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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on September, 16, 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 · 45,414 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,414 Celebrities
134 celebrities or events were found for September, 16. Add to favourites (25 fans)Biography of Cécile de Ménibus
Cécile Moharic, best known as Cécile de Ménibus, born September 16, 1970 in Chartres, is a French journalist and TV host. She is well known to work with Sébastien Cauet for the French TV show "La Méthode Cauet" (2003 - ).... Add to favourites (44 fans)Biography of Mickey Rourke
Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. (born September 16, 1952 (birth time source: http://www.astrologyweekly.com/data-archive/celebrities.php)) is an American actor, who has appeared primarily in action, drama and thriller films. Trained as a boxer in his early years, Rourke had a short stint as a pro fighter in the 1990s. Although his acting career has been uneven, he has carved out a niche over the last decades in gritty, marginalized anti-hero roles. Early life Rourke was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of Ann and Philip Andre Rourke, Sr., who was an amateur body builder. His family was Catholic and of Irish and French descent. After his parents divorced, he moved with his mother to Florida, where he attended Miami Beach Senior High School. (There are some reports that Rourke t... Biography of Pierre Moscovici
Pierre Moscovici (born September 16, 1957) is a French politician, a member of the Departmental Council of Doubs and a Member of the French Parliament. He is a member of the French Socialist Party (PS); part of the Party of European Socialists. He has been National Secretary of his party since 1995. Biography Born in Paris, he is the son of the influential Romanian-Jewish social psychologist Serge Moscovici and of the psychoanalyst Marie Bromberg-Moscovici. Pierre Moscovici obtained a DEA in economics, one in philosophy, and graduated the École nationale d'administration (where he studied under Dominique Strauss-Kahn). He was also a president of À gauche en Europe, a group founded by Strauss-Kahn and Michel Rocard. Initially active in the Revolutionary Communist League, he left in 1... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony (born Marco Antonio Muñiz on September 16, 1968) is a Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter popular in Latin America for his salsa music and salsa monga ballads. Height 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Anthony was born in New York City to Guillermina and Felipe Muñiz, Puerto Rican parents who named him after Marco Antonio Muñiz, a Mexican singer popular in Puerto Rico. He has a sister named Yolanda Muniz. Anthony has a daughter, Arianna (1994) , with his New York police officer ex-girlfriend Debbie Rosado. Anthony married former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres on 9 May 2000 in Las Vegas. They have two sons, Cristian Anthony Muñiz (5 Feb 2001) and Ryan Anthony Muñiz (16 Aug 2003). It was a rocky marriage,and they separated in summer 2002. They later reconciled and renewed their vow... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of Lauren Bacall
Betty Joan Perske (born on September 16, 1924), better known as Lauren Bacall, is a Golden Globe- and Tony Award winning, as well as Academy Award-nominated, American film and stage actress. Known for her husky voice and sultry looks, she became a fashion icon and role model for women early in her career. Today, she is considered a legendary actress, partly due to the longevity of her career. She is best known for being a film noir leading lady in films such as The Big Sleep (1946) and Dark Passage (1947), as well as a comedienne, as seen in 1953's How to Marry a Millionaire. Bacall also enjoyed success starring in the Broadway musicals Applause in 1970 and Woman of the Year in 1981. Early life Born in New York City as Betty Joan Perske, Bacall was the only child of Jewish immigr... Add to favourites (41 fans)Biography of Nick Jonas
Nicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a boy band he created with his brothers Joe and Kevin. The Jonas Brothers originally started with a solo singing career for Nick, but when his brothers Kevin and Joe sang backup for him, the record producer liked their sound and signed all three of them. Nick was born in Dallas, Texas to Denise and Paul Kevin Jonas Sr. He was raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey and is of Irish, Italian, German, and Cherokee descent. He was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at the age of 13 and wears an OmniPod insulin pump to help him manage his diabetes. The Jonas' are known for their wholesome, and family-friendly image. The brothers are all committed Evangelical Christians,... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of David Copperfield
David Copperfield (born David Seth Kotkin on September 16, 1956) is a world-renowned American magician and illusionist best known for his combination of spectacular illusions and storytelling. His most famous illusions include making the Statue of Liberty "disappear", "flying", "levitating" over the Grand Canyon, and "walking through" the Great Wall of China. Copperfield was born in Metuchen, New Jersey, to Jewish-Ukrainian immigrants. He began practicing magic at the age of 12, and became the youngest person ever admitted to the Society of American Magicians. By age 16, he was teaching a course in magic at New York University. At age 18, he enrolled at Fordham University, and was cast in the lead role of the Chicago-based musical The Magic Man three weeks into his freshman year, adopti... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Peter Falk
Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. He appeared in numerous films and television guest roles and was nominated for an Academy Award twice (for 1960's Murder, Inc. and 1961's Pocketful of Miracles), and won the Emmy Award on five occasions (four for Columbo) and the Golden Globe award once. Director William Friedkin, when discussing Falk's role in his 1978 film The Brink's Job said that "Peter has a great range from comedy to drama. He could break your heart or he could make you laugh." In 1968 he starred with Gene Barry in a ninety-minute TV pilot about a highly-skilled, laid-back detective. Columbo eventually became part of an anthology series titled The NBC Myster... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Alexis Bledel
Kimberly Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and former fashion model. She is known for her role in the television series Gilmore Girls and for the films Tuck Everlasting, Sin City, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. She goes by her first name of "Kimberly" with family and friends, but is known professionally as Alexis Bledel. Early life Bledel was born in Houston, Texas. Her father, Martin Bledel, is Argentinian and her mother, Nanette Blake, is Mexican. She has one younger brother, Eric, born 1986. Her first language is Spanish, and she did not learn English until she began school. In fact, America Ferrera was surprised during an interview with a Spanish magazine when Alexis Bledel started speaking Spanish. Bledel's mother encouraged her to try comm... Biography of Sabrina Bryan
Sabrina Bryan (born Reba Sabrina Hinojos on September 16, 1984 in Yorba Linda, California) is an American singer, actress, and dancer best known as a member of the girl group, The Cheetah Girls and for starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name, and its sequel. She currently resides in Anaheim Hills, California. Early Life / Cheetah Girls Sabrina Bryan was born in Orange County, California. She is of Mexican descent on her father's side. She attended Chapman University in Orange, CA from 2003 until 2007, she studied Public Relations and Advertising. She was initiated into Delta Gamma there. Following the success of the Disney Channel original movie The Cheetah Girls, Bryan, along with Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams (the other stars from the movie), achieved g... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Katie Melua
Ketevan "Katie" Melua (Georgian: ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, surname pronounced IPA: /ˈmeluˌɑː/; born 16 September 1984) is a British-Georgian singer, song-writer and musician. She was born in Georgia, but moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then relocated to England at the age of 14. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of songwriter Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003. In 2006, she was the United Kingdom's biggest-selling female artist and Europe's highest selling European female artist. In November 2003, at the age of 19, Melua released her first album, Call off the Search, which reached the top of the United Kingdo... Biography of Beverly Aadland
Beverly Aadland (born September 17, 1943, Los Angeles, USA) was an American actress of the 1950s. Filmography 1951 Death of a Salesman 1958 South Pacific 1959 Cuban Rebel Girls She dated actor Errol Flynn in the last two years of his life. His autobiography, My Wicked, Wicked Ways, contains the dedication "To a small companion," which is universally taken to refer to Beverly Aadland.... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and a World Series of Poker bracelet winner. Height : 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Early life Tilly was born Jennifer E. Chan in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. She is the second of four children of Harry Chan, a Chinese American used car salesman, and Patricia Tilly, a schoolteacher and former stage actress. Following her parents' divorce when she was young, she was raised by her mother and stepfather, John Ward, in rural British Columbia, Canada. Her sister is actress Meg Tilly. In high school, everyone called Jennifer, Meg and their younger sister Becky the Three Musketeers. Tilly began her acting career in her teenage years through a theatre program at Stephens College in Missouri. Career Til... Biography of Roman Kolinka
Roman Kolinka is a French actor and the son of Marie Trintignant and Richard Kolinka, one of the French band, "Téléphone". He is the grandson of Nadine Trintignant, the grandson of Jean-Louis Trintignant.... Biography of Carolina Dieckmann
Carolina Dieckmann, born September 16, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian model and actress. Height: 5' 3¾" (1.62 m) Filmography (Source : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225867/ ) Sexo com Amor (2008) (post-production) .... Luisa Onde Andará Dulce Veiga? (2007) "Cobras & Lagartos" .... Leona / ... (165 episodes, 2006) - Episode dated 17 November 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Leona - Episode dated 16 November 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Leona - Episode dated 15 November 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Leona - Episode dated 14 November 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Leona - Episode dated 13 November 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Leona (160 more) "Senhora do Destino" .... Isabel / ... (163 episodes, 2004-2005) - Episode dated 11 March 2005 (2005) TV ... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Amy Poehler
Amy Meredith Poehler (born September 16, 1971 in Newton, Massachusetts) is an American comedienne and actress. She is a cast member and parody news anchor on the NBC television program Saturday Night Live. In 2008, Poehler starred in the film Baby Mama. Early life Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Eileen, a teacher, and Bill Poehler. She has a younger brother, Gregory, who was a copyright lawyer in New York before moving to Stockholm, Sweden with his wife. A 1993 graduate of Boston College, Poehler was a key member of America's oldest collegiate improv comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. After graduating from college, Poehler moved to Chicago where she studied improv at Second City alongside friend and future co-star Tina Fey. She also studied with Del Clos... Biography of B. B. King
B. B. King (born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925) is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, widely considered one of the best and most respected blues musicians of all time. Career Recording years B. B. King arrived in Memphis for the first time in 1946 to work as a musician but after few months of hardship he left, going back to Mississippi. There he decided to prepare himself better for the next visit and returned to Memphis two years later. Initially he worked at the local R&B radio channel WDIA as a singer. In 1949, he began recording songs under contract with Los Angeles based RPM Records. Many of King's early recordings were produced by Sam Phillips, who later founded Sun Records. King was also a disc jockey in Memphis, where he gained the nickname "Beale Stre... Biography of Madeline Zima
Madeline Rose Zima (born September 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is mostly known for her six years as Grace Sheffield on the TV Series The Nanny or more recently as the promiscuous 16 year old, Mia Gross, on the Showtime dramedy Californication. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Early life Zima was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Marie and Dennis Zima. She has two sisters, Vanessa and Yvonne, both of whom are also actresses. Career She played the role of Grace Sheffield on the television show The Nanny for six years. Zima has become known for her work in films such as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and having most recently appeared in the Hilary Duff film A Cinderella Story and soon-to-be-released movies Dimples, Looking for Sunday, Once in a Very Blue Moon and Legacy. In ... Biography of Amy Wesson
Amy Wesson (b. 1977) is an American fashion model from Tupelo, Mississippi. Career Wesson was discovered at age 16 while working at a clothing store in a shopping mall. She has been featured in advertising campaigns for Thierry Mugler's Angel perfume, Christian Dior, Versace, Calvin Klein, Valentino, BCBG Max Azria, Missoni and Moschino. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and works with the agencies Marilyn (New York and Paris), Why Not (Milan), and Modelwerk (Hamburg). Wesson has twice landed the cover of Italian Vogue and has also been on the cover of W. She was the cover girl for the Smashing Pumpkins' 1998 release Adore. In 2001, Wesson was featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karl Doenitz
Karl Dönitz (pronounced (help·info)) (16 September 1891–24 December 1980) was a German naval leader who commanded the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during the second half of World War II. Dönitz was also President of Germany for 23 days after Adolf Hitler's suicide. For his role in World War II, Dönitz was referred to as "der Löwe" (the Lion). Dönitz was born in the Berlin suburb of Grünau. He entered the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in 1911. During World War I, he served on surface ships before transferring to submarines (U-boats). He remained in the navy after the war and rose through the ranks of the German Navy of the Weimar Republic (Reichsmarine) and the German Navy of the Third Reich (Kriegsmarine). He became a Großadmiral and served as Commander of Submarines (Befehl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Cabrol
Christian Cabrol, born September 16, 1925 in Chézy-sur-Marne (Aisne), is a French cardiac surgeon and politician.... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is an adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of highly successful hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard". Although most of his major hit songs were slow ballads like these, many of his songs had a classic rock style, such as "Don't Mean Nothing," "Should've Known Better," "Satisfied," and "Too Late To Say Goodbye". Marx placed himself in the record books by being the first solo artist to have his first seven singles hit the Top 5 on the US charts. Early life Marx is the only child of Ruth, a former singer, and Dick Marx, a jazz musician and founder of a successful jingle c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Germaine Richier
Germaine Richier, born September 16, 1902 in Grans, died July 31, 1959 in Montpellier, was a famous French sculptor. Works La mante 1946 L'orage 1947/48 le diabolo 1950 l'ouragane ? Griffu (1952) La fourmi 1953 la tauromachie 1953 l'eau 1954 la montagne 1956 le grand échiquier 1959... Biography of Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 – October 22, 1979) was an influential French composer, conductor, and music professor. An outstanding music educator at the highest level, she taught many of the most important composers and conductors of the 20th century. Ancestors Music was in Nadia Boulanger's blood. Her grandmother was the singer Marie-Julie Boulanger. Her grandfather, Frédéric Boulanger won first prize in violoncello in his fifth year (1797) at the then recently founded Paris Conservatoire. Her father, Ernest Boulanger, later studied at the same conservatory (his teachers included Charles-Valentin Alkan), and won the Prix de Rome in 1835. He later taught there, where he met Nadia's mother, the Russian Princess, Raissa Myshetskaya, who was the first music teacher Nadia and her s... Biography of Tina Barrett
Tina Ann Barrett (born 16 September 1976 in London, England) was a member of the pop band S Club (7) (1998-2003). The band broke up in May 2003 due to undisclosed reasons. Tina was given the nickname the "Dancing Queen" In 2003, Barrett landed a $400,000 (around £250,000) worldwide advertising contract with Wrigley's chewing gum. In 2004, she was rumoured internationally to be romantically linked to David Schwimmer for a few months following media reports of her visiting him at his Spanish villa. Notably, on the S Club 7 Album Sunshine, Tina had led the up-tempo club track, "Stronger" which was due to be released as the band's 10th single. However, due to the departure of band member Paul Cattermole, the single was pulled. In 2003, Tina Barrett and other pop singers like Natash... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Arp
Jean Arp / Hans Arp (September 16, 1886 – June 7, 1966) was a German-French sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist in other media such as torn and pasted paper. Arp was born in Strasbourg. The son of an Alsatian mother and a non-Alsatian German father, he was born during the brief period following the Franco-Prussian War when the area was known as Alsace-Lorraine (Elsass-Lothringen in German) after it had been returned to Germany by France. Following the return of Alsace to France at the end of World War I, French law determined that his name become Jean. In 1904, after leaving the École des Arts et Métiers in Strasbourg, he went to Paris where he published his poetry for the first time. From 1905 to 1907, Arp studied at the Kunstschule, Weimar, Germany and in 1908 went back to ... Biography of Billy F. Gibbons
William Frederick (Billy) Gibbons (born in Houston, December 16, 1949), nicknamed the Reverend Willie G, is best known as the guitarist for ZZ Top. He is also the lead vocalist and composer for many of the band's classic songs. A Houston native, Gibbons is known for playing a classic 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar he calls Miss Pearly Gates. He is known to play his guitar using a quarter or a peso as a pick, lending a distinctive sound to his playing, and for his extensive use of flageolets or harmonics. History in music Gibbons founded the Texas psychedelic group the Moving Sidewalks, which recorded several singles and one full-length album, "Flash". The Moving Sidewalks were most prominent for opening for The Jimi Hendrix Experience during the Texas leg of Hendrix's first American tour... Biography of Linda Kay Henning
Linda Kaye Henning (born September 16, 1944, in Los Angeles) is an American actress who starred on the 1960s sitcom Petticoat Junction. TV Producer Paul Henning, the creator-writer-producer of such CBS TV series as The Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction, is her father. Linda shares a September 16th birthday with her father. She is generally billed as Linda Kaye (as she was on Petticoat Junction). Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) In her youth, Linda Kay Henning was a student of the ballet. While in her late teens, she turned her professional studies toward acting. Her earliest stage acting roles include: Roomful of Roses, The Reluctant Dragon, Rebel Without a Cause, Bus Stop and Gidget. An early break in her career happened when she was cast as a dancer in the 1962 Columbia Pictures fi... Biography of Rossy de Palma
Rossy de Palma, (born Rosa Elena García Palma de Mallorca in Palma de Mallorca, September 16, 1964) is a Spanish actress. Originally a singer and dancer for the band Peor Imposible, she was discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar at a café in Madrid in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picassoesque appearance. She is best known for her roles in Almodóvar films like La ley del deseo (Law of Desire), Kika, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret). She also acts in France and does modeling, she has appeared in Sam suffit, Hors jeu, Le Boulet (2002) and Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches. She currently lives in France with her two sons Awards 1994, Nominated, Best Supp... Biography of Aileen Celeste
Aileen Celeste Gomez, best known as Aileen Celeste, born September 16, 1979 in Caracas, is a Venezuelan actress. Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m) Filmography "Decisiones" .... Luisa (1 episode, 2007) ... aka Decisiones de famosos (USA: Spanish title) - El cuerpo del forastero (2007) TV Episode .... Luisa "Por todo lo alto" .... Victoria Bermúdez de Torres (1 episode, 2006) - Episode #1.1 (2006) TV Episode .... Victoria Bermúdez de Torres "Mujer con pantalones" (2005) TV Series .... Esther Paulini "Cuaima, La" (2003) TV Series .... Verónica (unknown episodes) "Mi gorda bella" (2002) TV Series .... Ariadna Villanueva Mercouri "Niña de mis ojos, La" (2001) TV Series .... Sandra "Calypso" (1999) TV Series .... Clara Rosa... Biography of Alexandre Vinokourov
Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (Russian: Алексaндр Николаевич Винокуров, born September 16, 1973 in Petropavlovsk, Soviet Union, now Petropavl, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer. He is often referred to by the nickname "Vino" and is known to be a fearless attacker and a good all-rounder. Vinokourov was banned for one year for blood-doping following a positive test during the 2007 Tour de France and subsequently retired. Early amateur career According to Vincent Lavenu, the man who offered Vinokourov his first professional contract, Vinokourov was training ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai (Courtesy Weiting 慰亭; Pseudonym: Rong'an 容庵 traditional Chinese: 袁世凱; simplified Chinese: 袁世凯; pinyin: Yuán Shìkǎi; Wade-Giles: Yüan Shih-k'ai) (September 16, 1859 – June 6, 1916) was a Chinese military official and politician during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. He is known in Chinese culture for having played an important role in both the Qing Imperial Dynasty and the History of the Republic of China. He is known in Chinese history for his authoritarian control based on military dictatorship; a presidency with sweeping powers between 1912–1915; and his proclamation by democratic process as Emperor in 1916. His stupendous political might and the preeminence of h... Biography of Kyla Pratt
Kyla Alissa Pratt (born September 16, 1986), is an American actress and occasional singer. She is a native of Culver City, California, and sometimes she is credited as Kyla A. Pratt. Kyla is also the eldest of five children. Biography Kyla Pratt was born in California. Her first real acting experience came on a Friends episode, "The One Where Rachel Quits." She plays the little girl that Ross argues with in the Brown Bird meeting. She also starred in the 2001-2006 series One on One, where she played the role Breanna Barnes. Disney Channel Projects/Film Career Pratt has been involved in many Disney Channel projects, such as The Proud Family television show, The Proud Family Movie as the voice of Penny Proud and starred as Brandy in Smart Guy. Pratt also sang in the cover version o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Fontaine
Laurent Fontaine, born September 16, 1962 in Choisy-le-Roi (Val-de-Marne), is a French producer and TV host.... Biography of Alain Colas
Alain Colas, born September 16, 1943 in Clamecy, died November 16, 1978 at sea, was a famous French navigateur.... Biography of Anne Francis
Anne Francis (born September 16, 1930, in Ossining, New York) is an American actress, famous for her role in the science fiction film classic Forbidden Planet (1956) and as private detective Honey West in the television series Honey West (1965-1966). For her role in Honey West, Francis won the Golden Globe award as best actress in a TV series, and she was nominated for an Emmy award for the same role. Francis entered show business at a young age, working as a model at age 5, to help her family make ends meet during the Great Depression, and making her Broadway debut at age 11. Over her career, Ms. Francis appeared in scores of TV shows and several movies, including several appearances on The Twilight Zone, most notably as Marsha White in the episode titled "The After Hours". In it, F... Biography of Albert Szent-Györgyi
Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt (September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He is credited with discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle. He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II and entered Hungarian politics after the war. Life in Hungary Szent-Györgyi was born in Budapest, Hungary. His father, Miklós Szent-Györgyi, was a landowner. His mother, Jozefin, was a daughter of József Lenhossék and a sister of Mihály Lenhossék; both of these men were Professors of Anatomy at the University of Budapest. Szent-Györgyi began his studies at the Budapest Medical School, but soon became bored with classes and began research in his uncle's anatomy ... Biography of Stéphane Traineau
Stéphane Traineau, born September 16, 1966 in Cholet, is a French jūdōka. Height: 1.92 (6' 3' 1/2) Honours Jeux Olympiques d'été jeux Olympiques de 1996 d'Atlanta Médaille de bronze jeux Olympiques de 2000 de Sydney Médaille de bronze Championnat du monde Médaille d'or en 1991 à Barcelone Médaille de bronze en 1993 Médaille de bronze en 1995 Championnat d'europe Médaille d'or en 1990 Médaille d'or en 1992 Médaille d'or en 1993 Médaille d'or en 1999 Médaille de bronze en 1986 Médaille de bronze en 1991 Médaille de bronze en 1995 Médaille d'or par équipe en 1988 Médaille d'or par équipe en 1992 Médaille d'or par équipe en 1993 Médaille d’argent par équipe en 1997 autres Six titres de champion de France Quatre tou... Biography of Molly Shannon
Molly Helen Shannon (born September 16, 1964) is an American actress, comedian and writer. She is best known for her work as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1995-2001, and is currently starring on the NBC sitcom Kath & Kim. She is also well known in movies with Will Ferrell. Personal life Shannon was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio to an Irish American Catholic family. Her mother, Peg Shannon, was a teacher, and her father, James F. Shannon, was a sales manager. Shannon was involved in a traumatic car accident when she was four years old which killed her mother, younger sister, and cousin. Shannon attended St. Dominic School in Shaker Heights for grade school, and Hawken School in Gates Mills, Ohio, for high school. Shannon married artist Fritz Chesnut on May 29, 2004. They h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luc Bérimont
André Leclercq, best known as Luc Bérimont, born September 16, 1915 in Magnac-sur-Touvre, Charente, died in 1983, was a French author and poet. Works Poetry Domaine de la nuit (ronéotypé aux Armées et préfacé par le sergent Maurice Fombeure, 1940). Epinal me voici (Cahiers de Rochefort, 1940). Le Blason des quatre dimanches (Marcel Boin, 1942). Lyre à feu (Debresse, 1943). La huche à pain (Amis de Rochefort, 1943). La ballade de hurle-cœur (Fanlac, 1946). Sur la terre qui est au ciel (L'oiseau-mouche, 1947). Bris de clôture (Pierre Boujut, 1948). La brioche des morts (Iles de Lérins, 1948). Les amants de pleine terre (A l'homme méditant, 1959). La forêt (Vincent montero, 1949). Suite (Marcel Boin, 1950). Les mots germent la nuit (Seghers, 1951). Le lait d'... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Friedrich Schwickert
Friedrich Schwickert, born September 16, 1857 in Gmund and died in 1930, was an Austrian author, naval officer and astrologer. He wrote under the name of Sinbad.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George Chakiris
George Chakiris (born September 16, 1934) is an American dancer and Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning film actor. Biography Chakiris was born in Norwood, Ohio to Steven and Zoe (née Anastasiadou) Chakiris, immigrants from Greece. Chakiris studied at the American School of Dance. Career Chakiris made his film debut in 1947, in the chorus of Song of Love. For several years he appeared in small roles, usually as a dancer or a member of the chorus in various musical films. He was one of the dancers in Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" number in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and also appeared as a dancer alongside Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas. He can also be seen in the "Chop Suey" number in the musical film Flower Drum Song. His biggest success cam... Biography of Camilo Sesto
Camilo Blanes Cortés (born September 16, 1946) better known in the entertainment world as Camilo Sesto is a Spanish singer and composer who enjoyed fame during the 1970s and the 1980s. Probably the most prominent male voice of Spanish pop music at that time, he became famous for his powerful, carefully arranged ballads , pop and rock. Life Camilo Sesto was born in Alcoy, a Valencian city located in the province of Alicante on September 16, 1946. Sesto sang in two pop bands during the 1960s and won a contest in a Madrid TV show. He also played a part in the Spanish filming of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Later, he teamed up with singer and producer Juan Pardo. In 1970, Sesto moved to Los Angeles and started to learn English. After successfully starring in the Spanish version of Andrew Ll... Biography of Nancy Huston
Nancy Louise Huston (born September 16, 1953) is a Canadian-born novelist and essayist who writes primarily in French and translates her own works into English. Huston was born in Calgary, Alberta, the city in which she lived until age fifteen, at which time her family moved to Wilton, New Hampshire. She studied at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, where she was given the opportunity to spend a year of her studies in Paris. Arriving in Paris in 1973, Huston obtained a Master's Degree from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, writing a thesis on swear words under the supervision of Roland Barthes. Ms. Huston lives in Paris with her husband Tzvetan Todorov and their two children. Career Though she had not learned French before arriving in Paris, Huston found that ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anna Kingsford
Anna Bonus Kingsford (b. September 16, 1846 in Maryland Point, Stratford, Essex - d. February 22, 1888 in London) was one of the first female English physicians, after Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. Kingsford participated in the Theosophical movement England and was best known as an advocate of women's rights, anti-vivisection and vegetarianism. She obtained a medical degree in Paris in 1880. In 1883, she was made President of the Theosophical Society. She promoted a Western, Christian and Hermetic esotericism that diverged with the Oriental esotericism of H.P. Blavatsky. Kingsford claimed that she had received mystical insights in trance states and in her sleep. Her "revelations" were collected from various manuscripts and pamphlets by her collaborator Edward Maitland, and published posth... Biography of Robin Yount
Robin R. Yount (pronounced /jɔnt/, born September 16, 1955 in Danville, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Milwaukee Brewers (1974–1993). A first-round draft pick in 1973, Yount debuted the following year, and on September 14, 1975, he broke Mel Ott's 47-year-old record for most games played in the major leagues as a teenager. Career Yount courted controversy in the winter of 1978. He threatened to retire from the game and take up professional golf rather than be underpaid by the Brewers. His demands were met during spring training in 1978, and he played the full season, ultimately becoming a Brewer for the rest of his career. Always a better-than-average hitter (career .285 batting average), by 1980 Yount had developed into ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcel Mouloudji
Marcel Mouloudji (September 16, 1922 - June 14, 1994) was a French singer and actor who was born and died in Paris. He sang Boris Vian and Jacques Prévert. His daughter is the French singer Annabelle. Filmography 1936 : Ménilmontant - La Guerre des gosses 1937 : Mirages - Claudine à l'école - À Venise, une nuit 1938 : Les Disparus de Saint-Agil 1939 : Le grand élan 1940 : L'Entraîneuse 1941 : L'Enfer des anges - Premier bal - Les Inconnus dans la maison 1943 : Adieu Léonard 1944 : Vautrin - L'Ange de la nuit 1945 : Boule de suif - Les Cadets de l'océan 1946 : Le Bataillon du ciel - Les Jeux sont faits - La Maternelle 1948 : Bagarres - Tête blonde 1949 : Les Eaux troubles 1950 : Justice est faite 1952 : Nous sommes tous des assassins - Trois femmes 1953 :... Biography of Henry V of England
Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422) was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, and reigned as King of England from 1413 to 1422. Henry was the son of Henry of Bolingbroke, later Henry IV, and sixteen-year-old Mary de Bohun, who was to die in childbirth at 26, before Bolingbroke became king. At the time of his birth during the reign of Richard II, Henry was fairly far removed from the throne, preceded by the king and another collateral line of heirs. The precise date and even year of his birth are therefore not definitely recorded; sources offer as the most likely either 9 August or 16 September, in 1386 or 1387. By the time Henry died, he had not only consolid... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ard Schenk
Adrianus ("Ard") Schenk (born 16 September 1944 in Anna Paulowna, Noord-Holland) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who is considered to be one of the best in history. Short Biography In the early 1970s Schenk dominated international speed skating. His career peaked in 1972, when in addition to winning three gold medals during the Olympic Games in Sapporo (a fall on the 500 m caused him to miss the opportunity to win gold in all 4 distances), he also won the European Allround and the World Allround Championships. He became World Allround Champion by winning all 4 distances, a feat that nobody had performed since Ivar Ballangrud 40 years earlier. In addition, he won bronze that year at the World Sprint Championships. By the end of the season, he held all world records except... Biography of Lisa Marie Allen
Lisa-Marie Allen (born 1960) was an American figure skater. She won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times (from 1978 to 1980) and competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics. World Professional Champion 1990, American Open Professional Champion 1997, Asst. choreographer-feature film Blades of Glory, Asst. Choreographer- 2002 Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Salt Lake Olympic Games Competitive highlights Event 1978 1979 1980 1981 Winter Olympic Games 5th World Championships 7th 6th 7th U.S. Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd... Biography of Kamato Hongo
Kamato Hongo (本郷 かまとHongō Kamato, Kamato Hongo?) (September 16, 1887? – October 31, 2003) was a Japanese supercentenarian and apparently the world's oldest recognized living person from March 2002 until her death. She lived in Kagoshima, on Japan's most southerly major island Kyūshū, and celebrated her possible 116th birthday the month before her death from pneumonia. Born on the small island of Tokunoshima, home of Shigechiyo Izumi, she later moved to Kagoshima on Kyūshū, where she lived with her daughter. The apparent oldest person in Japan after the death of Denzo Ishisaki in 1999, she attained a measure of celebrity and was the focus of some merchandise (washcloths, keyrings, phone cards, etc.) sold highlighting her longevi... Biography of Bingbing Fan
Fan Bingbing (Chinese: 范冰冰; Pinyin: Fàn Bīngbīng; born September 16, 1981) is a popular Chinese actress. She was born in Qingdao, Shandong, China and graduated from Xie Jin's Star School and Shanghai Theater Academy. Her films include Twins Effect II. Fan rose to stardom when she played Jin Suo, a fragile maid character, in the popular TV sitcom Huan Zhu Ge Ge and its sequel Huan Zhu Ge Ge 2 in 1998. Fan starred alongside Andy Lau as cavalry chief Yi Yue in the A Battle of Wits in 2006. Filmography Films 2001 Reunion Love at First Sight 2002 The Lion Roars 2003 Cell Phone 2004 The Twins Effect II 2005 A Chinese Tall Story 2006 A Battle of Wits City Without Mercy Tao Hua Yun (still in production) 2007 Sweet Revenge... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anne Doat
Anne Doat, born September 16, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French actress. Filmography (Source Imdb http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0229561 ) Chants de l'aube, Les (1981) (TV) .... Eugenie Schuman "Vérificateur, Le" .... Maïté Valperrin (1 episode, 1979) - La plume facile (1979) TV Episode .... Maïté Valperrin Temps d'une république: Le chien de Munich, Le (1978) (TV) .... Odile Vierge folle, La (1978) (TV) .... Fanny Armaury "Service des affaires classées, Le" .... Marguerite (1 episode) - Coffre (????) TV Episode .... Marguerite Teresa (1970) .... Elena Diablo bajo la almohada, Un (1968) .... Laura ... aka A Devil Under the Pillow ... aka Calda e... infedele (Italy) ... aka Diable sous l'oreiller, Le (France) "Jean de la Tour miracle" (1967) TV Series .... C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kenny Jones
Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones (born 16 September 1948, Stepney, East London) is a veteran English rock drummer best known for his work in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who. Biography Small Faces Kenney Jones was one of the founding members of the English pop-rock-R&B/mod band Small Faces. Active from 1965 to 1969, Small Faces were part of the mod revolution of the 1960s. Their hits included "All or Nothing", "Sha-La-La-La-Lee", "Itchycoo Park" and "Tin Soldier". Small Faces have been cited as a major influence on musicians for the past 35 years, including Paul Weller formerly of The Style Council and the The Jam also Noel Gallagher of Oasis. In 2007, the Small Faces were honoured by Westminster Council with a plaque placed at what was Don Arden's offices in Carnaby Street, the ba... Biography of Charles Haughey
Charles James "Charlie" Haughey (Irish: Cathal Séamas Ó hEochaidh; 16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was Taoiseach of Ireland, serving three terms in office; from December 1979 to June 1981, March 1982 to December 1982 and March 1987 to February 1992. Haughey, one of the most controversial of Irish politicians in the 20th century, was the fourth leader of Fianna Fáil, from 1979 until 1992. He died of prostate cancer at the age of eighty. Charles Haughey was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin North East in 1957, and was re-elected in each election until 1992. Haughey also served as Minister for Health and Social Welfare (1977–1979), Minister for Finance (1966–1970), Minister for Agriculture (1964–1966) and Minister for Justice (1961–1964). He also served as a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Françoise Imbert
Françoise Imbert (born September 16, 1947) is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Haute-Garonne department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Albert Gaudry
Jean Albert Gaudry (September 16, 1827 - November 27, 1908), French geologist and palaeontologist, was born at St Germain-en-Laye, and was educated at the college Stanislas. At the age of twenty-five he made explorations in Cyprus and Greece, residing in the latter country from 1855 to 1860. He then investigated the rich deposit of fossil vertebrata at Pikermi and brought to light a remarkable mammalian fauna, Miocene in age, and intermediate in its forms between European, Asiatic and African types. He also published an account of the geology of the island of Cyprus (Mém. Soc. Géol. de France, 1862). In 1853, while still in Cyprus, he was appointed assistant to A d'Orbigny, who was the first to hold the chair of palaeontology in the museum of natural history at Paris. In 1872 he succ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fatos Nano
Fatos Nano About this sound listen (help·info) (born September 16, 1952 in Tirana) is an Albanian politician and economist. He was Prime Minister of Albania during several periods and is a former leader of the Socialist Party of Albania, and member of the Albanian Parliament since 1991 to 2009. Education Nano has a degree in political economy as well as a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Tirana. He has contributed and co-authored several books on his field. Personal history He began his poitical career in 1991 after he was appointed Prime Minister of the transitional government with purpose to organize the first democratic elections in the country that year and preparing the transition of the country towards democracy and market economy. Those elections, on March 31,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Parkman
Francis Parkman (September 16, 1823 – November 8, 1893) was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as history and especially as literature, although the biases of his work have met with criticism. He was also a leading horticulturist, briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University and the first leader of the Arnold Arboretum, and author of several books on the topic. Biography Parkman was born in Boston, Massachusetts to the Reverend Francis Parkman Sr. (1788-1852) and Caroline (Hall) Parkman. As a young boy, 'Frank' Parkman was found to be of poor health, and was sent to live with his maternal grandfather, w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Félicien Marceau
Félicien Marceau is the pen name of Louis Carette (born 16 September 1913, Kortenberg, Flemish Brabant - dead 7 March 2012) a French novelist, playwright and essayist originally from Belgium. He was close to the Hussards right-wing literary movement, itself close to the monarchist . He received the Prix Goncourt for his book Creezy (ISBN 0714507083) in 1969. On 27 November 1975 he was elected to the Académie française, succeeding Marcel Achard. In 1974, Goudji created the academician's sword for Félicien Marceau. Bibliography 1948 Chasseneuil, novel (Gallimard) 1949 Casanova ou l’anti-Don Juan, essay (Gallimard) 1951 Capri petite île, novel (Gallimard) 1951 Chair et Cuir, novel (Gallimard ) 1952 L’Homme du roi, novel (Gallimard) 1953 En de secrètes noce... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Art Mengo
Michel Armengot (born September 16, 1962 in Toulouse), more commonly known as Art Mengo, is a French singer and songwriter. Though born in the French city of Toulouse, he was of Spanish descent as his parents had fled from Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. The Beginnings It is worth noting that Mengo was born with greatly diminished hearing. In fact, it was estimated by doctors that 70% of his hearing ability was missing. Despite this handicap, his mother gave him a keyboard as a plaything. It is now clear that this had an impact upon his future career. During his teenage years, corrective surgery for his ears helped him to regain his hearing ability. Music, however, was not Mengo's first career plan. Upon completing the baccalauréat, Mengo pursued chemistry and physics at university.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rique Pottenger
Rique Pottenger, born September 16, 1949 in Tucson, Arizona, is an American computer scientist, the son of astrologer Zip Dobyns.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandre Routskoi
Alexander Vladimirovich Rutskoy (Russian: Александр Владимирович Руцкой) (born September 16, 1947) is a Russian politician and a former Soviet military officer. Rutskoy served as the only Vice President of Russia from July 10, 1991 to October 4, 1993, and as the governor of Kursk Oblast from 1996 to 2000. In the course of the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993, he was proclaimed acting president of Russia, in opposition to Boris Yeltsin. Early life and career Alexander Rutskoy was born in Proskuriv, Ukraine. Rutskoy graduated from High Air Force School in Barnaul (1971) and Gagarin Air Force Academy in Moscow (1980). He ha... Biography of Marshalla Hazen
Marshalla Hazen, born September 16, 1934 in Phenix, Arizona, is an American astrologer and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Cozzi
Steve Cozzi, born September 16, 1945 in Chicago, is an American astrologer and author of books about astrology.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Irène Jaumillot
Irène Jaumillot, born September 16, 1938 in Algiers, Algeria, died October 7, 1994 in La Baule, was a French singing teacher, musician and singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benoîte Rencurel
Benoîte (Benedicta) Rencurel (born in September 16, 1647) was a shepherdess from Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, France who saw apparitions from the Virgin Mary beginning from 1664 through 1718. The apparitions became known as Our Lady of Laus and has become the site of thousands of pilgrims a year. . The site gained Vatican approval in May 2008. She was bestowed the title Venerable Servant of God by Pope Pius IX... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yvette Giraud
Yvette Giraud is a French singer, born in Paris September 16, 1916. She started singing in 1946 with "Mademoiselle Hortensia" ou La Danseuse est Créole. She has written with her husband, former Compagnon de la Chanson Marc Herrand, an autobiographical book in 2005 by Editions du Signe in Strasbourg, about how she became internationally famous: Yvette Giraud is indeed very well known in Japan, where she sang for a long time, responding to the audience expectations since her first visit in 1955. On 14 February. 1995 she received from the hands of His Imperial Majesty Japan a reward: the Order of the Precious Wistaria Crown. She then received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres distinction from the French Minister of Culture.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Janis Paige
Janis Paige (born as Donna Mae Tjaden, September 16, 1922, Tacoma, Washington) is an American film, musical theatre and television actress. She began singing in public from the age of five in local amateur shows. She then moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school and then got a job as a singer at the Hollywood Canteen during World War II. The Canteen, which was a studio-sponsored gathering spot for servicemen, is where Warner Bros. saw her potential and signed her up. She began her film career co-starring in secondary musicals, often paired with either Dennis Morgan or Jack Carson. She later was relegated to rugged adventures and dramas in which she was out of her element. Following her role in the forgettable Two Gals and a Guy released in 1951, she decided to leave the Ho... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of H.S. Green
H.S. Green, born September 16, 1861 in Oxford, was an British astrologer, writer and occultist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Jalton
Éric Jalton (born September 16, 1961 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the island of Guadeloupe, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tim Raines
Timothy Raines (born September 16, 1959 in Sanford, Florida), nicknamed "Rock", is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for six teams from 1979 to 2002 and was best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos. Regarded as one of the top leadoff hitters and baserunners in the sport's history, Raines stole at least 70 bases in each of his first six full seasons (1981–1986), leading the National League in stolen bases each season from 1981 to 1984, with a career high of 90 steals in 1983. Raines also led the NL in runs scored twice (1983 and 1987). Raines batted over .300 in five full seasons and over .320 from 1985 to 1987, winning the 1986 NL batting title with a .334 average. He also had six full seasons with an on base percentage above .390. With 808 steals in... Biography of Xavier Forneret
Xavier Forneret (September 16, 1809, Beaune, Côte-d'Or - August 7, 1884) was a French writer; poet, playwright and journalist. Life Born in Beaune in a rich bourgeois family, he was one of the few members of the Romantic movement who never experienced poverty and could afford to publish his books himself. In his hometown, he became an advocate of the new art. Between 1837 and 1840 he lived in Paris. Spiritually, he was a member of the Bouzingo, a group of poets which advocated a radical bohemian romanticism in life and art; contemporaries and kindred spirits included Gérard de Nerval and Théophile Gautier, yet the Cénacle in the de Doyenné Street never accepted him as a member, since the radical romantics saw him as an eccentric bourgeois with little talent . He returned to Beaune af... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Korla Pandit
Korla Pandit (September 16, 1921 – October 2, 1998), born John Roland Redd in St. Louis, Missouri, was a musician, composer, pianist, organist and television pioneer. He was known as The Godfather of Exotica. Arriving in Los Angeles, California in 1940, John Roland Redd donned a turban and performed under the name Juan Rolando. In 1944, he married Disney artist Beryl June DeBeeson, and the two reinvented his image, eventually replacing "Juan Rolando" with "Korla Pandit" and fabricating a romantic history for him as a baby born in New Delhi, India to a Brahman priest and a French opera singer, who traveled from India via England, finally arriving in the United States. Radio Pandit's first work for radio was in 1938 with the Central Broadcasting Company in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1948 he... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Philippe Viret
Jean-Philippe Viret, born September 16, 1959 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, is a French musician and famous double bass player.... Biography of Jayne Brook
Jayne Brook (born September 16, 1960) is an American actress, known for her role as Dr. Diane Grad on the medical drama Chicago Hope. She appeared on the series from 1995 to 1999. Early life Brook was born Jane Anderson Brook in Northbrook, Illinois. She graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 1978 at the age of 17. She then went on to attend Duke University on scholarship, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982. Brook is married to actor and director John Terlesky. They have two daughters. Career Her first acting role was in the film Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 1987. During the late 1980s, she worked for a while in Great Britain, appearing with Tom Conti and John Standing in The Old Boy Network, a single season ITV comedy series about three spies (an ex-MI5 agent, an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Feurtet
Daniel Feurtet, born September 16, 1944 in Dijon, Côte d'Or, is a French former politician and communist. He was the Mayor of Le Blanc-Mesnil (1990-2008).... Biography of Sandra Gillette
Sandra Gillette (born September 16, 1974), who goes by her last name, is a former R&B-Dance artist from the 1990s. She was born in New Jersey to Mexican parents and grew up in Chicago and Houston, singing and rapping her way through the 1990s. Sandra Gillette graduated from Romeoville High School. Gillette is best known for her dance hits "Short Dick Man" and "Mr. Personality" from her 1994 album, On the Attack. In 1996, she released her second album, Shake Your Money Maker. To be permitted for airplay, "Short Dick Man" was released titled as "Short Short Man" with the censored title. Her producers, 20 Fingers, were in charge of some of her biggest hits. She was cast in several independent films, and in 2004, she co-founded a Cabaret group called Peekaboo Revue. After a year of perfo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Orel Hershiser
Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958 in Buffalo, New York) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is currently an analyst for Baseball Tonight and Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN and a professional poker player for PokerStars. In 1988, he won the Gold Glove, Cy Young Award, the NLCS MVP and the World Series MVP with the Dodgers. Known for his slight frame and fierce competitive spirit, Hershiser was nicknamed "Bulldog" by team manager Tommy Lasorda. Early life Hershiser was born in Buffalo, New York to Mildred I. Gillman and Orel Leonard Hershiser III. He attended Cherry Hill High School East in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, where he was the star pitcher on the school's baseball team. He first caught the attention of pro scouts as a pitcher at Bowling... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Samuel Givens
Samuel Givens, born September 16, 1982 in Glendale, Arizona, is an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1096895/) # "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Dancer w Pussycat Dolls (1 episode, 2004) - Episode dated 4 November 2004 (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Dancer w Pussycat Dolls # "Joey" .... Cowboy (1 episode, 2004) - Joey and the Perfect Storm (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Cowboy # "General Hospital" .... Party Planner (1 episode, 2004) - Episode dated 17 September 2004 (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Party Planner # Gigli (2003) (as Samuel Luis Givens) .... Beach Dancer # Not Another Teen Movie (2001) (as Sam Givens) .... Dancer ... aka "Sex Academy" - Europe (English title) (new title) # "Nikki" .... Baseball Stand Dancer (1 e... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexander Korda
Sir Alexander Korda (16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956) was a Hungarian-born British producer and film director. He was a leading figure in the British film industry, the founder of London Films and the owner of British Lion Films, a film distributing company. Life and career The elder brother of filmmakers Zoltán Korda and Vincent Korda, Korda was born as Sándor László Kellner to a Jewish family in Pusztatúrpásztó in Hungary (Austria-Hungary), where he worked as a journalist (supporting the Hungarian Soviet Republic) before going into films as a producer. He also worked in Vienna, Berlin, Paris and Hollywood, becoming director of United Artists. He worked closely with many artists on his films, including his Hungarian friend, painter and set designer Emile Lahner. The first fi... Biography of Elina Garanca
Elīna Garanča (born September 16, 1976) is a Latvian operatic mezzo-soprano and comedian. Biography Garanča was born in the Latvian city of Riga into a musical family, her father a choral director, mother a lieder singer and singing teacher. Her mother Anita is a professor at the Latvian Academy of Music, an associated professor at the Latvian Academy of Culture, a vocal music teacher at the Latvian National Opera, and also a private voice tutor. Her brother Jānis (aka Jaanis) Garančs, three years older than Elīna, started out in music studies, but is now a interactive computer generated visual media artist and consultant. She entered the Latvian Academy of Music in 1996 to study singing with Sergej Martinov. She continued her studies in Vienna with I... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of W. O. Bentley
Walter Owen Bentley MBE (16 September 1888 – 2 August 1971) was the founder of Bentley Motors. He was often known as W. O. Bentley or just "W.O." Before Bentley Motors He attended Clifton College in Bristol in the United Kingdom from 1902 until 1905 when, at the age of 16, he left to start work as an apprentice railway engineer with the Great Northern Railway at Doncaster in Yorkshire. During this time he also experimented with motorcycles, riding and racing Quadrant, Rex, and Indian models. He completed his apprenticeship in the summer of 1910. He spent a brief period studying theoretical engineering at King's College London, and a period with the National Motor Cab Company where he was in charge of cab maintenance, Bentley in 1912 joined his brother, Horace Millner ("H.M.") Bentley, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gherman Titov
Gherman Stepanovich Titov (Russian: Герман Степанович Титов) (September 11, 1935–September 20, 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut and, in 1961, the second man to orbit the Earth, preceded by Yuri Gagarin. Biography Titov was born in the village of Verkhneye Zhilino in the Altai Krai and went to school at the Stalingrad Military Aviation School. After graduating as an air force pilot, he was selected for cosmonaut training in 1960. His results in training matched those of Yuri Gagarin, yet Titov was chosen to fly second because Gagarin was older and appeared more psychologically and politically reliable. Titov flew the Vostok 2 mission launched on 6 August 1961. I... Biography of Ed Begley Jr.
Edward James "Ed" Begley, Jr. (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor and environmentalist. Begley is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Mark Craig's intern, Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series St. Elsewhere, for which he received six consecutive Emmy Award nominations. He currently has a reality show about green living called Living With Ed on Planet Green with his wife, actress Rachelle Carson. Biography Personal life Begley, Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Allene Jeanne Sanders and Academy Award winner Ed Begley, both actors (although at the time, Ed Begley was married to Amanda Huff). He grew up in Buffalo, New York where he attended Stella Niagara Education Park Cadet school in Lewiston, New York. In 1962 the family moved back to Californ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Assumpta Serna
Assumpta Serna (born 16 September 1957) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her roles in I, The Worst of All portraying famous Mexican religious scholar Sor Juana, Nostradamus, The Craft, and Wild Orchid, although she may be most remembered for her role as Peninsular War guerrilla commander Teresa Moreno in the first four of the ITV Richard Sharpe series of films based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell. Serna was born as Assumpta Rodés Serna in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). She married her co-star in Sharpe's Company, Scott Cleverdon, who portrayed Lieutenant Harry Price in the film. She has also appeared in the 2003 ITV television drama on King Henry VIII as Catherine of Aragon, and the Spanish TV series Aquí no hay quien viva. She has written two books on acting technique, "Scre... Biography of Jacques Mauduit
Jacques Mauduit (September 16, 1557 – August 21, 1627) was a French composer of the late Renaissance. He was one of the most innovative French composers of the late 16th century, combining voices and instruments in new ways, and importing some of the grand polychoral style of the Venetian School from Italy; he also composed a famous Requiem for the funeral of Pierre de Ronsard. Life Much of the biographical information about Mauduit comes from the writings of Marin Mersenne. Mauduit was born in Paris, and being an aristocrat, received an excellent education in humanities, languages and philosophy, but was evidently self-taught in music. Mauduit was a member of the Académie de Poésie et de Musique, the secretive group founded by Jean Antoine de Baïf to promote musique mesurée à l'antiq... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of George F. Rodden
George F. Rodden, born September 16, 1916 in San Francisco, California, died June 27, 2001, was an American businessman and conductor of youth symphonies.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elgin Baylor
Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. Renowned for his acrobatic maneuvers on the court, Baylor regularly dazzled Lakers fans with his trademark hanging jump shots. The No. 1 draft pick in 1958, NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, and an 11-time NBA All-Star, he is regarded as one of the game's all-time greatest players. In 1977, Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Baylor spent twenty-two years as GM of the Los Angeles Clippers, being named the NBA Executive of the Year in 2006, before... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Joxe
Louis Joxe (September 16, 1901 - April 6, 1991) was a French statesman. He was born in Bourg-la-Reine. Career Ambassador of France in the Federal Republic of Germany (-July 1956) Secretary General Minister of National Education (January 15, 1960 to November 23, 1960 and October 15, 1962 to November 28, 1962) Minister for Algerian Affairs (1960-1962) - signed the Évian Accords Minister of Administrative Reforms (1962-1966) Minister of Justice (April 6, 1967 to May 30, 1968) Deputy of Rhône (1967-1977) Judge of the Constitutional Council of France. He died in Paris. He was the father of the politician Pierre Joxe.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henry Milligan
Henry "Hank" Milligan (born 1958-09-16 in Camden, NJ) is a former professional boxer from the United States. School Sports Milligan was a 1981 graduate of Princeton University. He was a defensive back in football, a third basemen in baseball and a wrestler who often wrestled in the highest weight class, despite being only about 5-11, 185 (he would frequently wrestle and defeat 250-pounders, and once wrestled and defeated a 325-pounder in the NCAAs). Milligan earned ten varsity letters, an all-time University record. He was an All American in wrestling and was Princeton's 1981 Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year, which is the University's highest undergraduate honor. The New York Mets offered him a minor league contract after his college graduation from Princeton. Prior to his co... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Desmarest
Nicolas Desmarest (September 16, 1725 – September 20, 1815) was a French geologist. Desmarest was born at Soulaines, in the department of Aube. Of humble parentage, he was educated at the college of the Oratorians of Troyes and Paris. Taking full advantage of the instruction he received, he was able to support himself by teaching, and to continue his studies independently. Buffon's Theory of the Earth interested him, and in 1753 he successfully competed for a prize by writing an essay on the ancient connection between England and France. This attracted much attention, and ultimately led to his being employed in studying and reporting on manufactures in different countries, and in 1788 to his appointment as inspector-general of the manufactures of France. He utilized his journeys, tra... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raoul Dautry
Raoul Dautry, born September 16, 1880 in Montluçon (Allier), died August 21, 1951 in Lourmarin (Vaucluse), was a French businessman and politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy Hamilton (film director)
Guy Hamilton (born 16 September 1922) is an English film director. Hamilton was born in Paris, France where his English parents were living. Remaining in France during the Nazi occupation, he was active in the French Resistance. After the end of the war, he worked as an assistant to Carol Reed on films including The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Third Man (1949), before turning to directing with his first film The Ringer in 1952. He made 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four installments of the James Bond series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming. He was married at one time to actress Naomi Chance. Superman and Batman Hamilton was originally chosen to direct Superman: The Movie in 1978, but due to his status as a tax exile he was only allowed to be in England for t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raoul Coutard
Raoul Coutard (born 16 September 1924 in Paris, France) is a French cinematographer. He is most often associated with the nouvelle vague period and particularly for his work with director Jean-Luc Godard. Coutard also shot films for New Wave director François Truffaut as well as Jacques Demy, a contemporary frequently associated with the movement. He shot over 75 films during a career that lasted nearly half a century. Coutard originally planned to study chemistry, but switched to photography because of the cost of tuition. In 1945, Coutard was sent to participate in the French Indochina War; he lived in Vietnam for the next 11 years, working as a war photographer, eventually becoming a freelancer for Paris Match and Look. In 1956, he was approached to shoot a film by Pierre Schoendo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Allen Funt
Allen Funt (September 16, 1914 – September 5, 1999) was an American television producer, director and writer, best known as the creator and host of Candid Camera from the 1940s to 1980s, as either a regular show or a series of specials. Its most notable run was from 1960 to 1967 on CBS. Radio and television Funt achieved a BA in Fine Arts from Cornell University in 1934 and studied business administration at Columbia University. He began the show on ABC Radio in 1946 as Candid Microphone and soon experimented with a visual version by doing a series of theatrical short films also known as Candid Microphone. These film shorts served as a springboard for his entrance into television on August 10, 1948. In the 1963–1964 season, he appeared as an albino orangutan on the episode, "Smile... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lori Stokes
Lori Stokes (born September 16, 1962) is co-anchor of Eyewitness News This Morning and Eyewitness News at Noon alongside Ken Rosato on WABC-TV in New York City. She joined the station on April 17, 2000 as part of an effort to increase ratings on WABC's morning newscast. Career Lori Stokes began her journalistic career as the medical reporter and then weekend co-anchor at WCIA in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 1986. Then, in 1988, Lori worked as a reporter and substitute anchor for WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina. There for two years, she became popular with the viewers in that state. Next, Ms. Stokes worked as a crime and street reporter for WBFF-TV, the Fox Station in Baltimore, Maryland. Finally, Lori Stokes got hands on experience for full-time anchor as WJLA-TV's lead female ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paone Cecchi
Paone Cecchi, born September 16, 1961 in Rome, is an Italian TV producer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Auguste Jean-Gabriel de Caulaincourt
Auguste Jean-Gabriel de Caulaincourt, born September 16, 1777 and died September 7, 1812 (la Moskova), was a French officer of the revolutionary period and First Empire.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Knowles
John Knowles (September 16, 1926 – November 29, 2001) was an American novelist best known for his novel A Separate Peace. He died in 2001 at the age of seventy-five. Early life Knowles was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, the son of James M. Knowles, a purchasing agent from Lowell, Massachusetts, and Mary Beatrice Shea Knowles from Concord, New Hampshire. In his home town, Knowles’ father was the vice president of a coal company and fortunately, they received a steady income and were able to live a good life. He attended St. Peter's High School in Fairmont, West Virginia from 1940 until 1942, before continuing at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, graduating in 1945. He married Beth Anne Dyment Hughes at the age of 19. Knowles graduated from Yale University as a member... Biography of Ian Harding
Ian M. Harding (born September 16, 1986) is an American actor. Harding was born in Heidelberg, Germany to a military family. His family moved to Virginia a few years later, where he joined the drama club at his high school Georgetown Prep. He was elected by his class to give the commencement address. He later went on to pursue acting at Carnegie Mellon University. He currently portrays Ezra Fitz on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars. Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles Curtis Lacrosse Season 1, episode 15: "The Bank Job" 2010 Made In Hollywood: Teen Edition Himself Behind The Scene: Pretty Little Liars Hollywood is Like Highschool with Money Jamie Hunter Web series 2010–present Pretty Little Liars Ezra Fitz Main cast Movies ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hasib Hussain
Hasib Mir Hussain (16 September 1986 – 7 July 2005) was one of four terrorists who detonated bombs on three trains on the London Underground and one bus in central London during the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Hussain detonated a bomb on the No. 30 bus that exploded in Tavistock Square, killing 13 of the 52 people killed in the suicide bombings, and himself. Investigators found his remains and personal effects on the bus. At the age of 18, he was the youngest of the group of four. The other men were Shehzad Tanweer, Germaine Lindsay, and Mohammad Sidique Khan. Biography Hussain was born in Leeds General Infirmary and raised in Holbeck, West Yorkshire, Leeds, England the youngest of four children. His father, Mahmood, worked in a factory, while his mother, Maniza, was an interpret... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frans Eemil Sillanpaa
Frans Eemil Sillanpää (About this sound pronunciation (help·info)) (September 16, 1888—June 3, 1964) was one of the most famous Finnish writers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1939 "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature." Frans Eemil Sillanpää was born into a peasant family in Hämeenkyrö. Although his parents were poor, they managed to send him to school in Tampere. In 1908 he moved to Helsinki to study medicine. Here his acquaintances included the painter Eero Järnefelt, Jean Sibelius, Juhani Aho and Pekka Halonen. In 1913 Sillanpää moved from Helsinki to his old home village and devoted himself to writing. He won international fame for his no... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Venuti
Giuseppe Venuti (September 16, 1903 – August 14, 1978), better known as Joe Venuti, was an Italian-American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist. Career Joe Venuti claimed to have been born aboard a ship as his parents emigrated from Italy, though many believe he was born in Philadelphia. Later in life, he said he was born in Italy in 1896 and that he came to the U.S. in 1906. Considered the father of jazz violin, he pioneered the use of string instruments in jazz along with the guitarist Eddie Lang, a childhood friend of his. Through the 1920s and early 1930s, Venuti and Lang made many recordings, as leader and as featured soloists. He and Lang became so well known for their 'hot' violin and guitar solos that on many commercial dance recordings they were hired do 12 or 24 bar d... Biography of Gal Friedman
Gal Fridman (Hebrew: גל פרידמן; born September 16, 1975) is an Israeli windsurfer and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Karkur, Israel, and lives in nearby kibbutz Sdot Yam. Fridman won a bronze medal in the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the only Israeli athlete to win two Olympic medals, and the first (and only, thus far) Olympic gold medalist in Israeli history. Fittingly, his first name, Gal, means "wave" in Hebrew. In 2005, he was voted the 25th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet' Early life & windsurfing career Fridman is Jewish. The second out of three children, Fridman was born to Dganit and Uri Fridman, and has an ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Breyten Breytenbach
Breyten Breytenbach (born September 16, 1939) is a South African writer and painter with French citizenship. Biography Breyten Breytenbach was born in Bonnievale, Western Cape, approximately 180 km from Cape Town and 100 km from the southernmost tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas. He studied fine arts at the University of Cape Town and became a committed opponent of the policy of apartheid. He left South Africa for Paris in the early 1960s. When he married a French woman of Vietnamese ancestry, Yolande, he was not allowed to return: The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) and The Immorality Act (1950) made it a criminal offence for a white person to have any sexual relations with a person of a different race. In France he was a founder member of Okhela, a resistance group fightin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul de Roux
Paul de Roux, born n September 16, 1937 in Nîmes, is a French poet and author. Bibliography Entrevoir, Gallimard, 1980 Les pas, Éditions de l’Alphée, 1984 Au jour le jour, carnets 1974-1979, Le Temps qu’il fait, 1986 Le front contre la vitre, Gallimard, 1987 Au jour le jour II, Les intermittences du jour, carnets 1984-1985, Le Temps qu’il fait, 1989 Poèmes des saisons avec des dessins de Gabrielle de Roux, Le Temps qu’il fait, 1989 Poèmes de l'aube, Gallimard, 1990 Bestiaire familier, avec des photographies de Monique Tirouflet, Le Temps qu’il fait, 1992 La halte obscure, Gallimard, 1993 Visites à Simon Vouet, Éditions François-Marie Deyrolle, 1993 Le soleil dans l'œil, Gallimard, 1998 Allers et retour, Gallimard, 2002 Au jour le jour III, carnets 1985-1989, Le Temps qu’il ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rainer Rochlitz
Rainer Rochlitz, born on September 16, 1946 in Honover, Germany, died on December 12, 2002 in Paris (heart failure), was a French philosopher, art historian, and translator. Works Le désenchantement de l'art, 1992 Feu la critique. Essais sur l'art et la littérature, La lettre volée, 2003 Habermas : L'Usage public de la raison Subversion et subvention, Paris, Gallimard 1994 L’art au banc d’essai, Paris, Gallimard 1998... Biography of Amy Price-Francis
Amy Price-Francis, born on September 16, 1975 in England (birth time source: "Astrology for Dummies"), is an actress who played characters on the television series Little Men, Tracker, Snakes and Ladders, Rumours and, especially, The Cleaner, where she has played the role of Melissa Banks. She also played Cara Bowden, a villain on the TV series 24. Originally based in Toronto and now in Los Angeles, she is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. She was born in England and raised in Toronto, Canada. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1998 The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo Kristen Chaklai 1 episode, "The Jinxed Campaign Mystery" 1998–1999 Little Men Amy Lawrence recurring character 2000 Twice in a Lifetime young Edwina Lewis 1 episode, "Old Flames" Soul ... Biography of Max Minghella
Max Giorgio Choa Minghella (born 16 September 1985) is an English actor. The son of late film director Anthony Minghella, he has appeared in several dramatic American films, making his feature film debut in 2005's Bee Season and starring in 2006's Art School Confidential. He also appears as Divya Narendra, one of the Harvard upperclassmen who sues Mark Zuckerberg for stealing the idea behind Facebook, in 2010's The Social Network. Personal life Minghella was born in Hampstead, London, the son of Academy Award-winning director Anthony Minghella and dancer/choreographer Carolyn Choa. His father was of Italian descent and his mother, a native of Hong Kong, is of Chinese and Scottish ancestry. Minghella spent time on his father's film sets while growing up, of which he has "fond memories... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rosie Casals
Rosemary "Rosie" Casals (born September 16, 1948) is a former American professional tennis player. "The other kids had nice tennis clothes, nice rackets, nice white shoes, and came in Cadillacs. I felt stigmatized because we were poor." Introduction Rosemary Casals earned her reputation as a rebel in the staid tennis world when she began competing in the early 1960s. During a tennis career that spanned more than two decades, she won more than 90 tournaments and worked for the betterment of women's tennis. She was a motivating force behind many of the changes that shook the tennis world during the 1960s and 1970s. Many of these changes helped make tennis the popular sport that it is today. Casals was born in 1948 in San Francisco, California, to poor parents who had immigrated to the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ashrita Furman
Ashrita Furman (born September 16, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) has set more than 300 Guinness records since 1979 and currently holds 113 Guinness records. He has set records on all seven continents and in more than 30 different countries. He has the official record for "The most current Guinness world records held at the same time by an individual." (Marco Frigatti, Head of Records, Guinness Book of World Records) Life and Records Early life Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman) was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1954, the same year the Guinness Book of Records was conceived and the year Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile. Furman was fascinated with the Guinness Book of World Records as a child but never thought he could ever break a record, since he was very nonathletic. He grew ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Brenner
Jacques Brenner, born Jacques Meynard on September 16, 1922 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, died on February 20, 2001 in Paris, was a French writer and novelist. Bibliography Les portes de la vie. Tome I. L'Année commence au mois d'octobre, Éditions de Minuit, 1948 Tome II. Les bonnes moeurs Tome III. Le hasard fait bien les choses La Minute heureuse (poèmes), N.R.F., 1947, avec un portrait de l’auteur par Philippe Paumelle. Les Malheurs imaginaires, Éditions de Minuit, 1949 L'Atelier du photographe (roman), Julliard, 1955 Les Petites filles de Courbelles (roman), 1955 La Tour Saint-André (roman), Julliard, 1960 Martin du Gard (essai), Gallimard, 1961 Les Lumières de Paris, Julliard, 1962 Mozart Vivant (récit avec lettres ... Biography of Michelle Lombardo
Michelle Helen Lombardo (born September 16, 1983 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American model and actress. Biography Lombardo, who is of Italian and Irish descent, is originally from Glastonbury, Connecticut. In 2004, she won the inaugural Sports Illustrated "Fresh Face" contest and appeared in the company's annual Swimsuit Issue the following year, after moving to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. She booked a role in the Adam Sandler film Click, as well as All In (both 2006). Her other credits include Suzuki Forenza and T-Mobile commercials and roles in Entourage and Californication and the internet series Quarterlife and Girltrash!. She will be appearing in 'Calvin Marshall' an Independent movie directed by Gary Lundgren, for release in Spring 2010. She resides in Lo... Biography of Joanne Catherall
Joanne Catherall (born 16 September 1962 in Sheffield, UK (source: Imdb)) is a British singer; best known as one of the two female vocalists of the veteran British synthpop band The Human League. Born and raised in Sheffield, England. In October 1980 Catherall was a totally unknown 18 year old school girl when she and her best friend Susan Ann Sulley were discovered in Sheffield's Crazy Daisy Nightclub by Philip Oakey, the lead singer and a founder member of The Human League. At very short notice she and Sulley were invited to join the band's European tour that was in crisis after the original group had split. The pair then joined Oakey in forming a new and commercially successful line-up of The Human League, in turn making an international pop star of Catherall. Catherall has remain... Biography of Loona
Marie-Jose van der Kolk (born September 16, 1974 in IJmuiden, Netherlands) also known by her stage names Loona and Carisma, is a singer, songwriter and dancer. She is most noted for her collaboration with DJ Sammy, and performing as a duo under the stage name of DJ Sammy feat. Carisma. She has a daughter, Saphira Maria (born February 10, 2005). Career When Marie danced on Mallorca she met DJ Sammy. She wanted to be a singer, Sammy gave her a chance to sing, they started recording songs under the name DJ Sammy featuring Carisma with "Life is Just a Game", which was their first hit (in 1996). This single was followed by "You Are My Angel", "Prince of Love" and "Golden Child". All of those songs were put together for their debut album Life Is Just A Game. In the Summer of 1998. Marie... Biography of Katerine Avgoustakis
Katerine Avgoustakis (Greek: Κατερίνα Αυγουστάκη) (16 September 1983) is a Flemish solo singer and winner of the 2005 Star Academy show in Belgium. Early life Avgoustakis was born in Maasmechelen, Belgium to a Greek father and a Flemish mother, who died in 2005, at 54 years old, after a long struggle with liver cancer. She plays the piano and used to be in a choir. Career 2002–2006: Indiana, Star Academy and Katerine Katerine Avgoustakis made her singing debut as a member of the band Indiana in 2002, with whom she participated with in the national final to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Imitation Love". Indiana failed to make it through the selection's ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laura Dundovic
Laura Dundovic was born in 16 September 1987 in Sydney, Australia, of Croatian parents. She is a beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Australia 2008 and represented Australia in the Miss Universe 2008 competition, in which she placed in the top ten. Laura deferred her studies in psychology to continue modelling when she got back home to Australia. Her success continued when she became the first Australian face of international shoe label Steve Madden as well as the official ambassador for both the Spring and Autumn racing carnivals for the Sydney Turf Club. Opening Sydney Fashion Festival for Charlie Brown in 2008 led to Dundovic being signed as this leading Australian designers face. Laura Dundovic continues to work with Charlie Brown and has also been come an ambassador for Myer. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James J. Hill
James Jerome Hill (September 16, 1838 – May 29, 1916), was a Canadian-American railroad executive. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest. Because of the size of this region and the economic dominance exerted by the Hill lines, Hill became known during his lifetime as The Empire Builder. Life Childhood and youth Hill was born in Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Upper Canada (now Ontario). A childhood accident with a bow and arrow blinded him in the right eye. He had nine years of formal schooling. He attended the Rockwood Academy for a short while, where the head gave him free tuition. He was forced to leave school in 1852 du... Biography of Janet Ellis
Janet Michelle Ellis (born 16 September 1955) is a British television presenter and actress, best known for presenting the BBC children's television programmes Blue Peter and the award-winning Jigsaw between 1979 and 1987. She is also well known as being the mother of the singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor and the drummer (and former child actor) Jackson Ellis-Leach. Early life Ellis was born in Chatham, Kent, England. Her father was a soldier, stationed during her childhood at various places in England and Germany. Accordingly, she attended seven schools in the two countries, including Russell House School between the ages of five and seven, and St Hilary's between the ages of 11 and 13 (both in Sevenoaks, Kent), and from the ages of 13 to 17 her last school was Richmond County School for G... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Liva Lagardère
Liva Lagardère, born on September 16, 2012 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (birth time source: act n° 2418, André Dekoster), is the daughter of French businessman Arnaud Lagardère and Belgian model Jade Foret.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dan Dickau
Daniel David "Dan" Dickau (born September 16, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player who currently works as a player development assistant with the Portland Trail Blazers. Early life and college Born in Portland, Oregon, Dickau graduated from Prairie High School in Brush Prairie, Washington. He played for the University of Washington Huskies prior to transferring to, and becoming a standout point guard for Gonzaga. He was named a first team All-American his senior year. NBA career Player Dickau was drafted in the first round (28th overall) by the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 NBA Draft. He has been traded eight times and worn various jersey numbers in his six-year NBA career: to the Atlanta Hawks (#12) on June 26, 2002 (draft night); to the Portlan... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Mosley (actor)
Michael Mosley is an American television and film actor, born on September 16, 1978 in Iowa City, Iowa. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1134612/) 2012 Longmire (TV series) Sean Moretti – 8 Seconds (2012) … Sean Moretti 2012 You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You Det. Francelli 2012 30 Rock (TV series) Scott Scottsman – What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year? (2012) … Scott Scottsman – The Return of Avery Jessup (2012) … Scott Scottsman 2011-2012 Pan Am (TV series) Ted Vanderway – 1964 (2012) … Ted Vanderway – Romance Languages (2012) … Ted Vanderway – New Frontiers (2012) … Ted Vanderway – Diplomatic Relations (2012) … Ted Vanderway – Secrets and Lies (2012) … Ted Vanderway See all 14 episodes » 2011 Happy Endings (TV series) Malcolm – You... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emilia Pardo Bazán
Emilia Pardo Bazán (16 September 1851 – 12 May 1921) (also known as Emilia, countess de Pardo Bazán) was a Spanish author and scholar from Galicia. Life Pardo Bazán was born in A Coruña, a city in the region of Galicia, Spain, and the culture of that area was incorporated into some of her most popular novels, including Los pazos de Ulloa ("The Manors of Ulloa") and its sequel, La madre naturaleza ("Mother Nature"). She was also known for bringing naturalism to Spanish literature, for her detailed descriptions of reality, and for her role in feminist literature of her era. Further, she was acknowledged for her creative stories such as Temprano y con Sol, which explicitly describes an ironic misfortune. She married at eighteen to D. José Quiroga, a Galician country gentleman, and inte... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charlie Byrd
Charlie Lee Byrd (September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999) was an American guitarist. His earliest and strongest musical influence was Django Reinhardt, the gypsy guitarist. Byrd was best known for his association with Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. In 1962, Byrd collaborated with Stan Getz on the album Jazz Samba, a recording which brought bossa nova into the mainstream of North American music. Byrd played fingerstyle on a classical guitar. Early life Charlie Byrd was born in Suffolk, Virginia, in 1925 and grew up in the town of Chuckatuck, Virginia. His father, a mandolinist and guitarist, taught him how to play the acoustic steel guitar at age 10. Byrd had three brothers, Oscar, Jack, and Joe, who was a bass player. In 1942 Byrd entered the Virginia Polytechnic Institute... Biography of Ali Fedotowsky
Alexandra "Ali" Elaine Fedotowsky (born September 16, 1984) is an American TV personality, correspondent, host, spokesperson and blogger. She was also a reality television contestant known from her appearances as a cast member on the ABC reality shows The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love and was the sixth Bachelorette (2010). Early life and career Early life Fedotowsky grew up in Williamstown, Massachusetts and has two siblings, Raya and Michael. She received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. Television Fedotowsky's work in television began when she was selected as a cast member on ABC's reality show The Bachelor series which first aired on January 4, 2010. The show placed her with twenty-four other women all contending for the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hans Swarowsky
Hans Swarowsky (September 16, 1899 – September 10, 1975) was an Austrian conductor of Hungarian birth and Jewish descent. Swarowsky was born in Budapest, Hungary. He studied the art of conducting under Felix Weingartner and Richard Strauss. His teachers in musical theory included Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern. Herbert von Karajan invited him to take on the permanent position as conductor of the Vienna State Opera. He became a professor of conducting at the Vienna Music Academy. His many conducting students included Leonid Nikolaev, Paul Angerer, Claudio Abbado, Iván Fischer, Jesús López-Cobos, Zubin Mehta, Gustav Meier, Miltiades Caridis, Alexander Alexeev, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Brian Jackson, Alfred Prinz, Bryan Fairfax and Albert Rosen. Swarowsky's lectures... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Zarka
Pierre Zarka, born on September 16, 1948 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain), is a French politician and author, a former member of Communist party. Bibliography Michel Vakaloulis, Pierre Zarka, Jean-Marie Vincent, Vers un nouvel anticapitalisme ; pour une politique d'émancipation, Paris, Felin, coll. « Question d'époque », 9 septembre 2003, 184 p. (ISBN 978-2-86645-519-4) Pierre Zarka, Un communisme à usage immédiat, Paris, Plon, 14 janvier 2000, 172 p. (ISBN 978-2-259-19037-4) (LCCN 00357170) Pierre Zarka, Jeunesse en quête d'avenir, Paris, Éditions sociales, janvier 1983 (ISBN 978-2-209-05536-4) (LCCN 84154219) Pierre Zarka, Les nouveaux miroirs aux alouettes, Paris, Syllepse, coll. « Des paroles en actes », août 2006, 220 p. (ISBN 978-2-84950-103-0) (LCC... |
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