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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on September, 10, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,454 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,454 Celebrities
100 celebrities or events were found for September, 10. Add to favourites (89 fans)Biography of Colin Firth
Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English film, television, and stage actor. The source for his time of birth is http://www.librarising.com/astrology/celebs/colinfirth.html. Firth gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in A Single Man, a performance that won him a BAFTA Award. At the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011, Firth won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of King George VI in The King's Speech, a performance that also earned him the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. Firth's other major film credits include The English Patient, Shakespeare in Love, ... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Otto Lagerfeld (born September 10, 1933) is a German-born fashion designer and artist based in Paris, France. He has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel. Lagerfeld helms his own label fashion house, as well as the Italian house Fendi. Early life Lagerfeld was born in Hamburg, Germany. He has claimed he was born in 1938; however it has been reported that he was actually born in 1933 (according to the local christening register); indeed the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag has quoted his former teacher and classmates as confirming the earlier date. He is known to insist that no-one knows his real birth date: Interviewed on French television in February 2009, Lagerfeld said t... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Michèle Alliot-Marie
Michèle Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie (born 10 September 1946) is the French Minister of the Interior and Overseas territories, and the first woman to lead a major French political party. She was minister of defence in Jacques Chirac's cabinet. Born in Villeneuve-le-Roi in the Val-de-Marne, her father was Bernard Marie, the Mayor of Biarritz. Before her career in politics, she was a senior lecturer at the University of Paris I, and also spent some time practicing law. She holds a doctorate of law, a doctorate in political science and Master's degree in ethnology. Before her entry into national politics, she was a municipal councillor in the town of Ciboure from 1983 to 1988, and for the town of Biarritz 1989 to 1992. She was elected to the National Assembly to represent Pyrénées-Atlan... Biography of Neale Donald Walsch
Neale Donald Walsch is an American novelist and author of the series Conversations with God. The books so far in the series are Conversations With God (books 1-3), Friendship with God, Communion with God, The New Revelations, Tomorrow's God, and What God Wants. His newest book, Home with God: In a Life That Never Ends, was released on March 29, 2006. He was born in Milwaukee September 10, 1943, USA, and brought up as a Roman Catholic by a family who encouraged his quest for spiritual truth. He studied The Bible, the Rig Veda and the Upanishads. He says his books are not channelled, but rather that they are inspired by God and that they can help a person relate to Him from a modern perspective. The God in his books, for example, says that "there is nothing you have to do." Walsch belie... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Guy Ritchie
Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10th September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is an English writer-director. Early life Ritchie was expelled from Stanbridge Earls School at the age of 15. He is dyslexic, and the school is one of the most prominent institutions specialising in dyslexia in the UK. Ritchie then attended Sibford School, a small, independent boarding school in Oxfordshire, with his sister but was expelled once again. He has since become a music video and film director. He adopted a cockney accent despite being the stepson of baronet Sir Michael Leighton of Loton Park and a descendant of Edward I . Directing career Ritchie directed a 20-minute short film in 1995 entitled The Hard Case. His first full-length feature was the successful Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 19... Biography of Mireille Dumas
Mireille Dumas, born September 10, 1943 in Chartres, is a French TV host.... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Ryan Philippe
Ryan Phillippe (born Matthew Ryan Phillippe on September 10, 1974) is an American actor. After appearing on the soap opera One Life to Live, he came to fame in the late 1990s, after starring in a string of teen-oriented films, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, and 54. Phillippe's more recent roles include the 2005 Academy Award-winning ensemble film Crash and the 2006 war drama Flags of Our Fathers. In 2007 he starred in Breach, a movie based on the true story of FBI Operative Eric O'Neill who is assigned to shadow and help catch his boss, Robert Hanssen, a Soviet spy, in the act of selling secret material. Early life Phillippe (IPA pronunciation: ) was born in New Castle, Delaware to Richard Phillippe, a chemical technician for DuPont, and Susan, who ran a d... Biography of Bill O'Reilly
William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. (born September 10, 1949) is an American television host, author, social commentator, and the host of the cable news program The O'Reilly Factor. Prior to hosting The O'Reilly Factor, O'Reilly served as anchor of the entertainment program, Inside Edition. O'Reilly also hosts The Radio Factor, a radio program syndicated by Westwood One, and has written seven books. Early life/Education O'Reilly was born in New York City to Irish Catholic parents William and Angela O'Reilly, from Brooklyn, New York and Bergen County, New Jersey. His father was an accountant for the oil company Caltex. In 1951, his family moved to Levittown on Long Island. After graduating from Chaminade High School, a private Catholic boys high school in Mineola in 1967, O'Reilly attend... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Ryan Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe (pronounced /ˈfɪlɪpi/; born September 10, 1974 (birth time source: Interview Magazine, by email) is an American actor. After appearing on the soap opera One Life to Live, he came to fame in the late 1990s, starring in a string of teen-oriented films, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, and 54. Phillippe's more recent roles include the 2005 Academy Award-winning ensemble film Crash and the 2006 war drama Flags of Our Fathers. In 2007 he starred in Breach, a movie based on the true story of FBI Operative Eric O'Neill who is assigned to shadow and help catch his boss, Robert Hanssen, a spy for the Soviet Union, in the act of selling secret material. Early life Phillippe was born Matthew Ryan Phillippe in New Castle, Delaware, the son ... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Joe Perry
Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence, Massachusetts), is the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. Perry was born to the children of Portuguese and Italian immigrants. His grandfather changed the family's name from Pereira to Perry upon arriving in America. Perry and his younger sister, Ann-Marie, grew up in the small town of Hopedale, Massachusetts. There, his father was an accountant and his mother a high school gym teacher and later an aerobics instructor. She later retired to Arizona while Perry's father died in 1975. Early career During Joe Perry's early years he formed a band with Tom Hamilton, the bassist of Aerosmith and was called The Jam Band. Joe Perry joined Aerosmith at its formation in 1969. While initia... Biography of Coco Rocha
Coco Rocha (born Mikhaila Rocha on September 10, 1988) is a Canadian fashion model. Personal life Rocha was born in Toronto, Ontario, but moved to Richmond, British Columbia at a very young age. Her family is in the airline industry. Her mother, Juanita, is a flight attendant and her father, Trevor Haines, is a ticket manager. She has one sister named Lynsey and one brother named David Morandin. She is of Irish, Russian, and Welsh descent. Rocha is one of the few models who has spoken out against the prevalence of eating disorders in the modeling industry. She has acknowledged the pressure she faced as a fledgling model and recalls becoming obsessed with food after a trip to Singapore where she lost ten pounds. In an email to the Associated Press, she gives an insight into the fas... Biography of Georges Bataille
Georges Bataille (French IPA: ) (September 10, 1897 – July 9, 1962) was a French writer and philosopher, though he avoided this last term himself. Life and work Bataille was born in Billom (Auvergne). He initially considered priesthood and went to a Catholic seminary but renounced his faith in 1922. Bataille attended the École des Chartes in Paris and graduated in February 1922. Bataille is often referred to, interchangeably, as an archivist and a librarian. While it is true that he worked at the Bibliothèque Nationale, his work there was with medallion collections (he also published scholarly articles on numismatics), and his thesis at the École de Chartes was a critical edition of the medieval manuscript L’Ordre de chevalerie which he produced directly by classifying the eight man... Biography of Gilles de Rais
Gilles de Rais (also spelled Retz) (September 10, 1404 – October 26, 1440) was a French noble, soldier, and one time brother-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He was later accused and ultimately convicted of torturing, raping and murdering dozens, if not hundreds, of young children, mainly boys. Along with Erzsébet Báthory, another sadistic aristocrat acting more than a century later, he is considered by some historians to be a precursor of the modern serial killer. Early years Rais was born in 1404 at Machecoul, near the border of Brittany. His father was Guy de Montmorency-Laval, who had inherited, via adoption, the fortunes of Jeanne de Rais and Marie de Craon. Gilles inherited the barony of Rais in the peerage-duchy of Rais (now spelled Retz). He was an intelligent child, learning fluent Lat... Biography of Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10, 1976 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001. Kuerten is also known as "Guga", an affectionate nickname which is a common abbreviation of the name "Gustavo" in Portuguese-speaking countries. Height 6'3" (190 cm) Weight 183 lb (83 kg) Personal and early career Kuerten was born in Florianópolis in southern Brazil. He has German family roots. Kuerten's early life is marked by two family tragedies. The first one concerns his youngest brother, who suffered prolonged oxygen deprivation and consequently irrepairable brain damage during birth and as a result suffers from mental retardation and severe physical disability. Kuerten has been deeply ... Biography of Cynthia Lennon
Cynthia Lillian Lennon née Powell (born September 10, 1939 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) was the first wife of John Lennon. She grew up in the middle-class area of Hoylake, on the Wirral, and gained a place at the Liverpool College of Art. There, she met Lennon in a lettering class. She started a relationship with Lennon, and married him after becoming pregnant. They had a son, Julian, who also became a musician; Julian is Cynthia's only child. Cynthia divorced Lennon in 1968 after he left her for the Japanese artist Yoko Ono. Cynthia was married three more times, and now lives in Majorica, Spain. Early years Cynthia was the last of three children born to Charles and Lillian Powell, who had two older sons named Anthony (Tony) and Charles. Charles Powell worked for the GEC... Biography of Ulrika Ericsson
Ulrika Ericsson (born Anna Ulrika Eriksson on September 10, 1970 in Gävle, Sweden) is a Swedish model and actress. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month in November 1996. Appearances in Playboy special editions Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 13 July 1997 — pages 79–8. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 60 March 1998 — pages 18–19. Playboy's Nude Playmates April 1998 — pages 40–41, 64–65. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 62 July 1998 — pages 50–51. Playboy's Girls of Winter January 1999 — pages 26–27. Playboy's Playmates in Bed February 1999 — pages 20–21.... Biography of Margaret Trudeau
Margaret Sinclair Trudeau Kemper (born September 10, 1948(1948-09-10) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is the former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada. Early years and marriage The daughter of Scottish-Canadian James Sinclair, a former Liberal member of the Parliament of Canada and Fisheries Minister, she attended Simon Fraser University where she studied English literature. As an 18-year-old on vacation in Tahiti she met Pierre Trudeau, who was then Minister of Justice. Ms. Sinclair did not recognize him and she in fact thought little of their encounter but Trudeau was captivated by the carefree "flower child", thirty years younger than himself, and began to pursue her. As a devout Catholic, Trudeau did, however, require her to convert to Rom... Biography of Amy Irving
Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American actress, known for her films Crossing Delancey, The Fury, Carrie and her Oscar-nominated role in Yentl. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Early life Irving was born in Palo Alto, California, the daughter of film and stage director Jules Irving (née Jules Israel) and actress Priscilla Pointer. Irving's brother is writer/director David Irving (not the British holocaust denier of the same name), and her sister is singer Katie Irving. Irving is of Jewish descent on her father's side and has Welsh and Cherokee ancestry on her mother's. She was raised in Christian Science. In the late '60s and early '70s, Irving attended the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco where she appeared in a number of their productions. She also trained... Biography of Jérémy Toulalan
Jérémy Toulalan (born 10 September 1983 in Nantes) is a French footballer who plays central midfielder for Olympique Lyonnais and the France national football team. Career Toulalan is a pure product of the FC Nantes youth academy, making his first-team debut during the 2001-2002 season against Rennes. He would stay at his hometown club until the end of the 2005-2006 season, when he agreed a transfer to the Olympique Lyonnais, who had just won their fifth consecutive Ligue 1 title. Since joining Lyon, Toulalan has been one of the their most consistent performers, and whilst perhaps naturally a more attacking player, he has taken over the holding role vacated by Mahamadou Diarra's transfer to Real Madrid with great success. International Career Toulalan was a member of the Fren... Biography of Bessie Bardot
Bessie Bardot (born Little Wing Kelly on 10 September 1974 in Blue Mountains, New South Wales) is an Australian businesswoman, author, nude model, television host and socialite. Her career began in the 1990s when she was discovered by former Australian Gladiator Geoff Barker, who is now her husband. Early life A child of hippie parents, she was born in the Blue Mountains, just west of Sydney in 1974. Given the name "Little Wing Kelly", she spent her early years in Mullumbimby in northern New South Wales. Her father disappeared when she was seven and she later discovered he had committed suicide. Bardot's mother married a fundamentalist Christian and introduced a strict regime at home including no Young Talent Time or boyfriends. Voted "least popular girl" in her final year at school... Biography of Jose Feliciano
José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) is a Puerto Rican singer and guitarist. He was left permanently blind at birth due to congenital glaucoma. Feliciano overcame the effects of this impairment to score many international hits. Childhood Feliciano was born in Lares, Puerto Rico, one of eleven children. He was first exposed to music at age three. At five, his family moved to Spanish Harlem, New York City and, at age nine, he played on the Teatro Puerto Rico. He started his musical life playing accordion until his grandfather gave him a guitar. He reputedly sat by himself in his room for up to 14 hours a day to listen to 1950s rock albums, classical guitarists like Andrés Segovia, and jazz players like Wes Montgomery. He later had classical lessons with Harold Morr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matt Geiger
Matthew (Matt) Allen Geiger (September 10, 1969 in Salem, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association on the center position. Geiger played for Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida and was recruited to play college basketball at Auburn University. He played with Auburn before transferring to Georgia Tech for more playing time. His successful college career led Geiger to be selected by the Miami Heat in the second round (42nd pick overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft. He played in the NBA for 10 seasons from 1992–2002 with 3 teams: Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, and Philadelphia 76ers.His main assets were considered to be his mid-range jump shot and his rebounding skills. In the summer of 2000, Matt Geiger's re... Biography of Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer (born September 10, 1929) is an American golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955. Nicknamed "The King," he is one of golf's most popular stars and its most important trailblazer because he was the first star of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s. Palmer won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, and in 1974 was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Career outline Palmer was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He learned golf from his father Deacon Palmer, who was head professional and greens keeper at Latrobe Country Club, allowing young Arnold to accompany his father as he maintain... Biography of Patrick Proisy
Patrick Proisy (born September 10, 1949 in Eureux, France) is a former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the finals of the French Open in 1972 losing against spaniard Andrés Gimeno in four sets. He added to that one more final (in Florence, 1976) and a single title in Hilversum, 1977. Grand Slam singles finals Runner-ups (1) Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final 1972 French Open Andrés Gimeno 6-4, 3-6, 1-6, 1-6... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was a prominent American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He was also one of the most influential and widely read writers of popular science of his generation. Gould spent most of his career teaching at Harvard University and working at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Gould based the preponderance of his empirical research on land snails. Gould helped develop the theory of punctuated equilibrium, in which evolutionary stability is marked by instances of rapid change. He contributed to evolutionary developmental biology. In evolutionary theory, he opposed strict selectionism, sociobiology as applied to humans, and evolutionary psychology. He campaigned against creationism and propos... Biography of Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III (September 10, 1487 – March 23, 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was Pope from February 7, 1550 to 1555. The last of the High Renaissance Popes, he was born in Rome, the son of a famous jurist. He succeeded his uncle as archbishop of Siponto (Manfredonia) in Apulia in 1513, and added the diocese of Pavia in 1520. At the Sack of Rome (1527), he was one of the hostages given by Pope Clement VII (1523–34) to the Emperor's forces, and might have been killed in the Campo de' Fiori as others were, had he not been secretly liberated by Cardinal Pompeo Colonna. In 1536 he was created cardinal-bishop of Palestrina by Pope Paul III (1534–49), by whom he was employed on several important legations; he was the first president of the Council of Trent, opening its firs... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elsa Schiaparelli
Elsa Schiaparelli (10 September 1890 – 13 November 1973) was an influential Italian fashion designer. Along with Coco Chanel, she dominated fashion between the two World Wars. Starting with knitwear, her designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborator Salvador Dalí. However unlike Chanel she never adapted to the changes in fashion after World War II and her business closed in 1954. Personal life Schiaparelli was born at the Palazzo Corsini in Rome; her father was dean of the University of Rome and an authority on Sanskrit. She was a great-niece of Giovanni Schiaparelli, who discovered the canali of Mars, and she spent hours with him studying the heavens. She studied philosophy at the University of Rome, during which she published a book of sensual poems that shocke... Biography of Chris Columbus
Chris Columbus (born September 10, 1958, Spangler, Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker. Film career Start in the industry Columbus graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Warren, Ohio. After that he attended New York University's film school at the Tisch School of the Arts. There he was a schoolmate of Charlie Kaufman. After finishing film school, Columbus started in the industry as a screenwriter with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Productions, working on Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985) and Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). He created and wrote the first episodes of the animated series Galaxy High (1986-87). Columbus made his directorial debut with the teen comedy Adventures in Babysitting (1987). He had huge success with the first Home Alone film (1990) starring Macaula... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hans Globke
Hans Josef Maria Globke (10 September 1898–13 February 1973) was a jurist and high ranking public servant after World War II in the newly formed Federal Republic of Germany. Early life and studies Hans Josef Maria Globke was born in Düsseldorf to Josef and Sophie (Erberich) Globke, both devout Roman Catholics and Zentrum-supporters. Shortly after Hans Globke's birth the family moved to Aachen, where his father opened a draper's shop. When he finished his high school studies at the Catholic Kaiser-Karl-Gymnasium in 1916, he was drafted into the army until 1918. After World War I he studied Law and Political Sciences at the universities of Bonn and Cologne, graduating in 1922 from the University of Gießen with a dissertation on the immunity of the members of the Reichs- and Landtags. ... Biography of Siobhan Fahey
Siobhan Fahey (born Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey on 10 September 1958) was a founding member of the 1980s British girl group Bananarama, and later founded the musical outfit Shakespears Sister. Fahey was born the eldest of three daughters (Maire and Niamh being the other siblings) to Helen and Joseph Fahey in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, (her parents had both come from Co Tipperary). Fahey lived in Dublin for about two years, before her family moved to Yorkshire, United Kingdom where her father Joseph was posted as a soldier in the British Army. The family subsequently moved to Germany, then returned to the U.K. where Fahey was sent to a convent school in Edinburgh, Scotland and attended schools in Stroud, Gloucester and Kent in England. When she was fourteen she and her family moved to ... Biography of Big Daddy Kane
Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York), better known by his stage name, Big Daddy Kane, is an African-American rapper. He started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group, the Juice Crew. Biography 1980s In 1984, he met Biz Markie, and the two struck a friendship. Kane would go on to co-write some of the Biz's best-known lyrics, and both eventually became important members of the Queens-based Juice Crew, a collective headed by renowned producer Marley Marl. Kane signed with Marl's Cold Chillin' Records label in 1987 and debuted the following year with the 12" single "Raw," an underground hit. Kane is known for his ability to syncopate over faster hip hop beats, and despite his asthmatic condition he is acknowledged as one of the pioneering masters of ... Biography of Christine Cicot
Christine Cicot, born September 10, 1964 in Lbourne, is a French judo champion. Achievements (in French) Jeux Olympiques Médaille de bronze dans la catégorie des plus de 72kg aux Jeux Olympiques d'Atlanta en 1996. Championnats du monde Médaille d'or dans la catégorie des plus de 72kg aux Championnats du monde de Paris en 1997. Championnats d'Europe Médaille d'or dans la catégorie des plus de 72kg aux Championnats d'Europe de Francfort en 1990. Médaille d'argent en toutes catégories aux Championnats d'Europe de Gdańsk en 1994. Médaille d'argent en plus de 72kg aux Championnats d'Europe de Birmingham en 1995. Médaille de bronze en plus de 72kg aux Championnats d'Europe d'Oviedo en 1998. Médaille de bronze en plus de 72kg aux Championnats d'Europe de Varsovie... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Juste de Beauvau
Charles Juste de Beauvau-Craon, born September 10, 1720 and died May 21, 1793, was a French military and Marshal of France. The Marshal of France (French: Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France) is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements. It was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration and one of the Great Dignitaries of the Empire during the First French Empire (when the title was not "Marshal of France" but "Marshal of the Empire"). A Marshal of France displays seven stars. The marshal also receives a baton, a blue cylinder with stars, formerly fleurs-de-lis during the monarchy and Eagles during the First French Empire. It has the Latin ins... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Dassary
André Deyhérassary, best known as André Dassary, born in Biarritz September 10, 1912 and died July 7, 1987, was a French singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ben Wallace
Ben Camey Wallace (born September 10, 1974) is an American basketball player. He currently plays in the National Basketball Association with the Detroit Pistons. Nicknamed "Big Ben", he plays the center and power forward positions, and is listed at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and 240 lb (110 kg). He has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times, a record he shares with Dikembe Mutombo. Wallace was a member of the Detroit Pistons team that won the NBA championship in 2004. Early life Ben Wallace was born in in White Hall, Alabama), a small town in Lowndes County, and is the 10th of 11 children. He later attended Central High School in Hayneville where he received all-state honors in basketball, baseball, and football (as a linebacker). Former basketball player Charles Oakley is... Biography of Franz Werfel
Franz Werfel (September 10, 1890 – August 26, 1945) was an Austrian-Bohemian novelist, playwright, and poet. Born in Prague (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), Werfel was the first of three children of a wealthy manufacturer of gloves and leather goods. His mother, Albine Kussi, was the daughter of a mill owner. His two sisters were Hanna (born 1896) and Marianne Amalie (born 1899). He was a contemporary and colleague of Franz Kafka, Max Brod, Martin Buber, and other Jewish intellectuals who flourished in the first decades of the 20th century. He served in the Austro-Hungarian army on the Russian front and in the press office in Vienna, where he met and fell in love with Alma Mahler. In 1920 Alma, widow of Gustav Mahler, divorced architect Walter Gropius in order to be with W... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike O'Callaghan
Donal Neil "Mike" O'Callaghan (September 10, 1929 – March 5, 2004) was the governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1971 until 1979. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Early life Born in 1929 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, O'Callaghan lied about his age to join the Marines at 16 and served until 1948. In 1950 he joined the Air Force and served as an intelligence operator in the Aleutian Islands. He transferred to the Army in 1952 in order to see combat and lost part of his left leg after being hit by a mortar round during a battle in the Korean War. He was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star. After his return to the United States, he became a high school teacher and boxing coach. He was Sen. Harry Reid's history teacher at Basic High School in Henderson, Nevada, and later promoted... Biography of Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (September 10, 1762, Pontoise, near Paris – October 10, 1853, Paris) was a neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer, who worked in such close partnership with Charles Percier, originally his friend from student days, from 1794 onwards, that it is fruitless to disentangle artistic responsibilities in their work. Together, Percier and Fontaine were inventors and major proponents of the rich and grand, consciously archaeological versions of neoclassicism we recognize as Directoire style and Empire style: see Charles Percier.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Buell
Robert Buell, born September 10, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio, is an American homicide, sexual exhibitionist and rapist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Everson
William Everson (September 10, 1912 – June 3, 1994), also known as Brother Antoninus, was an American poet of the Beat generation and was also an author, literary critic and small press printer. Beginnings Everson was born in Sacramento, California. His Christian Scientist parents, both of whom were printers, raised him on a farm outside the small fruit-growing town of Selma, which is south of Fresno in California's San Joaquin Valley. He played football at Selma High School and attended Fresno State College (later California State University, Fresno). As a poet, thinker and man Everson was an influential member of the San Francisco Renaissance in poetry and worked closely with Kenneth Rexroth during this period of his life. Throughout his life, Everson was a devotee of the w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall (born September 10, 1931) is an American actor. Biography Early life Hall was born in Toledo, Ohio and attended the University of Toledo. As a younger man, Hall served in the military, started a family and became a high school English teacher. In 1961, he decided to become an actor. He moved to New York, enjoying success in Off Broadway and Broadway productions. Career In 1975, Hall moved to Los Angeles to make a career in television. Since then, he has had over 200 guest roles on television shows. He starred in many films, including Robert Altman's Secret Honor in which he played Richard Nixon, but had not garnered much recognition for his performances. It was not until Paul Thomas Anderson wrote a role in his film Hard Eight, specifically for Hall, that... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andreï Makine
Andreï Makine (1957– ) is a Russian-born French author. Makine was born in Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union on 10 September 1957 and grew up in city of Penza, a provincial town about 440 miles south-east of Moscow. As a boy, having acquired familiarity with France and its language from his French-born grandmother (it is not certain whether Makine had a French grandmother; in later interviews he claimed to have learnt French from a friend), he wrote poems in both French and his native Russian. In 1987, he went to France as member of teacher's exchange program and decided to stay. He was granted political asylum and was determined to make a living as a writer in French. However, Makine had to present his first manuscripts as translations from Russian to overcome publishers' skepticism that a new... Biography of Ménélik
Albert Tjamag, best known as Ménélik or Mnlk, born September 10, 1970 in Yaoundé, is a French rapper of Cameroonian descent. Discography 1995: Phénoménélik 1997: Je me souviens 2000: OQP 2001: E-Pop 2008: Mnlk Project 2.0... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruce Hershenson
Bruce Hershenson, born September 10, 1932 in Milwaukee, Wisonsin, is an American businessman and editor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernst-Guenter Paris
Ernst-Guenter Paris, born September 10, 1914 in Braunschweig, is a German professional astrologer and esoteric author.... Biography of Jean-Louis Vaudoyer
Jean-Louis Vaudoyer (10 September 1883, Le Plessis-Robinson, Hauts-de-Seine (birth time source: Didier Geslain) - 20 May 1963) was a French novelist, poet, essayist and art historian. He was also administrator general of the Comédie-Française from 1941 to 1944.... Biography of Louis IV of France
Louis IV (10 September 921 – 30 September 954), called d'Outremer or Transmarinus (both meaning "from overseas"), reigned as king of France from 936 to 954. He was a member of the Carolingian dynasty, the son of Charles III and Eadgifu of England, a daughter of King Edward the Elder. Exile He was only two years old when his father was deposed by the nobles, who set up Robert I in his place. When he was only three years old, Robert died and was replaced by Rudolph, duke of Burgundy. Rudolph's ally, a Carolingian himself, Count Herbert II of Vermandois, took Charles captive by treachery and the young Louis's mother took the boy "over the sea" to the safety of England, hence his nickname. Charles died in 929, but Rudolph ruled on until 936, when Louis was summoned back to France unanim... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sedale Threatt
Sedale Eugene Threatt (born September 10, 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. He played college basketball at the West Virginia Institute of Technology from 1979 to 1983. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the sixth round of the 1983 NBA Draft. He played for four years for the 76ers until he was signed by the Chicago Bulls in 1987, then in 1988 he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics. Threatt has the distinction of being the last sixth round pick to play in the NBA, as the NBA draft has since been shortened to two rounds. He stayed in Seattle for four years before being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on October 2, 1991 in exchange for three second round draft picks. Threatt was expected to play a back up role to Magic Johnson, howe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicholas Lanier
Nicholas Lanier, sometimes Laniere (baptised at Greenwich 10 September 1588 – 24 February 1666) was an English composer, singer, lutenist and painter. Nicholas Lanier was the son of John Lanier, who was the son of Nicholas Lanier the Elder. He was first taught by his father, John, who played the sackbut. In 1613 he composed a masque for the marriage of the Earl of Somerset jointly with Giovanni Coperario and others. He also wrote music and made sets for Ben Jonson's The Masque of Augurs and Lovers Made Men. In the 1610s, Lanier was appointed as a lutenist to the King's band. He also sang and played the viol. From 1625 he made a series of visits to Italy to collect paintings for the King, including most of the art collection of the Dukes of Mantua. During this time he heard the new... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Boucher de Perthes
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes (10 September 1788–5 August 1868), sometimes referred to as Boucher de Perthes, was a French geologist and antiquary notable for his discovery, in about 1830, of flint tools in the gravels of the Somme valley. Born at Rethel, in the Ardennes, he was the eldest son of Jules Armand Guillaume Boucher de Crèvecœur, botanist and customs officer, and of Etienne-Jeanne-Marie de Perthes (whose surname he was authorised by royal decree in 1818 to assume in addition to his father's). In 1802 he entered government employ as an officer of customs. His duties kept him for six years in Italy, but upon his returning in 1811 he found rapid promotion at home, and finally was appointed, in March 1825, to succeed his father as director of the douane (customs office)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julie Halard-Decugis
Julie Halard-Decugis (born September 10, 1970in Versailles) is a former professional female tennis player from Versailles, France. Halard-Decugis lived in La Baule, France during the initial stages of her career and later moved to Pully, Switzerland. She turned professional in June 1987 after winning the French Open junior singles title in 1986 and 1988 and reaching the Wimbledon junior singles final in 1987. She retired from the WTA Tour tennis circuit at the end of the 2000 season. Her highest WTA Tour singles and doubles rankings was number seven and number one respectively. She had been coached by Arnaud Decugis since 1989. Halard-Decugis won her first WTA Tour singles title in Puerto Rico. She enjoyed her best season in 1996, when she won her first WTA Tour Tier II singles title... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlo Silipo
Carlo Silipo, born September 10, 1971, is an Italian water polo player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Randy Johnson (baseball)
Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "The Big Unit", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 22-year career, he pitched for six different teams. The 6-foot-10-inch (2.08 m) Johnson was celebrated for having one of the most dominant fastballs in the game. He regularly approached, and occasionally exceeded, 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) during his prime. He also threw a hard, biting slider. Johnson won the Cy Young Award five times, second only to Roger Clemens' seven. Johnson finished his career first in strikeouts per nine innings pitched among starting pitchers (10.67), second all-time in total strikeouts (4,875; first among left-handed pitchers), third in hit batsmen (188), tenth in fewest hits allowed per nine innings pitched (7.24), 2... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves
Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves, born September 10, 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French journalist and writer. Works Ouvrages Le Sourire des enfants morts, Les Belles lettres, 2001 Les Aventures extraordinaires de l'opéra, Les Belles lettres, 2002 Fin de race, Flammarion, 2002 Othon ou l'Aurore immobile, Les Belles lettres, 2002 Le Regard du poussin, Les Belles lettres, 2003 Rue de l'autre monde, Le Masque, 2003 Un été en Amérique, Flammarion, 2004 La Sainte famille, Mille et une nuits, 2005 Bulletin blanc ! : Autofriction, Éditions du Rocher, 2005 Les Orphelins du mal, XO, 2007 (traduit dans 11 langues) Award Prix Roger-Nimier (2002) for "Othon ou l'Aurore immobile"... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arnold Hendry
Arnold Hendry, born September 10, 1921 in Portgordon, is a Scottish scientist, author and professor of Civil Engineering.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carl Weschcke
Carl Llewellyn Weschcke (born September 10, 1930 in St Paul, Minnesota) is a businessman and president/owner of Llewellyn Worldwide (formerly Llewellyn Publications) since 1961. He received nationwide media attention when he bought the supposedly haunted Summit Avenue Mansion in St. Paul in 1964, and claimed to have "numerous odd experiences" there. Weschke bought Llewellyn Publications in early 1961 when he was president of Chester-Kent, Inc. In 1970, Weschcke opened the Gnostica Bookstore in Minneapolis, as well as the "Gnostica School for Self-Development", based on Gnostic teachings. He also began the Gnostic Aquarian Festivals in Minneapolis, also known as Gnosticon during the 1970s, which helped fuel the rise in awareness of occult and metaphysical teachings. He is married to S... Biography of Annie Ducaux
Annie Ducaux, born September 10, 1908 in Besançon (Doubs), died December 31, 1996 in Champeaux (Seine-et-Marne), was a French comedian and actress. Filmography 1980 : Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (TV) de Georges Ferraro et Louis Grospierre épisode: Maigret et l'ambassadeur (Jacquette) 1980 : La Folle de Chaillot (TV) de Georges Paumier (La folle de Chaillot) 1975 : Les Ailes de la colombe (TV) de Daniel Georgeot (Maud) 1972 : Les Femmes savantes (TV) de Jean Vernier (Philaminte) 1972 : Électre (TV) de Pierre Dux (Clytemnestre) 1963 : Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge (TV) de Claude Barma (Marie-Antoinette) - Une version courte est passée dans les salles - 1961 : La Belle Américaine de Robert Dhéry (Mme Lucanzas) 1961 : La Princesse de Clèves de Jean Delannoy (Diane de ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Maris
Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who is primarily remembered for hitting 61 home runs for the New York Yankees during the 1961 season. This broke Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs (set in 1927) and set a record that would stand for 37 years. Maris played with four teams during a 12-year Major League career, appearing in seven World Series and winning three World Championships. Early life The son of Croatian immigrants, he was born Roger Eugene Maras (he later changed his last name to Maris) in Hibbing, Minnesota. He grew up in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota, where he attended Shanley High School. A gifted athlete, Maris participated in many sports while in Fargo, and excelled at f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivier Hussenot
Olivier Hussenot (10 September 1913 - 25 August 1978) was a French actor. Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1962 La Vendetta 1961 Dans l'eau qui fait des bulles 1960 Les Scélérats 1958 Maigret Sets a Trap 1957 Lovers of Paris 1955 Bedevilled 1952 Fanfan la Tulipe Judgement of God Le Voyage en Amérique The Long Teeth... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Paul Comelin
Jean-Paul Comelin, born September 10, 1936 in Vannes, is a French dancer, dance teacher and choreographer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gustave Delory
Gustave Delory, born September 10, 1957 in Lille and died August 17, 1925 in Lille, was a French socialist politician. he was the first Mayor of Lille in 1896.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Clevenot
Philippe Clévenot, born on September 10, 1942 in Paris, died on October 18, 2001 in Caluire-et-Cuire, is a French comedian and actor, the brother of historian Michel Clévenot. Theater 1965 : La Cantatrice chauve d’Eugène Ionesco, mise en scène Claude Petitpierre, Centre dramatique de l'Est : Le Capitaine des pompiers 1965 : Les Deux Bourreaux de Fernando Arrabal, mise en scène Claude Petitpierre, Centre dramatique de l'Est : Le Mari 1965 : Dom Juan de Molière, mise en scène Charles Jorris, Festival de Neuchâtel et Théâtre Populaire Romand : Dom Juan 1967 : Les Violettes de Georges Schéhadé, mise en scène Roland Monod : Colombo 1967 : Cœur à cuire de Jacques Audiberti, mise en scène Gabriel Monnet, Théâtre de l'Atelier : le troisième homme 1967 : Le Chandel... Biography of Tony Gatlif
Tony Gatlif (born as Michel Dahmani on September 10, 1948 in Algiers, Algeria) is a French film director of 'Gypsy' ethnicity who also works as a screenwriter, composer, actor, and producer. After a childhood in Algiers, Gatlif arrived in France in 1960 following the Algerian War of Independence. Gatlif struggled for years to break into the film industry, playing in several theatrical productions until directing his first film, La Tête en ruine, in 1975. He followed it with the 1979 La Terre au ventre, a story of the Algerian War of Independence. Since the 1981 Corre, gitano, Gatlif's work has been focused on the Roma people of Europe, from whom he partially traces his descent. After making Gaspard et Robinson in 1990, Gatlif spent 1992 and 1993 shooting Latcho Drom which was awar... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Rey-Bellet
Alain Rey-Bellet, born on September 10, 1974 in Les Crosets, died on April 30, 2006, is a Swiss victim. Corinne Rey-Bellet, his sister, was shot and killed in her parents' home in the Swiss village of Les Crosets, Canton Valais on Sunday, 30 April 2006 by her husband Gerold Stadler. She was three months pregnant. Her brother Alain, who was to have been married the following Friday, was also killed, and her mother Verena was severely injured. Corinne's two-year-old son, Kevin, home at the time of the attack, was left unharmed, and Corinne's father was not home at the time. A warrant was issued for the arrest of her husband, Gerold Stadler. The couple had separated approximately 10 days before the murders took place. Stadler - a Swiss soldier - was the father of their two-year-old son. Hi... Biography of Jaqueline Fleming
Jaqueline Fleming (born September 10, 1977 in Copenhagen) is a Danish-born American actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281693/ ) 2012 Contraband (filming) Jeanie 2011/I The Door (filming) Nurse 2011 A Little Bit of Heaven Salesperson 2011 The Ledge Angela 2010/I Red Marna 2010 Revenge of the Bridesmaids (TV movie) Nurse 2010 Treme (TV series) Angela Nelson – Smoke My Peace Pipe (2010) … Angela Nelson – Shallow Water, Oh Mama (2010) … Angela Nelson (as Jacqueline C. Fleming) 2010 Enemies Among Us Tyra Simmons 2010 Sickle 2009 Sister Switch Gabby Cole 2007 Redrum Carmen 2007 All About Us Sheree 2007 Tournament of Dreams Carolyn 2006 Lucky Girl Tiffany 2006 Les experts: Miami (TV series) Socia... Biography of Louis-Philippe de Ségur
Louis Philippe, comte de Ségur (December 10, 1753 - August 27, 1830) was a French diplomatist and historian. Life He was born in Paris, the son of Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur. He entered the army in 1769, served in the American War of Independence in 1781 as a colonel under Rochambeau. In 1784 he was sent as minister plenipotentiary to Saint Petersburg, where he was received into the intimacy of the empress Catherine II and wrote some comedies for her theatre. At Saint Petersburg he concluded (in January 1787) a commercial treaty which was exceedingly advantageous to France, and returned to Paris in 1789. He took up a sympathetic attitude towards the Revolution at its outset and in 1791 was sent on a mission to Berlin, where he was badly received. After fighting a duel he w... Biography of Charles Kuralt
Charles Kuralt (September 10, 1934 – July 4, 1997) was an award-winning American journalist. He was most widely known for his long career with CBS, first for his "On the Road" segments on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and later as the first anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning, a position he held for fifteen years. Kuralt's "On the Road" segments were recognized twice with personal Peabody Awards. The first, awarded in 1968, cited those segments as heartwarming and "nostalgic vignettes"; in 1975, the award was for his work as a U.S. "bicentennial historian"; his work "capture the individuality of the people, the dynamic growth inherent in the area, and ...the rich heritage of this great nation." He shared in a third Peabody awarded to CBS News Sunday Morning. Early life and... Biography of Laurent Koscielny
Laurent Koscielny (born 10 September 1985 in Tulle (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French football player of Polish descent who plays as a defender for Arsenal in the English Premier League, being unveiled as an Arsenal player on 7 July 2010 after successful negotiations with French Ligue 1 club Lorient. Career Koscielny began his career at En Avant de Guingamp where he played primarily as a centre-back. Seeking a chance in midfield, he joined Tours FC in 2007. During the 2008–09 season, he scored 5 goals in 34 games playing in defence. In May 2009, the UNFP named Koscielny in Ligue 2's best XI for 2008–09. On 16 June 2009, Ligue 1 side FC Lorient signed Koscielny on a four-year contract for around 1.7 million euros. During the summer transfer window of 2010 reports ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Hines
James "Jim" Ray Hines (born September 10, 1946) is a former American track and field athlete, who held the 100 m world record for 15 years. He was the first sprinter to officially break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters, running an electronically timed 9.95 to win the 1968 Olympics at altitude in Mexico City. Track career Born in Dumas, Arkansas, Hines was raised in Oakland, California and graduated from McClymonds High School in 1964. He was a baseball player in his younger years, until he was spotted by a track coach as a running talent and became a sprinter. At the 1968 US national championships in Sacramento, California, Hines became the first man to break the ten second barrier in the 100 meter race, setting 9.9 (manual timing), with a real time of 10.03 - two other athletes... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Niccolo Jommelli
Niccolò Jommelli (10 September 1714 – 25 August 1774) was an Italian composer. He was born in Aversa and died in Naples. Along with other composers mainly in the Holy Roman Empire and France, he made important changes to opera and reduced the importance of star singers. Biographical information Early life Jommelli was born to Francesco Antonio Jommelli and Margarita Cristiano in Aversa, a town some 20 kilometres north of Naples. He had one brother Ignazio, who became a Dominican monk and helped the composer in his old age, and three sisters. His father was a prosperous linen merchant, who entrusted Jommelli to the choir director of the cathedral, Canon Muzzillo. As he had shown talent for music Jommelli was enrolled after in 1725 at the Conservatorio di Santo Onofrio a Capuana i... Biography of James Duval
James Edward Duval (born September 10, 1972) is an American actor, who is most famous for his roles in the Gregg Araki trilogy—Totally Fucked Up, The Doom Generation, and Nowhere—in addition to Frank in Donnie Darko, Miguel in Independence Day and Singh in Go. Personal life Duval was born in Detroit, Michigan. His family moved to California in 1974. He attended Gladstone High School in Covina (1986–89), as well as Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, and Fair Valley in Covina. Although, as a child, he was trained as a classical pianist, he eventually moved to the guitar. Duval is of mixed ethnic backgrounds; his mother, a native of Saigon, is Vietnamese-French, and his father is Irish-Native American-French. Duval is an avid practitioner of hatha yoga. He also teaches yoga at E... Biography of Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940 (birth time source: Roy Ayers himself, he mentioned it in concert at the Blues Alley jazz club in concert in Washington, DC.)) is an American funk, soul and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a jazz player, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records before his tenure at Polydor Records, during which he progressed a new R&B style, slowly molding the new Disco genre. Ayers was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in a musical family. At the age of five, Lionel Hampton gave him his first pair of mallets, which led to the vibraphone being his trademark sound for decades. The area of Los Angeles that Ayers grew up in, now known as "South Central", but then known as "South Park", was the epicenter of the Southern Califo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Clark Johnson
Clark Johnson (born September 10, 1954), sometimes credited as Clark 'Slappy' Jackson, Clarque Johnson, and J. Clark Johnson, is an American actor and director who has worked in both television and film. Early years Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an African American father and a White mother. The family eventually moved to Canada. He attended Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. He has three siblings including jazz singer Molly Johnson and actress and singer Taborah Johnson. Johnson attended Eastern Michigan University on a partial athletic scholarship for football, but he was expelled after he was caught stealing turkey frankfurters from the school cafeteria. He attended several other universities including Loyola and the University of Ottawa before ending u... Biography of Filippo Pozzato
Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato (born September 10, 1981 in Sandrigo, Veneto) is an Italian road racing cyclist with UCI Professional Continental Team Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli. Career Pozzato turned professional in 2000 with the Mapei cycling team, part of the famous classe di '81 a group of emerging young riders born in 1981 who were part of the Mapei TT3 development team. Other alumni include Fabian Cancellara and Bernhard Eisel, and Eastern Europeans Kolobnev and Gryschenko. After Mapei ended its sponsorship in 2002 Pozzato joined Giancarlo Ferretti's Fassa Bortolo cycling team. Despite his win of Tirreno–Adriatico in 2003 and a stage win in the 2004 Tour de France, personality clashes with Ferretti meant that Pozzato suffered poor years with Fassa Bortolo in 2002–2004. During this peri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Baraton
Alain Baraton, born September 10, 1957 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, is a master gardener. Since 1982, he has been gardener-in-chief of the park at the Palace of Versailles He speaks regularly on radio France Inter and is the producer of the show The Green Thumb, also broadcast on France Inter. Publications Le Monde des écorces, photographies de Christophe Madamour, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2003 Le Monde des arbres d'ornement, photographies de Christophe Madamour, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2005 Sagesse paysanne: 366 proverbes et dictons au rythme des saisons, photographies de Pierre Collombert, with Pierre Collombert, Romagnat, Éd. de Borée, 2005 1000 questions, 1000 réponses, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2006 L'homme à la main verte: mes chroniques à France Inter, with... Biography of Matthew Followill
Matthew Followill (born Cameron Matthew Followill, September 10, 1984, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States) is the lead guitarist of the Kings of Leon. He is a cousin to the other band members. Personal life Followill was born to a Pentecostal evangelist minister father. Similar to his bandmate cousins, he had a sheltered upbringing, with no secular music, and traveled a lot. He dropped out of school in 11th grade to pursue music, after his cousins asked him to join their band. Followill lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his girlfriend Johanna Bennett. Equipment Gear: * Gibson Les Paul * Epiphone Sheraton * Gibson ES-137 * Ampeg Reverberocket R-212R * Pedals, controlled by a Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro: Boss RV-5 Reverb, Line 6 Verbzilla, ... Biography of Patti Ann Browne
Patti Ann Browne (born September 10, 1969) is an American news anchor and reporter on the Fox News Channel. Browne currently hosts the headline update during Glenn Beck's program, among other Fox News shows. She also substitute anchors various shows. On international feeds of Fox News, Patti Ann also hosts Fox News Extra segments, which air in place of U.S. commercials. Browne is also a regular guest-panelist on "Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld", a late night talk show on Fox News. Career Browne has been with Fox News Channel full-time since August 2000, anchoring Fox News Live headline news updates and as a fill in host for shows during many different time slots. Additionally, she anchors hourly news updates for the Fox News Radio network. Prior to joining Fox News, Browne was an anch... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jared Diamond
Jared Mason Diamond (born 10 September 1937) is an American geographer, evolutionary biologist, physiologist, lecturer, and nonfiction author. Diamond works as a professor of geography and physiology at UCLA. He is best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Guns, Germs, and Steel (1998), which also won the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, as well as for Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2005). He received the National Medal of Science in 1999. Diamond was born in Boston of Polish-Jewish heritage, to a physician father and a teacher/musician/linguist mother. After attending the Roxbury Latin School, he earned an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1958 and his Ph.D. in physiology and membrane biophysics from Cambridge University in 1961. During 1962-1966, he returned... Biography of Barriemore Barlow
Barriemore Barlow (born Barry Barlow, 10 September 1949, Birmingham) is best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band, Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980. Christened Barry, the 'Barriemore' was an affectation to suit the eccentric image of Jethro Tull (much as Jeffrey Hammond had become "Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond"). Jethro Tull Barlow was a school friend, and former bandmate of Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson. He joined after the departure of Clive Bunker and played on the following albums: "Life's a Long Song" (EP) Thick as a Brick Living in the Past (compilation including above EP) A Passion Play War Child Minstrel in the Gallery Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! Songs from the Wood Heavy Horses Bursting Out Stormwatch Upset ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Don Wilson
Don "The Dragon" Wilson (born September 10, 1954) is an American champion kickboxer and actor. He is most famous for his acting roles in action/adventure films, including eight titles in Roger Corman's Bloodfist series. Early life Wilson was born in Illinois, and grew up on Florida's Space Coast. He had a long and successful career in the ring. He was perhaps the best known and most successful kickboxer of his era. He is a Sifu in Pai Lum Tao Kung fu (Source: Inside Kungfu, September 2004). also known as White Dragon Kung Fu which is how he obained his nickname. Wilson incorporated this and claimed his style as White Dragon Kickboxing. Kickboxing career Wilson won a total of 11 World Titles with several sanctioning bodies that included the IKF, WKA, KICK, ISKA, STAR and the P... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bob Lanier
Robert Jerry "Bob" Lanier, Jr. (born September 10, 1948), nicknamed The Dobber, is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. Lanier was born in Buffalo, New York. He played competitively at Buffalo's Bennett High School where he graduated in 1966, and collegiately at St. Bonaventure University, in Olean, New York. Lanier was a three-time Converse All-America selection (1968-1970), and in 1970, he led St. Bonaventure to the NCAA Final Four, however, he was injured late in the regional championship game and did not participate in Bona's national semi-final loss to Artis Gilmore-led Jacksonville University. That year he was named Coach and Athlete Magazine player of the year, and the ECAC Player of the Year. ... Biography of Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell (play /ˈpɜrsəl/; 10 September 1659 (?)– 21 November 1695), was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music. Although Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, his legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers; no other native-born English composer approached his fame until Edward Elgar. Early life and career Purcell was born in St Ann's Lane Old Pye Street, Westminster. Henry Purcell Senior, whose older brother Thomas Purcell (d. 1682) was also a musician, was a gentleman of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King Charles II of England. Henry the elder had three sons: Edward, Henry and Daniel. Daniel Pu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hilda Doolittle
H.D. (born Hilda Doolittle; September 10, 1886 – September 27, 1961) was an American poet, novelist and memoirist known for her association with the early 20th century avant-garde Imagist group of poets such as Ezra Pound and Richard Aldington. The Imagist model was based on the idioms, rhythms and clarity of common speech, and freedom to choose subject matter as the writer saw fit. H.D.'s later writing developed on this aesthetic to incorporate a more gynocentric version of modernism. H.D. was born in Pennsylvania in 1886, and moved to London in 1911 where her publications earned her a central role within the then emerging Imagism movement. A charismatic figure, she was championed by the modernist poet Ezra Pound, who was instrumental in building and furthering her career. From 1916–17... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emil Martínez
Emil Martínez (born September 17, 1982 in El Progreso) is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Marathón and is a regular midfielder in the Honduras national team. He formerly played for LD Alajuelense in the Primera División de Costa Rica and Primera División de México side Indios. Most recently, he had attached to several clubs in Chinese Super League, including Shanghai Shenhua, Beijing Guoan and Hangzhou Greentown. Martínez finished top scorer and best player on the 07-08 Apertura season while playing for Marathón. Statistics Club career stats Last update: 6 November 2010 Season Team Country Division Apps Goals 2001/02 C.D. Marathón Honduras 1 30 7 2002/03 C.D. Marathón Honduras 1 0 0 2003/04 C.D. Marathón Honduras 1 0 0 2004/05 C... Biography of Joe Nieuwendyk
Joseph Nieuwendyk (born September 10, 1966) is the general manager of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He won the Stanley Cup three times, in three different decades, (1980s, 1990s, and 2000s) on three different teams, (Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, and New Jersey Devils), one of only four players in Stanley Cup history to win the Cup with three different teams. He is considered to be one of the best face-off men in NHL history. He announced his retirement from professional hockey due to chronic back problems on December 6, 2006, effective immediately. He was hired by the Florida Panthers as a special consultant to the general manager and later became special assistant to the general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs. His swea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joey Votto
Joseph Daniel "Joey" Votto, (born September 10, 1983) is a Canadian Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. He won the 2010 NL MVP, received the National League Hank Aaron Award for 2010, and won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year in 2010. Early life Votto was born on September 10, 1983 in Toronto, Canada. Votto grew up in the western Etobicoke section of the city. His mother was a sommelier and restaurant manager. His father, Joseph, was a chef and a huge baseball fan. Votto enrolled at Richview Collegiate Institute in 1997. At his high school, Votto was interested in basketball but he was not interested in hockey. Votto and his father were fans of the Toronto Blue Jays. Early career Votto was drafted out of high school (Richview Collegiate ... Biography of Jordan Staal
Jordan Lee Staal (born September 10, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is regarded as one of the NHL's premier penalty-killers, both for his strong defensive skills, along with his scoring touch that makes him a threat for shorthanded goals. Staal grew up playing minor hockey for the Thunder Bay Kings AAA organization. After his minor midget year, Staal was selected in the 1st round (3rd overall) by the Peterborough Petes. After a two-year Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career, in which he won a J. Ross Robertson Cup and appeared in the 2006 Memorial Cup with the Peterborough Petes, Staal was drafted second overall by the Penguins in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He made the immediate jum... Biography of Chandler Massey
Chandler Massey is an Emmy-winning actor, best known for his portrayal of Will Horton on the daytime soap opera, Days of our Lives. Massey received the 2012 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, becoming the first actor ever to receive a Daytime Emmy Award for playing a gay character. Early life Massey was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, with his two younger siblings, the son of Lewis Massey, former Secretary of State of Georgia and his wife Amy Massey. He graduated from Norcross High School in May, 2009. While there, he was active in its drama club and took part in many of the school productions, including playing a lead roles in Little Shop of Horrors, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Vanier
Jean Vanier, CC GOQ (born September 10, 1928) is a Canadian Catholic philosopher, humanitarian and the founder of L'Arche, an international federation of group homes for people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them. Early years Vanier is the son of the 19th Governor General of Canada, Major-General Georges Vanier and was born in Geneva, while his father was on diplomatic service in Switzerland. In his youth and during World War II he served with the Royal Navy and then with the Royal Canadian Navy. As a midshipman, Vanier accompanied the Royal Family on their tour of South Africa aboard HMS Vanguard in 1947. Foundation of L'Arche Main article: L'Arche In 1964, through Vanier's friendship with a priest named Father Thomas Philippe, he became aware of the plig... Biography of Snežana Malović
Snežana Malović (Serbian: Снежана Маловић) (born September 10, 1976 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian politician who is Minister of Justice in the Government of Serbia, and a member of the Democratic Party. She served as Deputy Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Local Self-Administration from 2001 to 2002 and Private Secretary of the Minister of Justice and Local Self-Administration from 2002 to 2003. From 2004 to 2007, she was General Secretary of the War Crimes Prosecution Service. Background Malović graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School, after which she worked as a law clerk from 1999 to 2001. She passed bar examination in 2002 and became a post-... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nelly Omar
Nelly Omar, born on September 10, 1911 in Guaminí, is an Argentine composer, actress and tango singer. Filmography 1940: Canto de amor 1942: Melodías de América 1951: Mi vida por la tuya 2008: Café de los maestros Selected discography Albums Desde el alma La criolla Desde entonces La mariposa Misterio... y canción Muchacho Songs «Amar y callar» «Así es Ninón» «Desde el alma» «La descamisada» «Llorarás, llorarás» «Manoblanca» «Tarde» «Yo no sé por qué te quiero» «Callecita mía» «Sólo para ti» «Latido tras latido» «Intriga y pasión»... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pat Mastelotto
Pat Mastelotto (born Lee Patrick Mastelotto; September 10, 1955 (birth time source: by email)) is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums. Career Mastelotto started playing the drums at the age of 10. By the time he was 16 he was playing in popular local bands, and while still in high school commuted several hours to Lake Tahoe for gigs. Moving to Los Angeles in the mid 1970s, Mastelotto worked for many bands and as a studio session drummer. In this capacity he worked for Martin Briley, Holly Knight, Scandal, Al Jarreau, The Pointer Sisters, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Martika, Danny Wilde as well as playing drums on the double platinum album Ro... Biography of Carol Decker
Carol Decker (born 10 September 1957) is an English recording artist. She is best known as the singer and front woman for the band, T'Pau, which enjoyed international success in the late 1980s. Her partner at the time, Ronnie Rogers, born 13 March 1959, in Shrewsbury, was also a member of the band and they co-wrote the majority of T'Pau's songs. Although Decker's music is mainly associated with the group, she also released a solo single in 1995 entitled "One Heart," in support of the Halifax World Cup Rugby League Centenary. Carol's personal nickname is "GnatFish," and the record label she started bears that name. Decker was born in Huyton, now in Merseyside and educated in Wellington, Shropshire, along with other members of the band. In addition to her musical achievements, Decker h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Adama Coulibaly
Adama Coulibaly (born 10 September 1980) is a Malian football (soccer) defender. He was born in Bamako, Mali, and began his career in his local club, Djoliba AC. Coulibaly recently transferred to AJ Auxerre after spending a decade with his former club RC Lens. The transfer fee was priced at 2 million euros. He has played international matches for Mali along with his cousin Moussa Coulibaly. Honors and awards FIFA World Youth Championship 3rd place: 1999... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nina Repeta
Nina Repeta (born September 10, 1967 in Shelby, North Carolina) is an American actress best known for her role as Bessie Potter on the television drama Dawson's Creek, which aired from 1998 to 2003. She attended East Carolina University with Kevin Williamson, the creator of Dawson's Creek and most of her credits are in productions shot, as Dawson's Creek was, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Among them are Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Matlock. Her first screen appearance was in the 1994 film Radioland Murders. Family Nina and her husband had a child in 2008. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720047/) 2011 Murder Biz Nancy 2005 Palmetto Pointe (TV series) Mrs. Gail (2005-?) – Off to the Pointe 1998-2003 Dawson (TV series) Bessie Potter – A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roy Brown (blues musician)
Roy James Brown (September 10, 1925 — May 25, 1981) was an American R&B singer, songwriter and musician, who had an influence on the early development of rock and roll by changing the direction R&B was headed in. His original song and hit recording "Good Rocking Tonight" was covered by Wynonie Harris, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, and the rock group Montrose. Brown was the first singer in recording history to sing R&B songs with a gospel-steeped delivery, which was then considered taboo by many churches. In addition, his melismatical pleading, vocal style influenced B.B. King, Bobby Bland, Elvis Presley, Jackie Wilson and Little Richard. Career Brown was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. As with many R&B singers, he started singing gospel music... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christopher Hogwood
Christopher Jarvis Haley Hogwood CBE, MA (Cantab), HonMusD (Cantab), born 10 September 1941, Nottingham, is an English conductor, harpsichordist, writer and musicologist, well known as the founder of the Academy of Ancient Music. Biography Hogwood studied music and classical literature at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He went on to study performance and conducting under Raymond Leppard and Thurston Dart; and later with Rafael Puyana and Gustav Leonhardt. He also studied in Prague with Zuzana Ruzickova for a year, under a British Council scholarship. In 1967, Hogwood founded the Early Music Consort with David Munrow, and in 1973 he founded the Academy of Ancient Music, specializing in performances of baroque and early classical music with period instruments. The Early Music Consort ... |
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