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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on November, 22, 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 · 45,459 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,459 Celebrities
132 celebrities or events were found for November, 22. Add to favourites (359 fans)Biography of Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984 (birth time source: Sy Scholfield, Astrodatabank)) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role in 1998's The Horse Whisperer and subsequently gained critical acclaim for her roles in Ghost World, Lost in Translation and Girl with a Pearl Earring, the latter two earning her Golden Globe Award nominations in 2003. She has been named the "sexiest" or "most beautiful" woman alive by several publications. Early life Johansson was born in New York City. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish-born architect, and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was a screenwriter and director. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, a producer, comes from a Jewish American family of Polish Jewish ancestry from the Bronx. Johansson's parents met in Denmark... Add to favourites (144 fans)Biography of Ville Valo
Ville Hermanni Valo (born November 22, 1976) is the vocalist, songwriter and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM. They have released five full length albums, and as of 2006, they are the first and only Finnish rock band to sell Gold in the United States.... Add to favourites (69 fans)Biography of Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970), in France commonly referred to as Général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. Prior to World War II, he was primarily known as an armoured warfare tactician and an advocate of the concentrated use of armoured and aviation forces. During World War II, he reached the rank of Brigade General and then became the leader of the Free French government-in-exile and an anti-Nazi guerrilla leader. Between 1944 and 1946, following the liberation of France from German occupation, he was head of the French provisional government. Called to form a government in 1958, he inspired a new constitution and was the Fifth Republic's first president, serving from 1958 to 1969. His political ideology is known as G... Add to favourites (49 fans)Biography of Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is a two time Golden Globe-winning, and Emmy Award-nominated American film actress and a successful writer of books for children. Although she was initially known as a "scream queen" because of her starring roles in many horror films early in her career, Curtis has since compiled a body of work that covers many genres. She is married to actor Christopher Guest (Baron Haden-Guest) and, as the wife of a Baron, is titled Baroness Haden-Guest and therefore could be styled The Lady Haden-Guest, but she chooses to use neither the title nor the style when in the United States. Early life Curtis was born in Los Angeles, California, the child of well-known actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Jamie's paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Hung... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (/pɪsˈtɔːriəs/; born November 22, 1986 (birth time source: his family, by email) is a South African sprint runner. Pistorius, who has double below-knee amputations, competes in T44 (single below knee amputees) events though he is actually classified in T43 (double below knee amputee). In 2007, Pistorius took part in his first international competitions for able-bodied athletes. However, his cutting-edge prostheses gave rise to claims that he had an unfair advantage over able-bodied runners. The International Association of Athletics Federations initially ruled him ineligible for competitions conducted under its rules, but on May 16, 2008, the Court ruling that, since he was slower out of the blocks than an able-bodied athlete there was ... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of Mark Ruffalo
Mark Alan Ruffalo (born November 22, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter and producer. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Ruffalo was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin to second-generation Italian American parents Frank Ruffalo, a construction painter, and Maria, a hairdresser and stylist. He has two sisters, Tania and Nicole, and a brother, Scott. Ruffalo has described himself as a "happy kid" and his upbringing as taking place in a "very big Italian family with lots of love." Ruffalo spent his teen years in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where his father worked, graduating from First Colonial High School. He then moved with his family to San Diego, California and later to Los Angeles, California where he took classes at the Stella Adler Conservatory and co-founded the Orpheus Theatre Comp... Biography of Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker (b. November 22, 1967 in Leimen, Germany) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. Since he retired from the professional tour, media work and colourful aspects of his personal life have kept him in the headlines. Becker is the only son of an architect, who built the tennis center (Blau-Weiss Tennisklub) where Boris learned the game. Becker turned professional in 1984 and won his first professional doubles title that year in Munich. The orange-blond teenager took the sports world by storm in 1985. He won his first top-level singles title in June at Queen's Club and then, two weeks later,... Biography of René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de LaSalle (November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687) was a French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico. La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi basin for France. Life and career La Salle was born on November 22, 1643 in Rouen, Normandy and was briefly a member of the Jesuit religious order, taking his vows in 1660. On 27 March 1667, he was released from the Society of Jesus after citing "moral weaknesses" in his request. Married to Danielle Armbrecht. Having lost a legacy from his father, which he had been required to reject upon joining the Jesuit order, La Salle was close to being destitute when he traveled to North America, sailing for Canada in the... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Mélanie Doutey
Mélanie Doutey (born November 1978, France) is a French actress best known for her role in Claude Chabrol's La Fleur du Mal, which also starred Nathalie Baye, and El Lobo, the true story of a mole within the Basque terrorist organisation ETA. She also made a cameo in French singer Calogero's video for En Apesanteur. In 2006, she was nominated for a César Award as Best Promissing Actress for her performance in Il ne faut jurer de rien!, a cinematographic adaptation of an Alfred de Musset's play. Filmography 1998 : Les gens qui s’aiment de Jean-Charles Tacchella avec Jacqueline Bisset, Richard Berry : l'admiratrice 2000 : Le Frère du guerrier de Pierre Jolivet avec Vincent Lindon, Guillaume Canet 2001 : Le Livre de Magali Negroni avec Valérie Crunchant 2002 : La Fleur du mal de ... Biography of Hunter Johansson
Hunter is a twin brother of Scarlett Johansson.... Biography of André Gide
André Paul Guillaume Gide (November 22, 1869 (birth time source: Didier Geslain) – February 19, 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1947. Gide's career spanned from the symbolist movement to the advent of anticolonialism in between the two World Wars. Known for his fiction as well as his autobiographical works, Gide exposes to public view the conflict and eventual reconciliation between the two sides of his personality, split apart by a straightlaced education and a narrow social moralism. Gide's work can be seen as an investigation of freedom and empowerment in the face of moralistic and puritan constraints, and gravitates around his continuous effort to achieve intellectual honesty. His self-exploratory texts reflect his search of how to be fully o... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen (born November 22, 1965) is a Danish actor, born in the Nørrebro area of Copenhagen. Mikkelsen has been married to choreographer Hanne Jacobsen since 2001, they have been together since 1987. Together they have two children, Viola and Carl Mikkelsen. After attending Århus Theatre School, he made his film debut in the movie Pusher. He has starred in popular Danish movies such as Flickering Lights (Danish: Blinkende Lygter), The Green Butchers (Danish: De Grønne Slagtere), his film debut Pusher, and Pusher II. Arguably, Mikkelsen's most famous role was as a cop in the Danish television series Unit One (Danish: Rejseholdet). He also starred in the Jerry Bruckheimer production of King Arthur in which he portrayed Tristan. He also played the villain Le Chiffre in the ... Biography of Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra
Eliana (born Eliana Michaelichin (or Michaelichen) Bezerra on November 22, 1973 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian TV hostess, actress and singer. She is currently the hostess of the TV show "Tudo é Possível", broadcast at the Brazilian TV network Rede Record on Sundays at 1:30 p.m. History Childhood: 1969-1982 José Bezerra, a Ceará native born in the city of Solonópole, came to São Paulo and met Eva Michaelichen (a Brazilian descendant of Russians and Ukrainians ), born in Irati. José and Eva, who first met in a family home where they both worked, were married and had their first daughter Helena Duarte. At this time José worked as caretaker of a residential building in the São Paulo Garden in São Paulo (a job he still holds today) and Eva, to help with the family budget, was a m... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Terry Gilliam
Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has the distinction of being the only American-born Python, as the rest of the group are all native Britons. Height: 1m75 (5' 9") Early life Gilliam was born in Medicine Lake, Minnesota. His father was a traveling salesman for Folgers before becoming a carpenter. Gilliam has two siblings: a sister two years younger, and a brother ten years younger. The family moved to California because of his sister's asthma, and Terry Gilliam enrolled into Birmingham High School. He became class president and senior Prom King, was voted 'Most Likely to Succeed', and got straight A's in school. During high school, he discovered Mad magazine, which... Biography of Doris Duke
Doris Duke (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American heiress and philanthropist. Early Life Born in New York City, Doris Duke was the only child of tobacco and electric energy tycoon James Buchanan Duke and his second wife, Southern aristocrat Nanaline Holt Inman. Her father, a major benefactor of Duke University, named for his father, died in 1925. His will left approximately half of his huge estate to The Duke Endowment with the remainder, estimated at $100 million (about $1 billion in 2005 dollars), to Doris. Duke was raised in a Horace Trumbauer-designed townhouse at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 78th Street by her widowed mother. She was daily driven to a private school in a chauffeured limousine, and the maids who cared for her maintained photograph books of... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Isild Le Besco
Isild Le Besco (born in 1982 in Paris, France) is the daughter of actress Catherine Belkhodja . She has starred in many French films, including Sade (2000), a French film starring Daniel Auteuil. She is the sister of Maïwenn Le Besco , Jowan Le Besco , Leonor Graser and Kolia Litscher. Filmography Longs métrages 1990 : Lacenaire by Francis Girod 1996 : La Puce byEmmanuelle Bercot 1999 : Les filles ne savent pas nager by Anne-Sophie Birot 2000 : Adieu Babylone by Frédéric Frydmann 2000 : Sade by Benoît Jacquot 2001 : Roberto Succoby Cédric Kahn 2002 : Un Moment de bonheur by Antoine Santana 2002 : La Repentie by Laetitia Masson 2002 : Adolphe by Benoît Jacquot 2003 : Le Coût de la vie by Philippe Le Guay 2004 : À tout de suite by Benoît Jacquot 2004 : Princesse... Biography of Stéphane Freiss
Stéphane Freiss is a French actor who was born in 1960. Freiss has starred in various films, among them: Crime Spree (2003), Monsieur N. (2003) and 5x2 (2004). Filmography 1983 : Premiers désirs, de David Hamilton 1985 : Sans toit ni loi, de Agnès Varda 1986 : Le Complexe du Kangourou, de Pierre Jolivet 1987 : Chouans !, de Philippe de Broca 1989 : Les Bois Noirs, de Jacques Deray 1990 : Les 1001 nuits, de Philippe de Broca 1990 : La putain du roi, de Alex Corti 1990 : La Tribu, de Yves Boisset 1997 : Comme des rois, de François Velle 1997 : Ça reste entre nous, de Martin Lamotte 1998 : Les Collègues, de Philippe Dajoux 1999 : Entre deux mondes, de Fabio Conversi 2002 : Monsieur N., de Antoine de Caunes 2003 : 5x2, de François Ozon 2004 : Le Grand Rôle,... Biography of Mariel Hemingway
Mariel Hadley Hemingway (born November 22, 1961 (birth time source: Alexander Angel, birth certificate, Astrodatabank)) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated American actress. Early life Hemingway was born in Mill Valley, California, the daughter of Byra Louise (née Whittlesey) and Jack Hemingway, a writer. Her paternal grandfather was writer Ernest Hemingway and her sister was Margaux Hemingway; she never met her grandfather, as he died several months before she was born. She was named after the Cuban port of Mariel - a village that her father and grandfather visited regularly as sportsmen to fish. Her middle name was after her paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Hadley (née Richardson). Hemingway grew up primarily in Ketchum, Idaho, where her father lived, and where her paterna... Biography of Billie Jean King
Billie Jean Moffitt King (born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. During her career, she won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She is generally considered to be one of the greatest female tennis players and female athletes in history. King has been an outspoken advocate against sexism in sports and society. The tennis match for which the public best remembers her is the "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973, in which she defeated Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon men's champion who had been ranked the "World's Number 1" tennis player for the years 1941, 1946, and 1947. King was born Billie Jean Moffitt. She was born into a conservative Methodist family, the daught... Biography of Belle Gunness
Belle Sorenson Gunness (born as Brynhild Paulsdatter Størseth, November 22, 1859, Selbu, Norway- probably died circa 1931, Los Angeles, California, United States) was one of America's most profligate known female serial killers. At 6 ft (1.83 m) tall and over 200 lb (91 kg), she was a powerful Norwegian-born woman. She may have killed both of her husbands and all of her children (on different occasions), but she is known to have killed most of her suitors, boyfriends, and her two daughters Myrtle and Lucy. Her apparent motives involved collecting life insurance benefits. Reports estimate that she killed more than twenty people over several decades--some claim more than one hundred--and possibly got away with it. Early years Belle Gunness' origins, like much of her life story, are sh... Biography of Dora Maar
Dora Maar (November 22, 1907 – July 16, 1997) was a French photographer, poet and painter of Croatian descent, best known for being a lover and muse of Pablo Picasso. Life She was born Henriette Theodora Marković in Tours, Western France to a Jewish family. Her father, Josip Marković, was a Croat architect, famous for his work in South America; her mother, Julie Voisin, was from Touraine, France. Dora grew up in Argentina. Before meeting Picasso, Maar was already famous as a photographer. She also painted. She met Picasso in January 1936 on the terrace of the Café les Deux Magots in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, when she was 29 years old and he 54. The famous poet Paul Éluard, who was with Picasso, had to introduce them. Picasso was attracted by her beauty and self-muti... Biography of Andrzej Zulawski
Andrzej Żuławski (born November 22, 1940) is a film director. He was born in Lwow, Soviet Union (now L'viv, Ukraine). Zulawski was an assistant of Andrzej Wajda, the famous Polish film director. When his second film Diabel was banned in Poland he went to France, where he made L'Important c'est d'aimer (1975) with Romy Schneider. He then returned to Poland and for two years he worked on a film which the authorities did not allow him to finish (The Silver Globe), based on a book written by his great-uncle Jerzy Żuławski. Since then he has lived and worked mostly in France, making successful art films. Filmography (selected) Trzecia czesc nocy (1971) Diabel (1972) L'important c'est d'aimer (1975) Na srebnym globie (1976) Possession (1981) La femme p... Biography of Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. Life Britten was born in Lowestoft in Suffolk, the son of a dentist and a talented amateur musician. His birthday, 22 November, is the feast-day of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, and he showed musical gifts very early in life. He began composing prolifically as a child, and was educated at Old Buckenham Hall School in Suffolk, a small all-boys prep school, and Gresham's School, Holt. In 1927, he began private lessons with Frank Bridge. He also studied, less happily, at the Royal College of Music under John Ireland and with some input from Ralph Vaughan Williams. Although ultimately held back by his parents (at the suggestion of College staff), Br... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Basile de Koch
Bruno Tellenne, best known as Basile de Koch, is a French humorist, journalist and writer, born November 22, 1951 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. His wife Virginie Merle is known as Frigide Barjot and is also a humorist. Works Le manifeste foutiste : traité de sagesse à l'usage des petits et des glands, écrit avec Frigide Barjot (2000), éditions Librairie You-Feng. ISBN 2-7096-2125-8 Histoire de France : de Cro-Magnon à Jacques Chirac, écrit avec Luc Cornillon (2004), éditions La Table Ronde. ISBN 2-7103-2736-8 Histoire universelle de la pensée : de Cro-Magnon à Steevy, préface de Philippe Muray (2005), éditions La Table ronde, 128 pages, ISBN 2-7103-2812-7 Histoire universelle des religions : de Cro-Magnon à Raël, préface de Jean-François Colosimo (2006), éditions La Table Ronde. ISB... Biography of Rosy Varte
Rosy Varte (22 November 1923 – 14 January 2012) was a Turkish-born French actress of Armenian descent. She has appeared in 95 film and television shows since 1949. She starred in the 1972 film The Bar at the Crossing, which was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography Manon (1949) Three Women (1952) Fortunat (1960) La Vendetta (1962 film) Antoine and Colette (1962) Love at Twenty (1962) Thomas the Impostor (1964) Male Companion (1964) Angélique, Marquise des Anges (1964) Merveilleuse Angélique (1965) The Bar at the Crossing (1972) Waiter! (1983) Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (1985)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivier Brouzet
Olivier Brouzet (born 22 November 1972 in Béziers) is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position was at lock. He has played over 70 internationals for France, including being a part of numerous Rugby World Cup squads for France. He has also played for a variety of French and English clubs. Height: 2m03 Weight: 120 kg Brouzet made his debut for France against Scotland in March of 1994. He was included in the 1995 Rugby World Cup squad He scored his first try for France against that same opposition in February of 1998. He was also a part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup and 2003 Rugby World Cup squads. He has played for the FC Grenoble, Club Athlétic Bordeaux-Bègles, English club Northampton Saints, ASM Clermont Auvergne and Stade Français Paris.... Biography of Anne Brochet
Anne Brochet, born November 22, 1966 in Amiens, is a French actress. Filmography 1986 : Le Bal d'Irène, de Jean-Louis Comolli (TV) 1987 : Masques, de Claude Chabrol 1987 : Buisson ardent, de Laurent Perrin 1988 : La Nuit Bengali, de Nicolas Klotz 1988 : La Maison assassinée, de Georges Lautner 1989 : Tolérance, de Pierre-Henry Salfati 1990 : Cyrano de Bergerac, de Jean-Paul Rappeneau 1991 : Tous les matins du monde, d'Alain Corneau 1992 : Confessions d'un barjo, de Jérôme Boivin 1994 : Du fond du cœur, de Jacques Doillon 1994 : Consentement mutuel, de Bernard Stora 1997 : La Geôlière (Driftwood), de Ronan O'Leary 1997 : Une journée de merde, de Miguel Courtois 2000 : La Chambre des magiciennes, de Claude Miller (TV) 2000 : 30 ans, de Laurent Perrin 2001 ... Biography of Tina Weymouth
Martina Michèle Weymouth (born on November 22, 1950 in Coronado, California), known simply as Tina Weymouth, is an American musician, best known as a founding member of the influential New Wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club (co-founded with Talking Heads drummer and husband Chris Frantz). Profile Weymouth is of French heritage on her mother's side. In her youth, Weymouth was a cheerleader. A bass guitarist, she combined the minimalist art-punk basslines of groups such as Wire and Pere Ubu with danceable, disco inflected riffs to provide the bedrock of Talking Heads signature sound. Her sound is often very funky in feel, combining low fundamental notes with higher flourishes in clipped, staccato rhythms. She sometimes plays a rare Fender Swinger. Weymouth joined ... Biography of Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian, screenwriter and actor, best known for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect" and his monologues on that theme. Early life and career He was born on Long Island in the town of Babylon, the son of Jewish parents, his father was the vaudevillian performer Phil Roy (Philip Cohen). His ancestors had come to the United States from Hungary. He would later say that his father "was never home — he was out looking to make other kids”, and that his mother "brought him up all wrong”. As a teenager, he got his start writing jokes for standup comics; he became one himself at 19 under the name Jack Roy. He struggled financially for nine years, at one point performing as a singing waiter (he was fi... Biography of Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi (born November 22, 1969 in Tehran, Iran) is a contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator and children's book author. She grew up in Tehran in a progressive family. She attended the Lycée Français there and witnessed, as a child, the growing oppression of civil liberties and the everyday-life consequences of Iranian politics, including the fall of the Shah, the early regime of Ayatollah Khomeini and the first years of the Iran-Iraq war. Satrapi's mother is a great-granddaughter of Nasser-al-Din Shah, Shah of Persia from 1848 until 1896. However, Satrapi points out that "the kings of the Qajar dynasty...had hundreds of wives. They made thousands of kids. If you multiply these kids by generation you have, I don't know, ten to fifteen thousand princes and princesses. Th... Biography of George Eliot
Mary Ann (Marian) Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological perspicacity. She used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. Female authors published freely under their own names, but Eliot wanted to ensure that she was not seen as merely a writer of romances. An additional factor may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes. Biography Mary Anne Evans was the third child of Robert Evans (1773-1849) and Christiana Evan... Biography of Masaharu Taniguchi
Masaharu Taniguchi (谷口雅春), born in Kobe, Japan November 22, 1893, died in Nagasaki, Japan, June 17, 1985) was a Japanese New Thought leader, founder of Seicho-no-ie. In 1911, he began studying English literature at the University of Waseda, Tokyo. In parallel, he also studied both Eastern and Western philosophies, particularly the works of authors such as Holmes, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Oscar Wilde, whose works took him to reflect on the problems of humanity and solutions to the contradictions that he had seen. In 1929, after much study and contemplation, he reported having received a divine revelation to make a new doctrine of humanity, compiled in the book called "The Truth of Life". His main theme refers to the possibilities of individual achievemen... Biography of Steve Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve. He is best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin, and as an actor on the television drama The Sopranos, on which he played Silvio Dante. Early years Van Zandt, an Italian American, (Sambiase, Calabria) was born as Steven Lento in Winthrop, Massachusetts. His mother, Mary Lento, remarried when he was young and Steven took the last name of his stepfather, William Van Zandt. The family moved from Massachusetts to Middletown Township, New Jersey when he was seven. Actor/playwright/producer Billy Van Zandt is Steven Van Zandt's bro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elisabeth of France (1602)
Élisabeth de Bourbon (November 22, 1602 - October 6, 1644), was the eldest daughter of King Henry IV of France and his second Queen Marie de' Medici. In 1615, Élisabeth was married to the future Philip IV of Spain. She was Queen of Spain from 1621 to 1644. This marriage followed a tradition of cementing military and political alliances between the Catholic powers of France and Spain with royal marriages. The tradition went back to the marriage of King Philip II of Spain with the French princess, Élisabeth de Valois, the daughter of King Henry II of France, in 1559 as part of the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis. They were parents to seven children: Infanta Mary Margaret (Maria Margarita) (1621) Infanta Margaret Mary Catherine (Margarita Maria Catalina) (1623) Infanta Mary Eugenie (Maria... Biography of Winsor Harmon
Winsor Harmon aka Winsor Dewey Harmon III, born on November 22, 1963, in Crowley, Louisiana), is an American actor. Career Harmon portrayed Del Henry on the program All My Children from 1994 to 1995. He is best known for his work as Thorne Forrester on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful; he took over the role from Jeff Trachta in December 1996. He has made appearances on Baywatch Nights and Acapulco H.E.A.T.. Harmon told Soap Opera Digest about his guest stint on H.E.A.T.: "That was such a silly show. It was so embarrassing but it was a free trip to Mexico... I hung out with John McCook the whole time and I kept watching all these people from other countries asking for his autograph. I'm thinking to myself, 'Who the hell is this guy?' So one night, we were drinking C... Biography of Regina Halmich
Regina Halmich (born November 22, 1976) is a popular female boxer from Germany. Halmich, alongside Deirdre Gogarty of Ireland and Michelle Sutcliffe of England among others, has helped popularize female boxing in Europe. She has also become a sex symbol and television personality in her native country. Amateur career Halmich was German champion as an amateur in 1992, 1993 and 1994, a year in which she also earned the European title. Professional career As a professional, she has boxed in the Jr. Flyweight, Flyweight, Jr. Bantamweight, Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Halmich has been the WIBF's world champion at the Jr. Flyweight, Flyweight and Featherweight division. Halmich made her professional debut on March 4, 1994, in her hometown of Karlsruhe, defeating Fienie K... Biography of Geraldine Page
Geraldine Sue Page (November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated American actress. Although starring in at least two dozen feature films, she is primarily known for her celebrated work in the American theater. Life and career Page was born in Kirksville, Missouri. She attended the Goodman Theatre Dramatic School in Chicago and studied acting with Uta Hagen. She began appearing in stock at the age of seventeen. Stage career Page was a trained method actor and worked closely with Lee Strasberg. She earned critical accolades for her performance in Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth opposite Paul Newman. Page received her first Tony Award nomination for the play. She and Newman later starred in the film... Biography of Leos Carax
Leos Carax (born 22 November 1960) is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl (1984), and his notable works include Lovers on the Bridge (1991) and the controversial Pola X (1999). His professional name is an anagram of his first and middle names. Career Leos Carax was born Alexandre Oscar Dupont in Suresnes, a commune in the suburbs of Paris, France. His mother was American and his father French. He began his film career with a series of short films, and as a film critic, before he released Boy Meets Girl (1984). That piece established Carax's reputation for a mature visual style. It also saw the first grouping of Carax with Denis Lavant and cinematographer Jean-... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Caroline Amel
Caroline Amel, born November 22, 1973 in Le Blanc-Mesnil, is a French pole vaulter, 1st at France Championships in 2006.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Townsend
Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF (November 22, 1914 – June 19, 1995) was Equerry to King George VI 1944–1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II 1952–1953. He was born 1914 in Rangoon, Burma and educated at Haileybury School. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1933, and trained at Cranwell. He served in Training Command, and as a flying instructor at RAF Montrose. He was stationed at RAF Tangmere in 1937. By 1940, now a Squadron Leader, he was attached to No. 43 Squadron RAF. He was a Wing Commander on Night Operations, at RAF Hunsdon from 1941, and became Commanding Officer RAF Drew and No. 611 Squadron RAF, a Spitfire unit. On July 17, 1941 he married (Cecil) Rosemary Pawle (1921–2004) with whom he had two sons, Giles (b. 1942) and Hug... Biography of Paul Hewitt (astrologer)
Paul Hewitt, born November 22, 1949 in Toronto, is a Canadian astrologer and author.... Biography of Madeleine-Angélique de Gomez
Madeleine-Angélique de Gomez, born Poisson, November 22, 1684 in Paris, died December 28, 1770 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, was a French writer. She was the daughter of actor Paul Poisson, and the wife of Spanish man Don Gabriel de Gomez. She wrote under her husband's name. Bibliography Works Anecdotes persanes, dédiées au roy, Paris au palais, J.-B. Mazuel, 1727 Anecdotes, ou Histoire secrette de la maison ottomane, Amsterdam, Par la compagnie, 1722 Cléarque, tyran d'Héraclée, tragédie, Utrecht, E. Neaulme, 1733 Crémentine, reine de Sanga ; histoire indienne, Paris, Mouchet, 1727 Entretiens nocturnes de Mercure et de La Renommée, au jardin des Thuilleries, Paris, Le Clerc ; Mouchet ; Saugrain ; Prault, 1731 Habis ; tragédie, Paris, P. Ribou, 1714 Histoire de Jean de Ca... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carmen Ionescu
Carmen Ionescu (born November 22, 1985 in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a gold world medalist with the team (2001). Results 1998 Top Gym: 2nd A-A 1999 Romanian Nationals: 1st Team (Steaua Bucharest), 6th A-A, 2nd BB 2000 ROM vs FRA Jr Dual Meet: 1st Team, 11th A-A (3 events) 2000 Hungarian International: 6th A-A 2000 Jr Europeans: 2nd Team, 7th UB 2000 Romanian International: 6th A-A (exhibition only) 2000 Romanian Jr Nationals: 1st UB 2000 International Team Championships: 2nd Team 2001 American Team Cup: 2nd Team, 11th A-A(3 events only) 2001 Romanian International: 4th A-A (exhibition only), 4th UB 2001 Greek International: 3rd A-A, 6th BB, 2nd FX 2001 ROM vs GBR: 1st Team, 11th A-A(uncontested, 3 events only) 2001 ROM vs NED: 1st T... Biography of Joaquín Rodrigo
Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre (22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999) was a composer of classical music and a virtuoso pianist. Despite being blind from an early age, he achieved great success. Rodrigo's music counts among some of the most popular of the 20th century, particularly his Concierto de Aranjuez, considered one of the pinnacles of the Spanish music and guitar concerto repertoire. Life He was born in Sagunto, Valencia, and lost his sight almost completely at the age of three after contracting diphtheria. He began to study solfège, piano and violin at the age of eight; harmony and composition from the age of sixteen. Although distinguished by having raised the Spanish guitar to dignity as a universal concert instrument and best known for his guitar music, he never mastered the instrument him... Biography of Joleigh Fioreavanti
Joleigh Fioreavanti, born November 22, 1981 in Queens, New York, is an American actress. Her nickname is JoJo. Alternate names: Joleigh Fiore | Joleigh Pulsonetti | Joliegh Pulsonetti Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1424817/ ) Who Shot Mamba? (2009) (completed) .... Nurse Insane "The Unit" .... Gina (1 episode, 2009) - Chaos Theory (2009) TV episode .... Gina "CSI: Miami" .... Kristen Peralta (1 episode, 2009) ... aka "CSI: Weekends" (USA: promotional title) - Smoke Gets in Your CSIs (2009) TV episode .... Kristen Peralta West of Brooklyn (2008) .... Donna Fanucci Live Fast, Die Young (2008) .... Samantha Copola Trespassers (2006) (as Joleigh Pulsonetti) .... Rose Hatchet (2006) .... Jenna Unbeatable Harold (2006) .... Bar Girl #1 All In (2006... Biography of Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (November 22, 1902 – November 28, 1947), was a French general during World War II, he became Marshal of France posthumously, in 1952. He was born Philippe François Marie, Comte de Hauteclocque, but changed his legal name in 1945 to incorporate his French resistance alias Jacques-Philippe Leclerc. He is generally known in France simply as Maréchal Leclerc. Ancestry and family Philippe de Hauteclocque was born on 22 November 1902 at Belloy-Saint-Léonard in the department of Somme. He was the fifth of six children of Adrien de Hauteclocque, comte de Hauteclocque (1864-1945) and Marie-Thérèse van der Cruisse de Waziers (1870-1956). Philippe was named in honour of an ancestor killed by Croats in 1635. Leclerc came from an old line of country nobility;... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Torsten Frings
Torsten Frings (born 22 November 1976 in Würselen, Germany) is a German football midfielder who plays for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. Career As a five year old, Torsten fell off his bike and was hit by a car, leaving a scar on the left side of his face. His professional career began at third division Alemannia Aachen before a move to Werder Bremen in 1996–97, helping the Weserstadion outfit to a German Cup final defeat of Bayern Munich in 1999 and tallying more than 160 Bundesliga appearances and 15 goals over six seasons. In 2002, a number of Europe's leading clubs were on Frings's trail prior to the World Cup but he opted for a four-year deal with Borussia Dortmund for a reported fee of €10 million, penning the contract two games into the competition. A regular in his firs... Biography of Franz Hartmann
Franz Hartmann (November 22, 1838 - August 7, 1912) was a German physician, theosophist, occultist, geomancer, astrologer, and author of esoteric works. He wrote esoteric studies and a biography of Jakob Böhme and of Paracelsus. He translated the Bhagavad Gita into German and was the editor of the journal Lotusblüten. He was at one time a co-worker of Helena Blavatsky at Adyar. In 1896 he founded a German Theosophical Society. He also supported the Guido-von-List-Society (Guido-von-List-Gesellschaft), Partial bibliography Magick: White and Black The Life of Jehoshua, the prophet of Nazareth The Principles of Astrological Geomancy... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Manu Karagiannis
Emmanuel Karagiannis, or Manu Karagiannis, born November 22, 1966 in Leut, is a Belgian former football player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
Richard Neville, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury (22 November 1428 – 14 April 1471), known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator and military commander. The son of Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, Warwick was the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age, with political connections that went beyond the country's borders. One of the main protagonists of the Wars of the Roses, he was instrumental to the deposition of two kings, a fact that would later earn him his epithet of 'Kingmaker'. Through fortunes of marriage and inheritance Warwick emerged in the 1450s at the centre of English politics. A territorial dispute with the duke of Somerset led him into collaboration with Richard, Duke of York, and opposition to... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giuseppe Olmo
Giuseppe Olmo (November 22, 1911 – March 5, 1992) was an Italian road bicycle racer, who once held the word record for an hour's run on a bicycle, with 45.090km, until it was beaten in 1936.. He was born in Celle Ligure. As with many Italian bicycle racers, after his retirement in the 1930s he began building bicycles, and founded Olmo (also known as Olmo Biciclette). Major results 1932 Golden medal, Olympic Team road race (with Attilio Pavesi and Guglielmo Segato) 1st, Milano-Torino 1933 1st, Stages 4 and 12, Giro d'Italia 1934 4th, Giro d'Italia 1st, Stages 13, 16 and 17 1935 1st, Milan-Sanremo 3rd, Giro d'Italia 1st, Stages 5, 13, 17 and 18 1936 Italy National Road Race Championship 1st, Giro dell'Emilia 2nd, Giro d'Italia 1st, Stages 1, 5, 6, 11,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for writing "Stardust" (1927), and "Heart and Soul", two of the most-recorded American songs of all time. Alec Wilder, in his study of the American popular song, concluded that Hoagy Carmichael was the "most talented, inventive, sophisticated and jazz-oriented" of the hundreds of writers composing pop songs in the first half of the 20th century. Early life Born in Bloomington, Indiana, Carmichael was the only son of Howard Clyde Carmichael and Lida Robison. He was named Hoagland after a circus troupe "The Hoaglands" who stayed at the Carmichael house during his mother's pregnancy. Howard was a horse-drawn taxi driver and electr... Biography of Jamie Campbell Bower
James Campbell Bower (born 22 November 1988) is an English actor who is best known for his role as Anthony Hope in Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and his role of Caius in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. He appeared as the young Gellert Grindelwald in the two-part Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Background Bower was born James Campbell M. Bower in London. His mother, Annie, is a music manager, and his father, David, works for the Gibson Guitar Corporation. He attended Bedales, and is a former member of the National Youth Music Theatre and the National Youth Theatre. He began his professional career when friend Laura Michelle Kelly, who also appears in Sweeney Todd, recommended him to her agent. In addition to acting, he is also the lead singer in the ba... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Bambuck
Roger Bambuck (born 22 November 1945) was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 100 metres (finalist) and in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gérard Fénouil, Jocelyn Delecour and Claude Piquemal. In the 100 and 200m. individual men's final he finished fifth with times of 10.16 and 20.51 seconds respectively. He also was minister of Youths and Sports under Michel Rocard in 1988 in France and he had the honour of starting the 24 hour Le Mans race.... Biography of Robert Vaughn
Robert Francis Vaughn, Ph.D. (born November 22, 1932) is an American actor noted for stage, film and television work. He is perhaps best known as suave spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. His most famous film role is likely that as one of the seven hired gunfighters in the Western classic The Magnificent Seven. He is the only surviving member of the seven. Early life Vaughn was born in New York City to showbiz parents Marcella Frances (née Gaudel), a stage actress, and Gerald Walter Vaughn, a radio actor. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family. His parents separated when he was young, with Vaughn and his mother moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he attended North High School and later enrolled in the University of Minnesota as a journalism major.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vincent Guérin
Vincent Guérin (born November 22, 1965) is a former footballer who played in a midfield role, currently the reserve coach at Paris Saint-Germain. Career In a career stretching from 1984 to 2002, he played for Stade Brestois 29, Matra Racing, Montpellier Hérault, Paris Saint-Germain, Heart of Midlothian in Scotland and, finally, with Red Star 93. With Paris Saint Germain he won one Ligue 1 in 1994, placed second in 1993, 1995 and 1997, won the Coupe de France twice, in 1993 and 1995, won one Coupe de la Ligue in 1995, and one Cup Winners' Cup in 1996. He was also a finalist in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1997, and won another Coupe de France in 1990 with Montpellier. With France he won the UEFA Under 21 European Cup in 1988 (13 matches played), and earned 19 full international caps, s... Biography of Bruce Payne
Bruce Martyn Payne (born 22 November 1958) is an English actor and producer. Though better known for his villainous roles, Bruce Payne has played characters across the spectrum. His notable villainous roles include Charles Rane in Passenger 57, Jacob Kell in Highlander: Endgame and Damodar in Dungeons & Dragons and Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God. His notable heroic roles include Frankie in Kounterfeit, Dr. Burton in Silence Like Glass and Major Baker in Britannic. His notable comic roles include Yellow in Keen Eddie, Dogger in Solarbabies, and the Devil in Switch. Payne has received many plaudits for his acting. A reviewer in Cosmopolitan once asserted that "saying that Payne is a good actor is like saying Fred Astaire is a good dancer." Early life Payne was born in Lo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Johnny Dundee
Johnny Dundee (November 22, 1893 – April 22, 1965) was a featherweight and junior lightweight boxer who fought from 1910 until 1932. Dundee was born Giuseppe Curreri in Sciacca, Sicily, but was raised in the United States. Known as the Scotch Wop, Dundee faced all of the great fighters in the featherweight, lightweight and junior-lightweight divisions of his era. He fought the great Benny Leonard nine times, and Lew Tendler three times. He also boxed lightweight champions Freddy Welsh and Willie Ritchie. Dundee was regarded as a skillful boxer with great footwork. He fought 330 bouts, third in ring history, and won the featherweight and junior lightweight world titles. Dundee was knocked out only twice in his career. His final record was 194 wins (22 KOs), 60 losses and 41 draws. The... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wiley Post
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits. His plywood monocoque aircraft, the Winnie Mae is on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center adjacent to Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, and his pressure suit is being prepared for display at the same location. On August 15, 1935, Post and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when Post's plane crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow, in Alaska. Early flying career Post was born in Grand Saline, Texas (Van Zandt County), to farmer parents William Francis and Mae Quinlan Post, but his family moved to Oklahoma w... Biography of Sidse Babett Knudsen
Sidse Babett Knudsen (born 22 November 1968) is a Danish actress who has worked in theater, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy Let's Get Lost, for which she received both the Robert and Bodil awards for Best Actress. Following the critical success of her debut, Knudsen has been considered one of the top Danish actresses of her generation. In 2000, she again won both best actress awards for the comedy romance Den Eneste Ene (English title: The One and Only). Knudsen has also received nominations for her lead roles in the films Monas Verden (Mona's World) and Efter brylluppet (After the Wedding). Early career Knudsen was born 22 November 1968 in Denmark, the daughter of Ebbe Knudsen, a photographer, and Susanne Andersen, a school t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Neel
Louis Eugène Félix Néel (November 22, 1904 – November 17, 2000) was a French physicist born in Lyon. He studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. He was corecipient (with the Swedish astrophysicist Hannes Alfvén) of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1970 for his pioneering studies of the magnetic properties of solids. His contributions to solid state physics have found numerous useful applications, particularly in the development of improved computer memory units. About 1930 he suggested that a new form of magnetic behavior might exist; called antiferromagnetism, as opposed to ferrimagnetism. Above a certain temperature (the Néel temperature) this behaviour stops. Néel pointed out (1947) that materials could also exist showing ferrimagneti... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jose Maria de Heredia
José-Maria de Heredia (22 November 1842 - 3 October 1905) was a Cuban-born French poet. He has been called "the modern master of the sonnet." He was the fifteenth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1894. Early years Heredia was born at Fortuna Cafeyere, near Santiago de Cuba of Criollo and French ancestry. At the age of eight he came from the West Indies to France, returning then to Havana at seventeen, and finally making France his home not long afterwards. He received his classical education with the priests of Saint Vincent at Senlis, and after a visit to Havana he studied at the Ecole des Chartes at Paris. In the later 1860s, with François Edouard Joachim Coppée, René François Armand Sully-Prudhomme, Paul Verlaine and others less distinguished, he made o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Piéral (actor)
Piéral, born Pierre Aleyrangues November 22, 1923 in Levallois-Perret and died August 22, 2003 in Paris (cancer), was a French actor. He was a dwarf, and was gay. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0682605/ ) # Folle de Rachid en transit sur Mars (2001) .... (segment "Eléphants de la planète Mars, Les") # Les eléphants de la planète Mars (2000) # "Le roi Mystère" (1991) TV mini-series # Le ravissement de Scapin (1988) (TV) .... Sylvestre/Le marmiton # La jeune femme en vert (1984) (TV) .... Poggio # Les ferrailleurs des lilas (1984) (TV) .... Le nain Barnabé # Le crime d'amour (1982) .... Filatures # Le légataire universel (1981) (TV) .... Cristorel # "The Visitors" (1980) TV mini-series .... Puck ... aka "Les visiteurs" - France (original title) # La passion d'u... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jochen Schropp
Jochen Schropp, born November 22, 1978 in Giessen, is a German actor. Filmography (sourc : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1270119/ ) . "Polizeiruf 110" (1971) Dr. Stabroth (6 episodes, 2008-2010) 2010 - 6.2 (40) 6 TV episodes: * Schatten (2010) Dr. Stabroth * Tod im Atelier (2009) Dr. Stabroth * Der Tod und das Mädchen (2009) Dr. Stabroth * Fehlschuss (2009) Dr. Stabroth * Wolfsmilch (2008) Dr. Stabroth 1 episode not shown. - 2. "Großstadtrevier" (1986) Holger Beutner (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 6.6 (62) 1 TV episode: * Hafenpastor - Der Schein trügt (2009) Holger Beutner - 3. "Rosamunde Pilcher" (1993) Michael Spiers / Paul Harrington (2 episodes, 2007-2009) 2009 ... Biography of Nagico Tono
Nagiko Tono, born November 22, 1979 in Tokyo, is a Japonese actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0867392/ ) Fumiko no umi (2007) .... Shimeka "Uruwashiki oni" (2007) TV series (unknown episodes) Sasurai shochô Kazama Shô'hei 5: Shinano Chikumagawa satsujin jiken (2006) (TV) Geisha Koharu Nê san funtôki (2005) (TV) "Atakku no. 1" (2005) TV series .... Michiru Sanjou (unknown episodes) Shibuya monogatari (2005) Kaseifu ha mita! 23 (2004) (TV) .... Michi Matsukawa Izumi kyôju fusai shirîzu 3: Natsudomari satsujin misaki (2003) (TV) Kagari keibuho no jikenbo: Fujirokuko satsujin suimyaku (2003) (TV) Umi wa miteita (2002) .... Oshin ... aka The Sea Is Watching (USA) ... aka The Sea Watches Tenshi no kizuato (2001) (TV) Nippon no kuroi natsu - Enza... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Cuvelier
Paul Cuvelier (November 22, 1923 (birth time source: Acte n° 34, André Dekoster) - July 5, 1978) was a Belgian comics artist best known for the comic series Corentin, published by Le Lombard, which first appeared in the first issue of Tintin. Biography Paul Cuvelier was born in Lens, Belgium in 1923. He was the third of seven children of doctor Charles Cuvelier, who was an amateur painter. From his early youth on, his main passion was drawing, and he had his first work published in Le Petit Vingtième when he was only seven years old. After studying Latin and Greek in Enghien, he began taking art classes at the academy of Mons for a few months, but left when his teacher declared that there was nothing left that he could teach him. He made his debut in the youth magazine Bravo in 1946 w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Françoise Lefèvre
Françoise Lefèvre, born November 22, 1942 in Paris, is a French writer. Selected bibliography * 1974 - La Première Habitude, (Éditions Pauvert), * 1976 - L’Or des chambres, (Éditions Pauvert), * 1977 - Le bout du compte, (Éditions Pauvert), * 1990 - Le petit prince cannibale, (Éditions Actes Sud), * 1993 - Blanche, c’est moi, (Éditions Actes Sud), * 1994 - La Grosse, (Éditions Actes Sud), * 1994 - Hermine, (Éditions Stock), * 1995 - Surtout ne me dessine pas un mouton, (Éditions Stock), * 1997 - Un soir sans raison, (Éditions du Rocher), * 1998 - Les larmes d’André Hardellet, (Éditions du Rocher), * 1998 - Consigne des minutes heureuses, (Éditions du Rocher), * 1999 - Mortel azur, (Éditions J'ai Lu), * 2000 - En nous des choses tues,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ismail Enver
İsmail Enver Beyefendi (Ottoman Turkish: اسماعيل انور) (November 22, 1881 – August 4, 1922), known to Europeans during his political and military career as Enver Pasha (Turkish: Enver Paşa) or Enver Bey, was a Turkish military officer and a leader of the Young Turk revolution. He was the main leader of the Ottoman Empire in both Balkan Wars and World War I. Early life and career Enver Bey was born to a well-to-do family in Constantinople. According to Mark Mazower his father was a Turkish bridge-keeper and his mother an Albanian peasant. He studied in different degrees of military schools in the empire and finally he graduated from the Harp Akademisi in 1903. He became a Major in 1906. He was sent to the Third ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ruslan Khasbulatov
Ruslan Imranovich Khasbulatov (Russian: Руслан Имранович Хасбулатов) (born November 22, 1942) is a Russian economist and politician of Chechen descent who played a central role in the events leading to the 1993 constitutional crisis in the Russian Federation. Early life Khasbulatov was born in Tolstoy-yurt, a village near Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, on November 22, 1942. Following Stalin's decision to deport the entire Chechen population on February 23, 1944, Khasbulatov was moved, along with his mother, to the Kazakh SSR; his father, mortally ill, remained behind in hospitalization and soon died. After studying in the Almaty, K... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Phillis Durkin
Phillis Durkin, born November 22, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, is an American actress.... Biography of Tom Conti
Tom Conti (born 22 November 1941) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and novelist. Born Thomas Conti in Paisley, Renfrewshire, he was was raised Roman Catholic, but he considers himself anti-religious. Conti was educated at St Aloysius' College , an independent fee-paying Catholic boys' (at that time) school in Glasgow, and at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He began working with the Dundee Repertory in 1959. Conti appeared on Broadway in Whose Life is it Anyway? in 1979. In London he played the lead in Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell at the Garrick Theatre. Conti also is an accomplished film and television actor. Besides taking the leading role in the TV versions of Frederic Raphael's The Glittering Prizes and Alan Ayckbourn's Norman Conquests, he appeared in the Princ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gaston Orbal
Gaston Orbal, born Gaston, Étienne, Philippe Labro November 22, 1898 in Montpellier (Hérault) and died January 31, 1983 in Largentière (Ardèche), was a French comedian and actor. Filmography * 1931 : La Chauve-souris de Carl Lamac et Pierre Billon * 1931 : Monsieur le Maréchal de Carl Lamac * 1931 : Amour et business de Robert Péguy - court métrage - * 1931 : Midi à quatorze heures d'André E. Chotin - court métrage - * 1932 : Direct au cœur de Roger Lion et Arnaudy * 1932 : Léon...tout court de Joe Francis - court métrage - * 1933 : Tout pour rien de René Pujol * 1934 : Un château de cartes de Jean-Louis Bouquet - court métrage - * 1934 : Étoile filante de Jean-Louis Bouquet - moyen métrage - * 1934 : Lequel des deux ? de Pierre Miqu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Louis Bruguès
Jean-Louis Bruguès, OP (born November 22, 1943) is a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who currently serves as Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education. Biography Jean-Louis Bruguès was born in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, and studied at the Paris Institute of Political Studies before earning his doctorate in theology. He took his perpetual vows as a member of the Order of Friars Preachers, more commonly known as the Dominicans, on October 2, 1972, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 22, 1975. Bruguès served as prior of the Dominican convents of Toulouse and Bordeaux, and later prior of the Province of Toulouse. He was also professor of fundamental moral theology at the Catholic Institute of Toulouse before continuing to teach at the University of Fribourg. ... Biography of Jean-Baptiste Marchand
Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand (November 22, 1863 – January 13, 1934) was a French military officer and explorer in Africa. Marchand was born in Thoissey, Ain and attended l’Ecole militaire de Saint-Maixent. He participated in the French conquest of Senegal and was severely wounded in 1889 at the capture of Diena by the French. In 1890 he was sent to explore the sources of the Niger River and the Nile and to occupy the areas around Fashoda (now known as Kodok in Sudan) and bring it under French control. After a 14-month trek by foot and boat across Africa, Marchand's expedition of 20 French officers and NCOs and 130 French Senegalese troops arrived at Fashoda, an abandoned fort on the Nile, on 10 July 1898. Marchand rebuilt the fort, but the expected support from other French columns and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Yves Le Chevallier
Jean-Yves Le Chevallier, born in Sceaux November 22, 1936, is a French businessman.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sem (caricaturist)
Georges Goursat, best known as Sem, born November 22, 1863 in Périgueux and died in 1934 in Paris, was a French caricaturist, affichist artist, illustrator, journalist and author.... Biography of Claude Ponti
Claude Ponticelli or Claude Ponti, born November 22, 1948 in Lunéville, Lorraine, is a French author (for children) and illustrator. Works Albums L'Album d'Adèle, Gallimard jeunesse, 1986. Adèle s'en mêle, Gallimard, 1987. La colère de Monsieur Dubois, Gallimard, 1987. Adèle et la pelle, Gallimard, 1988. La Lune, la Grenouille et le noir, Gallimard, 1989. Pétronille et ses 120 petits, L'École des Loisirs, 1990. Blaise et la tempêteuse bouchée, L'École des Loisirs, 1991. Le jour du mange-poussin, L'École des Loisirs, 1991. Blaise dompteur de taches, L'École des Loisirs, 1992. L'arbre sans fin, L'École des Loisirs, 1992. Paris, L'École des Loisirs, 1992. Okilélé, L'École des Loisirs, 1993. La tempête (illustrations), texte de Florence Seyvos, L'École des Loisi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Isa Barzizza
Isa Barzizza (22 November 1929 – ), is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in 46 films since 1947. She was born in San Remo, Italy. Selected filmography Totò cerca pace (1954) Neapolitan Turk (1953) Five Paupers in an Automobile (1952) L'inafferrabile 12 (1950) Il vedovo allegro (1950) Adam and Eve (1949) The Firemen of Viggiu (1949) Totò al giro d'Italia (1948) Fifa e arena (1948) The Two Orphans (1947)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Lemonnier
Francis Lemonnier, born November 22, 1940 in Cosne-Cours-Sur-Loire, Nièvre and died September 3, 1998 in Paris, was a French actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0501529/ ) # J'ai pas sommeil (1994) .... Cafe Patron # La vis (1993) .... Le secrétaire # Le couteau sous la gorge (1986) .... Le commissaire Durieu ... aka "Knife Under the Throat" - USA (video title) # Subway (1985) .... The Orchestra Conductor # En cas de guerre mondiale, je file à l'étranger (1983) # Adieu ma chérie (1981) (TV) .... Paul # Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent (1981) # "L'aéropostale, courrier du ciel" (1980) TV mini-series .... Deley # Mais où et donc Ornicar (1979) .... L'homme à la Ferrari # Les charnelles (1974) .... Benoît # "Graine d'ortie" (1973) TV series .... Le... Biography of Raoul Marcot
Raoul Marco, born November 22, 1892 in Paris, died April 3, 1971 in Paris, was a French actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0545808/ ) L'ami Fritz (1967) (TV) Up from the Beach (1965) .... Cobbler ... aka Le jour d'après (France) Le diable et les dix commandements (1962) (uncredited) ... aka Devil and the Ten Commandments (UK) ... aka Le diable et les 10 commandements (France: poster title) ... aka Le tentazioni quotidiane (Italy) ... aka The Devil and the Ten Commandments (USA) "L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête" .... Le Client (1 episode, 1962) ... aka "L'inspecteur Leclerc" (France) - Le retour d'Hélène (1962) TV episode .... Le Client Le président (1961) ... aka The President (International: English title) (UK) ... aka Il presidente (Italy)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri de Gaulle
Henri de Gaulle (22 November 1848, Paris - 3 May 1932, Sainte-Adresse) was a French bureaucrat and later a teacher. He was the father of Charles de Gaulle, a military general and President of France. Henri de Gaulle's father was a graduate of the École Nationale des Chartes. He himself was a volunteer in the Franco-Prussian War; his men chose him as their second lieutenant on several occasions. A civil administrator in the interior ministry for fifteen years, he resigned his post in 1884 to protest the anti-clerical policies of the Third Republic. On 2 August 1886, he married his second cousin, Jeanne Maillot (28 April 1860, Lille - 16 July 1940, Sainte-Addresse), with whom he had a daughter and four sons (see de Gaulle family). A "monarchist in feeling and a republican in thou... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Albertini
Pierre Albertini (born Batna, Algeria November 22, 1944) is mayor of Rouen, France (since 2001) and a former deputy to the National Assembly of France (1993–2007), both on behalf of the Union for French Democracy. Biographie Après avoir été maire de Mont-Saint-Aignan pendant 21 ans (de 1980 à 2001), il est élu maire UDF de Rouen le 18 mars 2001 battant ainsi la liste du maire sortant, le socialiste Yvon Robert (premier maire socialiste, élu en 1995). Il redonne à l'UDF une ville traditionnellement centriste et ancien bastion de Jean Lecanuet. Il est réélu député le 16 juin 2002, pour la XIIe législature (2002-2007), dans la deuxième circonscription de la Seine-Maritime. Partisan de François Bayrou lors des élections présidentielles de 2007 et co-auteur du programme législatif ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benoit Benjamin
Lenard Benoit Benjamin (born November 22, 1964, in Monroe, Louisiana) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft. A 7'0" center from Creighton University, Benjamin played for nine NBA teams in 15 seasons from 1985-2000. He played for the Clippers (1985–91), Seattle SuperSonics (1991–93), Los Angeles Lakers (1993, 1999 preseason), New Jersey Nets (1993–95), Vancouver Grizzlies (1995), Milwaukee Bucks (1995–96), Toronto Raptors (1996), Philadelphia 76ers (1998–99) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1999). Benjamin's best year as a professional came during the 1988-89 NBA season as a member of the Clippers, appearing in 79 games and averaging 16.4 ppg. In his NBA career, he had a .541 field go... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandra Fusai
Alexandra Fusai (born 22 November 1973 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine) is a former professional tennis player from France. Fusai turned professional in 1991. She was 1.76m tall and weighed about 60 kg in 1997. She played right-handed and lived in Nantes during her career. She retired from the WTA Tour tennis circuit in April 2003 when she discovered that she was pregnant with her first child. Her highest singles and doubles rankings were World No. 37 and World No. 6, respectively. Fusai reached her only career WTA Tour singles final in Warsaw in 1995, losing to Barbara Paulus of Austria in three sets. She has never advanced beyond the third round of any Grand Slam singles tournament. She earned her career-best singles victory at the Italian Open in Rome in 1998 by beating Jana Novotn... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Henri d'Estournelles de Constant
Paul-Henri-Benjamin Baluet d'Estournelles, baron de Constant de Rébecque (22 November 1852 – 15 May 1924), was a French diplomat and politician, advocate of international arbitration and winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize for Peace. He was born at La Flèche (Sarthe) in the Loire valley to an old aristocratic family which traced its genealogy back to the Crusades; the renowned Revolution-era writer and politician Benjamin Constant was his great-uncle. After studying law and Oriental languages at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, Estournelles de Constant embarked on a diplomatic career in 1876. Among Estournelles de Constant's early diplomatic posts were Montenegro, the Ottoman Empire, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Tunisia; in 1882 he returned to Paris to serve as assistant director of... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Martin (politician)
Philippe Martin (born November 22, 1953 in La Garenne-Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine)) is a French politician, a member of the National Assembly. He represents the Gers department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of A. E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews OBE (22 November 1869 - 25 July 1960) was an English actor who played numerous character roles on the stage and in film for eight decades. Biography Matthews was born in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Nicknamed "Matty", he was christened Alfred Edward Matthews. He was born in a small cottage, now demolished, which existed on the site of the current B&Q store in the town. He was affectionately regarded by the British public over his extraordinarily long career. Matthews toured during World War II in The First Mrs. Fraser with Dame Marie Tempest and Barry Morse and later in the extremely popular films Carry on Admiral, Doctor at Large and Around the World in 80 Days, amongst many others. From World War II until his death he enjoyed renown as one of B... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippine de Rothschild
Baroness Philippine Pascale de Rothschild (born November 22, 1935 in Paris) is the owner of the French winery Château Mouton Rothschild. She also has acted under the stage name Philippine Pascale. She is the daughter of the famous vintner, Baron Philippe de Rothschild of the Rothschild banking dynasty. When she was just ten years old, she witnessed the Gestapo arrest her mother, Elisabeth de Rothschild, who later died at Ravensbrück concentration camp. In 1958, she graduated from the Paris Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique and acted in La Comédie Française with Catherine Deneuve. She played one of the leading roles in Harold and Maude with Madeleine Renaud between 1973 and 1980. She later met the French theater director and actor Jacques Sereys, and they were married in 1961... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Désiré-Joseph Mercier
Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Cardinal Mercier (November 21, 1851—January 23, 1926) was a Belgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1906 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1907. Mercier is noted for his staunch resistance to the German occupation of 1914, and is considered to have been the mentor of Leo Cardinal Suenens. Désiré Mercier was born at the château du Castegier in Braine-l'Alleud, as the fifth of the seven children of Paul-Léon Mercier and his wife Anne-Marie Barbe Croquet. Entering the minor seminary at Mechelen in 1861, he then attended Mechelen's Grand Seminary from 1870 to 1874. Mercier received the clerical tonsure in 1871, temporarily served as dean of the seminary, and was finally ordained to the pries... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Baptiste Dureau de La Malle
Jean-Baptiste Dureau de la Malle (27 November 1742, Ouanaminthe, Saint-Domingue - 19 September 1807) was a French translator. The son of Laurent Dureau de la Malle and Elisabeth Sauvage, he married Elisabeth-Renée Maignon, who had also been born in Saint-Domingue, and their son was Adolphe Dureau de la Malle. Life Jean-Baptiste came to study in Paris and, freed from earning a living by his large fortune, devoted himself entirely to letters and made it his mission to meet the most distinguished French writers of the day. He was made a member of the "Corps législatif" in 1802 and of the Académie française in 1804. Works His first work, a translation of the De Beneficiis of Seneca the Younger, came in 1776. He followed it in 1793 with a translation of Tacitus - this made his reputa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre-Alexis Ronarc'h
Pierre-Alexis Ronarc'h, born on November 22, 1865 in Quimper, died on April 1, 1940 in Paris, was a French military and mariner.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jimmy Knepper
James M. (Jimmy) Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. He was a good friend and arranging/transcribing partner of bassist and composer Charles Mingus. Knepper was twice on the receiving end of Mingus' legendary temper. While onstage at a memorial concert in Philadelphia, Mingus reportedly attempted to crush his pianist's hands with the instrument's keyboard cover, then punched Knepper in the mouth. On October 12, 1962, Mingus reportedly punched Knepper while the two men were working together at Mingus's apartment on a score for his upcoming concert at New York Town Hall and Knepper refused to take on more work. The blow broke one of Knepper's teeth, ruined his embouchure and resulted in the permanent loss of the top octave of his range on the t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lionel Stoleru
Lionel Guy Stoléru, born November 22, 1937 in Nantes, is a French politician and economist. Selected bibliography L'équilibre et la croissance économiques, 1968. L'impératif industriel, 1969. Vaincre la pauvreté dans les pays riches, 1974. L'Ambition internationale, 1987. L'Alternance tranquille, 1985. L'Économie, 1999. La France à deux vitesses, 1982. La vie, c'est quoi Monsieur le Ministre ?, 2003.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Love Lovaura Schmidt
Love Lovaura Schmidt, born November 22, 1885 in Shawtown, Ohio, died in 1964, was an American astrologer and psychic.... Biography of Mia Riverton
Mia Riverton is an American film actress and producer. She was born Esther Tonia Riggin November 22, 1978 in Columbus, Ohio to Alice and Ralph Riggin. She grew up in Carmel, Indiana where she attended the Park Tudor School. She has a brother, Daniel. She was married in 2007 to David Alpert at a beach wedding in Fiji. Her work includes producing and starring in the 2006 film Red Doors. A singer as well, Riverton has performed at Carnegie Hall. She was also in the 2003 film 13 Dead Men. She graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University in 1999. Riverton is half Chinese. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1142539/) # Knots (2010/I) (post-production) .... Twinny # "Easy to Assemble" .... Sam Skjulestad / ... (4 episodes, 2010) - Finding North ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sylvain Duclos
Sylvain Duclos, born November 2é, 1978 in Thonon-les-Bains, is a French snowboarder.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Jansen
Jacques Jansen (born Jacques Toupin, Paris, 22 November 1913, died Paris, 13 March 2002) was a French baryton-martin singer, particularly associated with the role of Pelléas but also active in operetta and on the concert platform, and later as a teacher. Life and career Jansen had a wide musical and artistic education; after studying the violin in Paris, he took lessons in solfège and bassoon at the conservatoire in Tours, where he also pursued courses in fine arts. Having taken vocal lessons with Charles Panzéra, from 1938 he studied under Claire Croiza and Georges Viseur (solfège) at the Paris Conservatoire. He also took classes with René Simon and Louis Jouvet and won prizes which might have allowed to followed a career in acting. In 1939 he sang the fountain scene and the towe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gerry Berns
Gerry Berns, born on November 22, 1944 in Brookline, Massachusetts, is an American actor.... Biography of Victor Pelevin
Victor Olegovich Pelevin (Russian: Виктор Олегович Пелевин, born 22 November 1962) is a Russian writer. His books usually carry the outward conventions of the science fiction genre, but are used to construct involved, multi-layered postmodernist texts, fusing together elements of pop culture and esoteric philosophies. After high school Pelevin received a degree in electromechanical engineering from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, then attended seminars in creative writing at the Literature Institute. As an editor of "Science and Religion" magazine, he was responsible for an ongoing series of articles on Eastern mysticism. Pelevin's first story was publ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Max Dearly
Max Dearly (1874-1943) was a French actor. Selected filmography Madame Bovary (1934) The Last Billionaire (1934) Les Misérables (1934) A Rare Bird (1935) Parisian Life (1936) The Train for Venice (1938) Nine Bachelors (1939) Bécassine (1940) References ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/10636... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Mercanton (director of photography)
Jacques Mercanton, born on November 22, 1909 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, died on September 27, 1997 in Grasse, was a director of photography Filmography 1934 : Le Bossu 1934 : La Porteuse de pain, de René Sti 1934 : Zouzou, de Marc Allégret 1934 : Jeunes filles de Paris de Claude Vermorel 1938 : L'Ange que j'ai vendu 1938 : Ultimatum, de Robert Wiene 1938 : Gibraltar 1939 : Pièges, de Robert Siodmak 1942 : Une femme disparaît 1943 : Aristide Maillol, sculpteur 1946 : Au petit bonheur, de Marcel L'Herbier 1949 : Jour de fête, de Jacques Tati 1950 : Voyage à trois 1951 : Identité judiciaire, de Hervé Bromberger 1951 : Passion 1951 : Le Dindon,de Claude Barma 1951 : Seul dans Paris, d'Hervé Bromberger 1952 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rod Price
Rod Price (born Roderick Michael Price, 22 November 1947, Willesden, North London, United Kingdom — died 22 March 2005, Wilton, New Hampshire, United States) was an English guitarist who was best known for his work with the rock band Foghat. He was known as 'The Magician Of Slide', and 'Slide King Of Rock And Roll', due to his slide guitar playing. Career At the age of 21, Price joined the British blues band Black Cat Bones (replacing Paul Kossoff), which recorded one album, Barbed Wire Sandwich. The album was released at the end of 1969, when British blues was being supplanted by rock, and though artistically successful it was a commercial failure. The band dissolved, and Price joined Foghat when the group was first formed in London in 1971. He played on the band's first ten albums, r... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Martine Arden
Martine Arden, born in Lorient November 22, 1928, died in Guérande July 23, 1996, was a French actress. Filmographie (source : http://french.imdb.com/name/nm1169613/ ) Piédalu fait des miracles (1952) Casque d'or (1952) (uncredited) ... autre titre : Golden Helmet ... autre titre : Golden Marie (USA) Méfiez-vous des blondes (1950)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Edwards
James Franklin Edwards (born November 22, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, U.S.) is a retired American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Buddha" for his appearance (he often sported a Fu Manchu mustache) and stoic demeanor, the 7' 0" Edwards played 19 years (1977-1996) in the NBA, playing both the center and power forward positions. Edwards played for eight teams: the Los Angeles Lakers, the Indiana Pacers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Phoenix Suns, the Detroit Pistons, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Chicago Bulls. Prior to his NBA career, Edwards starred at Roosevelt High School and the University of Washington. Though he never appeared in an All-Star Game, Edwards was a reliable low-post scorer, averaging 12.7 points per game over his career. He wa... Biography of Wilhelm Groener
Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener (November 22, 1867 - May 3, 1939) was a German soldier and politician. He was born in Ludwigsburg, Württemberg, the son of a regimental paymaster. He entered the Württemberg Army in 1884, and attended the War Academy from 1893 until 1897, whereupon he was appointed to the General Staff (1899). For the next seventeen years he was attached to the railway section, becoming head of it in 1912. In November 1916 he moved into the Prussian War Ministry as deputy war minister and was in charge of war production. In August 1917 Groener served as chief of staff of an army group in the Ukraine. On the resignation of Erich Ludendorff on October 29, 1918, Groener became First Quartermaster General (Deputy Chief of the General Staff) under Field Marshal von Hindenburg. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James D. La Belle
Private First Class James Dennis La Belle (November 22, 1925-March 8, 1945) enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on November 18, 1943. Fifteen months later, in his first and last battle, he heroically sacrificed his life at Iwo Jima and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor awarded by the United States. Early years James La Belle was born in Columbia Heights, Minnesota on November 22, 1925. He attended grammar school in his neighborhood in Minneapolis and, in his spare time, played basketball and baseball. His spare time favorite was the raising of homing pigeons. At Columbia Heights High School he starred on the basketball, baseball and boxing teams, while following a vocational course in woodwork and metalwork. During summer vacations h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pietro Bordino
Pietro Bordino (November 22, 1887 – April 16, 1928) was an Italian racecar driver. A native of Turin, Bordino won the 1922 Italian Grand Prix and also raced in the 1925 Indianapolis 500, finishing 10th, among his 10 AAA Championship Car starts in the United States. He died in 1928 during practice for a race at Alessandria after he hit a dog, causing his car to overturn and land in a river, drowning him.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Louis Triaud
Jean-Louis Triaud (born November 22, 1946, in Bordeaux, France) is the current president of FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He was first elected in 1996, and upon completion of the term, reelected in 2002. The son-in-law of the late Henri Martin, winemaker and mayor of Saint Julien, he is also the current proprietor of the chateaux Gloria and Saint-Pierre.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Katrin Krabbe
Katrin Krabbe (born 22 November 1969 in Neubrandenburg, Germany) is a female athlete who competed for the German Democratic Republic (before 1990) and Germany thereafter. She represented the GDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Krabbe was a successful track star, winning the 100 m and 200 m titles in the 1990 European Championships in Athletics (held in Split) and the same titles at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics (held in Tokyo, where she best Gwen Torrence and Merlene Ottey). She was also part of the winning 4 x 100 metres relay East German women's team in the European Championships. A three-year suspension for taking clenbuterol kept her from competing in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and effectively ended her athletic career. Personal bests 100 m -... Biography of Michael K. Williams
Michael Kenneth Williams (born November 22, 1966) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire, and of Albert "Chalky" White on HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Early life and career Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Bahamian Mother & American Father. After getting in some trouble as a youth he enrolled at the National Black Theatre in New York City. He later got a job at a pharmaceutical company. Inspired by Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814. He left school and quit his job against the wishes of his family to pursue a career as a dancer. During a year in which he was intermittently homeless, Williams "pounded the pavement," visiting record labels and dance studios looking for work. He eventually got a job as a background dancer on a m... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Obikwelu
Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds. He finished second in the 100 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the first medal ever in athletics sprinting events for Portugal. He won 100 m and 200 m in 2006 at the European Championships in Athletics and became the first athlete to win both 100 m and 200 m in the same European Championship since 1978. Kim Gevaert also succeeded in this double victory at the same Championship. He was voted Waterford Crystal European Male Athlete of the Year for 2006 by the European Athletic Association, in an internet po... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mel Hutchins
Melvin R. Hutchins (born November 22, 1928 in Sacramento, California) is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the NBA from 1951 to 1958. A 6'6" power forward/center from Brigham Young University, Hutchins played for the Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons, and New York Knicks. In 1952, as a rookie, he was the co-leader of the NBA in rebounding with 880, at a rate of 13.3 rebounds per game. During his career, Hutchins appeared in four NBA All-Star Games, and he retired in 1958 with 4,851 career points and 4,186 career rebounds. Trivia Hutchins is the brother of 1952 Miss America winner Colleen Kay Hutchins and the uncle of former NBA player Kiki Vandeweghe.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mary of Guise
Mary of Guise (French: Marie de Guise) (22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560) was the Lorraine-born queen consort of Scotland as the second spouse of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560. She was a member of the powerful House of Guise, which played a prominent role in 16th century French politics. Duchess of Longueville Mary was born at Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine, the eldest daughter of Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Guise, head of the French House of Guise, and his wife Antoinette de Bourbon, herself the daughter of Francis, Count of Vendome and Marie de Luxembourg. Among her 11 siblings were Francis, Duke of Guise, Claude, Duke of Aumale, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, and Louis I, Cardinal of Guise. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Nathan
Joseph Michael Nathan (born November 22, 1974) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Nathan started out his baseball career as a shortstop in high school but converted to a pitcher after being drafted by the San Francisco Giants. He worked his way through the minor leagues, alternating between spots in the rotation and the bullpen. After a few years of splitting time between the majors and the minors, Nathan had a breakout season as a setup man for the Giants in 2003. That off-season, Nathan was traded to the Twins and became their closer. From 2004 to 2009, Nathan was considered one of the top closers in MLB with four All-Star appearances and a league-leading 246 saves. In 2010, Nathan underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral lig... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cyril Pedrosa
Cyril Pedrosa, born on November 22, 1972 in Poitiers, is a French cartoonist and author. Awards Prix des Essentiels d'Angoulême 2008 Prix Tournesol 2009 Prix Le Point de la BD 2011 Bibliography Ring Circus 1 Les Pantres, Delcourt, Conquistador, 1998 Scénario : David Chauvel - Dessin et couleurs : Cyril Pedrosa - (ISBN 2-84055-211-6) 2 Les Innocents, Delcourt, Conquistador, 2000 Scénario : David Chauvel - Dessin et couleurs : Cyril Pedrosa - (ISBN 2-84055-413-5) 3 Les Amants, Delcourt, Conquistador, 2002 Scénario : David Chauvel - Dessin et couleurs : Cyril Pedrosa - (ISBN 2-84055-678-2) 4 Les Révoltés, Delcourt, Conquistador, 2004 Scénario : David Chauvel - Dessin et couleurs : Cyril Pedrosa - (ISBN 2-84789-010-6) Les A... Biography of Olivier Metzner
Olivier Metzner (22 November 1949 (birth time source: Didier Geslain) – 17 March 2013) was a French criminal lawyer. Early life Metzner was born into a simple farming Protestant family from Champ-Haut, Orne. which had fled Prussia in the nineteenth century. Metzner had a brother who became a scientist and a sister who became a teacher. Metzner became interested in law after reading Franz Kafka and a newspaper story about a shepherd with limited language skills who was sentenced to death. He studied law in Caen before moving to Paris where he became a lawyer in 1975. Legal practice Metzner was a recognized specialist in criminal law cases, particularly known for his ability to detect defects in procedure and freeing clients on technicalities. Metzner represented the interests ... Biography of Willie Fernie (footballer)
William "Willie" Fernie (22 November 1928 – 1 July 2011) was a Scottish footballer who played for the Scotland national football team in both the 1954 and 1958 FIFA World Cups. Playing career Fernie, who was born in in Kinglassie, Fife, joined Celtic from his local Kinglassie Hearts side in 1948. He had to wait until March 1950, however, to make his first team debut. Fernie became a regular first team player in 1952–53, and set up both of the Celtic goals in their 2–0 win against Hibs in the Coronation Cup Final. A renowned dribbler, he also displayed a remarkable versatility which saw the club deploy him as a right half, inside forward and outside left as the need arose. He was part of Celtic's 1953-54 Double-winning team and also collected two League Cup winners medals, in 1956 ... Biography of Christopher Ciccone
Christopher G. Ciccone (born November 22, 1960 in Bay City, Michigan) is an American artist, film director, artistic director, dancer, best selling author, and interior and furniture designer. He is the younger brother of Madonna, and began his career working as Madonna's assistant, dresser, backup dancer, stylist, and artistic director. His first public appearance was alongside his sister in her 1982 debut music video "Everybody". After involvement in a promo tour for her debut album, he appeared in her 1984 "Lucky Star" video. He has decorated Madonna's various former residences in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. He has also designed the stage for her 1990 Blond Ambition concert tour, and directed her 1993 Girlie Show concert tour. Ciccone released his New York Times Bestsellin... Biography of Song Hye-kyo
Song Hye-kyo (Korean: 송혜교, born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean model and actress. She gained popularity through television dramas such as Autumn in My Heart (2000), All In (2003), and Full House (2004). Career Song Hye-kyo debuted in the entertainment industry in 1996 when she won First Place in the SunKyung Smart (a school uniform company) Model Contest when she was finishing her third year in high school. It was not long until she starred in her first drama, Merry Morning. Since then, she would continue to star in a string of various dramas and sitcoms but it wasn't until the KBS drama Autumn in My Heart in 2000 with Song Seung-hun and Won Bin that she rose to fame throughout Asia. In 2003, her popularity continued to climb when she played a leading role... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jay Payton
Jason Lee "Jay" Payton (born November 22, 1972 in Zanesville, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He has played for the New York Mets (1998-2002), Colorado Rockies (2002-2003), San Diego Padres (2004), Boston Red Sox (2005), Oakland Athletics (2005-2006) Baltimore Orioles (2007-2008) and the Colorado Rockies in 2010. He bats and throws right-handed. Payton is an opposite-field hitter with some power. As a runner, he has decent instincts and great speed, but does not steal many bases. Defensively, he is a solid outfielder with an above average arm, and his quickness getting rid of the ball helps him hold baserunners on the base paths. He can play all three positions in the outfield. Jay lives in Oklahoma during the offseason and has a son named Preston who was born in July 2... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfonso II d'Este
Alfonso II d'Este (November 22, 1533 – October 27, 1597) was duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597. He was a member of the house of Este. Biography He was the elder son of Ercole II d'Este and Renée de France, the daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany. As a young man, he fought in the service of Henry II of France, fighting against the Habsburgs. Soon after his accession to the throne, he was forced by Pope Pius IV to send back his mother to France, due to her Calvinist creed. He commanded Ferrara at the time of the 1570 Ferrara earthquake. In 1583 he allied with Emperor Rudolf II in the war against the Turks in Hungary. Marriages He married three times: On July 3, 1558, Alfonso married his first wife Lucrezia di Cosimo de' Medici, a daughter of Cosimo I d... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Art Sullivan
Art Sullivan (born Marc Liénart van Lidth de Jeude; 22 November 1950 in Etterbeek, Brussels (birth time source: BC, Act n° 1843, André Dekoster) is a Belgian singer. He was successful in many countries, including Belgium, France, Portugal and Germany. Art Sullivan has sold ten million records between 1972 and 1978. Compilations of his hits are still released. Discography Singles released in France/Belgium include: "Et si tu pars" "T’en aller" "Ensemble" (Termol - Art Sullivan) (1972) "La petite fille aux yeux bleus" (Jacques Velt / Art Sullivan) (1973) "Adieu, sois heureuse" (Termol / Art Sullivan) (1973) "Une larme d’amour" (Jacques Velt / Art Sullivan) (1973) "Un océan de caresses" (Sirna Velt - Art Sullivan / Claude Carrère - Jean Schmitt) (197?... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lynn Colliar
Lynn Colliar (born 22 November 1967 in St. Andrews) is a Canadian television reporter. Biography Colliar was born in Scotland and grew up in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. She is a graduate of Terry Fox Secondary and went on to SFU where she graduated with a degree in biology. Colliar worked at veterinary clinics as an assistant for seven years, She then enrolled in the two-year Broadcast Journalism program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Television career In 1991, Colliar went to work at Global BC where she began as a newswriter and then later on moved to a full-time reporting position. She did a production called "A Shred of Evidence," a half hour special, was awarded the Excellence in News Reporting by the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters. The pro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ralph Guldahl
Ralph J. Guldahl (November 22, 1911 – June 11, 1987) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the sport for three years in the late 1930s. Early life until 1939 Guldahl was born in Dallas, Texas. A 1930 graduate of Dallas' Woodrow Wilson High School, he started playing on the professional tournament circuit in 1931 and won an event in his rookie season. In 1933, at the age of 21, he went into the last hole of the U.S. Open tied for the lead with Johnny Goodman. A par would have taken him into a playoff, but he made bogey and finished second. After further frustrating failures Guldahl quit the sport temporarily in 1935 and became a car salesman. He made a comeback part way through the 1936 PGA Tour season. He won the prestigious Western Open and finished sec... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank McAvennie
Francis "Frank" McAvennie (born 22 November 1959 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish football striker best known as a player with West Ham United and Celtic, having had two spells with both of these clubs. He was capped five times at senior level for his country during the 1980s and scored one goal. Early life McAvennie grew up in Milton and attended St. Ambrose Primary and St. Augustine's Secondary. Club career Early career McAvennie started his playing career in Scottish Junior League football. He did not move into professional football until he joined St Mirren in 1980, at the age of 20. He would make 135 league appearances for them over the next five years, scoring 48 goals. Before turning professional, he had joined the Territorial Army and later had trials with the British... Biography of Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon
Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon (Louise Élisabeth; 22 November 1693–27 May 1775) was a daughter of Louis III de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, and his wife, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Légitimée de France, a legitimised daughter of Louis XIV of France and Madame de Montespan. She was the wife of Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti. She was the Princess of Conti by marriage. It was Louise Élisabeth who presented the famous Madame de Pompadour to the court of Louis XV; she also built the Hôtel de Brienne, present seat of the French Ministry of Defence. Louise Élisabeth possessed various titles and land; she was the Duchess of Étampes in her own right, having succeeded to the title at the death of her aunt the Dowager Duchess of Vendôme. The county of Sancerre, previously been held by her bro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fred Pellerin
Fred Pellerin, born on November 22, 1976 in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Mauricie, is a singer-songwriter and storyteller. External link: http://www.socan.ca/news/fred-pellerin-presented-his-order-quebec-insignia... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Scott Robinson (singer)
Scott James Timothy Robinson (born 22 November 1979 in Basildon, Essex, England) is an English singer best known for being a member of the boy band Five. Early life Robinson lived in Pitsea and has two sisters, Rachel and Hayley. He attended Chalvedon Comprehensive School in Pitsea, Essex until the third year, year 9, when he left to move full time to the Sylvia Young Theatre School. He enjoyed initial acting success with small parts in Casualty, Hale and Pace and The Bill. Scott also performed on stage in London's West End & the Edinburgh Festival with Ron Moody in Peter Pan and in the National Youth Music Theatre Production of Whistle Down the Wind before turning his attention to music with Five. Five In 1997, Robinson auditioned for Five, a new boy band-style group with "atti... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gary M. Heidnik
Gary Michael Heidnik (November 22, 1943 – July 6, 1999) was an American murderer who kidnapped, tortured and raped six women and kept them prisoner in his Philadelphia, Pennsylvania basement. Heidnik was sentenced to death and executed by lethal injection in July 1999. Childhood Heidnik was born to Michael and Ellen Heidnik, and was raised in the Eastlake suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He had a younger brother, Terry. His parents divorced in 1946. The Heidnik children were raised by their mother for four years before being placed in the care of Michael Heidnik and his new wife. Heidnik would later claim that he was often emotionally abused by his father. Heidnik suffered a lifelong problem of bed wetting, and claimed his father would humiliate his son by forcing him to hang his staine... Biography of Steve Angello
Steve Angello (born Steven Angello Josefsson Fragogiannis; November 22, 1982) is a Greek-Swedish Disc Jockey, Record producer, and record label owner. He is married to Isabel Adrian, who appeared in the Swedish reality show Svenska Hollywoodfruar, he is also a blogger and designer. He was a member of Swedish House Mafia, together with Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso. Biography Steve Angello was born to a Greek father and Swedish mother in Athens, Greece. Losing his father as a teen has also been a contributing factor in Steve's relentless passion for his music. Raised in Stockholm, Sweden, he found himself submerged in the world of music that he so loved and came to cherish. At 12, Angello began DJing. He started out as a Turntablist, fusing hip-hop, breakbeats and 1970s classics. By his... Biography of Adèle Exarchopoulos
Adèle Exarchopoulos, born on November 22, 1993, is a French actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2650819/) 2014 Qui vive (filming) 2013 La vie d'Adèle Adèle 2013 I Used to Be Darker Camille 2012 Des morceaux de moi Erell 2011 Carré blanc Marie (jeune) 2011 Chez Gino Maria Roma 2010 Tête de turc Nina 2010 La rafle Anna Traube 2008 Les enfants de Timpelbach Marianne 2007 Boxes Lilli... |
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