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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on May, 14, 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 · 45,421 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,421 Celebrities
152 celebrities or events were found for May, 14. Add to favourites (170 fans)Biography of Che Guevara
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (May 14, 1928 (birth time source: Marc Penfield) – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara or El Che, was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, medic, political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. As a young man studying medicine, Guevara traveled roughrough throughout Latin America, bringing him into direct contact with the impoverished conditions in which many people lived. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to the conclusion that the region's socio-economic inequalities could only be remedied by revolution, prompting him to intensify his study of Marxism and travel to Guatemala to learn about the reforms being implemented there by President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán. While in Mexico in 1956, Guevar... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg, (born May 14, 1984 (birth time source, a rectification from http://laurendelsack.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/birth-time-rectification-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg/)) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. As a Harvard student, he created the online social website Facebook, a site popular among students worldwide, with fellow computer science major students and his roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. He serves as Facebook's CEO. He has been the subject of controversy for the origins of his business and his wealth. Time Magazine added Zuckerberg as one of The World's Most Influential People of 2008. Zuckerberg fell under the Scientists & Thinkers category for his web phenomenon, Facebook, and ranked 52 out of 101 people. Early life Zuckerberg was rais... Add to favourites (59 fans)Biography of Patrick Bruel
Patrick Bruel (born Patrick Maurice Benguigui, on May 14, 1959 in Tlemcen, Algeria) is a Jewish French singer, actor, and professional poker player. Although Bruel aspired to be a football (soccer) star as a youth, he decided to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975. His first success came as an actor, however, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He continued acting in films, on television and in the theater while pursuing his singing career. His first single, "Vide" ("Empty"), released in 1982, was not a success, but the follow up, "Marre de cette nana-là" ("Fed up with that chick"), was a hit. In 2003, he had his last name officially changed to Bruel-Benguigui, his stage name with his birthname, before his partner Amanda Maruani gave birth to his first child, Oscar, on August... Biography of Otto Klemperer
Otto Klemperer (May 14, 1885 – July 6, 1973) was a German-born conductor and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century. Above all, his fame rests on his interpretations of Germanic repertoire. Height: 1m98 (6' 6") Klemperer was born in Breslau, then in Prussia, now Wrocław, Poland. He took United States citizenship in 1937 and Israeli citizenship in 1970. He was the father of Hogan's Heroes actor Werner Klemperer and cousin to Victor Klemperer. Klemperer studied music first at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, and later in Berlin under Hans Pfitzner. In 1905 he met Gustav Mahler while conducting the off-stage brass at a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 2, 'Resurrection'. The two became friends, and Klemperer became conductor a... Add to favourites (73 fans)Biography of Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise Blanchett (born on May 14, 1969) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress. Early life Blanchett was born in Melbourne, Australia to Robert Blanchett, a Texas-born United States Navy Petty Officer who later worked in advertising, and June, an Australian schoolteacher. When Blanchett was 10, she lost her father to a heart attack. She has two siblings; the elder, Bob, is a computer systems engineer, and her younger sister, Geneviève, is a theatrical designer. She is of French ancestry. Career Blanchett attended primary school in Melbourne at Ivanhoe East Primary School before completing secondary education at Methodist Ladies' College, where she explored her passion for acting. She studied economics and fine art at the University of Melb... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California) is an American child actress and singer. Her career began in 1996 when she was spotted by an agent who was so impressed by her singing and dancing in a restaurant called "Taste of LA" that he signed her up for a number of small roles such as commercials. Since then she has appeared in School of Rock and other films, and has a starring role in a teen comedy, Drake & Josh. Cosgrove now stars as Carly Shay in the new Nickelodeon series iCarly, which is written and produced by Dan Schneider. iCarly now shows on Nickelodeon in TeenNick. Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m) Early life Miranda was born in Los Angeles, California on May 14, 1993. When she was about five years old she started singing and dancing in "Taste of LA", a r... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is a four-time Academy Award nominated American film director, producer, and screenwriter famous for his epic Star Wars saga and Indiana Jones films — the latter a collaboration with his friend Steven Spielberg. He is one of American film industry's most financially successful independent directors and producers, with an estimated net worth of $3.6 billion. Early life and education George Walton Lucas Jr. was born in Modesto, California to George Walton Lucas, Sr. (1913–1991) and Dorothy Ellinore Bomberger Lucas. His father, who was mainly of British and Swiss-German heritage, his mother was a member of a prominent Modesto family (one of her cousins is the mother of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and director of UNICEF Ann Veneman) and... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American director, actress, producer, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. She was the first American woman and is only the third woman in history to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing. Early life Sofia is the daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola, sister of Mary Coppola, Roman Coppola and the late Gian-Carlo Coppola, niece of Talia Shire and a cousin of Nicolas Cage, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Carmine. She attended Mills College and the California Institute of the Arts. After graduating, Sofia started a clothing line called Milkfed that is sold exclusively in Japan. Career Coppola began her career as an infant making several background appearances in her father's films. The most well-known of these early r... Biography of Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
Nathalie Geneviève Marie Kosciusko-Morizet (born 14 May 1973), often referred to by her initials NKM, is a French politician, current deputy of the 4th electoral constituency of Essonne. She is mayor of Longjumeau and a candidate for mayor of Paris in the local elections in 2014. Education and political career She graduated from the École Polytechnique and the Collège des Ingénieurs. As a 29-year-old, she was elected a deputy member of the French National Assembly in 2002, representing the department of Essonne, to the south of Paris, serving out the term for Pierre-André Wiltzer who was appointed deputy minister. She was reelected in 2007 and 2012. She was elected mayor of Longjumeau (Essonne) in March 2008. In 2007, she became secretary of state in the French government wi... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Tim Roth
Tim Roth (born 14 May 1961, as Timothy Simon Smith) is an Academy Award-nominated English film actor and director. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Roth was born in Dulwich, London to a landscape painter mother and a journalist father and attended the Strand School in Tulse hill. His father adopted the German surname Roth after World War II to hide his nationality when traveling in countries hostile to the British. As a young man, Roth wanted to be a sculptor and studied at London's Camberwell School of Art. After some time there, he tried acting and made his debut at the age of 21 playing a racist skinhead in a TV movie entitled Made in Britain. In 1984, Roth played an apprentice hitman in Stephen Frears' The Hit with Terence Stamp and John Hurt, earning an Evening Standard Award for Mo... Biography of Alexandra Ledermann
French equestrian, Show Jumping.... Biography of Michel Cymes
Michel Cymes is a French ORL doctor, born May 15, 1957 in Paris. Bibliography 2007 Sexualité mode d'emploi (soon) Cancer, toutes vos questions, toutes vos réponses 2006 Dico féminin-masculin de l'amour Maladies du cœur Les allergies L'arthrose La maladie d'Alzheimer La nutrition ou bien manger, une affaire de santé Un bébé sur commande 2005 Sexualité Cholestérol Le diabète La ménopause Les vaccins 2004 La contraception Prévenir l'obésité Soyez sûr de votre haleine Combattre l'herpès Tabac s'arrêter 2003 Le cholestérol Fini les jambes lourdes ! Pipi au lit, ça se soigne 2002 Le corps réparé Le diabète sans gêne - Prévention, mode de vie, suivi Je protège mon cœur Accidents domestiques - Sécurisez, anticiper, réagir 2001 B... Add to favourites (2 fans)Biography of Apple Martin
Apple Blythe Alison Martin is the daugther of American actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin du groupe Coldplay. On December 5, 2003, Paltrow married Chris Martin of the British rock group Coldplay in a secret wedding ceremony in Southern California. Paltrow gave birth to their first child, Apple Blythe Alison Martin, five months later, on May 14, 2004, in London. She explained the unusual first name on Oprah, saying.... Biography of David Byrne
David Byrne (born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a Grammy Award, Academy Award and Golden Globe winning musician best known as a founding member and the principal songwriter of the New Wave band Talking Heads. He lives in New York City. Early years Byrne was born in Dumbarton, Scotland on May 14, 1952. Two years later, his parents moved to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, then Arbutus, Maryland when he was 8 or 9 years old. He graduated from Lansdowne High School in southwest Baltimore County. He then attended the Rhode Island School of Design for one year before dropping out and forming Talking Heads in 1974 with fellow RISD students Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, later joined by Jerry Harrison. He also attended the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland for one ... Biography of Mickaël Landreau
Mickaël Landreau (born May 14, 1979 in Machecoul (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French professional football (soccer) player in the position of goalkeeper, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1 championship. He has played four matches for the French national team. Landreau has good reflexes, safe hands and a character that made him team captain of childhood club FC Nantes Atlantique. Such qualities allow him to turn unfavourable conditions in his favour vis-a-vis dangerous attackers. Landreau is best known for his performances at saving penalty kicks. He has stopped more than 30 penalties in his career. Landreau graduated from the FC Nantes Atlantique "Centre of Excellence" in La Jonelière. His first professional match for Nantes was a 0-0 draw ... Biography of Valeria Marini
Valeria Virginia Laura Marini, best known as Laura Marini, born May 14, 1967 in Roma, is an Italian actress, model, TV host and stylist. Height: 1,78 cm Weight: 68 kg Filmography Un orso chiamato Arturo, regia di Sergio Martino 1992 Gole ruggenti, regia di Pierfrancesco Pingitore 1992 Abbronzatissimi 2 - un anno dopo, regia di Bruno Gaburro 1993 Bambola, regia di Bigas Luna 1996 Incontri proibiti, regia di Alberto Sordi 1998 Corazón de bombón, regia di Alvaro Sàenz de Heredia 2000 Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón, regia di Carlos Saura 2001 In questo mondo di ladri, regia di Carlo Vanzina 2004 TV series Sorellina e il principe del sogno, regia di Lamberto Bava, 1995 Il settimo papiro, regia di Kevin Condor, 1998 Pepe Carvalho, regia di Franco Girali ed al... Biography of Danny Wood
Daniel William Wood Jr. (born 14 May 1969, Boston, Massachusetts) was a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Early days He was the "body" of the group being the most physically fit, and very interested in sports. Wood was keen on his appearance and his own physical fitness. He also choreographed a lot of the dance moves for the band. He and fellow group member, Donnie Wahlberg, worked together and produced tracks for Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, a group headed by Wahlberg's younger brother Mark. Wood also produced some tracks on fellow bandmate Joe McIntyre's debut solo album. Solo career After New Kids on the Block disbanded, Wood decided to pursue a solo career. He released his first solo album on 22 July 2003. It was called Second Face... Biography of Amber Tamblyn
Amber Rose Tamblyn (born May 14, 1983 (birth time source: Astrodatabank)) is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American actress and poet. She came to fame on the soap opera General Hospital followed by a starring role on the television series Joan of Arcadia. She has branched out into film roles, appearing in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Grudge 2. Early life Tamblyn was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of actor Russ Tamblyn and musician/writer Bonnie Murray. At the age of 10, she played Pippi Longstocking at the Santa Monica Alternative School House; her father's agent, Sharon Debord, was attending as a family friend and ended up convincing her father to allow Tamblyn to go on auditions. Acting career Tamblyn was cast as Emily Bowen (later known a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pascal Jardin
Pascal Jardin (May 14, 1934 - July 30, 1980) was a French writer and screenwriter.... Biography of Sid Ahmed Rezala
Sid Ahmed Rezala, born May 14, 1979 in El-Biar near Algiers, died June 28, 2000 in Portugal, was a serial killer. He killed his victims in the train with a knife.... Biography of Deanne Bray
Deanne Bray (born 14 May 1971) is a deaf actress who portrayed Sue Thomas in the show Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. Personal Bray was born in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California. and has spent most of her life in southern California, although she did live in Seattle for a few years with her mother. She is married to Troy Kotsur, who is also a deaf actor. On 8 September 2005 she gave birth to daughter Kyra Monique Kotsur, who weighed 7lb 11ozs. Bray’s parents made certain their daughter was instructed from at an early age onward to speak and write English and learn American Sign Language as well, sending her through a variety of learning programs and centers to strengthen her language skills. A California native, Bray broke into the entertainment industry after she was discovered performing ... Biography of Anahí
Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla, better known as Anahí, (or incorrectly as Anahi in English) born May 14, 1983, is a Mexican actress and singer. Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla was born on May 14, 1983 in Mexico City. Anahi has an older sister who used to be an actress. Anahi became famous for playing Mia in Rebelde and for being a member of the well known group RBD. She had a relationship with Christopher Uckermann for eight months and eventually broke up because they were better off as friends. Anahi considers her RBD members as her brothers and sisters. She has said that her other than Dulce acts like the group's baby. Anahi also dated Derrick James while they were filming Rebelde. Discography Solo albums and singles With RBD -Studio albums- Information Hoy es Ma... Biography of Robert Zemeckis
Robert Lee "Bob" Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American movie director, producer and writer. Zemeckis first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of the comedic time-travel Back to the Future films as well as the live-action/animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), though in the 1990s he diversified into more dramatic fare, including 1994's Forrest Gump, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. Height: 6' (1.83 m) His films are characterized by an interest in state-of-the-art special effects, including the early use of match moving in Back to the Future Part II (1989) and the pioneering performance capture techniques seen in The Polar Express (2004). Though Zemeckis has often been pidgeonholed as a director ... Biography of Golda Meir
Golda Meir (Hebrew: גולדה מאיר, Arabic: جولدا مائير, born Golda Mabovitch, May 3, 1898 (14 May gregorian calendar) (birth time source: Astrodatabank) - December 8, 1978, known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956) was the fourth prime minister of the State of Israel. Golda Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel on March 17, 1969, after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister . She was described as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics years before the epithet became associated with British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. David Ben-Gurion used to call her "the best man in the government." Meir was Israel's first and only woman prime minister. She was w... Biography of Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert "Bobby" Cassotto, May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Darin is widely respected for being a multi-talented, versatile performer who conquered many music genres, including folk, country, pop, and jazz. He was also an award-winning actor, songwriter and music business entrepreneur. His wish for a legacy was "to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer." Among his many other contributions, he became a Goodwill Ambassador for the American Heart Association. Early years Darin was born to a poor, working-class Italian-American family in the Bronx, New York. His father disappeared a few months before he was born.... Biography of Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis (born May 14, 1944) is a British actress, particularly well known for her film and television appearances, most recently the BBC series, Wives and Daughters and Deceit. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Annis was born in London and was convent educated. She began acting professionally in her teens, and made her film debut in the 1950s. In 1967 she played Estella in a television adaptation of Great Expectations. She also presented children's television programmes. While becoming an increasingly well-known face on screen, she has enjoyed a successful stage career, playing many leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She gained notoriety for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Roman Polanski's controversial 1971 film interpretation of Macbeth, particularly her recita... Biography of Elsbeth Ebertin
Elsbeth Ebertin, born May 14, 1880 in Gorlitz, died November 1944 in Freiburg (bomb attack), was a German author, graphologist and astrologer. She is the mother of Reinhold Ebertin and grandmother of Baldur Ebertin.... Biography of Martine McCutcheon
Martine McCutcheon (born Martine Kimberley Sherri Ponting on May 14, 1976) is an English singer, television personality and Laurence Olivier Award winning actress. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Early life McCutcheon was born at the Salvation Army Mothers Hospital in Hackney, London, England, when her mother Jenny was 19. She endured a turbulent early childhood due to the abusive and irrational behaviour of her drug-addict father, Thomas Hemmings. Her earliest memory of her father is him dangling her over a balcony by her ankles, 30ft up in the air, threatening to drop her unless her mother did what he wanted. Despite her father leaving when McCutcheon was 2 years old, he would return periodically to threaten her mother, so her early years were spent running and hiding in order to escape hi... Biography of Natalie Appleton
Natalie Jane Appleton (born May 14, 1973) is a pop singer and member of All Saints. During All Saints' five years of inactivity, she was a member of Appleton with her younger sister Nicole . Biography In addition to Nicole, Natalie has two older sisters, Lori and Lee. Natalie was born in Mississauga, Ontario but the family lived in Toronto, New York City, and London while the girls grew up. She attended high school in New York and eventually quit to sing at a Borscht Belt country club at age fifteen. In 1983, Appleton moved to London to enlist in the Sylvia Young Theatre School. In 1986, she made a brief appearance in an episode of Grange Hill. She moved back to New York City and, in 1990, back again to Camden, England, where she met Carl Robinson whom she married for a short per... Biography of Margaret of Valois
Marguerite de Valois (May 14, 1553 – May 27, 1615), "Queen Margot" (La reine Margot) was Queen of France and Navarre. Early life Born Marguerite de Valois at the Royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye and nicknamed Margot by her brothers, she was the daughter of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici. Three of her brothers became kings of France: Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. Her sister, Elisabeth of Valois, became the third wife of King Philip II of Spain. Arranged marriage Although Marguerite loved Henry of Guise, her ambitious mother would never allow the House of Guise any chance of controlling France. Instead, she offered to marry Marguerite to Philip II's son Carlos, Prince of Asturias, but that did not work out. Serious negotiations for Marguerite's marriage to king ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Deborah Houlding
Deborah Houlding (born 14 May 1962 in Mansfield) is an English astrologer specializing in traditional astrological methods. She is perhaps best known for her book The Houses: Temples of the Sky, (Ascella, 1996) which was controversial at the time of publication by criticizing the modern tendency to associate astrological house meanings too closely with those of the astrological signs. It called for a reversal of perspective upon the philosophy of house meanings by examining their origin in ancient practice and the consistent thread of application in traditional literature. She is also widely known for her in-depth courses on horary astrology, which have been presented at many international venues. Deborah Houlding qualified from the Olivia Barclay Horary Practitioner’s course in 1989, a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wolfgang Priklopil
Wolfgang Priklopil (May 14, 1962 in Hainburg an der Donau – August 23, 2006 in Vienna) was an Austrian communications technician. He kidnapped the then 10 year old Natascha Kampusch and held her for eight years, committing suicide after she escaped. Priklopil was born to Karl and Waltraud Priklopil, in Hainburg, an only child. Karl was a cognac salesman and Waltraud a shoe saleswoman. Priklopil worked for a time at Siemens as a communications technician. He kidnapped Kampusch on the morning of 2 March 1998 as she was on her way to school. Priklopil kept her in a custom built basement (sometimes referred to as a "dungeon" in news reports) under his house in Strasshof, Lower Austria. The house was built by Priklopil's grandfather, Oskar Priklopil, after World War II. During the Cold War p... Biography of Franjo Tudjman
Franjo Tuđman (Tudjman or Tudman) (May 14, 1922 - December 10, 1999) was the first president of Croatia in the 1990s. Tuđman's political party HDZ (Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, Croatian Democratic Union) won the first post-communist multi-party elections in 1990 and he became the president of the country. A year later he proclaimed the Croatian declaration of independence. He was reelected twice and remained in power until his death in late 1999. In English, his surname is usually spelled Tudjman. The Partisan Franjo Tuđman was born in Veliko Trgovišće, a village in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region of northern Croatia, then a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. During WWII Tuđman, together with his brother Stjepan, fought on the side of Tito'... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre (Star Academy)
Pierre is a French singer, born May 14, 1980 in Lyon. He has participated in Star Academy third season in 2003.... Biography of Sasha Spielberg
Sasha Spielberg, born May 14, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, is the daugther of Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw. Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw have six children : Max Spielberg (b.1985) Theo Spielberg (b.1988, adopted) Sasha Spielberg (b.1990) Sawyer Spielberg (b.1992) Mikaela Spielberg (b.1996, adopted) Destry Spielberg (b.1996)... Biography of Eric Morecambe
John Eric Bartholomew OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), better known by his stage name, Eric Morecambe was a six-time BAFTA Award-winning English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise, a partnership which lasted until Morecambe's death of a heart attack in 1984. Eric took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe in Lancashire, England. He is best remembered for the television series the Morecambe & Wise Show, which for its Christmas episodes gained viewing figures of up to 28,385,000 viewers in the United Kingdom. Their reputation enabled them to garner a number of prestigious guests during their career including Angela Rippon, Princess Anne, Cliff Richard, Laurence Olivier, John Mills, the Dad's Army cast, Glenda Jackson... Biography of Marianne Denicourt
Marianne Denicourt (14 May 1966 in Paris) is a French actress and screenwriter. She studied under Patrice Chéreau in 1985-86 at the Ecole du théâtre des Amandiers in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre.... Biography of Jean Daniélou
Jean Cardinal Daniélou S.J. (14 May 1905–20 May 1974) was a theologian, a historian and a member of the Académie Française. Jean-Guenolé-Marie Daniélou was born at Neuilly-sur-Seine, son of Charles and Madeleine (née Clamorgan). His father was an anticlerical politician, several times minister, and his mother an educator and founder of institutions for women's education. His brother Alain (1907–1964) was a noted Indologist.His sister, Ménie Grégoire, was a well-known exponent of popular feminism. Daniélou studied at the Sorbonne, and passed his agrégation in Grammar in 1927. He joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1929, becoming an educator, initially at a boys' school in Poitiers. He subsequently studied theology at Lyon and was ordained in 1938. During World War II, he serve... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 – died 2 August 1788) was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain. Life and work Suffolk Thomas Gainsborough was born in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. His father was a weaver involved with the wool trade. At the age of thirteen he impressed his father with his pencilling skills so that he let him go to London to study art in 1740. In London he first trained under engraver Hubert Gravelot but eventually became associated with William Hogarth and his school. One of his mentors was Francis Hayman. In those years he contributed to the decoration of what is now the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children and the supper boxes at Vauxhall Gardens. In the 1740s, Gainsborough married Margaret Burr, an illegitima... Biography of Jean Leclerc (singer)
Jean Leclerc (born May 14, 1961) is a Québécois singer-songwriter and author from Canada. Until 2006, he was known as Jean Leloup (which he likes to translate to John the Wolf in English). He is known for his colourful personality and unique musical style in the francophone rock community. Born in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Leclerc grew up in Togo and Algeria, where he was influenced by traditional African rhythms. He returned to Quebec in 1976, and appeared on the music scene in the 1980s, making waves with his provocative lyrics—in his song "1990", he compares the high-tech actions of Desert Storm to the sexual activities of him and his girlfriend. His 1990 album L'amour est sans pitié was a hit outside of Quebec, and was released in the rest of Canada, France, the Netherlands, Belgium an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Deacon
Richard Deacon (May 14, 1921 – August 8, 1984), born in Philadelphia, was an American television and motion picture actor. He was a bald-pated and usually bespectacled character actor who often portrayed imperious authority figures. He made appearances on The Jack Benny Show as a salesperson. He had a brief role in Alfred Hitchcock's film The Birds and a larger role in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, having portrayed a physician in the "book-end" sequences added to the beginning and end of this film after its original previews. His best-known roles are Mel Cooley on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Fred Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver (Mr. Baxter in the pilot episode, "It's a Small World") and as Roger "Cutes" Buell on The Mothers-in-Law. In the 1956 motion picture Carousel, adapte... Biography of Ginie Line
Ginie Line, born May 14, 1974 in Montreuil, is a French singer and actress. Discography Singles Un simple pas (1998). Duo avec Florent Pagny, morceau dans l'album Récréation du chanteur (1999). Rôle de Nefertari dans la comédie musicale Les Dix Commandements (2000). Le Dilemme, un des titres phares du spectacle (2001). Ensemble, duo avec Ray Charles (2002). Album Play, her first album (september 2005). Filmography Alive (2004)... Biography of Jack Bruce
John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce (born 14 May 1943) is a Scottish-born musician, composer and singer. He is best-known as an electric bass guitarist, harmonica player and pianist, and was most famous as a vocalist and the bass guitarist for the 1960s rock band Cream. He lives in Suffolk, England. Biography Jack Bruce was born in May 1943 in Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland, to musical parents who moved around a lot, resulting in the young Bruce attending 14 different schools, ending up at Bellahouston Academy. Bruce took up jazz bass in his teens, and won a scholarship studying cello and composition at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, while playing in a dance band to support himself. The Academy disapproved of its students playing jazz, however. "They found out," Bruce t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Thomas
René Thomas, born May 14, 1928 in Ixelles, is a Belgian geneticist. He won Franqui Prize in 1975.... Biography of Sophie Anderton
Sophie Anderton (born May 14, 1977 in Bristol) is an English model and reality television personality. Anderton attended Redland High School for Girls in Bristol between 1988 and 1993. At the age of 11, she sustained serious injuries in a car accident necessitating some 18 operations from which she took four years to recover. In 1993 she briefly attended Bristol Cathedral School before becoming a model at age 16. She became famous in 1996 after appearing in the provocative Gossard Glossies "Girl in the grass" national advertising campaign shot by Herb Ritts, with the strapline "Who said a woman couldn't get pleasure from something soft?". The campaign attracted a record number of complaints (321) to the Advertising Standards Authority, none of which were upheld. The ASA later found ... Biography of Lorne Worsley
Lorne John "Gump" Worsley (May 14, 1929, in Montreal, Quebec – January 26, 2007, in Beloeil, Quebec) was a professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, he was given his nickname due to friends deciding he looked like comic-strip character Andy Gump. Career At the beginning of his career, Worsley played four years in the minor leagues, most notably for the New York Rovers of the EHL, the St. Paul Saints of the USHL and the Saskatoon Quakers of the WHL. He achieved success with all three teams, garnering First Team All-Star and leading goaltender recognition for three straight seasons between 1950 and 1952. In the fall of 1952 he was signed by the New York Rangers of the NHL, and though playing for a last place team, won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the ... Biography of Linda Lee Tracy
Linda Lee Tracy, born May 14, 1957 in Ottawa is a Canadian radio host, stripper and dancer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wilhelm List
Siegmund Wilhelm List (May 14, 1880 – August 17, 1971), was a German field marshal during World War II, and at the start of the war was based in Slovakia in command of the Fourteenth Army. Early Life and Career List was born in Oberkirchberg near Ulm, Württemberg, Germany in 1880 and entered the Bavarian Army in 1898 as a cadet. In 1900 he was promoted to Lieutenant and in 1913 he joined the general staff as a Hauptmann. He served as a staff officer in World war I. After the war List stayed in the Reichswehr and most of his assigments were as an administrator. In 1927 he was promoted to Oberst, in 1930 he was promoted to General-Major and in 1932 he was promoted to General-Leutnant. In 1938 after the Anschluss of Austria he was made responsible for integrating the Bundesheer into th... Biography of Polaire (actress)
Mlle Polaire was the stage name used by French singer and actress Emélie (not Emilie) Marie Bouchaud (May 14, 1874 – October 14, 1939). Born at Agha, Algiers, Algeria, she began her show-business career as a café singer, at age 15. At 17, she joined her older brother in Paris, France. Eventually adopting the stage name Polaire, she worked as a music-hall singer; in 1895, her fame increased significantly when Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's sketch of her appeared in the satirical magazine Le Rire; in 1900, attention grew again, when she was painted by Leonetto Cappiello. Polaire went on to act in the theatre. Her first major appearance was in 1902, at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, in the title role of a play based on Colette's Claudine à Paris. A gifted comedic actress, she became on... Biography of Ugo Mola
Ugo Mola, born May 14, 1973 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, is a French former rugby player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giuseppe Armanini
Giuseppe Armanini, born May 14, 1874 in Milan, died March 15, 1915 (cancer), was an Italian tenor opera singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lisa Steinberg
Elizabeth "Lisa" Steinberg, born May 14, 1981 in New York, was killed November 2, 1987 by Joel Steinberg. Joel Steinberg (born May 25, 1941), a former New York criminal defense attorney, attracted international media attention when he was accused of murder and convicted of manslaughter in the November 2, 1987, death of a six-year-old girl, Elizabeth ("Lisa"), whom he had "adopted". Steinberg had reportedly been hired to locate a suitable adoptive family for Lisa, but instead took the child and raised her himself despite never having filed formal adoption papers. Crime and punishment Steinberg was specifically accused of hitting Lisa on the head and then not seeking medical attention for the child, supposedly because he was under the influence of cocaine. She died at St. Vincent Hosp... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Waheeda Rehman
Waheeda Rehman (Hindi: वहीदा रहमान), born on 14 May 1936 is a famous Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood movies, most notably C.I.D. (1956) and Guru Dutt classics such as Pyaasa (1957), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962). Early life One of the most prominent actresses of the golden era, Waheeda Rehman was born into a traditional Muslim family in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India. She and her sister learnt Bharatnatyam at Mumbai's Sri Rajarajeswari Bharata Natya Kala Mandir, where Guru T. K. Mahalingam Pillai, doyen among nattuvanars taught and performed on stage together. Her father, who was a District Commissioner, died while she still in her teens. Many people believe that Rehman was born in... Biography of Gabriel Mann (actor)
Gabriel Mann (born May 14, 1972) is an American actor and former fashion model. Biography He has performed in many films, including The Life of David Gale and The Bourne Supremacy. Mann originally filmed Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, directed by Paul Schrader, but when the producers rejected Shrader's version of the film and decided to shoot a new version, Mann's character, Father Francis, had to be recast because of a scheduling conflict. The film went into release in 2004 with James D'Arcy in the role. Mann played one of the lead roles in the psychological thriller Psych 9 and stars alongside with Sara Foster, Cary Elwes and Michael Biehn. Filmography Parallel Sons (1995) Stonewall (1995) I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) Harvest of Fire (1996) How to M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thibault Lacroix
Thibault Lacroix, born May 14, 1985 in Niort (Deux-Sèvres), is a French rugby player.... Biography of Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz (beating cornetist and trumpeter Louis Armstrong to the recording studio by several months and later playing duets with Armstrong), and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist of any sort. Forceful delivery, well-constructed improvisations, and a distinctive, wide vibrato characterized Bechet's playing. Bechet's mercurial temperament hampered his career, however, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. Bechet was born in New Orleans. From a young age, Bechet quickly mastered any musical instrument he encountered. Some New Orleanians remembered him as a cornet hot-shot in his youth. At first he decided on t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Norodom Sihamoni
Norodom Sihamoni (Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហមុនី, born 14 May 1953) is the King of Cambodia. He is the eldest son of Norodom Sihanouk and Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. Previously Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO, he was named by a nine-member throne council to become the next king after his father Norodom Sihanouk abdicated in 2004. Before ascending the throne, Sihamoni was best known for his work as a cultural ambassador in Europe and as a classical dance instructor. Title Before he was crowned king, his royal title was: Sdech Krom Khun (ស្តេចក្រុមឃុន), equating him to the rank of 'great prince.' As king, his title is: Preah Karuna P... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank Nobilo
Frank Ivan Joseph Nobilo, CNZM (born on 14 May 1960) is a professional golfer and current analyst for The Golf Channel's Champions Tour and PGA Tour coverage. He is of Croat origin and Italian descent. He is a member of the famed Nobilo Wines family which has been involved in viticulture for more than 300 years. Nobilo was born in Auckland, New Zealand and educated at St Peter's College. In 1978, he won the New Zealand Amateur Championship at 18, the second-youngest winner of this title. In November 1979, he turned professional. In 1985, Nobilo joined the European Tour as a full-time player, having played in selected events in 1982 and 1983. He recorded his first win on the Tour in the 1988 PLM Open (not to be confused with the KLM Open). Nobilo subsequently won four other European T... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ferran Adrià
Ferran Adrià i Acosta is a Spanish Catalan chef born on May 14, 1962 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. He is the famed head chef of the El Bulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava. Today he is considered one of the best chefs in the world and tops the European Restaurant Ranking. On February 12, 2010 Ferran announced that he will permanently close his restaurant El Bulli and replace it with a culinary academy. Career Ferran Adrià began his culinary career in 1980 during his stint as a dishwasher at the Hotel Playafels, in the town of Castelldefels. The chef de cuisine at this hotel taught him traditional Spanish cuisine. At 19 he was drafted into military service where he worked as a cook. In 1984, at the age of 22, Adrià joined the kitchen staff of El Bulli as a line cook. Eighteen ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont
Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont (14 May 1914 – 2 August 2006) was a militant communist who took part in the French Resistance during the Second World War, and a French politician. Along with General Leclerc and Henri Rol-Tanguy, he accepted the surrender of Dietrich von Choltitz at the Liberation of Paris. Early years He was born Maurice Kriegel in Strasbourg to a Jewish family with central European origins. He studied law at the University of Strasbourg, and then became legal adviser to an insurance company after a move to Paris in 1936. 1930s and the outbreak of war During the period of the Popular Front, Kriegel became a trade union activist. He headed the organisation in the insurance sector of the CGT, and he was also active in the MJCF. Not having been called up in 1939 due t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Larec
Yves Larec, born May 14, 1935 in Haccourt, is a Belgian actor. Filmography # "Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret" .... Apfelbauer (1 episode, 1981) - La danseuse du Gai-moulin (1981) TV episode .... Apfelbauer # Electra (1960) (TV) .... Le pédagogue... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marie Emile Fayolle
Marie Émile Fayolle (Le Puy, France, 14 May 1852 - 27 August 1928) was a Marshal of France. Fayolle studied at the École polytechnique, where he graduated with the class of 1873. During his career he served in the artillery. From 1897 to 1908 he taught artillery at the École supérieure de Guerre. He retired in 1914 with the rank of brigadier general. With the outbreak of the First World War, Fayolle was recalled from retirement by the French commander-in-chief Joseph Joffre and given command of the 70th Infantry Division. In 1916, Fayolle was given command of the Sixth Army, which he commanded at the battle of the Somme, under the command of Ferdinand Foch's Northern Army Group. In early 1917, Fayolle was transferred to command the First Army. When Philippe Pétain was appointed Ch... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Glavany
Jean Glavany (born in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, May 14, 1949) is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS) and former Minister. From 1981 to 1988, he was head of cabinet of President François Mitterrand (PS). He was then Minister of Agriculture (1998-2002) in the Plural Left government of Lionel Jospin. Among other actions, he prohibited the Gaucho pesticide, alleged of being related to observations concerning the sudden decrease in bee population. Jean Glavany was elected deputy of Hautes-Pyrénées in 2002, and re-elected in 2007. He sits in the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche parliamentary group in the National Assembly. Glavany is also president of the Community of Agglomeration of Tarbes.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Jeantet
Pierre Jeantet born May 14, 1947 is a French journalist and chairman of Le Monde, July 2, 2007.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Colette Nys-Mazure
Colette Nys-Mazure, born May 14, 1939 in Wavre, is a Belgian author.... Biography of Patrice Munsel
Patrice Munsel (born May 14, 1925) is an American coloratura soprano, the youngest singer who ever starred at the Metropolitan Opera, nicknamed "Princess Pat". She was born in Spokane, Washington. Munsel was coached by Giacomo Spadoni, and first sang at the Metropolitan at age 17, in March 1943. She made her official Metropolitan debut on December 4, 1943 at the age of 18, singing Philine in Mignon. Perhaps best known for the role of Adele in Die Fledermaus, she performed 225 times at the Metropolitan. Sir Rudolf Bing called her a "superb soubrette", and implied that she was the world's best, though Lily Pons performed the role of Adele in the 1950 recording of the Met production. Munsel played the title role of Dame Nellie Melba in the film Melba (1953). She also had her own televis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alasdair Fraser
Alasdair Fraser (born 14 May, 1955, Alloa, Scotland) is a Scottish fiddler. Fraser operates Culburnie Records, and is also one of the leading artists featured on the label. He has founded three summer fiddling programs - the Valley of the Moon fiddle camp in California (founded in 1984), a week-long course on the Isle of Skye (founded in 1987) and the more recent Sierra Fiddle Camp in California (founded in 2006). Adept in various Scottish idioms, in recent years, with cellist Natalie Haas, he has helped to reconstruct and revive the Scottish tradition of playing dance music on violin and cello ("wee fiddle" and "big fiddle"). Fraser lives in northern California with his wife and two sons. Discography In the Moment with Natalie Haas, (Cello) - released 2007 Fire and Grace with ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fernand Pouillon
Fernand Pouillon, born May 14, 1912 in Cancon (Lot-et-Garonne), died July 24, 1986 in château de Belcastel (Aveyron), was a French famous architect. Bibliography Fernand Pouillon, Mémoires d'un architecte, Aux éditions du Seuil, 1968. Fernand Pouillon, Les Pierres sauvages, Aux éditions du Seuil, 1964. Réed. Points Seuil 2008 Jean-Lucien Bonillo (sous la direction de), Fernand Pouillon, architecte méditerranéen, Editions Imbernon, 2001. Jacques Lucan (sous la direction de), "Fernand Pouillon, architecte. Pantin, Montrouge, Boulogne-Billancourt, Meudon-la-forêt. Paris : Picard, Arsenal, 2003. Danielle Voldman, Fernand Pouillon, architecte, Payot, 2006.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Billie Dove
Billie Dove (May 14, 1903 – December 31, 1997) was an American actress. Early life and career Billie Dove was born Lillian Bohny on May 14, 1903 in New York City to parents Charles and Bertha Bohny, both Swiss immigrants. As a teen, she worked as a model to help support her family and was hired at the age of 15 by Florenz Ziegfeld to appear in his Ziegfeld Follies Revue. She migrated to Hollywood in the early 1920s and began appearing in films. She soon became one of the most popular actresses of the 1920s appearing in Douglas Fairbanks' smash hit two-tone technicolor film The Black Pirate (1926) and was dubbed The American Beauty (1927), the title of one of her films. She married the director of her seventh film, Irvin Willat, in 1923. The two divorced in 1929. Dove had a huge legi... Biography of Dona Lynn George
Dona Lynn George, born May 14, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American musican and composer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy Texereau
Guy Texereau, born in Melle, Deux-Sèvres, May 14, 1935 and died April 11, 2001, was a French athlete (runner, 1500m, 3000m, 3000m Steeplechase).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Louis Prevost
Jean-Louis Prévost, born May 14, 1944 in Bully-les-Mines, is a French journalist and businessman. He was President of La Voix du Nord.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Marie Teno
Jean-Marie Teno, born on May 14, 1954 in Famleng, is a Cameroon film director and producer. Filmography (director) (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0879403/ ) 2009 Lieux Saints (documentary) 2004 Le malentendu colonial (documentary) 2003 Le mariage d'Alex (documentary short) 2000 Vacances au pays (documentary) 1999 Chef! (documentary) 1996 Clando 1994 La tête dans les nuages 1993 Afrique, je te plumerai (documentary) 1988 L'eau de misère 1987 De Ouaga à Douala en passant par Paris 1987 La gifle et la caresse (short) 1985 Hommage (short)... Biography of Jack Ralite
Jack Ralite, born May 14, 1928 in Châlons-sur-Marne, is a French politician, member of PC (Parti Communiste).... Biography of James M. Kelly
James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly (born May 14, 1964) is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force. Education Born in Burlington, Iowa, James Kelly graduated from Burlington Community High School in 1982. He received a B.S. degree in astronautical engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1986 and M.S. degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Alabama in 1996. Major Achievements Kelly received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in May 1986 and was designated an Air Force Pilot in October 1987. He then reported to the 426th F-15 Replacement Training Unit at Luke Air Force Base, Phoenix, Arizona for initial F-15A Eagle training. After completion, he was assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Wing at ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pooh Richardson
Jerome "Pooh" Richardson (born May 14, 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. His nickname came from his grandmother, who thought he resembled Winnie the Pooh. The 6'1" point guard was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the tenth overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft out of UCLA. He was their first ever draft choice and played for them for their first three seasons until 1992 when he was traded along with Sam Mitchell to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Chuck Person and Micheal Williams in the offseason. In 1994, the Pacers dealt him to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Malik Sealy and 1994 draft pick Eric Piatkowski in exchange for Mark Jackson and the draft rights to Greg Minor.... Biography of Tara Thompson
Tara Thompson (born May 14, 1988 in New York) is an American actress. She first starred in the short-lived TV series The Mountain. She plays Young Jenny in My Super Ex-Girlfriend. Her next movie is The Attic. She has two younger brothers named Justin and Mike. Her family now lives in Harrison, NY. Tara Thompson starred opposite Adam Lebowitz-Lockard in a production of Neil LaBute's "Bench Seat" from the collection Autobahn for the Fall 2007 Boston University One Acts Festival under the direction of Bryan Lowry and Andy "Sven" Hoglund. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1661280/ ) # "Mystery ER" .... Nurse (1 episode, 2008) - Eating Away/A Model's Malady (2008) TV episode .... Nurse # The Attic (2008) .... Allison # My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) (as Tara L. T... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jan Holland
Jan Holland, born May 14, 1932 in Columbus, Ohio, is an American author and screenwriter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Loleh Bellon
Loleh Bellon, born Marie-Laure Bellon May 14, 1925 in Bayonne, died May 12, 1999 in Paris, was a French actress, playwright and comedian. She was the wife of Jorge Semprún and has a son, writer and editor Jaime Semprun. Filmography as an actress (source: http://french.imdb.com/name/nm0069196/ ) Les beaux quartiers (1983) (TV) .... Mme Barbentane "Paris-Saint-Lazare" (1982) TV mini-series .... Andrée Tasson Les ailes de la colombe (1981) .... Suzanne Berger ... autre titre : The Wings of the Dove (International: English title) Jamais plus toujours (1976) .... Agathe ... autre titre : Never Again Always ... autre titre : Nevermore, Forever (USA) Le prix (1975) (TV) .... Esther Eugène Sue (1974) (TV) .... Marie D'Argoult Le jet d'eau (1973) (TV) .... Adrienne Redoux Q... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Franqueville
Christian Franqueville, born May 14, 1949 in Saulxures-lès-Bulgnéville (Vosges), is a French politician, the Mayor of Bulgnéville. He is a member of Assemblée Nationale (A Member of Parliament).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henry McGee
Henry McGee (14 May 1929 – 28 January 2006) was a British actor, best known as straight man to Benny Hill for many years. McGee was also often the announcer on Hill's TV programme, delivering the upbeat intro "Yes! It's The Benny Hill Show!" Born as Henry Marris-McGee in South Kensington, London, and educated at Stonyhurst College, McGee hoped to become a doctor, but the death of his father when he was 17 put financial strains on the family that ended his plans. Having enjoyed acting as a boy, McGee decided to follow his mother's side of the family, which could trace its involvement in acting back to Kitty Clive. He went on to play supporting roles in films and television series and dramas, including The Saint and The Avengers, but it is for comedy roles that he is best remembered, prim... Biography of Lou Harrison
Lou Silver Harrison (May 14, 1917 – February 2, 2003) was an American composer. He was a student of Henry Cowell, Arnold Schoenberg, and K. P. H. Notoprojo (formerly called K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat, informally called Pak Cokro). Harrison is particularly noted for incorporating elements of the music of non-Western cultures into his work, with a number of pieces written for Javanese style gamelan instruments, including ensembles constructed and tuned by Harrison and his partner William Colvig. The majority of his works are written in just intonation rather than the more widespread equal temperament. Harrison is one of the most prominent composers to have worked with microtones. Biography Harrison was born in Portland, Oregon, but moved with his family to a number of locations around t... Biography of Danny Huston
Daniel "Danny" Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American actor and director. Early life Huston was born in Rome, Italy. He hails from the illustrious Huston acting and filmmaking dynasty. He is the son of legendary director John Huston, half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston and screenwriter Tony Huston, uncle of actor Jack Huston, stepbrother of Allegra Huston, and grandson of Academy Award-winning actor Walter Huston. His mother, Zoe Sallis, was an actress and author whose ancestry was Indian and English. Huston was conceived as a result of an affair between Sallis and John Huston. Career His father, John Huston, produced Danny's first feature as a director, Mr. North, an adaptation of Thornton Wilder's last novel, Theophilus North. In 1995's Leaving Las Vegas, he moved in fr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wim Mertens
Wim Mertens (born 14 May 1953) is a Flemish Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist. Life and work Mertens was born in Neerpelt, Belgium. He studied social and political science at the University of Leuven (graduating in 1975) and musicology at Ghent University; he also studied music theory and piano at the Ghent Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. In 1978, he became a producer at the then BRT (Belgian Radio and Television, now called Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep). For Radio 2 (Radio Brabant) he produced concerts by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Meredith Monk, Urban Sax and others, and hosted a program called Funky Town together with Gust De Meyer (with whom he recorded the experimental album For Amusement Only)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Bechtle
Robert Bechtle is an American painter, born in San Francisco, California, on May 14, 1932. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts (1954) and Master of Fine Arts (1958) from the California College of Arts and Crafts, now the California College of the Arts, in Oakland, California. Except for his military service in Germany, Bechtle has lived all his life in the Bay Area; and his art is centered on scenes from everyday life. He started drawing at a young age and, with encouragement from his teachers and his family, pursued a future as an artist. By submitting a portfolio of artwork to a national competition, Bechtle won a scholarship that paid for his first year of college. When he graduated, he was drafted and sent to Berlin, where he painted murals in the Mess Hall and delighted in vis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Sève
Patrick Sève, born on May 14, 1952 in Clichy, is a French socialist politician.... Biography of Monty Roberts
Marvin Earl "Monty" Roberts (born May 14, 1935) is a horse trainer whose 1996-1997 autobiography, The Man Who Listens to Horses, became a best-seller. He later published other books about working with horses (see below: Publications). Monty Roberts wrote that by personally observing horses in the wild, he learned to "listen" to their non-verbal "language"; that when horses understood that they can trust you, they will decide to be with you. Roberts registered as his term for "hooking on", the phrase "Join~Up", in which a trainer negotiates with an untamed horse to form a voluntary relationship with him. Background Roberts, the son of Marvin Roberts, was born in Salinas, California. He began observing wild mustangs in Nevada at the age of thirteen. Roberts wrote that he was sent th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alec Dankworth
Alec Dankworth (born 14 May 1960) is an English jazz bassist and composer. Dankworth was born in London, the son of John Dankworth and Cleo Laine. He grew up in the villages of Aspley Guise and Wavendon, living at the Old Rectory, Wavendon, where his parents established the Wavendon All-Music Plan (WAP) which includes the Stables Theatre. After attending Bedford School, he studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in 1978, and then joined his parents' quintet. Between 1980 and 1983 he toured the United States, Australia, and Europe with them, going on to work with Tommy Chase, the BBC Radio Big Band, and Clark Tracey, with whom he recorded two albums. Dankworth recorded Duke Ellington's Black, Brown, and Beige with violinist Nigel Kennedy in 1988, with whom he ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Fallon
Michael Fallon, born May 14, 1952 in Perth, is a Scottish politician, a Member of Parliament, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. External link: http://www.michaelfallon.org.uk/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elia Dalla Costa
Elia Angelo Dalla Costa (May 14, 1872 – December 22, 1961) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Florence from 1931 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1933. Biography Elia dalla Costa was born in Villaverla, Veneto, the youngest of the five children. He attended the seminaries in Vicenza and Padua before being ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Antonio Feruglio on July 25, 1895. He finished his studies in 1897, and then did pastoral work in Vicenza, at whose seminary he also taught. On May 25, 1923, Costa was appointed Bishop of Padua by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 12 from Bishop Ferdinando Rodolfi, with Bishops Andrea Longhin and Apollonio Maggio serving as co-consecr... Biography of Isabelle Moreau
Isabelle Moreau, born on May 14, 1977 in Montmorillon, is a Drench sports journalist and TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claudius Dornier
Claude (Claudius) Honoré Desiré Dornier born in Kempten im Allgäu (May 14, 1884 - December 5, 1969) was a German airplane builder and founder of Dornier GmbH. His legacy remains in the few aircraft named after him, including the Dornier Do 18 and the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. The son of a French wine importer and his German wife, Claude Dornier was born in Bavaria where he grew up and attended school, with science being his chief interest. Dornier then moved to Munich, where he graduated in 1907 from the Technical University. As a young engineer Dornier first worked on strength calculations at Nagel Engineering Works in Karlsruhe. In 1910, he joined Luftschiffbau Zeppelin in Friedrichshafen on the Bodensee, where h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Maistre
François Maistre (born 14 May 1925) is a French actor. He's appeared in nearly 100 films between 1960 and 2003. He was born in Demigny, Saône-et-Loire, France. Selected filmography * Les Jeux de l'amour (1960) * Paris Belongs to Us (1960) * The Shameless Old Lady (1965) * The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) * The Phantom of Liberty (1974) * Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975) * Madame Bovary (1991)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chay Blyth
Sir Charles Blyth, CBE, BEM (born 14 May 1940), known as Chay Blyth, is a Scottish yachtsman and rower. He was the first person to sail non-stop westwards around the world (1971), on a 59-foot boat called British Steel. Biography Early life Blyth was born in Hawick, Roxburghshire. He joined the British Army Parachute Regiment when he was 18 and rose quickly through the ranks to become a Sergeant at the age of 21. Rowing and sailing career In 1966, whilst in the Army, Blyth, together with Captain John Ridgway, rowed across the North Atlantic in a 20 ft open dory called English Rose III. After successfully completing this in 92 days Blyth was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM). In 1968, with no sailing experience, he competed in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, aboard ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kurt Eisner
Kurt Eisner (14 May 1867 – 21 February 1919) was a Bavarian politician and journalist. As a German socialist journalist and statesman, he organized the Socialist Revolution that overthrew the Wittelsbach monarchy in Bavaria in November 1918. He is used as an example of charismatic authority by Max Weber. Biography Kurt Eisner was born in Berlin at 10:15 p.m. on 14 May 1867 to Emanuel Eisner and Hedwig Levenstein, both Jewish. He was married to painter Elisabeth Hendrich from 1892, with whom he had five children, but they eventually divorced in 1917 and Eisner then married Elise Belli, an editor. With her, he had two daughters. Eisner studied philosophy, but then became a journalist in Marburg. From 1890 to 1895, he was contributing editor of the Frankfurter Zeitung, during which t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marino Lejarreta
Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (born 14 May 1957, Biscay) is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. His biggest victory was capturing the 1982 Vuelta a España, a Grand Tour stage race, and he is the inaugural and record three-time winner of the Clásica de San Sebastián (1981, 1982, 1987), which is now considered a one-day classic. In 1989, Lejarreta captured the Volta a Catalunya repeating one of his first professional wins in 1980 at the same event. Lejarreta is the only person in history to complete all three Grand Tours in a single year four times in a career; he did the triple in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991. He is now a TV host and sports journalist. Major achievements 1980 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya 1st, Overall, Escalada a Montjuïc (and one stag... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Voshon Lenard
Voshon Kelan Lenard (born May 14, 1973) is an American professional basketball player. He is a former American professional basketball player who last played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA . He was listed as 6' 4" (1.93 m) and 215 lbs, and was born in Detroit, Michigan. Voshon Lenard is considered one of the great streak 3-point shooters of all time, being ranked 6th in the NBA in 1997-98 in three-pointers made (153) and 20th in three-point percentage (.405). College career Lenard played college basketball at the University of Minnesota, where he was a star. After his junior season, he decided to test the waters of the NBA, and declared himself eligible for the draft. The Milwaukee Bucks selected Lenard in the second round of the 1994 NBA Draft. Lenard subsequently opted ins... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Robida
Albert Robida (March 14, 1848, Compiègne, Oise – October 11, 1926) was an illustrator, etcher, lithographer, caricaturist, journalist, and novelist. He edited and published La Caricature magazine for 12 years. Through the 1880s he wrote an acclaimed trilogy of futuristic novels. In the 1900s he created 520 illustrations for Pierre Giffard's weekly serial La Guerre Infernale. Biography He was born in Compiègne, France, the son of a carpenter. He studied to become a notary, but was more interested in caricature. In 1866 he joined Journal Amusant as an illustrator. In 1880, with Georges Decaux, he founded his own magazine La Caricature, which he edited for 12 years. He illustrated tourist guides, works of popular history, and literary classics. His fame disappeared after World War I. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François de Callières
François de Callières, sieur de Rochelay et de Gigny (Thorigny-sur-Vire, Lower Normandy, 14 May 1645 — Paris, 5 March 1717) was a member of the Académie française, a diplomat and writer, a special envoy of Louis XIV who was one of three French plenipotentiaries who signed the Peace of Ryswick in 1697; his De la manière de négocier avec les souverains, 1716 ("On the manner of negotiating with sovereigns", translated as The Practice of Diplomacy), based on his experiences in negotiating the Treaty and having its origins in a letter to the Regent, Philippe, duc d'Orléans, to whom the work was dedicated, became a textbook for eighteenth-century diplomacy: Thomas Jefferson had a copy in his library at Monticello. Of this book John Kenneth Galbraith declared "One wonders why anything more needed... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Charles Fields
John Charles Fields, FRS, FRSC (May 14, 1863 - August 9, 1932) was a Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics. First awarded in 1936, the medal has been awarded since 1950 every four years at the International Congress of Mathematicians to two to four recipients under the age of 40. Born in Hamilton, Ontario to a leather shop owner, Fields graduated from Hamilton Collegiate Institute in 1880 and the University of Toronto in 1884 before leaving for the United States to study at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Fields received his Ph.D. in 1887. His thesis, entitled Symbolic Finite Solutions and Solutions by Definite Integrals of the Equation dny/dxn = xmy, was published in the American Journal of Mathematics in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cesare Polacco
Cesare Polacco, born May 14, 1900 ni Venice, died March 2, 1986 in Rome, was an Italian actor and voice actor. Filmography * Teresa Confalonieri, regia di Guido Brignone (1934) * Freccia d'oro, regia di Corrado D'Errico (1935) * Amo te sola, regia di Mario Mattòli (1935) * Squadrone bianco, regia di Augusto Genina (1936) * Stasera alle 11, regia di Oreste Biancoli (1937) * Fermo con le mani!, regia di Gero Zambuto (1937) * Ballo al castello, regia di Max Neufeld (1939) * Mille lire al mese, regia di Max Neufeld (1939) * Torna, caro ideal..., regia di Guido Brignone (1939) * Il fornaretto di Venezia, regia di Duilio Coletti (1939) * Animali pazzi, regia di Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (1939) * Manon Lescaut, regia di Carmine Gallo... Biography of Georges Berthu
Georges Berthu, born May 14, 1950 in Angoulême, is a French politician, a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Neil Rayment
Neil Rayment,, born May 14, 1970 in Minster, is a British actor. He is the twin brother of actor Adrian Rayment. In The Matrix Reloaded, the Twins (played by Neil and Adrian Rayment) are the two silvery, dreadlocked henchmen of the Merovingian who can become translucent and move through solid objects. They are also the 'ghosts' the Oracle explains while talking to Neo before the 'Burly Brawl'. In other words, their abilities as programs (becoming translucent and moving through objects) were still usable in exile. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1207495/ ) # Casimir Effect (2011) (post-production) .... Cromwell Jackson # Intergalactic Combat (2007) .... George Long # The Interrogation (2005) # "Doctors" .... Gerry Bowers (1 episode, 2003) - Twins (2003) TV e... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raphael Saadiq
Charlie Ray Wiggins (born May 14, 1966, Oakland, California), professionally known as Raphael Saadiq, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer associated with the soul music movement. Saadiq has been playing music since the age of six. During the 1970s and 1980s, he played bass at church and school. He also enjoyed his onstage moments at various local events in his hometown. Career Tony! Toni! Toné! Saadiq began his professional career as the lead vocalist and bassplayer in the rhythm and blues and dance trio Tony! Toni! Toné!. He used the name Raphael Wiggins while in Tony! Toni! Toné!, where he was joined by his brother Dwayne Wiggins, and his cousin Timothy Christian. He adopted the name of Raphael Saadiq in the mid-1990s. In 1996, Tony! Toni! Toné! released ... Biography of Indira Varma
Indira Varma (born 14 May 1973 in Bath, Somerset) is an English actress. Her first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series Rome and Human Target. Early life and background Varma is the only child of an Indian father and a Swiss mother who was part Genoese Italian. Before her rise to fame, she was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London in 1995. Career Varma has had a number of television and film roles, including Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love in 1997 and Bride and Prejudice in 2004, and the young Roman wife Niobe during the first season of BBC/HBO's historical drama series Rome. Her character appeared briefly in the second season of the award-winning ser... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Owen
Robert Owen (14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858), (born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales), was a social reformer and one of the founders of socialism and the cooperative movement. Owen's philosophy was based on three intellectual pillars: * First, no one was responsible for his will and his own actions because his whole character is formed independently of himself; people are products of their environment, hence his support for education and labour reform, rendering him a pioneer in human capital investment. * Second, all religions are based on the same ridiculous imagination, that make man a weak, imbecile animal; a furious bigot and fanatic; or a miserable hypocrite; (though in his later years he embraced Spiritualism). * Third, support for the putting-out system instea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lawrence Bendit
Lawrence Bendit, born on May 14, 1898 in Marseille, is a French psychiatrist, author, and parapsychologist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson ( ˈou:lavʏr ˈraknar ˈkrimsɔn (help·info)) (born 14 May 1943) is the fifth and current President of Iceland. He has served as President since 1996: he was re-elected unopposed in 2000, he was re-elected for a third term in 2004, and was re-elected unopposed for a fourth term in 2008. He has served the longest as a left wing president in the history of Iceland. The title of this article is an Icelandic name; the last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; the person is properly referred to by the given name Ólafur. Early life Ólafur was born in Ísafjörður, Iceland. From 1962 to 1970, he studied economics and political science at the University of Manchester; in 1970 he was the first person from Iceland to earn a PhD in p... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karl Schulze (boxer)
Karl Schulze, born on May 14, 1907 in Hamburg (birth time source: Wemyss No.36 quotes Astrol Rundschaw XXII , Astrodatabank), was a German former boxer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matthieu Millien
Matthieu Millien, born on May 14, 1978 in Calais, is a French footballer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rüdiger Vogler
Rüdiger Vogler (born May 14, 1942 in Warthausen near Biberach an der Riß) is a German film and stage actor. Rüdiger Vogler attended acting school in Heidelberg from 1963 to 1965. Later he played for six years at "Theater am Turm" in Frankfurt am Main, often in the plays by Peter Handke. His film debut was in 1970 in a TV film "Chronik der laufenden Ereignisse" ("Chronicle of Current Events") by Peter Handke. But Vogler's greater film career really started with The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty (1972) and Alice in the Cities (1974), both directed by Wim Wenders. The creative partnership of Vogler and Wenders lasted for nearly 20 years. Rüdiger Vogler also played in various German TV series, such as Tatort, Derrick and Der Alte. Vogler lives in Paris and in Mittelbuch near Biberach ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcel Dussault
Marcel Dussault (born May 14, 1926 in La Châtre, Indre) is a former French professional road racing cyclist. He rode won 21 races in a professional career that ran from 1948 to 1959. He won Paris–Bourges in 1948 and 1949 and a stage in the 1949 Tour de France, wearing the maillot jaune the following day. He won another two Tour stages in 1950 and 1954. Palmarès 1948 Paris–Bourges 1949 Paris–Bourges Circuit des Deux Ponts Tour de France: Winner stage 1 Wearing yellow jersey for one day 1950 Tour de France: Winner stage 10 1953 3rd stage Tour du Sud-Est 1954 Tour de France: Winner stage 3... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Zutty Singleton
Arthur James "Zutty" Singleton (May 14, 1898 – July 14, 1975) was an influential American early jazz drummer. Singleton was born in Bunkie, Louisiana and raised in New Orleans. He was working professionally with Steve Lewis by 1915. He served with the United States Navy in World War I. After returning to New Orleans he worked with such bands as those of Papa Celestin, Big Eye Louis Nelson, John Robichaux, and Fate Marable. He left for St. Louis, Missouri to play in Charlie Creath's band, then moved to Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, Singleton played with Doc Cooke, Dave Peyton, Jimmie Noone, and theater bands, then joined Louis Armstrong's band with Earl Hines. In 1928 and 1929, he performed on landmark recordings with Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five.:41 In 1929 he moved with Armstro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dan Post (actor)
Dan Post, born on May 14, 1955 in Fairbanks, Alaska (birth time source: Steinbrecher, Astrodatabank), is an American actor, seen in commercials for the advertising of Nordic Track.... Biography of Adam Anderson (musician)
Adam Anderson, born on May 14, 1984 in Broughton, Greater Manchester, is a British musician, a member of Hurts, a British synthpop duo from Manchester composed of singer Theo Hutchcraft (originally from Richmond in North Yorkshire) and himself. History Before Hurts, singer Theo and synth player Adam were previously in bands named "Bureau", later to be renamed "Daggers". In July 2009, the band featured as "Band of the Day" on Guardian.co.uk. They finished in fourth position in BBC's Sound of 2010 poll. The band's song "Wonderful Life" was notably remixed by Arthur Baker. In early 2010 they officially released their debut single, "Better Than Love" with a video featuring Romanian actress Laura Cosoi, and played their first ever live shows. Their song "Illuminated" was also the so... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrew Chaplin (Locnville)
Locnville are a South African electro hop music duo. Twin brothers Andrew and Brian Chaplin established Locnville in Cape Town, South Africa in 2009. The duo are singer-songwriters, song producers and musicians, in addition to being guitarists, drummers and business entrepreneurs. They have released a studio album entitled Sun in My Pocket in February 2010 in South Africa. The album has since peaked at #1 on the RISA South African Albums Chart. Sun in My Pocket has so far spawned three singles - the title track, "Sun in My Pocket", follow-up single "6 Second Poison" and the latest single "There". The first two singles have been substantial successes throughout radio stations in South Africa. Locnville were nominated in the category for "Best Newcomer" for Sun in My Pocket at the 2010... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Bouzigues
Alain Bouzigues, born May 14, 1968 in Paris (source: birth certificate - Acte n°1575 - Marc BRUN (FDAF)), is a French actor and humorist. Filmography Actor * 2009 : Le Jour de la comète de Sébastien Milhou : Enzo * 2009 : Le Séminaire de Charles Némès : Philippe Gatin * 2005 : Espace détente d'Yvan Le Bolloc'h et Bruno Solo : Philippe Gatin * 2003 : Rire et châtiment d'Isabelle Doval : Le dragueur dans la rue * 2003 : Le Pharmacien de garde de Jean Veber : Le client sans ordonnance * 2002 : Maléfique d'Éric Valette * 1996 : Le Jaguar de Francis Veber Short movies * 2009 : SARL Noël de Anita & John Huston: le reporter - Arte * 2006 : Poésie Del Amor de Olivier Vidal * 2005 : Prozac tango de Mic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris Kramer
Chris Kramer, born May 14, 1975 in Regina, Saskatchewan, is a Canadian actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0469475/ ) Out of Control (2009) (TV) (post-production) .... Gus Sutton Stellina Blue (2008) (completed) .... Jack Taylor "Jericho" .... Chavez (4 episodes, 2008) - Patriots and Tyrants (2008) TV episode .... Chavez - Sedition (2008) TV episode .... Chavez - Condor (2008) TV episode .... Chavez - Reconstruction (2008) TV episode .... Chavez Afghan Knights (2007) .... Jonathan "Saving Grace" .... Danny (1 episode, 2007) - Bring It On, Earl (2007) TV episode .... Danny "24" .... Stuart Pressman (1 episode, 2007) - Day 6: 4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m. (2007) TV episode .... Stuart Pressman Her Fatal Flaw (2006) (TV) .... Det. Mark Farro... Biography of Brian Chaplin (Locnville)
Locnville are a South African electro hop music duo. Twin brothers Andrew and Brian Chaplin established Locnville in Cape Town, South Africa in 2009. The duo are singer-songwriters, song producers and musicians, in addition to being guitarists, drummers and business entrepreneurs. They have released a studio album entitled Sun in My Pocket in February 2010 in South Africa. The album has since peaked at #1 on the RISA South African Albums Chart. Sun in My Pocket has so far spawned three singles - the title track, "Sun in My Pocket", follow-up single "6 Second Poison" and the latest single "There". The first two singles have been substantial successes throughout radio stations in South Africa. Locnville were nominated in the category for "Best Newcomer" for Sun in My Pocket at the 2010... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Derek Leckenby
Derek 'Lek' Leckenby (14 May 1943 - 4 June 1994) was an English guitarist, most famous for his work with Herman's Hermits. Early life Leckenby was born in 1943, in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester, and commenced a civil engineering degree course at Manchester University, before leaving to become a professional musician. Herman's Hermits An accomplished guitarist and musician, gifted with perfect pitch, he played the lead guitar for Herman's Hermits. He played on many of the band's early hits and composed songs with band mates Keith Hopwood, Peter Noone and Karl Green. He admired record producer Mickie Most, but was bothered at times by Most's use of session musicians on the band's mid career hits, despite the Hermits' more than ... Biography of Clay Matthews III
William Clay Matthews III (born May 14, 1986) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Packers 26th overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Southern California. Early years Matthews was born in the Los Angeles district of Northridge to parents Clay and Leslie Matthews. He attended Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California. Physically, Matthews was a late bloomer. His father was the team's defensive coordinator, but declined to start his son because he was physically undersized. Matthews began developing physically in his senior season, but only garnered interest from Division I FCS schools and local community colleges. He has described his own recruiting status out of ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank Harte
Frank Harte (14 May 1933, Chapelizod, County Dublin, Ireland – 27 June 2005) was a traditional Irish singer, song collector, architect and lecturer. He was born and raised in Dublin. His father Peter Harte who had moved from a farming background in Sligo owned 'The Tap' pub in Chapelizod. Frank emigrated to the United States for a short period, but later returned to Ireland where he worked as an architect, lecturer at DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology) in Rathmines, Dublin and in later life fully engaged in songs in many ways. Singing Frank Harte's introduction to Irish traditional singing came, he said, from a chance listening to an itinerant who was selling ballad sheets at a fair in Boyle, County Roscommon. “ And the banshee cried when Dalton died In the valley of Knockanure ... Biography of Nicoletta Romanoff
Nicoletta Romanoff or Romanov, born Nicoletta Consolo on May 14, 1979 in Rome, is an Italian actress. She is the wife of Federico Scardamaglia (filed for divorce, 2 children). She lives with actor Giorgio Pasotti (2006 - present). They became the parents of a baby girl, Maria (January 2010). Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1238739/ ) 2010 Dalla vita in poi Rosalba 2008 15 Seconds (short) 2007 Cardiofitness Stefania 2007 Il pirata: Marco Pantani (TV movie) Cristina 2005 Un anno a primavera (TV movie) Angela 2003 Souviens-toi de moi Valentina Ristuccia... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Adrian Rayment
Adrian Rayment,, born May 14, 1970 in Minster, is a British actor. He is the twin brother of actor Neil Rayment. In The Matrix Reloaded, the Twins (played by Neil and Adrian Rayment) are the two silvery, dreadlocked henchmen of the Merovingian who can become translucent and move through solid objects. They are also the 'ghosts' the Oracle explains while talking to Neo before the 'Burly Brawl'. In other words, their abilities as programs (becoming translucent and moving through objects) were still usable in exile. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1207495/ ) # Casimir Effect (2011) (post-production) .... Cromwell Jackson # Intergalactic Combat (2007) .... George Long # The Interrogation (2005) # "Doctors" .... Gerry Bowers (1 episode, 2003) - Twins (2003) TV e... Biography of Ada Nicodemou
Ada Nicodemou (born 14 May 1977) is a Greek Cypriot-born Australian actress, best known for her role as Leah Patterson-Baker in the soap opera Home and Away. Early life Nicodemou was born in Larnaca, Cyprus. She has been an Australian resident since 1987. Career Nicodemou began her acting career in 1994, where she played the role of Katerina in Heartbreak High. She was originally hired to play the part for 12 weeks but this was extended until the end of Season 4. Since 2000, she has played the role of Leah Patterson-Baker in Home and Away. In late 2005 Nicodemou was a contestant and winner along with dance partner Aric Yegudkin on Season 3 of Dancing with the Stars. Television roles Year Title Role Notes 1994–1997 Heartbreak High Katerina "Kat" Ioannou Recurring ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Blair O'Neal
Blair O'Neal, born on May 14, 1981 in Macomb, Illinois, is an American model and professional golfer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Emerson (mathematician)
William Emerson (14 May 1701 – 20 May 1782), English mathematician, was born at Hurworth, near Darlington, where his father, Dudley Emerson, also a mathematician, taught a school. William himself had a small estate in Weardale called Castle Gate situated not far from Eastgate where he would repair to work throughout the Summer on projects as disparate as stonemasonry and watchmaking. Unsuccessful as a teacher, he devoted himself entirely to studious retirement. Possessed of remarkable energy and forthrightness of speech,Emerson published many works which are singularly free from errata. In The Principles of Mechanics (1754) he shows a wind-powered vehicle in which the vertically-mounted propeller gives direct power to the front wheels via a system of cogs. In mechanics he never advanced... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV (Czech: Karel IV., German: Karl IV, Latin: Carolus IV) (14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378), born Wenceslaus (Václav), was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and Holy Roman Emperor. He was the eldest son and heir of John the Blind, who died (in the Battle of Crécy) on 26 August 1346. Charles inherited the County of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of Bohemia. On 2 September 1347 Charles was crowned King of Bohemia. On 11 July 1346 Prince-electors had elected him King of the Romans (rex Romanorum) in opposition to Emperor Louis IV. Charles was crowned on 26 November 1346 in Bonn. After his opponent had died, he was re-elected in 1349 (17 June) and crowned (25 July) King of the Romans. In 1355 he was also crowned King of Italy on 6 January and Holy Roman Emperor ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Pérez
Atanasio Pérez Rigal (born May 14, 1942 in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba), more commonly known as Tony Pérez, is a former Major League Baseball player. He was also known by the nickname "Big Dog," "Big Doggie," and "Doggie." Until he was traded in December, 1976, Pérez was a key member of Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine". Apart from his years with the Reds (1964–76, 1984–86), he also played for the Montreal Expos (1977–79), Boston Red Sox (1980–82) and Philadelphia Phillies (1983). He finished his career with a .279 batting average, 379 home runs, 1652 runs batted in and 1272 runs scored. After retiring, Pérez went on to manage the Reds and Florida Marlins. He currently holds the title of Special Assistant to the General Manager with the Marlins. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000... Biography of C.C. DeVille
C.C. DeVille (born Bruce Anthony Johannesson; May 14, 1962) is the lead guitarist of the American glam metal band Poison. He has also acted in both reality television and television drama shows. He starred in The Surreal Life season 6 and the The Surreal Life: Fame Games. DeVille also formed a solo band in 1998 called Samantha 7. Early years DeVille was born Bruce Anthony Johannesson in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn, New York. His interest in music began at age two while watching The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. DeVille began playing the guitar at the age of five after he was given a $27 Japanese Telecaster copy. As his love of music grew, he began listening to bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Cheap Trick, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roy Halladay
Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III (born May 14, 1977), nicknamed "Doc", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. His nickname, coined by the late Toronto Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek, is a reference to Wild West gunslinger "Doc" Holliday. He was the Blue Jays' first draft selection in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, the 17th pick overall, and played for the team from 1998 through 2009, after which he was traded to Philadelphia. Halladay is known for his ability to effectively pitch deep into games, and is currently the active major league leader in complete games with 61, including 19 shutouts. On May 29, 2010, Halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history, beating the Florida Marlins by a score of 1–0. On October 6, 2010, in his first po... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Dr. Death (wrestler)
Steven "Steve" Williams (May 14, 1960 – December 29, 2009), better known by his ring name "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, was an American professional wrestler and former star of collegiate football and wrestling at the University of Oklahoma. Early life Williams attended Lakewood High School in Colorado, graduating in 1978. He was on the track team, played football, and wrestled all four years, so he was a well-respected athlete. Williams graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1981 after a football career that saw him named an All-American. He also competed as an amateur wrestler, losing in the finals of an NCAA tournament to future Olympic medalist Bruce Baumgartner. Already interested in professional wrestling, Williams had a ready-made nickname which dated back to an incident i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eddie House
Edward L. House II (born May 14, 1978), commonly referred to as Eddie House, is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Miami Heat. Early life Eddie was born in Berkeley, California and raised primarily in Union City, California where he attended James Logan High School before later transferring to Hayward High School because as a freshman House could not play on the Logan varsity team. At Hayward, House was named All-Hayward Area Athletic League and All-Eastbay both his junior and senior years and graduated in 1996. He wanted to play for University of California, Berkeley, but coaches of that school felt that House was not yet ready for a major college basketball program and recommended that House begin at a junior college. College career House attended Ar... Biography of Iveta Lutovská
Iveta Lutovská (born 14 May 1983 in Třeboň, Czechoslovakia) is a pageant titleholder from Czech Republic. Pageantry Iveta previously held the title of Miss Model of the World 2007 and most recently was crowned Czech Miss 2009. Iveta represented the Czech Republic at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant on August 23, 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas, where she continued Czech Republic's stake in the Miss Universe pageant by placing in the semifinals for a consecutive third time finishing as a Top 10 finalist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kristina Maria
Kristina Maria Chalhoub (born May 14, 1989 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter of Lebanese descent. Early life Born to two Lebanese parents and raised in Ottawa, Kristina joined her school's choir as a second-grader, and wrote her first song in her third grade. Continuing to write poems and setting them to music, at 12, she participated in talent shows in Ottawa and spent time in local studios recording demos. She also enrolled in dance classes and took formal lessons at the Canadian Conservatory of Music in Ottawa singing in many different styles, from pop to opera to R&B With her mother acting as her manager, Kristina performed at state fairs and exhibitions. In 2005 her vocal coach put her in a group named The Showstoppers with seven other girls and sent them ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Big Van Vader
Leon Allen White (born May 14, 1955 in Lynwood, California) better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or Vader, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. White is perhaps best known for his time with New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation and All Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1990s. A super-heavyweight wrestler capable of significant aerial maneuvers as well as power moves, he was both a face and a heel in several professional wrestling promotions. During his career, he became an eight time world champion (three times in World Championship Wrestling, three times in New Japan Pro Wrestling and two times in All Japan Pro Wrestling).... Biography of Florent Peyre
Florent Peyre, born on May 14, 1980 in Valence, is a French humorist and actor. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm2673130/) 2011 Week-end chez les Toquées (TV series) Erwan Leguelec – Week-end en famille (2011) … Erwan Leguelec 2009 Enquêtes réservées (TV series) Rémy – Les morts n'ont pas d'empreintes (2009) … Rémy 2009 Vive les vacances! (TV series) Interne 3 – Episode #1.2 (2009) … Interne 3 2009 Mac Orlan (TV series) Joël – Les yeux du père (2009) … Joël 2008 Merci, les enfants vont bien! (TV series) Maxime – Elle ou moi (2008) … Maxime – Coup de poker (2008) … Maxime – La belle vie (2008) … Maxime 2007 La prophétie d'Avignon (TV mini-series) Livreur – Episode #1.8 (2007) … Livreur 2007 Plus belle la vie (TV series) Agresseur –... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ed Walsch (pitcher)
Edward Augustine Walsh (May 14, 1881 – May 26, 1959) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He holds the record for lowest career ERA, 1.82. Baseball career Born in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, Walsh had a brief though remarkable major league career. He made his major league debut in 1904 with the Chicago White Sox and pitched his first full season in 1906, going 17–13 with a 1.88 ERA and 171 strikeouts. From this season through 1912, Walsh averaged 24 victories, 220 strikeouts and posted an ERA below 2.00 five times. He also led the league in saves five times in this span. His finest individual season came in 1908 when he went 40–15 with 269 strikeouts, 6 saves and a 1.42 ERA. In 1910, he posted the lowest ERA (1.27) for a pitcher with at least 20 starts and a losing record. In 191... Biography of Olly Murs
Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs (born 14 May 1984 in Witham, Essex, England) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and television presenter. Murs rose to fame after finishing as the runner-up in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009. He is currently signed to Epic Records in the United Kingdom, Columbia Records in the United States, and Syco Music. In late August 2010, Murs released his debut single "Please Don't Let Me Go", which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Charts, becoming Murs' second number one single after releasing "You Are Not Alone" with the other series 6 finalists. "Please Don't Let Me Go" received a Silver certification by the BPI. He released his second single from his debut album "Thinking of Me" which charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts, however t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlos Tenorio
Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina (born May 14, 1979) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Brazilian club Vasco da Gama. Tenorio is an experienced striker known for his heading ability. Club career He began his career with LDU Quito. In Tenorio's early years. Then, he went to Al-Nassr where he was the top goalscorer with 15 goals in 16 matches, however, it is at Al Sadd where he has had more success, being the second highest goalscorer behind Gabriel Batistuta in 2004, winning the league title. He scored 10 goals in a Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup game against Meather, a team of the league's second division, in which Al Saad won 21-0 on August 26, 2006. In the 2006 transfer window, Tenorio was linked with a move to Italy's Siena and France's Lille. Though these two clubs offered decent m... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Beardyman
Darren Foreman (born 14 May 1982), better known as Beardyman, is a musician from London renowned for his beatboxing skills and use of live looping technology, and according to the BBC "King of Sound and Ruler of Beats". Stage name and musical style He was given the nickname "Beardyman" because a name was quickly needed for a flyer for an early show, and he had a beard at the time. As well as accomplished solo beatboxing, Beardyman was inspired by MC Xander to use music technology such as the Korg Kaoss Pad 3 in order to loop and sample his vocals. Through his use of looping tools he effectively produces whole DJ sets where the records are constructed live from his vocalisations, as well as live production of original material. Early life Foreman was born to a Jewish family in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Juliette Hurel
Juliette Hurel, born on May 14, 1970 in Auxerre, is a French flutist. Discography Souvenirs de Hongrie avec Joséphine Olech et Sélim Mazari chez Collection 1001 Notes Impressions françaises chez Zig-Zag CPE Bach : Concertos pour flûte Haydn - Flûte & piano - transcription de quatuor, avec Hélène Couvert Musique pour flûte du XXe siècle Martinu & Prokofiev : Œuvres pour flûte Dusapin : concertos Saint-Saëns : Carnaval des animaux... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Clinton Morrison
Clinton Hubert Morrison (born 14 May 1979) is a professional footballer who is currently a free agent. Morrison, a forward born in England, plays international football for Republic of Ireland because his grandmother was from Dublin. Club career First spell at Crystal Palace Morrison, initially made his name as a player for Crystal Palace, making his debut on 10 May 1998 as an 82nd minute substitute for team-mate Neil Shipperley, capping his performance with an injury-time winner over opponents Sheffield Wednesday. The next season (1998–99, his first full year-long tenure at the club) was packed with 13 goals, turning Morrison into a light among the darkness for a team who were struggling both on and off the pitch. Whilst Palace were in administration Morrison agreed to play for the... Biography of Caroline Roux
Caroline Roux, born o May 14, 1972 in Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère), is a French political journalist and TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carl Nicks (American football)
Carl Nicks, Jr. (born May 14, 1985 in San Francisco, California) is an American football guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska. He is currently considered to be one of the best guards in the NFL. College career Nicks graduated from North Salinas High School in Salinas, California in 2003. Before transferring to Nebraska, Nicks played at New Mexico State and then at Hartnell College, a community college in Salinas. Following the 2005 season at Hartnell, Nicks was rated the No. 7 junior college prospect from the state of California by JCGridiron.com. During his time at Nebraska, Nicks was known for his problems on and off the field, but i... Biography of Robert Greene (American author)
Robert Greene (born May 14, 1959) is an American author and speaker known for his books on strategy, power and seduction. He has written four international bestsellers: The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, and The 50th Law (with rapper 50 Cent). Early life Greene grew up in Los Angeles and attended University of California, Berkeley before finishing his degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.A. in classical studies. Before becoming an author, Greene estimates that he worked 80 jobs, including as a construction worker, translator, magazine editor, and Hollywood movie writer. In 1995, Greene worked as a writer at Fabrica, an art and media school in Italy, and met a book packager named Joost Elffers. Greene pitched a book about power to Elf... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tibor Selymes
Tibor Selymes (born 14 May 1970) is a retired Romanian footballer, and current manager. He was born in Bălan and debuted in Divizia A with FC Braşov in 1988. He later played many years in Belgium. Selymes got 46 caps for the national team between 1992 and 1999, and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup, Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup. In September 2010 he was appointed as manager of Astra Ploieşti. He was sacked in August 2011, after only two games from the 2011-12 season, both lost by Astra. He then took control of FCM Târgu Mureş, but stayed there for only three games, resigning after one draw and two defeats. He returned to Astra in November 2011. On December 16, 2011, he was fired from Astra, the second time this season. Honours Club Dinamo Bucure... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hunter Burgan
Hunter Lawrence Burgan (born on May 14, 1976 in Grass Valley, California) is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is the third and current bass guitarist of AFI. Biography Burgan grew up in Grass Valley, California. He is a vegan. Career Burgan was in a band called The Force at the time he joined AFI. He was meant to be a temporary replacement for the existing bassist, Geoff Kresge, for a few tours and a record, Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes, but eventually became AFI's full-time bassist in November 1997. The Force broke up in September 1998. Burgan loves Prince's music and even had his own side-project called Hunter Revenge dedicated to singing early-80s-style R&B. A talented multi-instrumentalist, Burgan can play drums, bass, guitar, saxophone, clarinet, and piano. He wa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Hogarth
Steve Hogarth (born Ronald Stephen Hoggarth on 14 May 1959 in Kendal, Westmorland) also known as "h", is the lead vocalist and occasional keyboardist/guitarist with the British rock band Marillion. Hogarth was formerly a keyboard player and co-lead vocalist with The Europeans and vocalist with How We Live. Early life Hogarth was born in Kendal in Cumbria. His father was an engineer in the British Merchant Navy. He was brought up on a council estate in Doncaster from the age of two. As a child he became interested in music, his earliest influences being The Beatles and The Kinks. He taught himself to play piano. Leaving school at the age of eighteen, Hogarth spent three years studying for a degree in electrical engineering at Trent Polytechnic. He was also a member of a band during this... |
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