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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on September, 29, 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 · 45,435 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,435 Celebrities
141 celebrities or events were found for September, 29. Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi (Italian pronunciation: ( listen); born 29 September 1936) is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. He is known by the nickname Il Cavaliere (literally, The Knight), due to the knighthood of the Order of Merit for Labour he received in 1977. He is also the controlling shareholder of Mediaset and owner of A.C. Milan. Berlusconi is the longest-serving post war Prime Minister of Italy, and third longest-serving since the creation of Italy, after Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Giolitti, holding three separate terms. Technically, he has been sworn in four times because after a cabinet reshuffle, as happened with Berlusconi in 2005, the new ministry is sworn in and subjected... Biography of Yves Rénier
Popular French actor and film director.... Biography of Erika Eleniak
Erika Maya Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American Playboy Playmate and actress, best known for her role in Baywatch. Measurements 34C" - 24" - 32" Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Weight 129 lb (59 kg) Early life Eleniak was born in Glendale, California. She is the eldest daughter in her family of four girls and one boy whose parents divorced. Her father, who was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is of Ukrainian descent, and her mother is Estonian and German. During the late 1970s, Eleniak's father introduced her to her future career in the movie industry when his then girlfriend got Eleniak a part to model children's clothing for TV commercials. Her first acting role was in the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - as the girl kissed by Elliott in the school classroom s... Biography of Ninel Conde
Ninel Conde (born Ninel Herrera Conde; September 29, 1970 in Toluca) is a Mexican actress, model, and singer best known for her performance in the teen-aimed Mexican soap opera Rebelde.. Early career Ninel Conde studied at the Centro de Arte y Teatro Emilia Carranza and workshops of Sergio Jiménez and Oscar Pérez. After her studies Conde worked on Televisa. Some of the projects that she undertook there included Bajo el Mismo Rostro (Spanish for 'Beneath the Same Face) (1995) and Luz Clarita (Spanish for 'Clear Light) (1996.) She also worked with Televisa's rivaling channel,TV Azteca, on various other projects including: Catalina y Sebastián (Caitlin and Sebastian) (1999) and Como en el cine (Like in the Movies) (2001). Other television roles In addition to telenovelas (soap oper... Biography of Miguel de Cervantes
Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (IPA: in modern Spanish; September 29, 1547 – April 23, 1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. Cervantes was one of the most important and influential persons in literature and the leading figure associated with the cultural flourishing of sixteenth century Spain (the Siglo de Oro). His novel, Don Quixote, is considered as a founding classic of Western literature and regularly figures among the best novels ever written; it has been translated into more than sixty-five languages, while editions continue regularly to be printed, and critical discussion of the work has persisted unabated since the 18th century. His work is considered among the most important in the universal literature. He has been dubbed el Príncipe de los Ingenios (the Prince o... Biography of Mylène Demongeot
Mylène Demongeot (born September 29, 1935 in Nice) is a French actress. Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m) She gained fame and adulation for her portrayal of Abigail Williams in the French-German movie Les Sorcières de Salem (1957). The blonde Actress has played in adventures like Milady de Winter in The three Musketeers and in Comedys like the Fantômas-Adventures directed by André Hunebelle. In USA she has co-starred to David Niven in Otto Premingers Bonjour Tristesse. Filmography 1953 : Les Enfants de l'amour de Léonide Moguy : Nicole 1955 : Frou-Frou d'Augusto Genina : La maîtresse de Cousinet-Duval 1955 : Futures vedettes de Marc Allégret : La fille qui vocalise 1956 : Quand vient l'amour de Maurice Cloche : Micheline 1956 : It's a Wonderful World de Val Guest : Georgie 1957 : ... Biography of Anita Ekberg
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (born on September 29, 1931) is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Ekberg was born in 1931 in Malmö, Skåne, the oldest girl and the sixth of eight children. In her teens she worked as a fashion model. In 1950 Ekberg entered the Miss Malmö competition at her mother's urging, leading to the Miss Sweden contest, which she won. She consequently went to America to compete for Miss Universe in the United States despite not speaking English. Although she did not win Miss Universe, as one of six finalists she did earn a starlet's contract with Universal Studios, as was the rule at the time. In America, Ekberg met Howard Hughes, who at the time was producing films and wanted her to change her nose, teeth, and name (Hughes sai... Biography of Julia Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is the 27th Prime Minister of Australia. She is the first female prime minister in Australia's history. Gillard became the Leader of the Australian Labor Party at the 2010 Australian Labor Party leadership election on 24 June 2010 and was sworn in as prime minister later that day. She had previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia under Kevin Rudd. On 11 December 2007, she became the first woman in Australia's history to assume the prime ministerial role when she was the acting prime minister while Rudd attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali. Gillard is also the first foreign-born prime minister since Billy Hughes, who served from 1915 to 1923. She is also the first Labor prime minister to come from the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marlo Morgan
Marlo Morgan (born September 1937) is the author of the controversial metaphysical international best selling book Mutant Message Down Under. Career Marlo Morgan was born in Iowa in September 1937. She attended St. Agnes High School and then , Barstow Community College, University of Missouri, and Cleveland College where she earned doctorate degrees in the fields of biochemistry and oriental medicine. She moved to Kansas City, Missouri where married and had two children. During this time, she entered the Mrs. America pageant as Mrs. Kansas. She pursued a career as a health-care professional. After a 25 year marriage she divorced, quit her job and began a writing career. Her first novel, Mutant Message Downunder, was published as a true story about her experiences during a walka... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935), also known by the nickname The Killer, is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter, and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #24 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.. Lewis was born to the poor family of Elmo and Mamie Lewis in Ferriday, Louisiana, and began playing piano in his youth with his two cousins, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart. His parents mortgaged their farm to buy him a piano. Influenced by a piano-playing older cousin Carl McVoy, the radio, and the sounds from the black juke jo... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni (September 29, 1912 - July 30, 2007) was an Italian modernist film director whose films are widely considered as some of the most influential in film aesthetics. Life Michelangelo Antonioni was born in Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy. Upon graduation from the University of Bologna with a degree in economics, he started writing for the local Ferrara newspaper Il Corriere Padano in 1935 as a film journalist. In 1940 Antonioni moved to Rome, where worked with Cinema, the official Fascist film magazine edited by Benito Mussolini's son Vittorio. However, Antonioni was fired a few months later. Later that year he enrolled at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia to study film technique. In 1942 he co-wrote Un pilota ritorna, together with Roberto Rossellini and wo... Biography of Philippe Caroit
Philippe Caroit, born September 29, 1959 in Paris, is a French actor and director. Selected filmography Actor * 1981 : La Femme de l'aviateur * 1984 : Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir de Philippe Clair * 1986 : Deux enfoirés à Saint-Tropez de Max Pécas * 1987 : La Rumba de Roger Hanin * 1987 : En toute innocence de Alain Jessua * 1991 : Milena de Véra Belmont * 1992 : Les eaux dormantes de Jacques Tréfouël * 1993 : Vortice mortale * 2000 : Les Savates du bon Dieu de Jean-Claude Brisseau * 2006 : Je pense à vous de Pascal Bonitzer * 2008 : Les Randonneurs à Saint-Tropez Television * 1982 : Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan téléfilm de Jacques Deray d'après Honoré de Balzac : Michel Chrestien * 1985 ... Biography of Luke Goss
Luke Damon Goss is a singer and actor from England, born 29 September 1968. Along with twin brother Matt Goss, he started his career with the highly successful 1980s boy band Bros. In total he has charted no fewer than 13 hit singles in his homeland. Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m) When Bros broke up in the early 1990s, Goss embarked on a solo career and also formed Luke Goss and the Band Of Thieves. His highly successful autobiography, "I Owe You Nothing" was a top 10 best seller book, and had three printings. He also began to appear in stage musicals including Grease and What a Feeling!, and has turned to acting in films full-time, with his first most notable role being the villain Jared Nomak in the Hollywood box office hit Blade II. He also appeared as the Creature in the Hallmark Channel... Biography of Lanza del Vasto
Lanza del Vasto, (Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Enrico Lanza di Trabia), (September 29, 1901 – January 5, 1981) was a philosopher, poet, artist, and nonviolent activist. He was born in San Vito dei Normanni, Italy and died in Murcia, Spain. A western disciple of Mohandas K. Gandhi, he worked for inter-religious dialogue, spiritual renewal, ecological activism and nonviolence. Youth in Italy Meeting Gandhi In December 1936, Lanza went to India, joining the movement for Indian independence led by Gandhi. He knew of Gandhi through a book by Romain Rolland. He spent six months with the Mahatma, then in June 1937, went to the source of the Ganges river in the Himalayas, a famous pilgrimage site. There he saw a vision who told him "Go back and found!" He left then India and went back ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Stanton
Eric Stanton (September 29, 1926–March 17, 1999; born Ernest Stanzoni) was an American bondage and fetish illustrator, cartoonist, and comic-book artist. Although the majority of his work depicted female dominance scenarios, he also produced work showing the inverse. Stanton also incorporated bisexual, homosexual, and transgender imagery into some of his later work. Early life and career Stanton began his career in 1947 at Irving Klaw's Movie Star News company in New York City, gaining employment by boasting he could draw better than any of the artists then working for Klaw. He afterwarded attended the Cartoonists and Illustrators School , under Batman inker Jerry Robinson and others. One classmate was future Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, with whom from 1958 to 1966 or 1968 (ac... Biography of Caravaggio (artist)
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Milan, September 28, 1571 – Porto Ercole, 18 July 1610) was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. He is commonly placed in the Baroque school, of which he is considered the first great representative. Even in his own lifetime Caravaggio was considered enigmatic, fascinating, rebellious and dangerous. He burst upon the Rome art scene in 1600, and thereafter never lacked for commissions or patrons, yet he handled his success atrociously. An early published notice on him, dating from 1604 and describing his lifestyle some three years previously, tells how "after a fortnight's work he will swagger about for a month or two with a sword at his side and a servant following him, from one ball-court to the next, ever ... Biography of Horatio Nelson
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars, most notably in the Battle of Trafalgar, a decisive British victory in the war, during which he lost his life. Nelson went against the conventional tactics of the time by cutting through the enemy's lines. Nelson was noted for his considerable ability to inspire and bring out the best in his men, to the point that it gained a name: "The Nelson Touch". His actions during these wars meant that before and after his death he was revered like few military figures have been throughout British history. During the late 18th/early 19th centuries, even though he had been married for some time, Nelson famously became embroiled in a lo... Biography of Jean-Pierre Elkabbach
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach is a famous French journalist and writer, born September 1937 in Oran, Algeria. Works Taisez-vous Elkabbach ! avec Nicole Avril, Éditions Flammarion, 1992 (ISBN 2080644211) 29 mois et quelques jours, Éditions Grasset, 1997 (ISBN 224654341X) Passion et longueur de temps avec Édouard Balladur, Éditions Fayard, 1989 (ISBN 2213023301) François Mitterrand : conversations avec un président, documentaire tourné entre avril 1993 et juin 1994, diffusé sur France 2 au mois de mai 2001 en cinq épisodes.... Biography of Matt Goss
Matthew Weston Goss (born September 29, 1968) is a British singer and songwriter most famous for being the lead singer of 1980s pop group Bros, which also featured his twin brother Luke Goss as drummer and Craig Logan as bass player. Bros was first formed in 1984 and built up a small but loyal following around the clubs. In 1987 they landed a major record deal with CBS and issued their first single I Owe You Nothing. It did little more than break the bottom end of the UK Top 100. The following year they issued the follow-up When Will I Be Famous?. The second single also took off with a slow start, but after several TV and live appearances it began to sell better and was to be their first top ten hit, reaching a high of #2 in the UK. A third single, Drop The Boy, also just missed the very t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules Bois
Henri Antoine Jules-Bois (or simply Jules Bois), born in (September 29, 1868, Marseille - July 2, 1943, New York), was a French writer and journalist with an interest in the occult. He wrote Le Satanisme et la magie (Satanism and Magic). He has been described as a "Notorious Satanist"(The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail. 1982. Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln}} and was a noted friend of McGregor Mathers, the founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. In a 1909 essay for the New York Times, Bois successfully predicted the rise of suburbia, the onset of gender equality and technical innovations such as a flying bicycle (though he overestimated its success).... Biography of Lech Walesa
Lech Wałęsa (born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland) is a Polish politician, a former trade union and human rights activist. He co-founded Solidarity (Solidarność), the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 (succeeded by Aleksander Kwaśniewski). Lech Wałęsa was born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland, to a carpenter and his wife. He attended primary and vocational school, before entering Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk (Stocznia Gdańska im. Lenina, now Stocznia Gdańska) as an electrical technician in 1967. In 1969 he married Danuta Gołoś, and the couple now have eight children. Solidarity He was a member of the illegal strik... Biography of Frederick West
Frederick Walter Stephen West (29 September 1941 – 1 January 1995), better known as Fred West, was an English serial killer. Between 1967 and 1987, he and his wife Rosemary tortured, raped and murdered at least 12 young women, many at the couple's homes. The majority of the murders occurred between May 1973 and September 1979 at the couple's home in Gloucester. Rose also murdered West's daughter Charmaine while he was serving a prison sentence for theft. Early life Fred West was born in Bickerton Cottage, Much Marcle, Herefordshire, to Walter Stephen West and Daisy Hannah Hill, a poor family of farm workers. He was the first of their seven children (Walter had been married before, in 1937 at the age of 23 to Gertrude Maddocks, who died after being stung by a bee in 1939). It is b... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Zachary Levi
Zachary Levi (born Zachary Levi Pugh on September 29, 1980) is an American television actor known for roles of Kipp Steadman in Less Than Perfect and Chuck Bartowski on Chuck. Early life Levi was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the middle child between two sisters. He grew up all over the country before finally making his permanent home in Ventura, California. He began acting in theater at the age of 6, performing lead roles in such regional productions as Grease, The Outsiders, Oliver, The Wizard of Oz and Big River. Career Levi had a supporting role in the FX television movie Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie. He played Kipp Steadman on the ABC sitcom Less Than Perfect. He also portrayed a potential boyfriend of Charisma Carpenter's character, Jane, in the ABC Family tel... Biography of Lisa Foiles
Lisa Renee Foiles (born September 29, 1986) is an American actress and video game journalist. Foiles has appeared on Seasons 7-10 on the popular Nickelodeon series All That. She and three other cast members (Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, and Kyle Sullivan) were the only members to last through Seasons 7-10. She also guest-starred in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle as Mallory, the female version of Malcolm. All That She was one of the new cast-members of the relaunch cast of All That in season seven. On the show she had many characters such as Claudia. She was one of the cast-members who stayed on the show from the beginning of the relaunch to the cancellation of the show. Snick On Air Dare From Seasons 7-9 on All That, Nickelodeon a segment was broadcast during commercial bre... Biography of Madeline Kahn
Madeline Kahn (September 29, 1942 in New York (birth time source: Gauquelin) – December 3, 1999) was a two-time Academy Award-nominated, four-time Golden Globe-nominated, Tony Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning American actress, known primarily for her comedic roles. Director Mel Brooks — who directed her in four films — said of her: "She is one of the most talented people that ever lived. I mean, either in stand-up comedy, or acting, or whatever you want, you can't beat Madeline Kahn". Early life Madeline Kahn was born in New York, U.S., as Madeline Gail Wolfson to Paula and Bernard Wolfson. Her mother was just 17 when Kahn was born. Although Kahn's parents were high school sweethearts, they divorced after her father's return from World War II (Kahn was only two years old at the tim... Biography of Dani Pedrosa
Daniel "Dani" Pedrosa (born September 29, 1985 in Sabadell, Spain) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer . Pedrosa grew up in a village near Sabadell called Castellar del Vallès. He is the youngest world champion in 125cc and 250cc Grands Prix. Pedrosa is 1.58m (5ft, 2in) tall and weighs 51kg (112.4lbs). Career Early days Dani Pedrosa started riding bikes at the early age of four, when he got his first motorcycle, an Italjet 50, which had side-wheels. His first racing bike was a minibike replica of Kawasaki, which he got at the age of six and which he used to race with his friends. Pedrosa experienced real racing at the age of 11, when he entered the Spanish Minibike Championship and ended his debut season in second place, scoring his first podium finish in the second race of the season... Biography of Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi (September 29, 1901 – November 28, 1954) was an Italian physicist most noted for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, and for his contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical mechanics. Fermi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938 for his work on induced radioactivity. Physics in Rome Enrico Fermi was born in Rome, Italy. His father was Alberto Fermi, a Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Communications, and his mother was Ida de Gattis. As a young boy he enjoyed learning physics and mathematics and shared his interests with his brother Giulio. When Giulio died unexpectedly of a throat abscess in 1915, Enrico was distraught, and immersed himself into scientific study to distract himself. Acco... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules Lepennetier
Jules Lepennetier, born September 29, 1961 in Argouges, is a French jockey.... Biography of Michelle Bachelet
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (born September 29, 1951) is a center-left politician and the current President of Chile—the first woman to hold this position in the country's history. She won the 2006 presidential election in a runoff, beating center-right billionaire businessman and former senator Sebastián Piñera, with 53.5% of the vote. A moderate Socialist, she campaigned on a platform of continuing Chile's free market policies, while increasing social benefits to help reduce the country's gap between rich and poor, one of the largest in the world. She was inaugurated on March 11, 2006. Bachelet—a surgeon, pediatrician and epidemiologist with studies in military strategy—served as Health Minister and Defense Minister under President Ricardo Lagos. She is a separated mother of thre... Biography of Natasha Gregson Wagner
Natasha Gregson Wagner (born on 29 September 1970 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American actress. She is the daughter of Richard Gregson and movie actress Natalie Wood and the adopted daughter of actor Robert Wagner. She left Emerson College to pursue an acting career. She married D.V. DeVincentis on October 11, 2003. She is the half-sister of jewelery maker, Courtney Brooke Wagner, with whom she shares a mother, and stepsister of TV personality and Hollywood reporter, Katie Wagner. Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m) Natasha's birth surname is Gregson, though Robert Wagner adopted her, along with his own daughters Katie and Courtney, after Natalie Wood's death by drowning in 1981. Selected filmography ER (TV series) Wonderland (2003) The 4400 (2004) (TV series) Pasadena (2001... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, KBE (born 29 September 1956) is a British former top-level athlete and former Conservative Party politician. In his athletics career as a middle distance runner, Coe won the 1500 m gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and set eight outdoor and three indoor world records. Following his retirement from athletics, he served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1992-97, and became a life peer in 2000. He was the head of the London bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and, after the International Olympic Committee announced London as the winning bid, became the chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (the organisation in charge of overseeing the development of the Games). On 22 August 2007, Lord Coe was elected a vi... Biography of Andreï Chevtchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Шевченко, Andrij Mykolajovyč Ševčenko, born 29 September 1976, Dvirkivschyna, Kiev Oblast) is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. In 2004, he won the Ballon D'or and was included in Pelé's FIFA 100. He is the third-highest goalscorer in the history of European club competition with 60, behind Filippo Inzaghi and Gerd Müller. Shevchenko was nine when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in April 1986. His village was affected by the disaster, and his family was forced to abandon their home and relocate to the coast to escape the... Biography of Greer Garson
Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, (London, September 29, 1904 - April 6, 1996) was an English-American actress who was very popular during the years of the Second World War. As one of MGM's major stars of the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Actress award for Mrs. Miniver (1942). She was often cast as the leading lady opposite Walter Pidgeon. Early life Known in childhood as "Eggy", Greer Garson was born in Manor Park, Essex (now Greater London), England in 1904. She was the only child of George Garson (1865-1906), a clerk born in London but with Scottish lineage, and his Irish wife, Nancy ("Nina") Sophia Greer (d. 1958). Her maternal grandfather was David Greer, a RIC sergeant in Castlewellan Co Down Northern Ireland in the 1880s and who later became... Biography of Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988 in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. A 6'9" small forward/shooting guard who is also capable of playing power forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year and the 2006–2007 Big 12 Player of the Year, amongst other awards. After his freshman season at the University of Texas, Durant opted to enter the NBA Draft, where he was selected second overall by the Seattle SuperSonics. There he went on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award after his debut season. In 2007, Durant signed an endorsement contract with Nike. High school A basketball player from his earliest days, Durant played for a successful Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) youth basketbal... Biography of Ian McShane
Ian McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a Golden Globe-winning English actor. Although he has starred in a number of films, it is by his television roles that he is generally best known. Personal life McShane was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, the son of Irene (née Cowley) and Harry McShane, a Scottish-born professional footballer with Manchester United and Hamilton Academical. McShane grew up in Urmston, Manchester and attended Stretford Grammar School. In 1977, he began a turbulent five-year relationship with Sylvia Kristel after meeting her on the set of The Fifth Musketeer. He is married to Gwen Humble. McShane is given a less than complimentary mention by Mark E Smith in the Fall song, "A Past Gone Mad". Career In the United Kingdom, his best known role may be that of r... Biography of Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (September 29, 1864–December 31, 1936) was an essayist, novelist, poet, playwright and philosopher from Spain. Miguel de Unamuno was born in the medieval centre of Bilbao, Basque Country, the son of Félix de Unamuno and Salomé Jugo. As a young man, he was interested in the Basque language, and competed for a teaching position in the Instituto de Bilbao, against Sabino Arana. The contest was finally won by the Basque scholar Resurrección María de Azcue. Unamuno worked in all major genres: the essay, the novel, poetry and theatre, and, as a modernist, contributed greatly to dissolving the boundaries between genres. There is some debate as to whether Unamuno was in fact a member of the Generation of '98 (an ex post facto literary group of Spanish intellectuals a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Vigouroux
Christian Vigouroux, born September 29, 1950 in Alençon, is a French politician.... Biography of Walther Rathenau
Walther Rathenau (September 29, 1867 – June 24, 1922) was a German industrialist, politician, writer, and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic. Political career Rathenau was a leading proponent of a policy of assimilation for German Jews: he argued that Jews should oppose both Zionism and socialism and fully integrate themselves into mainstream German society. This, he said, would eventually lead to the disappearance of anti-Semitism. His wealthy Jewish heritage, along with his heavy political engagement and involvement in important decisions, caused aversion and aroused contempt on the extreme right, which later led to his assassination in 1922. During World War I Rathenau held senior posts in the Raw Materials Department of the War Minist... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Rogers (basketball)
Paul Andrew Rogers (born September 29, 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian basketball player currently playing in the National Basketball League. Rogers has had stints with both the Adelaide 36ers and the Perth Wildcats, the latter of the two being his current team. Rogers has also competed in Europe for Casademont Girona and Real Madrid in Spain. He played U.S. college basketball at Gonzaga University, notably playing on the school's first-ever NCAA tournament team in 1995. Rogers has represented Australia at the international level at two Olympic Games (2000, 2004), and in one FIBA World Championship (1998). Injuries have affected Rogers' career on numerous occasions, including a stint in the NBA. Rogers was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1997 and then trad... Biography of Brad Lohaus
Bradley Allen "Brad" Lohaus (born September 29, 1964 in New Ulm, Minnesota) is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the Boston Celtics in the second round (45th overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft. A 6'11" center-power forward from the University of Iowa, Lohaus played in eleven NBA seasons for eight different teams: the Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors. High school and college Lohaus was a McDonald's All-American at Greenway High School in Phoenix, Arizona under varsity coach Pete Babcock, who went on to work for six different NBA franchises in various capacities, including general manager. Lohaus played at Iowa from 1982 to 1987 under three diffe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laure Surville
Laure Surville, born Balzac September 29, 1800 and died in 1871, was a French author. She was the sister of Honoré de Balzac.... Biography of Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (September 29 (18 Old Style) 1709 – 13 December 1784), often referred to simply as Dr Johnson, is one of England's best known literary figures: an essayist, biographer, poet, lexicographer and a critic of English Literature. He was also a great wit and prose stylist, well known for his aphorisms. Dr Johnson is the most quoted English writer after Shakespeare and has been described as one of the outstanding figures of 18th-century England. Early life and education The son of a poor bookseller, Michael Johnson, and his wife, Sarah Ford, Johnson was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire. He attended Lichfield Grammar School. On 31 October 1728, a few weeks after he turned nineteen, he entered Pembroke College, Oxford, as a fellow-commoner. After thirteen months, however, p... Biography of Alexis Cruz
Alexis Cruz (born September 29, 1974 in New York) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent, best known for his performances as Rafael in Touched by an Angel and as Skaara in Stargate and Stargate SG-1. Cruz currently resides in Los Angeles. He went to Boston University majoring in Independent Technical Theatre. Cruz appeared as assistant D.A. Martin Allende in the legal drama Shark, with co-stars James Woods and Jeri Ryan. Filmography Shark (TV) (2006) Slayer (2006) Tortilla Heaven (2004) .... Marco Stand Up For Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story (2004) (short) .... Ralph Lazo Spectres (2004) .... Sean DarkWolf (2003) .... Miguel Bug (2002/I) .... Sung Almost a Woman (2001) (TV) .... Nestor That Summer in LA (2000) .... Smiley Learning to Swim (1999) Why Do Fools Fa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Forrest
Steve Forrest (born September 29, 1924) is an American actor. Born William Forrest Andrews in Huntsville, Texas, Forrest is the younger brother of actor Dana Andrews. Among Forrest's notable films are So Big, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, The Longest Day, North Dallas Forty, and Mommie Dearest. Forrest's television credits include The DuPont Show with June Allyson, S.W.A.T., Hollywood Wives, and Dallas, in which he played an impostor pretending to be Jock Ewing. Forrest also appeared in the title role of the British crime drama The Baron. Forrest has had cameo roles in Spies Like Us, Amazon Women on the Moon, and the movie version of S.W.A.T.. Forrest has been married to Christine Carilas since 1949, and they are the parents of three sons. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Feval
French writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alan McGee
Alan McGee (born 29 September 1960) is a British music industry mogul and musician famed for founding the independent Creation Records label which ran from 1983 to 2000. Career Early years Born in Glasgow on 29 September 1960, attended King's Park Secondary School during his teens and moved to London in the aftermath of the punk movement, forming the band Laughing Apple who released 3 singles in 1981/2. In 1983, McGee founded Creation Records (named after cult 1960s band The Creation) and also formed a new band, Biff Bang Pow! (named after one of The Creation's songs), which would continue until 1991. Whilst working for British Rail he began managing a band called The Jesus and Mary Chain who became an underground sensation when McGee issued their first single on his label in late... Biography of Mackenzie Crook
Paul Mackenzie Crook (born September 29, 1971) is an English environmentalist, actor and comedian, best known for playing Gareth Keenan in The Office and Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Early life Crook was born in Maidstone, Kent, England, and grew up in Dartford. His father, Michael Alan Crook, worked for British Airways and his mother, Sheila, was a hospital manager and teacher. He has two sisters. As a child he collected stamps, Toby jugs and Star Wars figurines and would venture to ponds collecting amphibians and vegetation which he would often take home, store in his room, and paint. One of his schoolteachers once described him as "A small, quiet child with a great interest in the natural world". When he was ten years old, he was put on a course of hormone therapy ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Viviane Forrester
Viviane Forrester (29 September 1925 Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain) - 30 April 2013) was a writer, essayist, novelist and literary critic. Biography She works for Le Monde, Le Nouvel Observateur and Quinzaine littéraire and was a member of the jury of the Prix Femina. She became famous internationally with her books on political affairs. In L'horreur économique and Une étrange dictature she criticized the globalisation of society. She was also a founding member of ATTAC. She died on Tuesday the 30th of April 2013. Awards She won the Prix Goncourt de la Biographie in 2009 for her biography of Virginia Woolf. She also won the Prix Femina de l'essai in 1983 for her biography of Van Gogh an the Prix Médicis de l'essai in 1996 for "L'horreur économique". Since 1992, s... Biography of Karen Young (actress)
Karen Young (born 29 September 1958) is an American actress. Born in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, Young studied at Rutgers University. After graduation she moved to New York City and became an actress, appearing in such films as 9½ Weeks, Jaws: The Revenge, Daylight, Mercy and Hoffa. Her ex-husband is Tom Noonan. Young portrayed FBI Agent Robyn Sanseverino on The Sopranos and has portrayed various characters for the Law & Order franchise. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949744/) 2011 Warrior Woman (completed) Alice 2011 The Green Janette 2011 Les experts: Miami (TV series) Diana Chandler – F-T-F (2011) … Diana Chandler 2011 The Orphan Killer Sister Mary 2010/II Conviction Elizabeth Waters 2010 Twelve Thirty Vivien 2010 Two Gates ... Biography of Sasha Rionda
Sasha Sybille Rionda Hogger (born September 29, 1977 in Mexico City, Mexico) is an actress and TV hostess. Rionda resided in Atlanta, Georgia for seven years, while she hosted a program named The Music Room for CNN International. She hosted a news program in Spanish named Nuestro Rincón on Channel 12, which was aimed at the hispanic community of Cincinnati, Ohio, where she resided. Selected Filmography Total Recall (1990) – Mutant child Wild On! – hosted installment Wild On the Beach Australia The Devil to Pay (2002)... Biography of John Tower
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement in January 1985, after which time he was the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair. Early life, education, and military service Tower was born in Houston to Joe Z. Tower (1898-1970) and Beryl Tower (1898-1990). The senior Towers were living in Atlanta in Cass County in northeast Texas at the time of their deaths. Joe Tower was a Methodist minister. The young John Tower traveled whereever his father pastored. He attended public schools in east Texas and graduated in Beaumont, the seat of Jefferson County, in southeast Texas in the spring of 1942. Tower was a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Angelo Errichetti
Angelo Errichetti (born 1928) is an American politician who served as Mayor of Camden, New Jersey, and as a New Jersey State senator. In 1981, he was convicted in the federal Abscam bribery case, for which he served time in prison. Position held Seaman, United States Coast Guard City Purchasing Agent (1961-1965), Camden, NJ Democratic Municipal Chairman (1965-1981), Camden, NJ Mayor (1974-1977), Camden, NJ State Senator (1976-1981), New Jersey (resigned after sentenced on bribery charges)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques-Joseph Grancher
Jacques-Joseph Grancher (September 29, 1843- July 13, 1907) was a French pediatrician who was born in Felletin. In 1865 he earned his medical degree, and afterwards was director of a pathological anatomy laboratory in Clamart (1868-1878). From 1885 until his death in 1907 he was director of Hôpital des Enfants Malades in Paris. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Pasteur Institute. Grancher is remembered for his research involving tuberculosis. He was a pioneer concerning the creation of safeguards in the prevention of childhood tuberculosis, and was an advocate of isolation and antisepsis in the fight against the disease. In 1897 with Jules Comby (1853-1947) and Antoine Marfan (1858-1942) he published Traité des maladies de l’enfance (Treatise of the Diseases of Child... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Claude Lauzon
Jean-Claude Lauzon, born in Montréal, Québec, Canada (September 29, 1953– August 10, 1997) was a Canadian filmmaker. Born to a humble family, Lauzon worked a variety of odd jobs after dropping out of high school. He went on to study film at the Université du Québec à Montréal at the behest of Andre Petrowski, a member of the National Film Board of Canada. His two feature length films, Un zoo la nuit , and Leolo, established him as one of the most important Canadian directors of his time. He was preparing his third film when he died, along with his girlfriend, Canadian actress Marie-Soleil Tougas, in a plane crash. His Movie Léolo (1992) was nominated in Cannes for the Golden Palm Award, and is listed as one of the 100 Best movies all time by Time Magazine. Filmography Piwi (1981) D... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Chacornac
French writer and famous bookseller.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Goetz
American painter born in New York in 1909, Henri Goetz will be naturalized French in 1949.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Terence Cawthorne
Terence Cawthorne, born September 29, 1902 in Aberdeen, is a Scottish otolaryngologist, physician and surgeon.... Biography of Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty (born September 29, 1942, Avranches, France) is a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer. Early Years Ponty was born in a family of classical musicians on September 29, 1942 in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano. At sixteen, he was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, graduating two years later with the institution's highest award, Premier Prix. In turn, he was immediately hired by one of the major symphony orchestras, Concerts Lamoureux, where he played for three years. While still a member of the orchestra in Paris, Ponty picked up a side gig playing clarinet (which his father had taught him) for a college jazz band that regularly performed at local parties. It proved a life-changing jumping-o... Biography of Jill Whelan
Jill Whelan (born September 29, 1966) is an American actress. Whelan was born in Oakland, California. After attending summer acting camp at age 7, Whelan landed a series of commercials. At age 11, she was cast in the short-lived TV series Friends (a little-known 1979 series). Later that year, Whelan played the role of Lisa Davis, the sick girl, in Airplane! She is probably best known for her role in the hit television series The Love Boat. In the series she played Vicki Stubing, the daughter of Capt. Stubing (played by Gavin MacLeod). After the show was canceled in 1986, she worked on an album titled Our Time. During the early 1980s, Whelan served as a national spokesperson for First Lady Nancy Reagan's Just Say No anti-drug campaign. Whelan graduated from the The Buckley School i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Bourdier
Alain Bourdier, born September 29, 1930 in Bordeaux, is a French businessman.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rachid Ramda
Rachid Ramda (born September 29, 1969 , El Ogla, also known as "Abou Farès") has been convicted by the French justice system of being the mastermind behind the 1995 terror bombings in French public transportation systems. He has denied these accusations. Algeria Rachid Ramda was born in El Ogla on September 29, 1969, in the East of Algeria. He is from a Berber, Chaouia, family, although Arabic is his native language . All the members of his family are well educated: one of his brothers is an architect-engineer, another a computer scientist. Ramda studied architecture at the Institut Polytechnique. He became a supporter of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) when it was founded in 1988; his literature teacher was a co-founder of the FIS. According to his own statements, he left Algeria in... Biography of Tintoretto
Tintoretto (real name Jacopo Comin) September 29, 1518 - May 31, 1594) was one of the greatest painters of the Venetian school and probably the last great painter of the Italian Renaissance. In his youth he was also called Jacopo Robusti, as his father had defended the gates of Padua in a rather robust way against the imperial troops. His real name 'Comin' has only recently been discovered by Miguel Falomir, the curator of the Prado, Madrid and has been made public at the occasion of the retrospective of Tintoretto at the Prado, opening on 29 January 2007. [1] Comin translates to the spice cumin in the local language[verification needed]. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed Il Furioso, and his dramatic use of perspectival space and special lighting effects make him a pre... Biography of François Boucher
François Boucher (Paris, France, 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, a proponent of Rococo taste, known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories representing the arts or pastoral occupations, intended as a sort of two-dimensional furniture. He also painted several portraits of his illustrious patroness, Madame de Pompadour. Biography Born in Paris, the son of a lace designer Nicolas Boucher, François Boucher (pronounced frahn-swah bōō-shay) was perhaps the most celebrated decorative artist of the 18th century, with most of his work reflecting the Rococo style. At the young age of 17, Boucher was apprenticed by his father to François Lemoyne, but after only three months he went to work for the engraver Jean-Françoi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joaquin Nin
Joaquín Nin (Havana, September 29, 1879 – October 24, 1949) was a Cuban pianist and composer. He was the father of Thorvald Nin, composer Joaquin Nin-Culmell, and writer Anaïs Nin with singer Rosa Culmell. Nin studied piano with Moritz Moszkowski and composition at the Schola Cantorum (where he taught from 1906 to 1908). He toured as a pianist and was known as a composer and arranger of popular Spanish folk music. Nin was a member of the Spanish Academy and the French Legion of Honor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Lallemand
André Lallemand (1904-1978) was a French astronomer and director of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. He made important contributions to the development of photomultipliers for astronomical use and the "electronic telescope" (or Lallemand camera). He was awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1962 for his work. The Lallemand crater on the Moon is named in his honor, and the French Academy of Sciences has a biennial award for work in astronomy called the "Prix Lallemand".... Biography of Rob Deer
Robert George Deer (born September 29, 1960 in Orange, California) is a former U.S. baseball player. He attended Canyon High School in Anaheim and Fresno City College, and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Deer is famous for hitting the game-tying home run on Easter Sunday in 1987, to give the Milwaukee Brewers their 12th straight win to start the season. The home run was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He also carries the dubious honor of having the lowest official batting average while still qualifying for the batting title when he batted .179 in 1991. He is the only player since 1910 to have a batting average less than .220 in at least 400 at-bats in at least four seasons. A notorious free swinger, Deer held the Ame... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivier Monneret
Belgian actor.... Biography of Debelah Morgan
Debelah Morgan, born September 29, 1977 in Detroit, Michigan, is an American R&B singer and songwriter. Her stage name was simply Debelah at the beginning of her music career, but changed to her full name after her first music label dropped her. Morgan has enjoyed sporadic success, peaking with her song "Dance with Me." Morgan signed to Atlantic Records and released her debut album Debelah. She was dropped from her label not long after its release. She then signed with Motown and in 1998 released her second album It's Not Over. She co-wrote half of the tracks, and her brother Giloh was a co-writer on several songs as well. It's Not Over was released only in Europe and Asia, where the singles "I Love You" and "Yesterday" were modest hits. In 1998 and 1999, Debelah was featured on ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Cosyns
Louis Cosyns, born September 29, 1952 in Saint-Amand-Montrond (Cher), is a French politician, member of UMP (Union pour un mouvement populaire). He is the Mayor of Dun-sur-Auron, Cher.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marina Berti
Elena Maureen Bertolini, known as Marina Berti, (29 September 1924 in London – 29 October 2002 in Rome), was an Italian film actress. Her first screen appearance was in the Anna Magnani film, La Fuggitiva in 1941. She appeared mainly in small roles and in the occasional leading role in nearly 100 films both Italian and American. Her appearances include Quo Vadis (1951), Abdulla the Great (1955), Ben Hur (1959), Madame Sans-Gêne (1962), Cleopatra (1963), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), Moses the Lawgiver (1975), Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (mini-series). Her last film appearance was in the Costa-Gavras film Amen. in 2002. She was married to the Italian actor Claudio Gora from 1944 until his death in 1998. She was the mother of actors Andrea Giordana and Marina Giordana.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wolfgang Overath
Wolfgang Overath (born 29 September 1943 in Siegburg, Germany) is a former West German football player. He represented his country three times in World Cup finals, culminating in 1974 with victory on home soil. A playmaking midfielder, Overath started playing football at SSV Siegburg, but spent the majority of his career at 1. FC Köln, appearing 765 times between 1962 and 1977 and scoring 287 goals. He won the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln in 1964 and the German Cup in 1968. In total he won 81 caps for the national side between 1963 and 1974, scoring 17 goals. As well as the World Cup victory in 1974, he was at the heart of the West German midfield when they reached the final in 1966 and achieved third place in 1970. Overath scored the only goal in the latter match, with many foreign journ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Max Roustan
Max Roustan (born September 29, 1944 in Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers (Gard)) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Gard department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Biography of Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson (29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs. Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. She is perhaps best known for her biography of Charlotte Brontë. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Early life Gaskell was born Elizabeth Stevenson on 29 September 1810, at 93 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, which was then on the outskirts of London. Gaskell was the eighth and last of her parents' children and the only one, except the first-born, John (born 1806), to survive infancy. Her father, William Stevenson, was a Scottish Unitarian minister at Fail... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jappie van Dijk
Dutch Olympic champion of iceskates.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Fresneau
François Fresneau de la Gataudière, sieur de la Ruchauderie, born September 29, 1703 in Marennes, died June 25, 1770 in Marennes, was a French engineer, botanist and scientist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Hauduroy
French doctor, biologist and researcher.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Chapu
Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (born Le Mée, 29 September 1833 - died, Paris, 21 April 1891) was a French sculptor in a modified Neoclassical tradition who was known for his use of allegory in his works. Life and career Born into modest circumstances, Chapu moved to Paris with his family and in 1847 entered the Petit École with the intention of studying drawing and becoming an interior decorator. There his talents began to be recognized and he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in 1849. In 1850 he began working and studying with a well known sculptor James Pradier. Following Pradier's death in 1852 Chapu began studying with another sculptor, Francisque Duret. After coming in second in 1851, he won the Prix de Rome in 1855, then spent five years in Italy. His statues Mercury of 186... Biography of David Wilcox
Canadian rock musician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Felice Gimondi
Felice Gimondi (born 29 September 1942 in Sedrina) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the second cyclist (after Jacques Anquetil) to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling: Tour de France (1965, his first year as a pro), Giro d'Italia (1967, 1969 and 1976), and Vuelta a España (1968). He remains one of only five cyclists to have done so. Biography Gimondi grew up cycling with his mother, a postal carrier who rode a bicycle to make her deliveries. In 1964, Gimondi rode the road race of the 1964 Olympic Games, where he finished in 33rd place. After winning the amateur version of the Tour de France (Tour de l'Avenir), he was signed... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Nouzaret
Robert Nouzaret, born 29 September 1943, in Marseille, France, is a former football player and manager, currently with Guinea.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wim Kok
Willem "Wim" Kok (Wim Kok (help·info)) (born September 29, 1938 in Bergambacht) is a Dutch politician. He was prime minister of The Netherlands from 1994 until 2002. [edit] Life and career Wim Kok (legally Willem Kok) was born in Bergambacht, the Netherlands. After completing his study at the Nyenrode business school in the Netherlands, he started his career in 1961 at the socialist trade union NVV, where he was chairman from 1973 until 1982. Between 1976 and 1986 he was chair of the FNV a federation of the NVV and the Catholic NKV, which he had overseen. In 1986 he succeeded Joop den Uyl as leader of the social democratic party PvdA (Partij van de Arbeid, Labour Party). From 1989 until 1994 he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in a cabinet with the Christian democ... Biography of Hersey Hawkins
Hersey R. Hawkins, Jr. (born September 29, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. After starring at Westinghouse High School in Chicago, the 6' 3" (1.90 m) shooting guard attended Bradley University, where he averaged an NCAA Division I-high 36.3 points per game in 1988. He was then drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 1988 NBA Draft, but his rights were immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to Charles Smith. Hawkins earned NBA All-Rookie First Team Honors in 1989, and in 1991 he averaged 22.1 points and appeared in the NBA All-Star Game. Hawkins was well-known for his outside-shooting ability and his defensive skills. On the 76ers, "Hawk" was the second scoring option after Charles Barkley. ... Biography of Gene Autry
Orvon Eugene Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s. Autry was also owner of the Los Angeles/California Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997, as well as a television station and several radio stations in southern California. Although his signature song was "Back in the Saddle Again", Autry is best known today for his Christmas holiday songs, "Here Comes Santa Claus" (which he wrote), "Frosty the Snowman", and his biggest hit, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". He is a member of both the Country Music and Nashville Songwriters halls of fame, and is the only celebrity to have five s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wilfrid Lucas
French poet.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francois-Henry Laperrine
French soldier.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bum Phillips
Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips (born September 29, 1923 in Orange, Texas,) is a former American football coach, and father of Wade Phillips, the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. "Bum" Phillips coached at the high school, college and pro level. He played football at Lamar Junior College (now Lamar University) in Beaumont, Texas, but enlisted in the United States Marine Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II. Phillips became one of the elite Marine Raiders. After he returned from the war, Phillips enrolled at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, lettering in football in 1948 and 1949 and graduating with a degree in Education in 1949. During the 1950s and 1960s, Phillips coached high school football in various Texa... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gaston Gabaroche
Gaston Gabaroche, born September 29, 1884 in Bordeaux and died August 28, 1961 in Marseille, was a French actor, musician and composer. Filmography * 1931 : Radio-Folies de Jean Tarride - court métrage - * 1933 : Pas besoin d'argent de Jean-Paul Paulin - également auteur de la musique - * 1935 : Les époux célibataires de Jean Boyer et Arthur Robison - Murphy * 1937 : Prince de mon coeur de Jacques Daniel-Norman * 1938 : La présidente de Fernand Rivers - Pinglet * 1943 : Six petites filles en blanc de Yvan Noé - Le jardinier * 1945 : La fiancée des ténèbres de Serge de Poligny - Eloi * 1945 : L'extravagante mission de Henri Calef * 1946 : Le gardian de Jean de Marguenat - Buffalo * 1949 : Bonheur en location de Jean Wall - Richard Vale... Biography of Stanley Kramer
tanley Earl Kramer (29 September 1913 – 19 February 2001) was an American film director and producer responsible for some of Hollywood's most famous "message" movies. His notable films include The Defiant Ones (1958), On the Beach (1959), Inherit the Wind (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Ship of Fools (1965) and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). His work was recognized with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1961 and during his career has been nominated for Oscars 9 times. Director Steven Spielberg once described him as "one of our great filmmakers, not just for the art and passion he put on screen, but for the impact he has made on the conscience of the world." Film critic David Thomson described Kramer as a "hero of the 1950s" and an "enterprising producer," but also wro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Buchler
Joseph Buchler, born September 29, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American homicide.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gloria Saunders
American actress.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pete McCloskey
Paul Norton "Pete" McCloskey Jr. (born September 29, 1927) is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of California who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. He ran on an anti-war platform for the Republican nomination for President in 1972 but was defeated by incumbent President Richard Nixon. In April 2007, McCloskey switched his affiliation to the Democratic Party. He is a decorated United States Marine Corps veteran of combat during the Korean War, being awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star, and two awards of the Purple Heart. He published a book called Truth and Untruth: Political Deceit in America in 1972. One of McCloskey's enduring legacies is his co-authorship of the 1973 Endangered Species Act. Early life Pete McCloskey's great-gran... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Koïchiro Matsuura
Kōichirō Matsuura (松浦晃一郎, Matsuura Kōichirō?, born 29 September 1937 in Tokyo) is a Japanese diplomat. He is the former Director-General of UNESCO. He was first elected in 1999 to a six-year term and reelected on 12 October 2005 for four years, following a reform instituted by the 29th session of the General Conference. In November 2009, he was replaced by Irina Bokova. He studied law at the University of Tokyo and economics at Haverford College (Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) and began his diplomatic career in 1959. Posts held by Mr Matsuura include those of Director-General of the Economic Co-operation Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1988); Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurilio de Zolt
Maurilio De Zolt (born September 29, 1950 in the province of Belluno) is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1997. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, when he was 43 years old. He also won two silver medals Winter Olympics in the 50 km (1988, 1992). De Zolt also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including 1 gold (50 km: 1987), 3 silvers (50 km: 1985, 4 x 10 km: 1985, 1993), and 2 bronzes (15 km: 1985, 50 km: 1991). At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on February 10, he and his 4 x 10 km relay teammates (Giorgio Vanzetta, Marco Albarello, and Silvio Fauner) who won the gold at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, were among th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jimmy Knapp
James Knapp (29 September 1940 - 13 August 2001) was a prominent British trade unionist and, successively, General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT). He served on the General Council of the Trade Union Congress from 1983 and was President of Congress in 1994. Knapp was born into a railway family in Hurlford, Ayrshire in 1940, and commenced work on the railways at the age of 15. By the age of 18 he had become branch collector for the National Union of Railwaymen; and by 21 he was NUR branch secretary. He rose through the union ranks becoming a full-time official at the age of 31. He came to London in 1972 as NUR HQ organiser and in 1983, at the age of 43, he was elected general secretary of the union. ... Biography of Steve Washington
Steve Washington, born September 29, 1961 in Kingston, is a Jamaican musician, a former member of Slave. Slave was an Ohio funk band popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter Steve Washington and Mark Hicks (Drac) formed the group in Dayton, Ohio in 1975. Career Trombonist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett Jr. (sax, keyboards), Carter Bradley (keyboards), Mark Adams (bass), Mark Hicks (lead and rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals), Danny Webster (rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals), Orion Wilhoite (sax), and Tim Dozier (drums). Vocalists Steve Arrington, Starleana Young, then Curt Jones came aboard in 1978, with Arrington ultimately becoming lead vocalist. Their first big hit was the single "Slide" in 1977 for Cotillion Records, where they remained until 1984. T... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Antoine Coysevox
Charles Antoine Coysevox (September 29, 1640 – October 10, 1720), French sculptor, was born at Lyon, and belonged to a family which had emigrated from Spain. The name should be pronounced quazevo. Biography He was only seventeen when he produced a statue of the Madonna of considerable merit; and having studied under Louis Lerambert and having further trained himself by taking copies in marble from Roman sculptures (among others from the Venus de Medici and the Castor and Pollux), he was engaged by the bishop of Strasbourg, Cardinal Fürstenberg, to adorn with statuary his château at Saverne (Zabern). In 1666 he married Marguerite Quillerier, Lerambert's niece, who died a year after the marriage. In 1671, after four years spent on Saverne, which was subsequently destroyed by fire in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fabien Loris
Fabien Loris, born Dominique, Fabien Terreran, September 29, 1906 in Paris, and died September 7, 1979 in Paris, was a French actor and comedian. Filmography * 1932 : Chotard et Cie de Jean Renoir * 1935 : Le commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié (moyen métrage) de Jacques Becker * 1936 : Sous les yeux d'Occident (non-crédité) de Marc Allégret * 1936 : Le Crime de Monsieur Lange de Jean Renoir * 1936 : La vie est à nous de Jean Renoir * 1937 : Le Temps des cerises de Jean-Paul Le Chanois * 1937 : La Citadelle du silence de Marcel L'Herbier * 1937 : Drôle de drame de Marcel Carné * 1938 : Les Gens du voyage de Jacques Feyder * 1938 : Altitude 3200 de Jean Benoît-Levy et Marie Epstein * 1939 : La Piste du nord ou La... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988), born Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith, was an English film, stage and television actor. Early life Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith was born in Cliftonville, Kent, England, on 29 September 1913, the only son and elder child of Arthur John Howard-Smith, who worked as the Ceylon representative for Lloyd's of London, and his Canadian wife, Mabel Grey Wallace, a nurse. During his lifetime his year of birth was often given as 1916. Until he was five, he lived in Colombo, Ceylon, but then travelled with his mother until the age of eight, when he was sent to school at Clifton College, Bristol. Howard attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), acting on the London stage for several years before World War II. His first paid work was in the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Hotteterre
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (September 29, 1674 - July 16, 1763), also known as Jacques Martin or Jacques Hotteterre, was a French composer and flautist. Jacques-Martin Hotteterre was the most celebrated of a family of wind instrument makers and wind performers. Born in Paris, he was was the son of Martin Hotteterre (d. 1712) and Marie Crespy. As early as 1689 or 1692, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre may have held a post as basse de hautbois et basse de violon in the royal court, but it is possible that the Jacques Hotteterre in this post was an older relative of Jacques-Martin's, who had been earlier employed as a musician in the English Royal court. Hotteterre lived and studied in Rome early in his career, and his nickname le Romain (the Roman) came from this period. He spent two years (16... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Moure
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Alexandre Jacob (Septemeber 29, 1879–August 28, 1954), known as Marius Jacob, was a French anarchist illegalist. A clever burglar equipped with a sharp sense of humour, capable of great generosity towards his victims, he became one of the models for Maurice Leblanc's character Arsene Lupin. A rough start Jacob was born in 1879 in Marseille to a working-class family. At the age of twelve, he signed up as a sailor's apprentice for a voyage that would carry him to Sydney where he deserted from the crew. Of his voyage he would later say, "I saw the world; it is not beautiful". After a short episode of piracy, which he soon rejected as too cruel, he returned to Marseilles in 1897 and gave up navy life definitively, plagued by fevers which would accompany him for the rest of his life. As a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Post
Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil on September 29, 1944) is a Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer of music best known for his scoring of numerous TV theme songs in the United States. He was born in Berkeley, California. Early musical career Post's first credited work in music was cutting demos using two singing sisters, Terry and Carol Fischer; with Sally Gordon, they went on to become The Murmaids (their first single, "Popsicles and Icicles" was a #3 hit song in 1963). Post also provided early guidance for the legendary garage rock band the Outcasts while in basic training in San Antonio, Texas; he was the songwriter and producer for both songs on the band's first single, released in 1965, and also arranged a local concert where they served as the back-up band. He won h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Benton
Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director. Benton was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Dorothy (née Spaulding) and Ellery Douglass Benton, a telephone company employee. He attended the University of Texas and Columbia University. Benton has enjoyed a highly successful career in film, winning numerous prestigious awards for both writing and directing. He was also the art director at Esquire magazine in the early 1960s. In 2006, he appeared in the documentary Wanderlust, as did a number of other well-known people. Benton's family originally hailed from Northumberland in Great Britain, where the Bentons held a seat long before the Norman Conquest. Many family members settled in America, including Abigail and Isabel Benton, who set... Biography of Justin Nozuka
Justin Tokimitsu Nozuka (born September 29, 1988) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His debut album Holly has been released in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States. He has licensed the album to indie label Coalition Entertainment Records, distributed by Warner Music in Canada, Outcaste Records in the UK/EU distributed by EMI and Glassnote Records in the US distributed by RED. Biography Nozuka was born to a Japanese father and an American mother of English ancestry. His mother's half-sister is actress Kyra Sedgwick and his first cousin twice removed is Edie Sedgwick. Justin's mother raised himself and his six siblings as a single mother. Nozuka is the brother of R&B singer George, actor Philip, and singer/songwriter Henry. Other family members include Christian and two sisters, ... Biography of Solal (singer)
Laurent Morhain, best known as Solal, born September 29, 1963 in Lorient, is a French singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Virginia Bruce
Virginia Bruce (September 29, 1910 – February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer. Career Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she went with her family to Los Angeles intending to enroll in the University of California when a friendly wager sent her seeking film work. She got it as an extra in Why Bring That Up?. She was also in the Ziegfeld Follies. In 1930 she appeared on Broadway in the musical Smiles, followed by America's Sweetheart in 1931. Bruce returned to Hollywood in 1932, where she married John Gilbert, her co-star in the film Downstairs. She retired briefly after the birth of their daughter Susan Ann Gilbert. The couple divorced in 1934, and Virginia returned to a hectic schedule of film appearances. Gilbert died in 1936. That same year, Bruce i... Biography of Anaïs Demoustier
Anaïs Demoustier, born on September 29, 1987 in Lille, Nord, is a French actress and comedian (birth time source: birth certificate, Marc Brun). Filmography Actress 2000 : Le Monde de Marty : Jennifer 2003 : Conflit de canards : Girl 2003 : Le Temps du loup : Eva 2005 : Les Murs porteurs : Mélanie Rosenfeld 2006 : Ma culotte : Lydia 2006 : Barrage : Lydie 2006 : L'Année suivante d’Isabelle Czajka 2007 : Un bébé tout neuf 2007 : Hellphone : Clémence 2007 : Le Prix à payer : Justine Ménard 2007 : Road Movie 2008 : La Belle Personne : Catherine 2008 : Les Grandes Personnes : Jeanne 2008 : Sois sage de Juliette Garcias 2009 : Pauline, court-métrage de Céline Sciamma 2010 : D’amour et d’eau fraîche d’Isabelle ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Monika Zehrt
Monika Zehrt (born 29 September 1952 in Riesa, Saxony) is a former sprint athlete, who competed for East Germany. She won two gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, in 400 m and 4x400 m relay. She is a four-time world record-holder in 4x400 m relay and one-time world record-holder in 400 m.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lukas Ammann
Lukas Ammann, born September 29, 1912 in Basel, is a Swiss actor, film director and screenwriter. Filmography (actor) (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0025045/ ) Herr Goldstein (2005) .... Abi Goldstein "Tatort" .... Erwin Bader (1 episode, 2000) - Mord am Fluss (2000) TV episode .... Erwin Bader Meschugge (1998) .... Max Weiss ... aka The Giraffe (Canada: English title) "Die Fallers" .... Wilhelm Faller (2 episodes, 1994-1995) ... aka "Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie" (Germany: promotional title) - Zuflucht (1995) TV episode .... Wilhelm Faller - Neues Leben (1994) TV episode .... Wilhelm Faller "Air Albatros" (1994) TV series "Verliebt, verlobt, verheiratet" (1994) TV series .... Giorgio Sander (unknown episodes) "Le chinois" .... Van Linden (1 ep... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Leonardo Piepoli
Leonardo Piepoli (born September 29, 1971 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He rides on the UCI ProTour for the Saunier Duval-Prodir Team. He is a record four-time winner (1995, 1999, 2003, 2004) of the Subida a Urkiola. Piepoli is a very good climber, and this was shown in the 2006 Giro d'Italia, where he was one of the strongest riders in the mountains and won two stages. Leonardo became the 2007 Giro d'Italia Mountains classification winner. He also won one stage of Giro, and one stage of Vuelta a España. During the Vuelta, Piepoli reached the King of Mountains Classification top position, but because of family reasons had to leave the race. Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Weight 52 kg (110 lb/8.2 st) Palmares 1995 Subid... Biography of Les Claypool
Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician, actor, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends (unusual on a bass guitar) and slapping. Claypool has also self produced and engineered his solo releases from his own studio "Rancho Relaxo". 2006 saw the release of a full-length feature film Electric Apricot written and directed by Claypool as well as a debut novel South of the Pumphouse. Biography Early years Claypool was born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, but was raised in El Sobrante, California in a working class family with a history of working as auto mechanics. A close family friend, Rhys Hick... Biography of M.J. Frankovich
Mitchell John “M.J.” Frankovich (29 September 1909 – 1 January 1992) was an American film producer Frankovich was born in Bisbee, Arizona. He played football for UCLA and was inducted into UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986. He served as president of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission and helped to bring the Los Angeles Raiders football team and 1984 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles. Frankovich was married to actress Binnie Barnes in 1940 until his 1 January 1992 death from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease in Los Angeles, California. They adopted 3 children, including producer, Peter, and production manager, Mike, Jr.... Biography of Donna Leon
Donna Leon (born on September 29, 1942, in Montclair, New Jersey) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice and featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. Ms Leon has lived in Venice for over twenty-five years. In addition to writing the Commissario Brunetti crime novels, Leon was a lecturer in English Literature for the University of Maryland University College - Europe (UMUC-Europe) in Italy, and then worked as a Professor from 1981 to 1999 at the American military base of Vicenza (Italy). Some years ago, Ms. Leon stopped teaching and concentrated on writing and other cultural activities in the field of music (especially Baroque music). Her crime novels are all situated in or near Venice. They are written in English and translated into many fore... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Richard Williams
John Richard Williams or J.R. Tryfanwy, often referred to simply by his bardic name Tryfanwy, was a Welsh language lyrical poet. He was born in the village of Rhostryfan in the old county of Caernarfonshire (Gwynedd), north Wales, on 29 September 1924 and died on 19 March 1924. He is buried at Portmadoc.... Biography of Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh (میرحسین موسوی خامنه) (born 29 September 1941) is an Iranian reformist politician, painter and architect who served as the fifth and last Prime Minister of the Islamic republic of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Mousavi is currently the president of the Iranian Academy of Arts and was candidate for the 2009 presidential election. He was the last Prime Minister in Iran before the constitutional changes which removed the post of prime minister. Before that, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is also a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the High Council of Cultural Revolution. However, as of 2009, he has not participated in their meetings for a lo... Biography of Toby Driver
Toby Driver is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and artist, best known for his work as the frontman of the experimental bands maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot. Driver creates the majority of the album artwork associated with these bands, performs the majority of the lead vocals, and has written and arranged most of the music for both bands. Upon Jason Byron's departure and the subsequent break up of maudlin of the Well, Driver also assumed the role of primary lyricist for Kayo Dot, although Byron is credited as a lyricist on Kayo Dot’s earlier releases. Although several members of motW continued on when the band dissolved and reformed as Kayo Dot, Driver is the only remaining member of the original line-up of maudlin of the Well who is still active with Kayo Dot. Biography and ea... Biography of Nicolas Winding Refn
Nicolas Winding Refn (born 29 September 1970) is a Danish film director, screenwriter and producer. Winding Refn moved to the United States in 1981 and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1993. He is famous for directing the Pusher trilogy. His film Drive premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival where it won him the Best Director Award. Winding Refn is married to actress Liv Corfixen, with whom he has two children. He is the son of veteran Danish film director and editor Anders Refn and cinematographer Vibeke Winding. His half-brother is Danish singer Kasper Winding. Filmography Year Title Production country Language Notes 1996 Pusher Denmark Danish Also Writer As Actor: Brian 1999 Bleeder Denmark Danish Also Writer/Producer 2003... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alister (singer)
Alister, born Christophe Ernault on September 29, 1975 in Paris, is a French singer, musician, and composer. Discography (albums) 2008 : Aucun mal ne vous sera fait. 2011 : Double détente... Biography of Jon Fosse
Jon Fosse (born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author and dramatist. Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway and currently lives in Bergen. He debuted in 1983 with the novel Raudt, svart (Red, black). His first play, Og aldri skal vi skiljast, was performed and published in 1994. Jon Fosse has written novels, short stories, poetry, children's books, essays and plays. His works have been translated into more than forty languages. He is widely considered as one of the world's greatest contemporary playwrights. Fosse was made a chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite of France in 2007. Fosse also has been ranked number 83 on the list of the Top 100 living geniuses by The Daily Telegraph. Honours and awards Nynorsk Literature Prize (1988) Aschehoug Prize (1997 ) Dobloug... Biography of Russell Peters
Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970 (birth time source: Pamela Young, Astrodatabank)) is a Canadian comedian, actor and disc jockey. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and has been nominated for four Gemini Awards. Early life Russell Peters was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada to Eric and Maureen Peters. His family is of Anglo-Indian ancestry and is Catholic. His father was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, and worked as a federal meat inspector; he is regularly mentioned and featured in his comedy work. Russell attended Chinguacousy Secondary School for grades 9–10, and North Peel Secondary School for grades 11–12 in Bramalea. Career Peters began performing in Toronto in 1989. Peters' popularity extends to several countries. He has since also performed in the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of AMG (rapper)
Jason Lewis (born September 29, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) better known by his stage name AMG, is a rapper from Cleveland, Ohio who later moved to Inglewood, California. He is known for his humor, sexually explicit lyrics, unorthodox style and most notably for songs like "Bitch Betta Have My Money", "Jiggable Pie" and "Tha Booty Up." The British electronica group Hardknox later sampled "Bitch Betta Have My Money" on their most famous single, "Who's Money?". In early 2007, AMG was in the process of recording an album with help from DJ Quik under the name "The Fixxers". They released a single through Interscope Records titled "Can U Werk Wit Dat". The album was to be called Midnite Life and was scheduled to release mid to late 2007. However, in December 2007, a business partner involved in ... Biography of Artika Sari Devi
Artika Sari Devi was born in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka-Belitung Islands, at September 29, 1979. She became Puteri Indonesia (Miss Indonesia Pageant) 2004 when she was 25 years old, represented Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, and crowned on August 6, 2004, in the Jakarta Convention Center. Miss Universe 2005 She represented Indonesia in 2005 Miss Universe Pageant. She made into the top fifteen, competed in the Evening Gown Competition but failed to make the top ten. She finished 15th place overall. Controversy Although not reported to the police, there was a controversy surrounding her involvement in the 2005 Miss Universe Pageant. She was accused of breaking the Code of Law 281, edict number 01/U/1984, regarding Cultural and Educational conducts. Indonesian laws forbids any kind of involv... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alex Skolnick
Alexander Nathan Skolnick (born September 29, 1968, born and raised in Berkeley, California) is an American jazz and metal guitarist. He was a member of the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Testament from 1983 until his departure in 1993. He returned briefly to re-record some old material for the band's First Strike is Still Deadly release, as well as the "Thrash of the Titans" all-star performance in 2001, before returning full-time four years later. Biography Alex Skolnick was a student of Joe Satriani and was one of many guitarists (Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan) to achieve fame. His parents, Jerome and Arlene, are both professors of sociology at New York University and have previously taught at UC Berkeley... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Servetus
Michael Servetus (also Miguel Servet or Miguel Serveto; 29 September 1511 – 27 October 1553) was a Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer, and humanist. He was the first European to describe the function of pulmonary circulation. His interests included many sciences: mathematics, astronomy and meteorology, geography, human anatomy, medicine and pharmacology, as well as jurisprudence, and the scholarly study of the Bible in its original languages. He is renowned in the history of several of these fields, particularly medicine and theology. He participated in the Protestant Reformation, and later developed a nontrinitarian Christology. Condemned by Catholics and Protestants alike, he was arrested in Geneva and burnt at the stake as a heretic by order of the Protestant Geneva governing c... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dave Andreychuk
David John Andreychuk (born September 29, 1963) is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning. He is one of the highest scoring left wingers in NHL history, and is the league's all-time leader in power-play goals with 274. NHL career Dave Andreychuk was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres from the Ontario Hockey League's Oshawa Generals in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft and played his first NHL season in 1982–83. He went on to play 11 seasons in Buffalo before being traded on February 2, 1993, with Daren Puppa, and a 1993 first-round pick (Kenny Jönsson) to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Grant Fuhr and a conditional 1995 fifth-round draft pic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jane Velez-Mitchell
Jane Velez-Mitchell (b. September 29, 1955) is an award winning television journalist and bestselling author. She currently has her own show on HLN, Jane Velez-Mitchell (replacing Glenn Beck who moved to Fox News Channel). She is often seen commenting on high-profile cases for CNN, TruTV, E! and other national cable TV shows. Velez-Mitchell frequently guest hosts for Nancy Grace on her Headline News show. Velez-Mitchell reported for the nationally syndicated Warner Brothers/Telepictures show Celebrity Justice. She also appears as a substitute host on HLN's Showbiz Tonight. Early life and career Born to a Puerto Rican mother and an Irish American father, Velez-Mitchell has been on the forefront of many headline news stories during the past decade. While covering a story regarding sor... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Silvio Piola
Silvio Piola (29 September 1913 – 4 October 1996) was an Italian footballer from Robbio Lomellina, province of Pavia. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set. Piola won the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Italy, scoring two goals in the final. Piola is third in the all-time goalscoring records of the Italian national team. He is also the highest goalscorer in Serie A history, with 274 goals, 49 ahead of anyone else. He played 537 Serie A games, putting him 4th on the all-time list for appearances in Italy's top flight. After his death a pair of Italian stadiums were renamed after him: one in Novara in 1997 and another in Vercelli in 1998.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Darington Hobson
Darington Hobson (born September 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League, on assignment from the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Hobson attended five high schools and a junior college before finally becoming eligible to play college basketball. Hobson was drafted in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Hobson was cut on December 2 due to injury. He was re-signed by the Milwaukee Bucks in December 2011. High school and junior college Hobson attended Western High School in Las Vegas for his freshmen year, before moving to Houston, Texas to attend Alief Hastings ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giovanni de' Medici (cardinal)
Giovanni di Cosimo I de' Medici (29 September 1543 (source: Wikipedia in Italian) – 20 November 1562), also known as Giovanni de' Medici the Younger, was an Italian cardinal. Biography He was born in Florence, the second son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Eleonora of Toledo. While his elder brother Francesco went on a political and military career, Giovanni had reserved for him the ecclesiastical career. After having been Archbishop of Pisa, he was created cardinal in Santa Maria in Domnica by Pope Pius IV in the consistory of 31 January 1560, aged only seventeen. Probably already suffering from tuberculosis, Giovanni died two years later in Livorno, from a malaria attack. His mother and his brother Garzia de' Medici died of the same illness a few days later.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heath Bell
Heath Justin Bell (born September 29, 1977) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. After taking over the San Diego Padres closer role from Trevor Hoffman in 2009, Bell was named a three-time All-Star and has been awarded with the Rolaids Relief Man Award twice and has also won the DHL Delivery Man of the Year Award and The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. From 2010–2011, he successfully converted 41 straight save opportunities, tied for the sixth longest streak in MLB history. Early years Bell was born in Oceanside, California. He attended Columbus Tustin Middle School and Tustin High School in Tustin, California, which is about 50 miles (80 km) from Oceanside. He lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. Bell atte... Biography of Helen Morgan (Miss World)
Helen Morgan (born 29 September 1952) is a Welsh model, and the 1974 winner of the Miss United Kingdom and Miss World pageants. Morgan became the first winner to resign, and the second not to finish her reign as Miss World. Biography Born in Barry, she worked in a bank. Entering modelling competitions on a part-time basis, she won the Miss Wales and Miss United Kingdom titles in 1974. Morgan represented Wales in the 1974 Miss Universe pageant, where she finished First Runner Up to Amparo Muñoz of Spain. When Muñoz resigned as Miss Universe before the end of her reign, the crown was not offered to Morgan or any other runner up. 1974 Miss World Winning Miss United Kingdom earned Morgan the right to represent the United Kingdom in Miss World. She had originally been reluctant to en... Biography of Kurt Nilsen
Kurt Erik Kleppe Nilsen (born September 29, 1978) is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian version of the reality television show Pop Idol, which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of Pop Idol, called World Idol on January 1, 2004, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows. Career Idol Upon leaving school, Nilsen made his living as a plumber. Nilsen became the lead singer in the Norwegian band Fenrik Lane. He is a left-handed musician and plays his guitar with the strings upside down. He appeared on and won Norwegian Idol with 54% of the votes against Gaute Ormåsen. He is one of only seven contestants in the Idol (Norway) history who succeeded in staying out of “bottom three/two” places in weekly votes... Biography of Josh Farro
Joshua Neil Farro (born September 29, 1987) is an American punk rock guitarist and songwriter, and the lead guitarist of the band Novel American. He is best known as the former lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the alternative rock band Paramore. He is also the older brother of Zac Farro of Half Noise and formerly of Paramore. Paramore (2004-2010) Farro was a founding member and lead guitarist of Paramore from the band's inception in 2004 until 2010. Additionally, he provided backing vocals and was chiefly involved in writing almost all of the band's songs alongside Hayley Williams and Taylor York. On December 18, 2010, Paramore's official website announced that Farro and his brother Zac had decided to leave the band. Departure and blog controversy On December 21, 2010, a blog... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brad Cotter
Brad Cotter (born September 29, 1970) is an American country music singer who won the 2004 season of Nashville Star a talent competition on the USA Network. Signed to Epic Records that year, he released his debut album Patient Man, which produced three singles on the Billboard country charts, including the No. 35 "I Meant To". An independent EP, Continuity, followed in 2007. BIography Born in Opelika, Alabama, Cotter trained with Jerry Redd, who had performed with Elvis Presley and the gospel music group The Stamps Quartet. His first public performance was at the age of nine in a church in Columbus, Georgia. He recorded five gospel records in the next eight years, and was voted the "top child Gospel soloist in America". He dropped out of performing in his late teen years, then return... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Trofim Lysenko
Trofim Denisovich Lysenko (Russian: Трофи́м Дени́сович Лысе́нко, Ukrainian: Трохим Денисович Лисенко, Trochym Denysovyč Lysenko) (September 29 1898 – November 20, 1976) was a Soviet biologist and agronmist of Ukrainian origin. Lysenko rejected Mendelian genetics in favor of the hybridization theories of Russian horticulturist Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, and adapted them to a pseudoscientific movement termed Lysenkoism. His experimental research in improved crop yields earned the support of Soviet leader Jo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Abrial
Patrick Abrial, born on September 29, 1946 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain), is a French singer, composer, and sound designer. Discography Albums studio 1966 : J'ai faim (CBS 62671) 1969 : Chanson pour Marie (CBS 63625) 1970 : Petite Isabelle (CBS 64211) 1972 : Je nous aime (CBS 64909) 1976 : Condamné Amour (Sonopresse GT 36513) 1977 : Mannderly (avec Stratagème) (Sonopresse 69 678) 1978 : Le bonbon (Sonopresse 25 068 16642) 1981 : Vidéo (Accord ACV 130025 MU 219) 1982 : La fille du boucher (CBS 85807) 1995 : La raison du plus fort 45 tours 4 titres 1967 : Chanson pour / Sylvie / Le monde à l'envers / Rêve (CBS 5776) 1967 : Mister James Brown / Solitude / Le croc'Odile / Le vent m'a dit (CBS 6250) 1967 : Adagio pour un amour /... |
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