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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on October, 27, 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 · 45,666 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,666 Celebrities
118 celebrities or events were found for October, 27. Add to favourites (48 fans)Biography of Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She graduated summa cum laude from Smith College in 1955. Known primarily for her poetry, Plath also wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas, detailing her struggle with depression. Along with Anne Sexton, Plath is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry that Robert Lowell and W.D. Snodgrass initiated. Childhood Plath was born on the 27 October 1932 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts to Aurelia Schober Plath, a first-generation American of Austrian descent, and Otto Emile Plath, an emigrant from Grabow, Germany. Plath's father was a professor of zoology and German at Boston University and a noted bees specialist. Plat... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne, (October 27, 1984 in London - ) is an international television personality, singer, actress and fashion designer. Osbourne first rose to fame in The Osbournes, the Emmy-winning reality TV series about her famous father and his family. The daughter of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, she has two full siblings: Aimee Osbourne and Jack Osbourne, and two half-siblings: Jessica Hobbs and Louis Osbourne, Ozzy's children from his first marriage and Robert Marcato, adopted by Sharon and Ozzy after his mother died. Personal life Marriage In May 2006, at the Electric Picnic festival in Ireland, Kelly and her boyfriend, Matty Derham of the band Fields, took part in a wedding ceremony in an inflatable church on site. Her representative denie... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of JoeyStarr
JoeyStarr (alias Jaguar Gorgone or Double R or Joey Starr) (real name Didier Morville, born October 27, 1967) is a French rapper of Martinican origin, from Saint-Denis. He co-founded the famous french rap group Suprême NTM in 1989 along with Kool Shen. Unfortunately his reputation as a rebellious and violent man tend to eclipse his obvious talents as a rapper and he finds himself in the news more usually for the wrong reasons. His flow, powerful and polished, has a distinct ragga sound to it - and alongside his particularly distinctive appearance - permits him to stand out from the crowd in almost every way. Biography JoeyStarr had a clearly difficult upbringing and early life. He lived with a violent father and for some time was forced to live virtually as a drifter. In fact, after... Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as T.R., and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the twenty-sixth President of the United States, and a leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Movement. He became the youngest President in United States history at the age of 42. He served in many roles including Governor of New York, historian, naturalist, explorer, author, and soldier. Roosevelt is most famous for his personality: his energy, his vast range of interests and achievements, his model of masculinity, and his "cowboy" persona. His last name, often mispronounced, per Roosevelt, is correctly pronounced "Rosavelt" (IPA: ). As Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, he prepared for and advocated war with Spain in 1... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni (born October 27, 1952) is an Academy Award-winning Italian film and television actor, writer and director. Early years Benigni was born in Misericordia, a frazione of Castiglion Fiorentino, province of Arezzo (Tuscany) and raised in Manciano. In 1958 Roberto's family moved to Vergaio, near Prato. When he was fourteen he joined the circus, where he learned some gymnastics and pantomime. His first experiences as a theatre actor began in 1972, in Prato. In the autumn of the same year he moved to Rome where he took part in some experimental theatre spectacles, some of which he also directed. In 1975 Benigni met his first theatrical success with Cioni Mario di Gaspare fu Giulia, written by Giuseppe Bertolucci. Benigni became famous in Italy in the 1970s for a ... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Michel Galabru
Michel Galabru is a French actor born on October 27, 1922 in Safi, Morocco, at the time part of French North-Africa. Over the course of his career, Galabru appeared in over 200 movies and worked with renowned directors such as Bertrand Blier, Costa Gavras, Luc Besson for Subway and Jean-Luc Godard. He is also known for his numerous collaboration with Louis de Funès " le gendarme de St Tropez, le gendarmes se marie, Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres, le gendarme en balade, le gendarme à New York, le gendarme et les gendarmettes, le petit baigneur, l'avare, nous irons a Deauville ( with Michel Serrault ) , JO "... In 1977, Galabru received a César for best actor for his portayal of Joseph Bouvier in Bertrand Tavernier's The Judge and the Assassin. And actor collaboration with Michel Ser... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award winning English comedian and actor. He is best known for being one of the founding members of the renowned comedy group Monty Python, and as the writer and star of the popular television comedy Fawlty Towers. He has won BAFTA and Emmy awards, and was an Academy Award nominated screen writer for his film, A Fish Called Wanda. Early life Cleese was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England to Reginald Francis Cleese and Muriel (Cross). His family's surname was previously "Cheese", but his father, an insurance salesman, changed his surname to "Cleese" upon joining the army in 1915. As a boy, Cleese was educated at Clifton College in Bristol, from which he was expelled for a humorous defacing of s... Biography of Cassia Riley
Cassia Riley (born October 27, 1980, in Los Angeles, California) is a model and was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for April 2005 and was Pet of the Year Runner-Up 2006. Riley made her first appearance on the Howard Stern radio show in June 2005, her second appearance in June 2006, and her third appearance on December 11, 2006. In January 2006 she was rumored to have had relations with New York Yankees star Derek Jeter which she has denied on Howard Stern and in an interview with Chaunce Hayden for New York Magazine "Steppin' Out". Measurements: 34C-26-34 Height: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Weight: 110 lb (50 kg) Eye colour: Hazel Hair colour: Brown Natural bust: Yes Orientation: Bisexual References ^ Stern Show Archive for 2/9/2006. marksfriggin.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-08. ... Biography of James Cook
Captain James Cook FRS RN (27 October 1728 (O.S.) – 14 February 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. Ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy, Cook was the first to map Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia, the European discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. After service in the British merchant navy as a teenager, Cook joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War, and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec. This allowed General Wolfe to make his famous stealth attack on the Plains of Ab... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Niccolo Paganini
Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (October 27, 1782 – May 27, 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He is one of the most famous violin virtuosi, and is considered one of the greatest violinists who ever lived, with perfect intonation and innovative techniques. Although nineteenth century Europe had seen several extraordinary violinists, Paganini was the preeminent violin virtuoso of that century—it was rumored by his contemporaries that he had sold his soul to the devil for his unbelievable ability. Life Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy, on 27 October 1782, to Antonio and Teresa, née Bocciardo, Paganini. Paganini first learned to play the mandolin from his father at the age of five, moved to the violin by the age of seven, and began composing before he ... Biography of John Gotti
John Joseph Gotti, Jr. (October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002), commonly known as John Gotti, also nicknamed by the media as The Dapper Don and The Teflon Don, was a boss of the Gambino Crime Family, one of the Five Families in New York City. He became widely known for his outspoken personality and flamboyant style that made him the poster child for mobsters, an image that persists even today. He was convicted of racketeering, 13 murders, obstruction of justice, conspiracy to commit murder, illegal gambling, extortion, tax evasion and loansharking among others and sentenced to life in prison where he died. Early life John Joseph "Johnny Boy" Gotti Jr. was born October 27, 1940 to John Gotti Sr. and Philomena "Fannie" Gotti. He was the fifth child of thirteen, two of whom died in infancy.... Biography of Lorant Deutsch
Lorànt Deutsch, born October 27, 1975 in Alençon, is a French actor of Hungarian origin. Theater La Dispute de Marivaux Arlequin poli par l'amour de Marivaux La Reine de beauté de Leenane de Martin Mc. Donagh, mise en scène G. Bourdet 2005 : Amadeus de Peter Shaffer, adaptation de Paul Quentin, mise en scène Stéphane Hillel 2006 : L'importance d'être constant de Oscar Wilde, mise en scène par Pierre Laville Filmography 1994 : L' Eau froide de Olivier Assayas 1999 : Le Ciel, les oiseaux et... ta mère ! de Djamel Bensalah : Christophe 1999 : Peut-être de Cédric Klapisch : Prince Fur 2000 : Là-bas, mon pays d'Alexandre Arcady : Versanti 2000 : Jet Set de Fabien Onteniente : Fifi 2000 : L'Envol de Steve Suissa : Franky 2001 : Un aller simple de Laurent Heynemann : ... Biography of Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel (October 27, 1932 - April 19, 2007) was a French actor, born in Paris. The son of a doctor father and opera singer mother, Cassel was discovered by Gene Kelly as he tap danced on stage, and later cast in the 1957 film "The Happy Road". Then Cassel gained fame in the late 1950s as a hero in comedies by Philippe de Broca. During the 1960s and 1970s he worked with Claude Chabrol (La Rupture), Luis Buñuel (as Stéphane Audran's husband in Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie), Ken Annakin (as Frenchman in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), Gérard Brach (as Claude Jade's lover in The Boat on the Grass), Richard Lester (as King - married to Geraldine Chaplin - in The Three Musketeers), Sidney Lumet (as Pierre in Murder on the Orient Express), Joseph Losey (wi... Biography of Manu Katché
Manu Katché is a French musician, born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés on October 27, 1958. Though he is also a well-experienced and talented songwriter, he is most notably and widely regarded for his passionate, stylish and ultimately unique skill of playing drums. He was sky-rocketed to stardom in the music world in the mid-1980s mostly thanks to the huge success of Peter Gabriel's 1986 album So and his subsequent work with Sting. After that he has been prominently featured in the pop, rock and world music scene playing with numerous bands and artists, including Afro Celt Sound System, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, Dire Straits, Jan Garbarek, Manu Chao, Loreena McKennitt, Youssou N'Dour, Robbie Robertson, Joe Satriani, Tori Amos, Richard Wright and the aforementioned Peter Gabriel and Sting, with ... Biography of Marla Maples
Marla Maples (born October 27, 1963) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her former marriage to billionaire celebrity Donald Trump. Maples was born in Dalton, Georgia to Ann, a former office worker, and Stan Maples, a real estate developer. She lives in Los Angeles with their daughter, Tiffany. In May 2007, she became part of the television show, "The Ex-Wives Club". In July 2007, Maples was briefly seen in a segment of the 1-hour NBC special "Victoria Beckham: Coming To America" during which Beckham is invited to lunch with a group of Beverly Hills socialites. Maples was ridiculed on VH1's "Best Week Ever" as being only known for her marriage to Trump.... Biography of Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet. Early life Dylan Thomas was born at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, in Swansea, Wales. His father, David, who taught English Literature at the local Grammar School, brought his son up to speak English; his mother, Florence, spoke Welsh. His middle name, Marlais, came from the bardic name of his uncle, the Unitarian minister Gwilym Marles (whose given name was William Thomas). He had one sister, Nancy, eight years his senior. His formal education began at seven, at Mrs. Hole's Dame School. He later attended the boys-only Swansea Grammar School in the Mount Pleasant district of the city. It was in this school's magazine that Thomas saw his first poem published. He left school at 16 to become a reporter for 18 months. His... Biography of Alain Bombard
Alain Bombard (October 27, 1924 - July 19, 2005) was a French biologist, physician and politician famous for sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat. Alain Bombard was born in Paris. He theorized that a human being could very well survive the trip across the ocean without provisions and decided to test his theory himself in order to save thousands of lives of people lost at sea. On October 19 1952 Bombard began his solitary trip, after visiting his newborn daughter in France, across the Atlantic for the West Indies. He had sailed in the Atlantic Ocean solo before, from Tanger to Casablanca (August 13 - August 20), and from Casablanca to Las Palmas (August 24 - September 3), however the original plan was to sail across the Atlantic with a friend, English yachtsman Jack Palme... Biography of Luis Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva PC (pronounced /lu'iz i'nasju 'lulɐ da 'siwvɐ/; born October 27, 1945), known simply as LulaNickname, is the thirty-fifth and current President of Brazil and a founding member of the country's Workers' Party. He was elected on October 27, 2002, and took office on January 1, 2003. On October 29, 2006, he was re-elected, extending his term as President until January 1, 2011. Early life Luiz Inácio da Silva was born on October 27, 1945 in Caetés (then a district of Garanhuns), Pernambuco. He is the seventh of eight children of Aristides Inácio da Silva and Eurídice Ferreira de Melo. Two weeks after Lula's birth, his father moved to Santos with Valdomira Ferreira de Góis, a cousin of Eurídice. On December 1952, when Lula was only seven years old, his ... Biography of Gilles Vigneault
Gilles Vigneault, GOQ (born 27 October 1928) is a Québécois poet, publisher and singer-songwriter, and well-known Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. A poet deeply rooted in his native Quebec, Vigneault has become an icon at home and Quebec ambassador abroad. He was one of the principal figures of the generation of chansonniers who helped the Quebec chanson find its own identity, even while helping it find a universal dimension. Born in Natashquan, on the far north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, he was educated in Rimouski and Quebec City. Vigneault started writing poetry during his studies at the Seminary in Rimouski, and by the 1950s was publishing poems and writing songs. In 1959 he founded a publishing house, Les Éditions de l'Arc to distribute his publications. ... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Simon Le Bon
Simon John Charles Le Bon (born 27 October 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran and its offshoot, Arcadia. Early life Le Bon was a member of the local church choir from a young age, but was also trained as an actor. Simon went to Pinner County Grammar School, the same school that Elton John attended some years earlier. He worked as a theatre porter at Northwick Park Hospital Accident and Casualty, and also auditioned for a punk band at Harrow College. He appeared in a few television commercials and also in several theatre productions. He worked on a kibbutz – an Israeli collective community – in the Negev desert in Israel in 1978, and then returned to England to attend drama school at the University of Birmingham before meeting the fledgling band Duran... Biography of Perry Smith
Perry Edward Smith (October 27, 1928 – April 14, 1965) was one of two ex-convicts who murdered four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, United States on November 15, 1959. The crime was made famous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood. Family and early life Perry Smith was born in Huntington, Nevada. His parents, Flo Buckskin and "Tex" John Smith, were rodeo performers. Smith was of mixed Irish and Cherokee ancestry (from his father's and mother's side, respectively). The family moved to Juneau, Alaska the following year, where the elder Smith brewed bootleg whisky for a living. Smith's father abused his wife and four children; in 1935, his wife left him, taking the children with her, and moved to San Francisco. Smith initially lived with his alcoh... Biography of Dileep (actor)
Padmanabhan Gopalakrishnan (Malayalam: ദീലീപ്) (born 27 October 1968), better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian film actor and producer. He started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal. He rose into prominence as a lead actor during the early 2000s. Dileep, who began his career as a mimicry artist, excels in films particularly of the comedy genre. He went on to produce the highest grossing film in Malayalam cinema, Joshi's Twenty:20 (2008). Early life Dileep (Gopalakrishna Pillai) was born Padmanabhan Gopalakrishnan on 27 October 1968 in Edavanakkad, Aluva, Ernakulam district, Kerala to Padmanabha Pillai and Sarojam. He studied in S.N.V Sadanam School & Vidyadhiraja Vidya Bhavan High School, then joined Aluva U.C. College, a... Biography of Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an American Academy Award-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and activist. Early life Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Gladys Hightower and Marshall Edward Nathaniel Wallace, a cook, waiter, and porter. After her mother left the family, Dee's father married Emma Amelia Benson, a schoolteacher. Dee grew up in Harlem, New York. She graduated in 1945 from Hunter College with degrees in French and Spanish, and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Inc. She made several appearances on Broadway before receiving national recognition for her role in the 1950 film The Jackie Robinson Story. Career Dee's career in acting has crossed all major forms of... Biography of Alain Boghossian
Alain Boghossian (born 27 October 1970 in Digne) is a retired Armenian-French football player who played as midfielder. Most of his success was at AC Parma, along with compatriot Lilian Thuram. He won the 1998 World Cup with France, but was injured the day before Euro 2000 started, and his career ended in October 2003 after being dogged with injury. He appeared at the 2002 World Cup, and in total made 26 appearances for France, scoring 2 goals. Club career 1988 - 1992 : Olympique de Marseille (reserves) 1992 - 1993 : Istres F.C. 1993 - 1994 : Olympique de Marseille 1994 - 1997 : SSC Napoli 1997 - 1998 : UC Sampdoria 1998 - 2002 : Parma AC 2002 - 2003 : RCD Espanyol Honours World Cup : 1998 UEFA Cup : 1999 Supercoppa Italiana : 1999 Coppa Italia: 1999 Has... Biography of Emilie Ullerup
Emilie Ullerup is a Danish actress, born October 27, 1984 in Copenhagen. Filmography jPod" (2008) TV Series (pré-production) .... Kaitlin (2008) "Sanctuary" .... Ashley / ... (6 episodes, 2007) - Episode #1.6 (2007) TV Episode .... Ashley - Episode #1.5 (2007) TV Episode .... Ashley - Episode #1.4 (2007) TV Episode .... Ashley - Episode #1.3 (2007) TV Episode .... Ashley - Episode #1.2 (2007) TV Episode .... Ashley Magnus (1 more) "Blood Ties" .... Sandra (2 episodes, 2007) - Blood Price (2007) TV Episode .... Sandra - Blood Price: Part Two (2007) TV Episode (credit only) .... Sandra "Battlestar Galactica" .... Julia Prynne / ... (3 episodes, 2006) - Torn (2006) TV Episode .... Julia Prynne - Exodus: Part 2 (2006) TV Episode ..... Biography of Patrick Fugit
Patrick Raymond Fugit (born October 27, 1982) is an American actor best known for his performance in the lead role of Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous. Personal life Fugit was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Jan, a dance teacher, and Bruce Fugit, an electrical engineer. He has a younger sister, Jocelyn, and a younger brother, Colin. He is of mostly Irish ancestry. Fugit was diagnosed with ADHD in high school, which lead to issues with teachers and authority figures. Career Making his acting debut in a school production while in the seventh grade (he played the shoemaker in The Twelve Dancing Princesses), the sandy-haired, brown-eyed young performer pursued an acting career and landed guest roles on episodes of Promised Land and Touched By an Angel (both from CBS) i... Biography of Catherine of Valois
Catherine of Valois (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422. Catherine of Valois was the daughter of King Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. She was born on October 27, 1401, in Paris. On June 2, 1420, she was given in marriage to King Henry V of England, but only after Henry's demand for return of Normandy and Aquitaine as part of the marriage pact which was triggered by the Battle of Agincourt and the subsequent Treaty of Troyes. As part of the treaty, Henry won control of Normandy and Aquitaine, became regent of France during Charles' lifetime, and won the right to succeed on Charles' death. If this had come to pass, France and England would have been united under one monarch. However, Charles outlived Henry V ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Danielle Messia
Danielle Messia, born October 27, 1956 in Jaffa, Israel, died June 13, 1985, was a French singer and composer.... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notably known for his work with Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots, and also for his five-year career with supergroup Velvet Revolver. After a five-year hiatus, the STP reunion tour kicked off at the Rock on the Range festival in May 2008. He was the frontman of Velvet Revolver during his time away from STP, but parted ways with the band on April 1, 2008. Weiland's split from Velvet Revolver also led to his departure from the side-project band Camp Freddy. Weiland's second solo album, "Happy" in Galoshes, was released on November 25, 2008. Weiland supported the record with an early 2009 tour of the United States. Weiland is one of the most successful frontme... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacqueline Dulac
Jacqueline Rosine Adrienne Dulac, born October 27, 1934 in Vichy, is a French singer. Discography La Petite mort de Brigitte Regard. Fleurs de Pierre de Marc Michel 1963 Je crois en toi 1968 Contre-jour 1973 Besoin des autres 1977 Tu peux me sourire 1990 Pure laine 1993 Il n'y a pas de mots pour le dire References Mairie de Vichy for birth date Swiss Newspapers f1969-1994... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Trillo
Jean Trillo, born October 27, 1944 in Condom, is French rugby player. Height: 1m78 (5'10") Weight: 76 kg... Biography of Madeleine Sologne
Madeleine Simone Vouillon, best known as Madeleine Sologne, born October 27, 1913 in La Ferté-Imbault (41), died March 31, 1995 in Vierzon, was a French actress. Filmography 1936 : la vie est à nous, réalisation collective (8 réalisateurs) 1936 : Une femme par intérim, d'André Hugon 1937 : le Temps des cerises, de Jean-Paul Le Chanois 1937 : le Réserviste improvisé, d'André Hugon 1937 : les Filles du Rhône, de Jean-Paul Paulin 1937 : Forfaiture, de Marcel L'Herbier 1938 : Adrienne Lecouvreur, de Marcel L'Herbier 1938 : les Gens du voyage, de Jacques Feyder – Non créditée au générique 1939 : Le monde tremblera ou la Révolte des vivants, de Richard Pottier 1939 : le Danube bleu, d'Emil E. Reinert et Alfred Rode 1939 : Raphaël le tatoué, de Christian-Jaque 1939 : ... Biography of Aron Ralston
Aron Lee Ralston (born October 27, 1975) is an American mountain climber who became famous in May 2003 when he was forced to amputate his lower right arm with a dull knife in order to free himself after his arm became trapped by a boulder when he was mountaineering in Utah. Personal Life Ralston, a student of mechanical engineering and French at Carnegie Mellon University, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. At Carnegie Mellon, he served as a Resident Assistant, studied abroad, and was an active intramural sports participant. He left his job as a mechanical engineer with Intel in 2002 to climb all of Colorado's "fourteeners", or peaks over 14,000 feet high during the winter season. The Amputation While he was on a canyoneering trip in Blue John Canyon (near Moab, Utah), a boulder disl... Biography of Barclay Twins
Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay (both born on 27 October 1934) are British businessmen. The twin brothers have very substantial business interests primarily in media, retail and property. The Sunday Times Rich List of 2007 estimated their wealth at £1.8 billion. They have earned a reputation for avoiding publicity, and are often described as reclusive. Sir David's son, Aidan Barclay, manages their UK businesses. Their Press Holdings company owns The Business and The Spectator magazine. The Telegraph Group Limited titles are controlled via a wholly owned subsidiary Press Acquisitions Limited. The Barclay brothers were born within ten minutes of each other in London to Scottish parents who had ten children. Their father died when they were twelve and they left school four y... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray (born October 27, 1920) is an American Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning actress. Born as Nanette Ruby Bernadette Fabares in San Diego, California, she overcame a significant hearing impairment to pursue her career and has been a long-time advocate for the rights of the deaf and hard of hearing. Her honors representing the handicapped include the President's Distinguished Service Award and the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award. Career In vaudeville from the age of six, Fabray made her first film appearance in the Our Gang short Cradle Robbers in 1924. Her feature debut came as one of Bette Davis' ladies-in-waiting in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939). In 1953, she played her most famous screen role as a Betty Comden-like playwright in MGM's The Band W... Biography of Jean Schultheis
Jean Schultheis, born October 27, 1943 in Casablanca, is a French composer and interpreter. Discography Albums Spectacles (1978) Abracadabra (1981) incluant Confidence pour confidence qui l'a révélé Grandir (1981) Portrait robot (1984) J'ai pris mon temps (1991) Singles Romance en Fa dièse (1979) A la cigogne amoureuse (1979) Confidences pour confidences (1981) Je te cherche sans me trouver (1982) co-co boy (1982) on y trouve la musique de la fameuse playmate ainsi que le générique de l'émission co-co boy co-écrite avec Pascal Stive, Didier Barbelivien et Jean Roucas Bébé bop (1982) Va te faire voir (chez les Grecs) (1987) " Tequila Bar " ( 1985 )... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Grégoire
Michel Grégoire, born October 27, 1956 in Lyon, is a French politician, member of PS (Parti socialiste).... Biography of Carrie Snodgress
Caroline "Carrie" Snodgress (October 27, 1946 - April 1, 2004) was a Golden Globe Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated American actress. Snodgress was born in Park Ridge, Illinois. (Two other sources cite Chicago and Barrington, Illinois as her birthplace.) She attended Northern Illinois University before leaving to pursue acting. Snodgress trained for the stage at the Goodman Theatre, in Chicago. After a number of minor TV appearances, her film debut was an uncredited appearance in Easy Rider in 1969 and a credited appearance in 1970 in Rabbit, Run opposite James Caan. Her next film, Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), garnered her a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress and two Golden Globe wins, as Best Actress in a Comedy or a Musical (an odd category, given the dramatic n... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dino Galvani
Dino Galvani, born October 27, 1890 in Milan, died September 14, 1960, was an Italian actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0303412/ ) Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960) .... Hardware Store Owner "International Detective" .... Count Di Fontana (1 episode, 1960) - The Dennison Case (1960) TV episode .... Count Di Fontana Danger Within (1959) .... Commandante Arletti ... aka Breakout (USA) The Case of the Smiling Widow (1957) .... Director Of Cellini Gallery ... aka Scotland Yard: The Case of the Smiling Widow (UK: series title) Second Fiddle (1957) .... Dino "Vanity Fair" .... Isidor (1 episode, 1957) - Episode #1.4 (1957) TV episode .... Isidor Checkpoint (1956) .... Hotel Hall Porter "The Adventures of Aggie" .... Prince Gorgione (1 episode, 1... Biography of Mary T. Meagher
Mary Terstegge Meagher Plant (born October 27, 1964 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former competitive swimmer from the United States. Meagher, originally from Kentucky, began competing at an early age, setting her first world record in the butterfly at the age of 14 in 1979 at the Pan American Games. She completed her education at the Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, alongside her sister Anne Northup, who gained fame as a member of the US House Representatives. Meagher was expected to compete for medals at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Russia. However, Meagher, along with the rest of the United States Olympic team, never got her chance due to American-led boycott of the Olympics. However, in 1981 Meagher gave one of the most memorable performances in competitive swimming... Biography of Jamie Yeates
Jamie Yeates, born October 27, 1983 in London, is a British actor. Filmography # Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (as Jamie Yeats) .... Slytherin Quidditch Captain Marcus Flint ... autre titre : Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (Germany) # Mirad (1997) (TV) .... Mirad # "Mr. Bean" .... Jamie (1 Episode, 1995) - Hair by Mr. Bean of London (1995) Episode TV .... Jamie... Biography of Maurício de Souza
Mauricio de Sousa (born October 27, 1935) is a Brazilian cartoonist who has created over 200 characters for his popular series of children's comic books. At 17 years of age, he worked for a daily newspaper called Folha da Manhã as a crime reporter. In 1959 Sousa quit that job and began his comic book career. He created Turma da Mônica ("Monica's Gang"). Sousa's characters were inspired by children he knew from his childhood and by his own children. His later style is slightly reminiscent of that of Osamu Tezuka, a famous Japanese Mangaka and personal friend. Story Mauricio de Sousa was born in Santa Isabel on October 27, 1935. His father, Antonio Maurício de Sousa, was a poet and a barber, and his mother, Petronilha Araújo de Sousa, also delved into poetry. Mauricio developed an int... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kilian Jornet
Kílian Jornet Burgada (born October 27, 1987) is a Spanish ski mountaineer, long-distance runner, mountain biker and duathlete (mountain running and mountain biking). He is a three time champion of the Skyrunner World Series from 2007–09. Biography Jornet was born in Lleida in Catalonia. He started ski mountaineering in 1999 and competed for the first time at the La Molina race of the Spanish Cup in 2000. In 2003 he became a junior member of the Spanish national ski mountaineering team, and has raced as a senior since 2007. He is a member of the international Dynafit team and lives in Puigcerdà. For his achievements in the "junior" class ski mountaineering team, he won the Catalan sports award (Premi d’honor d’esport català) in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Jornet has been recognised as... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of H. R. Haldeman
Harry Robbins Haldeman (publicly known as H. R. Haldeman, and informally as Bob Haldeman) (October 27, 1926 – November 12, 1993) was a U.S. political aide and businessman, best known for his service as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and for his role in events leading to the Watergate burglaries and the Watergate scandal — for which he was found guilty of conspiracy and obstruction of justice. He was imprisoned for 18 months for his crimes. In the popular press, Haldeman was sometimes erroneously identified as "H. Robert Haldeman." In the White House, he was nicknamed "The Brush" for his distinctive flattop haircut. Haldeman was born in Los Angeles, California the son of socially prominent parents. His father, who founded and ran a successful heating and air condit... Biography of Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. Early life She was born Muriel Teresa Wright in Harlem, New York City, the daughter of Martha (née Espy) and Arthur Wright, who was an insurance agent. She grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey. During her years at Columbia High School, she became seriously interested in acting and spent her summers working in Provincetown theater productions. Following her high school graduation in 1938, she returned to New York and was hired to understudy the role of Emily (played by Dorothy McGuire and later Martha Scott) in Thornton Wilder's Our Town. She took over the role when Martha Scott went to Hollywood to make the film version of the play. Career In the fall of 1939, she appeared in the stage pl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giovanni Giolitti
Giovanni Giolitti (October 27, 1842 – July 17, 1928) was an Italian statesman. He was Prime Minister of Italy five times between 1892 and 1921. Giolitti was born at Mondovì (Piedmont). After a rapid career in the financial administration he was, in 1882, appointed councillor of state and elected to the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of Parliament). As deputy he chiefly acquired prominence by attacks on Magliani, treasury minister in the Depretis cabinet, and on 9 March 1889 was himself selected as treasury minister by Prime Minister Crispi. On the fall of the di Rudinì cabinet in May 1892, Giolitti, with the help of a court clique, succeeded to the premiership. Giolitti's first term as Prime Minister (1892-1893) was marked by misfortune and misgovernment. The building crisis an... Biography of Robert Chaney
Robert Chaney, born October 27, 1913 in La Porte, Indiana, is an American Spiritualist Reverend and medium, the founder with his wife Earlyne of Astara. Astara is an esoteric non-profit religious institution and publishing organization based on the western mystery tradition. Astara was founded in 1951 by Earlyne and Robert Chaney, where administration has since passed to their daughter Sita. Its headquarters are located in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Astara currently has members in over 85 countries. Astara holds services and events at its main chapel, however most members relate to Astara through a set of correspondence lessons called the Book of Life, divided into eight Degrees of 22 lessons each. Astara's teachings are eclectic, and primarily draw on sources from Spiritualism, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Victoria Nestorowicz
Victoria Nestorowicz, born October 27, 1980 in Lethbridge, Alberta, is a Canadian actress, author and producer. Filmography UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine (2006) .... Zoe Snow "Naturally, Sadie" .... Tabitha (1 episode, 2006) ... aka The Complete Freaks of Nature (UK: informal alternative title) - Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun (2006) TV episode .... Tabitha Rebirth (2006) .... Simone Douglas "1-800-Missing" .... Nanny (1 episode, 2005) ... aka Missing (UK) (USA: second season title) - Anything for the Baby: Part 2 (2005) TV episode .... Nanny "Radio Free Roscoe" .... Parker Haynes (20 episodes, 2004-2005) - Dance Around the Truth (2005) TV episode .... Parker Haynes - The Last Dance (2005) TV episode .... Parker Haynes - The Trews About Rock & Roll (2... Biography of Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Kocheril Raman Narayanan (Malayalam: കോച്ചേരില് രാമന് നാരായണന്; 27 October 1920 (Wikipedia in english gives 4 February 1921, other languages 27 October) — 9 November 2005), also known as K. R. Narayanan, was the tenth President of the Republic of India. He is the only Dalit and the only Malayali to have held the Presidency. Born in the southern state of Kerala, and after a brief stint with journalism and studying political science at the London School of Economics with the assistance of a scholarship, Narayanan began his public service career in India as a member of the Indian Foreign Service under the Nehru administration. He ser... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel O'Hara
Daniel O'Hara, born October 27, 1966 in Milton, Massachusetts, stabbed to death by accident in a domestic dispute, December 5, 1998, was an rican food vendor, owner of "Dan the Muffin Man" stand in Boston.... Biography of Vanessa-Mae
Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson (born 27 October 1978), known professionally as Vanessa-Mae (in Chinese: 陳美, Chén Měi), is an internationally known British violinist. Her music style is self-described as "violin techno-acoustic fusion", as several of her albums prominently feature the techno style. Childhood Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore to a Thai father (Varaprong Vanakorn) and a Chinese mother (Pamela Tan). After her parents separated, her mother married Graham Nicholson, and the family moved to England when Vanessa-Mae was four years old. She grew up in London and holds a British citizenship. She attended the independent Francis Holland School in London. Professional life Vanessa-Mae began playing piano at the age of three and violin at five. She was ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Holly Beck
Holly Beck, born October 27, 1980 in Palos Verdes, California, is an American surfer. Filmography # "Boarding House: North Shore" (2003) TV series .... Herself # The Modus Mix (2003) (V) # The Teen Choice Awards 2000 (2000) (TV) .... Herself... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emily Post
Emily Post (October 27, 1873 - September 25, 1960) was a United States author who promoted what she considered "proper etiquette". She wrote books surrounding the topic of etiquette. Background Post was born as Emily Price in Baltimore, Maryland, and was born into privilege as the only daughter of famous architect Bruce Price and his wife Josephine Lee Price. She was educated at home and attended Miss Graham's finishing school in New York, where her family had moved. A popular debutante, she married society banker Edwin Main Post in 1892 and had two sons, Edwin M. Jr. (1893) and Bruce Price (1895). The couple divorced in 1905, due to her husband's affair with a stripper. At the turn of the century, financial circumstances compelled her to begin writing to earn money, and she produc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Georges Klein
Jean-Georges Klein, born October 27, 1950 in Ingwiller, is one of the best chefs in France. His restaurant is Le Arnsbourg in Baerenthal (Moselle). External link: http://www.arnsbourg.com/english/index.htm... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José-André Lacour
José-André Lacour, born October 27, 1919 in Gilly, died November 13, 2005, is a Belgian author. His most famous theater work is "L'Année du bac", played more than 2500 times.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of J. A. Jance
Judith Ann (J. A.) Jance (born October 27, 1944) is an award-winning American author of mystery and horror novels. She writes at least three series of novels, centering on retired Seattle Police Department officer J. P. Beaumont, Arizona small-town sheriff Joanna Brady, and Diana Ladd Walker. The Beaumont and Brady series intersect in the novel Partner in Crime, which is both the 16th Beaumount mystery and the 10th Brady mystery. Jance was born in South Dakota and raised in Bisbee, Arizona (the setting for her Joanna Brady series of novels). She is a graduate of the University of Arizona. Before becoming an author, she worked as a school librarian on a Native American reservation, as a teacher, and selling insurance. Books J. P. Beaumont Until Proven Guilty (1985) ISBN 0-380-896... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Harry Saltzman
Harry Saltzman (October 27, 1915 - September 28, 1994) was a theatre and film producer best known for his mega-gamble that led to him co-produce the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli. Saltzman was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada but ran away from home at the age of 15, according to daughter Hilary Saltzman, as reported in the Ian Fleming Foundation documentary: "Harry Saltzman: Showman" and about the age of 17 had hooked up with a circus. It's neither clear how long he traveled with the circus (daughter guesses several years), but it's definite that by 1939 he served in the Canadian Army in France. After a mysterious assignment (apparently Saltzman got some "up close and personal" first hand experience with clandestine activities working in some capacity as an "intel... Biography of Jack Carson
John Elmer "Jack" Carson (27 October 1910 – 2 January 1963) was a Canadian-born U.S.-based film actor. Jack Carson was one of the most popular character actors during the 'golden age of Hollywood', with a film career spanning the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Primarily employed for comic relief, his work in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) proved he could also master dramatic material. During his career, he worked at RKO, MGM (cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy), but most of his memorable work was at Warner Brothers. Carson's trademark was the wisecracking know it all who eventually and typically was undone by his own excessive self-confidence. Early years Carson was born in Carman, Manitoba to Elmer and Elsa Carson. Shortly afterwards the family moved to Milwaukee, which... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Rousselot
Jean Rousselot, born October 27, 1913 in Poitiers and died May 24, 2004, was a French poet and writer. Publications Poetry * Poèmes, 1934 * Pour ne pas mourir, 1934 * Emploi du temps, 1934 * Journal, 1937 * Le Goût du pain, 1937 * L'homme est au milieu du monde, 1940 * Instances, 1941 * Le poète restitué, 1941 * Refaire la nuit, 1943 * Arguments, 1944 * Le sang du ciel, Seghers, 1944 * Toujours d'ici, 1946 * La Mansarde, 1946 * Odes à quelques-uns, 1948 * L'homme en proie, 1949 * Vieux thèmes, 1949 * Deux poèmes, 1950 * Le cœur bronzé, Seghers, 1950 * Les Moyens d'existence, Rougerie, 1950 * Décombres, 1952 * Le pain se fait la nuit, 1954 * Il n'y a pas d'exil, Seghers, 195... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Leo Baxendale
Leo Baxendale (born October 27, 1930) is a British cartoonist, who was the creator of the classic Beano strips "Little Plum" (1953), "Minnie the Minx" (1953), "The Bash Street Kids" (created October 1953, began publication February 1954) and "The Three Bears" (1959). Leo Baxendale was at the end of his National Service days in the RAF, when he decided he wanted to be an artist. He got his first job as an artist for a local newspaper. Here he drew adverts and cartoons. In 1952 Leo Baxendale began freelance work for the comic magazine The Beano. This boosted his career. He became one of the most important artists of this magazine, because of series like 'Little Plum', 'Minnie the Minx' (started in 1953, taken over by Jim Petrie in 1961), 'The Three Bears' and 'When the Bell Rings'. This l... Biography of Joana Zimmer
Joana Zimmer (born 27 October 1979; Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German pop music singer, often compared to Celine Dion or Gary Barlow. Zimmer is also blind. Discography Albums Year Title Chart positions GER AUT CH 2005 My Innermost 1st studio album Formats: CD, digital download 5 - - 2006 The Voice In Me 2nd studio album Formats: CD, digital download 22 25 51 2008 Showtime 3rd studio album Formats: CD, digital download TBA TBA TBA... Biography of Fritz Sauckel
Ernst Friedrich Christoph "Fritz" Sauckel (October 27, 1894 – October 16, 1946) was a Nazi war criminal, who organized the systematic enslavement of millions from lands occupied by Nazi Germany. He was General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment from 1942 until the end of the war. Early life He was born in Haßfurt (Kingdom of Bavaria), the only child of a postman and a seamstress. Sauckel was educated at local schools and left early when his mother fell ill. He joined the merchant marine of Norway and Sweden at age fifteen, first on a Norwegian three-masted schooner, and later on Swedish and German vessels. He went on to sail throughout the world, rising to the rank of Vollmatrose. At the outbreak of World War I, he was on a German vessel en route to Australia when the vessel was ca... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thierry Majorcryk
Thierry Majorcryk, born October 27, 1972 in Jarny, is a French jockey.... Biography of Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946) is a Canadian-American film producer and director. He is known for the comedies he has directed and produced, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Early life Reitman was born in Komárno, Slovakia, the son of Klara and Leslie Reitman. Reitman's parents were Jewish; his mother survived the Auschwitz concentration camp and his father was an underground resistance fighter. His family immigrated to Canada in 1951. Reitman attended Oakwood Collegiate in Toronto and was a member of the Twintone Four singing group. Career Reitman's first producing job was with the then-brand new station CITY-TV in Toronto. CITY was also the home of the first announcing job of his later friend and collaborator Dan Aykroyd. However, Reitman's tenure at CITY was short and... Biography of Kazuo Ohno
Kazuo Ohno (or Ohno Kazuo,) (born October 27, 1906) is a Japanese dancer who has become a guru and inspirational figure in the dance form known as Butoh. It has been written of him that his very presence is an "artistic fact." Ohno was born in Hakodate, Hokkaido. A late bloomer, he only began studying dance formally in 1933, not long after seeing the dancer La Argentina. Roughly 50 years later, he paid homage to her with his solo performance entitled "Admiring La Argentina." In 1960, he began working directly with Hijikata Tatsumi, who many consider to be the originator of the Butoh technique. Ohno, unlike Tatsumi, was less of a technician and choreographer, and more of a solo performer. Ohno and Tatsumi form the nucleus of what has become known as Butoh. Students who have spent time... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chuck Belin
Chuck Belin, born October 27, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wiconsin, is an American former football player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Djorkaeff
Jean "Tchouki" Djorkaeff (born October 27, 1939) is a retired French football player. He was born in the French commune of Charvieu, located in the département of Isère and is ethnically Kalmyk. He made his debut as a professional footballer playing for Lyon in a match against Limoges on December 28, 1958. Though he started out as a striker, he was famous for his work as central defender and appeared in over 500 matches in the French football league. He spent a total of 16 seasons with the league, during which he played with only three clubs (eight seasons with Lyon, four with Marseille, and four with Paris FC). He won the Coupe de France (French Cup) twice, the first time with Lyons in 1964 and the second with Marseille in 1969. Djorkaeff also played for France in the 1966 World Cup. He i... Biography of Theodoros Zagorakis
Theodoros "Thodoris" Zagorakis (Greek: Θεόδωρος "Θοδωρής" Ζαγοράκης, born October 27, 1971 in Lydía (a village near the city of Kavala), is a retired Greek footballer and was the captain of the Greece national football team that won the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship. He is the current president of PAOK F.C.. Club career A gritty but stylish defensive midfielder, Zagorakis started his career with Kavala and soon attracted the attention of the big teams in the Greek league for his combative and dominant play in the midfield. Eventually, he fulfilled his dream of playing for PAOK (he was a fan of the team from an early age) in the winter transfer window of the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Conlon Nancarrow
Conlon Nancarrow (born October 27, 1912 in Texarkana, Arkansas; died August 10, 1997 in Mexico City) was a U.S.-born composer who lived and worked in Mexico for most of his life. He became a Mexican citizen in 1955. Nancarrow is best remembered for the pieces he wrote for the player piano. He was one of the first composers to use musical instruments as mechanical machines, making them play far beyond human performance ability. He lived most of his life in relative isolation, not becoming widely known until the 1980s. Today, he is remembered as one of the most original and unusual composers of the 20th century. Nancarrow was born in Texarkana, Arkansas. He played trumpet in a jazz band in his youth, before studying music first in Cincinnati, Ohio and later in Boston, Massachusetts wit... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957, Hayes, London) is an English football manager and former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England. In 2007 he was inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame which cited him as the most gifted English footballer of his generation exhibiting "sublime balance and close control, unrivalled passing and vision and extraordinary shooting ability, both from open play and set pieces". He has been manager of Swindon Town (earning promotion to the Premier League), Chelsea (taking them to the FA Cup final), Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur (reaching a League Cup final) and most recently Wolverhampton Wanderers. As manager, he took England to ... Biography of Lara Parker
Lara Parker (born October 27, 1937 (source: Imdb)) is an American television and film actress best known for her role as Angelique on the cult ABC-TV serial Dark Shadows which aired from 1966 to 1971. She was born Mary Lamar Rickey in Knoxville, Tennessee, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rhodes College and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Iowa. Parker played the role of "Laura Banner" in the opening sequence of the pilot for the TV series The Incredible Hulk (1977), and the fashion model/witch "Madelaine" in the Kolchak: The Night Stalker episode "The Trevi Collection". Her other TV work includes appearances on Kung Fu, Kojak, Quincy M.E., Hawaii Five-O, The Rockford Files, Highway to Heaven, the CBS daytime serial Capitol and the ABC daytime serial One Life to... Biography of Takashi Tsukamoto
Takashi Tsukamoto (塚本高史, Tsukamoto Takashi?, born October 27, 1982) is a Japanese actor, singer, and model. He has also released three single CDs: Itsudemo Boku wa (いつでも僕は, Anytime I am...), Hitorigoto (ヒ・ト・リ・ゴ・ト, Soliloquy), NEW MORNING. Filmography Dramas Tokkyū Tanaka 3 Go (2007) - Kei Hanagata Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (2006) - Murakami Eiji Stand Up!! (2003) Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002) - Kizashi Sasaki, nicknamed Ani Gokusen (2002) - Yuuji Kurosaki (former Shirokin student, episode 9) Tiger & Dragon as Nakatani Ginjiro (TBS, 2005) Films Midnight Sun (Taiyō no Uta) (2006) Nomura Shuhei Battle Royale (2000) - Shinji Mimu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Margaret Mazzantini
Margaret Mazzantini (27 October 1961) is an Italian writer. Born in Dublin, she became a film, television and stage actor, but is best known as a writer. Her first work, Il catino di zinco (1994) was a Premio Campiello finalist. She won the Strega Prize with the novel Non ti muovere in 2002. A film from the book, directed by her husband Sergio Castellitto, was released in 2004. She married Castellitto in 1987. They have four children. She lives in Rome. Works * Il Catino Di Zinco, Venezia : Marsilio Editori, 1994. ISBN 8831758977 * Manola, Milano : Mondadori, 1998. ISBN 8804410167 * Non ti muovere, Milano : Mondadori, 2001. ISBN 8804489472 o translated into English by John Cullen Don't move, London, : Chatto & Windus, 2004. ISBN 0701176776 o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian (simplified Chinese: 易建联; traditional Chinese: 易建聯; pinyin:Yì Jiànlián; Cantonese: Yik Ginlyùn, born on October 27, 1987 (disputed) in Heshan, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets. Height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Weight 250 lb (113.4 kg) Yi played power forward for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) in 2002 and subsequently won the Rookie of the Year Award. In his five-year career with the Tigers, he won three CBA titles, as well as playing with the Chinese national basketball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIBA World Championships. In the 2007 NBA Draft, he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association ... Biography of Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was a prominent American pop artist. During the 1960s his paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City and along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist and others he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the basic premise of pop art better than any other through parody. Favoring the old-fashioned comic strip as subject matter, Lichtenstein produced hard-edged, precise compositions that documented while it parodied often in a tongue-in-cheek humorous manner. His work was heavily influenced by both popular advertising and the comic book style. He himself described Pop Art as, "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting". Early years Roy Lichtenstein was... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Issou Dao
Issoumaila Dao (born October 27, 1983 in Abidjan) is an Ivory-Coast-born football defender who is currently a free agent. In August 2008, he played games on trial for English Championship clubs Doncaster Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers, respectively. His half-brother Hassan Lingani is also a professional footballer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Terrien
David Terrien, born October 27, 1976 in Nantes, is a French racing driver.... Biography of Santiago Botero
Santiago Botero Echeverry (born October 27, 1972 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer. He has been a pro since 1996, during which time he has raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of Vuelta a España (the Tour of Spain). Colombian road racer Santiago Botero climbing in stage 11 of the 2005 Tour de France.He has been, for the greater part of his career, a member of the Kelme team, but in 2003 joined T-Mobile Team (then named Team Telekom). His often brilliant performance as part of the Kelme team turned lacklustre in Team Telekom, with the team management blaming his lack of discipline in training but he claimed because of health problems. In October 2004 he joined Phonak, together with Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero from Sauni... Biography of Bip Roberts
Leon Joseph "Bip" Roberts (born October 27, 1963 in Berkeley, California) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and outfielder who played from 1986 to 1998 for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics. Career He was a speedy second baseman, largely associated with the San Diego Padres. Originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round of the Draft as a supplemental pick in 1982, After stealing a combined 90 bases in his two previous minor league seasons, Roberts was taken by the San Diego Padres in the Rule 5 Draft in December 1985, thus being required to stay on Padres' major league roster for the entirety of the 1986 season. As a rookie, Roberts was successful in 14 out of 26 steal ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Béatrice Vernaudon
Béatrice Vernaudon is a French politician born on 27 October 1953 in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. She was elected a deputy to the National Assembly of France on 16 June 2002, becoming one of the Deputies of the 12th French National Assembly (2002-2007), in the second district of French Polynesia. She was part of the French political party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Offices held 10 April 2000 to 18 March 2001: member of the Municipal council of Pirae (Tahiti, French Polynesia) 7 May 2001 to 18 June 2002: member of the Assembly of French Polynesia 18 March 2001 to 17 December 2004: Associate to the Mayor of Pirae (Tahiti, French Polynesia) 18 June 2002 to June 2007: Deputy of French Polynesia to the National Assembly of France... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Damron
Robert Douglas Damron (born October 27, 1972) is an American professional golfer and current player on the PGA Tour. Damron was born in Pikeville, Kentucky. He was raised there and later in Orlando, Florida after his father, a wealthy Kentucky coal magnate, moved the family to central Florida's exclusive Bay Hill community for warmer winter weather. Damron had the benefit of some early advice about golf from Bay Hill neighbor Arnold Palmer. He attended Orlando's Dr. Phillips High School graduating in 1990. Damron attended the University of Central Florida in Orlando and was a distinguished member of the golf team earning All-American honors three times. He won five collegiate events while at UCF. He turned pro in 1994. Damron has won one PGA Tour event, the 2001 Verizon Byron Nels... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Warren Allen Smith
Warren Allen Smith (born 27 October 1921) is an American gay rights activist, writer and humanities humanist. In 1961, Smith started the Variety Recording Studio, a major independent company off Broadway, New York City, with his business partner and longtime companion Fernando Rodolfo de Jesus Vargas Zamora. Smith ran the company for almost thirty years (1961–90). In 1969, Smith participated in the Stonewall riots. Award Leavey Award, by Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge 1985 - was awarded $7,500 by architect Charles Luckman as one of fifteen recipients ot the annual Leavey Awards, received for a syllabus to teach Adam Smith clubs and classes in high schools. Works Who's Who in Hell: A Handbook and International Directory for Humanists, Freethinkers, Naturalists, Rat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raoul Castex
Vice Admiral Raoul Castex (1878-1968) was a French Naval Historian.Théories stratégiques (1929-1935)... Biography of Eddie Alderson
Eddie Alderson is an American soap opera actor born to Rich and Kathy Alderson on October 27, 1994 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Alderson currently portrays Matthew Buchanan on the ABC soap, One Life to Live, a role he has played since 2001. He is the third child to play the role of Matthew. He acts alongside his sister, Kristen, who plays Starr Manning. He will be starring in the film Reservation Road opposite Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix this fall. The film opens October 26. He will play Sanford Clark in the 2008 film Changeling.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Lannes
Georges Lannes, born Georges, Henri, Charles Abraham on October 27, 1895 in Paris, died on July 8, 1983, was a French actor and comedian. Filmography 1920 : Le Droit de tuer de Charles Maudru - 1895m - Le docteur Mortagne 1920 : L'Holocauste de Maurice de Marsan et Charles Maudru - 1851m - André Varennes 1920 : La Double Épouvante de Charles Maudru - Vétheuil 1920 : Le Lys rouge de Charles Maudru - 1980m - Robert Le Ménil 1920 : Près des cimes de Charles Maudru - Le séducteur 1920 : Le Gouffre de Charles Maudru - 1720m - 1920 : Papillons d'Émile-Édouard Violet - 1400m - André 1921 : Le Traquenard de Maurice de Marsan - 1485m - Pierre Bréville 1921 : Le Jockey Disparu de Jacques Riven - 1600m - Edward Brockwell 1921 : L'Assommoir de Charl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Préjean
Albert Préjean (27 October 1894, Paris – 1 November 1979, Paris) was a French actor, primarily in film. He served in World War I, and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the Legion d'honneur. With Lysiane Rey, he was the father of Patrick Préjean, and grandfather of Laura Préjean. Selected filmography Actor * 1911 : Une mariée qui se fait attendre de Louis J. Gasnier * 1921 : Les Trois Mousquetaires de Henri Diamant-Berger * 1922 : Vingt ans après de Henri Diamant-Berger * 1922 : Le Mauvais Garçon de Henri Diamant-Berger * 1922 : Gonzague de Henri Diamant-Berger * 1923 : Jim Bougne boxeur de Henri Diamant-Berger * 1923 : Le Roi de la vitesse de Henri Diamant-Berger * 1923 : Paris qui dort de René Clair * 1923 : Le Costaud des Ép... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Billard
Claude Billard, born on October 27, 1941 in Corquilleroy, Loiret, is a French politician, a former member of Parliament.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag "Peja" Drobnjak (Serbian: Предраг Дробњак Пеђа; pronounced ) (born October 27, 1975) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Drobnjak was born in Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Montenegro). During his career, he played professionally in the NBA. Pro career Drobnjak was a second-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets in the 1997 NBA Draft. During his time in the NBA, Drobnjak played two seasons for the Seattle SuperSonics, one season for Los Angeles Clippers, and one season for Atlanta Hawks. In 2004, the Clippers made him available for selection by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft. After his selection by the Bo... Biography of Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese: 蔡明亮; pinyin: Cài Míngliàng) (born October 27, 1957) is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese Cinema, along with earlier contemporaries such as Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang. His films have been acclaimed worldwide and have won numerous film festival awards. Early life Tsai was born in Malaysia of Chinese ethnic background and spent his first 20 years of his life in Kuching, Sarawak, after which he moved to Taipei, Taiwan. This, he says, had "a huge impact on mind and psyche," perhaps later mirrored in his films. "Even today," says Tsai, "I feel I belong neither to Taiwan nor to Malaysia. In a sense, I can go anywhere I want and fit in, but I never feel that sense of belonging." He graduated from the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James L. Conway
James L. Conway (born October 27, 1950 in New York City, New York, U.S.) is an American film and television director, producer and writer. elect Filmography Director 90210 Charmed Star Trek: Enterprise Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Kindred: The Embraced Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Borg Legend University Hospital Burke's Law Star Trek: The Next Generation Tour of Duty Hunter MacGyver Hotel Matt Houston Smallville Earthbound (1981) Beyond and Back (1978) In Search of Noah's Ark (1976) Hangar 18 (1980) Producer Charmed (co-executive producer) (season 4-season 8) (consulting producer) (seasons 3-4) All Souls (consulting producer) Paradise Writer University H... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Cachoud
François Charles Cachoud, born October 27, 1866 in Chambéry, died in 1943, was a French painter. Selected works Brume et rosée primée au prix Royoncourt-Goyon. Aux musées de Chambéry : La nuit évoque le passé La montagne du Signal au soleil couchant Le Chant de la forêt Les Deux amis Nuées lointaines Saint-Alban-de-Montbel Soleil couchant : un coin de Chautagne A travers les arbres, nuit de lune : Saint Alban de Montbel Soleil couchant à Vanves (1892) La fresque lunaire (23 cm x 32 cm) Bibliography Collectif : F.Cachoud : peintures, sous la direction de Henry Nesme, éd. musée Hébert (1985) Mars Valett : Souvenirs d'une vie d'artiste, Ed. Lire de Chambéry-Savoie (1947)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrew Bynum
Andrew Lee Bynum (born October 27, 1987 in Plainsboro, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 10th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005. Bynum became the youngest player ever to play an NBA game later that year, breaking Jermaine O'Neal's record. Amidst the 2007–08 season, he suffered an injury on his left kneecap and eventually missed the rest of the season and all of the playoffs. He made a successful return at the beginning of the 2008–09 season. In January 2009, however, he suffered another injury, this time to his right knee. He was able to come back before the playoffs started and was part of the Lakers squad that won the 2009 NBA Finals. In the 2010 post-season, ... Biography of Nestor Makhno
Nestor Ivanovich Makhno (Ukrainian: Нестор Іванович Махно, October 26, 1888–July 6, 1934) was an anarcho-communist guerrilla leader turned army commander who led an independent anarchist army in the Ukraine during the Russian Civil War. A commander of the peasant Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of Ukraine, also known as the Anarchist Black Army, Makhno led a guerrilla campaign during the Russian Civil War. He supported the Bolsheviks, the Ukrainian Directory, the Bolsheviks again, and then turned to organizing the Free Territory of Ukraine, an anarchist society, committed to resisting state authority, whether capitalist or state Communist. This project was cut short by th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arthur Hannequin
Arthur Hannequin, born October 27, 1856 in Pargny-sur-Saulx (Marne), died July 5, 1905, was a French physicist , professor of philosophy and sciences and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Xavier Victor Thibaut
Xavier Victor Thibaut, born October 27, 1817 in Dinant, Belgium, died February 29, 1892, was a Belgian politician. He was President of Belgian Chamber of Representatives (November 15, 1871 - May 29, 1878).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albrecht Rodenbach
Albrecht Rodenbach (* 27 October 1856 in Roeselare, Belgium; † 23 June 1880 in Roeselare) was a Flemish poet, and a leader in the revival of Flemish literature that occurred in the late 19th Century. He is more noteworthy as a symbol of the Flemish movement, than for his actual activities, since he died at the age of 23. Hugo Verriest called Rodenbach the poet, the soul, the heart, the mind, the word of Reborn Flanders!. Early life Rodenbach was born into a bourgeois family, the eldest of 10 children and cousin to the novelist Georges Rodenbach. Albrecht Rodenbach’s father was Julius Rodenbach (1824-1915) from the Rhineland, brother to Felix Rodenbach, the Flemish political propagandist. Albrecht Rodenbach's mother was Silvia de la Houttre (1834-1899). Although his mother was a Walloon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fabien Barcella
Fabien Barcella (born October 27 1983 in Agen) is a rugby union player, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 league in France. He has won 5 caps for France. Domestic Clubs Barcella played for Toulouse before joining Valence-d'Agen in 2005. He then went on to play for Auch between 2006 and 2008. In 2008 he joined Biarritz Olympique where he made his Heineken Cup debut. International Selection In 2008 French coach Marc Lievremont sprung a surprise when he called up Barcella for the 2008 Six Nations match against Italy at the Stade de France. He was also called up to the Wales game a week later. Overall he failed to excel and often found it tough at the scrum. He featured again in the Autumn against Argentina. During the 2009 Six Nations Championship, he was in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maria Mutola
Maria de Lurdes Mutola (born October 27, 1972) is a female athlete from Mozambique who has specialized in the 800 m. She was born in Maputo, earning her the suiting nickname of "The Maputo Express. She is the fourth track & field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games. Career Teenage years Mutola was born in the Chamanculo district of Maputo. Her father was employed by the railways and her mother was a market vendor. As a young girl she excelled in football. She played with boys, as there were no leagues or teams for girls. In 1988, at only fifteen years of age, she was encouraged to take up athletics by one of Mozambique's foremost literary figures, the poet Jose Craveirinha, who was a keen sports fan. His son Stelio, himself a former national long jump record holder, was Mutola'... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Avermaete
Roger Avermaete was a Belgian writer (October 27, 1893 - September 15, 1988) who wrote in Dutch and French. Some works La Conjuration des chats La Légende du petit roi Le plus heureux des hommes Bibliography Désiré Denuit, Roger Avermaete le non-conformiste, Coll. Arcade, Bruxelles, Fonds Mercator, 1979. Photography: © Nicole Hellyn/AML... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jane Connell
Jane Connell (born October 27, 1925) is an American character actress. Born Jane Sperry Bennett in Berkeley, California, the daughter of Louis Wesley Bennett and Mary Sperry Bennett. She married William Gordon Connell (an actor and musician) They have two daughters, Melissa Connell and Margaret Connell. Connell began her career with her husband Gordon working in such San Francisco night clubs as The Purple Onion and The Hungry I. Eventually the couple moved to New York City, where Connell made her Off-Broadway debut in the 1955 revival of Threepenny Opera, a long-running hit at the Theatre de Lys. In the London production of Once Upon a Mattress, Connell starred as Winifred, the role that made Carol Burnett a Broadway star. Connell had a big success in 1966 when she was cast as Agnes... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hugo Schiltz
Hugo Schiltz, born in Borsbeek, October 27, 1927, died August 5, 2006, was a Belgian politician and lawyer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Du Bos
Charles Du Bos, born October 27, 1882 in Paris, died August 5, 1939 in La Celle Saint-Cloud, was a French literary critic and author. Bibliography Approximations I-VII, Plon, 192?-1932 - réédition éd. des Syrtes, 2000, 1525 pages. Extraits d'un Journal, 1908-1928 (2e édition augmentée), Editions Corréa, 1931 Journal, Tome I, 1921-1923, Editions Corréa, 1946 Journal, Tome II, 1924-1925, Editions Corréa, 1948 Journal, Tome III, 1926-1927, Editions Corréa, 1949 Journal, Tome IV, 1928, Editions Corréa, 1950 Journal, Tome V, 1929, Editions Corréa, 1954 Journal, Tome VI, Editions Corréa, 1956 Journal, Tome VI, Juillet 1931 - Octobre 1932, La Colombe, Editions du Vieux Colombier, 1957 Journal, Tome VII, , La Colombe, Editions Du Vieux Colombier, 19? Journal, Tome VIII, , ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jessy Matador
Jessy Matador (born Jessy Kimbangi) is a singer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently residing in France. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 27 October 1982, Matador began his career as a dancer in 2001. He later joined the group "Les cœurs brisés" (The Broken Hearts) with whom he toured the United States, DR Congo, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada. In 2005, he decided to create his own group called "La Sélésao" and composed of members; Dr.Love, Linho and Benkoff. The same members also formed the first edition of the group Magic System. In late 2007, they signed with Oyas Records before signing with Wagram Records in spring 2008. They released their début single "Décalé Gwada" in June 2008, becoming one of the hits of that summer. On 24 November 200... Biography of Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitz (born October 27, 1950) is an American author. Life Born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey, Lebowitz is best known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York sensibilities. Some reviewers have called her a modern-day Dorothy Parker. Lebowitz is of Jewish descent. After being expelled from high school and receiving a GED, Lebowitz worked many odd jobs before being hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview. This was followed by a stint at Mademoiselle. Her first book was a collection of essays titled Metropolitan Life, released in 1978, followed by Social Studies in 1981, both of which are collected (with a new introductory essay) in The Fran Lebowitz Reader. For more than twenty years she has been fam... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fanny Durack
Sarah Frances "Fanny" Durack (27 October 1889 – 20 March 1956) was an Australian swimmer. From 1910 until 1918 she was the world's greatest female swimmer of all distances from freestyle sprints to the mile marathon. Life and career Durack was born in Sydney, Australia in 1889. Durack learned to swim in Sydney's Coogee Baths using breaststroke, the only style for which there was a championship for women at that time. In 1906 she won her first title, and over the next few years, dominated the Australian swimming scene. In the 1910-11 swimming season, Mina Wylie beat Durack in the 100 yards breaststroke and the 100 and 220 yards freestyle at the Australian Swimming Championships at Rose Bay. The two went on to become close friends. In the late 1910s, she held every women's swimmi... Biography of K. K. Downing
Kenneth "K. K." Downing, Jr. (born 27 October 1951 in Yew Tree Estate in West Bromwich, England) is a Grammy Award winning guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Early life and career Downing dropped out of school when he was 16 years old. A short time later, he was told by his parents to leave, which he did. In the late 1960s, Kenneth discovered rock music and the guitar. He was heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix, after whom he modelled his playing style. In the early 1970s, Downing decided to form a band with his friend Ian Hill, and this band would become Judas Priest. Downing played on every Judas Priest album from Rocka Rolla to A Touch of Evil: Live. Playing style and technique Downing has been noted for his aggressive, roc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lee Krasner
Lee Krasner (October 27, 1908 – June 19, 1984) was an influential American abstract expressionist painter in the second half of the 20th century. On October 25, 1945, she married artist Jackson Pollock, who was also influential in the abstract expressionism movement. Early life and education Krasner was born as Lena Krassner (outside the family she was known as Lenore Krasner) in Brooklyn, New York to Russian Jewish immigrant parents from Bessarabia. She studied at The Cooper Union and the National Academy of Design, and worked on the WPA Federal Art Project from 1935 to 1943. Starting in 1937, she took classes with Hans Hofmann, who taught the principles of cubism, and his influence helped to direct Krasner's work toward neo-cubist abstraction. When commenting on her work, Hofman... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Evan Turner
Evan Marcel Turner (born October 27, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner was a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American and the 2010 National Player of the Year. Turner was also a two-time Big Ten Conference scoring champion and the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He was twice the only player named as a unanimous first-team selection by both the coaches and the media to the All-Big Ten team (2008–09, 2009–10). By finishing first in scoring and second in both rebounds and assists in the conference in... Biography of Farin Urlaub
Jan Ulrich Max Vetter, better known as Farin Urlaub (from the German "Fahr in Urlaub!" ("Go on holiday!"), after his love of travelling) was born on 27 October 1963 in West Berlin, Germany. He is best known as the guitarist/vocalist for the German punk rock band Die Ärzte. He has also been a solo artist since 2001, touring with his band, the "Farin Urlaub Racing Team". Youth Up to the age of seven, Vetter lived with his mother in a flat in the Moabit district of Berlin, and in Frohnau up to the age of 18. His parents were low-paid civil servants, and he has a younger half-sister named Julia. His mother often played records by The Beatles, and he was introduced to music at a young age. At the age of nine he decided to take guitar lessons with an elderly woman who taught him classic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Feyyaz Uçar
Feyyaz Uçar (born on October 27, 1963 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a former footballer, as a striker, and more recently a coach. Uçar started his football career at Avcılar Spor Klübü. Attracting various scouts while with Avcilar, he was transferred to Beşiktaş's junior squad only for new jerseys for the Avcılar team. After spending a season with the junior squad, Uçar made his professional debut with the A team in the 1981–1982 season. In the 1989–1990 season, he became the top scorer in the league with 28 goals. Uçar transferred to Fenerbahçe SK in 1994. He was loaned to Antalyaspor in 1995. Following year, he was sent to Kuşadası SK for one season. On May 31, 1997, he retired from active footballer. Uçar served as an assistant coach with following the club... Biography of Han Hye-jin
Han Hye-jin (Hangul: 한혜진; born October 27, 1981) is a South Korean actress. Han made her breakthrough in 2005 when she starred as a young widow in her 20s working as an outgoing hairdresser in the hit daily drama Be Strong, Geum-soon!. Among her notable leading roles include So Seo-no in historical epic Jumong, Korea's first female doctor of Western medicine in Jejungwon, and a sharpshooter in the manhwa film adaptation 26 Years. She is also one of the hosts of popular talk show Healing Camp. Personal life Han dated singer Naul (from R&B group Browneyed Soul) from 2003 to 2012. Her older sister Han Moo-young married actor Kim Kang-woo in 2010. Television dramas All About My Love (SBS, 2013) Syndrome (jTBC, 2012) The Thorn Birds (KBS2, 2011) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kate Havnevik
Kate Havnevik (born October 27, 1975 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Her debut album, the critically acclaimed electronica-infused Melankton, was released in March 2006 on iTunes and April 2006 (on physical CD) in Norway only, before being licensed internationally later. Havnevik ran a successful PledgeMusic campaign in 2010 to fund the production of her second album, You, which was released in October 2011. Early life Havnevik can play the piano, the guitar, and the melodica amongst other instruments. Earlier in life, she aspired to be a classical and jazz musician, much like her parents, who are both classically-trained musicians. At 14, her goals shifted when she joined an all female punk rock band, rehearsing and playing at Oslo's illegally occupied club Blit... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse
Raymond VI (October 27, 1156 – August 2, 1222) was count of Toulouse and marquis of Provence from 1194 to 1222. He was also (as Raymond IV) count of Melgueil from 1173 to 1190. Early life Born at Saint-Gilles, Gard, he was a son of Raymond V and Constance of France. His maternal grandparents were Louis VI of France and his second wife Adélaide de Maurienne. His maternal uncles included Louis VII of France. In 1194 he succeeded his father as count of Toulouse. He immediately re-established peace with both Alfonso II of Aragon and with the Trencavel. Marriages He was married five or six times: 1. His first wife, Ermessende, Countess of Melgueil, whom he married in 1172, died in 1176 without issue. 2. His second wife was Beatrice of Béziers, sister of Roger II Trencavel; they di... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Del Rice
Delbert Rice Jr. (27 October 1922 – 26 January 1983) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played for 17 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1961, most notably for the St. Louis Cardinals. Although Rice was a relatively weak hitter, he sustained a lengthy career in the major leagues due to his valuable defensive abilities. Athletic career A native of Portsmouth, Ohio, Rice attended Portsmouth High School where he starred in football, basketball and track as well as baseball. He was contracted as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1941. Although Rice received his induction notice into the military in 1943, he was turned down because of a physical disqualification. After playing in the minor leagues for four seasons, h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aleksander Szczyglo
Aleksander Marek Szczygło ( listen) (27 October 1963 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish politician. He was first elected to Polish parliament Sejm in 2001 and subsequently reelected on 25 September 2005 with 19,006 votes in 35th electoral district (Olsztyn). Both times he was a candidate of the Law and Justice party. From 7 February 2007 until 16 November 2007 he was Minister of National Defence in the cabinet of Jarosław Kaczyński. From 15 January 2009 until his death he was the chief of the National Security Bureau. He was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński which crashed near Smolensk-North airport near Pechersk near Smolensk, Russia, on 10 April 2010, killing a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Avi Belleli
Avi Belleli (born October 27, 1963) is an Israeli singer and musician. Biography Avi Belleli was born on October 27, 1963, in Givatayim, Israel. He has been the lead vocalist and bass player of the Tel Aviv-based rock band Nikmat Hatraktor (Tractor's Revenge) since its formation in 1988. He also produced soundtracks for theatre, film and television. He has composed music for the Batsheva Dance Company and Haifa Theatre, and produced film scores for Broken Wings and Betipul. The Tractor's Revenge has made seven albums on Israeli labels, most of which have gone gold. Another of his collaborations is "Strawberry Cream and Gunpowder," a dance piece by Israeli choreographer, Yasmeen Goder, in which Belelli plays live on stage among the dancers.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Le Troquer
André Le Troquer, born on October 27, 1884 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain), died on November 11, 1963 in Enghien-les-Bains, was a French politician. He bas the President of The National Assembly (the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic) in 1954, 1955, and between 1956 et 1958.... |
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