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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on October, 18, 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 · 45,437 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,437 Celebrities
116 celebrities or events were found for October, 18. Add to favourites (85 fans)Biography of Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Van Damme (born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, in the Brussels-Capital Region, on October 18, 1960), is a Belgian-born martial artist and actor who is best known for his large catalogue of action movies. His Belgian background combined with his physique gave rise to his nickname "The Muscles from Brussels". Van Damme has also been called the "King of the Belgians" due to his international superstardom. By the end of the 1990s, Van Damme's high-profile career had faded but he continues to star in smaller, often direct-to-video movies. One of the main reasons for the downfall was his film Double Team which co-starred Dennis Rodman.[citation needed] After that Van Damme's films began to tank at the box office. Knock Off and Legionnaire were t... Add to favourites (94 fans)Biography of Zac Efron
Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron (born October 18, 1987 (source for his birth time: birth certificate in hand) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray. In 2007, before the release of High School Musical 2, Rolling Stone declared him the "poster boy for tweenyboppers" and featured him in their late August 2007 issue. Efron has since starred in the films 17 Again, Me and Orson Welles, and Charlie St. Cloud. You can display Zac Efron's astrological portrait.. E... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Catherine Ringer
Catherine Ringer (born October 18, 1957, Suresnes, France) is a singer, musician, songwriter, and pornoactress. She is a lead member of the band Les Rita Mitsouko, along with Frédéric Chichin, whom she met in 1979. Solo Discography 1988 : Qu’est-Ce Que T’es Belle (duo with Marc Lavoine) 1990 : Tatie Danielle (soundtrack, music of Gabriel Yared) 1995 : Doux Daddy (soundtrack "Les Trois Frères") 1995 : Peut-Etre Ce Soir (from the album "Roots" by Coba) 1997 : Sinon, oui (soundtrack "Les Trois Frères", music of Archie Shepp) 1997 : Les Joyeux Bouchers ("Jazz à St Germain" with the Renegade Brass Band) 1997 : Eso Es El Amor (sountrack "Un Grand Cri D'Amour") 1998 : Rendez-Vous (from the album "Conscious Posi" by Coba) 1998 : Sa Raison d'être (from the album "Ensemble" ag... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski (October 18, 1926 – November 23, 1991) was a German actor, famous for his ability to project on-screen intensity, and for his explosive temperament. He acted in over 180 films. Life Kinski was born Nikolaus Karl Günther Nakszyński in Zoppot, then in Germany, today Sopot in Poland. His parents were Bruno Nakszyński, a German pharmacist of Polish origin, and Susanne Lutze, a German pastor's daughter from Danzig. In 1930/31, the family moved to Berlin and Kinski attended the Prinz-Heinrich-Gymnasium in Schöneberg. Kinski was drafted into the German Army in 1944 and served in the Netherlands. He reputedly went AWOL and surrendered to the British forces, spending the rest of the wartime as a POW. Whilst in a POW camp near Colchester he discovered his acting talent,... Biography of Jyothika Saravanan
Jyothika Sadanah Saravanan ( ஜோதிகா சாதானா சரவணன் ) is an Indian actress who has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi film industries as the lead heroine. However, she is widely popular in Kollywood and is regarded as one of the top actresses in the field.She was the top actress of Tamil cinema for about 6 years, attainign herslef a name as a commercial and a good actress. Jyothika is a punjabi. Personal life Jyothika Saravanan (Sadhana before marriage) was born in Bombay.She is the daughter of a film producer, Chander Sadanah, and Seema Sadanah. She has two sisters, Nandita (Nagma), who is also an actress, Radhika (Roshni), and a younger brother Rahul. She did her schoo... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and occasional rapper. Since his debut, Ne-Yo has five top ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist and two number-one albums on the Billboard 200. Ne-Yo has also amassed a catalog of chart-topping songs that he has written for other artists. Ne-Yo broke into the recording industry as a songwriter, penning the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario. The single's successful release in the United States prompted an informal meeting between Ne-Yo and Def Jam label head to signing a recording contract. He released in 2006 his debut album, In My Own Words, which contained the US number-one hit "So Sick". Early life Ne-Yo was... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Martina Navrátilová
Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player. Billie Jean King said about Navratilova in 2006, "She's the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived." Tennis writer Steve Flink, in his book The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century, named her as the second best female player of the 20th century, directly behind Steffi Graf. Tennis magazine has selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam womens doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record 9 times. She is one of just three women to have accomplished a career Gra... Biography of Edouard Stern
Édouard Stern (October 18, 1954 - March 1, 2005) was a French banker. Born in Paris, he was son of the banker Antoine Jean Elie Stern and Christiane Laroche. Career Edouard Stern was 38th in a list of France's richest citizens. He was born in 1954 to one of France’s wealthiest Jewish families, the owners of Banque Stern, a private investment house. He studied at the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales in Paris. He was a partner at Lazard Frères before creating his own investment fund IRR Capital. In 2004 he was part of a suit brought against the French company Rhodia accusing the company of false accounting and other malfeasance. He was married to Béatrice David-Weil, who lived in New York with their three children. Béatrice David-Weil is a daughter of Mich... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Freida Pinto
Freida Pinto (born October 18, 1984) is a Screen Actors Guild Award winning and BAFTA Award nominated Indian actress and professional model, known for her performance as Latika in her debut film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Freida Pinto was born in Mumbai to Sylvia Pinto, now a principal of St. John’s High School (Goregaon), and Frederick Pinto, a senior branch manager at the Bank of Baroda. Her family hails from the Mangalorean Catholic community, a prominent Christian community in Bombay. Her older sister Sharon Pinto is an associate producer on the NDTV news channel. Pinto graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Career Before being selected for Slumdog Millionaire, Freida anchored the international travel show, Full Circle on Zee International Asia Pacific in English betw... Biography of Melina Mercouri
Melina Mercouri (Greek:Μελίνα Μερκούρη, born Maria Amalia Mercouri) (Athens, Greece, October 18, 1920 – New York City, March 6, 1994) was a famous Greek actress, singer, and political activist. She was a member of the Hellenic Parliament, and in 1981 she became the first female Minister for Culture in Greece. Early life The most important person in her early life was her grandfather Spyros Merkouris, who was mayor of Athens for many decades. Her father was a member of Parliament. The marriage of her parents ended when she was a youngster and she lived with her mother. Her uncle was George S. Mercouris, the leader of the Greek National Socialist Party who became during the Axis Occupation of Greece during WWII (1941-1... Biography of Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to two United States government investigations, the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. A former Marine who defected to the Soviet Union and later returned, Oswald was arrested later that day on suspicion of killing the president and Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit. Oswald denied any responsibility for the murders. Two days later, before he could be brought to trial for the crimes, while being transferred under police custody from the police station to jail, Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby on live television. Although polls suggest most Americans agree Oswald had some role in the assassination, most believe he was part of a broader conspiracy and 7% believe he was not involved... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Jacques Higelin
Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (born 18 October 1940 in Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, France) is a French pop singer who rose prominence in the early 1970s. Early in his career, many of Higelin's songs were effectively blacklisted from French radio because of his controversial left wing political beliefs, and his association with socialist groups. He and his wife, Kuelan, are the parents of three children, including musician Arthur H and actor Ken Higelin. Higelin's entertainment career began at age 14, when he left school to work as a stunt double. While playing a number of small roles in various motion pictures, Higelin was taught to play the guitar by Henri Crolla, an Italian film composer. By the early sixties, Higelin was attending the René Simon drama school, where he won t... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Thierry Amiel
Thierry Amiel (b. October 18, 1982) is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France. He rose to fame after coming in second place to Jonatan Cerrada on the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol', A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star. Thierry grew up in Auriol, a town in Bouches-du-Rhône. Keen on music from a young age, in 2001 he quit his studies in Psychology and tried unsuccessfully for both Rêve d'un soir and Popstars 2. His break came in 2003 when he competed in A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star, losing narrowly in the final round. Shortly afterwards, his first album Paradoxes, along with his first single, Les Mots Bleus, were released, Paradoxes coming 3rd in the top 50 albums of its opening week. After three years, Thierry released his second album on the 20 November 2006,... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18, 1926 in Overland, Missouri) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Chuck Berry is an immensely influential figure and one of the pioneers of rock & roll music. Cub Koda wrote, "Of all the early breakthrough rock & roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, and one of its greatest performers." John Lennon was more succinct: "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2000 in a "class" wit... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luc Jouret
Luc Jouret (October 18, 1947 - October 5, 1994), born in Kikwit, Belgian Congo, was a Belgian cult leader in Switzerland. He co-founded the Parti Communautaire Européen with Jean Thiriart, a leading member of the neo-Nazi Jeune Europe Belgian group. Later, Jouret also founded the Order of the Solar Temple (also known as the Order of the Solar Tradition). He committed suicide in the Swiss village of Salvan in October 1994, leading to mass suicide of his followers.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (pronounced ) (October 18, 1905 - December 7, 1993) was the first President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960 - 1993) and was previously elected to the French parliament and appointed minister in the government of France several times between 1957 and 1961. His name is African spelled with French orthography; using an English-based one, as in Ghana or Nigeria, it would likely be spelled Ufuwe-Bwanyi. Under Houphouët-Boigny's ideologically moderate leadership, Côte d'Ivoire prospered economically due to a combination of sound planning, strong and moderate leadership, the maintenance of strong ties with the West (particularly France), and the development of the country's significant cocoa industry. Houphouët-Boigny moved the country's capital from Abidjan to his hometown of Ya... Biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, PC, CC, CH, QC, FRSC (18 October 1919 – 28 September 2000), usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from 20 April 1968 to 4 June 1979, and from 3 March 1980 to 30 June 1984. Trudeau was a charismatic figure who, from the late 1960s until the mid-1980s, dominated the Canadian political scene and aroused passionate reactions. "He haunts us still," biographers Christina McCall and Stephen Clarkson wrote. Admirers praise the force of Trudeau's intellect. They salute his political acumen in preserving national unity and establishing the Charter of Rights and Freedoms within Canada's constitution. Detractors fault Trudeau for poor administrative practices, arrogance, and lack of understa... Biography of Pam Dawber
Pam Dawber (born October 18, 1951 in Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American actress, best known for her role as Mindy McConnell in Mork & Mindy. Pam Dawber attended North Farmington High School and Oakland Community College and began her career as a fashion model with Wilhelmina and went on to a career as an actress. Her character was the comedic foil and eventual love interest for Robin Williams' character, Mork from the planet "Ork". Dawber parodied her Mork & Mindy character in the 1992 movie Stay Tuned. Dawber later starred in her own series as Samantha Russell on My Sister Sam, which ran on CBS from 1986 to 1988. Dawber has a four-octave soprano voice. She featured as Mabel, in a Los Angeles Civic Light Opera production (based on the Joseph Papp/New York Shakespeare Festival... Biography of Emmanuelle Laborit
Emmanuelle Laborit, born October 18, 1971, is a French actor, author and theater director. She is the grand-daugther of Henri Laborit (1914-1995). She was born deaf. Filmography * 1994 : 3000 Scénarios contre un virus, de Fernand Moszkowicz * 1995 : Le Toit du monde, de Felipe Vega * 1996 : Le Propre de l'homme, de Marc Rivière * 1996 : Au-delà du silence, de Caroline Link * 1997 : La Vie silencieuse de Marianna Ucrìa, de Roberto Faenza * 1997 : Un air si pur…, de Yves Angelo * 2000 : Retour à la vie, de Pascal Baeumler * 2000 : Marie-Line, de Mehdi Charef * 2001 : L'Ami Fritz, de Jean-Louis Lorenzi * 2001 : Amour Secret, de Christoph Schaub * 2002 : 11'09''01 - September 11, de Youssef Chahine, Amos Gitai, Alejandro González Iñárr... Biography of Vincent Spano
Vincent Spano (born October 18, 1962) is an American actor. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) Spano was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian American parents. In 1976, he made his stage debut in a production of The Shadow Box at Long Wharf Theatre and Broadway. His film debut was in 1979's The Double McGuffin. He has subsequently appeared in many Hollywood films, including John Sayles Baby, It's You and City of Hope, Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish, Alive: The Miracle of the Andes, The Rats and Creator. He also starred in the Italian film Good Morning Babylon written and directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and the 1984 film "Alphabet City". Spano has also dated actress Laura Dern. Father of Aljosha Moussa (June 29th, 1984) with Nastassja Kinski.... Biography of Baby Bash
Ronnie Ray Bryant (born on October 11, 1975 in Vallejo, California, U.S.) better known by his stage name Baby Bash, and formerly Baby Beesh is an American rapper. Early life Baby Bash grew up with his Latin side of the family. His Mexican mother and Anglo-American father both eventually became addicted to heroin. Growing up, his uncles and grandmother exposed him to many different types of musical genres. Bash had aspiration of becoming a professional basketball player, but he now works as a songwriter and rapper. He had planned to play basketball for the junior college he attended in California during the mid 1990's. After his first year, however, he began selling crystal meth and dropped out after discovering that he was more likely to make fast money through dealing than the like... Biography of Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Vonn (née Kildow, born October 18, 1984, in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team and the reigning overall World Cup champion. Vonn was raised in the Twin Cities metro area (in Burnsville, Minnesota), and was on skis at age 2 before moving into Erich Sailer's renowned development program at Buck Hill, which also produced slalom racer Kristina Koznick. She commuted to Colorado to train for a couple of years before her family moved to Vail in the late 1990s. She married fellow 2002 Olympian and former U.S. Ski Team athlete Thomas Vonn on September 29, 2007. Vonn speaks German and is good friends with fellow racer Maria Riesch of Germany. After climbing through the ranks of the U.S. Ski Team, she made her World Cup debut on November 18, 2000 in Park ... Biography of Henri Bergson
Henri-Louis Bergson (IPA: ; October 18, 1859–January 4, 1941) was a major French philosopher, influential in the first half of the 20th century. Overview Bergson was born in the Rue Lamartine in Paris, not far from the Palais Garnier (the old Paris opera house) in 1859, the year of the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. He was descended from a Polish Jewish family (originally Berekson) on his father's side, while his mother was from an English and Irish Jewish background. His family lived in London for a few years after his birth, and he obtained an early familiarity with the English language from his mother. Before he was nine, his parents crossed the English Channel and settled in France, Henri becoming a naturalized citizen of the Republic. His sister, Mina Be... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy Roux
Guy Roux (born 18 October 1938) is a former French football player and manager known for being in charge of French side AJ Auxerre for the remarkable period of more than forty years and for leading the once humble amateur team to nation- and worldwide prominence. A native of Colmar, Roux played for AJ Auxerre between 1952 and 1961 and became manager of the then-Championnat National (third division) club in 1961 to become its living legend and symbol. With Roux in charge the team made it to a Coupe de France final in 1979 and progressed to Ligue 1 in 1980. The team then went further to clinch the Ligue 1 title in 1995-96 and win the Coupe de France four times (1993-94, 1995-96, 2002-03, 2004-05). Among AJ Auxerre's honours under Roux are also an Intertoto Cup triumph and a UEFA Cup semi-... Biography of Pascal Brunner
Pascal Brunner, born in Sarcelles October 18, 1963, is a French impersonator, TV host and actor.... Biography of Carly Schroeder
Carly Brook Schroeder (born October 18, 1990) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing Serena Baldwin, the daughter of Scotty Baldwin in the General Hospital spin-off, Port Charles. She also had a recurring role on the Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire. In 2007, she played the lead in Gracie, a film inspired by a real-life tragedy during the childhood of actors Elisabeth Shue and Andrew Shue. As of May 2008, Schroeder is pursuing several projects including "Prayers for Bobby" and a monster movie called "Forget Me Not", modeling for Jessica McClintock and currently working showing off the new line to buyers around the globe. Carly's younger brother, Hunter Schroeder, is also an actor; he has appeared with her in Gracie and Eye of the Dolphin. Carly... Biography of Erin Moran
Erin Moran (born October 18, 1960) is an American actress, best known for the role of Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days and its spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi. Moran was born and raised in North Hollywood, California, the fifth of six children in a strict Catholic family. Her parents were so strict that on the Howard Stern Show she said that she had been beaten with a belt for going "trick or treating." At the age of six, Moran appeared in her first commercial. She attended St. Charles Borremeo Elementary School, and then Walter Reed Junior High School for one year and North Hollywood High School for another year. Moran was cast as Jenny Jones in the television series Daktari which ran from 1966 to 1969. In 1968, she made her feature-film debut in How Sweet It Is? with Debbie Reynolds. Sh... Biography of Heinrich von Kleist
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (October 18, 1777 – November 21, 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him. Kleist was born into the von Kleist family in Frankfurt an der Oder in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. After a scanty education, he entered the Prussian Army in 1792, served in the Rhine campaign of 1796, and retired from the service in 1799 with the rank of lieutenant. He next studied law and philosophy at the Viadrina University, and in 1800 received a subordinate post in the Ministry of Finance at Berlin. In the following year, Kleist's roving, restless spirit got the better of him, and procuring a lengthened leave of absence he visited Paris and then settled in Swit... Biography of Michael Stich
Michael Stich (born October 18, 1968 in Pinneberg, Germany) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991. He also won the men's doubles titles at both Wimbledon and the Olympic Games, and was a singles runner-up at the US Open and the French Open. Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Weight 80 kg (176 lb) Career Stich was raised in Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein. He turned professional in 1988, and won his first top-level singles title in 1990 at Memphis. The highlight of Stich's career came in 1991 at Wimbledon. He shocked the tennis world first in the semi-finals, where he defeated the defending champion and World No. 1 Stefan Edberg 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 7-6. Then in the final he went on to beat his compatrio... Biography of Inger Stevens
Inger Stevens ( October 18, 1934 – April 30, 1970), born Inger Stensland, in Stockholm, Sweden, was a Golden Globe-winning, Emmy-nominated Swedish-American movie and TV actress. Early life Stevens was an insecure and often ill child. Her parents divorced while living in Sweden and she moved with her father to the United States. She attended high school in Manhattan, Kansas. At 16, she left home and started to work in New York City as a showgirl in low-budget performances. At the same time she took lessons at the Actors Studio. Career She appeared in commercials, plays and TV until she finally got her big chance in the movie Man on Fire, with Bing Crosby. She was also romantically linked to Crosby. Several roles in major films followed, but she had the greatest success with he... Biography of George C. Scott
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 - September 22, 1999) was an American stage and film actor, director, and producer. He was best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of General George S. Patton Jr. in the film Patton, as well as for his flamboyant performance as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Early life Scott was born in Wise, Virginia, the son of Helena Agnes (née Slemp; 1904-1935) and George Dewey Scott (1902-1987). He was the only son and younger of their two children. His mother died just before his eighth birthday, and he was raised by his father, an executive at the Buick Motor Company. Scott's great-uncle was congressman C. Bascom Slemp. As a young man, Scott's original ambition... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Denis Olivennes
Denis Olivennes, born October 18, 1960 in Paris, is a French businessman. He is the CEO of FNAC. FNAC (originally Fédération Nationale d'Achats pour Cadres, or National Purchasing Federation for Managers) is the largest French retailer of cultural and consumer electronics products: books, CDs and DVDs, computer software and hardware, television sets, cameras, video-games etc. The company offers a wide selection and higher-end consumer products positioning themselves above the discount retailers of such goods. Its headquarters are located in Clichy, a suburb in the north-west of Paris. The company is also present in Belgium, Brazil, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan. fnac stores are usually fairly large and can be compared to the old Incredible Universe or... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Vuillemin
David Vuillemin is a French professional motocross rider born on October 18, 1977 in Berre-l'Étang, France, near Marseille. Amateur career David started racing at age 8 and was coached by his father Didier, himself a former professional rider. He won his first major race in 1994, at the Metz Supercross. Until 1997 he alternated between the US, where he participated in the West 125cc championship, and Europe, where he took the European Supercross Championship title. Professional career In 1999, he won the world supercross championship. He also started competing in the AMA supercross championship. David moved to the United States in 2000 and became a professional rider, riding in the 125cc (now "motocross lite" and "supercross lite") category. In 2000, he switched to the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Isabelle Autissier
Isabelle Autissier, born October 18, 1956 in Paris, is a French navigator, radio host and author. Bibliographie Une solitaire autour du monde, avec Eric Cocquerel (Arthaud, 1997) Kerguelen, le voyageur au pays de l'ombre (Grasset, 2006) Salut au Grand Sud, avec Erik Orsenna (Stock, 2006)... Biography of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (October 18, 1741 - September 5, 1803) was a French novelist, official and army general. A unique case in French literature, he was for a long time considered to be as scandalous a writer as the Marquis de Sade or Nicolas-Edme Rétif. He was a military officer with no illusions about human relations, and an amateur writer; however, his initial plan was to "write a work which departed from the ordinary, which made a noise, and which would remain on earth after his death"; from this point of view he mostly attained his goals, since the fame of his masterwork Les Liaisons dangereuses is such that it can be considered one of the most well-known books in the world. It is one of the masterpieces of novelistic literature of the 18th century, which ex... Biography of Nemanja Radulovic
Nemanja Radulovic, born October 18, 1985 in Serbia, is a musician and violinist. He has begun his musical studies in 1992. Biography on http://www.believedigital.com/albums/17911,mendelssohn-concertos-pour-violon-n1-2-violin-concertos-no-1-2.html#content_bio: He won the Prize of October for music of the City of Belgrade in 1996, then the Special Prize of the ministry of Education of the Serbian Republic "Talent of the year 1997". Nemanja Radulovic won many international prizes : First Prize at the Joachim Competition in Hanover in 2003, First Prize and two Special Jury Prizes at the Georges Enescu Competition in Bucharest in 2001, Second Prize of the Antonio Stradivarius Competition in Cremona in 2001 (first prize not distributed), Special Jury Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin Competitio... Biography of Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Learson Marsalis (b. October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter and composer. He is among the most prominent jazz musicians of the modern era and is also a well-known instrumentalist in classical music. He is also the Musical Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. A compilation of his series of inspirational letters to a young jazz musical student, named Anthony, has been published as To a Young Jazz Musician. Marsalis has made his reputation with a combination of skill in jazz performance and composition, a sophisticated yet earthy and hip personal style, an impressive knowledge of jazz and jazz history, and skill as a virtuoso classical trumpeter. As of 2006, he has made sixteen classical and more than thirty jazz recordings, has been awarded nine Grammys between the genres, and h... Biography of Nicholas Culpeper
Nicholas Culpeper (18 October 1616 – 1654 in London) was an English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer. His published books, The English Physitian (1652) and the Complete Herbal (1653), contain a rich store of pharmaceutical and herbal knowledge. Culpeper spent the greater part of his life in the English outdoors cataloguing hundreds of medicinal herbs. He criticized what he considered the unnatural methods of his contemporaries, writing: "This not being pleasing, and less profitable to me, I consulted with my two brothers, DR. REASON and DR. EXPERIENCE, and took a voyage to visit my mother NATURE, by whose advice, together with the help of Dr. DILIGENCE, I at last obtained my desire; and, being warned by MR. HONESTY, a stranger in our days, to publish it to the world, I hav... Biography of Lorène Cazals
Lorène Cazals, born October 18, 1976 in Paris, is a French TV host.... Biography of Freja Beha Erichsen
Freja Beha Erichsen (born October 18, 1987 in Roskilde, Denmark) also known as Freja Beha, is a Danish model. Career Discovered on the streets of her native Denmark by a modeling agent passing by in a taxi, Erichsen made her debut as a model in 2005 at the fall Paris and Milan shows of Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Miu Miu (which she opened). She continues to walk the runways of New York, Paris, Milan and also London, both in the Ready-to-wear and Haute Couture seasons. Erichsen has walked for Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Burberry, Alexander Wang, Prada, Balmain, Balenciaga, Christian Lacroix, Zac Posen and Sonia Rykiel, among many others. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for brands such as Balenciaga, Jil Sander, Gucci, Hugo Boss, H&M, CK by Calvin Klein, Hermès, Chanel, Gianfranco ... Biography of Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Many place her among the greatest female jazz singers in a group that includes Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Abbey Lincoln and Betty Carter. Born Anita Belle Colton, O'Day was admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. She changed her surname from Colton to O'Day, pig Latin for "dough," slang for money. O'Day, along with Mel Tormé, is often grouped with the West Coast Cool school of jazz. Like Tormé, O'Day had some training in j... Biography of Om Puri
Om Puri, OBE (Honorary) (born October 18, 1950 in Ambala, Haryana, India) is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian Cinema films as well as art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India. He was also an alumnus of the 1973 batch of National School of Drama where Naseeruddin Shah was a co-student. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Acting career Puri has worked in hundreds of Indian films and films produced in the United Kingdom and the United States. He made his film debut in the 1976 film Ghashiram Kotwal, a film based on a marathi play of the same name. He was often thought to be the brother or cousin of late actors Madan Puri and Amrish Puri but he was not related to them. Howeve... Biography of Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro (born Laura Nigro) (October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American composer, lyricist, singer and pianist. Her style was a distinctive hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, mixed with elements of jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes and rock. She was best known, and had the most commercial success, as a composer and lyricist rather than as a performer. Between 1968 and 1970 a number of other singers had significant hits with her songs: the Fifth Dimension with "Blowing Away", "Wedding Bell Blues", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Sweet Blindness", "Save The Country" and "Black Patch"; Blood, Sweat & Tears and Peter Paul & Mary with "And When I Die"; Three Dog Night with "Eli's Coming"; and Barbra Streisand with "Stoney End". "Time and Love", and "Hands off the Man (Flim... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Tindall
Michael James Tindall, MBE (born October 18, 1978 in Otley, near Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a rugby union footballer who plays Outside centre for Gloucester Rugby and England. Tindall was educated at the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, while his father Phil captained Otley. He refused braces to straighten his teeth, one of his greatest regrets; and served Fish and Chips from a van while studying. Bath Tindall joined Bath straight from school, as an 18 year old in 1997. At that point the centre pairing at Bath and England were Jeremy Guscott and Phil de Glanville. But after the 1999 Rugby World Cup, Tindall stepped up to become a regular fixture at both club and country level, making his debut against Ireland at Twickenham in 2000 alongside Mike Catt. Despite receivin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Ulm
Charles Thomas Philippe Ulm (October 18, 1898, Middle Park, Melbourne, Australia — December 3, 1934) was a pioneer Australian aviator. World War I Ulm joined the AIF in September 1914, lying about his name and age to get in. He fought and was wounded at Gallipoli in 1915, and on the Western Front in 1918. Charles Ulm was married twice. In 1919 he married Isabel Amy Winter. After divorcing his first wife, in 1927 he married Mary Josephine Callaghan. Partnership with Charles Kingsford Smith Ulm is best known for his partnership with Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, and was Kingsford Smith's copilot on many of his famous flights, including the 1928 first crossing of the Pacific. Ulm was the "business brains" in the partnership, and acquired the funding necessary for the journey. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edmond Haraucourt
Edmond Haraucourt, born October 18, 1856 in Bourmont, died in 1941 in Paris, was a French writer, composer and poet. Bibliography L’Âme nue, 1885 Amis, 1887 - Collection "In Extenso" N°17 Seul, roman en vers, 1890 La Passion, pièce évangélique en vers, 1890 Don Juan de Mañara, 1898 Jean Bart, 1900 Les Benoît, 1905 - Collection "In Extenso" N°25 Les Oberlé, 1905 Daâh, le premier homme, 1914 Ouvre ( paroles et musique), interprétée par Suzy Solidor, 1933 Le livre de mon chien Charles Koechlin : Oeuvres vocales avec orchestre - Quatre Poèmes d’Edmond Haraucourt opus 7 Gabriel Fauré : Chanson de Shylock, op. 57, n° 1 Gabriel Fauré : Madrigal de Shylock, op. 57, n° 2 Le bleu des bleuets (paroles) chanté par Mathé Altery Chanson de l'adieu (paroles) chanté pa... Biography of Miriam Hopkins
Ellen Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an Oscar-nominated American actress. Career Born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in Bainbridge, a town in southwestern Georgia near the Alabama border, Hopkins attended a finishing school in Vermont and later Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. At the age of 20, she became a chorus girl in New York City. In 1930, she signed with Paramount Pictures, and made her official film debut in Fast and Loose. Her first great success was in Ernst Lubitsch's masterpiece Trouble in Paradise (1932), in which she proved her charm and her wit as a beautiful and jealous pickpocket. During the rest of the 1930s she appeared in such films as The Smiling Lieutenant (1931), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Becky Sharp (1935), for which... Biography of Peter Boyle
Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an Emmy Award-winning American actor. He is best known for his role as Frank Barone on the 1996-2005 CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and as a singing and dancing Frankenstein's Monster in the writer-director Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama The X-Files, won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film Joe. Early life and career Boyle was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania of Irish descent, the son of Alice and Peter Boyle, Sr. He moved with his family to nearby Philadelphia. His father was a Philadelphia TV personality from 1951-1963 who, among many other things,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rita Verdonk
Drs. Maria Cornelia Frederika ("Rita") Verdonk (born 18 October 1955) is a Dutch politician who was minister for Immigration and Integration, later Immigration, Juvenile Protection, Prevention and Probation in the Third Balkenende cabinet. She was expelled from the parliamentary faction of the VVD on September 13, 2007. One month later she cancelled her membership, after a reconciliation attempt failed and the VVD party board initiated a procedure of exclusion. October 2007, she announced the creation of her own political movement, Proud of the Netherlands (Dutch: Trots op Nederland). Career before politics Born in Utrecht, Verdonk attended High School at Utrecht's Niels Stensen College at the atheneum level. She went on to study sociology at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, which a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rama IV of Siam
Phrabat Somdet Phra Pormen Maha Mongkut, Phra Chom Klao Chaoyouhua, or Rama IV (October 18, 1804 - October 1, 1868) was the fourth king of Siam (1851 - 1868) of the Chakri dynasty and one of the most revered monarchs of Siam. Outside of Thailand he is best-known as the King in the play and film "The King and I", based on "Anna and the King of Siam" - in turn based on the writing of Anna Leonowens about her six years at his court. In his reign, the pressure of Western expansionism was felt for the first time in Siam. Mongkut embraced Western innovations and initiated the modernization of Siam, both in technology and culture—earning him the epithet "The Father of Science and Technology" in Siam. Mongkut was also known for his appointment of his brother, Prince Chutamani, as vic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thomas Love Peacock
Thomas Love Peacock (18 October 1785 - 23 January 1866) was an English satirist and author. Peacock was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they influenced each other's work. He wrote satirical novels, each with the same basic setting — characters at a table discussing and criticizing the philosophical opinions of the day. He worked for the British East India Company. Early life Thomas Love Peacock was born in Weymouth, Dorset, England. His father was a glass merchant in London, partner of a Mr Pellatt, presumed to be the founder of the celebrated firm; his mother was the daughter of Thomas Love, formerly master of a man-of-war. Of the father nothing is known except but his calling and that his son became an orphan at the age of three. Mrs Peacock went to live with her fat... Biography of Jesse Helms
Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. (October 18, 1921–July 4, 2008) was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001. He was perhaps the last unreconstructed Southern conservative who started his political career in the Democratic Party when that party symbolized racial conservatism and transitioned in the early 1970s to being a Republican. Helms was a major influence on social conservatism, credited with intervening to rescue Ronald Reagan's political career and also praised for his ability to connect complicated ideas on a level that spoke to ordinary people. Helms was the longest-serving popularly-elected senator in North Carolina history and was widely credited with shifting the one-part... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henry Coley
Henry Coley, born October 18, 1633 and died in 1695, was a British mathematician, author and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ludovic Vitet
Ludovic Vitet (October 18, 1802 - 1873) was a French dramatist and politician. He was born in Paris. He was educated at the Ecole Normale. His politics were liberal, and he was a member of the society "Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera." On the triumph of liberal principles in 1830 Guizot created an office especially for Vitet, who became inspector-general of historical monuments. In 1834 he entered the Chamber of Deputies, and two years later was made a member of the Council of State. He was consistent in his monarchist principles, and abstained from taking any part in politics during the second empire. The disasters of 1870-71 reawakened Vitet's interest in public affairs, and he published in the Revue des deux mondes his optimistic "Lettres sur le siege de Paris." Vitet was the author of so... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Géret
Georges Géret, sometimes Georges Geret or George Géret, born October 18, 1924 in Lyon, died April 8, 1996, was a French actor. Filmography 1954 : Le Défroqué de Léo Joannon 1955 : Les Nuits de Montmartre de Pierre Franchi 1956 : L'homme aux clefs d'or de Léo Joannon 1957 : Ces dames préfèrent le mambo de Bernard Borderie 1958 : Le désert de Pigalle de Léo Joannon - René 1959 : Ramuntcho de Pierre Schoendoerffer 1960 : Le Caïd de Bernard Borderie 1961 : Le Sahara brûle de Michel Gast 1964 : Le Journal d'une femme de chambre de Luis Buñuel 1964 : Le chevalier de maison rouge de Claude Barma 1964 : Week end à Zuydcoote d'Henri Verneuil 1964 : L'insoumis d'Alain Cavalier 1965 : Par un beau matin d'été de Jacques Deray 1965 : Mata Hari, agent H21 de Jean-Louis Ric... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Fourcade
Jean-Pierre Fourcade, born October 18, 1929 in Marmande, is a French politician, member of UMP.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Egan
Joe Egan (born Joseph Egan, 18 October 1946, in Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. Career In the 1960s Egan, together with former St Mirin's Academy school mate Gerry Rafferty, played in various smaller British bands, for example The Sensors and The Mavericks, and worked as a session musician. In 1972 he and Rafferty founded the folk / rock band Stealers Wheel. After two unsuccessful singles the track "Stuck in the Middle With You", which he had co-written with Rafferty, surprisingly became a hit in 1973 and reached the Top Ten of both the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Subsequently the band had a few smaller successes, amongst others with the Egan penned song "Star", but stagnating sales figures and artistic differences finally led to t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Katherine Kurtz
Katherine (Irene) Kurtz (born 18 October 1944) is the author of numerous fantasy novels, especially the Deryni novels. Although born in America, for the past several years, up until just recently, she has lived in a castle in Ireland. (Ireland does not tax book royalties, which policy was designed to encourage native-born writers, but it has also encouraged writers from other countries to immigrate as tax exiles.) She now lives in Virginia. She is known to be friends with Anne McCaffrey and frequently converses with her fans online. She was a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! anthologies. She also was an early member o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Darciaux
Claude Darciaux (born October 18, 1942) is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Côte-d'Or department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Biography of Jennifer Ulrich
Jennifer Ulrich, born October 18, 1984 in Berlin, is a German actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1457472/ ) Schweitzer (2009) (post-production) .... Susi Sandler "Stolberg" .... Alissa Eberstein (2 episodes, 2009) ... aka Kommissar Stolberg (Germany: new title) - Die falsche Frau (2009) TV episode .... Alissa Eberstein - Schüsse vorm Salon (????) TV episode .... Alissa Eberstein "Tatort" .... Arzu Korkmaz (1 episode, 2009) - Familienaufstellung (2009) TV episode .... Arzu Korkmaz "Die Gerichtsmedizinerin" .... Britta Dorn / ... (1 episode, 2008) - Schlaf Kindlein, schlaf (2008) TV episode .... Britta Dorn/Katja Hagen Ein Teil von mir (2008) .... Jeanette "SOKO Köln" .... Dorea Klöwer (1 episode, 2008) - Man liebt nur einmal (2008)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Peyrat
Jacques Peyrat (born October 18, 1931 at Belfort) is a right-wing French politician and lawyer who has been mayor of Nice since 1995 and senator from the Alpes-Maritimes since 1998. Jacques Peyrat came from a military family that settled in Nice in 1946 where he studied law and letters. In 1947 at the age of 16 he joined the RPF (Rassemblement du peuple français) the political party that General de Gaulle created that year. In 1953 Peyrat enlisted in a parachute battalion of the French Foreign Legion. It was in French Indochina that he met and became friends with the far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. Upon his return to civilian life, Peyrat united his social and professional interests. His presidency of parachute and aeronautical groups won him a silver medal for youth and s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark Lamura
Mark La Mura (Mark LaMura | Mark Lamura), born October 18, 1948 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0478760/ ) Trim (2008) (post-production) .... Phil "Gossip Girl" (1 episode, 2008) - Much 'I Do' About Nothing (2008) TV episode "The Sopranos" .... Alan Kaplan (1 episode, 2007) - Kennedy and Heidi (2007) TV episode .... Alan Kaplan "Six Degrees" (2 episodes, 2007) ... aka 6° (USA: promotional title) - Surstromming or a Slice (2007) TV episode - Ray's Back (2007) TV episode The Lucky One (2007) .... Larry "One Life to Live" .... Douglas Kline (2 episodes, 2007) - Episode #1.9905 (2007) TV episode .... Douglas Kline - Episode #1.9902 (2007) TV episode .... Douglas Kline "Law & Order: ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wendy Wasserstein
Wendy Wasserstein (18 October 1950 – 30 January 2006) was an American playwright and an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1989 for her play, The Heidi Chronicles. Early years Wasserstein was born in Brooklyn, New York to Morris Wasserstein, a wealthy textile executive, and his wife, Lola Schleifer, an amateur dancer who moved to the United States from Poland when her father was accused of being a spy. Lola Wasserstein reportedly inspired some of her daughter's characters. Wendy was one of five siblings, including brother Bruce Wasserstein. Her maternal grandfather was Simon Schleifer, a prominent Polish Jewish playwright who moved to Paterson, New Jersey and became a Hebrew schoo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Norberto Bobbio
Norberto Bobbio (October 18, 1909 – January 9, 2004) was an Italian philosopher of law and political sciences and a historian of political thought. He also wrote regularly for the Turin-based daily La Stampa. Bobbio was a liberal socialist in the tradition of Piero Gobetti, Carlo Rosselli, Guido Calogero, and Aldo Capitini. He was also strongly influenced by Hans Kelsen and Vilfredo Pareto. Life and views Bobbio was born into what his Guardian obituary described as "...a relatively wealthy, middle-class Turin family" whose sympathies Bobbio would later characterize as "philo-fascist, regarding fascism as a necessary evil against the supposedly greater danger of Bolshevism". In high school he met Vittorio Foa, Leone Ginzburg and Cesare Pavese, and at university he became a friend of Ale... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre-David de Colbert de Chabanais
Pierre David Édouard de Colbert-Chabanais, born in Paris October 18, 1774 and died in 1853, was a French general who served in Napoleon's army.... Biography of Howard Shore
Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer, notable for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 40 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, for which he won three Academy Awards. He is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since 1979. He is also a prolific composer of concert works; his first opera, The Fly, based on the plot (though not his score) of Cronenberg's 1986 film premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on 2 July 2008. Shore is a three-time winner of the Academy Award, and has also won two Golden Globe Awards and four Grammy Awards. He is the uncle of film composer Ryan Shore. Early life and career Shore was born in Toronto, Canada, ... Biography of Lotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya (18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian singer and actress. In the German-speaking and classical music world she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her husband, Kurt Weill. In popular culture, she is widely recognized for her performance as Rosa Klebb in From Russia with Love. She is also known for receiving a mention in the Louis Armstrong and Bobby Darin versions of the song "Mack the Knife". The early years Lenya was born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer to working class Roman Catholic parents in Vienna, Austria. She moved to study in Zürich, Switzerland in 1914, taking up her first job at the Schauspielhaus using the stage name Lotte Lenja. She moved to Berlin to seek work in 1921. Career In 1922 Lenya was seen by her future... Biography of Stéphane Brizé
Stéphane Brizé, born October 18, 1966 in Rennes, is a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography Movies * 1999 : Le Bleu des villes, prix Michel d'Ornano à la Quinzaine de réalisateurs, Cannes 1999 ; meilleur scénario à Deauville 1999 * 2005 : Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé, Festival de Saint-Sébastien 2005 ; CEC meilleur film * 2006 : Entre adultes Short movies * 1993 : Bleu dommage, grand prix au festival de Cognac 1994 * 1996 : L'œil qui traîne, grand prix au festival de Vendôme 1996 ; grand prix et prix du public au festival de Rennes 1997... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luc Lang
Luc Lang, born in October 18 1956 in Suresnes, France, is a French writer. Works (in French) Voyage sur la ligne d’horizon, Gallimard, 1988. Liverpool marée haute, Gallimard, 1991. Furies, Gallimard, 1995. Mille six cents ventres, Gallimard, 1998. Les Indiens, Stock, 2001. 11 Septembre Mon Amour, 2003. La fin des paysages, Stock, 2006 ; « Folio », 2007. Cruels 13, Stock, 2008. Esprit chien, Stock, février 2010.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roland Toutain
Roland Toutain was a French actor, songwriter and stuntman. he is most well known for playing the aviator André Jurieux in Jean Renoir's film La Règle du jeu. He first gained fame in the film The Mystery of the Yellow Room and its sequel The Perfume of the Lady in Black. He was good friends with fellow actor Jean Marais, who organized his funeral. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869765/ ) # L'inspecteur aime la bagarre (1957) .... Gil Fokkerman # Sidi-Bel-Abbès (1954) .... Capitaine Marsaillan # Captain Ardant (1951) .... Lionel Mancelle ... aka "Capitaine Ardant" - France (original title) # Dakota 308 (1951) .... Le pilote # A Certain Mister (1950) .... Un complice ... aka "Un certain monsieur" - France (original title) # Wicked City (1949) ... aka "Hans le... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pope Pius II
Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Latin Aeneas Sylvius; October 18, 1405 – August 14, 1464) was Pope from August 19, 1458 until his death in 1464. Pius II, "whose character reflects almost every tendency of the age in which he lived", was born at Corsignano in the Sienese territory of a noble but decayed family. His longest and most enduring work is the story of his life, Commentaries, which is the only autobiography ever written by a reigning Pope. Early life After studying at the universities of Siena and Florence, he settled in the former city as a teacher, but in 1431 accepted the post of secretary to Domenico Capranica, bishop of Fermo, then on his way to the Council of Basel (1431–39). Capranica was protesting against the new Pope Eugene IV's (1431–1447) refusing him ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruno Lochet
Bruno Lochet, born October 18, 1959 in Le Mans, is a French actor, a former member of humorist group Les Deschiens. Filmography Actor * 1994 : Les Trois frères de Didier Bourdon et Bernard Campan * 1995 : L'Échappée belle d'Étienne Dhaene * 1995 : Beaumarchais, l'insolent d'Édouard Molinaro * 1996 : Ligne de vie (Liniya zhizni) de Pavel Lungin * 1996 : J'ai horreur de l'amour de Laurence Ferreira Barbosa * 1997 : La Voie est libre de Stéphane Clavier * 1998 : Restons groupés de Jean-Paul Salomé * 1998 : Le Poulpe de Guillaume Nicloux * 1998 : Doggy Bag de Frédéric Comtet * 1999 : Une pour toutes de Claude Lelouch * 2000 : La Faute à Voltaire d'Abdellatif Kechiche * 2003 : Ne quittez pas ! d'Arthur Joffé * 2003 : La Fin ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, 1st Duc de Parma, (18 October 1753–8 March 1824), was a French lawyer and statesman, best remembered as the author of the Napoleonic code, which still forms the basis of French civil law. Early career Cambacérès was born in Montpellier, into a family of the legal nobility. In 1774 he graduated in law and succeeded his father as councillor in the Montpellier court of accounts and finances. He was a supporter of the French Revolution of 1789, and was elected as an extra deputy to represent the nobility of Montpellier (in case the government doubled the nobility's delegation) at the meeting of the Estates-General at Versailles, but since the delegation was not increased he never took his seat. In 1792 he represented the department of Hérault in the Nati... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barry Gifford
Barry Gifford (born October 18, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American author, poet, and screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and film noir- and Beat Generation-influenced literary madness. He is described by Patrick Beach as being "like if John Updike had an evil twin that grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and wrote funny..."He is best known for his series of novels about Sailor and Lula, two sex-driven, star-crossed protagonists on the road. The first of the series, Wild at Heart, was adapted by director David Lynch for the 1990 film of the same title. Gifford went on to write the screenplay for Lost Highway with Lynch. Much of Gifford's work is nonfiction. Selected works The Sailor & Lula Series * Wild at Heart (1990) * Perdita... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marc Recha
Marc Recha, born October 18, 1970 in Barcelona, is a Spanish director, screenwriter, actor and producter. He is the brother of David Recha and Pau Recha. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714437/ ) Director: Petit indi (2008) (post-production) Dies d'agost (2006) ... aka August Days (Canada: English title: festival title) ... aka Días de agosto (Spain: Castilian title) Mains vides, Les (2003) ... aka Manos vacías, Las (Spain) ... aka Mans buides, Les (Spain: Catalan title) ... aka Where Is Madame Catherine? (International: English title) Pau i el seu germà (2001) ... aka Pau and His Brother ... aka Pau et son frère (France) ... aka Pau y su hermano (Spain) Sobre el pas de dues persones unes anys mes tard (2001) ... aka Sobre el paso de dos per... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Craig Mello
Craig Cameron Mello (born October 18, 1960) is an American biologist and Professor of Molecular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Andrew Z. Fire, for the discovery of RNA interference. This research was conducted at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and published in 1998. Mello has been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator since 2000. Early life Mello was born in New Haven, Connecticut on October 18, 1960. He was the third child of James and Sally Mello. His father, James Mello, was a paleontologist and his mother, Sally Mello, was an artist. His paternal grandparents immigrated to the US from the Portuguese islands of Azores. His par... Biography of Christopher Nicholson Johnston
Sir Christopher Nicholson Johnston, Lord Sands (October 18, 1857–1934) was Unionist Party (Scotland) MP for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities (UK Parliament constituency) between two by-elections in 1916 and 1917. He stood down as an MP when he became a Senator of the College of Justice, a senior judicial post.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Drach
Michel Drach (born October 18, 1930 in Paris; died February 15, 1990 in Paris) was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. His fims include Le Passé simple (1977), which he directed and scripted.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Boureau
François Boureau, born October 18, 1947 in Saint-Symphorien, Cher, died June 23, 2005 in Charm el-Cheikh, Egypt, was a French physician. He specializes in neurophysiology and was a specialist in pain therapy. Bibliography François Boureau et Jean-Claude Willer, La Douleur, Collection de monographies de réflexothérapie appliquée, Masson, Paris, 1979. ISSN 0337-8098 François Boureau, Douleurs aiguës, douleurs chroniques, soins palliatifs, éditions Med-Line, Paris, 2004. ISBN 2-84678-031-5 François Boureau, Contrôler votre douleur, Rivages & Payot, coll. « Petite bibliothèque Payot », Paris, 2004. ISBN 2-228-89818-X... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Geneviève Brisac
Geneviève Brisac, born October 18, 1951 in Paris, is a French editor and writer. She won Prix Femina in 1996 for her novel "Week-end de chasse à la mère". Selected works Week-end de chasse à la mère, 1996 Les Sœurs Delicata, éditions de l'Olivier, 2003 La vie ne suffit pas, Penser/Rêver n°4, L'informe, Mercure de France, 2003 ABC, Penser/Rêver n°6, La haine des enfants, Mercure de France, 2004.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hubert Coppenrath
Hubert Coppenrath (born October 18, 1930, in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia) is the current Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete. He is the third Archbishop of Papeete and only the second Tahitian-born person to hold the position within the Roman Catholic Church. Coppenrath was ordained as a Catholic priest on June 27, 1957, in Tahiti. He was formally ordained as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete on June 4, 1999 after appointment by Pope John Paul II. He succeeded his own brother, Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath, as Archbishop. The appointment Coppenrath, a blood relative and brother of the previous Archbishop, is considered to be a highly unusual occurrence within the Catholic Church.... Biography of Luiz G. S. Paula
Luis G. S. Paula, born October 18, 1950 in Uberalba, is a Brazilian psychic and writer. He writes in one of his books his experiences of contacts with extra-terrestrials.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ivanoe Bonomi
Ivanoe Bonomi (October 18, 1873 – April 20, 1951) was an Italian politician and statesman before and after World War II. Bonomi was born in Mantua. He was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 1909, representing Mantua as a member of the Italian Socialist Party. He was among those expelled from the party in 1912, for his advocacy of reformism and moderation. Bonomi joined the Italian Reform Socialist Party, and supported Italy's participation in World War I on the side of the Triple Entente. Bonomi served as Minister of Public Works from 1916 until 1917, and as Minister of War during 1920 - helping to negotiate a treaty with Yugoslavia (the Treaty of Rapallo). Later in 1920 he became Treasury Minister. In 1921, he became Prime Minister of Italy for the first time, in a coalit... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Dawson
Anthony Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish-born English actor, best known for his supporting roles in British films. Born in Edinburgh, he made his film debut in 1943's They Met in the Dark, going on to appear in such classic British films as The Way to the Stars (1945), The Queen of Spades (1948), and The Wooden Horse (1950), before relocating to America in the early 1950s. It was while there that he appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954), playing C. J. Swann/Captain Lesgate. In the film, he is blackmailed by Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) into murdering his wife Margot (Grace Kelly). In his unpublished memoirs, Rambling Recollections, Dawson reminisced about getting the part: ... I had never met Hitchcock before, and yet he was about to do ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Toby Regbo
Toby Regbo (born 18 October 1991) is an English film, television and theatre actor. Early life He was born Toby Finn Regbo in London, England. He is currently in his final year at Latymer Upper School in West London. His interest in acting started with plays at school; later on, he attended Young Blood Theatre Company. Career Regbo started his acting career with a small role in 2006 BBC television film Sharpe's Challenge. In 2007, he played American teen spy Chad Turner in an episode of CBBC children's spy-fi adventure series M.I. High. In 2009, he played Michael Walton in Stephen Poliakoff's period drama Glorious 39. His biggest role to date was in a science fiction drama Mr. Nobody, premiered in 2009. He played eponymous character Nemo Nobody (in his teenage years)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lucien Petit-Breton
Lucien Georges Mazan (October 18, 1882 – December 20, 1917) was a French racing cyclist (pseudonym: Lucien Petit-Breton). He was born in Plessé, Loire-Atlantique , a part of Brittany, now part of Pays de la Loire. When he was six he moved with his parents to Buenos Aires where he took Argentine nationality. His cycling career started when he won a bike in a lottery at the age of sixteen. As his father wanted him to do a 'real' job, he adapted the nickname Lucien Breton for races, to deceive his father. Later he changed it to Petit-Breton, because there already was another cyclist called Lucien Breton. Professional career His first notable victory was the track cycling championship of Argentina but in 1902 he was drafted in the French Army and he moved back to France. Two years lat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joy Lauren
Joy Lauren (born Lauren Joy Jorgensen on October 18, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actress. She played a supporting character, Danielle Van de Kamp, on the hit ABC Comedy-drama Desperate Housewives. She will be attending Columbia University in the fall as a member of the class of 2012. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2009 The Assignment 2007 Private Practice Darcy 1 Episode Television 2007 Tooth Amy Johnson 2007 Sweet Sorrow Nora Marces 2007 Shark Krystie Mays 1 Episode Television 2006 The Closer Amanda Carter 2 Episodes Television 2004 - Desperate Housewives Danielle Van de Kamp Supporting Star 2003 Rogues Choir 2003 Still Standing Jenna 1 Episode Television 2002 Lizzie McGuire Head Cheerleader 1 Episode Television 2002 The Division Mary Ellen Smi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Hennery
Henri Hennery, born October 18, 1898 in Paris, is a French actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377233/ ) # The Lebanese Mission (1956) (uncredited) .... L'armateur ... aka "La châtelaine du Liban" - France (original title) ... aka "Desert Detour" - USA (TV title) # The Light Across the Street (1955) ... aka "La lumière d'en face" - France (original title) ... aka "Female and the Flesh" - USA (reissue title) # La villa Sans-Souci (1955) .... Le maître d'hôtel # Interdit de séjour (1955) (uncredited) .... Un garçon de café # Une fille sur la route (1952) # Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952) .... Guillot ... aka "Fanfan la Tulipe" - Italy (original title) # Le costaud des Batignolles (1952) .... L'organisateur # La femme à l'orchidée (1952) # Bouquet de joie (1951... Biography of Dawn Wells
Dawn Elberta Wells (born October 18, 1938, in Reno, Nevada) is an American actress, best known for her television work in the 1960s, particularly her role as Mary Ann Summers on the sitcom Gilligan's Island, which first ran on CBS from 1964-1967, and has been continuously rerun in American television markets over the subsequent decades. The "Mary Ann" character was based on the "Dorothy Gale" character of The Wizard of Oz, a typical American girl stranded in an exotic locale. Dawn's fresh, wholesome looks made for a good contrast to those of the island's glamorous "movie star," Tina Louise. Early life and career Wells attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she majored in chemistry. She later transferred to the University of Washington in Seattle, where she graduated in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Twohy
David Neil Twohy (18 October 1955 in New York) is an American movie director and screenwriter. He attended college at California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a degree in radio/television/film. His most successful movies have been: (as a writer) The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford, and (as a writer and director) Pitch Black, and its sequel The Chronicles of Riddick. He also wrote the script and scenario for the Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay video game for the Microsoft Xbox. He has a cameo in Below playing the British Captain of the rescue ship. Filmography Director A Perfect Getaway (2009) The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) Below (2002) Pitch Black (2000) The Arrival (1996) Timescape (1992, TV) (also called Grand Tour: Disaster in Ti... Biography of Chuck Lorre
Chuck Lorre (born October 18, 1952 in Bethpage, Long Island, New York (source: Imdb)) is a writer, director, producer and composer who has created many American sitcoms, including Grace Under Fire, Cybill, Dharma & Greg, Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory. Lorre also serves as executive producer of the sitcom Mike & Molly which premiered on CBS in September 2010. He wrote Deborah Harry's radio hit single "French Kissin' in the USA" for the 1986 Rockbird album. Biography Born as Charles Michael Levine, he is divorced and has two children. Lorre attended State University of New York at Potsdam, but dropped out after two years. After leaving school, he toured the United States as a guitarist and songwriter. By 1986, Lorre changed his focus to television. On March 12, 20... Biography of Alfred Fouillée
Alfred Jules Émile Fouillée (October 18, 1838 - 1912), French philosopher, was born at La Pouëze. He held several minor philosophical lectureships, and from 1864 was professor of philosophy at the lycées of Douai, Montpellier and Bordeaux successively. In 1867 and 1868 he was crowned by the Academy of Moral Science for his work on Plato and Socrates. In 1872 he was elected master of conferences at the Ecole Normale, and was made doctor of philosophy in recognition of his two treatises, Platonis Hippias Minor sine Socratica contra liberum arbitrium argumenta and La Liberté et le déterminisme. The strain of the next three years' continuous work undermined his health and his eyesight, and he was compelled to retire from his professorship. During these years he had published works on Pla... Biography of Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding (born 1984) is an American multi-instrumentalist best known as a jazz bassist and singer, who draws upon many genres in her own compositions. In 2011, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 53rd Grammy Awards, making her the first jazz artist to win the award. Biography Early life and education Spalding grew up in the King neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, a neighborhood she describes as "ghetto" and "pretty scary". Her mother raised her and her brother as a single parent. Spalding has a diverse ethnic background. She notes, "My mom is Welsh, Hispanic, and Native American, and my father is black." She also has an interest in the music of other cultures, including that of Brazil, commenting, "With Portuguese songs the phrasing of the melody is intri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jerod Swallow
Jerod Swallow (born October 18, 1966 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American ice dancer. With his partner and wife Elizabeth Punsalan, he is a five-time U.S. national champion, two-time Skate America champion, and competed twice in the Winter Olympics. Career Early in his career, Swallow competed in both pair skating and ice dancing, with Shelly Propson and Jodie Balogh respectively. He teamed up with Elizabeth Punsalan in mid-1989. They were initially coached by Sandy Hess in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They placed 7th at 1989 Skate America and 5th at the 1990 U.S. Championships. The following season, they won their first U.S. national title. They were one of the favorites for the 1992 Olympic team but at the 1992 U.S. Championships, Swallow fell during the free dance and they finished... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frederick III, German Emperor
Frederick III (Frederick William Nicholas Charles, German: Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; October 18, 1831 – June 15, 1888), (German: Friedrich III., Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen) was German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling for 99 days until his death in 1888. Frederick III was a war hero during the Second Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War before his reign, yet his father's longevity never let him capitalize on his popularity and youth. He was more liberal than previous German leaders and represented a possibility for early liberalization in German society had larynx cancer not limited his effectiveness and time as German Emperor. His successor, Wilhelm II, abandoned any indications of liberalization that Frederick III leaned towards. Ear... Biography of Nelson Freire
Nelson Freire (born October 18, 1944) is a Brazilian classical pianist. Freire began playing the piano when he was three years old, amazing everyone around him by replaying from memory pieces his elder sister had just performed. His teachers in Brazil were Nise Obino and Lucia Branco, who had studied with a pupil of Liszt. For his first public recital at the age of five, Freire chose Mozart's Sonata in A major, K. 331. In 1957, Freire's performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, at the age of 12, was awarded 7th place at the Rio de Janeiro International Piano Competition by a jury which included Marguerite Long, Guiomar Novaes and Lili Kraus. Following the competition, he left for Vienna to study with Bruno Seidlhofer (who also taught Friedrich Gulda). In 1964, Freire won first... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Rowe Gilruth
Robert Rowe Gilruth (October 18, 1913 - August 17, 2000) was an American aviation and space pioneer. In the beginning of his career he was involved with early research into supersonic flight and rocket-powered aircraft and then with the manned space program, including the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects. He worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics from 1937 to 1958 and its successor agency, NASA, until retirement in 1973. Early education and career Gilruth was born in Nashwauk, Minnesota. He attended and completed high school in Duluth, Minnesota. Gilruth received a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering at the University of Minnesota, and received his master's degree in 1936. In the NACA Report R755, Requirements for Satisfactory Flying Qualities of ... Biography of Andrea Del Boca
Andrea Del Boca (born October 18, 1965 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine telenovela actress. Biography Del Boca made her debut as a four-year-old in a television show hosted by Teresa Blasco. Later on, she starred in La familia hoy duerme en casa and Había una vez un circo, with the famous Spanish clowns: Gaby, Fofó and Miliky (1970). But it was her participation in Papá corazón that conquered the hearts of many Argentinian television viewers, as Pinina. After that telenovela gave her major celebrity status, she moved on to film, starting to act in that genre, with Andrea (1970) and Papá corazón se quiere casar (1974), followed by Un mundo de amor (1975). She cemented her status as "the Queen of Telenovelas". In 1987 she starred in Estrellita mía, aired in some countries as Stelli... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raymond Brulez
Raymond Brulez, born October 18, 1895 in Blankenberge, died in 1972, was a Flemish author best known for his monumental tetralogy Mijn Woningen.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Camel Meriem
Camel Meriem (Arabic: كامل مريم; born 18 October 1979 in Montbéliard) is a French footballer of Algerian Kabyle origin who last plays at AS Monaco. Career Whilst at Marseille he played in the 2004 UEFA Cup Final. Position Meriem is a regarded as one of the best midfielders in France. International Career He earned his first national cap on November 17, 2004 against Poland in a 0-0 draw. He is a playmaker well known for his vision and precision passing. Trivia * His brother is FC Tournai midfielder Samir Meriem. Honours * FC Sochaux-Montbéliard o French second division (2001) * FC Girondins de Bordeaux o French League Cup (2002)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karl Witzell
Karl Witzell, born October 18, 1884 in Berlin and died May 31, 1976 in Berlin, was a German military and General Admiral during World War I.... Biography of D. T. Suzuki
Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (鈴木大拙貞太郎 Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō, October 18, 1870 – July 12, 1966) was a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in spreading interest in both Zen and Shin (and Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. Suzuki was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit literature. Suzuki spent several lengthy stretches teaching or lecturing at Western universities, and devoted many years to a professorship at Otani University, a Japanese Buddhist school. Early life D. T. Suzuki was born Teitarō Suzuki in Honda-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, the fourth son of physician Ryojun Suzuki. (The Buddhist name Daisetz, meaning "Great Simplicity" ... Biography of Tyler Posey
Tyler Garcia Posey (born October 18, 1991) is an American actor and musician. Tyler is best known for his role as Scott McCall in MTV's show Teen Wolf. Career Working steadily in film and television for the last decade, Posey is also the frontman of the band 'Lost In Kostko', in which he sings and plays guitar. They performed their first performance in 2012 at The Roxy in LA. One of his first roles was Maid in Manhattan, in which he co-starred with Jennifer Lopez. In his breakout role, Posey was cast as the lead in the MTV television series of Teen Wolf (a re-imagining of the 1985 film of the same name), as the soft-spoken Scott, a high school student bitten by a werewolf, who has to keep his secret from his loved ones and keep them safe from impending dangers. Because of this rol... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Isabel Briggs Myers
Isabel Briggs Myers (October 18, 1897 – May 5, 1980) was an American psychological theorist. She was co-creator, with her mother, of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). She was home-schooled by her mother (Katharine Cook Briggs, January 3, 1875 – 1968) and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in political science from Swarthmore College. In 1918 she married Clarence Myers. Katharine Briggs read Carl Jung's book, Psychological Types and recommended it to Isabel Myers; the mother and daughter then formulated the MBTI together. Later in life, Myers collaborated with Mary McCaulley to conduct tests of her research and of the MBTI. Myers wrote a prize-winning mystery novel, Murder Yet to Come, in 1929, using typological ideas. In 1934 she published a second novel,Give Me Death (Fred... Biography of Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun (born October 18, 1974) is a Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the "Four Dan actresses" in China (四大花旦) in the early 2000s, along with Zhang Ziyi, Xu Jinglei and Zhao Wei. Early life Zhou was born to a middle-class family. Her father, Zhou Tianning (Chinese: 周天宁; pinyin: Zhōu Tiānníng), was a local film projectionist, and her mother, Chen Yiqin (Chinese: 陈以琴; pinyin: Chén Yǐqín), was a salesperson at a department store. Zhou enrolled at the Zhejiang Arts Institute to further her interest in dramatic arts, against the wishes of her parents, who wanted her to graduate from a university. She was handpicked for a role in the film Strange Tales Amongst Old and Desolate Tombs dur... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Declerck
Patrick Declerck, born on October 18, 1953 in Ixelles, Brussels (birth time source: birth certificate n°2467, André Dekoster), is an anthropologist, psychoanalyst, philosopher, and author. Bibliography Les Naufragés - Avec les clochards de Paris. Éditions Plon, collection Terre Humaine, 2001 ; Pocket "Terre Humaine", 2003, ISBN 2266129899. Garanti sans moraline, Éditions Flammarion, 2004 ; Gallimard "Folio", 2008. Arthur, hippopotame et autres histoires... Éditions Plon, 2004. Le Sang nouveau est arrivé, Éditions Gallimard, 2005 ; "Folio", 2007. Socrate dans la nuit, Éditions Gallimard, 2008, ISBN 2070781100. Démons me turlupinant, Éditions Gallimard, 2012, ISBN 9782070128297.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dan Lilker
Dan Lilker (born October 18, 1964 in Bayside, New York) is a musician from the United States, most known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, drummer and vocalist. He is the bassist for the thrash metal band Nuclear Assault and was a founding member of Anthrax with Scott Ian, (Lilker was then playing lead guitar) and recorded bass guitar and co-wrote on their first album, Fistful of Metal. He also founded crossover band Stormtroopers of Death with Scott Ian and Charlie Benante (from Anthrax), and Billy Milano (Anthrax roadie, M.O.D. singer). He also plays bass with Brutal Truth, Exit-13, Malformed Earthborn, The Ravenous, Overlord Exterminator, Venomous Concept, Crucifist, Nokturnal Hellstorm and Extra Hot Sauce. Lilker played on Holy Moses' 1994's No Matter What's the Cause. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brittney Griner
Brittney Yevette Griner (born October 18, 1990) is an American women's college basketball player at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. In 2012, the three-time All-American was named the AP Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Standing 6'8" tall, Griner wears a men's US size 17 or 18 shoe and has an arm span of 86". In 2009, Griner was named the nation's #1 high school women's basketball player by Rivals.com. Griner was selected to the 2009 McDonald's All-American basketball team. On March 20, 2012, Griner threw down a one-handed dunk against the Florida Gators, becoming just the second woman to dunk in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Basketball High school Griner attended Nimitz High School in Houston. In addition to lettering in basketbal... Biography of Ann Ann Putnam, Jr.
Ann Putnam (October 18, 1679 – 1716), along with Elizabeth "Betty" Parris, Mary Walcott and Abigail Williams, was an important witness at the Salem Witch Trials of Massachusetts during the later portion of 17th century Colonial America. Born 1679 in Salem Village, Essex County, Massachusetts, she was the eldest child of Thomas Putnam (1652–1699) and Ann Carr (1661–1699). She was friends with some of the girls who claimed to be afflicted by witchcraft and, in March 1692, proclaimed to be afflicted herself. In 1706, Ann Putnam publicly apologized for the part she had played in the witch trials. I desire to be humbled before God for that sad and humbling providence that befell my father's family in the year about ninety-two; that I, then being in my childhood, should, by such a prov... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy (French: François-Eugène de Savoie, German: Eugen von Savoyen, Italian: Principe Eugenio di Savoia-Carignano; 18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736), was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV. Based on his poor physique and bearing, the Prince was initially prepared for a career in the church, but by the age of 19 he had determined on a military career. Rejected by Louis XIV for service in the French army, Eugene moved to Austria and transferred his loyalty to the Habsburg Monarchy. Spanning six decades, Eugene served three Holy Roman Emperors: Leopold I, Joseph I, and Charles VI. He first sa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Corinne Bohrer
Corinne Vilhelma Bohrer (born October 18, 1958) is an American movie and television actress. Biography Early life She grew up in Arlington, Texas, a suburb of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex area, where she attended Lamar High School. She was active in drama, band, and student government. Bohrer has done cosmetic and swim suit modeling. Television work Bohrer's work has included a recurring role as Lianne Mars, the wayward mother of the title character in the CW television series Veronica Mars.In 1986 she appeared in the 22nd episode of the 1st series of MacGyver as Terry Ross. During the 1990s she appeared on Murder, She Wrote. Previous roles were more comedic, including her role as a pediatric nurse who had a crush on Elliott Gould in the short-lived CBS situation comedy E/R, ... Biography of Rachel Nichols (journalist)
Rachel Michele Nichols (née Alexander, born October 18, 1973) is a Turner Sports and CNN reporter. She was a regular part of ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown shows, as well as a regular on ESPN's NBA coverage, Nichols was also a correspondent for E:60. She worked for the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel (1995–1996) and Washington Post (1996–2004). Personal Rachel Michele Alexander was born in Potomac, Maryland. Nichols is a 1991 graduate of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland and graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1995. She married music executive Max Nichols, son of film and stage director Mike Nichols, in 2001. She was named one of Esquire's "Women We Love" in 2005.... Biography of Renee Bargh
Renee Bargh (born October 18, 1986) is an Australian celebrity and TV presenter, who is best known as a host of Channel Australia. She is currently the weekend co-host and correspondent for Extra. Biography Early life Renee was born in Southport, Queensland. She spent the first three years of her life living in Vanuatu before her family settled in the hills behind the beachside town of Byron Bay. Upon graduating from high school, Renee moved to Sydney to complete a Certificate IV in Performing Arts at Brent Street. Career In 2006 Renee got her start in the entertainment industry as part of the pop group, Girlband. The group released two top 50 singles, Electric and Party Girl, written by Kara DioGuardi and Greg Wells. The group supported a national tour for The Rogue Traders b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Volker
Bernard Volker, born on October 18, 1942 in Tuttlingen, Germany (birth time source: Didier Geslain), is a French political journalist. He had worked with TF1. Award Grand Prix spécial de la Presse Internationale (2009)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dudley O'Shaughnessy
Dudley O'Shaughnessy (born October 18, 1989 in London, England) is a British actor and model. Career O'Shaughnessy was an amateur boxer from the age of 9, after being introduced to the sport by his father, who himself was a former boxer. He became the British amateur welterweight champion in 2010, after being the runner-up in 2009. However, he was still overlooked by the British Olympic association. At the age of 19 he was scouted by a local modelling agency, and then moved to NEXT Model Management. He then began to focus on modelling. In 2011 he was chosen to star in the music video for "We Found Love" by Rihanna. Since then his profile has risen in popularity. O'Shaughnessy has featured in some of the works by Oswald Boateng, Fred Perry and Stone Island (where he featured in a ... |
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