 points in 21 games. Both Red Skins teams advanced to the NBL championship series — losses to the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and Rochester Royals. Hermsen then played six seasons (1946-1951; 1952-1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Cleveland Rebels, Toronto Huskies, Baltimore Bullets, Washington Capitols, Chicago Stags, Tri-Cities ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christopher Coke
Michael Christopher Coke (born 12 March 1969 in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston), also known as Dudus, is an alleged Jamaican drug lord and the leader of the Shower Posse gang. He lives in Kingston and is the son of accused drug lord Lester Lloyd Coke. In 2009 the United States began requesting his extradition and in May 2010 the Government of Jamaica issued a warrant for Coke's arrest. As a result the city of Kingston was placed under a state of emergency and the police and military launched an operation aimed at taking Coke into custody. Extradition to the United States Main article: 2010 Kingston unrest In 2009 the United States began requesting the extradition of Coke from his native Jamaica. Bruce Golding, the prime minister of Jamaica and leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, i... Biography of Danny Jones (musician)
Daniel Alan David "Danny" Jones (born 12 March 1986) is an English musician who is one of the lead vocalists and guitarist for pop rock band McFly, alongside fellow members Tom Fletcher (guitar, vocals), Dougie Poynter (bass, vocals) and Harry Judd (drums). McFly McFly rose to fame in 2004, in part due to their association with Busted who helped launch them by offering them the position of support act in their tour, A Present for Everyone. Jones met Tom Fletcher when he auditioned for the boyband V (whom he had mistaken as being a more Bustedesque band), Fletcher, who was filming the auditions for Island Records, later approached Jones. The two conversed and found they had common interests and so Fletcher invited Jones to write with him and James Bourne. When writing projects for Buste... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Minea Blomqvist
Minea "Minni" Blomqvist, (born 12 March 1985 in Espoo, Finland) is a professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour but is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Blomqvist was a member of the Finnish National Ladies Team from 2001–2003 and played in the 2002 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships. She was a two-time member of the European PING Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2002 and 2003 winning all her matches in the winning 2003 side and she represented Europe in the 2003 Vagliano Trophy. She played as an amateur on the Telia Tour four times in 2000 and 2001 missing the cut each time. In 2002 she played in three Telia Tour events and recorded two top twenty finishes plus a win at the Sparbanken Ladies Open. In 2003 she played... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Finley
Steven Allen Finley (born March 12, 1965, in Union City, Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Early life Finley, who grew up in Paducah, Kentucky, attended Paducah Tilghman High School and Southern Illinois University, where he earned a degree in physiology and played for the baseball team from 1984–87. Career College, Team USA, and minor leagues In 1986, Finley was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the draft, but did not sign, instead choosing to remain at SIU, where he was 2-time All-Missouri Valley Conference performer and a third-team All-American in 1986. He was a member of the 1986 Team USA squad that won a bronze medal during international competition in the Netherlands. In 1987, he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ngô Quyền
Ngô Quyền (Hán tự: 吳權) (March 12, 897 – 944) (r. 939–944) was a Vietnamese prefect and general during the Southern Han Dynasty occupation of Giao Châu in the Red River Valley in what is now northern Vietnam. In 938, he soundly defeated the Chinese at the famous Battle of Bạch Đằng River north of modern Haiphong and ended 1,000 years of Chinese domination dating back to 111 BC under the Han Dynasty. Ngô Quyền was born in 897 AD in Đường Lâm (Modern-day Ba Vì District, in the Ha Tay Province of northern Vietnam, near Hanoi). He was the son of Ngô Mân, an influential government official in Annam during the Tang Dynasty occupation. His father was a strong supporter of Phùng Hưng, the first Lord Protector of the Annam and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julien Courbey
Julien Courbey (born March 12, 1976 in Gournay-en-Bray) is a French actor. Filmography 1991 : Triplex, directed by Georges Lautner 1993 : Seconde B 1993 : À cause d'elle, directed by Jean-Loup Hubert 1994 : Le Clandestin (The Clandestine), directed by Jean-Louis Bertucelli : Maxime (TV Film) 1994 : Priez pour nous, directed by Jean-Pierre Vergne 1995 : Les Anges gardiens, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré : Jérôme 1995 : Pasteur, cinq années de rage, directed by Luc Béraud : Viala (TV movie) 1996 : Y a du foutage de gueule dans l'air, directed by Djamel Bensalah 1996 : Une fille à papas, directed by Pierre Joassin : Jean-Bat (TV movie) 1996 : Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi, directed by Claude Lelouch 1997 : K of Alexandre Arcady 199... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mikko Koivu
Mikko Sakari Koivu (born March 12, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey center and captain of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Koivu was the captain for the gold-winning Finnish national team at the 2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Playing career After playing in the Finnish junior leagues, Koivu began playing for TPS of the SM-liiga as a seventeen-year-old in 2000–01, the same team for whom older brother Saku also once played. He was selected 6th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild and continued to play with TPS Turku for three more seasons. Koivu moved to North America in the 2004–05 to play for Minnesota's AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros, while that NHL season was canceled. The next season, he made his NHL debut with... Biography of Christina Grimmie
Christina Victoria Grimmie, (born March 12, 1994 (birth time source: http://old.zeldaxlove64.com/index.php?site=faq and http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/christina-grimmie/quiz/results/759232/what-time-christina-born)), known on YouTube as zeldaxlove64, is a pianist and singer/songwriter known for her covers of hit songs by artists such as Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and many more. In June 2011, she released her debut EP, Find Me. In June 2012, she told a reporter that she wanted to stop doing covers and start writing only original music. The same month, Grimmie also revealed that she would be working with a new feature band, to be named Rising Tide, which is a teen group originally from her hometown area in New Jersey. YouTube recogn... Biography of Dale Murphy
Dale Bryan Murphy (born March 12, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. During an 18-year baseball career, 1976–1993, he played for three different teams, but is noted for his time with the Atlanta Braves. Murphy won consecutive National League Most Valuable Player Awards (1982–1983), the National League's Silver Slugger Award four straight years (1982–1985), and the National League's Gold Glove award five straight years (1982–1986). Baseball Playing career In 1976 Murphy began his major league career with a nineteen game stint catching with the Braves. He appeared in only eighteen games the following season. In 1978, Murphy alternated between catcher and first base. At the plate, he slumped to a .226 batting average, though he... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jimmy Wynn
James Sherman Wynn (born March 12, 1942 in Hamilton, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. During a 15-year baseball career, he played from 1963-1977 for five different teams: the Houston Colt .45s/Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Milwaukee Brewers. His career started in 1962 when the Cincinnati Reds signed him as an amateur free agent. Shortly thereafter, he was drafted by the then Houston Colt .45s in the 1962 first player draft. He came up as a shortstop through the minor leagues. In his debut major league season of 1963 he also primarily played shortstop. However, he struggled with the position defensively and was moved to center field, where he played most of the rest of his career. He fielded that position fairly well. For eleven ye... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edward Albee
Edward Franklin Albee III (born March 12, 1928) is an American playwright who is known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), and a rewrite of the book for the unsuccessful musical Breakfast at Tiffany's an adaptation of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966). His works are considered well-crafted, often unsympathetic examinations of the modern condition. His early works reflect a mastery and Americanization of the Theatre of the Absurd that found its peak in works by European playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, and Jean Genet. Younger American playwrights, such as Paula Vogel, credit Albee's daring mix of theatricality and biting dialogue with helping to reinvent the post-war American theatre in the early ... Biography of Myrna Fahey
Myrna Fahey (12 March 1933 - 6 May 1973) was an American actress best known for her role as Maria Crespo in Walt Disney's Zorro, and as Madeline Usher in the film version of Edgar Allan Poe's, The Fall of the House of Usher. She appeared in episodes of 37 television series from the 1950s into the 1970s, including Bonanza, The Time Tunnel, Maverick, Perry Mason, The Adventures of Superman, and Batman . Fahey was born in Carmel, Maine, near Bangor in 1933, but grew up in Southwest Harbor near Bar Harbor, Maine, where she was a cheerleader at Pemetic High School. She began competing in local beauty pageants in the early 1950s. She acted one season at the Pasadena Playhouse before breaking into TV, and became an avid skier in California. She invested in stocks and one of her contracts stipu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Grant Mattos
Grant Logan Mattos (born March 12, 1981) is a former National Football League wide receiver and special teams player. He was a contestant on the twenty-second season of the American television program Survivor, where he came in 8th place and became the 5th jury member. He went to Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, CA. College career Mattos played college football at the University of Southern California after transferring from Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California and graduated in 2003. Professional career After college, Mattos played for the San Diego Chargers, followed by the Denver Broncos. Mattos was last signed with the Tennessee Titans. Post-football Mattos currently works as a Yoga instructor and lists largemouth bass fishing, surfing, and writing a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ben Kenney
Benjamin Lee Kenney, Sr. (born on March 12, 1977), is a musician from Brielle, New Jersey, and the bassist for the band Incubus. Ben Kenney played guitar for the hip-hop group The Roots before he joined Incubus in 2003 after the departure of bassist and founding member Alex Katunich aka Dirk Lance. He had previously played with Incubus members Mike Einziger and Jose Pasillas in Time Lapse Consortium. Ben is known to play at least six different instruments and sometimes plays drum duets with Incubus' drummer Jose Pasillas live on-stage. He has also done studio work for artists including: Justin Timberlake, Faith Evans, Erykah Badu, Blackalicious, and producers Timbaland and DJ Jazzy Jeff. 26, Maduro, Distance & Comfort & "Burn the Tapes" were all released by Ben's own record com... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Josip Skoblar
Josip "Joško" Skoblar (born 12 March 1941) is a Croatian former football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings. Playing career Club Skoblar was born in Privlaka near Zadar (at the time in the Banovina of Croatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia). He started his career with NK Zadar (1957–58). He got spotted there by OFK Beograd goalie Perica Radenković who was serving his mandatory army stint in Zadar. Radenković recommended Skoblar to club management and the 19-year-old was soon on his way to Belgrade. With OFK Beograd Skoblar won the Yugoslav Cup in 1962 and 1966. In Germany he played for Hannover 96 (1967–70). In 57 games in Bundesliga, he scored 30 goals. He was willing to play in Marseilles, but the chairman of Hannover did... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Amdy Faye
Amdy Moustapha Faye (born 12 March 1977) is a Senegalese footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder, and he can also play as a centre back. He plays for the Senegal national team. He is currently a free agent, his last spell was at Leeds United where he was released in January 2011 after coming to the end of his six month contract. Career Faye began his career at French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco FC playing for their youth team between 1996–1997. He then had spells with Championnat National side ES Frejus. Auxerre Faye signed for AJ Auxerre of Ligue 1 in 1998. He failed to make the first team in his first season he then made three appearances in the 1999–2000 season. Faye then began to brake into the first team for the 2000–01 season when he made 22 appearances scoring once in hi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dave Hause
Dave Hause, born David Andrew Hause, March 12, 1978 is an American singer-songwriter that has played in multiple Philadelphia, PA area punk and hardcore bands. He currently performs solo as well as sings and plays guitar in The Loved Ones. Music and career In the mid-90s, Hause played guitar in a Philadelphia-based hardcore/punk band called Step Ahead, who released one album. After they broke up, Hause and Brendan Hill, the drummer from Step Ahead, formed The Curse. The Curse, which featured Hause on guitar and sharing vocals, released two songs on the four-way split album The Philadelphia Sound and released a six-track EP on Hell Bent Records before playing their last show on April 12, 2003 opening for Kid Dynamite. While with The Curse, he also played guitar and sang back-up vocals f... |
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