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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on November, 10, 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 · 45,458 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,458 Celebrities
138 celebrities or events were found for November, 10. Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Rochelle Gordon
American astrologer and writer.... Add to favourites (36 fans)Biography of Richard Burton
Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor. He was at one time the highest-paid actor in Hollywood. Known for his vocal style, he was nominated seven times for Academy Awards for acting yet never won. Background and education He was born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr. in the village of Pontrhydyfen near Port Talbot and grew up in a poor, Welsh-speaking household, the 12th of 13 children. His father was a coalminer, and his mother died after the last birth, before he was 2 years old; thenceforth a sister in Port Talbot took him into her family where he was raised a Presbyterian. He showed a talent for English literature at grammar school, though his consuming interest was sport. With the assistance of his inspirational schoolmaster, Philip H. Burton (who m... Add to favourites (55 fans)Biography of Brittany Murphy
Brittany Murphy (November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009) was an American actress and recording artist. She starred in films such as Just Married, Clueless, Girl, Interrupted, 8 Mile, Sin City, The Dead Girl, Uptown Girls, Riding in Cars with Boys and Spun. Early life Murphy was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her parents, Sharon Murphy and Angelo Bertolotti, divorced when she was two, and Murphy was raised by her mother in Edison, New Jersey and later Los Angeles. Murphy's mother is of Irish and Eastern European descent and her father is Italian American. She was raised a Baptist and later became a non-denominational Christian. Acting Murphy landed her first job in Hollywood when she was 14, starring as Brenda Drexell in the series Drexell's Class. She then went on to play Molly Morgan ... Add to favourites (25 fans)Biography of Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo (born November 10, 1969) is a Golden Globe nominated and Screen Actors Guild award winning American actress, best known for playing the title role of Meredith Grey on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Early life Pompeo was born in Everett, Massachusetts, then lived on New York City's Upper West Side. Ellen is part Italian; her grandfather was born in Gesualdo, a village in Province of Avellino, Italy. Her mother died when she was four years old. In 1996, she was bartending at the SoHo Bar & Grill when an agent approached her about appearing in commercials. Subsequently appeared in commercials for Citibank and L'Oreal. She began her career with minor roles on television shows like Strangers with Candy and a handful of films. She also appears in Stereophonics' video for ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ishtar (singer)
Ishtar (born Eti Zach on 10 November 1968) is an Arabic pop singer. She is best known for her work as the front vocalist of the French-based band Alabina and her solo pop hits such as C'est La Vie, Last Kiss and Habibi (Sawah). Early life Eti Zach was born on 10 November 1968 in Kiryat Atta, near Haifa. She was born to an Egyptian mother and a Moroccan father (with Sephardic heritage) and was raised in Israel. She speaks and sings in Arabic, Hebrew, French, Spanish, and English; in addition, she says she "half-speaks Moroccan". Ishtar began performing in clubs at age 15 and continued even while enrolled in the IDF. Though she was born Eti Zach, she chose the name 'Ishtar', a Mesopotamian Goddess, because her grandmother called her Ester, which "with her Egyptian accent it sounded... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Martin Luther
Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk, theologian, and church reformer. Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by emphasizing the Bible as the sole source of religious authority and the church as a priesthood of all believers. According to Luther, salvation was attainable only by faith in Jesus as the messiah, a faith unmediated by the church. These ideas helped to inspire the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization. Luther's translation of the Bible into the vernacular, making it more accessible to ordinary people, had a tremendous political impact on the church and on German culture. The translation also furthered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles t... Biography of Tiziana Lodato
Tiziana Lodato is an Italian actress, born November 10, 1976 in Catania. Filmography 2000s 1990s "Gente di mare 2" (2007) TV Series .... Sofia Amitrano (unknown episodes) "Don Matteo" .... Teresa Boscolo (1 episode, 2006) - Caduta dal cielo (2006) TV Episode .... Teresa Boscolo "Gente di mare" (2005) TV Series .... Sofia Amitrano (unknown episodes) Tre giorni di anarchia (2004) .... Pina Inganno, L' (2003) (TV) Perduto amor (2003) .... La vivace Amore di Màrja, L' (2002) .... Sandra Solino (2002) .... Ada "Ragioni del cuore, Le" (2002) (mini) TV Series "Sarò il tuo giudice" (2001) (mini) TV Series .... Rosaria Barresi Brancaccio (2001) (TV) .... Maria Oltremare (1999) Stanza dello scirocco, La (1998) .... Rosalia ... aka The Room of the Scirocco (USA) Donn... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (born November 10, 1928; sometimes also credited as Dan Savio or Leo Nichols) is an Italian composer especially noted for his film scores. He has composed and arranged scores for more than 400 film and television productions, more than any other composer living or deceased. He is best known for the characteristic sparse and memorable soundtracks of Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) which have been frequently cited by many in the film industry as some of the greatest film scores ever composed. Although only 30 of his film scores are for Westerns, it is these for which he is best known. His more recent notable compositions for film inclu... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Paracelsus
Paracelsus (10, 11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland - 24 September 1541) was an alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. Born Phillip von Hohenheim, he later took up the name Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim, and still later took the title Paracelsus, meaning "equal to or greater than Celsus", a Roman encyclopedist from the first century known for his tract on medicine. Paracelsus was born and raised in Switzerland, of a Swabian (Wilhelm Bombast von Hohenheim) chemist and physician father and a Swiss mother. As a youth he worked in nearby mines as an analyst. At the age of 16 he started studying medicine at the University of Basel, later moving to Vienna. He gained his doctorate degree from the University of Ferrara. He... Biography of Niki Karimi
Niki Karimi (Persian: نیکی کریمی), born 10 November 1971 in Tehran, is a multi-award winning Iranian actress and movie director. Niki Karimi was born and raised in Tehran. She participated in theatrical work while she was in elementary school. Her hobby of reading and watching movies from an early age inspired her to become an actress. Her talent as an actress was found by the famous Iranian actor Jamshid Gorgin, while she was playing a role in a school play. She loves translating and in 1999 she released her first translation work, Marlon Brando's biography Songs My Mother Taught Me in to Persian. Niki is now an actress in Iran who has won several awards both at home and internationally. She has also recently been in the jury ... Biography of Tina Kandelaki
Tina Kandelaki, born November 10, 1975 in Georgia, is a TV host, actress and sex-symbol.... Biography of Charles the Bold
Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (French: Charles le Téméraire), also Charles, Duke of Burgundy (21 November 1433 (10 November New Style) – 5 January 1477) was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. Known as Charles the Terrible to his detractors, he was the last Valois Duke of Burgundy and his early death was a pivotal, if under-recognised, moment in European history. After his death, his domains began an inevitable slide towards division between France and the Habsburgs (who through marriage to his heiress Mary of Burgundy became his heirs). Neither side was satisfied with the results and the disintegration of the Burgundian state was a factor in most major wars in Western Europe for over two centuries.... Biography of Bruno Peyron
Bruno Peyron is a yachtsman born November 10, 1055, who, along with his crew on the catamaran Orange II, broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. Peyron, from the French Atlantic coast city of La Baule, has spent a lifetime perfecting his racing skills. He has been one of the main organisers behind the round-the-world-race The Race. Orange II is a 38 m (125 ft) catamaran, with a crew of 13, which completed the 27,000-nautical mile circumnavigation in 50 days 16 hours 20 minutes, crossing the finish line near the island of Ouessant off France's west coast at 3:23 a.m. local time on March 16.... Biography of Johann Friedrich von Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (Marbach am Neckar, November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805 in Weimar) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. During the last several years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller struck a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang Goethe, with whom he discussed much on issues concerning aesthetics, encouraging Goethe to finish works he left merely as sketches; this thereby gave way to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. They also worked together on Die Xenien (The Xenies), a collection of short but harshly satiric poems in which both Schiller and Goethe verbally attacked those persons they perceived to be enemies of their aesthetic agenda. Schiller was born in Marbach, Württemberg (l... Biography of Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert (born November 10, 1983 in Longview, Texas (the source for her time of birth is http://www.facebook.com/mirandalambert?sk=wall)) is a two time Grammy Award nominated American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut album Kerosene. This album, which was certified Platinum in the United States, also produced the singles "Bring Me Down", "Kerosene", and "New Strings". All four singles were Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Lambert was transferred to Columbia Records Nashville for her second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which was releas... Biography of Vanessa Angel
Vanessa Madeline Angel (born 1966) is an English model, and actress. She is best remembered for playing the role of Lisa on the Weird Science TV series. Her movie roles include King of New York, The Perfect Score and Kingpin. Angel has also had recurring roles on the television shows Reasonable Doubts and Stargate SG-1. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Life and career Born in London, England, Angel attended Heathfield High School for Girls in Harrow, Middlesex, England, before being discovered while out shopping in London with her mother by a major modeling talent agent. Angel has appeared on the covers of such magazines as Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Her first movie role was in the American movie comedy Spies Like Us, in which she played a soldier in the Soviet Strategic Missile Forces. He... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard Gaiman (IPA: /ˈgeɪmən/) (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. His notable works include The Sandman comic series, Stardust, and American Gods. The extreme enthusiasm of his fans has led some to call him the "rock star" of the literary world. He lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, in an "Addams Family house". He is married to Mary T. McGrath and has three children, Michael, Holly and Madeleine. Early life Gaiman's family is of Polish Jewish origins; after emigrating from the Netherlands in 1916, his grandfather eventually settled in the Hampshire city of Portsmouth and established a chain of grocery stores. His father, David Bernard Gaiman, wor... Biography of Josh Peck
Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor and comedian. He started out as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his role on the The Amanda Show as well as in the films Snow Day and Max Keeble's Big Move. He also starred in the very successful children's sitcom, Drake & Josh, and recently appeared in the films Drillbit Taylor and The Wackness. Biography Early life Peck was born in the Hell's Kitchen area of New York City, New York, where he attended The Professional Performing arts school( where other stars such as Alicia Keys attended). His parents were unmarried at the time of his birth and Peck never knew his father. He grew up with his mother, Barbara, who is a career coach, and his maternal grandmothe... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Eve (entertainer)
Eve Jihan Jeffers (born November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania better known as Eve or E-V-E, is an American rapper, singer, and actress. She adopted the name Gangsta in high school as part of an all-female group called EDGP (pronounced Egypt), and eventually went solo as Eve of Destruction. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m) Jeffers has sold millions of albums during her musical career. Her first three albums have so far reached 3.6 million copies sold. Eve has been awarded 1 Grammy Award over the years. In 2003, she became the star of her own TV show, Eve, which lasted for 3 seasons. The rapper/singer/actress has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She ranked # 48 on VH1's "50 Greatest Women Of The Video Era" show list. Early years Eve's... Biography of Anthony Réveillère
Anthony Réveillère (born November 10, 1979 in Doué-la-Fontaine) is a football player from France. A pure product of the Stade Rennais youth academy with which he débuted professionally, he plays right-back with Olympique Lyonnais and France national team. Height 1.81 m Playing position Defender Trivia Unfortunately, Réveillère's claim to European fame is his duel with A.S. Roma sensation Amantino Mancini, who performed 5 step-overs before blasting past the bewildered defender to double Roma's advantage during the UEFA Champions League last 16 round against the then French Champions. The eventual 2-0 victory for Roma was Lyon's first defeat at home in the Champions League for 5 years. Clubs 1997 – January 2003 : Stade Rennais FC January 2003 – 2003 : Valencia CF 2003 – ... Biography of Moise Tshombe
Moise Kapenda Tshombe (or Tchombe) (November 10, 1919 – June 29, 1969) was a Congolese politician. He was the son of a successful Congolese businessman and was born in Musumba, Congo. He received his education from an American missionary school and later trained as an accountant. In the 1950s, he took over a chain of stores in Katanga province and became involved in politics, founding the CONAKAT party which ran under a banner of an independent, federal Congo. In the general elections of 1960, CONAKAT won control of the Katanga provincial legislature. That same year, the Congo became an independent republic, and in the resulting strife, Tshombe and CONAKAT declared Katanga's secession from the rest of the Congo. See Congo Crisis. The Christian, anti-communist, pro-Western Tshombe ... Biography of MacKenzie Phillips
Laura Mackenzie Phillips (born November 10, 1959, in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American actress and singer, known primarily for her roles in movies, soap operas and television. Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m) The naturally brunette-headed Phillips skyrocketed her career in the 1970s and 1980s, where she's best known as Bonnie Franklin’s rebellious yet boy-crazed daughter, Julie Cooper Horvath, on One Day at a Time (a role she played from 1975 to 1980 and from 1981 to 1983), and in the late 1990s and 2000s as Cara DeLizia’s budding rock singer and single mother, Molly Phillips, on So Weird. She is the daughter of The Mamas and the Papas’ lead singer, John Phillips, and Susan Adams (aka Suzy January), a socialite. She was also the stepdaughter of group member Michelle Phillips, half-siste... Biography of Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan (born November 10, 1968) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for his role on the sketch comedy show, Saturday Night Live. Morgan currently stars as Tracy Jordan in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. Early life & career Morgan was born in The Bronx, New York, the son of Jimmy Morgan, a musician. After attending De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx, he was discovered in 1984 while doing stand-up at The Apollo. Tracy Morgan began his career on Martin, where he played Hustle Man. The character sold random items he had from the 'hood, always greeting people with his trademark "What's happ'n, chief?" In the 2003 movie Head of State, starring Chris Rock, Morgan appears several times as a man watching television, often questioning why they aren't watching Martin. Tra... Biography of Ricki-Lee Coulter
Ricki-Lee Coulter (born November 10, 1985) is an New Zealand-born Australian pop singer. She came to fame in 2004 as a contestant on the second series of Australian Idol, before launching a solo career with the album Ricki-Lee on Shock Records. In 2006, she began a year-long stint as a member of Young Divas, with whom she toured the country and released a multi-platinum self-titled album, but decided to leave in mid 2007 in order to concentrate on her solo music. On August 11, 2007, Coulter released her second solo album Brand New Day. Early life Coulter was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and moved with her father and mother Loretta to Queensland, Australia when she was 3 weeks old. In Queensland, her younger sister Jodie was also born. She developed a keen passion for playing netball ... Biography of Heather Matarazzo
Heather Matarazzo (born November 10, 1982) is an American actress. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Her breakthrough role was as a geeky girl in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse. Her other movies include Sorority Boys, Scream 3, Saved!, and Hostel: Part 2. Besides Dollhouse, she's best known for her role as Lilly in The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Matarazzo was raised in Long Island, New York by Camille, a homemaker, and Ray Matarazzo, a data processing manager. She attended Oyster Bay High School. Matarazzo is of fully Irish descent, and was adopted and raised by the Matarazzos, a strict Catholic Italian American family. In August 2004, Matarazzo came out as a lesbian. She has been in a relationship since 2003. In April 2005, she was a speaker at the Gay... Biography of Michael Jai White
Michael Jai White (born November 10, 1967) is an American actor and professional martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. Career His first major starring role and breakout performance was in the 1995 HBO film Tyson, as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. He portrayed the eponymous character in the 1997 movie Spawn, making him the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture. His work in Spawn earned him a nomination for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Male Newcomer. White starred opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: ... Biography of Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Andrew Schiavelli (November 11, 1948 – December 26, 2005) was an American character actor, noted for his work on stage, screen and television. He was often described as "the man with the sad eyes". Early life Schiavelli was born in Brooklyn, New York to an Italian American family. He attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School as a teen and studied acting through the Theater Program at New York University. He began performing on stage in the 1960s. Career Schiavelli's first movie role occurred in Miloš Forman's 1971 production Taking Off, in which he played a counselor who taught parents of runaway teens to smoke marijuana in order to better understand their children's experiences. Schiavelli's aptitude and distinctive angular appearance soon provided him with a steady... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mikhail Kalashnikov
Lieutenant General Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (Russian: Mihail Timofeevič Kalašnikov) (born Kurya, November 10, 1919) is a famous Russian small arms designer, most famous for his AK-47, frequently called the Kalashnikov. Early life Kalashnikov was conscripted into the Red Army in 1938, and became a tank driver-mechanic, achieving the rank of senior sergeant (tank commander) serving on the T-34s of the 24th Tank Regiment, 12th Tank Division stationed in Stryi before retreating, with the regiment after the failed counterattack at Brody, and eventually being wounded in combat during the defence of Bryansk and released for six months recuperation due to illness. During this time Kalashnikov began designing a submachinegun while in hospital after being wounded in the Battle of B... Biography of Tim Rice
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born November 10, 1944) is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award winning lyricist, author, radio presenter and television gameshow panelist. Career Rice was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, and was educated at Aldwickbury school, St Albans School and Lancing College. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, and his work for The Walt Disney Company with Alan Menken and Sir Elton John. He also collaborated with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA on Chess and with Rick Wakeman on the concept albums 1984 and Cost of Living. He was a co-founder of the Guinness Book of British Hit Si... Biography of Eddie Irvine
Edmund "Eddie" Irvine, Jr. (born 10 November 1965, Newtownards, County Down) is a former racing driver from Northern Ireland. He grew up in Conlig, County Down, and was influenced by his parents, who were also involved in motor racing. His father, Edmund Sr., and his sister, Sonia (now a physiotherapist), worked with him during his career. His professional racing career began in 1983 and he progressed to Formula Three racing in 1988, before moving on to Formula 3000 in 1989. He got his break in the top of the Formula racing series after he started racing for Jordan in the Formula 3000 series in 1990, and was subsequently picked up by the Jordan Formula One team in 1993. His reputation steadily increased in Formula One, eventually leading Ferrari to sign him to partner Michael Schumacher... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José Antonio Pinotti
José Antonio Pinotti, born November 10, 1969 in São Paulo, is a Brazilian author, psychologist and astrologer.... Biography of Jens Lehmann
Jens Lehmann (German; pronounced ; born November 10, 1969 in Essen) is a German football goalkeeper who currently plays for VfB Stuttgart and for the German national team. He was voted UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year for 2005-06, and he has been selected for three World Cup squads. Club career Schalke 04 Lehmann started his career in 1988 with Schalke 04, playing for them for nearly a decade. His first years were rocky, notably a game against Bayer Leverkusen in 1993 in which he conceded three goals and was substituted after 45 minutes, causing him to flee the stadium alone by tram rather than taking the team bus, but Lehmann gradually established himself as a strong keeper lauded for his ability to intercept crosses. He scored his first league goal on March 12, 1995 in a 6–2 v... Biography of Bachir Gemayel
Sheikh Bachir Gemayel (10 November 1947 – September 14, 1982) (also known as Sheikh Bachir Gemayel; first name also spelled Bashir and surname also spelled Joomuyyeel) (Arabic: بشير الجميّل) was a Lebanese military commander, politician, and president-elect. He was born in Beirut but his hometown was Bikfaya in the Matn District east of Beirut, the youngest of his six siblings, he was the son of Pierre Gemayel, founder of the influential Lebanese Kataeb Party, also known as the Phalangist party, a right-wing nationalist organization that, although officially secular, was supported mostly by Maronite Christians. Education Gemayel attended La Sagesse secondary school and the Lebanese Modern Institute (Institut Modern... Biography of Roy Scheider
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated American actor. He was best known for his role as police chief Martin Brody in the 1975 blockbuster Jaws, his Academy Award nominated role as Joe Gideon in Bob Fosse's fictional self-biopic All That Jazz, and as Captain Nathan Bridger in Steven Spielberg's Emmy Award winning television series seaQuest DSV. Early life Scheider was born in Orange, New Jersey,, the son of Anna Scheider (née Crosson) and auto mechanic Roy Bernhard Scheider. Scheider's mother was of Irish Catholic background and his father was German American and Protestant. As a child, Scheider was an athlete, participating in organized baseball and boxing competitions. He attended Columbia High School in Maplewood... Biography of Russell Means
Russell Charles Means (Lakota: Oyate Wacinyapin (Works for the People); born November 10, 1939) is one of contemporary America's best-known and prolific activists for the rights of American Indians. Means has also pursued careers in politics, acting, and music. Early life Means, an Oglala Sioux, was born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation; both of his parents had been educated at Indian boarding schools. In 1942, Means's family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. Means attended San Leandro High School, graduating in 1958. With AIM In 1968, Means joined the American Indian Movement and quickly became one of its most prominent leaders. In 1969, Means was part of a group of Native Americans that occupied Alcatraz Island for a period of 19 months. He was appointed the group's first... Biography of Ninon de Lenclos
Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos also spelled Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos (November 10, 1620 – October 17, 1705) was a French author, courtesan and patron of the arts. At the time of her death, in 1705, Saint-Simon primly summed up her career: "A shining example of the triumph of vice, when directed with intelligence and redeemed by a little virtue." Early life Born Anne de Lenclos in Paris, she was nicknamed "Ninon" by her father at an early age. In 1632 her father was exiled from France after a duel, and when her mother died ten years later the unmarried Ninon entered a convent only to leave the next year. Based on the remainder of her life, the choice of a convent would seem surprising, but it was really only an aspect of the clear idea that drove her actions: she was determin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo (born Yvonne Vaughan on November 10, 1945 in Mount Airy, North Carolina) is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 Country hits in the 1970s. This includes "The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA" and "Funny Face", which both became major crossover Pop hits in 1972. Fargo has won major awards since her debut in the late 60s, including one Grammy award, five awards from the Academy of Country Music and one award from the Country Music Association. Early life Early career before music Donna Fargo was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina in 1944. Fargo had been singing since her early years, but never thought about singing professionally. Fargo attended High Point College, then headed west to study at the University of Southern C... Biography of Jean Maurel
Jean Maurel, born November 10, 1960 in Nantes (birth time source: Didier Geslain), died on June 3, 2012 (cancer), is a French skipper.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Faustino Asprilla
Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born November 10, 1969 in Tuluá) is a former Colombian football player. Although undeniably talented he is also a controversial figure for his unpredictable temper. He was known by his supporters in his home country as The Octopus for his uniquely flexible and fluid style. To everyone else he was 'Tino', or '2 goal Tino', as his goals usually came in twos. Early Years After starting out playing football with local team Carlos Sarmiento Lora School, Asprilla started his professional career in 1988 for the Colombian team Cucuta Deportivo at the age of 18 for a year before transferring to Atletico Nacional. 35 goals in 78 games brought him to the attention to several Italian clubs who bid for him with Parma winning the race to sign him for us$4.5 milli... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Serre
Claude Serre (Born 10 November 1938 in Sucy-en-Brie, died 13 November 1998) was a French cartoonist. He was known for the excellent use of black humour. Because most of his work is visual, with very few captions, it has had international success, with editions in 14 languages. Serre's artistic training started at the age of fifteen with porcelain painting. Starting in 1962, he published cartoons in Plexus, Le Planète, HaraKiri, Lui and Le Pariscope. In 1972 his first book of cartoons, all related to doctors, was published. Over a million copies of the book, his first of fourteen, were sold. Each book was themed, with topics such automobiles, sport and death being covered. The books were published in small format between 1981 and 1999 and reprinted in 2000 in large format. He was chos... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Tabachnik
Michel Tabachnik (November 10, 1942) is a Swiss conductor and composer. Michel Tabachnik was born in Geneva, where he studied piano, composition and conducting. As a young conductor he was a protégé of Igor Markevitch, Herbert von Karajan and Pierre Boulez, acting as the latter's assistant for four years, mainly with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London. This led him to become closely involved with the music of our time and to perform many world premieres, particularly those of Iannis Xenakis who considered him a favorite interpreter. He has held the position of Chief Conductor of the Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra in Lisbon, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Lorraine and the Ensemble InterContemporain in Paris. His impressive roster of orchestras includes the Berlin Philharmonic, Conce... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 or 1730 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) (written in memory of his brother), and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771, first performed in 1773). (He is also thought to have written the classic children's tale, The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, giving the world that familiar phrase.) Goldsmith's birth date and year are not known with a great deal of accuracy. According to the Library of Congress authority file, he told a biographer that he was born on November 29, 1731, or perhaps in 1730. Other sources have indicated November 10th, on any year from 1727 to 1731. November 10, 1730, is now th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Glen Buxton
Glen Edward Buxton (November 10, 1947 – October 19, 1997) was a U.S. musician, and guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band. He was born in Akron. In 1964, while attending Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, Buxton made his debut in a rock band called The Earwigs, comprised of high school students Dennis Dunaway and Vincent Furnier. They were very popular, and changed their name to The Spiders in 1965, and later to The Nazz in 1967. In 1968, to avoid legal entanglements with the Todd Rundgren-led "Nazz", Buxton's band changed their name to Alice Cooper. Buxton was the co-writer of classic songs like "School's Out", "I'm Eighteen", "Elected," and "10 Minutes Before the Worm." He is credited as lead guitarist on seven albums by the Alice Cooper band, including the chart-topping... Biography of François Périer
François Périer, (10 November 1919 - 29 June 2002), born François Pillu in Paris, was one of France's most distinguished actors. He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996. He was also prominent in the theatre. Among his most notable parts was that of Hugo in the first production of Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mains Sales in 1948. He was the french narrator in Fantasia . Filmography 1938 : La Chaleur du sein, directed by Jean Boyer 1938 : Hôtel du Nord, directed by Marcel Carné 1939 : Le Duel, directed by Pierre Fresnay 1939 : La Fin du jour, directed by Julien Duvivier 1939 : Le Veau gras, directed by Serge de Poligny 1940 : L'Entraîneuse, directed by Albert Valentin 1941 : Premier bal, directed by Christian-Jaque 1941 : Les Jours heureux, directed by ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Zelnik
Patrick Zelnik (sometimes Zelnick), born November 10, 1946 in Paris, is a French businessman. He has worked with Richard Branson (Virgin).... Biography of François Couperin
François Couperin (November 10, 1668 – September 11, 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. François Couperin was known as "Couperin le Grand" (Couperin the Great) to distinguish him from the other members of the musically talented Couperin family. Life Couperin was born in Paris. He was taught by his father, Charles Couperin, who died when François was 10, and by Jacques Thomelin. In 1685 he became the organist at the church of Saint-Gervais, Paris, a post he inherited from his father and that he would pass on to his cousin, Nicolas Couperin. Other members of the family would hold the same position in later years. In 1693 Couperin succeeded his teacher Thomelin as organist at the Chapelle Royale (Royal Chapel) with the title organiste du Roi, organist by ap... Biography of Rémy Belvaux
Rémy Nicolas Lucien Belvaux (November 10, 1966, Namur, Belgium – September 4, 2006, Orry-la-Ville, France) was a Belgian actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He was the brother of Lucas Belvaux, also an actor and film director, and of Bruno Belvaux, theater director. In 1992, he was with André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde director, producer and actor of the feature film Man Bites Dog. In 1998 he was one of the four participants who creampied Bill Gates, along with Noël Godin. He died on September 4, 2006, committing suicide. References ^ a b (French) Caroline Hanotte, Rémy Belvaux, CinéArtistes.com, Septembre 8, 2006. Retrieved on September 11, 2006. ^ According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) entry for Rémy Belvaux. Retrieved on September 11, 2006. ^ (Dutc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrei Tupolev
Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Туполев; November 10, 1888 – December 23, 1972) was a pioneering Soviet aircraft designer. Early life Tupolev was born in Pustomazovo, Russia. During his career, he designed and oversaw the design of more than 100 types of aircraft, some of which set 78 world records. In recognition of his work, he was made an honorary member of Britain's Royal Aeronautical Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Work at TsAGI Tupolev was a leading light of the Moscow-based Central Aero and Hydrodynamics Institute (TsAGI; (Russian: Центра ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernst Otto Fischer
Ernst Otto Fischer (November 10, 1918 – July 23, 2007) was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize for pioneering work in the area of organometallic chemistry. He was born in Solln, near Munich. His parents were Karl T. Fischer, Professor of Physics at the Technical University of Munich (TU), and Valentine née Danzer. He graduated in 1937 with Abitur. Before the completion of two years' compulsory military service, the Second World War broke out, and he served in Poland, France, and Russia. During a period of study leave, towards the end of 1941 he began to study chemistry at the Technical University of Munich. Following the end of the War, he was released by the Americans in the autumn of 1945 and resumed his studies, graduating in 1949. He worked on his doctoral thesis as an assis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andy Leslie
Andrew Roy "Andy" Leslie MNZM (born November 10, 1944 in Lower Hutt) is a former All Black captain and number eight. On 26 April 2007 he was elected as the president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union. In 2001, Leslie was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. All Black Statistics Tests: 10 (10 as Captain) Games: 24 (23 as Captain) Total Matches: 34 (33 as Captain) Test Points: 4pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) Game Points: 24pts (6t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) Total Points: 28pts (7t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rossella Falk
Rossella Falk, born Antonia Falzacappa November 10, 1926 in Rome, is an Italian actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266194/ ) # Madame (2004) (TV) .... Victoria Tarlazzi # "Il bello delle donne" (2001) TV series .... Nina (unknown episodes, 2003) ... aka Il bello delle donne 2 (Italy: second season title) ... aka Il bello delle donne 3 (Italy: third season title) # Non ho sonno (2001) .... Laura de Fabritiis ... aka Sleepless (Europe: English title) (USA) ... aka I Can't Sleep (promotional title) # Storia d'amore con i crampi (1995) .... Directrice agenzia ... aka Love Story with Cramps # I giorni del commissario Ambrosio (1988) .... Moglie di Vittorio Borghi ... aka Days of Inspector Ambrosio (International: English title) # La porta chiusa (1986) (TV)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Stockman
David Alan Stockman (born November 10, 1946) is a former U.S. politician and businessman, serving as a Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan (1977–1981) and as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1981–1985). Education Stockman was born in Fort Hood, Texas, and educated in the public schools of Stevensville, Michigan. He graduated from Lakeshore High School in 1964 and received a B.A. from Michigan State University, East Lansing in 1968. He pursued graduate studies at Harvard University, 1968–1970 and 1974–1975. He attended Harvard's Divinity School. Career He served as special assistant to United States Representative and 1980 Presidential candidate John Bayard Anderson of Illinois, 1970–1972 and was executive director, United States House of... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José Hernández
José Hernández (born José Rafael Hernández y Pueyrredón) (November 10, 1834 – October 21, 1886) was an Argentine journalist, poet, and politician best known as the author of the epic poem Martín Fierro. Hernández, whose ancestry was a mix of Spanish, Irish, and French, was born on a farm near San Martín (Buenos Aires Province). His father was a butler or foreman of a series of cattle ranches. His career was to be an alternation between stints on the Federal side in the civil wars of Argentina and Uruguay and life as a newspaperman, a short stint as an employee of a commercial firm, and a period as stenographer to the legislature of the Confederation. Hernández founded the newspaper El Río de la Plata, which advocated local autonomy, abolition of the conscripted "frontier contingents"... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Hogarth
William Hogarth (10 November, 1697 – 26 October, 1764) was a major English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from excellent realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects". Much of his work, though at times vicious, poked fun at contemporary politics and customs. Illustrations in such style are often referred to as "Hogarthian". Life William Hogarth was born at Bartholomew Close in London on 10 November 1697 to Richard Hogarth, a poor Latin school teacher and textbook writer, and Anne Gibbons. In his youth he was apprenticed to the engraver Ellis Gamble in Leicester Fields, where he learned to engrave trade cards and si... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker (born 10 November 1946, in London, England) is an English record producer who helped create a number of extremely popular pop and rock records from the 1970s to the present. Perhaps one of the best known Productions is the enduring hit song "Bohemian Rhapsody"by Queen, he also Produced numerous, notable artists, including Guns N' Roses, The Who, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Cars, Foreigner, Journey, Pilot, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, T. Rex, Devo, The Stranglers, Dusty Springfield, Starcastle, T'Pau, Yes, Cheap Trick, Gasolin' and The Darkness. Most recently he has worked with The Smashing Pumpkins on their new album, Zeitgeist and the related EP American Gothic. The Summer of 2007 he Produced at his Recording Studio in Arizona "The Storm" which has since gone gold... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aaron Brown (journalist)
Aaron Brown (born November 10, 1948) is an American broadcast journalist most recognized for his coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks, his first day on air at CNN. He was a longtime reporter for ABC, the founding host of ABC's World News Now, weekend anchor of World News Tonight and the host of CNN's flagship evening program NewsNight with Aaron Brown. He is currently the anchor of the PBS documentary series Wide Angle, the host of public radio program The Aaron Brown Show and an instructor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Career Early Career In the late 1960s Brown dropped out of the University of Minnesota as a political science major and signed up for active duty in the Coast Guard. He began his broadcasting ca... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stephen Herek
Stephen Robert Herek (born November 10, 1958, San Antonio, Texas) is an American film director. Herek attended the University of Texas at Austin. His career as film director took off in 1986 with Critters followed by Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure where he worked with Keanu Reeves in 1989. He directed "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" in 1991, followed by The Mighty Ducks in 1992, The Three Musketeers in 1993, Mr. Holland's Opus in 1995 and 101 Dalmatians in 1996. Herek also directed the 2001 movie Rock Star, a film about a rockstar wannabe and the evolution of a fictional rock group Steel Dragon mimicking that of Judas Priest. The film starred Mark Walberg and Jennifer Aniston, and was produced by George Clooney.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Berger
Patrick Berger, born November 10, 1947 in Paris, is a French architect. Awards * 2004 - Grand Prix national de l’Architecture * Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite * Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roland Emmerich
Roland Emmerich (born November 10, 1955) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer who works mostly in the disaster and action genres. His films have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide, more than those of any other European director. His films have grossed just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the country's 14th-highest grossing director of all time. He began his work in the film industry by directing the film The Noah's Ark Principle as part of his university thesis and also co-founded Centropolis Film Productions in 1985 with his sister. He is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the lesbian and gay community, with Emmerich himself being openly gay. He is also a campaigner for an awareness of global warming and equal rights. Early life and ... Biography of Nicolas Massu
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (born October 10, 1979, in Viña del Mar, Chile), nicknamed Vampiro (Spanish: "vampire"), is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Tennis career Early years Massú was introduced to tennis at age five by his Hungarian grandfather, Ladislao Fried. From age 12, he was trained at the Valle Dorado tennis academy, near Villa Alemana, by Leonardo Zuleta, with whom he perfected his forehand and double-handed backhand. He later trained at the Nick Bollettieri academy, in Florida, United States, alongside Marcelo Ríos, and later at the High Performance Center in Barcelona, Spain. Juniors Massú became a professional tennis player in 1997. That year he won the prestigious juniors year-end Orange... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dorothy Brett
Dorothy Brett, born November 10, 1883 in London, was a British-American artist and socialite.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Rains
Claude Rains (November 10, 1889 – May 30, 1967) was an English theatre and film actor, who later held American citizenship, best known for his many roles in Hollywood films. Early life Rains was born William Claude Rains (known as 'Willie') in Camberwell, London on November 10, 1889. He grew up with, according to his daughter, "a very serious cockney accent and a speech impediment". His acting talents were recognised by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Tree paid for the elocution lessons that Rains would need to succeed as an actor. Later, Rains taught at the institution, working with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, among others. Rains served in the First World War with the London Scottish Regiment, alongside fellow actors Basil R... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis de Polignac
Louis de Polignac, born November 10, 1909 in Paris and died April 11, 1996 in Monaco, was a French aristocracy and businessman. He was vice-president of the champagne Pommery & Greno and administrator of several companies in France.... Biography of Alaina Reed
Alaina Reed Hall (born November 10, 1946) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Olivia, Gordon's kid sister on Sesame Street and Rose Lee Holloway on 227. She is also credited as Alaina Reed. On Sesame Street, her character Olivia was a photographer and kid sister of Gordon. Reed first appeared on the show in 1976. In 1985, Reed co-starred on the sitcom 227, frequently traveling between New York (where Sesame Street is taped) and Los Angeles (where 227 was taped). Due to this frantic schedule, she left Sesame Street in 1988. She married actor Kevin Peter Hall in December 1988 after he appeared on 227. They had two children together. She was widowed in 1991 after her husband died from AIDS he contracted from a contaminated blood transfusion. Filmography 1969 "Sesame Stree... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emile Guillaumin
Émile Guillaumin, born November 10, 1873 in Ygrande, died September 27, 1951 in Ygrande, was a French peasant and writer. Biography: * 1873 - 10 novembre : Naissance à Ygrande ("Neverdière"), d'ascendants paternels bourbonnais et maternels bourguignons (Manière) issus d'une communauté familiale agricole. * 1881, avril : Émile (qui sait lire et écrire grâce à sa mère) fréquente l'école primaire d’Ygrande. * 1886 - juin. Il obtient le certificat d'études primaires et le premier rang de tous les candidats du canton de Bourbon-l'Archambault. * 1889 - printemps. Premières découvertes littéraires (Pêcheurs d'Islande, David Copperfield). * 1890 - hiver. Premiers poèmes en patois bourbonnais. * 1892 - Saint-Martin (11 novembre). Les parents d’Émile quittent Neve... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Harry Andrews
Harry Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was an English film actor known for his frequent portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Sergeant Major Wilson in The Hill alongside Sean Connery earned Andrews the 1965 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. He made his film debut in The Red Beret in 1953. Prior to his film career, Andrews was an accomplished Shakespearean actor, appearing at such venues as the Queen's Theatre, the Lyceum Theatre, and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in England as well as theatres in New York City, Paris, Antwerp, and Brussels. Andrews made his London theatre debut in 1935 at the St James's Theatre and his New York City debut in 1936 at the... Biography of Andreas Scholl
Andreas Scholl (born November 10, 1967) is a German countertenor, a male classical singer in the alto vocal range. He specialises in Baroque music. His range is the same as that of the celebrated 18th century alto castrato, Senesino, for whom Handel wrote his greatest alto roles. Fanfare Magazine says: "There are more excellent countertenors before the public today than ever before, but one stands out above all others, as Caruso among tenors a century ago: Andreas Scholl". In 2005, Scholl was the first countertenor (and the only German) ever to be invited to sing solo at The Last Night of the Proms in London. Childhood Scholl was born on November 10, 1967 in Eltville, Germany, and grew up in neighboring Kiedrich. All of his family members were singers. He was enrolled at the age of se... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Keith Lockhart
Keith Virgil Lockhart (born November 10, 1964 in Whittier, California) is a retired second baseman and third baseman who played for 10 seasons in the major leagues from 1994-2003. Lockhart, a left-handed batter, played college baseball at Oral Roberts University and was originally drafted by Cincinnati Reds in the 11th round of the 1986 Amateur Draft. He spent 8 full seasons in the minor league systems of three different organizations before earning a spot on the San Diego Padres' opening day roster in 1994. He played in 27 games with the Padres in his first year before leaving as a free agent and signing with the Kansas City Royals during the 1994 season. Lockhart played for the Royals in both 1995 and 1996. In his first season, he batted a career best .321, earning him a role as a ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sylvie Denis
Sylvie Denis (born November 10, 1963 in Talence) is a French science fiction writer. She is also a translator and co-edited the magazine "Cyberdreams." Bibliography These include: * Jardins virtuels Pézilla-la-Rivière: DLM, c1995.(1995) ISBN 2877950697... Biography of Albert Hall
Albert P. Hall (born November 10, 1937) is an American actor. Born in Brighton, Alabama, Hall graduated from the Columbia University School of the Arts in 1971. That same year he appeared off-Broadway in The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and on Broadway in the Melvin Van Peebles musical Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. His most famous film role to date is probably that of Chief Phillips in Francis Ford Coppola's award-winning Apocalypse Now. Contemporary audiences may recognise Hall as stern judge Seymour Walsh, a recurring guest-role, on Ally McBeal and The Practice. Hall also has made guest appearances on Kojak, Miami Vice, Matlock, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Strong Medicine, 24 and Grey's Anatomy.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Clavel
Maurice Clavel, born November 10, 1920 in Frontignan (Hérault), died April 23, 1979 in Asquins (Yonne), was a French journalist, author and philosopher. Works Books La pourpre de Judée, Bourgois, 1967 Le Tiers des étoiles, 1971 - Prix Médicis Qui est aliéné ? Critique et métaphysique sociale de l'Occident, Flammarion, 1970 Les Paroissiens de Palente, Grasset, 1974 Ce que je crois, Grasset, 1975 Dieu est Dieu, nom de Dieu, Grasset, 1976 Nous l'avons tous tué ou ce juif de Socrate, Seuil, 1977 Deux siècles chez Lucifer, 1978 La Suite appartient à d'autres, Stock, 1979 La Perte et le fracas ou les Murailles du monde Critique de Kant Theater Les Incendiaires (1947) La Terrasse de midi (1949) Saint Euloge de Cordoue (1965) Others Qui est alié... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbara Washburn
Barbara Washburn, born November 10, 1914 in Boston, wife of Henry Bradford Washburn, was the first woman to climb Mt. McKinley.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Álvaro Cunhal
Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal, who used the name Álvaro Cunhal (Coimbra, Portugal, 10 November 1913 — Lisbon, 13 June 2005), was a Portuguese politician. He served as secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) from 1961 to 1992. He was one of the most pro-Soviet of all western Europe communist leaders, often supporting USSR world policies, including the intervention in Czechoslovakia in 1968. He also initially supported the failed coup of August 1991 in Soviet Union. He remained a steadfast supporter of most, if not all Marxist-Leninist nations during his life and in one of his last texts, in 2002, restated his support for these nations. Life Cunhal was born in Coimbra, the third child of Avelino Henriques da Costa Cunhal (Seia, Seia, October 28, 1887 – Coimbra, Sé Nova, D... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ladislas Poniatowski
Ladislas Poniatowski (born 10 November 1946 in Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)) is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Eure department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carl F. W. Borgward
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Borgward (November 10, 1890 in Hamburg Altona - July 28, 1963 in Bremen) was a German engineer and designer and the creator of the Borgward group, based in Bremen. Carl Borgward was of modest extraction, the son of a coal retailer, Wilhelm Borgward, and had twelve brothers and sisters. He made mechanical engineering studies, and obtained his engineering diploma in 1913. He was wounded during World War I. In 1919 he became one of the partners of Bremer Reifenindustrie. The company was restructured and became in 1920 Bremer Kühlerfabrik Borgward & Co. In 1924 and 1925 the company started to produce the small three-wheel trucks Blitzkarren and Goliath. With his partner Wilhelm Tecklenburg, in 1928 he created the company Goliath-Werke Borgward & Co. When the tw... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stéphane Perger
Stéphane Perger, born November 10, 1975 in Saint-Étienne., is a French cartoonist. Selected Bibliography EP Trilogie * Sir Arthur Benton (Avec Tarek) – Ier cycle 1. Opération Marmara - 2005 2. Wannsee, 1942 - 2005 3. L’assaut final - 2006 * Sir Arthur Benton (Avec Tarek) – Intégrale * Sequana (Avec Léo Henry) 1. Le guetteur mélancolique - 2008 2. Le pyrogène - 2009 3. La cathédrale engloutie - 2010 Six pieds sous terre * Pour cigogne le glas (adaptation d'un Poulpe) - 2001 Awards * Sir Arthur Benton – Ier cycle o Prix du meilleur premier album, Moulins 2005 o Prix du meilleur scénario, Decines 2005 o Prix du meilleur scénario, Marly 2005 o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Derosier
Bernard Derosier (born November 10, 1939 in Chevilly, France) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Nord department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John P. Marquand
John Phillips Marquand (November 10, 1893 – July 16, 1960) was a 20th-century American novelist. He achieved popular success and critical respect, winning a Pulitzer Prize for The Late George Apley in 1938, and creating the Mr. Moto spy series. One of his abiding themes was the confining nature of life in America's upper class and among those who aspired to join it. Marquand treated those whose lives were bound by these unwritten codes with a characteristic mix of respect and satire. Youth and early adulthood Marquand was a scion of an old Newburyport, Massachusetts, family. He was a great-nephew of 19th-century writer Margaret Fuller and a cousin of Buckminster Fuller, who gained fame in the 20th century as the inventor of the geodesic dome. Marquand was born in Wilmington, Delaware, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Katarina Waters
Katarina Waters (born November 10, 1980) is a German-born English professional wrestler. She is currently signed by World Wrestling Entertainment, working on its Raw brand under the ring name Katie Lea Burchill, as Paul Burchill's storyline sister. She previously competed as Nikita and is also a two-time OVW Women's Champion. Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Billed weight 135 lb (61 kg) Ring name(s) Katie Lea Nikita Katarina Blue Nikita Outside of wrestling, Waters has started acting, doing scenes for a British independent action movie by Utopian Pictures called Tough Justice. Career At the age of 18, Katarina began training with the Kent-based promotion NWA UK Hammerlock after she had searched for a school on the internet. Working at that British territory of the Nat... Biography of Ronald E. Evans
Ronald Ellwin Evans, Jr. (November 10, 1933 – April 7, 1990) (Captain, USN Ret.) was a NASA astronaut. He was one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon. Evans was born in St. Francis, Kansas. Biography Ron Evans was born on November 10, 1933 in St. Francis, Kansas. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. He graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas in 1956 and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1964. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi, Society of Sigma Xi, and Sigma Nu. In June 1957, he completed flight training after receiving his commission as an ... Biography of Jacques Rozier
Jacques Rozier (born in November 10 1926 in Paris, France) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New Wave movement and has collaborated with Jean-Luc Godard. Three of his films have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Filmography Features Fifi Martingale (2001) Maine-Ocean (1985) (Prix Jean Vigo) Les Naufrages de l'Ile de la Tortue / The Castaways of Turtle Island (1976) Du Cote D'Orouet / Near Orouet (1971) Adieu Philippine / So Long Philippine (1963) Shorts and TV Work Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la tête (1995) Revenez plaisirs exilés! (Alceste) (TV) (1992) Joséphine en tournée (TV) (1990) Lettre d'un cinéaste: Jacques Rozier (TV: episode of Cinéma cinémas) (1983) Lettre de la Sierra Moren... Biography of Kyla Cole
Kyla Cole (born Martina Jacová, Slovak: ; November 10, 1978) is a Slovak glamour model, Penthouse Pet and former television presenter. Early life Kyla Cole was born in Ostrovany, Presov, Czechoslovakia (present Slovakia), and was her parents' first-born child. Career Cole began her career in 1999, after winning the "Ms. Monticello Raceway Pageant", while working as a counselor at the Camp Na-Sho-Pa summer camp Bloomingburg, in upstate New York. She has also been a part owner of a modeling agency. Modeling Cole was named Penthouse Pet of the Month in March 2000. Within a year, she had appeared on the covers of dozens of men's magazines. She was offered the position of Penthouse Pet of the Year, but had to decline because she was unable to obtain a US work visa. Televisi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Broughton
James Broughton (November 10, 1913 – May 17, 1999) was an American poet, and poetic filmmaker. He was part of the San Francisco Renaissance. He was an early bard of the Radical Faeries. A selected collection of his work, All: A James Broughton Reader, edited by Jack Foley, was released in 2007 by White Crane Books. "The Selected Films of James Broughton" is a DVD compilation of seventeen films on 3 discs, released in 2006 by Facets Multimedia. Early Bio Born to wealthy parents, he lost his father early to the 1918 influenza epidemic and spent the rest of his life getting over his high-strung, overbearing mother. Before he was three, "Sunny Jim" experienced a transformational visit from his muse, which he describes in his autobiography, Coming Unbuttoned (1993): I rem... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Berthol
André Berthol, born on November 10, 1939 in Poitiers (Vienne) (birth time source: birth certificate), is a French politician (UMP), and a former Member of Parliament.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Filipp Yankovsky
Filipp Yankovsky is a Russian actor and film director. He was born on November 10, 1968 to Soviet actor Oleg Yankovsky. He is possibly best known for directing the 2005 adaptation of the Boris Akunin novel The State Counsellor and for the 2006 film The Sword Bearer. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946157/) 2011 Raspoutine (TV movie) (post-production) Felix Youssupov 2002 Odinochestvo krovi Guy 2001 Bremenskie muzykanty Troubadour 1998 Den polnoluniya Monk 1990 Afganskiy izlom Nikita Steklov 1987 Filyor 1986 Sentimentalnoye puteshestviye na kartoshku 1975 Le miroir Aleksei - 5-years-old 1974 Under en steinhimmel Astris barn... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Marti
Claude Marti, born November 10, 1926 in Lausanne, died October 14, 2004 in Paris, was a French businessman and entrepreneur, founder of company Claude Marti Communication. He was the adviser of Michel Rocard et de François Mitterrand.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joyce Jensen
Joyce Jensen, born on November 10, 1940 in Wyndmere, North Dakota, died on December 13, 2002 (cancer), was an American astrologer and psychic (Source: StarIQ, 2001).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul-Marie de la Gorce
Paul-Marie de La Gorce, born November 10, 1928 in Paris, died December 1, 2004 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, was a French journalist, author, TV host and radio host. Bibliography * L'Après guerre, Grasset, 1978. * Naissance de la France moderne : Apogée et mort de la IVe République, Grasset, 1979 (ISBN 2-24-600742-9). * L'Empire écartelé, 1936-1946, Denoël, 1988 * La Première Guerre mondiale, Flammarion, 1995 (ISBN 2-08-035154-0). * 39-45, une guerre inconnue, Flammarion, 1995 (ISBN 2-08-067099-9). * De Gaulle, Perrin, 1999 (ISBN 2-26-201612-7).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Granville Sharp
Granville Sharp (10 November 1735 – 6 July 1813) was one of the first British campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade. He also involved himself in trying to correct other social injustices. Sharp formulated the plan to settle blacks in Sierra Leone, and founded the St. George's Bay Company, a forerunner of the Sierra Leone Company. His efforts led to both the founding of the Province of Freedom, and later on Freetown, Sierra Leone, and so he is considered one of the founding fathers of Sierra Leone. He was also a biblical scholar and classicist, and a talented musician. Life Granville Sharp was the son of Thomas Sharp (1693–1758), Archdeacon of Northumberland, prolific theological writer and biographer of his father, John Sharp, Archbishop of York. Sharp was born at Durham i... Biography of Vivien Bauernschmidt
Vivien Eileen Bauernschmidt, born on November 10, 1992 in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, often called Vivi, is a German singer, a former member of Aloha from Hell, a German rock band. They won a competition in the German magazine Bravo. After the win they released "Don't Gimme That." Their first album, No More Days to Waste, sold more than 200,000 copies. History Aloha from Hell was founded in 2006. The band won German magazine Bravo's Newcomer Band Contest in August 2007, and as a result secured a record deal with Sony BMG soon after. Although the band members were German, all their songs were sung in English. The band split up in mid-2010. Members Vivi Real name: Vivien Eileen Bauernschmidt Birthday: November 10, 1992 (age 18) Position: Leader, main vocalist ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Devereux
obert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex KG (10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599. In 1601 he led an abortive coup d'état against the government and was executed for treason. Early life Essex was born on 10 November 1565 at Netherwood near Bromyard, in Herefordshire, the son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and Lettice Knollys. His maternal great-grandmother Mary Boleyn was a sister of Anne Boleyn, mother of Queen Elizabeth I, making him a cousin of the Queen, and there were rumours that his grandmother, Catherine Carey, a close friend of Queen Elizabeth's, was Henry VIII's illegi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Powell
Michael ("Mike") Anthony Powell (born November 10, 1963) is a former American track and field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record. Mike Powell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 1991 World Championships in Athletics (Tokyo), he broke Bob Beamon's 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm (2 inches), leaping 8.95 m (29 ft 4½ in). The world record still stands. His feat earned him the James E. Sullivan Award and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 1991. He also holds the longest non-legal jump of 8.99m set in 1992. Powell won long jump silver medals at both the 1988 Olympics and 1992 Olympics. As well as his famous 1991 victory, he won the long jump again at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, and came third at the 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Billy May
William E. "Billy" May (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music, for The Green Hornet and Batman (with Batgirl theme, 1966), Naked City and collaborated on films, such as Pennies from Heaven (1981), and orchestrated Cocoon, and Cocoon: The Return among others. May also wrote arrangements for many top singers, including Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer, Ella Fitzgerald, Jack Jones, Bing Crosby, Sandler and Young, Nancy Wilson and Rosemary Clooney. As a trumpet player, during the 1940s big-band era, May recorded such songs as "Measure for Measure", "Long Tall Mama", and "Boom Shot", with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, and "The Wrong Idea", "Lumby", and... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfred J. Pearce
Alfred J. Pearce, born on November 10, 1840 (source: his Textbook of Astrology, Astrodatabank), died on April 25, 1923, was a British physician, editor, and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lueyi Dovy
Lueyi Dovy (born on November 10, 1975 in Marseille) is a French sprinter of Gabonese descent. Together with Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon and Eddy De Lépine he won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. Personal bests 100 metres - 10.24 (2005) 200 metres - 20.68 Results 2005 French Champion (Angers). 2007 French Champion (Niort).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José Velarde
José Velarde Yusti, born on November 10, 1848 in Conil de la Frontera, died in 1892 in Madrid, was a Spanish poet. Publications Poesía (1872) Nuevas poesías (1878) Alegríacuatro partes (La marcha, el holgadero, la fuga,habladurias) Teodomiro o La cueva del Cristo (1879) œuvre dédiée à son village natal. La niña de Gómez Arias(1880) A orillas del mar (1882) Voces del alma (1884) El último beso (1884) Ante el crucifijo A orillas del mar Mis amores... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Terrenoire
Louis, Jean, Paul Terrenoire, born on November 10, 1908 in Lyon, died on January 9, 1992 in Paris, was a French politician (MRP) and journalist. Publications De Gaulle et l'Algérie, témoignage pour l'histoire, Fayard, 1964 De Gaulle vivant, Plon, 1971 Sursitaires de la mort lente, Seghers, 1976 De Gaulle : 1947-1954. Pourquoi l'échec ? Du R.P.F. à la traversée du désert, Plon, 1981 De Gaulle, Israël et les Palestiniens, Éditions du Témoignage chrétien, 1989 Edmond Michelet, mon ami : souvenirs et témoignages, préface de Maurice Schumann, Nouvelle Cité, 1992... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maksim Sukhanov
Maksim Sukhanov, born on November 10, 1963 in Moscow, is a Russian actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837718/) 2011 Posledniy chelovek iz Atlantidy (voice) (post-production) 2011 Zima mertvetsov. Metelitsa (post-production) CD-zombi 2011 Utomlennye solntsem 2 (TV mini-series) Stalin 2011 Utomlennye solntsem 2 Stalin 2011 Mishen Victor 2010 Moskva, ya lyublyu tebya! 2010 Soleil trompeur 2 Stalin 2009 Chelovek, kotoryy znal vsyo Nikolai Shimkevich 2009 Obitaemyy ostrov. Skhvatka 2008 Obitaemyy ostrov Papa 2007 20 sigaret Manuil Petrovich 2006 Obratnyy otschet Starshiy (Denis) 2006 Znaki lyubvi Yasha The Elephant/ Casanova 2004 Deti Arbata (TV series) Stalin 2004 Boginya: kak ya polyubila Professor Mi... Biography of Linda Fäh
Linda Fäh (born November 10, 1987, in Benken, Switzerland) is a model and a pageant titleholder who will represent Switzerland at the Miss Universe 2010. She is Miss Switzerland 2009 (September 26, 2009). References http://www.missschweiz.ch/section110/Linda-Faeh.htm... Biography of George II of Great Britain
George II (George Augustus; 10 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. He was the last British monarch to have been born outside Great Britain, and was famous for his numerous conflicts with his father and, subsequently, with his son. As king, he exercised little control over policy in his early reign, the government instead being controlled by Great Britain's first de facto Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. Early life HSH Duke Georg August of Hanover was born at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover (Germany). He was the son of Georg Ludwig, then the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and his wife, Sophia of Celle; b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivier de Berranger
Olivier de Berranger, born on November 10, 1938 in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, is a French Catholic Bishop, the Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis (2009 - ).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Markko Märtin
Markko Märtin (born November 10, 1975 in Tartu) is a rally driver from Estonia, who competed in the World Rally Championship from 2000 until 2005. Career Märtin, as understudy to then-team mates Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz, shot to prominence with the Ford World Rally Team in the 2002 season. He was on target to notch up a victory on that year's Acropolis Rally Greece, his career first, until suffering two punctures and instead being forced to concede to the more experienced McRae. Nonetheless, Märtin still impressed during his time as pilot of the Ford Focus WRC. He won the equivalent event in Greece the following year as well as being only the third driver in the history of the WRC to break the Scandinavian stranglehold on the Neste Rally Finland. In addition to this, Märtin was ina... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Arnold
Philippe Arnold, born November 10, 1933 in Nancy, is a French Divisional General.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léon Brunschvicg
Léon Brunschvicg (; November 10, 1869–January 18, 1944) was a French Idealist philosopher. He co-founded the Revue de métaphysique et de morale with Xavier Leon and Élie Halévy in 1893. Life From 1895-1900 he taught at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen. In 1909 he became professor of philosophy at the Sorbonne. He was married to Cécile Kahn, a major campaigner for women's suffrage in France, with whom he had four children. Forced to leave his position at the Sorbonne by the Nazis, Brunschvicg fled to the south of France, where he died at the age of 74. While in hiding, he wrote studies of Montaigne, Descartes, and Pascal that were printed in Switzerland. He composed a manual of philosophy dedicated to his teenage granddaughter entitled Héritage de Mots, Héritage d'Idées (Legacy of... Biography of Ben l'Oncle Soul
Benjamin Duterde (born on November 10, 1984 in Tours), better known by his stage name Ben l'Oncle Soul, is a French soul singer and songwriter. After graduating in 2004, he started singing in a gospel group called Fitiavana. He often wears a bow tie like Uncle Ben from Uncle Ben's Rice. His friends called him l'Oncle Ben, but he decided to change it in 2009, shortly before the release of his first maxi single, Soul Wash, to avoid copyright problems. His eponymous debut album was released by Motown Records in 2010. At his performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival on 9 July 2011, he was accompanied by Ulrich Adabunu (background vocals), Cyril Mence (background vocals), Julien Duchet (bariton sax and trumpet), Ronan Mazé (tenor sax), Christophe Lardeaux (guitar), Gael Cadoux (keyboard)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Smeets
Robert Smeets (born November 10, 1985) is an Australian professional tennis player. Though born in the Netherlands, Smeets moved to Australia aged 13 and took residency. Smeets plays predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and ITF Men's Circuit. However, he has enjoyed some success on the ATP Tour: at the 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International, he and Chris Guccione, as wildcards, reached the final of the doubles competition. On their way to the final they defeated number 2 seeds Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich. He has also reached the second round of his home Grand Slam, the Australian Open, in 2007, by defeating Lukáš Lacko. Smeets reached the third round of the doubles competition, partnering Paul Baccanello in 2006. Personal Smeets has two sisters, called Karin and Cheye... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Frans Van Kerckhoven
Pieter Frans van Kerckhoven (Antwerp, 10 November 1818 - Antwerp, 1 August 1857) was a Flemish writer and one of the leaders of the early Flemish movement. He was the son of a broker, and his well-off birth allowed him a decent education. After he had first been instructed in a private school, he passed through the Antwerp athenaeum together with his contemporary and friend Domien Sleeckx. Van Kerckhoven was in that period a tireless reader and spent almost his entire pocket money to buy books of the French traditional authors. During his youth, Van Kerckhoven was, just like the rest of its family, very religious. After Van Kerckhoven in 1836, graduated from the Antwerp athenaeum, he studied medicine in Italy, at the University of Bologna. In Italy, Van Kerckhoven witnessed the restless an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Rabaud
Henri Rabaud (10 November 1873 – 11 September 1949) was a French conductor and composer. Rabaud was born in Paris, France, the son of cellist and a singer, Hippolyte Rabaud (1839-1900), who was a professor of cello at the Paris Conservatory. Henri studied with André Gédalge and Jules Massenet at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1908, he became the conductor at the Paris Opéra at the Opéra-Comique and from 1914 to 1918 he directed the Opéra. He was musical director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for only one season before returing to Paris. Following the resignation Gabriel Fauré in 1922, Rabaud was his successor as director of the Paris Conservatory where he remained until 1941. He was conductor, and director the Paris Opéra orchestra for ten years. Compositions Rabaud's cantata, Daph... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Théophile Steinlen
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, frequently referred to as just Steinlen (November 10, 1859 – December 13, 1923), was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker. Born in Lausanne, Steinlen studied at the University of Lausanne before taking a job as a designer trainee at a textile mill in Mulhouse in eastern France. In his early twenties he was still developing his skills as a painter when he and his new wife were encouraged by the painter François Bocion to move to the artistic community in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris. Once there, Steinlen was befriended by the painter Adolphe Willette who introduced him the artistic crowd at Le Chat Noir that led to his commissions to do poster art for the cabaret owner/entertainer, Aristide Bruant and other commercial enterprises. In ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tommy Davidson
Tommy Davidson (born November 10, 1963) is an American comedian, film and television actor. Born in Washington, D.C., Davidson was adopted when he was 2-years-old. He is the product of an interracial adoption, with his parents being Caucasian and he being African-American. He attended high school at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, in Bethesda, Maryland. After graduating, he enrolled at the University of the District of Columbia, but dropped out shortly thereafter. Career Davidson started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1980s, performing in various comedy clubs throughout the Washington Metropolitan region, Baltimore and Philadelphia. His first major exposure came on the variety show In Living Color, where he played various characters, including his impersonations o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Terence Davies
Terence Davies (10 November 1945 -) is an English screenwriter - film director, sometime novelist and actor. As a filmmaker, Davies is noted for his recurring themes of emotional (and sometimes physical) endurance, the influence of memory on everyday life and the potentially crippling effects of dogmatic religiosity on the emotional life of individuals and societies. Stylistically, Davies' works are notable for their symmetrical compositions, "symphonic" structure and measured pace. He is also the sole screenwriter of all his films. Davies was born in Liverpool to working-class Catholic parents, the youngest child in a family of ten children (seven surviving). After leaving school at sixteen, he worked for ten years as a shipping-office clerk and as an unqualifed accountant, before leav... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gichin Funakoshi
Gichin Funakoshi (船越 義珍 Funakoshi Gichin, November 10, 1868 – April 26, 1957) was the creator of Shotokan karate and is attributed as being the "father of modern karate". Following in the teachings of Anko Itosu, he was one of the Okinawan karate masters who introduced karate to the Japanese mainland in 1921. History Early life Gichin Funakoshi was born in Shuri, Okinawa in the year of the Meiji Restoration around 1868 to ethnic Okinawan parents and originally had the family name Tominakoshi. After entering primary school he became close friends with the son of Ankō Asato, a karate and kendo master who would soon become his first karate teacher. Stiff opposition of Funakoshi's family to the abolition of the Japanese "topknot" meant he would be in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of D. J. Augustin
Darryl Gerard "D. J." Augustin, Jr. (born November 10, 1987) is an American basketball player. He played point guard for the University of Texas Longhorns from 2006–2008. He was drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association in 2008. Augustin is listed as 6'0" (1.83 m) by the NBA but stands 5'10" (1.78 m) barefoot according to the 2008 pre-draft measurements. Early years Augustin was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. His family was forced out of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He played his senior (final) year at Hightower High School in Missouri City, Texas, however, he earned his diploma from Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, and he participated in the graduation ceremonies with his Hightower classmates on May 28, 2006 at the ... Add to favourites (1 fan)Biography of Kiernan Shipka
Kiernan Shipka (born November 10, 1999) is an American child actress noted for playing Don and Betty Draper's daughter Sally on the AMC series Mad Men. As part of Mad Men's ensemble cast, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008 and 2009. She was born in Chicago, Illinois. Shipka's individual performance on Mad Men has been well received. In naming her as his dream nominee for the "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" Emmy Award, Austin American-Statesman critic Dale Roe remarked, "This 10-year-old actress was so affecting as troubled Sally Draper last season that it seems odd that she's only just been upgraded to series regular. If Shipka's upcoming Mad Men work - struggling with the broken marriage of her parent... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wout Wagtmans
Wouter (Wout) Wagtmans (Rucphen, November 10, 1929 – Sint-Willebrord, August 15, 1994) was a Dutch road bicycle racer. Together with Wim van Est he belonged to the generation that brought great popularity to cycling in the Netherlands in the 1950s. In 1947, Wagtmans started as amateur, and two years later he became Dutch champion. In 1950 he was forced to be a professional cyclist, because he was said to take money after a victory. In his first day as a professional cyclist, he entered the Dutch professional championship, and only Gerrit Schulte could keep ahead of him. After that, he had a glorious career. He entered the Tour de France eight times, and wore the yellow jersey in 1954, 1955 and 1956. He won four stages: in 1953 in Gap he beat Gino Bartali in the final sprint, and ende... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Édouard Dujardin
Édouard Dujardin (November 10, 1861–1949) was a French writer, one of the early pioneers of the literary technique stream of consciousness, exemplified in his 1888 novel Les Lauriers sont coupés. Édouard Émile Louis Dujardin was born in France near Blois, and was the only child of Alphonse Dujardin, a sea captain. Dujardin became editor for the journal Revue Indépendente in 1886, and it was here that his first works were published. His participation in this journal resulted in it being labeled an "important voice for the symbolists" (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center 2004). Upon the death of his parents, Dujardin was the sole heir to their fortune, and he used some of this money to finance the plays Antonia in 1891 and Le Chevalier Du Passé in 1882. His literary works are... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bobby Limb
Bobby Limb AO OBE (10 November 1924 - 11 September 1999) was an Australian pioneering radio and television entertainer of the 1960s and 1970s. Bobby Limb's show business career began in 1941, at the age 17, when he became a saxophone player with various dance bands around Adelaide. His bright personality soon made him a bandleader and comedian. By 1952, Bobby was already one of Australia's leading entertainers, with a fan-club on radio station 2UW which boasted 35,000 teenage members. He appeared in the satirical radio programme The Idiot Weekly in 1958 and 1959, alongside such players as Spike Milligan, Ray Barrett and John Bluthal, but was better known for his own radio, and later TV shows. His most successful television shows were The Mobil Limb Show, Australia's first national... Biography of Magnús Scheving
Magnús Örn Eyjólfsson Scheving was born 10 November 1964 to Þórveig Hjartardóttir and Eyjólfur Magnússon Scheving. He is an Icelandic writer, producer, entrepreneur, and a famous athlete. He is the creator and co-star of the children's television show LazyTown. Career In 1992 he became the Icelandic Men's Individual Champion in aerobic gymnastics. In 1993, he became the Scandinavian champion, and was the European champion twice in 1994 and 1995. He was voted Athlete of the Year in Iceland in 1994. He is the CEO, creator, and co-founder of LazyTown Entertainment. This company produces books, videos, games, and sporting goods to help promote fitness and a healthy lifestyle to children. He is also creator of the show LazyTown (Latibær in Iceland), where he plays Sportacus (known as Íþrótt... Biography of Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams, known professionally as Hugh Bonneville (born 10 November 1963), is an English stage, film, television and radio actor. Education Bonneville was born in London, and educated at Sherborne School, an independent school in the market town of Sherborne, Dorset, followed by Corpus Christi College at the University of Cambridge, where he read Theology, and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Bonneville is also an alumnus of the National Youth Theatre. Life and career Acting career Bonneville's first professional stage appearance was at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park. In 1987 he joined the National Theatre where he appeared in several plays, then the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1991, where he played Laertes to Kenneth Branagh'... Biography of Evelyne Bloch-Dano
Évelyne Bloch-Dano, born November 10, 1948 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French writer. Publications/ * L’Ensorcelée de Barbey d’Aurevilly, avec Jacqueline Zorlu, collection Balises, Nathan * Eugénie Grandet de Balzac, collection Balises, Nathan. * Onze articles consacrés à Colette dans le Dictionnaire des littératures françaises et francophones du XXème siècle, éd. Le Robert * Madame Zola, biographie, Grasset, 1997 (Grand Prix des lectrices de ELLE ) * Elles – Histoires de femmes (collectif), Filipacchi, 1999 * Chez Zola à Médan, coll. Maisons d’écrivains, Christian Pirot, 1999 * Légendes Rustiques de George Sand, introduction, Christian Pirot, 2000 * Flora Tristan La Femme-Messie biographie, Grasset 2001, Prix François Billetdoux de la SCAM ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Williamson
John Lee Williamson (November 10, 1951 – November 30, 1996) was an American basketball player. Williamson played high school basketball at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Connecticut and played college basketball at New Mexico State University. He was a 6'2" guard. Williamson was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 6th round (10th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft but had other plans. While at Wilbur Cross High School, Williamson played on the Connecticut state champion teams of 1966-67, 1967-68 and was runner up to crosstown rival Hillhouse in 1968-69, losing 76-71 in the final. For his senior (1969-70) year, Williamson led the nation in scoring with a gaudy 38.7 points per game average. His team was upset in a semi-final match that is still talked about, 105-103 to Bridgeport Cent... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Amy Mbacke Thiam
Amy Mbacke Thiam (born November 10, 1976) is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics held in Edmonton, Canada. Achievements 2006 IAAF World Cup - sixth place 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final - sixth place 2006 African Championships in Athletics - gold medal 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final - fourth place 2005 World Championships in Athletics - eighth place 2003 IAAF World Athletics Final - fourth place 2003 World Championships in Athletics - bronze medal 2001 World Championships in Athletics - gold medal... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kenny Rogers (baseball)
Kenneth Scott Rogers (born November 10, 1964 in Savannah, Georgia) is a former American Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher. During a 20-year baseball career, he pitched from 1989-2008 for six different teams. In addition to being known for his fielding and for pitching the fourteenth perfect game in baseball history, Rogers also currently stands at 23 consecutive shutout innings in postseason baseball. In 2008, he was the oldest baseball player in the American League. Rogers is sometimes nicknamed "The Gambler", after a song made famous by a singer who shares his name. Biography Rogers grew up on a 15-acre (6.1 ha) farm in Dover, Florida. His personal goal was to play in the majors for three years, and be able to qualify for a pension. He, his wife Rebecca Lewis, a... Biography of Noelia López
Noelia López Vidal (born in Lebrija, Sevilla, Spain on November 10, 1986) is a Spanish model known for winning the second cycle of the Spanish TV Contest 'Supermodelo 2007'. Biography She won the second cycle of the Spanish TV Contest 'Supermodelo 2007', which is based on the American TV series America's Next Top Model. After she won the contest she signed a contract with Alain Afflelou in Paris. She also represented Spain in the 2007 Elite Model Look of the Year contest. She graduated in Sevilla with a degree in Teaching. Her fashion campaigns include for Speedo, Jorge Blanco Couture, Velmont, BES, Chispazo, Cuetara, El Corte Ingles, Strena. She has also been in Fashion Shows for Sara Coleman, Rappido, Diane Von Furstenberg, Guillermina Baeza, TOM-HOM, Hannibal Laguna Bridal and othe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shawn Green
Shawn David Green (born November 10, 1972, in Des Plaines, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player. Green was a 1st round draft pick and a two-time major league All-Star. He drove in 100 runs four times and scored 100 runs four times, hit 40 or more home runs three times, led the league in doubles, extra base hits, and total bases, won both a Gold Glove Award and a Silver Slugger Award, and set the Dodgers single-season record in home runs. Green was also in the top five in the league in home runs, RBIs, intentional walks, and MVP voting. Green holds or is tied for the following major league records: most home runs in a game (4), most extra base hits in a game (5), most total bases in a game (19), most runs scored in a game (6), most home runs in two consecutive games (5),... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Clark (baseball)
Jack Anthony Clark (born November 10, 1955 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania), also known as "Jack the Ripper," is a former Major League Baseball player. From 1975 through 1992, Clark played for the San Francisco Giants (1975–84), St. Louis Cardinals (1985–87), New York Yankees (1988), San Diego Padres (1989–90) and Boston Red Sox (1991–92). He batted and threw right-handed. Career Clark started his major league career with the San Francisco Giants in 1975 as a right fielder and the youngest player in 1975 (19). But Clark hated the Giants' Candlestick Park, a notoriously bad park for power hitters because of the wind coming off of the San Francisco Bay. He won the first Willie Mac Award in 1980 for his spirit and leadership. On February 1, 1985, Clark was traded to the St. Louis Cardi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bob Orton Jr.
Robert Keith Orton (born November 10, 1950) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. He is the father of wrestler Randy Orton, who is signed to WWE. Orton's father, Bob Orton, Sr., and brother, Barry O, were also professional wrestlers. Career Early career Orton started wrestling in 1972 in the Florida and Georgia territories, sometimes performing under a mask and using the name "Young Mr. Wrestling". He often teamed with his father, Bob Orton. He made a name for himself in the early to mid-1980s in the National Wrestling Alliance, where he formed a tag team with Don Kernodle and won the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Orton was also involved in an angle where he and Dick Slater accepted a $25,000 offer by then NWA World Champion Harle... Biography of Diplo (DJ)
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Diplo, is a Philadelphia-based American DJ, producer, rapper, and songwriter. Together with DJ Low Budget, he runs Hooked on Hollerphonix, a club and music collective. He also founded and manages record company Mad Decent, as well as the not for profit organization Heaps Decent. Among other jobs, he has worked as a school teacher in Philadelphia. During his rise to notability, Diplo worked with British musician M.I.A., an artist who is credited with helping expose him in his early career. Later, he and fellow M.I.A. producer Switch created a Jamaican dancehall project titled Major Lazer. Since then, Diplo has worked on production and mixtape projects with many other notable pop artists, such as Beyoncé, No Doub... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Craig Smith (basketball)
Craig Smith (born November 10, 1983 in Inglewood, California) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a member of the Los Angeles Clippers. After playing for Boston College from 2002–2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2006 NBA Draft. Smith, nicknamed "Rhino", scored 2,349 points in his collegiate career, placing him second on Boston College's career scoring list (behind Troy Bell). In his senior season, he had per-game averages of 17.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 blocked shots. He also attended Worcester Academy, a preparatory school in Worcester, Massachusetts for a year as a post-graduate student before college. Craig Smith averaged 7.4 points and 5.1 rebounds in his rookie year (2006–07) with the Minnesota T... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris Lilley (comedian)
Christopher Daniel Lilley (born 10 November 1974, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian comedian, television producer, actor and writer. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of several characters in the mockumentary television series We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year, Summer Heights High, and Angry Boys. Early life Lilley was raised in Turramurra, New South Wales and attended Pymble Public School. He later studied at Barker College, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Contemporary Music) with a Diploma of Education from Macquarie University in Sydney, when he graduated in 1997. He began his career performing stand-up comedy. He currently resides in Melbourne, Victoria. Chris is a vegetarian. Career Early career In 2003, Lilley made his debut ... Biography of Zoey Deutch
Zoey Francis Thompson Deutch (born November 10, 1994) is an American actress known for portraying Juliet Martin in The CW television series Ringer and Maya Bennett in the Disney Channel television series The Suite Life on Deck. Life and career Deutch was born in Los Angeles, California. She attended Oakwood School, as well as The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where she majored in Theatre. She is the daughter of actress Lea Thompson and director Howard Deutch. She was raised Jewish. She began her career in 2010 on the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life on Deck as Maya, Zack Martin's love interest. From 2011 to 2012, she had a recurring role as Juliet Martin on The CW series Ringer. In 2011, she appeared in an episode of the television series NCIS titled "... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Greg Lake
Gregory Stuart Lake, dit Greg Lake, né le 10 novembre 1947 à Poole, dans le comté du Dorset, en Angleterre, est un bassiste, guitariste, chanteur, auteur-compositeur et producteur de musique britannique. Il est, entre autres choses, l'un des membres fondateurs des groupes de rock progressif King Crimson et Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Discographie King Crimson 1969 : In the Court of the Crimson King 1970 : In the Wake of Poseidon 1997 : Epitaph Emerson, Lake and Palmer Article détaillé : Emerson, Lake and Palmer#Discographie. Emerson, Lake and Powell 1986 : Emerson, Lake and Powell 2003 : The Sprocket Sessions 2003 : Live in Concert All-Starr Band 2002 : King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band Solo 1981 : Gre... Biography of Walton Goggins
Walton Sanders Goggins, Jr. (born November 10, 1971) is an American actor best known for his roles on the FX Networks series The Shield and Justified, portraying Detective Shane Vendrell and Boyd Crowder, respectively. He is also known for his character roles in the films Miracle at St. Anna and Predators. Goggins co-produced and starred in the 2001 short film The Accountant, which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Goggins accepted the award alongside Ray McKinnon and Lisa Blount. Early life Goggins was born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in Lithia Springs, Georgia. He has lived in Los Angeles since he was 20 years old. Career Goggins is best known for his portrayal of Detective Shane Vendrell in the FX series The Shield, a role he played from 2002 to the ser... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dave Loggins
David Allen "Dave" Loggins (born November 10, 1947 in Mountain City, Tennessee) is a singer, songwriter and musician. He is widely remembered for his 1974 composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a top-10 hit in the U.S. for him, and was subsequently covered by numerous other artists. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995. Besides being a musician, Loggins was previously employed as a draftsman at Bristol Metals, and as an insurance salesman. He is a cousin of singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins. In addition to his recording of "Please Come to Boston" reaching #5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1974, the song also topped the Billboard Easy Listening survey. Loggins also wrote "Pieces of April" for Three Dog Night, which became a top-20 hit in 1973. He has wri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Adkins
Jim Adkins, born on November 10, 1975 in Mesa, Arizona, is an American singer, a member of Jimmy Eat World. Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind. Jimmy Eat World has released seven studio albums, the last six featuring the current lineup. The band originally formed with a punk rock sound, first releasing a demo tape in 1993, followed by their first EP in 1994, titled One, Two, Three, Four. Their debut self-titled album (1994) was released with current guitarist Linton singing most of the lead vocals on the album. Jimmy Eat World released both their second and third albums through Capit... Biography of Colleen Miller
Colleen Miller (born November 10, 1932 in Yakima, Washington) is an American actress. Selected filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588125/) 1972 Stand Up and Be Counted Nun (uncredited) 1970 Division 4 (TV series) Mrs. Findlay – Closed Doors (1970) … Mrs. Findlay 1963 Duel au Colorado Abbie Stevens 1958 Step Down to Terror Helen Walters 1957/I Le salaire du diable Skippy Renchler 1957 The Night Runner Susan Mayes 1957 L'otage du gang Irene Partain 1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series) Veda – Mildred Pierce (1956) … Veda 1955 Les années sauvages Zoe Fontaine 1955 Le cavalier au masque Laurette de Latour 1954 Quatre tueurs et une fille Lolly Bhumer 1954 Fille de plaisir Phyllis Matthews/Miller 1953 Man Crazy Judy B... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoni Martí
Antoni Martí Petit, born on November 10, 1963 in Escaldes-Engordany, is an Andorran architect and politician who is the country's head of government since 11 May 2011, following a parliamentary election in 2011. He is a member of the Democrats for Andorra. In the parliamentary election held on 3 April 2011, the Democrats for Andorra defeated the incumbent Social Democrats with an absolute majority making Martí prime minister. Martí fought on an anti-income tax platform.... |
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