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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on May, 29, 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
132 celebrities or events were found for May, 29. Add to favourites (121 fans)Biography of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. He served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Major events during his presidency include the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the American Civil Rights Movement and early events of the Vietnam War. Kennedy's leadership during the USS PT-109 incident in the Second World War in the South Pacific was a major turning point in his life. Kennedy represented the state of Massachusetts from 1947 to 1960, first as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and then, in the U.S. Senate. Kennedy (Democrat) was elected president of the United States i... Add to favourites (39 fans)Biography of Noel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Burnage, Manchester, England) is an English songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the English rock band Oasis. He is the older brother of Oasis lead vocalist, Liam Gallagher, the two of whom are famous for publicly squabbling. In the 1990s, Gallagher was centre-stage of what the media coined the Britpop movement. The band enjoyed much critical and commercial success. His outspoken opinions on other bands and modern culture have, more recently, earned him something of an "elder statesman" reputation, leading NME to dub him "The wisest man in rock".... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Mel B
Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975) is an English R&B and pop recording artist, songwriter, dancer, actress, author, television presenter and model. Brown rose to fame when she became a member of British girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was famously known as "Scary Spice". Brown has been signed to a number of record labels during her career including Virgin Records, Independent record label, Amber Café and her latest record deal EMI Music, which she signed in judged for X Factor Australia in 2012. The Spice Girls signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe", which hit number-one in more than 30 countries and helped establish the group as a "global phenomenon". Followed by their debut album, Spice, which sold more than 28 million copies worldwide, beco... Biography of La Toya Jackson
La Toya Jackson (born May 29, 1956 (birth time source: "Starting Over" by La Toya Jackson)) is an American singer, musician, New York Times Bestselling author, songwriter, actress, and the fifth child of the Jackson family. She had an unsuccessful career as a singer throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and returned to the music spotlight in 2004 with her Billboard charting songs "Just Wanna Dance" and "Free The World". A forthcoming album entitled Startin' Over has yet to be released. Early life La Toya Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, the fifth of nine children born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson. After her mother became a devout Jehovah's Witness in 1966, Jackson, along with her siblings, was raised into the religion. Jackson would spend most of her time (alongside her mother) evangel... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Annette Bening
Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is a Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award winning American actress. Youth She was born in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Arnett Grant Bening (born 1926) and Shirley Bening (born 1930). Her sister and two brothers are Jane Bening (born 1953), Bradley Bening (born 1955) and Byron Bening (born 1957). Her father worked for an insurance company. The family moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1959, where she spent her early childhood. In 1965, Annette's father took a job with a company in San Diego, California, and they moved there. She began acting in junior high school, playing the lead in The Sound of Music. She studied drama at Patrick Henry High School. She then spent a year working as a cook on a charter boat taking fishing parties ... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an Academy Award-winning and two-time Grammy Award-winning American rock musician and singer. Etheridge has released nine albums since signing her first major recording contract in 1987. Three of them have gone multi-platinum: Melissa Etheridge (1988), Yes I Am (1993) and Your Little Secret (1995). Two others went platinum and two more gold. Etheridge is a Bruce Springsteen fan, and she has covered his songs "Thunder Road" and "Born to Run" during live shows. She is also a fan of the Dave Matthews Band and has expressed interest in collaborating with them. In October 2004, Melissa Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, she made a return to the stage and, although bald from chemothe... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Adrian Paul
Adrian Paul Hewett (born May 29, 1959), better known as Adrian Paul, is an actor best known for his role on the television series Highlander: The Series as Duncan MacLeod. He was born in London, England in 1959, the first of three brothers to an Italian mother and a British father. Paul first became a model, then a dancer and choreographer. In 1985, he left Europe for the United States to pursue a dance and modeling career. In 1998, he founded The Peace Fund charitable organization. Adrian Paul has also trained in various martial arts; Kung Fu forms of Hung Gar and Choy Lee Fut, Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing and Kendo using the Japanese katana. Acting career He was cast in the role that would bring him to the most prominence to date, that of Duncan MacLeod in the syndicated television ser... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Rupert Everett
Rupert James Hector Everett (born May 29, 1959 (birth time source: the jacket cover of the hardback book called "red carpets and other banana skins". The opening line is "I was born on 29 May 1959 "sometime before tea".) is an English actor and a former singer. He first came to attention in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent movie Another Country playing an openly homosexual student at an English public school in the 1930s. He has since starred in many other film roles and works, including My Best Friend's Wedding, The Next Best Thing and the Shrek sequels. Personal life Everett was born in Norfolk, England to Major Anthony Michael Everett and Sara Maclean, who was Scottish, and descended from the baronets Vyvyan of Trelowarren and the German Schmiedern barons. He has an older brot... Biography of Helmut Berger
Helmut Berger (born May 29, 1944) is an Austrian actor. Berger (whose real name is Helmut Steinberger) was born in Bad Ischl, Austria, into a family of hoteliers and although he had no interest in gastronomy or the hospitality industry, he initially trained and worked in this area. At the age of 18, he moved to London, where he did odd-jobs whilst simultaneously taking acting classes. After studying languages in Perugia, Berger moved to Rome. In 1964, he first met Luchino Visconti, whose life partner he later became. Visconti gave him his first acting role in the movie Le streghe (1967) (in the episode "La strega bruciata viva), but he attained international fame playing Martin von Essenbeck in Visconti's The Damned (1969). In this film, in what is perhaps his best known scene, he mi... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Ana Beatriz Barros
Ana Beatriz Barros (born May 29, 1982) is a Brazilian supermodel. She is one of the most successful Brazilian supermodels. She has done advertisements for Guess?, for Victoria's Secret, Chanel cosmetics, and Jennifer Lopez's JLo fashion line. Height 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Hair color Naturally Dark Brown Eye color Green Measurements 35-24.5-35 (US); 89-59.5-89 (EU) Weight 52 kg (114 lb) Dress size 36 (EU), 6 (US) Shoe size 41 (EU), 9 (US) Early life and career She was born in a small town of Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Later, her family moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she spent her childhood. She is of Portuguese and Spanish descent, and is the youngest of three sisters; Patricia and Malu (Maria Luisa). Modeling career Barros and her older sister, Patricia (also a m... Biography of Catherine Lara
Catherine Bodet, best known as Catherine Lara, born May 29, 1945, is a French singer, songwriter and producer. Discography Ab libitum (1972) Marche dans le temps (1972) La craie dans l'encrier (1974) Nil (1975) Jeux de société (1976) Babylone (1977) Coup d'feel (1979) Johan (1981) Geronimo (1980) T'es pas drôle (1982) La Rockeuse de Diamants (1983) Flamenrock/Espionne (1984) Nuit magique (1986) Encore une fois (1987) Rocktambule (1988) Sand et les romantiques (1992) Maldonne (1993) Mélomanie (1996) Aral (2000) Graal (2005) Passe-moi l'ciel (2005) Live "en concert" à l'Olympia(1984) Live 88 (1988) DVD Rock'n roll de Montreal (72-80) - double CD (1992) Best of Lara (72-96) (1997) Best of Lara (1997) - coffret 5 CDs Catherine La... Biography of Hornswoggle
Dylan Postl (born May 29, 1986) better known by his ring name Hornswoggle, Hornswoggle McMahon or Little Bastard, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment appearing on its Raw & SmackDown! brands as an occasional wrestler. He is also a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion. Billed height 4 ft 4 in (128 cm) Billed weight 138 lbs (62 kg) Career NWA Wisconsin Prior to his appearances on SmackDown!, Postl was best known for his appearances with NWA Wisconsin in 2005 as Shortstack, or "The World's Sexiest Midget" Shortstack, where he won its X Division Championship. World Wrestling Entertainment Postl signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in May 2006. He was the fourth wrestler from NWA-Wisconsin to sign with WWE, following D... Biography of Riley Keough
Danielle Riley Keough (born May 29, 1989), known as Riley Keough, is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of singer/songwriter Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough, and the oldest grandchild of Elvis and Priscilla Presley. Model At the age of 14, Riley made her modeling debut in February 2004 on the Dolce & Gabbana runway in Italy, and in August the same year she appeared on the cover of Vogue alongside her mother, Lisa Marie, and grandmother, Priscilla. Actress In 2009 Riley began working on The Runaways, her debut film, alongside Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, playing Marie Currie, the sister of Cherie Currie. In 2010 Riley completed production on the movie The Good Doctor along with Orlando Bloom, playing a patient named Diane Nixon. Riley replaced Olivia Th... Biography of Bob Hope
Bob Hope KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an English-born entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, in radio, television, movies, and on numerous USO tours for U.S. military personnel. English birth Born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, London, England, Hope was the fifth of seven sons. His English father, William Henry Hope, was a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare and his Welsh mother, Avis Townes, was a light opera singer but later had to find work as a cleaning woman. The family lived in Weston-super-Mare, then Whitehall and St. George in Bristol, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio in 1908. The family traveled to the United States as passengers on board the SS Philadelphia. They were inspected at Ellis Island on 30 March 1908. Hope became a U.S. citizen in 1920 at the ag... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Denner
Charles Denner (29 May 1926 – 10 September 1995) was a French actor of Polish origin. During his 30-year career he worked with some of the greatest France's directors of his time, including Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch and François Truffaut who gave him two of his most memorable roles, as Fergus in The Bride Wore Black (1968) and Bertrand Morane in The Man Who Loved Women (1977). He was born in 1926 in the city of Tarnów in South-eastern Poland, before immigrating with his family to France, at the age of four. During World War II, his family took refuge in Brive-la-Gaillarde, where they were helped by Rabbi David Feuerwerker. Passionate with theater from his childhood, he became a student of Charles Dullin, a famous theater teacher of his ti... Biography of Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis (Iάννης Ξενάκης) (May 29, 1922 - February 4, 2001) was a Greek composer and one of the most important modernist composers of the 20th century. He was a major figure in the postwar development of musical modernism. Xenakis was born in Brăila, Romania to Clearchos Xenakis and Fotini Pavlou, and was educated as a child by a series of governesses. At the age of ten he was sent to a boarding school on the Aegean island of Spetsai, Greece and later studied architecture and engineering in Athens. Xenakis participated in the Greek Resistance during World War II and, during the period of the British martial law, in the first phase of the Greek Civil War as a member of the students' company Lord Byron of the leftwing ... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician who led the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer / songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995, and has composed film scores extensively since 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won a Grammy Award for Tim Burton's Batman and an Emmy Award for his Desperate Housewives theme. Elfman has also composed the themes to television shows, such as The Simpsons and videogames, such as Fable. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Early career Elfman, who is of Russian and Polish descent, grew up in a racially mixed community in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles, where he was known as 'the whitest white kid'. He spent much of his time in the local movie theatre, adorin... Biography of Louis Velle
Louis Velle, born May 29, 1926 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain), raised in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, is a French actor. He is the husband of French actress and author Frédérique Hébrard. They have three daugthers, Catherine, Nicolas et François. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0892615/) 2010 Les châtaigniers du désert (TV mini-series) Melchior – Episode #1.2 (2010) … Melchior – Episode #1.1 (2010) … Melchior 2006 Les secrets du volcan (TV mini-series) Matteo Mahé – Episode #1.2 (2006) … Matteo Mahé – Episode #1.1 (2006) … Matteo Mahé 2005 On ne prête qu'aux riches (TV movie) Alexis de Chesnay 2004 Mon fils cet inconnu (TV movie) Bernard 2003 L'agence coup de coeur (TV series) Max – La stratégie des petits bonheurs (2003) … Max 2... Biography of Tracey E. Bregman
Tracey E. Bregman (born May 29, 1963) is an American soap opera actress. She is best known for the role of Lauren Fenmore on The Young and the Restless (1983 to 1995, 2000, 2001–present) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1995–1999, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2007) and for her role as Sarah Smythe on The Young and the Restless (2010). Personal life She was born in Munich, Germany to American musical arranger, record producer and composer Buddy Bregman and actress Suzanne Lloyd. She lived in Great Britain until the age of 10 when her family relocated to California. She has been acting since she was 11 years old. In 2004, Bregman launched her own yoga inspired clothing line "Bountiful Buddha" which sold popularly at friend Lisa Rinna's boutique "Belle Gray" in Los Angeles. Bergma... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Abdoulaye Wade
Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29, 1926) is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and has led the party since it was founded in 1974. A long-time opposition leader, he ran for President four times, beginning in 1978, before he was elected in 2000. Life before politics Wade was born in Kébémer and raised in Saint Louis, Senegal; officially, he was born in 1926, although some claim he was born several years earlier, and the record-keeping of the time is not considered particularly reliable. He studied and taught law at the lycée Condorcet in France. He holds two doctorates in law and economics. He was also dean of the law and economics faculty at the University of Dakar in Senegal. He is curre... Biography of Nick Mancuso
Nicodemo (Nick) Antonio Massimo Mancuso (born May 29, 1948, Mammola, Calabria, Italy) is an Italian-Canadian cinema and stage actor. Filmography 1974 : Red Emma (TV) 1974 : Black Christmas : The Prowler / Phone Voice 1976 : A Sweeter Song : Manuel 1978 : Dr. Scorpion (TV) : John Shackelford 1979 : The House on Garibaldi Street (TV) : Ari 1979 : Nightwing : Youngman Duran 1980 : Scrupules ("Scruples") (feuilleton TV) : Vito Orsini 1980 : Le Bateau de la mort (Death Ship) : Nick 1981 : Ticket to Heaven : David 1982 : The Legend of Walks Far Woman (TV) : Horses Ghost 1982 : La Fièvre de l'or (Mother Lode) : Jean Dupre 1983 : Feel the Heat (série TV) : Andy Thorn 1983 : Maria Chapdelaine : François Paradis 1983 : Desperate Intruder (TV) : Mike 1983 : Tell Me ... Biography of John Hinckley
John Warnock Hinckley, Jr. (May 29, 1955) is a United States citizen who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan at Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981, as the culmination of an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and has remained under institutional psychiatric care since then. John Hinckley, Jr. was born on May 29, 1955, in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and grew up in Texas. He went to Highland Park High School in Dallas County, Texas. The family, owners of the Hinckley Oil company, later moved to Colorado. An off-and-on student at Texas Tech University from 1972 to 1980, in 1975 he headed to Los Angeles in the hope of becoming a songwriter. These efforts were unsuccessful, and his letters home to his parents were full of tales of mi... Biography of Louise Michel
Louise Michel (1830-1905) was a French anarchist, school teacher and medical worker. She sometimes used the pseudonym Clémence and was also known as the red virgin of Montmartre. Louise Michel was born at the Château of Vroncourt (Haute-Marne) on 29 May 1830, the daughter of a serving-maid, Marianne Michel, and the son of the house, Etienne Charles Demahis. She was brought up by her father's parents, and received a liberal education. After her grandfather's death in 1850 she was trained to teach, but her refusal to acknowledge Napoleon III prevented her from serving in a state school. She became violently anti-Bonapartist, and is said to have contemplated the assassination of Napoleon III. She found her way in 1866 to a school in the Montmartre quarter of Paris, where she threw herse... Biography of Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien René Grosjean (pronounced: GROH-jahn) (born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a professional tennis player from France. He currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida, USA, where he trains at the Evert tennis academy. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 (achieved on October 28, 2002). Height 5'9" (175 cm) Weight 160 lbs (72 kg) Career Grosjean turned professional in 1996. In 2003 and 2004 he reached the final of Queens Club. In the same two years, he also reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon. He finished 2001 as the No. 1 player from his country and for the first time in the top 10 becoming the first Frenchman to finish a year in the top 10 since Cédric Pioline in 1993. Grosjean has been in four Grand Slam semi-final matches. As well as his two Wimbledon runs, ... Biography of Stanislas Renoult
Louis Stanislas Renoult, best known as Stanislas, born May 29, 1972 in Fontainebleau, is a French singer and composer. He is the son of French musician François Renoult. Discography Album FR FR (DL) BEL 2007 L'équilibre instable 1eralbum studio Date de sortie : 19 novembre 2007 10 15 8 DL = Download Single FR FR (DL) BEL 2007 Le manège 2 10 15 L'équilibre instable 2008 La belle de mai DL = Download Awards Prix de Printemps 2008 - SACEM : Prix Rolf Marbot - "Le manège" compositeur interprete Stanislas - auteur Amaury Salmon... Biography of Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29, 1984), nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a successful high school career at Towson Catholic High School, Anthony attended Syracuse University for college where he led the Orangemen to their first National Championship in 2003. He earned the tournament's Most Outstanding Player award and was named the Most Valuable Player of NCAA East Regional. After one season at Syracuse University, Anthony left college to enter the 2003 NBA Draft, where he was selected as the third pick by the Nuggets. Since entering the NBA, Anthony has emerged as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league. He was named to the All-Rookie t... Biography of Ted Levine
Frank Theodore "Ted" Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs and Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk. Early life and career Levine was born in Bellaire, Ohio, in 1957. In 1975, he enrolled at Marlboro College and then later University of Chicago. He became a fixture in the Chicago theatre scene and joined the Remains Theatre which was co-founded by Gary Cole and William L. Petersen. After his stage experience, Levine began to devote most of his energy during the 1980s toward finding roles in film and television such as a minor part in Charlie's Angels. He also managed to get a minor role in Rambo: First Blood Part II, as one of the men getting the P.O.W.s off the helicopter. Mainst... Biography of Isaac Albeniz
Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz i Pascual (pronounced ) (May 29, 1860 – May 18, 1909) was a Catalan pianist and composer best known for his piano works based on folk music. Born in Camprodon, Catalonia (Europe), Albéniz was a child prodigy who first performed at the age of four. At age seven he passed the entrance examination for piano at the Paris Conservatoire, but he was refused admission because he took out a ball from his pocket and broke a glass window while playing with it. By age fifteen, he had already given concerts worldwide. After a short stay at the Leipzig Conservatory, in 1876 he went to study in Brussels. In 1880, he went to Budapest to study with Franz Liszt, only to find out that Liszt was in Weimar, Germany. In 1883, he met the teacher and composer Felipe Pedrell, w... Biography of Oswald Spengler
Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler (Blankenburg am Harz May 29, 1880 – May 8, 1936, Munich) was a German historian and philosopher whose interests also included mathematics, science, and art. He is best known for his book The Decline of the West (Der Untergang des Abendlandes) in which he puts forth a cyclical theory of the rise and decline of civilizations. After Decline was published in 1918, Spengler produced his Prussianism and Socialism in 1920, in which he argued for an organic version of socialism and authoritarianism. He wrote extensively throughout World War I and the interwar period, and supported German hegemony in Europe. The National Socialists held Spengler as an intellectual precursor. But he was ostracised after 1933 for his pessimism about Germany and Europe's future, his re... Biography of Bernard Clavel
Bernard Charles Henri Clavel (born in Lons-le-Saunier on May 29, 1923 - died in Grenoble on October 5, 2010) was a French writer. From a humble background, he was largely self-educated. He began working as a pastry cook apprentice when he was 14 years old. He later had several jobs until he began working as a journalist in the 1950s. After the war, he worked for the social insurance, and he could not dedicate himself to literature until 1964. He has lived and worked in many places and lived in Savoy until his death. His first novel Night Worker (L'Ouvrier de la nuit, 1956) would be the first of many books. These include works for young people and numerous novels, at times organised into series: La grande patience (The Great Patience, 4 volumes — 1962–1968), Les Colonnes du ciel (Heav... Biography of Charles II of England
Charles II (29 May 1630 OS – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Charles II's father King Charles I was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War. The English Parliament did not proclaim Charles II king at this time, passing instead a statute making such a proclamation unlawful. England entered the period known to history as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth and the country was a de facto republic, led by Oliver Cromwell. On the other hand, Scotland was then still a separate kingdom and the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II King of Scots on 5 February 1649 in Edinburgh. He was crowned King of Scots at Scone on 1 January 1651. Following his defeat by Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester on 3 S... Biography of Geoffroy Messina
Geoffroy Messina, born May 29, 1982 in La Tronche (Isère), is a French rugby player.... Biography of Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (May 29, 1874 – June 14, 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox." He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with startling formulations. For example: "Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it." He is one of the few Christian thinkers who are equally admired and quoted by both liberal and conservative Christians, and indeed by many non-Christians. Chesterton's own theological and political views were far too nuanced to fit comfortably under the "liberal" or "conser... Biography of Rodolphe Salis
Rodolphe Salis, born May 19, 1851 in Châtellerault, died in 1897, was a French artist, owner and host of French cabaret Le Chat Noir. Le Chat Noir (French for "The Black Cat") was a 19th-century cabaret in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris. It was opened on 18 November 1881 at 84 Boulevard Rouchechouart by the artist Rodolphe Salis, and closed in 1897 (much to the disappointment of Picasso and others who looked for it when they came to Paris for the Exposition in 1900). Its imitators have included cabarets from St. Petersburg (The Stray Dog) to Barcelona (Els Quatre Gats). There is a "Black Cat" cafe in the City of Corfu, Greece, next to the sea on the main street between the (new) harbor and the center of town, and a quite conventional tourist restaurant called "Au Chat Noir" i... Biography of Francis Rossi
Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of the English rock band Status Quo, in which he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar. Musical equipment Rossi's main guitar is a 1957 Fender Telecaster which he purchased in 1968 for £70. Through the years several parts have been replaced with G&L parts and a third pickup has been added in a configuration much like a Fender Stratocaster. For amplification Rossi uses Marshall JCM800 or JCM900 Lead series amplifiers with 4x12 cabinets and a Roland GP8 to boost his signal. The sound from his Marshall rig is blended with Vox AC30 amplifiers that are kept behind his Marshall setup. Personal life Rossi currently lives in Surrey, England. He has eight children b... Biography of Al Unser
Alfred Unser (born May 29, 1939 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a former American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of Bobby Unser and father of Al Unser, Jr.. He is the second of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times, the fourth of five to have won the race in consecutive years, and is the only person to have both a sibling (Bobby) and child (Al Jr.) as fellow winners. Al's brother Jerry and nephews Johnny and Robby have also competed in the 500. Family His father Jerry Unser and two uncles, Louis and Joe, were also drivers. Beginning in 1926 they competed in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, an annual road race held in Colorado. Joe Unser became the first member of the Unser clan to lose his life to the sport, killed while test-driving a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Louis Bruguière
Jean-Louis Bruguière was the leading French investigating magistrate in charge of counter-terrorism affairs. He was appointed in 2004 vice-president of the Paris Court of Serious Claims (Tribunal de Grande Instance). He has garnered controversy for various acts, including the indictment of Rwandan president Paul Kagame for the assassination in 1994 of Juvenal Habyarimana. Washington Post journalist Dana Priest has cited him as saying that he had in the past ordered the arrest of more than 500 suspects, some with the assistance of US authorities . According to the investigative reporter, who described the workings of Alliance Base, a CTIC joint counter-terrorist operations center, involving the DGSE, the CIA and other foreign intelligence agencies, Bruguière declared that " good connections... Biography of Beatrice Lillie
Bea Lillie (May 29, 1894 – January 20, 1989) was a comic actress. She was born as Beatrice Gladys Lillie in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Following her marriage in 1920 to Sir Robert Peel, she was known in private life as Lady Peel. Early career She began performing in Toronto and other Ontario towns as part of a family trio with her mother and older sister, Muriel. Eventually, her mother took the two girls to London, England where she made her West End debut in 1914. She was noted primarily for her stage work in revues and light comedies, frequently paired with Gertrude Lawrence, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley. Beatrice (or Bea) Lillie, as she would be known professionally, took advantage of her gift for witty satire that made her a stage success for more than 50 years. In her revues, she... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Iris Adrian
Iris Adrian (May 29, 1912 – September 17, 1994) was an American film actress. Born in Los Angeles, California as Iris Adrian Hofstadter, Adrian won a beauty pageant and worked with the Ziegfeld Follies, before she entered films at the end of the silent era in Chasing Husbands (1928). During the 1930s she specialised in playing glamorous gold-diggers and gangsters' "molls", and played supporting roles in numerous features. She was considered a versatile actress, who could play drama or comedy, and she was also regarded as a capable dancer, dancing in a couple of films with George Raft. She also appeared on several radio programs, including serving as a regular on the Abbott and Costello Show. She continued to act regularly without achieving star status and by the end of the 1960s h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg aka Jonas Sternberg (29 May 1894 – 22 December 1969) was an Austrian-American film director. He is one of the earliest examples of 'auteur' filmmakers, and practised many other skills while making his films including cinematographer, writer, and editor. Sternberg's style has had a vast influence on later directors, particularly during the film noir movement. His mastery of mise-en-scene, lighting and soft lens is unrivaled, and his collaboration with sultry actress Marlene Dietrich is internationally celebrated. Life and Work Josef von Sternberg was born Jonas Sternberg (the false aristocratic title 'von' was later added by a Hollywood studio head to make the name sound more distinctive) to a Jewish family in Vienna but spent much of his childhood in New York City w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Allen Roy Dafoe
Doctor Allan Roy Dafoe OBE (29 May 1883 - 2 June 1943) was a Canadian obstetrician, best known for delivering and caring for the Dionne quintuplets, the first quintuplets known to survive early infancy. Dafoe was born in Madoc, Ontario, the son of a physician. In early 1909, he went into practice in Callander, Ontario, where he resided for the rest of his life. On May 28, 1934 he was called in to aid the multiple birth of the Dionne family, and saw to the survival of the mother and all the children. This got international press notice. He continued to help care for the children for years, and became something of a celebrity in the onslaught of media attention. The government of Ontario gave Dr. Dafoe joint guardianship of the quintuplets. In response to public interest, a special ... Biography of Henri Guillaumet
Henri Guillaumet (29 May 1902 in Bouy, Marne - 27 November 1940 in the Mediterranean) was a French aviator. He was a pioneer of French aviation in the Andes, the South Atlantic and the North Atlantic. He contributed to the opening up of numerous new routes and is regarded by some as the best pilot of his age. "I've never known a greater one," said Didier Daurat, owner of Aéropostale. («Je n'en ai pas connu de plus grand.») On Friday 13 June 1930, while crossing the Andes for the 92nd time, he crashed his Potez 25 at Laguna del Diamante in Mendoza, Argentina, because of bad weather. He walked for a week, over three mountain passes. Though tempted to give up, he persisted while thinking of his wife, Noëlle, until he was rescued by a 14 year old boy named Juan García. He reached a villa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ingrid Fèvre
Ingrid Fèvre, born in Auxerre May 29, 1975, is a French weightlifter. She won France Championship in 1994.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Gaines
David Gaines, born May 29, 1945 in Grants Pass, Oregon, is an American affichist artist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Irwyn Greif
Irwyn Greig, born May 29, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, is an American psychic, medium and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gene Robinson
V. Gene Robinson (born May 29, 1947 in Lexington, Kentucky) is the ninth bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Robinson was elected bishop in 2003 and entered office in March 2004. Before becoming bishop, he served as assistant to the retiring New Hampshire bishop. Robinson is widely known for being the first openly gay, non-celibate priest to be ordained a bishop in a major Christian denomination believing in the historic episcopate. His sexual orientation was privately acknowledged in the 1970s, when he studied in seminary, was ordained, married, and started a family. He went public with his sexual identity and divorced in the 1980s. When delegates to the Episcopal convention were voting on the ratification of his election, it ... Biography of Yusuke Iseya
Yusuke Iseya (伊勢谷 友介 ,Iseya Yūsuke?) (born 29 May 1976) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. With his modeling career (Japan), Yusuke is known in instances for: Loreal (Japan), Men's Nonno Magazine, Prada (Milan), and Asahi Aqua Blue respectively. Yusuke extended his career from modeling and being an artist to director and actor. He made his directorial debut in 2003 with Kakuto. Also known for his performance in Casshern. Filmography After Life (1999) Kinpatsu no sōgen (2000) Gaichu (2001) Distance (2001) tsuki ni shizumu (2002) Dead End Run (2003) Kakuto (2003) Casshern (2004) Yuki ni negau koto (2005) aka "What the Snow Brings" The Passenger (2005) Memories of Matsuko (2006) Tekkonkinkreet (2006) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Otto Gebühr
Otto Gebühr (29 May 1877 – 14 March 1954) was a German film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1917 and 1962. His final fimal, Die Blonde Frau des Maharadscha, was released eight years after his death. He was born in Kettwig, Germany and died in Wiesbaden, Germany. Selected filmography * Evening – Night – Morning (1920) * The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920) * The Flute Concert of Sans-Souci (1930) * Der Choral von Leuthen (1933) * The Great King (1942) * Dr. Holl (1951) * Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben (1954)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Persian: محسن مخملباف , born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer. He is currently the president of the Asian Film Academy. Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. The multi-award-winning director, belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. Time magazine selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film, Kandahar, as one of top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice film festival. Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and now lives in Paris. As of June 12, 2009, and following the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election, Mohsen Mak... Biography of Pierre-Henri Teitgen
Pierre-Henri Teitgen (May 29, 1908 - April 6, 1997) was a French lawyer, professor and politician. Teitgen was born in Rennes, Brittany. Made prisoner of war in 1940, he played a major role in the French Resistance. Member of French Parliament from 1945 to 1958 for Ille-et-Vilaine, he presided the Mouvement Républican Populaire (Christian Democratic Party) from 1952 to 1956. He was Minister of Information in 1944 (one of the founders of the daily Le Monde), Minister of Justice in 1945-1946 (in charge of the purges of the Vichy regime followers and collaborators with Nazi Germany), Minister of Defence in 1947-1948, Minister of Information and Civil service in 1949-1950, Minister of Overseas in 1950. He was member of the Constitutional Committee in 1958. He was twice deputy prime minis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Ebner
Jacques Ebner, born May 29, 1935 in Paris and died December 13, 1999, was a French comedian and actor. Theater * 1965 : Andorra de Max Frish, mise en scène Gabriel Garran, Théâtre de la Commune, Théâtre Antoine * 1981 : Bent de Martin Sherman, mise en scène Peter Chatel, Théâtre de Paris Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248237/ ) # "La poursuite du vent" (1998) TV mini-series .... Colin jeune ... aka "Chase the Wind" # "Dossier: disparus" .... Lucian Giral (1 episode, 1998) - Cyril (1998) TV episode .... Lucian Giral # L'amour en prime (1995) (TV) .... Horace # L'année Juliette (1995) # "Les brigades du Tigre" .... Le maquilleur (1 episode, 1982) ... aka "Les années folles" (France: sixth season title) ... aka "Les nouvelles brigades du tigre"... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gerald Malina
Gerald Malina, born May 29, 1924 in New York, is an American artist and dealer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Armida (actress)
Armida, born Armida Vendrell, (29 May 1911 – 23 October 1989) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and vaudevillian born in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Early life Armida came from a theatrical family; her father Joaquin Vendrell was a well known magician "The Great Arnold" who immigrated to Mexico from Barcelona, Spain. She also had two sisters that were performers as well, Lydia Vendrell and Lola Vendrell. By the time she reached the age of nineteen she had a lucrative, long-term screen contract. She purchased a beautiful home where she lived with her family. She aspired to send her younger sisters to college. Appearance Vendrell was just five feet tall with high heels and two inches less without them. Armida had a tiny face with two dark eyes of radiant beauty. She spoke quick... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Van de Velde
Jean Van de Velde (born 29 May 1966 in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes) is a French golfer who is known mainly for his loss at The Open Championship in 1999. Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 168 lb (76 kg) Van de Velde turned professional in 1987 and his rookie season on the European Tour was 1989. His first European Tour win was the 1993 Roma Masters. He has twice finished in the top twenty of the Order of Merit, but ranks as one of the Tour's journeymen. 1999 Open Championship Van de Velde nearly pulled off an upset victory at the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie, when he was the clear leader playing the closing holes. He arrived at the 18th tee needing only a double-bogey six to become the first Frenchman since 1907 to win the tournament. He had played error-free golf for much o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ondine Tharp
Ondine Tharp, born May 29, 1911 in Lamar, is an American minister, educated in fundamentalist Christian theology.... Biography of Ukyo Katayama
Ukyo Katayama (片山 右京 Katayama Ukyō?, born May 29, 1963) is a Japanese racing driver, most notable for competing six years in Formula One. Despite struggling with under-funded teams throughout his career, Katayama's performances impressed on several occasions, and was popular in the F1 paddock for his unshakeably sunny disposition and self-deprecating sense of humour ("It is possible to do more with this car - the only problem is my driving!") He participated in 97 Grands Prix, debuting on March 1, 1992. He scored a total of five championship points, all of them for the Tyrell team in 1994. He also competed in the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 2nd overall and 1st in the GTP class. Biography Katayama was born in Tokyo. He first raced in Europe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis de Bourguignon
Francis de Bourguignon, born May 29, 1890 in Brussels, died April 11, 1961, was a Belgian musician, composer and music teacher. Selected works * 1927 Dans l'île de Pinang op. 13 voor (klein) orkest * 1927 En Floride op. 23 voor klein orkest * 1927 Concertino op. 25 voor piano en symfonieorkest * 1928 Deux esquisses sud-américaines op. 26 voor orkest * 1928 La mort d'Orphée op. 29 voor orkest * 1929 Le jazz vainqueur op. 33 voor orkest * 1929 Fête populaire op. 34/B voor orkest * 1934 L'éloge de la folie op. 45 voor groot orkest * 1934 Symphonie op. 42 voor orkest * 1936 Oiseaux de nuit op. 47 voor groot orkest * 1938 Fantaisie sur 2 motifs d'Eugène Ysaye op. 57 voor piano en orkest * 1939 Sinfonietta op. 62 voor klein orkest... Biography of Laura Sánchez (model)
Laura Sánchez, born on May 29, 1981 in Frankfurt, Germany, is a Spanish actress and model. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2376731/) 2010 Impares premium (TV series) Laura – Episode #1.8 (2010) … Laura 2008-2010 Los hombres de Paco (TV series) Pepa Miranda – El acabose de los tiempos (2010) … Pepa Miranda – Patadón y parriba (2010) … Pepa Miranda – Ojito avizor (2010) … Pepa Miranda – El fumadero del Sr. Chang (2010) … Pepa Miranda – Novicia a la fuga (2010) … Pepa Miranda See all 57 episodes » 2009 Cíclope (short) Beth Hide HideSelf (13 titles) 2008-2011 Pasapalabra (TV series) Herself – Episode dated 5 February 2011 (2011) … Herself – Episode dated 4 February 2011 (2011) … Herself – Episode dated 3 February 2011 (2011) … Herself – Episode... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alessandro Bausani
Alessandro Bausani, born in Rome May 29, 1921 and died in Rome in 1988, was an Italian historian and author, specialist on Islam.... Biography of Paul Almasy
Paul Almasy, born on May 29, 1906 in Budapest, died on September 23, 2003 in Jouars-Pontchartrain, Yvelines, France, was a French photographer. Bibliography (in French): Terre d'images, numéro 27, 3 juin 1966 Eves de Paris, préface de P.E. Vernet et commentaires de Henri-Jacques Dupuy, éditions Gérard et Co., Belgique, 1964 Photography Year Book 1960 « Paul Almasy : la condition humaine » dans Camera Internationale, Lucerne, 1965 Jeune photographie, numéro 50, 1964 La photo à la une - Qu'est-ce que le photojournalisme ?, Centre de Formation des Journalistes, 1980. Le photojournalisme, éd. CFPJ, 1990... Biography of Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton (May 29, 1716 – December 31, 1799) was a French naturalist. Daubenton was born at Montbard (Côte d'Or). His father, Jean Daubenton, a notary, intended him for the church, and sent him to Paris to study theology, but Louis-Jean-Marie was more interested in medicine. Jean's death in 1736 set his son free to choose his own career, and in 1741 he graduated in medicine at Reims and returned to his hometown, planning to practice as a physician. At about this time, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, also a native of Montbard, was preparing to bring out a multi-volume work on natural history, the Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, and in 1742 he invited Daubenton to assist him by providing anatomical descriptions. In many respects, the two men were complete o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Denis Jacquat
Denis Jacquat (born May 29, 1944) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Moselle department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He is a former physician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gary Brooker
Gary Brooker, MBE, (born 29 May 1945) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder of the rock band Procol Harum. Brooker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours on 14 June 2003, in recognition of his charitable services. Biography Early life Brooker was born in Hackney, East London. He grew up in the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As a youngster, he learned to play piano, cornet and trombone. Career Brooker founded The Paramounts in 1962 with his guitarist friend Robin Trower. The band gained respect within the burgeoning 1960s British R&B scene, which yielded The Beatles, The Animals, The Spencer Davis Group, The Rolling Stones, and many others. The Rolling Stones, in particular, were Paramounts fan... Biography of Emilio Sanchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario (born 29 May 1965, in Madrid, Spain) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. He is the brother of former Wimbledon women's champion Arantxa. Career Playing career Sánchez turned professional in 1984 and won his first top-level singles title in Nice, France in 1986. He won 15 singles titles during his career, including the Italian Open (Tennis Masters Series event) in 1991. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 7. In men's doubles, Sánchez captured 50 men's doubles titles, including three at Grand Slam events. In 1988, he won the men's doubles titles at both the French Open (with Andrés Gómez) and the US Open (with Sergio Casal). He ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Bonnell
Peter Wade Bonnell, born May 29, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, is an American actorn the thirs son of actress Gale Storm and actor Lee Bonnell.... Biography of Jean Ueberschlag
Jean Ueberschlag (born May 29, 1935) is a member of the National Assembly of France since 1986. He represents the Haut-Rhin department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. This is the mayor of Saint-Louis (Haut-Rhin) since 1989.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcel Thil
Marcel Thil, born May 25, 1904 in Saint-Dizier, died August 14, 1968 in Cannes, was a French boxer and world champion. Born in Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne in the Champagne-Ardenne Region of France, Marcel Thil started boxing at a very young age and turned professional at the age of sixteen. For a number of years he was a journeyman boxer but as he matured to full adult strength, with training he developed power in both hands that saw him begin to win regularly by knockout. In 1928, Thil won the French middleweight boxing championship and the following year captured the European title. After losing his European championship he came back to capture the International Boxing Union (IBU) world middleweight championship through a controversial eleventh round disqualification in a June 11, 19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karl Münchinger
Karl Münchinger (May 29, 1915 – March 13, 1990) was a German conductor of European classical music. He helped to revive the now-ubiquitous Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel, through recording it with his Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra in 1960. (Jean-François Paillard made a rival, and also very popular, recording of the same piece at around the same time.) Münchinger is also noted for restoring baroque traditions to the interpretation of Bach's oeuvre, his greatest musical love: moderate-sized forces, judicious ornamentation, and rhythmic sprightliness, though not period instruments. Born in Stuttgart, Münchinger studied at the Hochschule für Musik in his home city. At first, he guest-conducted often, supporting himself also with other duties as an organist and church choir director. In 1941... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of T.H. White
Terence Hanbury White (29 May 1906 – 17 January 1964) was an English author best known for his sequence of Arthurian novels, The Once and Future King, first published together in 1958. Biography White was born in Bombay, British India, the son of Garrick Hansbury White, an Indian police superintendent, and Constance White. Terence White had a discordant childhood, with an alcoholic father and an emotionally frigid mother, and his parents separated when Terence was fourteen. White went to Cheltenham College, a public school, and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he was tutored by the scholar and occasional author L. J. Potts. Potts became a lifelong friend and correspondent, and White later referred to him as "the great literary influence in my life." While at Queens' College, White w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Geary
Anthony Geary (born May 29, 1947) is an American actor. He has starred on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital as Luke Spencer from 1978 to 1984 and from 1993 to present. Life and career Geary was born in Coalville, Utah, the son of a homemaker and a contractor. His character in General Hospital began as a "hit man" and later as a rapist who fell in love and subsequently married his victim, Laura Webber (played by Genie Francis). The character became so popular that the writers turned Luke into a protagonist. Luke and Laura's November 17, 1981 wedding began what was arguably the greatest love affair in the history of General Hospital, if not daytime television. The early 1980s saw Luke Spencer in a series of nearly improbable storylines seemingly lifted from the pages of a spy n... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fred Ascani
Alfredo John Ascani (May 29, 1917 - March 28, 2010) was an American Major General and test pilot of the United States Air Force. He was one of the "Men of Mach 1" and was considered father of Systems Engineering at Wright Field. Early years Ascani was born on May 29, 1917 in Beloit, Wisconsin to Italian immigrants just 14 years after the Wright brothers achieved powered flight. His interest in aviation was sparked in 1927 when he watched Charles Lindbergh fly overhead in the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic flight to Paris. His family moved to Rockford, Illinois, several miles downriver from Beloit, where Ascani attended Rockford High School and enjoyed a hobby building model airplanes. He graduated as high school valedictorian in 1935 and attended Beloit College for two years. In... Biography of Theo Bayle
Theo Bayle, born on May 29, 1912 in Laren, died on April 30, 1971, was a Dutch opera singer (source: Steinbrecher Collection).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Davis (baseball)
Eric Keith Davis (born May 29, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is a former center fielder for several Major League Baseball teams. Davis was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 19, 1984, with the Cincinnati Reds, the team for which he is most remembered. Davis actually began his professional career as a shortstop, but played the outfield in the majors. He currently works in the Reds front office. Early career When Eric Davis first appeared in 1984, his physical talents gave him the potential to be one of the most exciting players in the game. He was a rare five-tool player with home run power as well as sheer speed on the basepaths. He made a habit of robbing home runs and elicited comparisons to Willie Mays. Unfortunately, he was also highly injury-prone, never ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Pitot
Henri Pitot (May 3, 1695 – December 27, 1771) was a French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube. He became interested in studying the flow of water at various depths and was responsible for disproving the prevailing belief that speed of water increases with depth. In a Pitot tube the height of the fluid column is proportional to the square of the velocity. This relationship was discovered intuitively by Henri Pitot in 1732, when he was assigned the task of measuring the flow in the river Seine. He rose to fame with the design of Aqueduc de Saint-Clément near Montpellier and the extension of Pont du Gard in Nîmes. In 1724 he became a member of the French Academy of Sciences, and in 1740 a fellow of the Royal Society. The Pitot theorem of plane geometry is named ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Hencken
John Frederick Hencken (born May 29, 1954 in Culver City, California) is a former international swimmer from the United States, who won five Olympic medals during his career, including three golds. The first one came at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, the other two four years later in Montreal, Canada.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Clark (dancer)
Michael Clark (born on May 29, 1962) is a Scottish dancer and choreographer. Early life Michael Clark was born in Aberdeen and began traditional Scottish dancing at the age of four. In 1975 he left home to study at the Royal Ballet School in London, and on his final day at the school he was presented with the Ursula Moreton Choreographic Award. In 1979 Clark joined Ballet Rambert, working primarily with Richard Alston, who created roles for him in Bell High (1979), Landscape (1980), Rainbow Ripples (1981) and, subsequently, two solos: Soda Lake (1981) and Dutiful Ducks (1982). Later, attending a summer school with Merce Cunningham and John Cage led him to work with Karole Armitage, through whom he met Charles Atlas. The first concert of his own choreography was in 1982 at London’s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karl Ridderbusch
Karl Ridderbusch (29 May, 1932 - 21 June, 1997) was a German operatic bass, associated in particular with the music of Wagner. He was recognised as a notable exponent of the role of Hans Sachs. Background and early career Karl Ridderbusch was born in Recklinghausen, Germany, and was discovered at an amateur music competition by the tenor Rudolf Schock who helped pay for the younger singer's training. Ridderbusch had previously planned to work as an engineer for his father. After studying at the conservatoire in Duisburg and the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, he made his debut at the State Theatre in Münster in 1961. Roles he sang there included the Commendatore and Phillip II. Ridderbusch's next post was in Essen where he added major roles by Verdi, Strauss and Wagner to his repertoir... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René-Jacques
René-Jacques, born René Giton on May 29, 1908 in Phnom Penh, died on July 6, 2003 in Torcy, was a French photographer.... Biography of Jean Sainteny
Jean Sainteny or Jean Roger (May 29, 1907 in Vésinet - February 25, 1978) was a French politician who was sent to Vietnam after the end of the Second World War in order to accept the surrender of the Japanese forces and to attempt to reincorporate Vietnam into French Indochina. Biography The son-in-law of the prime minister Albert Sarraut, Jean Sainteny was an insurance broker (assureur-conseils). He was in charge of the Normandy sector for the French resistance under the pseudonym ""Dragon". He was captured by the Gestapo, then succeeded in escaping and took part in organising the Normandy landings, passing to General Patton the information which allowed the Allies to reach Paris. In 1946 he was sent by the French government to Vietnam in order to negotiate with Ho Chi Minh. He re... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Clifton James
George Clifton James (born May 29, 1921) is an American actor. He is probably best known for his role as the bumbling Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond films Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) and his role alongside Sean Connery in The Untouchables (1987). Biography Personal life James was born in New York City, New York, the son of Grace (née Dean), a teacher, and Harry James, a journalist. James is a decorated World War II veteran, U.S. Army Combat Infantry Platoon Sergeant Co. "A" 163rd Inf., 41st Div. He served forty-two months in the South Pacific, from January 1942 until August 1945. He spent time in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. His decorations include: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Un... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gregg Toland
Gregg Toland, A.S.C. (May 29, 1904 - September 28, 1948) was an American cinematographer noted for his innovative use of lighting and techniques such as deep focus, an example of which can be found in his work on Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. Career During the 1930s, Toland became the youngest cameraman in Hollywood but soon one of its most sought-after cinematographers. Over a seven-year span (1936–1942), he was nominated five times for the "Best Cinematography" Oscar, including a win in 1940 for his work on Wuthering Heights. He worked with many of the top directors of his era, including John Ford, Howard Hawks, Erich von Stroheim, King Vidor, Orson Welles, and William Wyler. Toland was the subject of an "Annals of Hollywood" article in The New Yorker, "The Cameraman," by Hilton ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lee Sannella
Lee Sannella, born May 29, 1916 in Springfield, Massachusetts, is an American psychiatrist, writer and spiritual researcher.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edmé Bouchardon
Edmé Bouchardon (29 May 1698 – 27 July 1762) was a French sculptor, esteemed in his day as the greatest sculptor of his time and valued as a draughtsman as well. Biography Born at Chaumont-en-Bassigny, the son of a sculptor and architect, Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon (1698–1762), he became the pupil of Guillaume Coustou and gained the prix de Rome in 1722. Resisting the barocchetto tendency of the day he was classic in his taste, as if he had taken for his motto, according to the vigorous and perceptive connoisseur the comte de Caylus, "To appropriate for himself the talent of the Ancients and find it again in Nature" "pure and chaste" the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica asserted, "always correct, charming and distinguished, a great stickler for all the finish that sandpaper could give." Dur... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brian Kendrick
Brian David Kendrick (born May 29, 1979) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment performing on its SmackDown brand as The Brian Kendrick. Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Billed weight 184 lb (83 kg/13.1 st) Kendrick has wrestled for numerous promotions in his career. While situated in these promotions, he has won various championships, both in tag team and singles competition. He was the last ever MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Champion, a title he held three times, and also won the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship with American Dragon. In addition, Kendrick was the first NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion. During his time in World Wrestling Entertainment, Kendrick and his tag team partner Paul London became the longes... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Micheline Rolla
Micheline Rolla (sometimes called Michèle Rolla), born on May 29, 1912 in Le Vésinet, Yvelines (birth time and date sources: Lescaut, Matrix software), was a French actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0738300/) 1972 Blanche 1953 Les enfants de l'amour 1953 Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot The Aunt (as Michèle Rolla) 1953 Un trésor de femme 1952 La vie de Sainte Thérèse de Lisieux 1951 Une histoire d'amour Une invitée (uncredited) 1951 Gibier de potence 1951 L'étrange Madame X Une invitée (uncredited) 1951 Identité judiciaire (uncredited) 1951 Édouard et Caroline Une invitée 1951 Sous le ciel de Paris Madame Edmée (uncredited) 1948 Les casse-pieds 1938 Le capitaine Benoît... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Bugette
Louis Bugette, born on May 29, 1904 in Saint-Florentin, Yonne, died on March 18, 1975 in Paris, was a French actor. Filmography 1948 : Plus jolie qu'en un rêve, court métrage de Roger Blanc 1949 : On ne triche pas avec la vie de René Delacroix et Paul Vandenberghe 1949 : Le Parfum de la dame en noir de Louis Daquin 1949 : Un certain monsieur de Yves Ciampi 1949 : Drame au Vel d'Hiv' de Maurice Cam 1950 : Dieu a besoin des hommes de Jean Delannoy 1950 : Méfiez-vous des blondes de André Hunebelle - (Le premier tueur) 1950 : Brune ou blonde - court métrage - de Jacques Garcia 1950 : Le Clochard milliardaire de Léopold Gomez 1950 : La Vie chantée de Noël-Noël 1950 : Passion de Georges Lampin 1950 : Marguerite - court métrage - ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Seeger
Anthony Seeger, Ph.D., born on May 29, 1945 in New York, is an American musician and professor. Anthony Seeger is the author of Why Suyá Sing: A Musical Anthropology of an Amazonian People, Cambridge University Press, 1987 and co-editor of Early Field Recordings: A Catalogue of the Cylinder Collections at the Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music (Indiana University Press, 1987). External link: http://www.musicology.ucla.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1131:anthony-seeger-bio&catid=7&Itemid=226... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Morel
Jacques Morel, born May 29, 1922 in Paris, died April 9, 2008, was a French actor. He was also the voice of Obélix. Filmography Actor 1944 : L'Aventure est au coin de la rue : L'homme mystérieuse 1945 : Seul dans la nuit : Melor 1948 : Toute la famille était là : Villediou 1949 : Voyage à trois 1949 : Au p'tit zouave 1949 : Entre onze heures et minuit : Bouture 1950 : La Dame de chez Maxim's : Le docteur Petypon 1950 : L'Homme de joie : Edouard Jolivet 1951 : Topaze : Régis Castel-Vernac 1951 : Les Joueurs 1951 : Au fil des ondes 1951 : Victor : Jacques Genoust 1952 : Nous sommes tous des assassins : Charles 1953 : Rue de l'Estrapade 1953 : Une fille dans le soleil : Boissières 1953 : Un trésor de femme : Albert Brunet 1953 : Les Amours finissent... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claudio Cacapa
Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa (born 29 May 1976) is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a central defender for Brazilian club Avaí. Club career Atlético Mineiro Caçapa began his career in 1996 with Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro, where he established himself as a first team regular. He received the Bola de Ouro (Golden Ball) award in 1999 after being voted the best defender in Série A that season. Lyon In 2001 Caçapa began attracting interest from European clubs and he signed for Lyon in 2001 and played his first game in the French Ligue 1 championship on 17 February 2001. He was captain of Lyon for five seasons, winning the French championship in each of these seasons. He became a French citizen in October 2006 after living in the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlo Bronne
Baron Carlo Bronne, born on May 29, 1901 in Liège, died on July 25, 1987 in Schaerbeek, was a Belgian lawyer, poet, and writer. Publications Bronne (Carlo), Albert Ier le roi sans terre, Bruxelles, Paul Legrain, 1983. Bronne (Carlo), Bleu d'Ardenne, Bruxelles, André De Rache, 1969. Bronne (Carlo), Compère qu'as-tu vu? Mémoires, Bruxelles, Louis Musin éditeur, 1975. Bronne (Carlo), Des Andes au Kremlin, Bruxelles, Goemaere, 1956. Bronne (Carlo), Esquisses au crayon tendre, Bruxelles, éditions Charles Dessart, 1942. Bronne (Carlo), Esquisses au crayon tendre, suivi de la Porte d'exil, Bruxelles, Biblis, 1954. Bronne (Carlo), Financiers et comédiens au XVIIIe siècle, Bruxelles, Goemaere, 1969. Bronne (Carlo), Hommes de cœur et femmes de tête, Bruxe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Curley
William Michael 'Bill' Curley (born May 29, 1972 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association. High school/college career A 6'9" power forward with a reputation for being a solid outside shooter in spite of his size, Curley led his Duxbury High School Green Dragons basketball team to a Massachusetts State Championship in 1989. He was selected as a McDonald's All-American in 1990, and was one of the most highly recruited players in the entire country. He was sought after by schools such as Notre Dame, Duke, Villanova, North Carolina and Connecticut. He chose to accept a scholarship offer from his hometown team, the Boston College Eagles. There, Curley led a renaissance of the school's basketball progra... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruce Seton
Major Sir Bruce Lovat Seton of Abercorn, 11th Baronet (29 May 1909 – 28 September 1969), better known as Bruce Seton, was a British actor and soldier. Seton was born in Simla, India, the younger of two sons of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Bruce Seton of Abercorn, 9th Baronet and his wife, Elma, and was educated at The Edinburgh Academy and Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Black Watch in 1929, but resigned his commission in 1932. Seton's acting career began in 1935 when he starred in Ralph Ince's film, Blue Smoke. On the set, he met fellow actor Tamara Desni, and the two married in 1936 and divorced in 1940. A brief interruption in his career came during World War II. In November 1939 he was commissioned Lieutenant in the Cameronians, ending the war as a Major. His last role was as t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Casey Sheehan
Casey Austin Sheehan (May 29, 1979–April 4, 2004) was a Specialist in the United States Army who was killed by enemy action while serving in the Iraq War. He is the son of Patrick Sheehan, a sales representative, and Cindy Sheehan, who subsequently became a prominent anti-war protester. Early years Sheehan joined the Cub Scouts at the age of six. At eight he became an altar server at his church. In 1996, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the second awarded by his Boy Scout Troop (180). Sheehan graduated from Vacaville High School in Vacaville, California with honors in 1997. Three years later, he graduated from Solano Community College with an associate's degree in Drama. Military service In May 2000, Sheehan enlisted in the United States Army as a light-wheeled vehicle me... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Braconnot
Henri Braconnot (May 29, 1780, Commercy, Meuse - January 15, 1855, Nancy) was a French chemist and pharmacist. He was born in Commercy, his father being a counsel at the local parliament. At the death of his father, in 1787, Henri began his instruction in an elementary school in Commercy and then with private teachers. At 13, he was placed as apprentice in a pharmacy in Nancy where he learned and practiced pharmacy, chemistry, and botany. At 15, he left Nancy for a military service in an hospital in Strasbourg. In 1801-1802, he lived in Paris where he learnt in various schools, Museum, school of medicine among others, and followed the lectures of Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. He carried out some chemical investigatio... Biography of Pascal Dusapin
Pascal Dusapin (29 May 1955), is a French composer born in Nancy. He is one of France's best-known living composers; his works have been performed worldwide. He studied fine art, science and aesthetics at the Sorbonne in Paris. At the suggestion of Franco Donatoni he attended the seminars of Iannis Xenakis from 1974 until 1978. Both composers had a deep influence on his early works but he soon developed his own style based on the use of microtonality and the superposition of several atonal lines creating a kind of "atonal heterophony". Dusapin also uses archaic-sounding scales consisting of four notes filling in the interval of a perfect fifth e.g. A - Bb - D- E or C - D - F - G. In these scales, the 2nd and 3rd degrees are often a third apart which sets them apart from the traditional ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hilton Ruiz
Hilton Ruiz (May 29, 1952 – June 6, 2006) was a Puerto Rican American jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban jazz mold, but was also a talented bebop player. Ruiz began playing piano at the age of eight, and gigged with Freddie Hubbard and Joe Newman when he was young. Later, he was Roland Kirk's main pianist from 1974 to 1977 and was featured on such records as The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color and The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man. Ruiz also recorded several solo albums between the 1980s and 2000s. On May 19, 2006, Ruiz was found unconscious on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The police filed it as an accident. As a result, Ruiz was in a coma and eventually died at the age of 54. Ruiz was a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey. He was laid to rest at Saint Raymond's Cemetery in New Yo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Siblot
Charles-Louis-Adrien Siblot, born on May 29, 1931 in Vincennes (birth time source: Lescaut), died in April 1943 in Paris, was a French comedian, a member of la Comédie-Française.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Don Brodie
Don Brodie (May 29, 1899, Cincinnati, Ohio – January 8, 2001, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor and director. A veteran of more than 250 film and television productions, Brodie appeared as a callow, mustachioed actor in a variety of utility roles in films from the early 1930s. Usually playing bit parts in features, his more notable credits include his voiceover work in the Disney cartoon feature Dumbo and his portrayal of a careful used car lot owner in the film noir classic Detour. He also worked off and on as a dialogue director. In 1944, he directed his sole movie, A Fig Leaf for Eve. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0110893/) 1989 Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn Projectionist 1987 Hotel (TV series) Mr. Greeley – Comfort and Joy (1987) … Mr. Greele... Biography of Ken Schrader
Kenneth Schrader (born May 29, 1955, in Fenton, Missouri) is a second-generation race car driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while driving part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series for his own Ken Schrader Racing. He also runs part time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Kevin Harvick Incorporated. He occasionally appeared as a television analyst on This Week in NASCAR on the Speed Channel. Schrader is also a reporter for ESPN's NASCAR Now. He is a first cousin once removed of fellow NASCAR driver Carl Edwards. Despite having a full-time NASCAR ride for over twenty years, Schrader frequently races at local tracks between NASCAR races. He races in many racing divisions, and has been successful in an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Escalettes
Jean-Pierre Escalettes, born May 29, 1935 in Béziers, is the President of the FFF (February 12, 2005 - ). The French Football Federation (FFF) (French: Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France. It organises the French football league, Championnats Nationaux, and the men's and women's national teams. It was a founding member UEFA. It is based in Paris. The FFF was formed after the transformation in 1919 of 1907-founded CFI (Comité français interfédéral) into the Fédération française de football association (FFFA). Its legal status is placed under the French Association loi de 1901 juridiction (Voluntary association). The FFF has been affiliated to FIFA since 1907, when the CFI succeeded the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques as France's ... Biography of Chloé Sainte-Marie
Chloé Sainte-Marie, born Marie-Aline Joyal May 29, 1962 in Saint-Eugène-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada, is a Canadian singer and actress. Selected filmography * 1986 : La Guêpe * 1992 : La Postière * 1996 : Pouding Chômeur * 2005 : Gilles Carle ou l'indomptable imaginaire Discography * 1993 : L'Emploi de mon temps * 1999 : Je pleure, tu pleures * 2002 : Je marche à toi * 2005 : Parle-moi * 2009 : Nitshisseniten E Tshissenitamin (Je sais que tu sais)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thierry Frémaux
Thierry Frémaux, born May 29, 1960 in Tullins-Fure, Isère, is a French editor, director of Institut Lumière de Lyon and Art Director of Festival de Cannes.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Kohner
Paul Kohner (29 May 1902 in Teplitz-Schoenau (Teplice) – 16 March 1988 in Los Angeles, California). The native of Bohemia in Austria-Hungary came to Hollywood in 1920 after having been a news reporter in Prague. He caught the attention of Carl Laemmle during an interview and was appointed head of Universal's European division. In 1938 he opened the Paul Kohner Talent Agency and managed the careers of Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Dolores del Rio, Maurice Chevalier, Billy Wilder, Liv Ullmann, Henry Fonda, David Niven, Erich von Stroheim and Ingmar Bergman. Married to Lupita Tovar, he became the father of actress Susan Kohner and the grandfather of Chris and Paul Weitz, successful film directors in Hollywood, having helmed films such as American Pie and About a Boy. Movies 1989 W... Biography of Daniel Tosh
Daniel Dwight Tosh (born May 29, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian. He hosts the Comedy Central television show Tosh.0. Early life Tosh was born in Boppard, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany but grew up in Titusville, Florida, the son of a preacher. After graduating from Astronaut High School in 1993, Tosh attended the University of Central Florida, graduating in December 1996 with a degree in marketing. Among his first jobs was a telemarketer at Central Florida Research Park. He said later, "Hey, $15 an hour to annoy people! I really was not preparing myself for the future at all. I had interviews lined up. I sat through one real interview and I was like, 'I wouldn't hire me.' I left halfway through the orientation. That's the closest thing I ever got to a real job." Tosh mov... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of S. Paul Ehrlich Jr.
Saul Paul Ehrlich, Jr. (4 May 1932 - 6 January 2005) is an American physician and public health administrator. He served as acting Surgeon General of the United States from 1973 to 1977. Acting Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service (1973-77) Former Deputy Director, Pan American Health Organization (1978-1983) Director, Office of International Health, Office of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1969-1977) Chairman of Executive Board, World Health Organization (1972) References Staff writers (11 January 2005). "Dr. S. Paul Ehrlich Jr., 72; Acting Surgeon General Under Three Presidents". The Los Angeles Times: p. B-11. http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jan/11/local/me-passings11.1. Retrieved on 2008-01-17. B. Schemmel (4 January 2007). "Index E: E... Biography of Justin Chon
Justin Jitae Chon (29 May 1981 in Irvine, California) is an American actor. Life and career Chon was born in Irvine, California. He is fluent in Korean, and his father was an actor in South Korea. He started acting in 2005 in shows such as Jack & Bobby and Taki & Luci. He came to fame in 2006 when he played Peter Wu in the Disney Channel film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. He also played Tony Lee in the Nickelodeon sitcom Just Jordan. In 2008, he played Eric Yorkie in the film Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer. Justin reprised his role as Eric Yorkie in Twilight's sequel, New Moon. Chon also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book ("About Face") by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide. Filmography Year Title Role Notes ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gauthier Grumier
Gauthier Grumier (born 29 May 1984 in Nevers) is a French épée fencer. Grumier won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Érik Boisse, Ulrich Robeiri and Fabrice Jeannet.... Biography of Aaron McGruder
Aaron McGruder (born May 29, 1974) is an American cartoonist best known for writing and drawing The Boondocks, a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip about two young African American brothers from inner-city Chicago now living with their grandfather in a sedate suburb, as well as being the creator and executive producer of The Boondocks TV series based on his strip. Through the exceptionally intelligent Huey (named after Huey P. Newton) and his younger brother and wannabe gangsta Riley, the strip explores issues involving African American culture and American politics. Life Aaron McGruder was born in Chicago, Illinois. When McGruder's father accepted a job with the National Transportation Safety Board, McGruder moved to Columbia, Maryland at age six with his parents and his older bro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richie Guerin
Richard Vincent "Richie" Guerin (born May 29, 1932, in The Bronx, New York City, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. The 6'4" (1.93 m) Guerin played with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) New York Knicks from 1956 to 1963 and was a player-coach of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise where he spent nine years. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1947 to 1954. While a reservist, Guerin attended Iona College from 1950 to 1954 where he scored 1,375 points in 67 games. After graduation, Guerin served on active duty at Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia for two years. The Knicks drafted Guerin with the 8th pick in the second round of the 1954 NBA Draft while still on active duty. After leaving the Marine Corps, Guerin would b... Biography of Alessandra Torresani
Alessandra Torresani (born Alessandra Olivia Toreson, May 29, 1987), is an American actress. She is best known for the portrayal of Zoe Graystone in the science fiction television series Caprica. Prior to 2007, she was credited as Alessandra Toreson. Early life Torresani was born in Palo Alto, California, the daughter of Italian immigrants. Her mother, Marcia Glow, was a CEO while her father ran startup tech companies. Before becoming an actress she studied dancing and singing from the age of two. At the age of 8, she landed a job doing interviews between cartoons on the WB network. She has a black belt in taekwondo. Career Torresani's television debut was at age nine when she hosted the "Kids' WB Club" for San Francisco's KBWB (Channel 20). She co-starred in the Disney Chann... Biography of Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Diane Whelchel (born May 29, 1963 (birth time source: herself, in "Survivor: Philippines") is an American actress, singer-songwriter, author, and speaker known for her appearances as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club and her nine-year role as the preppy and wealthy Blair Warner on The Facts of Life. In 1984, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for her contemporary Christian album, All Because of You. Since 2009, she has been a regular speaker with Women of Faith Christian conferences. On August 20, 2012, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of the 25th season of Survivor, being filmed in the Philippines. Personal background Lisa Whelchel was born on May 29, 1963, in Littlefield, Texas. She is the daughter of James "Jim... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fernanda Motta
Fernanda Motta (born in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 29, 1981 (source: Imdb) is a Brazilian model, actress, and television host. She is the host of the reality TV show Brazil's Next Top Model, the Brazilian version of the show, created by Tyra Banks. Biography Motta was born and grew up in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The youngest child of a large extended family, Motta was discovered on Guarapari Beach, just north of Rio de Janeiro at the age of 16 by a talent scout. Modeling Motta has appeared on the covers of numerous magazines around the world, including Vogue, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour. Her advertisements include Rolex, Palmolive, Cori, Pantene, and Moët & Chandon, and she has walked for Cia Marítima, Gucci, and Chanel. She ha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lesley Hunt
Lesley Hunt (born 29 May 1950) is a former Tennis player from Perth, Western Australia. Particularly noted as a junior player, in 1964 at the age of 14 she won a rare double in the Western Australian Women's open, taking both the Open and Junior titles. She won the Australian junior championship in 1967 and 1968 and reached the final of the Wimbledon Junior Invitational in 1968. That year she also won the French and United States Junior Championships. In 1968 she won the Australian and French Open Junior titles and the Australian Open Junior title again the following year. In 1974 she was ranked number 3 in Australia and number 7 in the world in open divisions. Between 1967 and 1979 she was never outside the top six in Australia, while playing amongst contemporaries in Margaret Court... Biography of Fatima Bhutto
Fatima Bhutto (Urdu: فاطمہ بھٹو) born, Fatima Murtaza Bhutto (Urdu: فاطمہ مُرتضیٰ بھُٹّو) on 29 May 1982, is a Pakistani poet, writer and journalist. She is granddaughter of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the niece of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and daughter of Murtaza Bhutto. She came to fame after the appearance of her first book - , a collection of poems, titled Whispers of the Desert. She received notable coverage for her second book, 8:50 a.m. 8 October 2005. She is active in Pakistan's socio-political arena, supporting her stepmother Ghinwa Bhutto's party the Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto), ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Higgs
Peter Ware Higgs, FRS, FRSE, FKC (born 29 May 1929) is a British theoretical physicist and emeritus professor at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known for his 1960s proposal of broken symmetry in electroweak theory, explaining the origin of mass of elementary particles in general and of the W and Z bosons in particular. This so-called Higgs mechanism, which was proposed by several physicists besides Higgs at about the same time, predicts the existence of a new particle, the Higgs boson (often described as "the most sought-after particle in modern physics"). CERN announced on 4 July 2012 that they had experimentally established the existence of a Higgs-like boson, but further work is needed to analyse its properties and see if it has the properties expected from the Standard Mode... Biography of Gregg Sulkin
Gregg Sulkin (born 29 May 1992) is an English actor. He made his film debut in the 2006 British release Sixty Six, and subsequently became known for appearing in the Disney comedy series As the Bell Rings and Wizards of Waverly Place. In 2010, he starred in the television movie Avalon High. Life and career Sulkin was born in London. Like his character in Sixty Six, he was brought up Jewish. He attended Highgate School in North London. Sulkin made his acting debut in the 2002 mini-series Doctor Zhivago. He subsequently starred in the comedy Sixty Six, as Bernie Rubens, alongside Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Marsan and Catherine Tate. Sulkin also played the role of JJ in the Disney Channel comedy, As the Bell Rings, worked on a CBBC children sci-fi show The Sarah Jane Adventures (spi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Cardenas
Stephen Antonio Cardenas (born May 29, 1974) is a former Mexican-American actor and martial artist, perhaps most noted for playing Rocky DeSantos in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series. Cardenas was born at Langley Air Force Base, in Hampton, Virginia, U.S. and is of half Mexican descent. His character, Rocky, replaced Jason Lee Scott (played by Austin St. John) as the Red Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series, and he later became the Blue Ranger for Power Rangers Zeo. Cardenas left the Power Rangers series at the beginning of the Turbo season, despite popular belief he did not leave due to injury on Power Rangers Zeo but to focus on his karate school and other disagreements. Cardenas started training in martial arts when he was about 12 years old. He appeared a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Trever Miller
Trever Douglas Miller (born May 29, 1973 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. High school Miller graduated from Trinity High School, where he was a pitcher and outfielder, in 1991 and was named Kentucky's Mr. Baseball and the Gatorade High School Player of the Year. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (41st overall) of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft straight out of high school. Professional career Miller began his professional career in 1991 with the rookie level Bristol Tigers, where in 13 starts, he went 2-7 with a 5.67 ERA. In 1992, still with Bristol, Miller lowered his ERA to 4.93 and was promoted to Single-A Fayetteville to begin 1993. With Fayetteville, he again lowered his ERA this time... Biography of Rebbie Jackson
Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Brown (née Jackson; born May 29, 1950 (birth time source: source: Katherine Scruse Jackson’s autobiography The Jackson's: My Family)) is an American singer professionally known as Rebbie Jackson (play /ˈriːbi ˈdʒæksən/). Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, she is the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her siblings during shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in 1974, before subsequently appearing in the television series The Jacksons. Her sister Latoya has the same birthday but they were born different years. At age 34, Jackson released her debut album Centipede (1984). The album featured songs written by Smokey Robinson, Prince and her younger brother Michael, whose co... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andra Fuller
Andra Fuller, born on May 29, 1979 in Houston, Texas, is an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1822183/) 2012 The L.A. Complex (TV series) Kaldrick King – Don't Say Goodbye (2012) … Kaldrick King – Xs and Os (2012) … Kaldrick King – Make It Right (2012) … Kaldrick King – Now or Never (2012) … Kaldrick King – Help Wanted (2012) … Kaldrick King See all 18 episodes » 2012 Roomieloverfriends (TV series) Jayson 2010 Entourage (TV series) Room Service Guy – Lose Yourself (2010) … Room Service Guy 2010 N.C.I.S.: Enquêtes spéciales (TV series) Navy Petty Officer Scott Roebuck – Moonlighting (2010) … Navy Petty Officer Scott Roebuck 2009 La vie secrète d'une ado ordinaire (TV series) Intelligent Bad Dude – Money for Nothing, Chicks for... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Petek Dinçöz
Petek Dinçöz, born on May 29, 1980 in Izmir, is a Turkish model, singer, dancer, actress, and TV host. Discography 2001 : Bende Kaldı (C'est resté en moi) 2002 : Aşkın Tam Sırası (Le moment de l'amour) 2003 : Sen Değmezsin (Tu ne le vaut pas) 2004 : Şaka Gibi (Comme une blague) 2005 : Doktor Tavsiyesi (Conseil de docteur) 2006 : Kördüğüm (Boucle) 2006 : Remixlere Nonstop İstanbul Geceleri (Avec les remix non-stop des soirées d'Istanbul) 2007 : Yolun Açık Olsun (Bonne Route) 2008 : Frekans (Fréquence) 2009 : Ne Yapayım Şimdi Ben (Qu'est-ce-que je fais maintenant ?) 2009/2010 : Bana Uyar (Cela m'est conforme) 2010 : Morarırsın (Tu deviendras violet) 2011 :... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thibaut Pinot
Thibaut Pinot (born May 29, 1990 in Mélisey, Haute-Saône) is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam FDJ-BigMat. He won a prestigious victory in the 2012 Tour de France, on the eigth stage from Belfort to Porrentruy, which was comprised of seven categorized climbs including the Category 1 Col de la Croix, where he passed Frederik Kessiakoff (Astana) before the descent towards the finish line. He held on to his lead over the chasing group which included some of the Tour's General Classification contenders despite the head wind, being frantically encouraged by his team manager, Marc Madiot. He crossed the line with an advantage of 26 seconds over the chasers. Palmarès 2007 Tour de Guadeloupe juniors Drôme Provençal juniors Challenge de l'est juniors ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Makoun
Jean II Makoun (French pronunciation: ) (born 29 May 1983) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a central midfielder. He also plays in the Cameroon national football team. Career Early career Makoun began his career in his native Cameroon at Cotonsport Garoua, where he was part of the team's youth setup. Following this, he spent time at other Cameroonian clubs Jeunesse Star and Tonnerre Yaoundé, before moving to France, to join Ligue 1 club Lille. Makoun became a firm fixture in the Lille side, making more than 150 appearances for the team in the league, and playing UEFA Champions League football. His performances attracted interest from clubs around Europe, including Premier League clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as Serie A club Juventus, and Frenc... Biography of Ailyn
Pilar Giménez García (born May 29, 1982 in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona) is a Spanish singer, known as Ailyn. She is the female vocalist of the gothic metal band Sirenia. Musical start Her musical career started at the age of 15, when she studied solfege and classical singing at The Albéniz School of Music. Her professional debut was in 2002 in Cornellà de Llobregat, in an annual benefit fashion show the city held to raise money for Alzheimer's sufferers. Her first discographic contract was as part of the group Charm (a female vocal trio that played Japanese music). After their first album titled "Konnichiwa" and released in 2003, she wanted to try her luck as a solo artist, she began recording tracks on her own. In 2004, after completing some tunes for the "Kimagure Orang... Biography of Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, (29 May 1627 – 5 April 1693) known as La Grande Mademoiselle, was the eldest daughter of Gaston d'Orléans, and his first wife Marie de Bourbon. One of the greatest heiresses in history, she died unmarried and childless, leaving her vast fortune to her cousin, Philippe of France. After a string of proposals from various members of European ruling families, including Charles II of England, Afonso VI of Portugal and Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy, she eventually fell in love with Antoine Nompar de Caumont and scandalised the court of France when she asked Louis XIV for permission to marry him, as such a union was viewed as a mésalliance. She is best remembered for her role in the Fronde, her role in bringing the famous composer Lully to the k... Biography of Natalie Nougayrède
Natalie Nougayrède, born on May 29, 1966 in Dijon (birth time source: Act n° 1870, André Dekoster), is a French journalist. On March 1, 2013, she becomes the director of Le Monde, a French daily evening newspaper founded by Hubert Beuve-Méry and continuously published in Paris since its first edition on 19 December 1944. It is one of two French newspapers of record along with Le Figaro, and the main publication of La Vie-Le Monde Group. In contrast to other world newspapers such as The New York Times, Le Monde was traditionally focused on offering analysis and opinion, as opposed to being a newspaper of record. Hence, it was considered less important for the paper to cover "all the news that's fit to print" (the motto of The New York Times) than to offer thoughtful interpretation of curren... Biography of Diana Lee Inosanto
Diana Lee Inosanto (born May 29, 1966) is an American actress, stuntwoman, martial artist and film director, sometimes credited as D. Lee Inosanto. Personal Inosanto was born in Torrance, California and was raised in Carson, California and later, Harbor City, California, where she attended Narbonne High School. She is the daughter of martial arts icon Dan Inosanto and Sue Ann Reveal; Father of American Kempo Karate, Ed Parker, played matchmaker to Diana Lee Inosanto's parents. Her god-father was the late Bruce Lee, after whom she was named. Years later, after the death of Bruce Lee, her second god-father figure would be Jeet Kune Do student of the late Bruce Lee and martial arts instructor & business partner to her father, Richard Bustillo. Martial artist Inosanto grew up surroun... Biography of Anders Holm
Anders Holm (born May 29, 1981) is an American comedy writer and one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics. Originally from Evanston, Illinois, Holm graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was also a member of the swim team, and the Second City Conservatory in Los Angeles. He, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine and Kyle Newacheck, form the sketch comedy group Mail Order Comedy. Holm married his college sweetheart Emma Nesper in September 2011. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2981082/) 2011-2013 Workaholics (TV series) Anders Holmvik – The Worst Generation (2013) … Anders Holmvik – High Art (2013) … Anders Holmvik – Webcam Girl (2013) … Anders Holmvik – Fourth and Inches (2013) … Anders... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raef LaFrentz
Raef Andrew LaFrentz (born May 29, 1976) is a retired American professional basketball power forward and center who played in the NBA from 1998 to 2009. Born and raised in Iowa, LaFrentz attended the University of Kansas and was drafted in 1998 by the Denver Nuggets. He was known for his perimeter shooting ability and his shot blocking ability. Career High school Raef LaFrentz attended MFL MarMac High School located in Monona, Iowa. His father, Ron, was an assistant coach on LaFrentz's high school team. He was named to the USA Today All-USA 1st Team in 1994 and was a high school McDonald's All-American. During the summer before his freshman year at the University of Kansas, LaFrentz was selected to the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival North Team and averaged 11.8 ppg. and 6.8 rpg. Colle... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Isabelle Corey
Isabelle Corey, born on May 29, 1939, died on February 6, 2011 in Crozon, Bretagne, started modeling in Paris in her teens for such magazines as Jardin des Modes, Elle and Madame Figarountil she was discovered in the Latin Quarter were she lived with her parents by Jean Pierre Melville and was offered the lead in his classic film noir, Bob le Flambeur. Following parts in such films as And God Created Woman (directed by Roger Vadim and with Brigitte Bardot), she continued her film career in Italy where she settled in Rome, to work with producers, directors and actors like Mauro Bolognini, Vittorio de Sica, Marcello Mastroianni, Alberto Sordi , Dino de Laurentis, Roberto Rossellini, Martine Carol and many more. Filmography 1956 : Bob le flambeur de Jean-Pierre Melville 1956 : Et... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pelle Almqvist
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (born 29 May 1978 in Fagersta, Västmanland County) is the lead singer of Swedish garage rock band The Hives. Like the rest of the band, Almqvist hails from Fagersta, a small town in central Sweden with about 11,000 residents. Biography Almqvist and his brother Nicholaus formed the band in 1993, and, according to a biography about the band, attracted the attention of promoter/manager/songwriter Randy Fitzsimmons (largely believed to be a fictional character), who propelled the band to fame. Almqvist is known for being particularly animated during live shows, and his onstage antics have earned the band the title of "The best live band in the world" from Spin Magazine, which also puts Almqvist in their list of the "50 Greatest Frontmen Of All Time". Some of his o... |
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