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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on May, 28, 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 · 45,413 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,413 Celebrities
131 celebrities or events were found for May, 28. Add to favourites (113 fans)Biography of Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (born 28 May 1968 (birth time source: The Complete Kylie Minogue by Simon Sheridan) is an Australian dance-pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Minogue rose to prominence in the mid '80s through her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before she commenced her career as a pop artist in the late '80s. According to Warner Music Australia, Minogue has sold over 65 million records worldwide. Signed to a contract by British songwriters and producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman, she achieved a string of hit records throughout the world. Her popularity began to decline during the early 1990s, leading her to part company from Stock, Aitken & Waterman in 1992. Minogue distanced herself from her earlier work and attempted to establish herself as an inde... Add to favourites (36 fans)Biography of Romain Duris
Romain Duris, born May 28, 1974 in Paris, is a French actor. From a family of artists, Romain Duris fell into acting by chance. He was noticed by a casting director whilst waiting in a queue in 1993 and offered a part in the Cédric Klapisch film Le Péril jeune. False starts in art and music (he started an acid-jazz band at one stage) preceded his career as an actor. He has acquired a reputation for versatility. Filmography Afterwards (2008, by Gilles Bourdos) "Dans Paris" (2006) Les Poupées russes (2005, by Cédric Klapisch) De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté (2005, by Jacques Audiard) Arsène Lupin (2004) Exils (2004, by Tony Gatlif) Les Clefs de bagnole (2003) (cameo) Le Divorce (2003, by James Ivory) Schimkent Hotel (2003) Osmose (2003) Pas si grâve (2003) Adolp... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Monica Keena
Monica C. Keena (born May 28, 1979) is an American actress, known for her roles as Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek, Rachel Lindquist on the short-lived comedy Undeclared, Kristin on HBO's Entourage, and as Lori Campbell in Freddy vs. Jason. Early life Keena was born in New Jersey, the daughter of Mary, a nurse, and William Keena, a financial sales manager. She was raised in Brooklyn, New York City, and has an older sister named Samantha. During her early childhood (and again at the end of high school), Keena attended Saint Ann's School, a progressive private school in Brooklyn Heights. She auditioned for acceptance into LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts at age thirteen. Although she chose the drama department as her preference, she was accepted in both the dramatic and the vocal... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Colbie Caillat
Colbie Caillat (pronounced /ˈkoʊlbi kəˈleɪ/ (info) "Kole-bee Kal-lei") (born Colbie Marie Caillat on May 28, 1985 in Newbury Park, California) is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. Her father, Ken Caillat, co-produced Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Tusk albums; Caillat recalls being around the likes of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie as a child. Caillat is noted for her MySpace profile which led her to become the number-one unsigned singer in her genre for four months. Her popularity on the social network was partially due to her song "Bubbly". Her profile has garnered over thirty-one million plays. For the week of July 17, 2007, "Bubbly" was featured on the iTunes Store as the free "Single of the Week". The promotion coincided w... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Isabelle Carré
Isabelle Carré is a French actress born on May 28, 1971 in Paris. Theatre Une Nuit de Casanova La Cerisaie l'Ècole des Femmes On ne badine pas avec l'amour Il ne faut jurer de rien Le Mal court Dostoievsky va à la plage Le père humilié Arloc Slaves Mademoiselle Else Resonances La Tragedie d'Othello, le maure de Venise Leonce et Lena Hugo a deux voix La Nuit chante l'Hiver sous la table Blanc Filmography 1985 : Paulette, la pauvre petite milliardaire 1988 : Romuald et Juliette : Valérie 1990 : La Reine blanche : Annie 1990 : Le Blé en herbe - TV film 1991 : La reine blanche de Jean-Louis Hubert 1992 : Beau fixe : Valerie 1992 : Dober Man - an employee 1995 : Le Hussard sur le toit : tutor 1995 : Beaumarchais l'insolent : Rosine 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dionne quintuplets
The Dionne Quintuplets (more appropriately referred to as the Dionne sisters by the remaining quintuplets) (born on May 28, 1934) are the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy. The sisters were born just outside Callander, Ontario, Canada in the village of Corbeil. The chances of having identical quintuplets are one in 57 million. The Dionne girls were born two months prematurely with the assistance of Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe and two midwives, Madame Legros and Madame Lebel. The quintuplets The five identical sisters were: Annette Lillianne Marie Dionne (Allard) Cécile Marie Emilda Dionne (Langlois) Emilie Marie Jeanne Dionne (Emilie died at 20 at her convent on August 6, 1954.) Marie Reina Alma Dionne (Houle) (died February 27, 1970 of an apparent blood clot of the ... Biography of Chiara Mastroianni
Chiara Mastroianni (born 28 May 1972) is an Italian-French actress. Mastroianni was born in Paris, the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni. On 11 May 2002, she married the author and musician Benjamin Biolay. Mastroianni has two children: a son, Milo, born in 1998 from a relationship with sculptor Pierre Torreton, and a daughter, Anna, born in 2003 from her current marriage. She is related to Christian Vadim, who is her half-brother from her mother's relationship with Roger Vadim. Filmography Title Year Role Notes Persepolis (movie) 2007 Only voice Les Chansons d'amour 2007 Jeanne Les Nuits de Sister Welsh 2006 Sister Welsh Akoibon 2005 Barbara Searching for Debra Winger 2002 Herself Il est plus facile pour un chameau... 2002 Federica's sister ... Biography of Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Elisabeth Hasselbeck (née Filarski; born May 28, 1977) is an American television host and television personality. She was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback (2001) and is a current co-host on the daytime talk show The View (since 2003). Early life Elisabeth DelPadre Filarski was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. She is the daughter of Roman Catholic-school teacher and lawyer Elizabeth DelPadre and architect Kenneth Filarski. She has one brother, Kenneth, Jr., a lawyer and aspiring musician. As a child, she lived in Providence and Cranston, Rhode Island. Hasselbeck was raised Roman Catholic and attended St. Mary School in Cranston, followed by St. Mary Academy - Bay View in Riverside, Rhode Island, where she graduated in 1995. She then attended Boston College, where she... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock or roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. He was born in Berkeley, California. John Fogerty plays many instruments including guitar, harmonica, piano, bass, drums, banjo, electronic organ, percussion, violin, and saxophone. Creedence Clearwater Revival John and his brother, Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook formed the band in El Cerrito, California in the late 1950s as Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets. The name was changed to The Golliwogs in the mid 1960s, but the band remained unpopular. The government tried to draft Fogerty in 1966 but instead he joined an Army reserve unit. He served at Fort Bragg, Fort Knox and Fort Lee. Foge... Biography of Patch Adams
Hunter Campbell "Patch" Adams (born May 28, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia) founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1972. Patch Adams is a social activist, citizen diplomat, professional clown, performer, and author. Each year he organizes a group of volunteers from around the world to travel to Russia as clowns, to bring hope and joy to orphans, patients, and the people. In 1998 he also visited Bosnia, one of the Balkan Peninsula countries torn apart by the war that started after the break-up of Yugoslavia. His life was the template for the plot of the movie Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams. Adams is currently based in Arlington, Virginia, where he promotes alternative health care in collaboration with the institute. Early career After attending Wakefield High Scho... Biography of Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, journalist and Second World War Navy Commander. Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of James Bond and chronicling his adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories. Additionally, Fleming wrote the children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and two non-fiction books. Ian Fleming was born in Mayfair, London, to Valentine Fleming, a Member of Parliament, and his wife Evelyn Ste Croix Fleming (née Rose). Ian was the younger brother of travel writer Peter Fleming and the older brother of Michael and Richard Fleming (1910–77). He also had an illegitimate half-sister, the cellist Amaryllis Fleming. He was the grandson of Scottish financier Robert Fleming, who founded the Scottish American Investme... Biography of Peri Cochin
Périhane Chalabi Cochin (more commonly known as Péri Cochin) is a French TV host with Lebanese and Iraqi origins. She was born in Beirut on May 28, 1965 and grew up in Tyre in a Shi’a Muslim family. She left Lebanon for France in 1975 when the Lebanese Civil War broke. She lives in Paris where she married Guillaume Cochin, a famous French architect. She has 4 sons. Although she also studied architecture, Péri Cochin was involved in many other businesses. In 2001, she started to work as a TV host in “On a tout essayé”, a famous French TV show broadcast on France 2. She is expected to have her own show on decoration and “art de vivre” in September 2007 on the same channel. Péri Cochin also produces adaptations of French TV shows for the Arab world (“Chakou Makou”, “Adam wa Awa”, “Tarat... Biography of Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani (pron.: /ˈruːdi ˌdʒuːliˈɑːni/; born May 28, 1944 (birth time source: Astrodatabank)) is an American lawyer, businessman, former politician, and public speaker from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. A Democrat and Independent in the 1970s, and a Republican since the 1980s, Giuliani served in the United States Attorney's Office, for the Southern District of New York, eventually becoming U.S. Attorney. He prosecuted a number of high-profile cases, including ones against organized crime and Wall Street financiers. Giuliani served two terms as Mayor of New York City, having run on the Republican and Liberal lines. He was credited with initiating improvements in the city's quality o... Biography of Sylvie Tellier
Sylvie Tellier, born 28 May 1978, in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique. She was elected Miss Lyon 2001, and Miss France 2002. Since 2007, she is the general director of both the Society Miss France and Miss Europe Organization. She got married to Mr. Camille Le Maux on June 23, 2007 in Gordes in Luberon. Biography Sylvie Tellier comes from Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, where her family still lives. She studied law and has a master's degree in private law. When she was elected Miss France in 2002, she was studying to enter the Judicial National Institute of Lyon to become a lawyer. In June 2004 she took part in the Rally of the Princesses, prestigious rally of classic cars, rallying from Paris to Monaco. Very good co-pilot, Sylvie and her team mate Sally Woodford-Broch... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Carey Mulligan
Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is an English film, television and theatre actress. She made her acting debut as Kitty Bennet in Pride & Prejudice (2005). Following Pride & Prejudice, she had television roles in the BBC Charles Dickens adaptation Bleak House (2005) and the following year she appeared in The Amazing Mrs Pritchard. In 2007, she began with roles in the one-off television dramas My Boy Jack and Northanger Abbey. The same year, she made her Broadway debut in The Seagull to critical acclaim. At age 24, she gained widespread recognition for playing the lead role of Jenny in An Education (2009), winning a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Additionally, Mulligan was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and an Academy Award for Best Actress f... Biography of François-Henri Pinault
François-Henri Pinault (born May 28, 1962 in Rennes, Brittany, France) is the chief executive officer of PPR, and the son of its owner, billionaire François Pinault. He is currently engaged to Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek. On September 21, 2007, Hayek gave birth to their daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault. He is already a father of two. Recently, several news agencies have reported that he is also the father of a son Augustin, born in October 2006, with Supermodel Linda Evangelista. Linda Evangelista has never confirmed the father's identity.... Biography of Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 5, 1944) is a French actor. Léaud was born in Paris, France. He made his debut as an actor when he was 14 as Antoine Doinel, an alter ego for French film director François Truffaut, in The 400 Blows. Léaud starred in four more Truffaut films depicting the life of Doinel, spanning a period of 20 years – after the short-film Antoine et Colette in 1962 - beside actress Claude Jade as his girlfriend, and then wife, Christine. Those films are: Stolen Kisses (1968), Bed & Board (1970) and Love on the Run (1979). He also collaborated with Truffaut on non-Antoine Doinel films like Two English Girls and La Nuit américaine and became the actor most commonly affiliated with him. Léaud also acted in films by other influential directors, such as Jean-Luc Godard, Ber... Biography of Muriel Barbery
Muriel Barbery, novelist, professor of philosophy, was born in 1969 in Casablanca, Morocco. She lives in Normandy. Bibliography 2000 : Une gourmandise, Gallimard, edition « Blanche », 2006, 145 p., ISBN 2-07-075869-9 translated into twelve languages. Prize for best book of gourmet literature, Prix Bacchus-BSN. 2006 : L'Élégance du hérisson, Gallimard, edition « Blanche », 2006, 359 p., ISBN 2-07-078093-7, Prix Georges Brassens 2006, Prize Vivre Livre des Lecteurs de Val d'Isère 2007, Prix Rotary International 2007, Prix des libraires 2007, Prix de l'Armitière (Rouen), Prix "Au fil de mars" (Université de Bretagne Sud).... Biography of Gladys Knight
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia (birth time source: Contemporary American Horoscopes, Astrodatabank) is an American R&B/soul singer, actress and author. She is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, the most famous incarnation of which also included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest. Gladys is also a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons. Gladys Knight & the Pips Main article: Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight was born to Merald Woodlow Knight and Sarah Elizabeth Woods. She first achieved minor fame by winning Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour TV show conte... Biography of Sondra Locke
Sondra Locke, actress and director (born May 28, 1947 in Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA), made her film debut in 1968 in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter with Alan Arkin, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She then went on to co-star regularly with Clint Eastwood in his films, The Gauntlet, Every Which Way But Loose, Any Which Way You Can, Bronco Billy, Sudden Impact, and The Outlaw Josey Wales. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Sondra Locke began a romantic relationship with Clint Eastwood during the filming of Josey Wales. They lived together for 12 years. Her autobiography The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly includes a harrowing account of her years with Eastwood. When their relationship ended in 1988, Locke brought suit against Eastwood. Their settleme... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Paul Rouland
Jean-Paul Rouland, born May 28, 1928 in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (Cotentin), is a French radio host, TV host, director and actor. Filmography Actor 1982 : N’oublie pas ton père au vestiaire : Marahkrisna, le gourou 1970 : Nanou (télévision) : Ludovic 1959 : Le gendarme de Champignol 1959 : Les Aventures d'Oscar (série TV) : Oscar 1959 : Certains l’aiment... froide : le médecin Director 1959 : Match contre la mort 1967 : Les sept de l'escalier quinze B (télévision) 1970 : Nanou (télévision) 1978 : Tendre poulet 1980 : Le cheval dans le béton (télévision) 1984 : La pendule (télévision) Bibliography J'en ris encore - essais de littérature humoristique, Carrère, 1986 (ISBN 2-86804-262-7) Le Curieux de Paris (préf. d’Alain Decaux), Paris, Les Arènes... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Marcantoni
François Marcantoni, born May 28, 1920 in Alzi, was best known for his role in the Markovic affair, a political scandal in France in the late 1960s, involving French President George Pompidou and movie star Alain Delon. Death of Stevan Markovic On October 1, 1968, in the village of Élancourt, Yvelines, on the western outskirts of Paris, the dead body of Stevan Markovic, bodyguard of moviestar Alain Delon, was found in a public dump. Involving Alain Delon and François Marcantoni Alain Delon and a Corsican gangster Francois Marcantoni came under investigation. One of the factors pointing in that direction was a letter of Stevan Markovic to his brother Aleksandar where he writhed: "If I get killed, it's 100% fault of Alain Delon and his godfather Francois Marcantoni." Later, the... Biography of Jordyn Blum
Jordyn Blum, born May 28, 1976 in Los Angeles, is the scond wife of Dave Grohl. Grohl has been married twice. He was first married to photographer Jennifer Youngblood from 1993 to 1997. After their divorce, Grohl had relationships with Louise Post from Veruca Salt, solo artist and Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur, and pro-snowboarder Tina Basich. He then went on to marry his second wife, Jordyn Blum on August 2, 2003, at their home in Los Angeles. Guests included Clive Davis, Jack Black, and former Nirvana bandmate, Krist Novoselic. On April 15, 2006, Grohl and his wife welcomed their first child, daughter Violet Maye, in Los Angeles.... Biography of Roland Gift
Roland Lee Gift (born May 28, 1961, in Birmingham, England) is a British actor and musician. He is best known as the lead singer of the pop music band Fine Young Cannibals. Gift grew up in Hull, where his mother, Pauline, ran several second-hand clothes shops, and still runs one today. He was educated at Kelvin Hall School on Bricknell Avenue in Hull but did not receive favourable yearly reports. He has two sisters, Helga and Ragna. Around 1985 Gift was chosen by Andy Cox and David Steele to be the lead singer of their new band (Fine Young Cannibals) after their old band, The Beat, had broken up. In 1990, he was named by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world. In 2002, Gift released a self-titled solo album, featuring the single "It's Only Money".... Biography of Alexa Davalos
Alexa Davalos (born May 28, 1982) is an American actress. Personal life Davalos was born Alexa Davalos Dunas in France, the daughter of actress Elyssa Davalos and Jeff Dunas, a photographer. She is the granddaughter of American actor Richard Davalos. She has French and Greek ancestry. Davalos speaks French fluently. Career Davalos made her feature film debut starring in The Chronicles of Riddick as Kyra. In September 2003, Davalos was seen opposite Antonio Banderas in the HBO original film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself. Davalos played Teddy Sampson, a young actress starring in the film whose acting chops allowed her to portray someone else after cameras stopped rolling. Jim Broadbent and Eion Bailey also starred. And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself won "Best Picture Made... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Valérie Barlois
Valérie Barlois, born May 28, 1969 in Melun, is a former French fencer (Epée).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jerry West
Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames included "Mr. Clutch" for his ability to make a shot in a clutch situation, and "Zeke from Cabin Creek" after the Cabin Creek river near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. Playing the small forward position early in his career, West was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, leading them to the 1959 NCAA championship game, earning Most Valuable Player honors despite the loss. He then embarked on a 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was the co-captain of the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team in Rome. West’s NBA career was highly successf... Biography of Joseph Guillotin
Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (IPA: ; May 28, 1738 – March 26, 1814) was a French physician who proposed on October 10, 1789 the use of a mechanical device to carry out death penalties in France. While he did not invent the guillotine, his name became an eponym for it. Guillotin composed an essay to obtain the degree of master of arts from the University of Bordeaux. This essay impressed the Jesuits so much that they persuaded him to enter their order and he was appointed a professor of literature at the Irish College at Bordeaux. He left however after a few years and travelled to Paris to study medicine, becoming a pupil of Antoine Petit. He gained a diploma from the faculty at Rheims in 1768 and later won a prize given by the Paris faculty, the title of Doctor-Regent. In 1784, when F... Biography of Jesse Bradford
Jesse Bradford Watrouse (born May 28, 1979), better known as Jesse Bradford, is an American actor. Early life Bradford was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the only child of actors Terry Porter and Curt (or Kurt) Bradford/Watrouse, who appeared in commercials, soap operas, and industrial films. His mother also played his character's mother in Hackers (1995). Bradford's cousins are Jonathan Svec (a member of the bands Splender and Edison) and Sarah Messer, a writer and poet. He began acting at the age of eight months, appearing in a Q-Tip commercial. At his parents' encouragement, Bradford began modeling and auditioning for acting roles; his first film appearance was as Robert De Niro's son in Falling in Love (1984). He graduated from Brien McMahon High School, where he was a self-descr... Add to favourites (3 fans)Biography of Cameron Boyce (actor)
Cameron Boyce (born May 28, 1999) is an American actor, dancer and model, best known for his roles in the feature films, Mirrors, Eagle Eye and Grown Ups, as well as for his co-starring role as "Luke Ross" on the Disney Channel comedy series, Jessie. Early life Cameron Boyce was born on May 28, 1999. He began a modeling career at the age of seven, appearing in the Disney Store catalog, and was subsequently featured in print campaigns for Garnet Hill, Wilsons Leather, Jakks Pacific, Nestlé and K-Mart. He has also trained in various styles of dance, including breaking, hip-hop, modern, jazz, tap and ballet. Career In 2007, Boyce began his acting career at the age of eight, appearing in commercials for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Fruit Loops, and Bisquick. He made his music video debut... Biography of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
The German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (born May 28, 1925) is regarded by many as the finest Lieder singer of his generation. He is greatly admired for his interpretations, the tonal qualities and shadings of color in his voice, his exceptional rhythmic sense and his impeccable diction. Fischer-Dieskau has also performed and recorded many operatic roles. Early years Albert Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was born in Berlin to Albert, a principal, and Dora, a teacher. He started singing as a child and began formal voice lessons at the age of sixteen. When he was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 1943, Fischer-Dieskau had just completed his secondary school studies and one semester at the Berlin Conservatory. He was captured in Italy in 1945 and spent two years as an American prisoner of war.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gaston Lenôtre
Gaston Lenôtre (20 May 1920 – 8 January 2009) was a French Pastry Chef and caterer. Childhood Lenôtre's mother, Éléonore, was one of the first women chef's in Paris during the 1900. She was the chef of the Rothschild family. His brother Gaston, was also a talented chef who worked for the Grand Hôtel in Paris. Lenôtre was born Normandy, France. This region is world famous for its Calvados, cheeses (including Camembert), the Mont Saint-Michel monastery, and the landing beaches of the Battle of Normandy, As a patriarch, he liked to work with this family member, twelve of us at one time; including the third generation of the Lenôtre chef's, including Patrick and Alain LeNotre the founder of the Culinary Institute located in Houston, USA. Achievements Lenôtre made bold moves duri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raoul Meyer
Raoul Meyer, born May 28, 1960 in Milano, is an Italian race car driver. He is the husband of actress and sex symbol Brigitte Nielsen.... Biography of Glenn Quinn
Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn (May 28, 1970 – December 3, 2002) was an Irish actor in television and film. As well as having a role as a major character in the television series Angel, he also had a recurring role as Mark Healy in the comedy Roseanne and the short-lived UK series Covington Cross. Early life Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was born in Dublin, Ireland, and raised in Cabinteely, County Dublin. As a teenager, he played drums in a band, and acted in productions at small local theatres. Quinn attended Clonkeen College and moved to the Long Beach area of California in 1988 with his mother, Bernadette, and sisters Sonya and Louisa. He worked odd jobs at power plants, restaurants and more before deciding to pursue an acting career. Career Quinn did commer... Biography of Jim Thorpe
Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk) (28 May 1888 – 28 March 1953) was an American athlete. Considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football collegiately and professionally, and also played professional baseball and basketball. He subsequently lost his Olympic titles when it was found he was paid for playing two seasons of minor league baseball before competing in the games (thus violating the amateur status rules). Thorpe was a multi-racial, part Native American Indian and part ancestral European American. He was raised as a Sac and Fox in Oklahoma and named Wa-Tho-Huk, roughly translated as "Bright Path". He played on several All-American Indian teams through... Biography of Thomas Moore (poet)
Thomas Moore (May 28, 1779 – February 25, 1852) was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Minstrel Boy and the The Last Rose of Summer. Born on the corner of Aungier Street in Dublin, Ireland over his father's grocery shop, his father being from an Irish speaking Gaeltacht in Kerry and his mother, Anastasia Codd, from Wexford. He was educated at Trinity College, which had recently allowed entry to Catholic students and studied law at the Middle Temple in London. It was as a poet, translator, balladeer and singer that he found fame. His work soon became immensely popular and included The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls, Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms, The Meeting of the Waters and many others. His ballads were pu... Biography of Christa Miller
Christa Miller Lawrence (born May 28, 1964) is an American actress. Early life Miller was born in New York City, the daughter of model Bonnie Trompeter. Miller was a model as a child, appearing in a Wonder Bread commercial when she was six months old, posing at three for Francesco Scavullo in an Ivory soap advertisement, and photographed for the cover of Redbook. Her days as a child model were curtailed after an operation for a benign bone tumor. After attending Convent of the Sacred Heart she returned briefly to modeling, but soon took acting lessons and gave up modeling when she moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1990. She was in the first edition of Maxim. Career Miller's first role on television was in Kate & Allie which starred her real-life aunt, Susan Saint James. She wa... Biography of Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker (or Carrol Baker) (born May 28, 1931) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, a movie sex symbol. Despite being cast in a wide range of roles during her heyday, Baker's beautiful features, blonde hair, and distinctive drawl made her particularly memorable in roles as a brash, flamboyant woman. Early life Baker was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Virginia (née Duffy) and William Watson Baker, who was a traveling salesman. She spent a year at community college, and subsequently worked as a magician's assistant. Career Baker began her film career in 1953, with a small part in Easy to Love. After appearing in television co... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri-Pierre Roché
Henri-Pierre Roché (May 28, 1879 – April 9, 1959) was a French author who was involved with the Dada movement. Born in Paris, France, Henri-Pierre Roché was a respected journalist as well as an art collector and dealer. At the turn of the 20th century, he became close friends with a number of young artists from the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris including: Manuel Ortiz de Zárate, Marie Vassilieff, Max Jacob, and Pablo Picasso. Henri-Pierre Roché was also a friend of Francis Picabia, Constantin Brancusi, and Marcel Duchamp, with whom he traveled to New York city in 1916 following his discharge from the French army. There, he and Duchamp teamed up with Beatrice Wood to create "Blind Man," a magazine that was one of the earliest manifestations of the Dada art movement in the United Sta... Biography of Roger Ikor
Roger Ikor, born May 28, 1912 in Paris, died in 1986, was a French writer. Works L'insurrection ouvrière de juin 1848 ou la première Commune - 1936 Saint-Just - 1937 A travers nos déserts - 1951 Les Grands Moyens - 1952 La greffe de printemps - 1955 Les eaux mêlées - Prix Goncourt 1955 Mise au net (Pour une révolution de la discrétion) - 1957 Ciel ouvert - 1959 Le semeur de vent - 1960 Les murmures de la guerre. Roman. Editions Albin Michel. 1961 La pluie sur la mer - 1962 La ceinture de ciel - 1964 Gloucq ou la toison d'Or - 1965 Les Poulains - 1966 le tourniquet des innocents PARIS, Èd. ALBIN MICHEL, 1972. Les sectes - Un mal de civilisation. Albin Michel 1983 O soldats de quarante !... Albin Michel, 1986... Biography of Esther Galil
Esther Galil, born May 28, 1945 in Safi, Morocco, is an Israeli singer of Moroccan descent. She is also an artist and a painter. Discography 1971 : J'attends l'homme 1971 : Pour Gagner 1971 : Je t'aime à mort 1971 : Oh lord 1971 : Ima 1972 : Les Fusils 1972 : L'amour n'a pas de signe 1972 : Amour ma délivrance 1972 : Ma liberté 1972 : Delta queen 1972 : Conquistador 1972 : Tu prends les armes 1973 : Shalom dis-moi shalom 1973 : Cœur de Pierre 1973 : Cherche l'amour 1973 : Non, pas lui 1973 : Das madchen, das dich liebt 1973 : Sonja, komm zurruck 1974 : On est fait pour vivre ensemble 1974 : Bla, bla, bla 1975 : Le cri de la Terre 1975 : Cha cha Rock 1975 : Ma vérité 1975 : Délivre-moi 1976 : Z Land 1976 : Apprend moi à t'aimer 1976 ... Biography of Justin Kirk
Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American stage and film actor. He is known for playing Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's screen adaptation of Angels in America (for which he received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series) and for his portrayal of Andy Botwin in Showtime's Weeds. Early life and education Kirk was born in Salem, Oregon, and is of Danish, English, and Russian Jewish descent. He grew up in Union, Washington, where he attended a grade school on a Native American reservation. He moved to Minneapolis when he was 12 years old, and then to New York City after graduating from high school. In New York City, he completed a two-year conservatory acting program at Circle in the Square. Acting career His first role on Broadway was a play called Any G... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Rapsat
Pierre Raepsaet, best known as Pierre Rapsat, born May 28, 1948 in Ixelles, died April 20, 2002 in Verviers (cancer), was a Belgian musician, singer and composer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Joyon
Francis Joyon (born May 28, 1956) is a professional sailboat racer and yachtsman. In February 2004 Breton Francis Joyon became the fastest world solo yachtsman, setting a time over 20 days faster than the previous record for a circumnavigation of 72 days 22 hours and 54 minutes and 22 seconds of covering more than 28,000 miles at an average speed of 15.5 knots on the 90 foot(27.4m) trimaran IDEC. IDEC, formerly known as Sport Electric, had previously taken 71 days to win the Jules Verne Trophy. Joyon took only an extra day on his own with a boat not designed for single-handed sailing, original (over 10 year old) sails and no weather router. In February 2005 Ellen MacArthur beat Joyon's record by 1 day, 8 hours, 35 minutes, 49 seconds. On 6 July 2005 Idec skippered by Francis Joyon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marguerite Monnot
Marguerite Monnot (28 May 1903 - 12 October 1961) was a French songwriter and composer best known for having written many of the songs performed by Édith Piaf ("Milord," "Hymne à l'amour") and for the music in the stage musical Irma La Douce. A successful female composer As a female composer of popular music in the first half of the twentieth century, Monnot was a pioneer in her field. Even in the United States, there were only two or three even moderately successful female songwriters at the time. Classically trained by her father and at the Paris Conservatory (her teachers included Nadia Boulanger, Vincent d’Indy, and Alfred Cortot), Monnot made the unusual switch to composing popular music after poor health ended her career as a concert pianist when she was eighteen. Soon after wri... Biography of William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt, the Younger (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783, aged 24. He left office in 1801, but was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death. He is known as "William Pitt the Younger" to distinguish him from his father, William Pitt the Elder, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was officially The Hon. William Pitt because his father had a peerage, although he became The Rt Hon. William Pitt during his time in government. The younger Pitt's prime ministerial tenure, which came during the reign of George III, was dominated by major events in Europe, including the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Pitt, although often referred to as a T... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lionel Letizi
Lionel Letizi (born May 28, 1973 in Nice, France) is a French professional football goalkeeper currently with OGC Nice, joining the club in the January 2007 transfer window after being released by Scottish Premier League club Rangers. Career France He took his first steps as a professional player with OGC Nice where he won the French second division in 1994. Upon reaching the French first division he was spotted by a number of clubs before joining FC Metz in 1996. At Metz he was a runner-up in the French first division in 1998 and finalist of the French League Cup in 1999. The chance to take a step up arrived when he joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2000 in order to be able to play in the Champions’ League. Although capped 4 times for the French national team he never managed to displ... Biography of John the Fearless
John the Fearless (French: Jean sans Peur), also John II, Duke of Burgundy, known as John of Valois and John of Burgundy (May 28, 1371 – September 10, 1419), was Duke of Burgundy from 1404 to 1419. Biography Early life Born in Dijon, John was the son of Philip the Bold and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders. As heir apparent, he used the title of Count of Nevers from 1384 to 1405, when after his accession he ceded it to his brother Philip. In 1385, John married Margaret of Bavaria, daughter of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Hainaut, to consolidate his position in the Low Countries, after cancelling his engagement with Catherine of France, daughter of king Charles V of France. Before his accession to the Duchy of Burgundy, John was one of the principal leaders of t... Biography of Patricia Quinn
Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens (born May 28, 1944) is an actress best known for her role as Magenta in the perennial cult-hit film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Hers were the red lips that appeared in the film's opening song Science Fiction/Double Feature (although the singing voice was that of Richard O'Brien). She has appeared in many film and television roles including the Rocky Horror semi-sequel, Shock Treatment (1981), as well as I, Claudius (1976), Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983), and the 1987 Doctor Who serial Dragonfire. Background Quinn was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She began her career as a Playboy Bunny in London, and met the man who would become her first husband, Don Hawkins, when she was 19 years old, in 1963. The marriage ended in divorce, bu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thora Hird
Dame Thora Hird DBE (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and is best remembered for all her successful comedy roles. Hird was born in the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe. She was the mother of the actress Janette Scott, and thus formerly the mother-in-law of the singer Mel Tormé. Her first ever appearance on stage was when she was two months old in a play her father was managing. Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother, Marie Mayor, had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, to include the Royalty Theatre where she made her first appearance, and the Central Pier. Thora often described her father as her sternest critic and attributed much of her talent as an actress and comedienne to his guidance. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lynn Johnston
Lynn Johnston, CM, OM (born May 28, 1947) is a Canadian cartoonist, well known for her comic strip For Better or For Worse, and was the first woman and first Canadian to win the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award. Early life Born Lynn Ridgway in Collingwood, Ontario, she was raised in North Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended the Vancouver School of Art with hopes of making a living as an artist. After working briefly in animation, she married in 1969, and moved back to Ontario, where she worked as a medical artist at McMaster University for five years. Johnston's illustrations are currently in storage in McMaster's medical archive. They include depictions of routine hospital happenings, such as a father smoking in the waiting room. While expecting her first child, she... Biography of Mona Riegger-Marquardt
Mona Riegger-Marquardt, born May 28, 1957 in Stuttgart, is a bookseller, author and German astrologer.... Biography of Elenoire Casalegno
Elenoire Casalegno, born May 28, 1976 in Savona, is an Italian model and TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Faraggi
Claude Faraggi, born May 28, 1942 in Clermont-Ferrand, died in 1991, was a French writer and novelist. Works 1965 : Les Dieux du sable 1967 : Le Jour du fou 1969 : L'Effroi 1975 : Le Maître d'heure (Prix Femina) 1992 : L'Eau et les Cendres 1992 : Le Passage de l'ombre 1992 : Les Feux et les Présages 1992 : La Saison des oracles... Biography of Hilary Abramson
Hilary Abramson, born May 28, 1945 in Passaic, New Jersey, is an American reportern author and publicist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marco Rubio
Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, lawyer, and current United States Senator-elect from Florida. Rubio was the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives during the 2007 and 2008 legislative sessions. He was first elected to the Florida House as a Republican (GOP) on January 25, 2000, from the 111th district. He is the GOP Senator-elect for the Florida U.S. Senate seat vacated by Sen. Mel Martinez and currently held by George LeMieux. Early life Rubio is the second son and third child of Cuban exiles Mario Rubio (1927–2010) and Oria Garcia (born 1931), and was born in Miami, Florida. His siblings are: Mario (born 1950), Barbara (born 1960) and Veronica (born 1972). While Rubio identifies himself as Catholic, he reportedly attends and has consiste... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eduard Benes
Edvard Beneš (pronounced ) (28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the second President of Czechoslovakia. He was known to be a skilled diplomat. Youth Edvard Beneš was born into a peasant family in a small village of Kožlany near Rakovník, ca. 60 km west of Prague. He spent much of his youth in Vinohrady district of Prague, where he attended a grammar school from 1896 to 1904. After studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Charles University in Prague, he left for Paris and continued his studies at the Sorbonne and at the Independent School of Political and Social Studies (École Libre des Sciences Politiques). He completed his first degree in Dijon, where he received his Doctorate of Laws in 1908. Th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Avery Hopwood
Avery Hopwood (May 28, 1882 - July 1, 1928), who was born in Cleveland and graduated from the University of Michigan, was one of the most successful playwrights of the Jazz Age, having four plays running simultaneously on Broadway in 1920. Hopwood started out as a journalist for a Cleveland newspaper as its New York correspondent, but within a year had a play, "Clothes," produced on Broadway. He became known as "The Playboy Playwright" and specialized in comedies and farces, some of them with material considered risqué at the time. One play, The Demi-Virgin in 1921, prompted a court case because of its suggestive subject matter and a near-nude actress. His many plays included Nobody's Widow (1910), starring Blanche Bates; Fair and Warmer (1915), starring Madge Kennedy (filmed in 1919... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Warwick Deeping
George Warwick Deeping (May 28, 1877–April 20, 1950) was a prolific English novelist and short story writer. His most famous novel is Sorrell and Son (1925). Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, into a family of doctors, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge to study medicine and science, and then to Middlesex Hospital to finish his medical training. During the First World War, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Deeping later gave up his job as a doctor to become a full-time writer. His early work is dominated by historical romances. His later novels can be seen as attempts at keeping alive the spirit of the Edwardian age. He married Phyllis Maude Merrill and lived up to his death in Weybridge, Surrey. Select bibliography Uther and Igraine (1903), his first published novel ... Biography of Josef Dietrich
Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (May 28, 1892–April 21/22, 1966) was a German Waffen-SS general, an SS-Oberstgruppenführer, and one of the closest men to Adolf Hitler. For his wartime services, he was one of only 27 men to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. Early life and career Sepp Dietrich was born in Hawangen, near Memmingen in Bavaria on May 28, 1892, son of Palagius Dietrich and his wife Kreszentia. He worked as butcher and hotel servant. In 1911 he joined the Bavarian Army for a short time. Volunteering at the beginning of the First World War, he served with the artillery, as a paymaster sergeant and later in the first German tank troops. After the war, Dietrich served briefly in a Freikorps against the Bavarian Soviet Republic, May, 1919. Thereafter,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfonso de Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Prince Alfonso Maximiliano Victorio Eugenio Alexandro Maria Pablo de la Santisima Trinidad y todos los Santos zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (May 28, 1924 – December 21, 2003) was a playboy and businessman known for his promotion of the Spanish resorts of Marbella and the Costa del Sol. He also founded the Marbella Club Hotel. Background He was born in Madrid, the eldest son of Prince Max Egon zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1897-1968) and his wife, Maria de la Piedad de Yturbe y von Scholtz-Hersmendorff, Marchioness de Belvis de las Navas (1892-1990) daughter of His Excellency Manuel de Yturbe y del Villar, Mexican ambassador to St. Petersburg, Vienna, Paris and Madrid, and Trinidad von Scholtz-Hersmendorff y Caravaca, Marchioness of Belvis de las Navas. Hohenlohe came, on his father's side, fro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lieven Gevaert
Lieven Gevaert (Antwerp, 28 May 1868 – The Hague, 2 February 1935) was a Flemish industrialist. His father died when he was only three years old. He started his career in the company he founded together with his mother in 1889, which produced photographic paper according to traditional methods. In 1894, he founded the company Gevaert & Co, which in 1920, was transformed to N.V Gevaert Photo-producten. Already at an early age he felt socially responsible and wanted to advance the status of Dutch in Belgium. His personal ideas were strongly influenced by the social encyclical Rerum Novarum (1891) and the writings of Lodewijk De Raet. He supported several Flemish initiatives as a manager, but stayed outside of politics. His main objectives were the introduction of Flemish as a business lan... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Christophe Kellermann
François Christophe Kellermann or de Kellermann, 1st Duc de Valmy (28 May 1735 - 23 September 1820) was Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Wars. He came from a Saxon family, which was long settled in Strasbourg and ennobled. He entered the French army as a volunteer, and served in the Seven Years' War and in Louis XV's Polish expedition of 1771, on returning from which he was made a lieutenant-colonel. He became brigadier in 1784, and in the following year marechal-de-camp. François was the only son of two Germans- living in France. His father was François de Kellermann and his mother baroness Marie von Dürr. In 1789 Kellermann enthusiastically embraced the cause of the French Revolution, and in 1791 became general of the army in Alsace. In April 1792 he was made a lieutenant-ge... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hans Makart
Hans Makart (Salzburg, May 28, 1840 - October 3, 1884) was a 19th century Austrian academic history painter, designer, and decorator; most well known for his influence on Gustav Klimt and other Austrian artists, but in his own era considered an important artist himself and was a celebrity figure in the high culture of Vienna, attended with almost cult-liked adulation. Life Makart was the son of a chamberlain at the Mirabell Palace, born in the former residence of the prince-archbishops of Salzburg. Initially, he received his training in painting at the Vienna Academy between 1850 and 1851 from Johann Fischbach. While in the Academy, German art was under the rule of a classicism, which was entirely intellectual and academic--clear and precise drawing, sculpturesque modelling, and picto... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rachel Kempson
Rachel, Lady Redgrave (28 May 1910 – 24 May 2003) was an English actress. Personal life Kempson was born in Dartmouth, England, the daughter of Beatrice Hamilton (née Ashwell) and Eric William Edward Kempson, who was a headmaster. She was the wife of Sir Michael Redgrave; daughter-in-law of Roy Redgrave and Margaret Scudamore; mother of Vanessa, Lynn and Corin Redgrave; and grandmother of Joely and Natasha Richardson (1963-2009), Jemma Redgrave, Carlo Nero, Benjamin B. Clark (1968- ), Kelly B. Clark (1970- ), and Annabel Lucy Clark (1981- ). In 1959 her husband was knighted, and she became, formally, Lady Redgrave. She never used this name professionally. In 2003, four days before what would have been her 93rd birthday, she died of a stroke at the home of her granddaughter, Natasha ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mickael Bourgain
Mickaël Bourgain (born May 28, 1980 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French track cyclist, who won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Laurent Gané and Arnaud Tournant. Bourgain represents the Cofidis cycling team. Palmarès 2002 2nd Team Sprint, World Cup, Sydney 3rd Sprint, World Cup, Sydney 2003 2nd Keirin, French National Track Championships 2nd Sprint, French National Track Championships 2nd Team Sprint, UCI Track World Championships 1st Sprint, World Cup, Cape Town 1st Kilo, French National Track Championships, Hyères 2004 1st Team Sprint, UCI Track World Championships 1st Keirin, World Cup, Aguascalientes 1st Team sprint, World Cup, Aguascalientes 1st Sprint, World Cup, Aguascalientes 1st Keirin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Armen Gilliam
Armen Gilliam (born May 28, 1964, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania) nicknamed "The Hammer", is an American professional basketball player that played 13 years in the NBA (1987–2000). He also played one season (2005–06) for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the American Basketball Association. Born as Armon Louis Gilliam, he began his college basketball career in 1982-83 at Independence Junior College in Independence, Kansas. That year, Gilliam was a standout player on the basketball team that reached the Junior College Finals and finished 6th in the nation. Gilliam averaged 24.9 points and 14 rebounds in five tournament games and was named to the National Junior college finals all-tournament team. Gilliam continued his college basketball career with UNLV. Gilliam played for UNLV from (1983–87)and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José Padilla
José Padilla Sánchez, born May 28, 1889 in Almeria and died October 25, 1960 in Madrid, is a Spanish musician, pianist and composer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barnay Rosset
Barney Rosset (born Barnet Lee Rosset, Jr., May 28, 1922in Chicago, Illinois), is the former owner of the publishing house Grove Press, and publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Evergreen Review. He led a successful legal battle to publish the uncensored version of D. H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, and later was the American publisher of Henry Miller's controversial novel Tropic of Cancer. The right to publish and distribute Miller's novel in the United States was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1964, in a landmark ruling for free speech and the First Amendment. Early life Rosset was born and raised in Chicago, and attended the progressive Francis Parker School, where he was best friends was renowned cinematographer Haskell Wexler. He went on... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brandon Wilder
Brandon Wilder, born May 28, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American psychologist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of W.H. Wilson
W.H. Wilson, born May 28, 1870 in Windsor au Canada, died June 27, 1950, was an American astrologer, journalist and writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Bredael
Jacques Bredael, born May 28, 1938 in Brussels, is a Belgian journalist and TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick White
Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 1912 – 30 September 1990), an Australian author, was widely regarded as a major English-language novelist of the 20th century. From 1935 until his death, he published 12 novels, two short-story collections and eight plays. White's fiction freely employs shifting narrative vantage points and a stream of consciousness technique. In 1973, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Vivisector was posthumously shortlisted for the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010. Childhood and adolescence White was born in Knightsbridge, London, to Australian parents, who settled in Sydney when he was six months old. As a child, he lived in one flat with his sister, nanny and a maid, while his parents lived in an adjoining flat. At the age of four, White deve... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pascal Portes
Pascal Portes (born May 28, 1959, in Monflanquin (Lot-et-Garonne), France), is a former professional tennis player from France. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 44 in 1981 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 118 in 1984.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bülent Ecevit
Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (Turkish pronunciation: ; May 28, 1925, Istanbul – November 5, 2006, Ankara) was a Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist, who was the leader of Republican People's Party (CHP), later of the Democratic Left Party (DSP) and four-time Prime Minister of Turkey. Personal life Born in Ankara, Ecevit's father was Ahmet Fahri Ecevit who was born in Kastamonu and was a professor of forensic medicine at Ankara University. Later Ahmet Fahri started his political life as CHP's Kastamonu deputy between 1943-1950. His mother, Fatma Nazlı, was born in Istanbul and was among the first women in Turkey to paint professionally. In 1944, Ecevit graduated from Robert College in Istanbul and later from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rudolph Minkowski
Rudolph Minkowski (born Rudolf Leo Bernhard Minkowski) (May 28, 1895, Strasbourg, France – January 4, 1976) was a German-American astronomer. His father was the physiologist Oskar Minkowski. His uncle was Hermann Minkowski. Rudolph studied supernovae and, together with Walter Baade, divided them into two classes (Type I and Type II) based on their spectral characteristics. He and Baade also found optical counterparts to various radio sources. He headed the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, a photographic atlas of the entire northern sky (and down to declination -22°) up to magnitude 22. He co-discovered the Apollo asteroid 1620 Geographos, and also discovered Planetary Nebula M2-9. He won the Bruce Medal in 1961. The crater Minkowski on the Moon is named after him and his uncle. Ast... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willem Noske
Willem Noske, born May 28, 1918 in 's-Gravenhage, died December 13, 1995, was a Dutch musician, violinist, and music historian.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugène Azam
Étienne Eugène Azam (1822–1899) was a French surgeon from Bordeaux who is chiefly remembered for his work in psychology, particularly a case involving a female patient he named "Félida X" who seemed to have "alternating personalities", or what Azam referred to as doublement de la vie. Over a number of years Azam studied Félida's psychological profile and from his research published three reports. He described Félida as a hysterical patient who had a serious and sad (normal) state, along with a merry and generous state. He analyzed these two states as two distinct, separate personalities that seemed to be unaware of the other. The case of Félida X is one of the earliest documented descriptions of what would later be called a multiple personality disorder. At the time, this situation g... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugene Robinson
Eugene Keefe Robinson (born May 28, 1963) is a former professional American football player who played free safety. He played collegiately at Colgate. In his 16 year NFL career, Robinson played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1985 - 1995, the Green Bay Packers from 1996 - 1997, Atlanta Falcons from 1998 - 1999, and Carolina Panthers in 2000. Professional career Seattle Seahawks After a college career at Colgate University, Robinson spent his first 11 NFL seasons with the Seahawks, being selected to the Pro Bowl twice in 1992 and 1993. Green Bay Packers After the 1995 season, Robinson signed with the Packers and recorded 55 tackles and leading Green Bay with eight interceptions. After the 1996 season, the Packers went on to win Super Bowl XXXI 35-21, over the New England Patri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Séguier
Pierre Séguier (28 May 1588 – 28 January 1672) was a French statesman, chancellor of France from 1635. Biography Early years Born in Paris, France of a prominent legal family originating in Quercy. His grandfather, Pierre Séguier (1504–1580), was président à mortier in the parlement of Paris from 1554 to 1576, and the chancellor's father, Jean Séguier, a seigneur d'Autry, was civil lieutenant of Paris at the time of his death in 1596. Pierre was brought up by his uncle, Antoine Séguier, president and mortier in the parlement, and became master of requests in 1620. From 1621 to 1624 he was intendant of Guyenne, where he became closely allied with the duc d'Épernon. In 1624 he succeeded to his uncle's charge in the parlement, which he filled for nine years. Career In this cap... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Flandrin
Paul Jean Flandrin, born on May 28, 1811 in Lyon, died on March 8, 1902 in Paris, was a French painter, the young brother of painters Auguste Flandrin and Hippolyte Flandrin.... Biography of Wendy O. Williams
Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998), better known as Wendy O. Williams, was the lead singer for the American punk band the Plasmatics, as well as a solo artist. Her stage theatrics included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars. Dubbed "The Queen of Shock Rock," Williams was widely considered the most controversial and radical female singer of her day. She often sported a Mohawk haircut. Williams was nominated in 1985 for a Grammy in the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category during the height of her popularity as a solo artist. Biography Williams was born in Webster, New York. She attended R.L. Thomas (public) High School in Webster at least partway through the tenth grade, but apparently left school before graduating. At the age of 16, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Lévy
Jean-Pierre Lévy, born May 28, 1911 in Strasbourg, died December 15, 1996 in Paris, was a French Resistant, the leader of the French Resistance movement Franc-Tireur, founded at Lyon in November 1940 under the name "France Liberté". It was renamed "Franc-Tireur" in December 1941 on the proposal of Jean-Jacques Soudeille. It was headed by Jean-Pierre Lévy. Franc-Tireur was also the name of the movement's clandestine newspaper, which published 37 issues from December 1941 to August 1944. Under the guidance of Jean Moulin, the movement merged with Libération-Sud and Combat to form the Mouvements unis de la Résistance (MUR). Bibliography * Dominique Veillon, Le Franc-Tireur: un journal clandestin, un mouvement de Résistance, 1940-44, Paris, Flammarion, 1977 * Jean-Pierre... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Papa John Creach
Papa John Creach (b. John Henry Creach May 28, 1917, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania; d. February 22, 1994, Los Angeles, California) was the fiddler for Jefferson Airplane (1970–1975), Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation, the San Francisco All-Stars (1979–1984), The Dinosaurs (1982–1989), and Steve Taylor. Creach began playing violin in Chicago bars when the family moved there in 1935, and eventually joined a local cabaret band, the Chocolate Music Bars. Moving to L.A. in 1945, he played in the Chi Chi Club, spent time working on an ocean liner, appeared in "a couple of pictures", and performed as a duo with Nina Russell. In 1967, while playing at the Parisian Room, he was "discovered" by drummer Joey Covington. When Covington joined the Jefferson Airpla... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hugh Robert Mill
Hugh Robert Mill (28 May 1861 – 5 April 1950) was a Scottish geographer and meteorologist who was influential in the reform of geography teaching, and in the development of meteorology as a science. Educated in Scotland, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1883. In 1892 he was appointed librarian to the Royal Geographical Society in London, a post which he held during the Society's involvement with the leading British Antarctic expeditions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a friend and confidant to Scott, Shackleton, and especially to William Speirs Bruce, who led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–04. He initiated Bruce's move from medicine to polar research by recommending him to the Dundee Whaling Expedition to the Antarctic, 1892–93, and to ot... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jimmy Casper
Jimmy Casper (born May 28, 1978 in Montdidier, Somme) is a French professional road bicycle racer for the UCI Professional Continental team Saur-Sojasun. He has on two occasions finished in last place in the General Classification of the Tour de France, thereby 'winning' the red lantern. Casper was suspended from his team, Agritubel because he tested positive for corticosteroid, an asthma drug that is banned unless the user has a medical exemption for its use, during the 2008 Tour de France by the Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage. The exemption had been renewed but with a previous asthma medication than the one prescribed and used during the Tour de France. He has been cleared of any charges during the hearing held by the Federation Francaise de Cyclisme. For 2009 he signed... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Férréol Cannard
Ferréol Cannard (born May 28, 1978 in Morez) is a French biathlete. He celebrated his biggest triumphs with the French relay team at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, where he won a bronze medal with the French relay team. He also got a bronze medal with the French team at the World Championships 2004 in Oberhof... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dominique Paillé
Dominique Paillé, born on May 28, 1956 in Les Aubiers (Deux-Sèvres), is a French politician (UMP) and author. Publications Le service de santé des armées, la face cachée : corruption, abus de pouvoir, omerta, avenir, avec Marc Lemaire et Stéphane Lewden, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2002 Dominique Paillé a été co-directeur de la collection « les Cahiers de la Convention démocrate » chez l'Harmattan (2004) : Recycler pour une économie durable et solidaire - colloque du 16 juin 2003 La lutte contre la contrefaçon : comment défendre notre patrimoine industriel et intellectuel, actes du colloque du 27 janvier 2004 La lutte contre les infections nosocomiales : une urgence hospitalière, actes du colloque du 29 avril 2004 Les Deux-Sèvres, l'autre pays du vin, a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Kumble
Roger Kumble (born May 28, 1966 Harrison, New York) is an American film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Life and career Kumble was raised in Harrison, New York and graduated from Harrison High School. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1988, where he wrote for the "Waa Mu" show. He began his career as a playwright and director in 1993 with the Hollywood satire "Pay or Play", which garnered him the LA Weekly Theater Award for Best Comic Writing. His second play, "1997’s d girl", starring David Schwimmer, earned him four Dramalogue Awards. In 2003, Kumble completed his Hollywood trilogy with the critically acclaimed "Turnaround", again starring David Schwimmer, which sold out its entire run in Los Angeles. Kumble made his feature-film-directorial debut with 1999’s So... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George I of Great Britain
George I (George Louis; German: Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698. George was born in Hanover (Osnabrück), in what is now Germany, and inherited the titles and lands of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from his father and uncles. A succession of European wars expanded his German domains during his lifetime, and in 1708 he was ratified as prince-elector of Hanover. At the age of 54, after the death of Queen Anne of Great Britain, George ascended the British throne as the first monarch of the House of Hanover. Although over fifty Roman Catholics bore closer blood relationships to Anne, the Act of Settlemen... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Françaix
Michel Françaix (born May 28, 1943) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Oise department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Leech
Tony Leech, born on May 28, 1968 in Southfield, Michigan, is an American screenwriter, actor, and director. Filmography (screenwriter) (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0498555/) 2012 Escape from Planet Earth (writer) (post-production) 2011 La Revanche du Petit Chaperon Rouge 2011 Pete (short) 2010 Gene (short) (written by) 2010 Exit Interview (short) (written by) 2005 La véritable histoire du petit chaperon rouge (screenplay) 1995 Carman: Time 2 (TV series)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marshall Reed
Marshall Reed (May 28, 1917 – April 15, 1980) was an American supporting actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1943 and 1978. He was born in Englewood, Colorado. Career Following his high school graduation Reed worked in a number of jobs before entering Hollywood, serving as a mail clerk, addressograph operator, meter reader, bookkeeper, department store clerk, and horse trainer. He started his cinematography career in Bordertown Gun Fighters, a 1943 western starred by the rugged hero Wild Bill Elliott. An excellent and athletic stuntman, as well, Reed handled perfectly much of his own fight and riding. Over the years, he found himself doing dozens of westerns and cliffhangers serials for Columbia and Republic studios, in which he usually cast as one of the blackhearted act... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Geoffrey Rippon
(Aubrey) Geoffrey Frederick Rippon, Baron Rippon of Hexham, PC, (28 May 1924 (birth time source: Lescaut) – 28 January 1997) was a British Conservative politician. He was Chairman of the European-Atlantic Group. The son of the Somerset cricketer Sydney Rippon, Geoffrey Rippon was educated at King's College, Taunton, and Brasenose College, Oxford where he was president of the University Conservative Association. He was called to the Bar in 1948 and was Mayor of Surbiton 1951-52 and a member of the London County Council from 1952. After unsuccessfully contesting the seat of Shoreditch and Finsbury in both 1950 and 1951, he became MP for Norwich South in 1955. In 1964 he was defeated, but moved to the constituency of Hexham in Northumberland at the 1966 general election and remained MP the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Glen Rice
Glen Anthony Rice (born May 28, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. The 6'8" tall Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward, ranking 11th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice won an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and an NBA Championship. Rice has won both the NBA All-Star Game MVP and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player awards. In recent years, Rice has taken up MMA fight promotion as owner and head of G-Force Fights, based out of Miami, Florida. College career Rice played college basketball for the University of Michigan Wolverines for four seasons (1985–1989), a starter for three of those seasons. He became the school's all-time leading... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lou Castel
Lou Castel (born 28 May 1943) is a Colombian actor known primarily for his work in Italian films. Born Ulv Quarzell in Bogotá, Castel moved to Europe as a young man. Interested in acting from an early age, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, but was quickly kicked out. His first movie role was an uncredited extra in The Leopard (1963). But two years later, he would catch his big break when he starred in Fists in the Pocket. His performance as the epileptic Alessandro, who murders his mother and his brother, was acclaimed all over the world. His next role to gain international prominence was probably as Jeff, the temperamental bisexual film director in Beware of a Holy Whore (1971), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder himself portrayed the film's producer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Zulma Bouffar
Zulma Madeleine Boufflar, known as Zulma Bouffar, born Nérac 28 May 1843, died Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames 20 January 1909, was a French actress and soprano singer, associated with the opéra-bouffe of Paris in the second half of the 19th century who enjoyed a successful career around Europe. Life and career Aged only 6 Bouffar appeared in La fille bien gardée in Marseille, and followed this with successful performances in Lyon. Her father then toured with her around western Europe and Scandinavia. After her father’s death in 1854 she continued travelling, bringing into her repertoire some of the contemporary songs of Offenbach, who heard her sing in Hamburg in 1864. The same year Bouffar appeared at Bad Ems in Offenbach's Lischen et Fritzchen, and repeated her success in Paris. From thi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Horst Frank
Horst Frank (28 May 1929 – 25 May 1999) was a German film actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1955 and 1999. He was born in Lübeck, Germany and died in Heidelberg, Germany. Selected filmography Der Stern von Afrika (1957) Wolves of the Deep (1959) Les Tontons flingueurs (1963) Dead Woman from Beverly Hills (1964) Secret of the Chinese Carnation (1964) Black Eagle of Santa Fe (1965) Attentato ai tre grandi (1967) Django Prepare a Coffin (1968) Hate Thy Neighbour (1969) Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) Le Paria (1969) The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) Carlos (1971) Eye in the Labyrinth (1972) The Grand Duel (1972) The Dead Are Alive (1972) Timm Thaler (1979) Derrick, 3 episodes (1976-1983) C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francois Persoons
François Persoons, born on May 28, 1925 in Profondeville (source for his time of birth: Lescaut), died in Brussels in 1981, was a Belgian politician (Francophone Democratic Federalists).... Biography of T-Bone Walker
Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was a critically acclaimed American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who was one of the most influential pioneers and innovators of the jump blues and electric blues sound. He is the first musician recorded playing blues with the electric guitar. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked him at #47 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Biography Early years T-Bone Walker is the stage name for Aaron Thibeaux Walker was born in Linden, Texas, of African American and Cherokee descent. Walker's parents, Movelia Jimerson and Rance Walker, were both musicians. His stepfather, Marco Washington, taught him to play the guitar, ukulele, banjo, violin, mandolin, and piano. Early in the 1920s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Brana
Pierre Brana, born on May 28, 1933 in Bordeaux, is a French engineer and politician (Socialist party). Publications Adrien Marquet (avec Joëlle Dusseau), Atlantica, 2001 Mémoires d'Algérie, Éditions Sud Ouest, 2008 Robert Lacoste 1898-1989 (avec Joëlle Dusseau), L'Harmattan, 2010 Une Jeunesse bacalanaise, Pleine Page, 2010... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul F. Patch
Paul F. Patch, born on May 28, 1920 in Denver, Colorado, is an American military, brigadier general (source: Gauquelin Book of American Charts).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Minna Gombell
Minna Gombell (May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. Life and work She had a very successful stage career (calling herself Winifred Lee) from 1912 before being signed by the 20th Century Fox film company in the late 1920s. Her first film was Doctor's Wives (1931) in which she played under the name of "Nancy Gardner", a name given to her by Fox. After this she spent a time coaching several young actresses before returning to film under her real name. She appeared in 50 Hollywood films including; Laurel and Hardy's Block-Heads, The Merry Widow, The First Year, Boom Town, High Sierra, Hoop-La, The Thin Man, and The Best Years of Our Lives. Her third husband was the film writer, producer and director Myron Coureval Fagan. Selected film... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Bonelli
Pierre Bonelli, born May 28, 1939 in Salon-de-Provence, died March 31, 2004, was a French businessman. He was Chairman and CEO of Bull.... Biography of Jeff Fenech
Jeff Fenech aka 'The Marrickville Mauler' (born 28 May 1964 in Marrickville, Sydney, Australia) is a three time world champion in boxing (retired) and is now a boxing trainer. Boxing career Fenech had a stellar amateur career, which led to him representing his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. It was that year that Fenech began his professional boxing career, beating Bobby Williams by a knockout in two in his homeland. Fenech was a fast starter: He won his first eleven bouts by knockout, and held his first fight abroad in only his fourth fight, when he beat Iliesa Manila by a knockout in two at Fiji. He beat fringe contenders Wayne Mulholland and Rolando Navarro, both by a knockout in the fifth round, to start 1985. After those two wins, he was placed number one am... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albrecht Marcuse
Friedel Albrecht Marcuse, sometimes best known as Rolf Marbot, born on May 28, 1906 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), died on Augut 22, 1974 in Cannes, France, was a German lawyer, author, composer and music publisher. External link: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Albrecht+Marcuse... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nobuhiro Suwa
Nobuhiro Suwa (諏訪 敦彦 Suwa Nobuhiro?, born May 28, 1960 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture) is a Japanese film director working in Japan and France. His directorial works and screenplays often make use of improvisation techniques. Currently, Suwa is the President of Tokyo Zokei University. Biography Having graduated from Hiroshima Prefectural Hatsukaichi High School (located in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima), Suwa studied at Tokyo Zokei University, under the tutorship of Nobuhiro Kawanaka. While at the college, he began working producing independent films, of which Hanasareru Gang was chosen for the Pia Film Festival. After graduating from Tokyo Zokei, Suwa began directing television documentary films, and worked with directors such as Sōgo Ishii and Masashi Ya... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Wolfgang Eduard Schneiderhan (May 28, 1915 – May 18, 2002) was an Austrian classical violinist. Schneiderhan was born in Vienna. After briefly studying with Otakar Ševčík in Pisek, he studied with Julius Winkler in Vienna. At age 10 he publicly performed Bach's Chaconne in D minor. The next year he made his debut in Copenhagen playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. He lived in England for some time from 1929, where he appeared in concerts with artists such as Maria Jeritza, Feodor Chaliapin, Jan Kiepura and Paul Robeson. He returned to Vienna to become the first Concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from 1933 to 1937, and from 1937 to 1951 led the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He nevertheless maintained his career as a soloist in concerts and recordings. He became... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dorothy Dunbar
Dorothy Dunbar (May 28, 1902 – October 23, 1992) was a American actress and socialite, who appeared in silent movies in the 1920s. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she appeared on the Broadway stage as a child in The School Girl (1904). In 1924, Dunbar went to Hollywood, where she starred in several motion pictures, including her role as the heroine in The Amateur Gentleman (1926) opposite Richard Barthelmess, which attracted considerable attention for her. She was also the fourth actress who played Jane, starring in the 1927 version of the Tarzan story, Tarzan and the Golden Lion, opposite James Pierce, who played the title role. Also in the cast was Boris Karloff, who played a native named Owaza. Dunbar left the movies upon marrying her second husband, wealthy Minneapolis soc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luis César Amadori
Luis César Amadori (28 May 1903, Pescara, Abruzzi, Italy - 5 June 1977 in Buenos Aires) was an Italian - Argentine film director and screenwriter, and one of the most influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. He directed over 60 films between 1936 and 1967 writing the scripts to over 50 pictures. He directed films such as Apasionadamente (1944), the critically acclaimed Albéniz (film) (1947) and Alma fuerte (1949). Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0023813/ ) Director: Cristina Guzmán (1968) Amor en el aire (1967) ... aka Amor en el aire (Argentina) ... aka Love in Flight (International: English title) Un novio para dos hermanas (1967) Buenos días, condesita (1967) Acompáñame (1966) Más bonita que ninguna (1965) Como dos got... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gaël Leforestier
Gaël Leforestier, born May 28, 1975, is a French TV host. He married Claire Dabrowski (divorced now). He lives with French TV host Céline Balitran.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Brooks
Roger Brooks, born on May 28, 1938 in Binghampton, New York (source: LMR), is an American businessman, a twin separated from his brother at birth, renamed and raised differently.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Claude Brisville
Jean-Claude Brisville, born on May 29, 1922 in Bois-Colombes, Seine, is a French writer, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Works Theater Les Emmurés, pièce en 3 actes, mise en scène Emile Dars, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, décembre 1946 Saint-Just (1955) Le Rôdeur (1972) - Nora - Le Récital, 3 pièces en 1 acte et à 3 personnages (1970) Le Fauteuil à bascule (1982) Le Bonheur à Romorantin (1983) L'Entretien de M. Descartes avec M. Pascal le jeune (1985) La Villa bleue (1986) Le Souper (1989) L'Antichambre (1991) Contre-jour (1993) La Dernière Salve (1995) Sept comédies en quête d'acteurs (2007) Other works Prologue (1948) D'un amour, prix Sainte Beuve (roman, 1954) La Présence réelle (essai, 1954) ... Biography of Meisa Kuroki
Satsuki Shimabukuro (島袋 さつき, Shimabukuro Satsuki?) (born May 28, 1988), better known by her stage name Meisa Kuroki (黒木 メイサ, Kuroki Meisa?), is a Japanese actress, model and singer born in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. She is represented by the agency Sweet Power and is signed to Sony Music Japan. Among others, she has modeled for the popular Japanese fashion magazine JJ and is the current Japanese representative for Giorgio Armani. She has appeared in numerous television dramas, commercials, films, and stage productions. Early life Born to a Luuchuuan mother and a father of half-Luuchuuan and half-Brazilian descent, as the youngest of four sisters, she was discovered by a fashion scout while at the second year of junior h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carmen Jordá
Carmen Jordá (born 28 May 1988) is a Spanish race car driver, currently racing in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. She was born in Alcoy, Spain. She currently resides in Valencia, Spain and Miami, Florida. On January 19, 2010, Jordá tested an Indy Lights entry for Walker Racing at Sebring International Raceway and later tested an Indy Lights entry for Andersen Racing at Barber Motorsports Park. Almost two months later, on March 8, 2010, it was announced that Jordá had signed with Andersen Racing full–time to drive in the Firestone Indy Lights Series for the 2010 season. Firestone Indy Lights Series (2010) Jordá made her first career start in the Firestone Indy Lights Series on March 28, 2010 at the Firestone Indy Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the Streets of St. Petersburg, fini... Biography of Khaled Mashal
Khaled Mashal, also known as Khaled Mashaal or Khalid Mish'al or Meshal (Arabic: خالد مشعل) (born May 28, 1956 in Silwad, near Ramallah) is a Palestinian exile, the "political leader" of the Syrian branch of the Hamas politic bureau, and leader of Hamas since the assassination of Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi in 2004. While at the University, he was an Islamic Palestinian leader who challenged the dominance of Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization on the campus. Mashal participated in the foundation of the Islamic Haqq Bloc, which competed with Fatah on leading the General Union of Palestinian Students in Kuwait. He maintained a tenuous relationship with Yasser Arafat and currently courts the Hezbollah leader Sayyed Ha... Biography of Emily O'Brien
Emily O'Brien (born May 28, 1985) is an English-born American actress. She is known for her role as Jana Hawkes Fisher on The Young and the Restless off-and-on from May 11, 2006 until her character died on May 6, 2011. Personal life O'Brien was born in Bedfordshire, England, but moved with her family to Carlsbad, California, when she was nine years old. Her mother is Persian and her father is British. Sister to Natalie O'Brien. O'Brien's parents, Flora and Michael O’Brien, say, “Acting is the only thing she wanted to do.” She was in plays at Carlsbad High School, where she graduated in 2003, and at MiraCosta College, where she completed a theater major in 2005. She was named a finalist in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival’s Irene Ryan Acting Competition in 20... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kirk Gibson
Kirk Harold Gibson (born May 28, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball player and currently the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. As a player, Gibson was an outfielder who batted and threw left-handed. He spent most of his career with the Detroit Tigers but also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Gibson is best known for a home run he hit off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, during his time with the Dodgers. He was named the National League MVP in 1988. He is the only MVP winner to never appear on an All-Star roster since the advent of the All-Star Game. He was named to the team twice, in 1985 and 1988, but declined the invitation both times. He announced his retirement from baseball in August 1995. Following his r... Biography of Mark Howe
Mark Steven Howe (born May 28, 1955 (birth time source: John McKay-Clements, Astrodatabank)) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 6 seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He is the son of Colleen and Gordie Howe, and early in his career was a teammate of his father. Despite the enormous shadow cast by his father and splitting time between two leagues, Mark shone as one of the best two-way defensemen of the 1980s, being a three time runner-up for the Norris Trophy and making the Stanley Cup finals three times. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and part of the 2011 induction class of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. He is currently the Director of Pro Scouting for the Detroit Re... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chubb Rock
Chubb Rock (born Richard Simpson on May 28, 1968 in Jamaica) is a New York-based rapper who released several commercially successful hip hop albums in the early 1990s. A former National Merit Scholar, Chubb Rock was a pre-med student who dropped out of Brown University to pursue his musical career. Biography Discovered and produced by his first cousin DJ / Producer Howie Tee, Chubb Rock first appeared on the national scene with his 1988 self-titled debut "Chubb Rock" and 1989's "And the winner is..." The latter produced the minor hit "Ya Bad Chubbs" which garnered air play on Yo! MTV Raps during that time. His 1991 release entitled The One, reached #13 on Billboard's "Top Hip-Hop/R&B" chart for that year. Three singles from that release, "Treat'em Right", "Just The Two Of Us" and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Denisa Dvorakova
Denisa Dvořáková is a Czech model, who is best known as the winner of the Elite Model Look 2006. Early life Denisa was born on May 28, 1989 in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. She's known for her apathetic, calm and somewhat sarcastic appearance in photo shoots and on the runway. Elite Model Look and career Denisa entered the Elite Model Look in 2006. After the contest, she was crowned the winner of the modeling contest at age 16. She has been on the cover of Vogue Italia and Dazed & Confused. Denisa has also walked the runway for many top designers, including Versace, Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Fendi, Christian Dior, John Galliano, and Valentino.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Schneider
Michel Schneider, born on May 28, 1944, is a French writer, civil servant, and psychoanalyst. Bibliography Blessures de mémoire, Gallimard, coll. « Connaissance de l'inconscient », 1980 Voleurs de mots - Essai sur le plagiat, la psychanalyse et la pensée, Gallimard, coll. « Connaissance de l'inconscient », 1985 (ISBN 2-07-070 501-3) Bleu passé, Gallimard, 1990 Je crains de lui parler la nuit, éd. Gallimard, 1991 Comme une ombre, éd. Grasset et Fasquelle, 2011 Prima donna Musiques de nuit 1988 : Glenn Gould, piano solo - Aria et trente variations Gallimard, coll. « L'un et l'autre » (ISBN 2-07-038 841-7) 1989 : La Tombée du jour - Schuman, Seuil, coll. « La librairie du XXe siècle » (ISBN 2-02-010 882-8) Un rêve de pierre : le rad... Biography of Alexa Minshew
Alicia Minshew (born May 28, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children. Early life and career Minshew was born in Plantation, Florida. Her mother is of Italian descent. Having aspirations to become an actress, Minshew set out for the career path some time after graduating from South Fork High School in Stuart, FL. In 2002, Minshew landed the role of Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children. She first stepped into the role in January 2002, after the character's seven-year absence from the soap opera following the exit of Sarah Michelle Gellar, who had previously portrayed the character. In 2004 and 2005, Minshew portrayed Kendall in brief appearances on the daytime drama One Life to Live as part of t... Biography of Rob Ford
Robert Bruce "Rob" Ford (born May 28, 1969) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He is the 64th and current Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was first elected to city council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat in 2003 and again in 2006. Ford was elected Mayor in the 2010 mayoral election, and took office on December 1 of that year. Ford's father Doug Ford, Sr. was also a politician and his brother Doug is a Toronto city councillor. Personal life Born in Etobicoke, Ford is the youngest of four children of Diane and Doug Ford, Sr.. Ford Sr. was the founder of DECO Labels and Tags, which makes pressure-sensitive labels for plastic-wrapped grocery products at an estimated $100 million in annual sales. Ford Sr. later became a Member o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of František Straka
František Straka (born 28 May 1958) is a Czech former football player and manager. iography Playing career Straka played most notably for Sparta Prague. In 1988 he moved to Germany and spent the rest of his playing career there. He played for Czechoslovakia and was a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He played total 35 matches for the national team from 1983 to 1990. Coaching career After retiring from playing, he began coaching. Straka led several top flight Czech clubs, including FK Teplice, Sparta Prague and Viktoria Plzeň. He also coached abroad in Austria, Slovakia and Greece. In 2009 he was selected as temporary manager of the Czech Republic national football team. On 30 June 2009, after only one game in charge he left the position. He won his only match, a 1-0 ... Biography of Julie T. Wallace
Julie Therese Wallace (born 28 May 1961 in Wimbledon, London, England) is an English actress. Biography Julie T. Wallace is the daughter of the late Scottish actor Andrew Keir, and is the sister of the actors Sean Keir and Deirdre Keir. She stands 6 feet 2 inches tall (188 cm). She made her television debut in the title role in the BBC TV dramatisation of Fay Weldon's The Life and Loves of a She-Devil in 1986. The following year, she made a cameo playing the part of Rosika Miklos in the James Bond film The Living Daylights. She starred in The Comic Strip Presents... "Queen of the Wild Frontier." In 1996, she was featured as Serpentine in Neil Gaiman's BBC miniseries Neverwhere. She also played Major Iceborg in the 1997 cult classic The Fifth Element. She has continued to make reg... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brandon Cruz
Brandon Edwin Cruz (born May 28, 1962) is an American actor best known for his role as Eddie Corbett, son of widower Tom Corbett (played by Bill Bixby) on the comedy-drama The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Cruz is also a punk rock musician, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation case manager. Early life and career Cruz was born in Bakersfield, California, and moved to Silver Strand Beach in Ventura County, California, with his family while still a toddler. At age five he auditioned for, and won, his breakthrough role as Eddie Corbett in the television series The Courtship of Eddie's Father, which aired on ABC from 1969 to 1972. Bixby and Cruz spent considerable time together, especially when the show was on hiatus, prompting Cruz to tell American Profile magazine, "Bill Bixby was like my s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of P. G. T. Beauregard
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (pron.: /ˈbɔərɨɡɑrd/; May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893) was a Louisiana-born American military officer, politician, inventor, writer, civil servant, and the first prominent general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Today he is commonly referred to as P. G. T. Beauregard, but he rarely used his first name as an adult and signed correspondence as G. T. Beauregard. Beauregard was trained as a civil engineer at the United States Military Academy and served with distinction as an engineer in the Mexican-American War. Following a brief appointment at West Point in 1861, with the South's secession, he became the first Confederate brigadier general. He commanded the defenses of Charleston, South Carolina... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sally Forrest
Sally Forrest (born Sally Feeney, May 28, 1928, San Diego, California), is a retired American film actress of the 1940s and 1950s. She began her film career as a dancer in films in the 1940s before moving on to small film roles. After meeting director Ida Lupino, she was cast in a few of her films including Not Wanted and Hard Fast and Beautiful. After moving to New York with her husband, writer and producer Milo Frank, her film work all but stopped. She appeared in summer-stock theater and on Broadway appearing in shows such as The Seven Year Itch. She also appeared in the Rawhide (TV series) episode Incident of the Widowed Dove S1/4. Other Forrest and her husband owned the former home of Jean Harlow and Paul Bern on Easton Drive, off Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, Califo... Biography of Robbi Chong
Robbi Lynn Chong (born May 28, 1965) is a Canadian actress and former model. Early life Chong was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong, a comedian, actor, writer and director. Chong's father is of Chinese and Scots-Irish ancestry and her mother is of African and Cherokee descent. Her sister Rae Dawn Chong is an actress. Career Robbi Chong studied acting in Los Angeles, California for two years and began appearing frequently on stage and television, working full-time. She was an international covergirl who joined the Click Modeling Agency at age 19 and modeled in Paris from 1983 to 1988. Filmography Films Shelter (2007) Ellie Parker (2005) Jimmy Hollywood (1994) The Evil Inside Me (1993) Far Out Man (1990) ... |
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