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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on October, 6, 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 · 45,667 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,667 Celebrities
129 celebrities or events were found for October, 6. Add to favourites (55 fans)Biography of Stephen Arroyo
Stephen Arroyo (born October 6, 1946 in Kansas City, MO) is an American astrologer. Arroyo is the author of eight books on psychologically oriented astrology and is one of the best-selling authors of modern astrology books worldwide. With a background in mathematics, the arts (an honors degree in literature from the University of California), and a Masters Degree in Psychology, Stephen Arroyo has developed a system that emphasizes the individual’s experience of the Solar System’s dynamic impact on the human energy field, both psychological and physical, explicitly rejecting the fatalism and negativity of old-fashioned astrology. His theories and observations grew from his many years of one-to-one counseling work (he earned the California Marriage, Family & Child Counseling License) and ... Biography of Le Corbusier
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), was a Swiss and later French, (Swiss-born) architect and writer, who is famous for his contributions to what now is called Modern Architecture. He was a pioneer in theoretical studies of modern design and was dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities. His career spanned five decades, with his iconic buildings constructed throughout central Europe, India, Russia, and one structure each in North and South America. He was also an urban planner, painter, sculptor, writer, and modern furniture designer.... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced , yoe'-an gri'-fidh) (born October 6, 1973) is a British actor from Wales. Educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he came to international attention as Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in the film Titanic (1997). However, he is probably best known for playing the role of Horatio Hornblower in Hornblower, the made-for-TV films (1998–2003) based on C.S. Forester's novels. Gruffudd's recent notable film roles include Lancelot in King Arthur (2004), Reed Richards aka Mister Fantastic in Fantastic Four (2005), and British slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace (2006). Early life and family Gruffudd was born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, in Wales. The popular Welsh name "Ioan" is an equivalent of "John", and "Gruffudd" corresponds to the Anglicized "... Biography of Bruno Cremer
Bruno Crémer (born 6 October 1929 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, and died August 7, 2010 in Paris (tongue cancer)) was a French actor and comedian, who spent a great part of his career on stage but also had successful performances for the cinema and the television. Biography He was widely known in France and the French speaking world for his interpretation of the famous detective Maigret in a television series that started in 1991. In 2005, he acted in his 54th adaptation of a Maigret story. (See also ) (In the Washington, DC area, they can frequently be seen on the MHz cable network.) His earlier career on the stage included creating the role of Thomas Beckett in the 1959 world premiere of the play Beckett by Jean Anouilh. After ten years on stage, he had a credited role in the ... Biography of Sophie Duez
Sophie Duez is a French actress.... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942), born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated American actress. She was particularly noted for her comedic roles in a number of classic films of the 1930s. Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m). Ancestry and early life Her parents were Frederick C. Peters and Elizabeth Knight. Lombard's paternal grandfather, John Claus Peters, was the son of German immigrants, Claus Peters and Caroline Catherine Eberlin. One distant branch of Lombard's mother's family originated in England; her ancestors John and Martha Cheney emigrated to North America in 1634. She was the youngest of three children. She spent her early childhood in a sprawling, two-story house at 704 Rockhill Street in Fort Wayne near the St. Mary's River. Her parent... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an Academy Award-nominated American film actress. Height 5' 2" (1.57 m) Early life Shue was born in Wilmington, Delaware, into an upper class, well-educated family and grew up in Bergen and Essex counties in New Jersey. Her parents divorced while she was in the fourth grade. Her father, who was active in Republican politics, once unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey. Shue graduated from Columbia High School, in Maplewood, New Jersey, and attended Wellesley College and Harvard University, from which she withdrew to pursue her acting career. She returned to Harvard, 15 years after withdrawing, to finish her degree in Government in 2000. Shue was awarded entrance into Columbia High School's Hall of Fame in 1994, along with her... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patricia Kluge
Patricia Kluge, born October 6, 1948 in Baghdad, Iraq, was a British-American socialite and the former wife of billionaire John Kluge during nine years. She was also an actress and a dancer.... Biography of Bobby Farrell
Bobby Farrell (born October 6, 1949 on Aruba) was the male performer in the successful 1970s pop and disco group Boney M. Farrell left Aruba at age 15 to become a sailor. He lived in Norway and the Netherlands before moving to Germany. There, he was working as a DJ when producer Frank Farian spotted him for his new Boney M. group. He became the sole male singer and sex symbol in the group, although Farian later revealed that Bobby made little, if any, vocal contributions to the group's records, with Farian himself performing the male parts on the songs. Farrell did, however, perform live. He appeared as dancer in late 2005 in the Roger Sanchez videoclip of Turn on the Music. Farrell currently lives in Amsterdam. Discography Bobby Farrell's Boney M. / Boney M. Featuring Bo... Biography of Amy Jo Johnson
Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970 in Dennis, Massachusetts on Cape Cod) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and musician. She is best known for her role as Kimberly Hart, the first Pink Ranger of the Power Rangers franchise in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In her early life, Johnson became interested in gymnastics and after training for years, decided to aim for the Olympic Games. She eventually reached Class One - the highest status in gymnastics - and participated in competitions hosted both in the United States and in Europe, in all four events, uneven bars, vault, beam and floor. She was forced to abandon her career as a professional gymnast due to a severe injury. Career At the age of eighteen, after graduating from Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School, Johnson left C... Biography of Britt Ekland
Britt Ekland (born October 6, 1942) is a Swedish actress, long resident in the UK. Height 5' 5" (1.65 m) Ekland became famous as a result of her 1964 whirlwind romance and marriage to British actor and comedian, Peter Sellers, who proposed after seeing her photograph in the paper. She stood by him after he suffered a series of massive heart attacks shortly after their marriage, and in 1965 they had a daughter, Victoria. The couple made two films together, After the Fox in 1966 and The Bobo in 1967, before she divorced Sellers. Ekland also has a son, Nicholai (born 1973) from her relationship with record producer Lou Adler. Britt Ekland had a much-publicised romance with rock star Rod Stewart; they were introduced in 1975 by Joan Collins and lived together for over two years, with ... Biography of Serge Nubret
Serge Nubret (Born October 6, 1938 in Anse-Bertrand, north of Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe) is a bodybuilding federation leader, movie actor and more recently book author awarded many bodybuilding titles including Mr. Europe (1966), Mr. Universe (1976) and Mr. World (1977). Serge equally challenged opponent Arnold Schwarzenegger for the title of Mr. Olympia 1975 after having placing third in 1973. His nickname is the black panther. Youth Serge Nubret spent his first years in Anse-Bertrand in a community of 7,000 people. He spent nearly 12 years of his life enjoying fresh air playing outdoors before moving with his parents to the region of Paris, France in 1950. He lived thereafter in the community of Joinville-le-Pont, completing his secondary studies before choosing a business program. Du... Biography of Melody Vilbert
Melody Vilbert born October 6, 1976 is a former Miss France, in 1995.... Biography of Dominique A (singer)
Dominique Ané (born October 6, 1968), better known as "Dominique A," is a French songwriter and singer. Early life Born on the 6 October 1968 in Provins, France, Dominique Ané is the only child of a teacher and a homemaker. A loner throughout his teenage years, he was passionate about literature and music from a young age. He was interested in the punk music of the time, but at the age of 14, at the beginning of the 1980s, he started to appreciate the dark romanticism of the New Wave movement. After his baccalaureate, he studied humanities for a year, and, at the same time, did a range of odd jobs, including his spell as a utility man for an FM radio station in Nantes, where his family lived. At around the age of 16, he started up a band, John Merrick, named after the hero of the film ... Biography of Louis Philippe I
Louis-Philippe of France (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. He was the last king to rule France. Family and issue In 1809 Louis-Philippe married Princess Marie Amalie of Bourbon-Sicilies, daughter of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Marie Caroline of Austria. They had the following ten children: Ferdinand-Philippe, Duke of Orléans (b. 3 September 1810–d. 1842) married Helena of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Louise-Marie of Orléans (b. 3 April 1812–d. 1850) married Leopold I of Belgium. Marie of Orléans (b. 12 April 1813–d. 1839) married Duke Alexander of Württemberg (b. 1804–d. 1881). Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, Duke of Nemours (b. 25 October 1814–d. 1896) married Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary... Biography of Père Michel Jaouen
Michel Jaouen, born October 6, 1920 in Ouessant, is a religious figure and a priest. He entered the "Compagnie de Jésus" in 1939, and was appointed to the priesthood in 1951. All his actions have developped during the 46 years he has been closely linked to Church. Height: 1m78 (5' 10") Reference : http://www.bel-espoir.com/michel.html... Biography of Lorenza Pavarotti
Lorenza Pavarotti, born October 6, 1962, is one of the daugthers of Luciano Pavarotti and his first wife, Adua. She has two sisters, Cristina and Giuliana, and a half-sister, Alice, born January 2003.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hafez al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad (October 6, 1930 – June 10, 2000) was president of Syria, for three decades. Assad's rule stabilized and consolidated the power of the country's central government after decades of coups and counter-coups. He was succeeded by his son and current president Bashar al-Assad in 2000. Early life Hafez al-Assad was born in the town of Qardaha in the Latakia province of western Syria (then a French Mandate) into a minority Alawite family. He was the first member of his family to attend high school. He attended Jules Jammal High School in Lattakia from which he graduated. He joined the Baath Party in 1946 at the age of 16. Because his family had no money to send him to university, Assad went to the Syrian Military Academy (where he met Mustafa Tlass) and received a free higher ... Biography of Nicolas Peyrac
Jean-Jacques Tazartez, best known as Nicolas Peyrac, born October 6, 1949 in Paris, is a French singer, songwriter and now writer. Discography 1975 : D'où venez-vous ? 1976 : Jumbo 1976 : Quand pleure la petite fille 1977 : Et la fête est finie 1978 : Je t'aimais, je n'ai pas changé 1980 : Disque d'or 1980 : Fait beau chez toi 1982 : Elle sortait d'un drôle de café 1983 : Flash-back 1984 : Neuvième 1986 : Laissez-moi rêver 1989 : J't'aimais trop, j't'aimerai tellement 1993 : Tempête sur Ouessant 1995 : J'avance 1999 : Autrement 2003 : Seulement l'amour 2005 : Toujours une route (compilation) 2006 : Vice-versa (sorti le 9 mai 2006) Bibliography 1994 : Qu'importe le boulevard où tu m'attends, roman. 2006 : J'ai su dès le premier jour que je ... Biography of George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse, Jr (6 October 1846–12 March 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railroad air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. Westinghouse was one of Thomas Edison's main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system. Westinghouse' system using alternating current ultimately prevailed over Edison's insistence on direct current. In 1911, he received the AIEE's Edison Medal 'For meritorious achievement in connection with the development of the alternating current system light. Early years Westinghouse was the son of a machine shop owner and was talented at machinery and business. He was only 19 years old when he created his first invention, the rotary steam engine. At age 21 he invented a "car replacer", a devic... Biography of Yves Leterme
Yves Camille Désiré Leterme (born October 6, 1960 in Wervik, Belgium) is a Belgian Senator, a former Minister-President of Flanders and Flemish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Yves Leterme was the favourite to become the next prime minister of Belgium following the 2007 Belgian General Election. He tendered his resignation as Flemish Minister-President on June 26, 2007, and has been succeeded in that position by Kris Peeters. Since July 16, 2007 Leterme has been leading the formal coalition talks into forming a new government. Career Before entering national politics, Leterme served as an auditor at the Belgian Court of Audit (Dutch: Rekenhof, French: Cour des Comptes). He then became adjunct and then national secretary of the CVP until he resigned to become a civil servant w... Biography of Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914 Larvik, Norway – April 18, 2002 Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a scientific background in zoology and geography. Heyerdahl became famous for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed 4,300 miles (7,000 km) by raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. Early years As a young child, Thor Heyerdahl established a strong interest in zoology. He created a small museum in his childhood home, with a Vipera berus as the main attraction. He studied Zoology and Geography at Oslo University. At the same time he studied privately Polynesian culture and history, consulting the then world's largest private collection of books and papers on Polynesia, owned by Bjarne Kroepelin, a wealthy wine merchant in Oslo. This collecti... Biography of Nathalie Nell
Nathalie Nell, born October 6, 1950 in Paris, is a French actress. Filmography Inconnue de la départementale, L' (2006) (TV) .... Maud Levreau Boîte noire, La (2005) .... Dr. Brenner Fuite de Monsieur Monde, La (2004) (TV) .... Séverine "Julie Lescaut" .... Odile (Série TV) - Secrets d'enfants (2004) (épisode) .... Odile "Tel père, tel flic" (2001) (Série TV) .... Viviane Berg (épisodes inconnus) Pierre à marier, La (2000) (TV) .... Yvette Vie moderne, La (2000) .... Annick Renard ... aka Modern Life (International: English title) "Un homme en colère" .... Florence (Série TV) - Un silence coupable (1998) (épisode) .... Florence 17 ans et des poussières (1996) (TV) .... Mother of young hero "Sandra princesse rebelle" (1995) (mini Série TV) .... Ludmila Hoffma... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bertrand de Labbey
Bertrand de Labbey de la Besnardière, born October 6, 1938 in Vierzon, is a French businessman, CEO of Artmedia, VMA and Blackline.... Biography of Jacqueline Obradors
Jacqueline Obradors (born October 6, 1966 in San Fernando Valley, California), is an American actress. She was born to immigrants from Argentina. She is best known for playing supporting roles in Six Days Seven Nights and A Man Apart, and for her role as Detective Rita Ortiz on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue (2001–2005). She appeared on the show, Freddie, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., as Sofia, Freddie's sister, during the 2005-06 television season.... Biography of Jenny Lind
Johanna Maria Lind (October 6, 1820 – November 2, 1887), better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish-born opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". She is known for her performances in soprano roles in Sweden and Europe, as well as for an extraordinarily popular tour of America beginning in 1850, and for her philanthropic work. Lind was the illegitimate daughter of a schoolteacher named Anne Marie Felborg, who married Niklas Lind after Jenny's birth. Her October 6, 1820 recorded birthdate in Stockholm, Sweden is not conclusive, however, because when Lind arrived in New York City from Liverpool, England on the ship S. S. Atlantic on September 1, 1850, she listed her age as 39. If true, then Lind would have been born around 1810 and been a child resulting from her mother's ear... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christel Pascal-Saioni
Christel Pascal-Saioni, born October 6, 1973 in Gap, is a French alpine skier (slalom and giant slalom).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbara Castle
Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn PC, GCOT (6 October 1910 – 3 May 2002) was a British left-wing politician, born Barbara Anne Betts in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (and brought up in Pontefract and Bradford, Yorkshire), who adopted her family's politics, joining the Labour Party. Elected to Parliament in 1945, she rose to become one of the most important Labour party politicians of the twentieth century. Until her record was broken in 2007 by Gwyneth Dunwoody, Barbara Castle held the record as the female MP with the longest continuous service. Early life Castle, the third of three children, was born in Chesterfield to Frank Betts and Annie Rebecca. Castle was introduced to socialist politics and beliefs from a young age, William Morris playing a profound role in her intel... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Popham
Paul Popham, born October 6, 1941 and died May 7, 1987 (AIDS), was an American financier and founder of the Gay Men's Health Crisis Center in New York.... Biography of Jenny Wade
Jenny Wade is an American actress born on October 6, 1980 in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 2008 Feast 3: The Happy Finish Honey Pie Post-Production Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds Honey Pie Complete 2007 The Strip Melissa Pushing Daisies Hallie Hundin CSI: NY Fern Lazar No Reservations Leah 2006 Love is the Drug Erin Sutherland Feast Honey Pie 2005 Rumor Has It... Nikki... Biography of Richard Jobson
Richard Jobson (born 6 October 1960, Dunfermline, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and film-maker, best known as a television presenter. The Skids He was formerly lead singer with the art-punk rock group, The Skids. Jobson's singing style with the Skids was highly distinctive, and he wrote the lyrics, while Stuart Adamson wrote most of the music. Scared to Dance, the first Skids album, featured the hit 1979 single Into the Valley, the group's most successful single. Jobson appeared on BBC Television's Top of the Pops singing it. The album also featured "The Saints are Coming" whose lyrics about storms and drowning came back to light after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. In September 2006 it was announced that Green Day and U2 were to record a cover version of the song for... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gerry Adams
Gerry Adams, MLA, MP (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born 6 October 1948) is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He is the president of Sinn Féin, which is the second largest political party in Northern Ireland and fourth largest party in the Republic of Ireland. Adams is credited with having played an important role in helping to end the Troubles in Northern Ireland. His leadership and ability to communicate and negotiate with both paramilitary forces and also politicians such as John Hume and John Major was the catalyst that brought about the Good Friday Agreement. From the late 1980s, Adams was an important figure in the Northern Ireland peace process, initially following contact by the then Social Democratic and Labour ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roland Garros
Roland Garros (October 6, 1888 – October 5, 1918) was an early French aviator and a fighter aircraft pilot during World War I. Garros was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion. He started his aviation career in 1909 flying Santos-Dumont's Demoiselle monoplane, an aircraft that only flew well with a small lightweight pilot. In 1911 Garros graduated to flying Bleriot monoplanes and entered a number of European air races with this type of machine. He was already a noted aviator before World War I; by 1913 he had switched to flying Morane-Saulnier monoplanes, a vast improvement over the Bleriot, and gained fame for making the first nonstop flight across the Mediterranean Sea from Fréjus in south of France to Bizerte in Tunisia. The following year, Garros joined the French army at the outbreak of ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Penny Junor
Penny Junor, born October 6, 1949 in Leatherhead, is an English author and journalist. She is the daugther of the Sunday Express editor Sir John Junor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Noyer
Christian Noyer (born 6 October 1950 in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, Val-d'Oise) is a French higher civil servant, current governor of the Bank of France (since 2003), and former vice-president of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (1998-2002).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Frater
Michael Frater O.D (born October 6, 1982 in Manchester, Jamaica) is a sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event. He has also been successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, setting the world record and Olympic record at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won gold in the relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and took silver in the 2002 edition. His 100 m personal best of 9.97 seconds makes him the fourth fastest Jamaican sprinter in the event, after Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Ray Stewart. Career Born on October 6, 1982, in Manchester, Jamaica, Michael Frater is the younger of two sons of Lyndell and Monica Frater. His elder brother Lindel, wa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Helen Wills Moody
Helen Newington Wills Roark (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player who is generally considered to have been one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. Wills was born Helen Newington Wills in Centerville, California, now part of Fremont, California. She was already quite famous when she married Frederick Moody in December 1929. She won approximately one-half of her major championships as Helen Wills and one-half as Helen Wills Moody. Wills divorced Moody in 1937 and married Aidan Roark in October 1939. Sporting achievements Wills won 31 Grand Slam titles (singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles) during her career, including seven singles titles at the U.S. Championships, eight singles titles at Wimbledon, an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Meghnad Saha
Megh Nad (or Meghnad) Saha (Bangla:মেঘনাদ সাহা) (Devanagari: मेघनाद साहा) (October 6, 1893 – February 16, 1956) was an Indian astrophysicist. He was born on 6 October, 1893 in Shaoratoli village near Dhaka (in present Bangladesh). He had his initial schooling at Dhaka Collegiate School, and later moved to Dhaka College. He was also a student at the Presidency College, Kolkata; a professor at Allahabad University from 1923 to 1938 and thereafter a professor and Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Calcutta until his death in 1956. He became Fellow of the Royal Society in 1927. He was president of the 21st session of the Indian Science Congress in 1934. In... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anna Gomis
Anna Gomis (born October 6, 1973 in Tourcoing) is a French wrestler who competed in the Women's Freestyle 55 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. She was named 1999 Female Wrestler of the Year by the International Wrestling Federation, and is four times world champion.... Biography of Joanna Pacitti
Joanna Pacitti (born October 6, 1984 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American pop/rock singer and actress. Also known as Joanna. Early life & career beginning Pacitti was born on October 6, 1984 to Stella and Joseph Pacitti; she is of Italian and Irish descent. At the age of 5, she began singing to the customers in her father's barber shop. Her mother enrolled her in dance classes, and she began competing in local talent and dance competitions. When she was 11 years old, she was chosen to star in the 20th Anniversary revival of the musical Annie after entering a contest sponsored by the department store Macy's. Pacitti starred in 106 performances with the National Tour, obtaining mixed reviews. Two weeks before the show was to land on Broadway, she became ill with bronchitis. S... Biography of Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn, Baron Bragg, FRSL, FRTS (born 6 October 1939) is a British author and broadcaster. Early life Bragg was born in Wigton, Cumbria, the son of Mary Ethel (Park), a tailoress, and Stanley Bragg, a stock keeper turned machinist. He attended the Nelson Thomlinson School in Wigton and then read Modern History at Wadham College, Oxford in the late 1950s. Bragg says that he has suffered two nervous breakdowns in his life, one in his teens, and another in his 30s. Broadcasting career He started his career in 1961 as a general trainee at the BBC and in his role as writer and broadcaster in 1967, spending his first two years in radio at the BBC World Service, then at the BBC Third Programme and BBC Home Service.. He then successfully applied to join the production team of Huw Wheld... Biography of Levon Aronian
Levon Aronian (Armenian: Լևոն Արոնյան; born 6 October 1982 in Yerevan) is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. On the July 2010 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2783, making him number five in the world and Armenia's number one. Aronian won the FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2009, qualifying him for the Candidates tournament for the World Chess Championship 2012. He is also the 2009 World Rapid Chess Champion. Career An early sign of his ability came when he won the 1994 World Youth Chess Championship (under-12) in Szeged with 8/9, ahead of future luminaries Étienne Bacrot, Ruslan Ponomariov, Francisco Vallejo Pons and Alexander Grischuk. In 2002 he won the Armenian Chess Championship. In the same year he became World Junio... Biography of Reginald Fessenden
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 – July 22, 1932) was a Canadian inventor who performed pioneering experiments in radio, including early—possibly the first— transmissions of voice and music. In his later career he received hundreds of patents for devices in fields such as high-powered transmitting, sonar, and television. He was born in East Bolton, Quebec, Canada. At the age of fourteen, Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec granted Fessenden a mathematics mastership. In late 1886, Fessenden began working directly for Thomas Edison at the inventor's new Laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey. Fessenden quickly made major advances, especially in receiver design, as he worked to develop audio reception of signals. From 1890 to 1900, Fessenden worked at several manufac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfred Naquet
Alfred Naquet, born October 6, 1834 in Carpentras, died November 10, 1916 in Paris, was a French chimist, physician and politician.... Biography of Thomas Troelsen
Thomas Troelsen (born 6 October 1981) is a composer and producer from Denmark. History Troelsen is responsible for chart-topping hits like Monrose's "Hot Summer", Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet" and Melody Club's "Baby." He was also the lead singer of the band Superheroes and he is currently fronting the band PRIVATE which, aside from Troelsen, consists of former Superheroes-members Asger Tarpgaard and Tanja Simonsen. In 2001 he opened his own recording studio, Delta Lab, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The studio is kept in a retro, 60's style, partly inspired by Danish designer, Verner Panton, and has a vast collection of analog equipment. Troelsen has produced, mixed, and written for Plastilina Mosh, Whyte Seeds, Melody Club, Kenneth Bager, Aqua, Junior Senior, Titiyo, Hideki Kaji, Julee C... Biography of Edwin Fischer
Edwin Fischer (October 6, 1886 – January 24, 1960) was a Swiss classical pianist and conductor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, particularly in the traditional Germanic repertoire of such composers as J. S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. He is also regarded as one of the finest piano pedagogues of modern times. Fischer was born in Basel and studied music first there, and later in Berlin at the Stern conservatory under Martin Krause. He first came to prominence as a pianist following World War I. In 1926 he became conductor of the Lübeck Musikverein and later conducted in Munich. In 1932 he formed his own chamber orchestra, and was one of the first to be interested in presenting music of the baroque in an historically accurate way. Though... Biography of Lady Victoria Hervey
Lady Victoria Frederica Isabella Hervey (born 6 October 1976) is an English model, socialite, aristocrat and former "It girl". Background Lady Victoria is the elder daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol and his third wife Yvonne Marie Sutton - his former secretary. She is the older sister of the 8th Marquess of Bristol and of Lady Isabella Hervey. Her older half-brothers were the 7th Marquess of Bristol and Lord Nicholas Hervey, both deceased. For the first two years of her life she lived at Ickworth House, the family seat in Suffolk, before her parents went into tax exile in Monaco. Educated at Benenden School, she spent a gap year in Florence and worked at advertising agencies in London. After turning down a place to read French and History of Art at Bristol University, her moth... Biography of Patrick Cauvin
Patrick Cauvin, born Claude Klotz October 6, 1932 in Marseille, died August 13, 2010, was a French writer. Works * 1996 : Tout ce que Joseph écrivit cette année là, Le Livre de Poche * 1993 : Belles galères, Le Livre de Poche * 1983 : Huit jours en été, Le Livre de Poche * 1985 : Dans les bras du vent, Le Livre de Poche * 1995 : Menteur, Le Livre de Poche * 1984 : Nous allions vers les beaux jours, Le Livre de Poche * 1987 : Haute-Pierre, Le Livre de Poche * 1984 : C'était le Pérou, Le Livre de Poche * 1982 : Monsieur papa, Le Livre de Poche * 1988 : Povchéri, Le Livre de Poche * 1990 : Werther, ce soir..., Le Livre de Poche * 1983 : E=mc² mon amour, Le Livre de Poche * 1992 : Rue des bons-enfants, Le Livre de Poche ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Abdoulaye Meité
Abdoulaye Méïté (born October 6, 1980 in Paris, France) is a footballer who joined West Bromwich Albion on 10 August 2008. He represents Côte d'Ivoire internationally, and up to the start of the 2008-09 season he had been awarded 20 caps. Career Before joining West Brom, Méïté spent two years with Bolton Wanderers after joining them in July 2006 from Olympique de Marseille. He had been with Marseille since 2001 and had made 172 League appearances, as well as many in European competition - including one against Bolton in January 2006. Méïté scored two goals for Bolton: one in the 3-1 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday, 14 February 2007, and the other in a 1-1 draw against ZFK Rabotnicki Kometal of Macedonia, in the UEFA Cup, on 20 September the same year. In March 2008 he was i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Janet Gaynor
Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress. One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This was the only occasion on which an actress has won for multple roles. This rule would be changed three years later by AMPAS. Her career continued with the advent of sound film, and she achieved a notable success in the original version of A Star Is Born (1937). She worked only sporadically after the late 1930s. Severely injured in a 1982 vehicle collision, the incident contributed to her death two years later. Early life Born Laura Augusta Gainor in Philadelphia, Pennsy... Biography of Jeremy Sisto
Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He has had many prominent roles in movies and television, and is probably best known for his recurring role as Billy Chenowith on the HBO series Six Feet Under and Detective Lupo on "Law & Order". Some of his movies include Clueless, Suicide Kings, Thirteen, and Jesus. Early life Sisto was born in Grass Valley, California, the son of Reedy Gibbs, an actress and farmer, and Richard Sisto, a farmer, jazz musician and educator; the two divorced in 1980 and his stepfather is also an actor. He has an older sister, Meadow, who got him involved in acting. He grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the progressive Francis W. Parker School and appeared in the movie Grand Canyon while attending high school at Parker. After studyi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ariane Dreyfus
Ariane Dreyfus, born October 6, 1958 in Le Raincy, is a French writer, poet and teacher. Selected bibliography L’Amour 1 ( éd. De 1993) Un visage effacé ( Tarabuste 1995) Les Miettes de Décembre ( Le Dé bleu 1997) La Durée des Plantes ( Tarabuste 1998, et 2006 pour l’édition revue et corrigée) Une Histoire passera ici ( Flammarion 1999). Quelques Branches vivantes ( Flammarion 2001) Les Compagnies silencieuses ( Flammarion 2001) La belle Vitesse (Le Dé bleu, coll. Le Farfadet bleu 2002). La bouche de quelqu’un (Tarabuste, 2003). L’inhabitable ( Flammarion, 2006).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Jacques Antier
Jean-Jacques Antier, born October 6, 1928 in Rouen, is a French journalist and writer. Works Maritime history L'Amiral de Grasse : Plon 1965 Grandes heures de la marine : Waleffe 1967 Les porte-avions et la maîtrise des mers : Laffont 1967 Histoire mondiale des sous-marins : Laffont 1968 Histoire maritime de la première guerre mondiale : France-Empire 1992 Marins de Provence et du Languedoc : Aubanel 1977 Les sous-mariniers : Grancher 1977 Les sous-mariniers des temps héroïques : Idégraph Genève 1980 Les combattants de la guerre maritime 1914-1918 : Idégraph Genève 1980 Au temps des voiliers long-courriers : France-Empire 1979 Au temps des premiers paquebots à vapeur : France-Empire 1982 Histoire de l'aviation navale : Ed de la Cité 1983 L'aventure héroïque d... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Les Richter
Les Richter (born October 6, (some sources say October 26) 1930 in Fresno, California) is a former Los Angeles Rams National Football League football player turned auto racing president of the Riverside International Raceway. After graduating from the University of California in 1952, where he played guard and linebacker, he served in the U.S. Army for two years. A first-round draft choice of the NFL's New York Yanks in the 1952 NFL Draft, Richter was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for eleven players, the largest deal ever made for a single player. During his 9 years with the Rams, Richter intercepted 16 passes and scored 193 points on 1 touchdown, 106 extra points, and 29 field goals. Despite being selected for 8 Pro Bowls, he has never been nominated or inducted to the Pro Football... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maria Jeritza
Maria Jeritza (October 6, 1887 in Brno – July 10, 1982 in Orange, New Jersey), born Maria Jedličková, was a celebrated Moravian soprano singer, long associated with the Vienna State Opera (1912–1935) and the Metropolitan Opera (1921-1932 and 1951). Her sensational rise to fame and spectacular beauty and personality earned her the nickname The Moravian Thunderbolt. In 1910, she made her debut as Elsa, in Wagner's Lohengrin, at Olomouc. The Emperor Franz Josef heard her and immediately commanded that she be offered a contract at the Imperial Hofoper, Wien. She created the roles of Ariadne in Strauss's opera Ariadne auf Naxos (1912), the Empress in his Die Frau ohne Schatten (1919), and Marie/Marietta in Korngold's Die tote Stadt (1920), the latter also being the role of her debut wit... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Voisin
Michel Voisin (born October 6, 1944) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Ain department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Rieux
Albert Rieux, born October 1914 in Albi, died in 1983, was a French actor. Filmography 1950 La dame de chez Maxim's 1942 Le brigand gentilhomme 1942 La fausse maîtresse 1941 Andorra ou les hommes d'Airain... Biography of M.N. Tantri
M.N. Tantri, born October 6, 1885 in Ahmedabad, died May 11, 1943 (suicide, he throwed himself under a train), was an Indian writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Renouvin
Jacques Renouvin, born October 6, 1905 in Paris, died in deportation January 24, 1944 in Mauthausen, was a hero of the French Resistance and a royalist activist. References François-Marin Fleutot - Des Royalistes dans la Résistance - Flammarion, 2000. François Marcot (dir.) - Dictionnaire historique de la Résistance - Coll. Bouquins, Robert Laffont, 2006.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Poswick
Charles Marie Jean Joseph Elvire Ghislain baron Poswick (Limbourg, 6 October 1924 - Zolder, 28 July 1994) was a Belgian politician for the PLP. Poswick was doctor in Law and licentiate in commercial and financial sciences. He became para-commando and broker. Poswick was a member of parliament (1965-1991) for the PLP for the district Namur and President of the French community Council (1984-1985) and of the Walloon district Council (1985-1988). He was minister of defence from 1966 up to 1968 and in 1980.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of José Carlos Pace
José Carlos Pace (October 6, 1944 in São Paulo – March 18, 1977 near São Paulo) was a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 73 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on March 4, 1972. He won one race, achieved six podiums, and scored a total of 58 championship points. He also secured one pole position. Death and honors He was killed in a light aircraft accident in early 1977. The track which currently hosts the Brazilian Grand Prix annually now, as a tribute to him, bears his name, Autódromo José Carlos Pace. Brabham team owner, Bernie Ecclestone, rated Pace highly and went on record saying that if Pace hadn't died, he would never have needed the services of triple world champion Niki Lauda. Pace is buried in Cemitério do Araça, São Paulo. Books * Henr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Klaus Dibiasi
Klaus Dibiasi (born October 6, 1947) is a former diver from Italy, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964. He dominated the platform event from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, winning a total number of three Olympic gold medals. Dibiasi won a silver medal in platform diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and went on to win gold in the same event at the next three Games (1968, 1972, and 1976). Dibiasi is the only Olympic diver to have won three successive gold medals, and he is the only diver to have won medals at four Summer Olympics. A silver in the springboard in 1964 gave him a record total of five Olympic medals. He also excelled at the first two FINA World Aquatic Championships (1973 and 1975), winning four medals. Dibiasi was bo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gene Johns
Gene Johns, born October 6, 1927 in Carrier Mills, Illinois, is an American former politician and Senator of Illinois.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Bowen
William G. Bowen is a senior research associate at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation where he served as President from 1988 to 2006. He was the president of Princeton University from 1972 to 1988. William Gordon Bowen graduated from Denison University in 1955, and Princeton University in 1958, where he earned a PhD. He joined the Princeton faculty in 1958, specializing in labor economics. In 1988, he left Princeton and joined The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, where he created a research program to investigate doctoral education, collegiate admissions, independent research libraries, and charitable nonprofits in order to ensure that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's grants would be well-informed and more effective. William Bowen has also been partially responsible for JSTOR, the Mello... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edgar Young
Edgar Young, born October 6, 1883 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, was an American writer, explorer and traveler.... Biography of Lola Dueñas
Lola Dueñas (born October 6, 1971 in Barcelona) is a Spanish actress. She is the daughter of Nicolás Dueñas and studied in the Institut del Teatre of Barcelona. Selected filmography * Los Abrazos Rotos (Pedro Almodovar, 2009) * Fuera de Carta (Nacho G. Velilla, 2008) * 20 centímetros (Ramón Salazar, 2005) * Lo que sé de Lola (Javier Rebollo, 2005) * Volver (Pedro Almodóvar, 2005) * Mar adentro (Alejandro Amenábar, 2004) * Días de fútbol (David Serrano, 2003) * Hable con ella (Pedro Almodovar, 2002) * Piedras (Ramón Salazar, 2002) * Todo me pasa a mí (Miquel García Borda, 2001) * Las razones de mis amigos (Gerardo Herrero, 2000) * Marta y alrededores (2000) * Terca Vida (2000) * Mensaka, páginas de una historia (Salv... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William J. III Kennedy
William J. III Kennedy, born October 6, 1922 in Durham, South Carolina, is an American black businessman, entrepreneur and billionaire.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Chalumeau
Laurent Chalumeau, born October 6, 1959 in Paris, is a French journalist, author, screenwriter and playwright. Screenwriter * 1995 : Hercule et Sherlock * 1998 : La Ferme * 2000 : Total Western * 2001 : Les Morsures de l'aube * 2009 : Montespan d'Antoine de Caunes Playwright * 2000 : Le Prince du Pacifique Author * 1981 : Journaliste à Rock & Folk * 1990 - 1995 : Personnages d'Antoine de Caunes * 1991 : Fuck * 1994 : Anne Frank 2 : Le retour * 1997 : Neuilly brûle-t-il ? * 2003 : Moi & «Bobby Mc Gee» * 2006 : Maurice le siffleur * 2007 : Les Arnaqueurs aussi * 2009 : Un mec sympa * 2009 : En Amérique... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Caborn
Richard George Caborn (born 6 October 1943 in Sheffield, United-Kingdom) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central since 1983; he previously served as the Minister of Sport at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, before being appointed as Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Ambassador for the 2018 World Cup bid. Early life Richard Caborn was born in Sheffield and was educated at the Hurlfield Secondary Modern Boys School until 1958 (now Sheffield Springs Academy since September 2006, became comprehensive in 1966) on East Bank Road, Intake in Sheffield; Granville College of Further Education (now Castle College, part of Sheffield College); and Sheffield Polytechnic (now Sheffield Hallam University), where he qualified as an engineer. H... Biography of J. J. Stokes
Jeral Jamal Stokes, born October 6, 1972 in San Diego, California, is a former National Football League wide receiver. Although he is not retired, Stokes last played in the NFL in December 2003 for the New England Patriots. High school Stokes began his football at Point Loma High School in San Diego, CA, where he was part of a gifted team that included fellow wide-receiver Brett Callan and quarterback Dan White, later a UA star. The team was coached throughout Stokes' four years by local legend Bennie Edens. During Stokes' senior year, the Pointers captured the CIF championship. College career While at UCLA, Stokes earned Pac-10 first-team honors as a sophomore. His breakout season came in his junior year when he was named the Conference's Offensive Player of the Year. Stokes' ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gavin Sutherland
Gavin Sutherland, born October 6, 1951 in Peterhead, is a Scottish musician. Sutherland Brothers (Gavin and Iain Sutherland) originally performed as a folk / rock duo in the field of British music in the early 1970s, and then joined with Quiver to record and tour as The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver. Personal details Gavin Sutherland (born 6 October 1951, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) - Bassist / vocalist. Iain Sutherland (born 17 November 1948, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) - Vocalist / guitarist / keyboards. Career The Sutherland Brothers began their career in 1968 as A New Generation, having some yearly success with the single "Smokie Blues Away" (which used a melody based on the main theme of Dvořák's, New World Symphony). Subsequently re-billed as The Sutherl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ottavio Bianchi
Ottavio Bianchi (born October 6, 1943) is an Italian former football player and coach. Bianchi was born in Brescia. During his playing days, he has won two caps for Italy, and played for a number of teams, including Brescia, Napoli, Atalanta, Milan and Cagliari. He is best remembered for being the coach of Napoli from 1985 to 1989, a team consisting of great players such as Diego Maradona and Careca, which won its first of two Serie A titles in the 1986-87 season. He also led the team to the Coppa Italia title in 1987, and the UEFA Cup title in 1989. Other teams he has coached include Como, Atalanta, Roma, Inter and Fiorentina.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François de la Rocque
François de La Rocque (1885–1946) was leader of the French right-wing league named the Croix de Feu from 1930-1936, before forming the more moderate Parti Social Français (1936-1940), seen as a precursor of Gaullism . The Croix de Feu and the February 6, 1934 crisis A veteran of World War I, lieutenant-colonel de La Rocque came from the patriotic and social Catholic movement created by Lamennais at the end of the 19th century. He then joined the Croix de Feu, created in 1927, and took them over in 1930. He quickly transformed the veterans' league, creating a paramilitary organization (les dispos, short for disponibles — availables) and formed a youth organization, the Sons and Daughters of the Croix de Feu (les fils et filles de Croix de Feu). He also accepted anybody who accepted the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lord James Leechman
Lord James Leechman, born October 6, 1906 in Glasgow, is a Scottish former judge.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gautier Audinot
Gautier Audinot, born October 6, 1957 in Chartres (Eure-et-Loir), is a French politician and businessman. He is a former member or RPR.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guillaume Dupuytren
Guillaume Dupuytren, Baron (October 6, 1777 - February 8, 1835) was a French anatomist and military surgeon. Although he gained much esteem for treating Napoleon Bonaparte's hemorrhoids, he is best known today for Dupuytren's contracture which is named after him and which he described in 1831. Birth and education Guillaume Dupuytren was born in the town of Pierre-Buffière in the department of Haute-Vienne. He studied medicine in Paris at the newly established École de Médecine and was appointed, by competition, prosector when only eighteen years of age. His early studies were directed chiefly to anatomical pathology. In 1803 he was appointed assistant surgeon at the Hôtel-Dieu and in 1811 he became professor of operative surgery in succession to Raphael Bienvenu Sabatier. In 1816 he... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christel Pascal
Christel Pascal-Saioni, born on October 6, 1973 in Gap, is a French former alpine skier, and a sports journalist, radio host, and TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Lapicque
Charles Lapicque, born October 6, 1898 in Theizé, Rhône, died July 15, 1988 in Orsay, was a French painter of School of Paris (La Nouvelle Ecole de Paris), scientist and engineer. Slected bibliography (in French) Charles Lapicque, Essais sur l'espace, l'art et la destinée, préface de Jean Wahl, Grasset, Paris, 1958 Jean Lescure, Lapicque, Flammarion, 1956 Charles Estienne, Dessins de Lapicque, La figure, Paris, Éditions Galanis, 1959 Jean Guichard-Meili, Dessins de Lapicque, Les chevaux, Paris, Éditions Galanis, 1962 Charles Lapicque, préface de Jean-Louis Ferrier, textes inédits de Lapicque, Bern, Kunsthalle, 1962 Jean Lescure, Dessins de Lapicque, La mer, Paris, Éditions Galanis, 1964 Lapicque, préface de Bernard Dorival, Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, 1967 Char... Biography of Ulysses Guimaraes
Ulysses Silveira Guimarães, born October 6, 1916 in Rio Claro, died October 12, 1992 in Angra dos Reis, was a Brazilian politician and author. Works Vida Exemplar de Prudente de Morais (1940); Navegar é preciso, Viver não é preciso (1973); Socialização do Direito (1978); Esperança e Mudança (1982); Tentativa (1983); Diretas Já (1984); PT Saudações (1988); Da Fé fiz Companheira (1989); Ou Mudamos ou seremos Mudados (1991); Parlamentarismo – Além de ser mais forte, substitui um regime fraco (fevereiro de 1992).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nanna Ditzel
Nanna Ditzel (October 6, 1923 in Copenhagen - June 17, 2005 in Copenhagen) was a Danish furniture designer. She studied at the School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen graduating in 1946. Her works include cabinet-making, jewellery, tableware and textiles. She also created jewellery designs for Georg Jensen and furniture for Frederica. Awards 1956 Lunning Prize 1998 the lifelong Artists' Grant by the Danish Ministry of Culture... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hubert Henno
Hubert Henno (born 6 October 1976 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French volleyball player, who won the bronze medal with the France men's national volleyball team at the 2002 World Championships. Standing at 188 m, he plays as a libero for M. Roma Volley. Individual Awards * 2001 European Championship "Best Receiver" * 2003 European Championship "Best Digger"... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richie Benaud
Richard "Richie" Benaud OBE (play /ˈbɛnoʊ/; born 6 October 1930, in Penrith, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer who, since his retirement from international cricket in 1964, has become a highly regarded commentator on the game. Benaud was a world-class Test cricket all-rounder, blending thoughtful leg spin bowling with lower-order batting aggression. Along with fellow bowling all-rounder Alan Davidson, he helped restore Australia to the top of world cricket in the late 1950s and early 1960s after a slump in the early 1950s. In 1958 he became Australia's Test captain until his retirement in 1964. Gideon Haigh described him as "... perhaps the most influential cricketer and cricket personality since the Second World War." In his review of Benaud's autobiog... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Byron Black
Byron Black (born October 6, 1969 in Salisbury (Harare), Southern Rhodesia) is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe. Biography He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players. He attended the University of Southern California and was an All-American as named by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). In 1995 Black was a US Open quarterfinalist and in 2000 he reached the same round at Wimbledon. His highest career singles ranking was World No. 22, which he achieved in June 1996. An accomplished doubles player, Black became world no. 1 in doubles in February 1994. He won the 1994 French Open partnering Jonathan Stark. Black was a doubles finalist in three other majors, the 1994 and 2001 Australian Opens and 1996 W... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Geoff Writer
Geoff Writer, born October 6, 1933 in Dunedin, is a New Zealand journalist, writer and editor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas-Hubert de Mongault
Nicolas-Hubert Mongault (6 October 1674, Paris - 11 August 1746, Paris) was a French ecclesiastic and writer.... Biography of Adolf von Hildebrand
Adolf von Hildebrand (October 6, 1847 Marburg - January 18, 1921 Munich) was a sculptor, the son of Marburg economics professor Bruno Hildebrand. He was the author of Das Problem der Form in der Bildenden Kunst ("The Problem of Form in Painting and Sculpture"). From 1873 he lived in Florence in San Francesco, a secularized sixteenth-century monastery. In 1877 he married Irene Schäuffelen. He spent significant time in Munich after 1889 executing a monumental fountain there, the Wittelsbacher Brunnen. He is known for five monumental urban fountains. He was ennobled by the King of Bavaria in 1904, He was the father of the painter Eva, Elizabeth, sculptor Irene Georgii-Hildebrand, Sylvie, Bertele, and Catholic theologian Dietrich von Hildebrand.... Biography of Maki Horikita
Maki Horikita (堀北 真希, Horikita Maki?, born October 6, 1988, in Kiyose, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress and endorser. She had her acting debut in 2003 as a U-15 idol and has since starred in a number of Japanese television dramas, television and magazine ads, and films. Childhood Born Marina Hara on the sixth of October 1988 in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan, Horikita is the eldest of three girls. She was boyish during most of her childhood. On holidays, during middle school, she would enjoy playing basketball and baseball with her friends; she also preferred playing Dragon Ball Z with the boys than playing dolls with the girls. Despite being boyish, Horikita looked up to her mother. This was revealed when she guested on KAT-TUN's variety show, Cartoon KAT-TUN, after... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Riccardo Giacconi
Riccardo Giacconi (born October 6, 1931) is an Italian/American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid the foundations of X-ray astronomy. Biography Born in Genoa, Italy, he received a degree from the University of Milan before moving to the US to pursue a career in astrophysics research. He became an American citizen. Cosmic X-ray radiation is absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, and so space-based telescopes are needed for X-ray astronomy. Giacconi worked on the instrumentation for X-ray astronomy, from rocket-borne detectors in the late 1950s and early 1960s, through to Uhuru, the first orbiting X-ray astronomy satellite, the Einstein Observatory, the first fully imaging X-ray telescope put into space, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory which was launched in 1999 and is still... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert B. Johnston
Robert B. Johnston (born October 6, 1937) is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general whose last duty assignment was as Commander, Marine Forces Atlantic Marine Forces Europe and II Marine Expeditionary Force. During the Gulf War, he served as the CENTCOM Chief-of-Staff. He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1995 after over 34 years of active duty service. Biography Robert B. Johnston was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on October 6, 1937. He immigrated to the United States in 1955 and graduated from San Diego State College with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1961. In He received a Master's degree in Business Administration from the United States International University in 1975. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in December 1961. His... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carmen Mastren
Carmen Mastren (born Carmen Mastandrea, 6 October 1913 – 31 March 1981) was an American jazz guitarist, banjoist and violinist born in Cohoes, New York. Mastren is best remembered for his work from 1936-1941 with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra as a guitarist. Biography Mastren went professional as a musician in 1934 when he joined the Wingy Manone and Joe Marsala band. Mastren worked with a variety of musicians during his career, including Raymond Scott, Ray McKinley and Mel Powell. In the 1940s Mastren recorded with the Sidney Bechet and Muggsy Spanier "Big Four". During World War II he played with the Glenn Miller Air Force Band. During the 1940s Mastren worked as musical director and conductor for Morton Downey, and from 1954-1970 Mastren played for The Today Show and The Tonight S... Biography of Josée Dayan
Josée Dayan, born on October 6, 1947 in Toulouse (source: Didier Geslin), is a French fillm director, actress, and screenwriter. Filmography (director) (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0206655/ ) 2012/II Raspoutine (filming) 2011 Raspoutine (TV movie) (filming) 2011 Bouquet final (TV movie) 2008-2010 Collection Fred Vargas (TV series) – Un lieu incertain (2010) – L'homme à l'envers (2009) – L'homme aux cercles bleus (2009) – Sous les vents de Neptune (2008) 2010 Ni reprise, ni échangée (TV movie) 2009 Folie douce (TV movie) 2009 Mourir d'aimer (TV movie) 2008 Marie-Octobre (TV movie) 2008 Château en Suède (TV movie) 2008 Nous n'irons plus au bois (TV documentary) 2008 Jeanne M. - Côté cour, côté coeur (TV documentary) 2008 Diane, fe... Biography of Sophia Thomalla
Sophia Thomalla, born on October 6, 1989 in Berlin, is a German actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2268884/ ) 2011 Pariser Platz - Berlin (completed) Directors Wife/Opera singer 2011 Der letzte Bulle (TV series) Sonia von Baranki – Mord auf Seite 1 (2011) … Sonia von Baranki 2010-2011 Der Bergdoktor (TV series) Nicole Schneider – Auf Liebe und Tod (2011) … Nicole Schneider – Gemischte Gefühle (2011) … Nicole Schneider – Der Gang der Dinge (2011) … Nicole Schneider – Die längste Nacht (2011) … Nicole Schneider – Kein Zurück (2011) … Nicole Schneider See all 22 episodes » 2011 Countdown - Die Jagd beginnt (TV series) Carmen Fiedler – Vom Himmel gefallen (2011) … Carmen Fiedler 2009-2010 Eine wie Keine (TV series) Chris Putzer – Episod... Biography of Victor Larock
Victor Larock ( 6 October 1904 – 24 April 1977) was a Belgian socialist politician and writer. At the time of the liberation from NAZI Germany occupation he was editor of Le Peuple. By 1954 he was Minister of Foreign Trade. In 1957 he became Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs until 1958 when he became the first President of the Council of the European Communities. He was born in Ans and died in Madrid Early life and Studies The son of a miner he acquired a Ph.d in literature from the State University of Liege in 1926. During his studies of sociology in Paris he first came in contact with the leftist intellectuals there. From 1932 to 1949 he was a lectured in history at the Royal Atheneum of Ixelles and the Institut des Hautes Etudes in Ghent. References ^ Walter Lipgens, Wi... Biography of Vera Dushevina
Vera Dushevina (VEH-rah doo-SHEH-vee-nah; Russian: Вера Душевина; born October 6, 1986) is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. Height 180cm (5ft 10in) Weight 73kg (161lb) Turned Pro 2003 Plays Right; Two-handed backhand In 2005 she reached her first WTA singles final at Eastbourne where she finished runner up to former World No. 1 Kim Clijsters of Belgium. Two years later, she reached her second at the Nordea Nordic Light Open, losing in straight sets to Agnieszka Radwańska. In 2006, she changed her family name into Dushevina. She is a winner of the Wimbledon girls' title in 2002, where she defeated Maria Sharapova in the finals.... Biography of Paolo Savona
Paolo Savona, born October 6, 1936 in Cagliari, is an Italian economist and professor. Publications : * "La Liquidità Internazionale", Il Mulino , Bologna 1972 (con M. Freatianni) * "La Sovranità Monetaria", Buffetti Ed., Roma, 1974 * "L'Italia al bivio: stagnazione o sviluppo" (insieme a Giorgio La Malfa e Enzo Grilli), Laterza Ed., 1985 * "Eurodollars and International Banking", McMillan Londra 1986 (con G. Sutija) * "Strategin Planning in International Banking" McMillan, Londra 1986 ( con G. Sutija) * "Strutture finanziarei e sviluppo economico" Guerini Ass., Milano (1989) * "World Trade: Monetary Order and Latina America", Mc Millan, Londrta 1990 (con G. Sutija) * "Il Terzo Capitalismo e la Società Aperta" Longanesi & C. , Milano 1993 *... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frances Tomelty
Frances Tomelty (October 6, 1948 (source: Imdb)) in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish actress and the first wife of Sting. She has starred in series such as, Bergerac, Inspector Morse, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Midsomer Murders and Coronation Street, Cracker, as well as films like Bellman and True, Monk Dawson, Bullshot and The Field. She is the daughter of Belfast actor Joseph Tomelty (March 5, 1911- June 7, 1995). In 1976 she married Sting after knowing him for two years. They met on the set of a rock-musical called "Rock Nativity". She was the Virgin Mary, he played in the band. They have two children, Joseph (born 23 November 1976) and Fuchsia Katherine (born 17 April 1982). Tomelty's later work includes roles in the series Spooks, Casualty and The Amaz... Biography of Melissa Baker
Melissa Baker is an American model who appeared in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Biography Melissa Baker was born in Akron, Ohio and grew up in nearby Cuyahoga Falls, graduating from Stow-Munroe Falls High School. She had been a competitive gymnast in her youth. Her family, which is at least partly Greek in origin, still resides in Ohio. Her mother's name is Becky, and she has a twin brother, Brandon. Career Baker is known for being curvaceous. She is represented by Click Model Agency in New York and Los Angeles, and by Women's Model Management in Milan and Paris. She has modelled for Abercrombie & Fitch, Express, McDonalds, Sisley and appeared on the cover of Bridal Magazine. Baker has been photographed by Bruce Weber, Terry Richardson, Sylvia Krivickova, Richa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacqueline Pagnol
Jacqueline Pagnol, born Jacqueline Bouvier October 6, 1920 in Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine (source: Imdb), is a French actress, the wife of French academician, author and director Marcel Pagnol. Filmography 1942 : La Maison des sept jeunes filles 1943 : Les Ailes blanches 1943 : Adieu Léonard 1944 : Service de nuit 1945 : Naïs 1948 : La Belle Meunière 1950 : Le Rosier de Madame Husson 1951 : Topaze 1951 : Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité 1952 : Manon des sources de Marcel Pagnol 1953 : Carnaval 1956 : La Terreur des dames Bibliography 1987 Pagnol : inédit - édition Carrère... Biography of Marshall Rosenberg
Marshall Rosenberg (born October 6, 1934) is an American psychologist and the creator of Nonviolent Communication, a communication process that helps people to exchange the information necessary to resolve conflicts and differences peacefully. He is the founder and Director of Educational Services for the Center for Nonviolent Communication, an international non-profit organization. Rosenberg was born in Canton, Ohio to Jewish parents, Jean (Weiner) Rosenberg and Fred Rosenberg. His family moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1943, one week prior to the Race Riots of 1943. He graduated from Cooley High School in Detroit, MI. In 1961, Rosenberg received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and in 1966 was awarded Diplomate status in clinical psychology fr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Courrier
Robert Courrier, born October 6, 1895 in Saxon-Sion, Lorraine, died March 14, 1986, was a French Professor of Medicine and a member of Académie des Sciences.... Biography of Magdalena Frackowiak
Magdalena Frackowiak (born Magdalena Frąckowiak on 6 October 1984 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish fashion model who began appearing on international runways in 2006. Frackowiak was sixteen when her mother sent her pictures to a Warsaw agency's modeling contest. She won, and was scouted by Darek Kumosa of the Model Plus Agency. Her first paid assignment was for Machina magazine. She is currently signed with DNA Models in New York. She featured prominently in the 2008 Ralph Lauren, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, and Oscar de la Renta print campaigns. She has been on the cover of Italian, German, Japanese, and Russian Vogue and Numéro. Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. Frackowiak walked the 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Has a starring role ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Durrell
Michael Durrell (born October 6, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. He began his career on CBS in the soap opera The Guiding Light. He played attorney Peter Wexler. Other well known tv roles are on the CBS hit series Alice as Nicholas Stone from 1984 to 1985. His other well known role is in the 1983 NBC science fiction mini series called V and the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle as Robert Maxwell. He played D.A. Lloyd Burgess on the hit tv series Matlock from 1986 to 1990, and as Dr. John Martin, the father of Donna Martin on the hit Fox TV series Beverly Hills 90210, in which he had a recurring role. He also guest starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Sanctuary". Filmography Thank God It's Friday (1977) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Sister Act... Biography of Sandrine Aubert
Sandrine Aubert, born October 6, 1982 in Échirolles, Isère, is a French alpine skier. Sandrine Aubert earned her first World Cup victory in slalom March 7, 2009 in Ofterschwang, Germany.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tom Labonge
Thomas J. LaBonge (born October 6, 1953 in Hollywood, California) is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 4th district. He has served since 2001, taking over the position upon the death of John Ferraro. He is currently the Chairman of the Arts, Parks, Health and Aging committee, Vice Chairman of the Public Works Committee, and member of the Audits and Governmental Efficiency Committee and the Ad Hoc River Committee in the city of Los Angeles. The district represents a wide diversity of incomes and neighborhoods. Prior to serving as councilman, LaBonge was Director of Community Relations at the Department of Water and Power, Special Assistant to Mayor Richard Riordan, and Chief Deputy to Council President John Ferraro. Tom LaBonge is a life long advocate for Griffith Pa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Baba Budha Ji
Baba Buddha Ji (Punjabi: ਬਾਬਾ ਬੁੱਢਾ ਜੀ) (1506 – 1631) is recognized as one of the great Sikhs of the Guru period. He had the privilege of being blessed by the first six Gurus. He led an ideal Sikh life for more than a hundred years. He was one of closest companions of the guru Nanak (the first Guru of Sikhism) and is one of the most revered and sacred saints in Sikhism. He holds one of the most important and pivotal positions in Sikh history. The first head Granthi of Sri Harmandir Sahib. Baba Budha applied Tilak/Tikka to five Sikh Gurus, from Guru Angad Dev to Guru Hargobind. Tikka was applied to the foreheads of 7th, 8th and 9th Sikh Gurus by Baba Gurditta Randhawa, grandson of Baba Buddha ji. This ceremony in the case of ... Biography of Emmanuel III Delly
Mar Emmanuel III Cardinal Delly is the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans and Primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic sui juris particular church of the Catholic Church. He was born on October 6, 1927 in Tel Keppe near Mosul and was ordained a priest on December 21, 1952. He was ordained a bishop ten years later in December of 1962 at the age of 35. He has been the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church since December 3, 2003. He replaced Patriarch Raphael I Bidawid †. He was created a Cardinal Bishop on November 24, 2007. His patriarchate in Iraq came at a fairly difficult time period. Before he became Patriarch he had been accidentally injured by shattered glass in an attack. Hence he has been strongly concerned about the security situation there. Although optimistic... Biography of Peter McNeeley
"Hurricane" Peter McNeeley (born October 6, 1968 in Boston and raised in Medfield, Massachusetts) is a former heavyweight boxer, best known for his 1995 fight with Mike Tyson. McNeeley fought aggressively and was knocked down twice within the first two minutes as a result. McNeeley was disqualified after his manager Vinnie Vecchione threw in a towel to stop his fighter from taking any more punishment after the second knockdown. McNeeley is the son of former heavyweight contender Tom McNeeley. McNeeley won the USBF heavyweight championship with a second round stoppage of Mike Sam at the Fleet Center in Boston in his next fight. He recorded four consecutive early-round knockouts over a nine month stretch before he suffered another setback at the hands of journeyman Louis Monaco in Denver ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mario Capecchi
Mario Renato Capecchi (born 6 October 1937) is an Italian-born American molecular geneticist and a co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and Biology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, which he joined in 1973. Life Mario Capecchi was born in the Italian city of Verona in 1937. His father was Luciano Capecchi, an Italian airman who would be later reported as missing in action while manning an anti-aircraft gun in the Western Desert Campaign, His mother was Lucy Ramberg, an American-born daughter of Impressionist painter Lucy Dodd Ramberg and German archaeologist Walter Ramberg. During World War II, his mother was sent to the Dachau concentration camp as punishment for pamphleteering and belonging ... Biography of Daniel Brière
Daniel "Danny" Brière (born October 6, 1977) is a French Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played with the Phoenix Coyotes and Buffalo Sabres. Internationally, Brière has won four gold medals in as many appearances with Team Canada at the 1994 World U18 Championships, 1997 World Junior Championships, and the 2003 and 2004 World Championships. Brière is one of the three nominees to be the Flyers captain, following the trade of Mike Richards. The other two nominees are Claude Giroux and Chris Pronger. Playing career Early years Growing up and playing hockey in his hometown Gatineau, Briere played Bantam hockey in 1992-93 for the Abitibi Regents before graduating to the AAA Gatineau Intr... Biography of Egni Eckert
Egni Analia Almirón Eckert, simply known as Egni Eckert or Egny Eckert, born on October 6, 1987 in Asunción, is a model and beauty queen contestant from Paraguay who represented her country in the Miss World 2010 pageant held in Sanya, China, placing among the Top 25 finalists. Egni represented Paraguay in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2010 pageant where she won the Best Body award and Virreina Title (Vicereine).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Darren Oliver
Darren Christopher Oliver (born October 6, 1970) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. Oliver is the son of former infielder Bob Oliver. Oliver played baseball and basketball at Rio Linda High School in Rio Linda, California. Oliver was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft and has had three separate stints with the club. Major league career Oliver made his major league debut on September 1, 1993, at the age of 22 at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. In 1996, Oliver became a starter for the Rangers and won 14 games. From 1996 to 1998, Oliver pitched for the Rangers and then was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for whom he pitched until 1999, returning to the Rangers for the next two years. In 2... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruno Bonnell
Bruno Bonnell, born on October 6, 1958 in Algiers, Algeria, is a French personality, one of the founders of Infogrames Entertainment SA. A qualified chemical engineer, Bonnell received a degree in economics at the Université Paris IX. He began his long career on the Thomson TO7, one of the earliest French-produced home computers, before founding Infogrames in June 1983 at the age of 25 with Christophe Sapet and Thomas Schmider. He has been chairman and chief creative officer of the company from 1983 to April 5, 2007. He was also chief executive officer of the company – a position he has held since 1983 until a stockholder vote in 2003 showed a lack of confidence in Bonnell’s management of the company’s debts. He stepped down as CEO of Atari (while retaining his other two positions in IESA)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rowland Taylor
Rowland Taylor (sometimes spelled "Tayler") (October 6, 1510 – February 9, 1555) was an English Protestant martyr during the Marian Persecutions. At the time of his death he was Rector of a small parish in a market town, Hadleigh (also spelled Hadley), in Suffolk. His sentence was execution by burning at the stake, the common method for dealing with heretics in the 16th century. Taylor's early life and education He was born in Northumberland. In 1530, Taylor received his L.L.B. degree from Cambridge University. From 1531-1538 Rowland Taylor was Principal of Borden Hostel. In 1534 he received the L.L.D. from Cambridge, the same year Martin Luther completed his German Bible. One year later, 1535, William Tyndale was tried and denounced as a heretic for his new English Bible translat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Renata Voráčová
Renata Voráčová (born 6 October 1983 in Zlín, Czech Republic) is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her career high singles ranking is No. 74, achieved on 11 October 2010. She has won four doubles titles in her career on the WTA Tour level, the first coming in 2002 when she won Pattaya City with Kelly Liggan, and the second coming with Lucie Hradecká in Portorož of 2006. She won the Banka Koper Slovenia Open back-to-back in 2006/07 with Lucie Hradecká. She also finished runner-up at the Budapest Grand Prix with Hradecká in 2006. She won Bad Gastein and again won the 2007 Portorož title both times with Hradecká, winning in Portorož over Elena Likhovtseva and Andreja Klepač in the final. As a junior, she reached a career high ranking of No. 4 in the ... Biography of Zoé Shepard
Aurélie Boullet, best known as Zoé Shepard, is a French author and civil servant, born on October 6, 1979 in Orsay. Publications Absolument dé-bor-dée, ou le paradoxe du fonctionnaire, Albin Michel, 2010 Ta carrière est fi-nie, Albin Michel, 2012... Biography of Olivia Thirlby
Olivia J. Thirlby (born October 6, 1986) is an American actress best known for her roles as Leah, the best friend of Ellen Page's character in the 2007 film Juno; as Natalie in The Darkest Hour (2011) and Judge Cassandra Anderson in Dredd (2012). In June 2008, Thirlby was described by Vanity Fair magazine as a member of "Hollywood's New Wave". Personal life Thirlby was born in New York City, to an advertising executive mother and a contractor father. She was raised in Manhattan's East Village, attending school at Friends Seminary in the city's Gramercy neighborhood, where she graduated in a class of 57 students. She also attended French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts in upstate New York, and Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (the Long Island summer arts camp al... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Niall Quinn
Niall John Quinn (Irish: Niall Seán Ó Cuinn) honorary MBE (born 6 October 1966 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional footballer, and the ex-chairman of Sunderland A.F.C.. Quinn continued as Sunderland's director responsible for international development until he stepped down in February 2012. He received 92 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, scoring 21 times, and appearing for the national side at one UEFA European Football Championship in 1988 and two FIFA World Cups in 1990 and 2002. He played club football for English Premier League teams Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Quinn is also heavily involved in the management side of horse racing. Early and personal life "Gillian Quinn" redirects here. Both Quinn'... Biography of Rebecca Lobo
Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin (born October 6, 1973) is an American television basketball analyst and former women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. Lobo, at 6' 4", played the center position for much of her career. Early life and high school career Lobo was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the youngest daughter of RuthAnn (née Hardy) and Dennis Joseph Lobo. Her father is of Cuban and Polish descent and her mother is of German and Irish heritage; Lobo was raised a Catholic. Her brother Jason played basketball at Dartmouth College and her sister Rachel played basketball at Salem State College. Both her parents were teachers; in addition, her father was a basketball coach. Raised in Southwick, Massachusetts, Lobo was the state scoring... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kevin Cronin
Kevin Patrick Cronin (born 6 October 1951) is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist for the American rock band, REO Speedwagon. REO Speedwagon had several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the 1980s, including two chart-toppers written by Cronin: "Keep on Loving You" (1981) and "Can't Fight This Feeling" (1985). Early life and career Cronin was born in Evanston, Illinois. He graduated from Brother Rice High School in Chicago, Illinois. REO Speedwagon switched lead vocalists three times for their first three albums. Terry Luttrell left the band shortly after the group recorded its debut album in 1971, and was replaced by Cronin. Cronin recorded one album with the band, 1972's R.E.O./T.W.O., but left the band soon after, because of missed rehearsals and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walter Centeno
Wálter Centeno Corea, (born 6 October 1974 in Palmar Sur) is a Costa Rican midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Saprissa. He is one of Costa Rica's best players in the past decade. He has sublime vision and passing skills. He also has good dribbling abilities, great technique and a top eye for goal. He dictates play for the National Team. He holds the record for appearances with the Costa Rican national team, having gained 137 caps ( 135 FIFA official caps) and scored 24 goals along the way. Club career Saprissa Before played Saprissa, Centeno played for Belén, also Costa Rican to loan of Saprissa, and AEK Athens F.C. of Greece. He was named the best player of the 2003-04 Costa Rican season by the Costa Rican sports media, after scoring 9 goals while orchestrating Saprissa's offe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Niculae
Daniel George Niculae (born 6 October 1982 in Bucureşti) is a Romanian footballer who currently plays for Nancy in the Ligue 1. He plays as a second striker but he is often used as a full striker. He is usually holder at the Romanian national team. Club career Rapid Bucureşti Daniel "Nico" Niculae started his professional career at Rapid Bucureşti in 2000. Despite a period playing for the B team in 2001, Nico proved he is one of most gifted players of the club, and helped his club to win the championship in the 2002–03 season – his first as a first-team regular. Niculae was Rapid's leading scorer in the 2004–05 season, with 14 goals – the third highest total in Romania's Liga 1. In the 2005–06 UEFA Cup campaign, he and Mugurel Buga formed one of the most powerfu... Biography of Julie du Page
Julie Pichard du Page (born 6 October 1972 (source: Wikipedia in French)) is a Canadian actress and model. Du Page was born in Paris into a family of French nobility but spent the most of her life in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, later moving back to Paris to pursue her acting career. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238914/) 2011 Coteau Rouge Mariette 2010 C.A. (TV series) Sonia – Épilogue (2010) … Sonia 2009/I Je me souviens Margeurite Karsh 2008/I Transit Julie 2006 Désaccord parfait Isabelle Carrington 2006 Lance et compte: La revanche (TV series) Valérie Nantel 2005 La vie avec mon père Macha 2004 Lance et compte: La reconquête (TV series) Valérie Nantel 2003 Betrayal Jayne Ferré 2003 En sursis French Buyer 2002 Le ra... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Longley (gunfighter)
William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 – October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanour. He is considered one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West. Early life Bill Longley was born on Mill Creek in Austin County, Texas as the sixth of ten children of Campbell and Sarah Longley. His family moved when he was aged two years and was then raised on a farm near Evergreen, Texas, present day Lincoln, Lee County, Texas where he spent a large amount of his childhood learning to shoot. He would receive an average education for the time. He was 6 feet (183 cm) tall with a thin build, jet black hair, and was just reaching adulthood when the Amer... Biography of Yoo Ah-in
Yoo Ah-in (Hangul: 유아인; born Uhm Hong-shik on October 6, 1986) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the historical drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal and the coming-of-age film Punch. Career Yoo Ah-in made his debut in the youth series Sharp 1 in 2003. Various roles on film and television followed, from a lost teenager in low-budget indie Boys of Tomorrow, the lonely warrior in Chil-woo the Mighty to the energetic patissier aspirant in Antique, and a cheeky assistant in He Who Can't Marry. Yoo's breakout role came in 2010's popular historical drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal. He then starred in his first big-screen lead role in the coming-of-age film Punch, a critical and box-office success in 2011. But Yoo's follow-up series Fashion King was poorly... Biography of Maria Dabrowska
Maria Dąbrowska (; 6 October 1889 – 19 May 1965) was a Polish writer, novelist, essayist, journalist and playwright, author of the popular Polish historical novel Noce i dnie (Nights and Days) written between 1932 and 1934 in four separate volumes. The novel was made into a film by the same title in 1975 by Jerzy Antczak. Dąbrowska was awarded the prestigious Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature in 1935. Career highlights Dąbrowska née Szumska was born in Russów near Kalisz in central Poland under Tsarist military control. Her parents belonged to the impoverished landed gentry. Maria suffered from Esotropia giving her a "cross-eyed" appearance. She studied sociology, philosophy, and natural sciences in Lausanne and Brussels, and settled in Warsaw in 1917. In... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Herbert M. Shelton
Herbert Macgolfin Shelton, N.D., (October 6, 1895 – January 1, 1985) was an American naturopath, alternative medicine advocate, author, pacifist, vegetarian, supporter of rawism and fasting. Shelton was nominated by the American Vegetarian Party to run as its candidate for President of the United States in 1956. He saw himself as the champion of original Natural hygiene ideas from the 1830s. Early life Shelton was born on October 6, 1895 in Wylie, Texas to Thomas Mitchell Shelton and Mary Frances Gutherie Shelton, who were devoted Christians. As a child, Shelton took an interest in animals, especially their habits when sick as compared to when well. He was especially intrigued by their fasting when the farm animals became sick. Career Shelton attended Bernarr Macfadden's College ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matthew Sweet
Sidney Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964, in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American alternative rock/power pop musician. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia, music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commercial success during the early 1990s. He continues to tour, and his most recent studio album, Modern Art, was released in 2011. 1980s In 1980, while attending Lincoln Southeast High School, Sweet, having written and recorded songs on four-track cassettes, and having joined the band The Specs, released his first recording on a battle of the bands LP produced by a local radio station. After graduating in 1983, Sweet travelled to Athens, Georgia to attend college during the vibrant Athens music scene. That same year, Sweet, who had met the band R.E.M. when they play... Biography of Shin Bong-Sun
Shin Bong-Sun, born on October 6, 1980 in Busan, is a South Korean actress, TV host, and humorist. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5064138/) 2010-2011 Running Man (TV series) Herself – Wootdali Culture Village, Jisang-dong, Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do (2011) … Herself – Daegu Stadium, Suseong-gu, Daegu (2011) … Herself – Lotte World: Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul (2010) … Herself... |
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