|
||||||||
|
Celebrities born in January
Celebrities born in February
Celebrities born in March
Celebrities born in April
Celebrities born in May
Celebrities born in June
|
Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on September, 5, 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 · 45,405 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,405 Celebrities
120 celebrities or events were found for September, 5. Add to favourites (184 fans)Biography of Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British rock musician and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen and often heralded as one of the best rock singers of all time. He is remembered for his vocal abilities and charisma as a live performer. As a songwriter, he composed many international hits, including "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love", "We Are the Champions" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". In late 1991, Mercury died of Bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS. Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on the African island of Zanzibar, at the time a British colony, now part of Tanzania. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, were Parsi-Zoroastrians from India. The family had emigrated to Zanzibar ... Add to favourites (59 fans)Biography of Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV (baptised as Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre. He acceded to the throne on May 14, 1643, a few months before his fifth birthday, but did not assume actual personal control of the government until the death of his First Minister ("premier ministre"), Jules Cardinal Mazarin, in 1661. Louis would remain on the throne till his death just prior to his seventy-seventh birthday in 1715. The reign of Louis XIV, known as The Sun King (in French Le Roi Soleil) or as Louis the Great (in French Louis le Grand, or simply Le Grand Monarque, "the Great Monarch"), spanned seventy-two years—the longest reign of any major European monarch. During that period of time he increased the power and influence of France in Europe, fighti... Add to favourites (63 fans)Biography of Rose McGowan
Rose Arianna McGowan (born September 5, 1973) is an Italian-born American actress. She is known for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB Television Network supernatural drama series Charmed. She played Ann-Margret alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Elvis Presley in the CBS mini-series Elvis. In 2008, she was guest programmer and co-host of TCM's film-series program, The Essentials. She made her film debut in the 1992 comedy Encino Man, where she played a small role. Her performance as Amy Blue in the 1995 dark comedy film The Doom Generation brought her to a wider attention, and received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. McGowan then appeared in the 1996 hit horror film Scream and starring alongside Ben Affleck in the 1997 thriller feature Going All the Way. Later, she appeared in ... Add to favourites (36 fans)Biography of Raquel Welch
Jo Raquel Tejada (born September 5, 1940), best known by her stage name Raquel Welch, is an American actress of Spanish-Bolivian and Anglo-Irish descent who reached fame during the 1960s as one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Early life Welch was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest of three children born to Armando Carlos Tejada and Josephine Sarah Hall. Her father, who immigrated from La Paz, Bolivia, was an aerospace engineer of Castilian Spanish descent; her mother was an Irish-American. In 1942, Armando Tejada was transferred to San Diego, California. The family moved to the suburb of La Jolla, where Welch grew up. She took dancing lessons as a child, and was winning beauty pageants by the time she was a teenager. Among her titles were "Miss Photogenic," "Miss La Jol... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Pierre Casiraghi
Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi is the youngest child of HSH Princess Caroline of Monaco (now HRH The Princess of Hanover) and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi. He was born on September 5, 1987 at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo. He is named for his maternal great-grandfather, Prince Pierre of Monaco, his maternal grandfather, Prince Rainier III of Monaco, and his father. His godparents are his uncle Prince Albert and his aunt by marriage Laura Casiraghi (the wife of Daniele Casiraghi). He had just turned three when his father was killed in a speed-boat accident in october 1990 He has two elder siblings: Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi and Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi, and one younger half-sister, HRH Princess Alexandra of Hanover. He can speak fluent ... Biography of Skandar Keynes
Skandar Amin Casper Keynes (born 5 September 1991) is an English actor. He is best known for starring as Edmund Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. He will appear in the second installment, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, currently scheduled for release in May of 2008. Keynes was born in London to writer Randal Keynes and Zelfa Cecil Hourani. His maternal grandfather, Cecil Fadlo Hourani, is a famous writer of Lebanese descent, and the brother of Albert Hourani, also a well-known writer and professor. Through his father, Keynes is the great-great-great grandson of the famous scientist Charles Darwin, the great-great nephew of the economist John Maynard Keynes and the nephew of the historian and Cambridge professor Simon Keynes. He has an older sister, Soumaya Key... Biography of Denise Fabre
Former French TV host.... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Jesse James (outlaw)
Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw and the most famous member of the James-Younger gang. He became a figure of folklore after his death. He was a notable gunfighter, who carried on the tradition of pistoleering he acquired as a Missouri teenager riding with the Missouri Bushwhackers, William Clark Quantrill and William T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson. Early life Jesse Woodson James was born in Clay County, Missouri, near the site of present day Kearney. As an adult Jesse was of medium height, of slender but solid build, with a bearded, narrow face, and prominent blue eyes. Until his later years, when he became abnormally suspicious and moody, he was good-natured and jocular, though quick-tempered. He always justified his outlawry on the alleged gro... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Kristian Alfonso
Kristian-Joy Alfonso (born September 5, 1963 in Brockton, Massachusetts) is an American soap opera actress. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) She began her career as a figure skater and gold medal champion at the Junior Olympics. At the age of 13, a devastating tobogganing accident ended her skating career and Kristian began modeling. By the time she was 15 she had appeared on the cover of over 30 magazines, including Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She was first seen on TV, playing opposite Rock Hudson in the TV movie The Starmaker in 1981. Her career took off in April 1983 when she started playing Hope Williams on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. During that time, her character fell in love with, and married, ruggedly handsome Bo Brady (Peter Reckell). Alfonso left the show in April 1987 for a... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog (born Werner Stipetić on September 5, 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director of Croatian descent. Height: 5' 11½" (1.82 m) He is often associated with the German New Wave movement (also called New German Cinema), along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Wim Wenders and others. His films often feature heroes with impossible dreams or people with unique talents in obscure fields. Early life Herzog was born Werner Stipetić (IPA pronunciation: ) in Munich. He adopted the name Herzog, which means "duke" in German, later in life. His parents were Croatian. His father abandoned Werner and his mother early in Herzog's youth, when he returned from a prisoner of war camp after World War II. His... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Michael Keaton
Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American actor, perhaps best known for his early comedic roles in films such as Night Shift, Beetlejuice, and his portrayal of Batman in the two Tim Burton-directed films of the series. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Personal life Keaton, the youngest of seven children, was born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. His father worked as a civil engineer and surveyor and his mother, Leona, a homemaker, came from a Scotch-Irish community in Pennsylvania. Keaton was raised in a large Catholic family and attended Montour High School in Pennsylvania. He studied speech for two years at Kent State, before dropping out and moving to Pittsburgh. Keaton was married to actress Caroline McWilliams from 1982 until... Biography of Joan Kennedy
Virginia Joan Bennett (formerly; Joan Kennedy) was born September 9 (or 2), 1936 in Riverdale, New York. She was the daughter of Henry Wiggin Bennett, Jr. and the former Virginia Joan Stead. She attended Manhattanville College, a Sacred Heart Academy, along with several Kennedy daughters. Through them, she met her future husband, Edward Moore Kennedy. Marriage and divorce Ted and Joan were married on November 29, 1958, in Bronxville, New York. They had three children: Kara Kennedy Allen (born February 27, 1960), Edward Moore Kennedy, Jr. (born September 26, 1961), and Representative Patrick Joseph Kennedy (born July 14, 1967). In July 1969, while pregnant with another child after two miscarriages, Joan stood beside her husband in court a few days after a car he was driving plunged off ... Biography of Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa (born September 5, 1969, in Los Angeles, California) is a rock guitarist. He is the son of Gail and Frank Zappa and the second of four siblings: his older sister, Moon Unit, and his two younger siblings Ahmet and Diva. He is the cousin of actress Lala Sloatman. Dweezil's registered birth name was Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, although this occurred only because the hospital at which he was born refused to register him under the name Dweezil. The name was a nickname coined by Frank for an oddly-curled pinky-toe of Gail's. He was always called "Dweezil" by his family and was unaware that this was not the name on his birth certificate. Upon this discovery at the age of seven, he insisted on having his nickname become his legal name. Gail and Frank hired an attorney and soon... Biography of Werner Erhard
Werner Hans Erhard (born John Paul Rosenberg) is a creator of transformational models and applications for individuals, groups, and organizations and is best known by the public for the programs he created named the “est Training” (1971 – 1983) and the “Forum” (1984 – 1991). Erhard’s programs were offered to the public successively by the following businesses: Erhard Seminars Training Inc. (1971 - 1975), est, an educational corporation (1975 - 1981), and Werner Erhard & Associates (1981 – 1991). In 1991, Erhard sold his then-existing intellectual properties to Landmark Education, retired and left the United States. Erhard, along with John Denver, Robert W. Fuller, and others, founded The Hunger Project in 1977. Early life (1935-1971) Jack Rosenberg graduated from Norristown High ... Biography of John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer. He was a pioneer of chance music, non-standard use of musical instruments, and electronic music. He is perhaps best known for his 1952 composition 4'33", whose three movements are performed without a single note being played. Though he remains a controversial figure, he is generally regarded as one of the most important composers of his era. Cage was a long-term collaborator and romantic partner of choreographer Merce Cunningham. In addition to his composing, Cage was also a philosopher, writer, printmaker, and avid amateur mycologist and mushroom collector. Early life and work Cage was born in Los Angeles and graduated from Los Angeles High School. He was of English and Scottish descent. His inven... Biography of Harlem (Star Academy)
Harlem, born September 5, 1977 in Paris, is a French singer. He He has participated in Star Academy fourth season in 2004.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dean Ford
Dean Ford, born September 5, 1945, is a Scotish singer, member of successful Scottish pop/rock group Marmalade. Unusually, Marmalade had two bass players, and were originally called Dean Ford & The Gaylords; they released several unsuccessful singles between 1964 and 1966, before changing their name. Their next few singles also failed to chart in the UK, although one, "I See The Rain," was highly praised by Jimi Hendrix and became a Top 40 hit in the Netherlands in 1967. Marmalade's record label, CBS, threatened to drop them if they did not have a hit, and after the failure of another self-penned single later that year, "Man In A Shop", insisted they record more chart-oriented material. They rejected "Everlasting Love", which became a Number One for Love Affair, but later gave in to ... Biography of George Lazenby
George Robert Lazenby (born September 5, 1939) is an Australian actor best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. George Lazenby was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. After leaving school he worked as a salesman at a Morris Motor Company dealership in Canberra and as a ski instructor. He also won several skiing competitions and played bass guitar in a band called The Corvettes. He served in the Australian Army Special forces, reaching the rank of Sergeant and becoming an unarmed combat instructor. He moved to London in 1964 as a model, then as an advertising actor. By 1968, he was the highest-paid male model in the world (reportedly, in 1967, he made £40,000 directly from modelling, and £60,000 from commercials and prod... Biography of Bob Newhart
George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Early life Bob Newhart was born on September 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois to George David Newhart and Julia Pauline Burns. Newhart attended St. Ignatius College Prep and Loyola University of Chicago where he graduated in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in business management. He was drafted in the U.S. Army and served stateside during the Korean War until discharged in 1954. Early career After the war he got a job as an accountant for United States Gypsum. He later claimed that his motto, "That's close enough," shows he didn't have the temperament to be an accountant. He also claimed to have been a clerk in the unemployment office who made $60 a week but who quit upon learning weekly... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elisabeth Volkenrath
Elisabeth Volkenrath (1919 – December 13, 1945, Hameln) was an SS supervisor at several concentration camps during World War II. She trained under SS supervisor Dorothea Binz at Ravensbrück concentration camp, and in 1943 went to Auschwitz Birkenau as an Aufseherin. There she took part in selections and abuse of prisoners. In November 1944, she was promoted to SS Oberaufseherin and oversaw three hangings. She later went to Bergen-Belsen as supervising wardress and did nothing for the conditions there. In April 1945 she was arrested by the British Army and sent to prison. She eventually stood trial with Irma Grese and many other Nazi guards at the Belsen Trial. She was sentenced to death and hanged on December 13, 1945, at Hameln by Albert Pierrepoint.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard d'Aboville
On September 5, 1945 (birth time source: Didier Geslain), Gerard d’Aboville was born in Paris, the son of an aristocratic family linked to the history of France. As a child, he quickly displayed his passion for the sea and navigating. After completing his military service as a parachutist (from 1967 - 1968), he sets out to sea and circles the world on ships. From 1978 to 1980 he works on his project to cross the Atlantic ocean in a row boat. Rowing for 71 days and 23 hours, he covers the 5,200 kilometers which separate Cape Cod, in Newport, Massachusetts (USA) from Ouessant, Britany, (France). This solo crossing of the Atlantic, which took him from the 10th of July to the 21st of September 1980, won him numerous sports awards. In 1984, he took part in a long-distance river race along the w... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Katerina Graham
Katerina Alexandre "Kat" Graham (born September 5, 1989) is a Swiss born American actress, singer, dancer, and model. She has appeared in numerous television shows and film productions, as well as music videos. In 2009, she began appearing in a supporting role as Bonnie Bennett in The CW television network show, The Vampire Diaries. Personal background Graham was born in Geneva, Switzerland and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Joseph, is Liberian, and her mother, Natasha, is Jewish of half Russian and half Polish ancestry. Graham was born in Geneva, while her father was working as a journalist for the United Nations. Graham's father was a music executive and the godfather of two of Quincy Jones' children, while her grandfather was a UN Ambassador, serving for 40 years i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luciano Teodori
Luciano Teodori, born September 5, 1950 in Rome, is an Italian author and journalist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Axel Kahn
Axel Kahn, born September 5, 1944 in Petit-Pressigny, Indre-et-Loire, is a French scientist and geneticist. He is the brother of the journalist Jean-François Kahn. He was a member of the French National Consultative Ethics Committee from 1992 to 2004 and worked in gene therapy. He first entered the INSERM with a specialization in biochemistry. He was named in 2002 as a counsellor for biosciences and biotechnologies matters by the European Commission.Head of French laboratories specialized in biomedical sciences between years 1984 and 2007,he has been elected as the President of the University Paris Descartes in December 2007, where he was the sole candidate. Kahn is known in France for his appearances in the media where he attempts to explain genetics and ethics to the public. He uses t... Biography of Brad Wilk
Brad Wilk (born September 5, 1968 in Portland, Oregon) is an American drummer, famous for being the drummer in Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Personal life Brad was born in 1968 in Portland, Oregon. He lived in Chicago in his childhood, and then later settled in Southern California. Wilk started to play the drums when he was 13 years old and got his first kit when he was 14. He is a Buddhist, and is also a Type 1 diabetic. In late 2005, Brad Wilk married his girlfriend Selene Vigil. The wedding ceremony took place on 10 December at Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe with only family in attendance. They have one child, Luca. Musical career Rage Against the Machine (1990-2000; 2007-present) Brad's success as the drummer of Rage Against the Machine came from the failure of ... Biography of Gérard Louvin
Gérard Fromont, best known as Gérard Louvin, born September 1946 in Le Raincy, is a French producer and businessman. Books La Loco, roman autobiographique co-écrit avec Florence Aboulker en 1989 Show devant en 2004 Star Ac - Les secrets du château en 2005... Biography of Ken Norman (basketball)
Kenneth Darnel Norman (born September 5, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected 19th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers of the 1987 NBA Draft. The 6'8" 215 pound-Norman played for the Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks in 10 NBA seasons. His best year as a pro came during the 1988-89 NBA season as a Clipper, when he averaged 18.1 points in 80 games. In his NBA career, Norman played in a total of 646 games and scored 8,717 points. He played collegiately at the University of Illinois. During his playing career, Norman was nicknamed "Snake Norman" and "the snake."... Biography of Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) Early life Wainwright was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to Martha, a noted yoga teacher, and Loudon Wainwright, Jr., a well-known writer and editor for Life magazine. Wainwright grew up in Bedford, New York, a wealthy town in Westchester County. He is a direct descendant of Peter Stuyvesant. Among his sisters is Sloan Wainwright, also a singer. He graduated from St. Andrew's School. Career Wainwright's career began in the late 1960s. He had played the guitar while in school, but would later sell it for yoga lessons while living in San Francisco. Later, in Rhode Island, Wainwright's grandmother got him a job working in a boatyard. He... Biography of Cathy Guisewite
Cathy Lee Guisewite (born September 5, 1950) is the cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy in 1976. Her main cartoon character (Cathy) is a career woman faced with the issues and challenges of work, relationships, her mother and food, or as Guisewite herself put it in one of her strips, "The four basic guilt groups." Guisewite was born in Dayton, Ohio and grew up in Midland, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. Guisewite received her bachelor's degree in English in 1972. She also holds seven honorary degrees. In 1993, Guisewite received the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society. In 1987, she received an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for... Biography of Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christian Bach (September 5, 1735 – January 1, 1782) was a composer of the Classical era, the eleventh and youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He is sometimes referred to as 'the London Bach' or 'the English Bach', due to his time spent living there. He is noted for influencing the concerto style of Mozart. Life Bach was born on g September 5, 1735 to Johann Sebastian and Anna Magdalena Bach in Leipzig, Germany. His distinguished father was already 50 at the time of his birth, which would perhaps contribute to the sharp differences between his music and that of his father. Even so, his father first instructed him in music until he died. After his father's death, when Johann Christian was 15, he worked with his second oldest brother Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, considered at the... Biography of Arthur Koestler
Arthur Koestler CBE (September 5, 1905, Budapest – March 3, 1983, London) was a Hungarian polymath who became a naturalized British subject. He wrote journalism, novels, social philosophy, and books on scientific subjects. In 1931, he joined the Communist Party of Germany, but left the party seven years later, after emigrating to the United Kingdom. By the late 1940s, he was one of the most recognized and outspoken British anti-communists, and he remained politically active through the 1950s. He wrote several popular books, including Arrow in the Blue (the first volume of his autobiography), The Yogi and the Commissar (a collection of essays, many dealing with Communism), The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe, The Act of Creation, and The Thirteenth Tribe (a ... Biography of Eddie Vartan
Eddie Vartan, born September 5, 1937 in Sofia, died June 19, 2001, was a composer, conductor and singer. He is the brother of singer Sylvie Vartan, the father of actor Michael Vartan, and the uncle of singer David Hallyday.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Volcker
Paul Adolph Volcker (born September 5, 1927 in Cape May, New Jersey), is an American economist. He is best-known as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve ("The Fed") under United States Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan (from August 1979 to August 1987). He is today an economic advisor to Democratic presidential candiate Barack Obama. Education Volcker grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he graduated from Teaneck High School, and his father was the township's first Municipal manager. Volcker's undergraduate education was at Princeton University; he graduated in 1949. He earned his M.A. in political economy from Harvard University in 1951 and then attended the London School of Economics from 1951 to 1952 as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Fellow. He has received honorary... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Palden Jenkins
Palden Jenkins, born September 5, 1950 in Glastonbury (birth time source: Sy Scholfield, Astrodatabank), is a British editor, author, teacher, lecturer and professional astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carl Friedrich von Siemens
Carl Friedrich von Siemens (September 5, 1872 in Berlin – September 9, 1941 in Heinendorf near Potsdam) was a German Entrepreneur and politician. Carl Friedrich is the youngest son of Werner von Siemens by his second wife and relative Antonie Siemens and nephew of Carl Siemens and William Siemens. In 1899, Carl Friedrich von Siemens joined the Siemens & Halske AG which has been found by his father and was then led by his elder brothers (today Siemens AG). From 1901 to 1908 Siemens was a director of the British filial Siemens Brothers & Co in London and Siemens Brothers Dynamo Works in Stafford. From 1908 to 1912 he established and led the so-called Übersee-Abteilung which was responsible for the company’s activities abroad. He became CEO of the Siemens-Schuckertwerke in Berlin in 1912 a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marie-Pierre Delbecque
Marie-Pierre Delbecque, born September 5, 1945 in Mouscron, is a Belgian artist in stained glass.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tomohiro Kaku
Tomohiro Kaku (郭智博 ,Kaku Tomohiro?) is a Japanese actor. He was born September 5th, 1984. He is from Kanagawa, Japan. His hobbies are dancing and soccer. Profile Name: 郭智博 Name (romaji): Kaku Tomohiro Nickname: Tomo Profession: Actor Height: 169cm Star sign: Virgo Blood type: AB Talent agency: Moon the Child Filmography TV ROOKIES (TBS, 2008, ep8-9) Hana Yori Dango (TBS, 2005) Medaka (Fuji TV, 2004, ep3) Stand Up!! (TBS, 2003) Toshiie and Matsu (NHK, 2002) Handoku (TBS, 2001) Seija no Koushin (TBS, 1998) Movies Niji no Megami / Rainbow Song (2006) Yoru no Picnic / Night Time Picnic (2006) School Days (2005) Hana and Alice (2004) All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) Fifteen (2001) Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ricky Fataar
Ricky Fataar (born September 5 1952) is a South African multi-instrumentalist of Malay descent, who has performed as both a drummer, and a guitarist. He gained fame as an actor in the comedic television movie, All You Need Is Cash, a spoof on the actual history of The Beatles, and for his performance as a member of The Beach Boys. Fataar may also be recognized for his contributions as a record producer, and has worked on projects scoring music to film and television. Music career The Flames Fataar's first childhood band was The Flames, a band from his birthplace of Durban, South Africa that began in 1963. He joined the band at the age of nine. The band made several recordings as well as touring all over Southern Africa and before long they became quite popular in South Africa. By ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Challe
Maurice Challe (5 September 1905 - 18 January 1979) was a French general during the Algerian War, one of four generals who took part in the Algiers putsch. A native of Le Pontet, Vaucluse, Challe was a brilliant French Air Force general whose greatest military success was in the realm of counter-insurgency operations during the French-Algerian conflict of 1954-1962. His offensive, begun in March 1959 and also known as the Challe Plan succeeded in substantially weakening the F.L.N. (Front de Libération Nationale) in Algeria. Through the use of speed and concentration of force, Challe kept the F.L.N. insurgents in constant retreat and disorder. His innovative tactics would be studied and emulated by others seeking to keep insurgency at bay and off-balance. The Challe Plan was only partial... Biography of John Carew
John Alieu Carew (born 5 September 1979 in Lørenskog, Akershus) is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for English Premier League club Aston Villa and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway. Club career Early career In his early years, Carew had a trial at Blackburn. He won the Norwegian Football Cup with Vålerenga in 1997, and the Norwegian Premier League with Rosenborg in 1999. After a string of impressive displays in the Champions League, he moved to Spanish club Valencia CF, where he won the league. Carew was part of the Valencia side that lost on penalties in the 2001 UEFA Champions League Final, even though he scored on his attempt. His goals in that campaign were crucial, including a 75th minut... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Norman Carl Odam
The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, born Norman Carl Odam on October 10, 1947 (though his website claims September 5, there is a doubt) in Lubbock, Texas, is an incoherent rock and roll performer who invented an early example of the genre that came to be known as psychobilly in the 1960s. While often considered a novelty artist, he considers himself a serious performer. He recorded his only "hit," the song "Paralyzed", in 1968, in what was, apparently, a moment of spare time in a recording studio in Texas. T-Bone Burnett played drums on the record. The lyrics to this magnum opus are unintelligible snarls, growls, and similar vocalisms, surrounded by frantic strumming on acoustic guitar, Burnett's equally frantic drumming, and occasional yelps of what sounds like the song's title, "Paralyzed!... Biography of Carice van Houten
Carice Anouk van Houten (pronounced ; born September 5, 1976) is a Dutch stage and film actress. She won three Golden Calves for her roles in Suzy Q (1999), Undercover Kitty (2001), and Black Book (2006). Her role in Black Book launched her international career. She acted in the films American films Body of Lies (2008), Valkyrie (2008), and Repossession Mambo (2009). Early life van Houten was born on September 5, 1976 in Leiderdorp, the Netherlands. Her mother Margje Stasse is on the board of Dutch educational TV and her father Theodore van Houten is a writer and broadcaster. She has a younger sister, Jelka van Houten, who is also an actress. She went to the St. Bonifatiuscollege (high school) in Utrecht, where she played the leading role in Hugo Claus' Tijl Uilenspieghel, directed by ... Biography of Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 – May 2, 1864) was a noted German-born opera composer, and the first great exponent of Grand Opera. At his peak in the 1830s and 1840s, he was the most famous and successful composer and producer of opera in Europe, yet is virtually unknown today. Meyerbeer was born to a Jewish family in Tasdorf (now a part of Rüdersdorf), near Berlin with the name Jacob Liebmann Beer. His father was the enormously wealthy financier Jacob Judah Herz Beer (1769-1825) and his much-beloved mother, Amalia Liebmann Meyer Wulff (1767-1854) also came from the wealthy elite. Their other children included the astronomer Wilhelm Beer and the poet Michael Beer. Meyerbeer made his debut as a nine-year old playing a Mozart concerto in Berlin. Throughout his youth, although he ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Clay Regazzoni
Gianclaudio Giuseppe "Clay" Regazzoni (September 5, 1939 – December 15, 2006) was a Swiss racing car driver. He competed in Formula One races from 1970 to 1980, winning five Grands Prix. His first win was the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in his debut season, driving for Ferrari. He remained with the Italian team until 1972. After a single season with British Racing Motors Regazzoni returned to Ferrari for a further three years, 1974 to 1976. After finally leaving Ferrari at the end of 1976, Regazzoni joined the Ensign and Shadow teams, before moving to Williams in 1979, where he took the British team's first ever Grand Prix victory, the 1979 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. He was replaced by Carlos Reutemann at Williams for 1980 and moved back to Ensign. Following an accident at the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fons Rademakers
Fons Rademakers (September 5, 1920, Roosendaal – February 22, 2007, Geneva) was a Dutch filmmaker and actor. During a career spanning several decades he directed 11 films, including The Assault, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986, and The Village on the River, nominated for the same award in 1959. Making him both the first Dutch director to be nominated and win this award. Filmography The Village on the River (Dorp aan de rivier) (1958) That Joyous Eve (Makkers staakt uw wild geraas) (1960) The Knife (Het Mes) (1961) Like Two Drops of Water (Als twee druppels water) (1963) The Dance of the Heron (De dans van de reiger) (1966) Mira (1971) Because of the Cats (1973) Max Havelaar (Max Havelaar of de koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche handel... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dennis Scott
Dennis Eugene Scott (born September 5, 1968 in Hagerstown, Maryland) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 8" small forward from Georgia Tech, and the 1989-1990 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Scott was selected by the Orlando Magic with the fourth pick of the 1990 NBA Draft after being the leading scorer on a Yellow Jackets team that made the Final Four, and comprising one portion of Georgia Tech's "Lethal Weapon 3" attack featuring Scott, Kenny Anderson and Brian Oliver. Career Magic Scott spent the majority of his career with the Magic, earning the nickname 3-D for his ability to consistently make long three-point field goal attempts. Until the drafting of Shaquille O'Neal in 1992, Scott and Nick Anderson were the leading scorers for the Magic. In ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlos Sabillon
Carlos Sabillon, born September 5, 1972 in San Pedro Sula, is a Honduran singer and composer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902 – December 22, 1979) was an American producer, writer, actor, director, and studio executive who played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career being rivalled only by that of Adolph Zukor). Early life Zanuck was born in Wahoo, Nebraska, the son of Louise (née Torpin) and Frank Zanuck, who owned and operated the Grand Hotel in Wahoo. Zanuck was of part Swiss descent and was raised a Protestant. At six, Zanuck and his mother moved to Los Angeles, where the better climate could improve her poor health. At eight, he found his first movie job as an extra, but his disapproving father recalled him to Nebraska. In 1918, despite being sixteen, he deceived a recruiter and joined the United... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raymond Castans
Raymond Castans, born September 5, 1920 in Saint-Christol, Hérault, is a French journalist and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julien Saubade
Julien Saubade (born 5 November 1983 in Bayonne) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Paris rugby club, Stade Français in the top level of French club rugby, the Top 14. His usual position is on the wing. Saubade was originally playing with the Biarritz Olympique which had formed him, though he moved to US Dax, playing in the French second division, initially for the 2003 season, but he ended up staying there until July 2005, since he couldn't get the opportunity to play in Biarritz's first team. He was the second division's best scorer with 12 tries. The club didn't seem to be ready to trust him despite his selections in the French U-19 and then U-21 teams (alongside Julien Arias and Arnaud Marchois whom he was to join in Paris). Therefore he moved to Paris ... Biography of John Stewart
John Stewart (born September 5, 1939 in San Diego, California, United States) is an American songwriter and singer, best-known for his contributions to the American folk music movement of the early and mid 1960s while a member of the Kingston Trio (1961–1967). Early life Stewart was the son of horse trainer, John S. Stewart, and his wife. He spent his childhood and adolescence growing up in southern California, living mostly in the cities of Pasadena and Pomona with his parents. He graduated from Pomona Catholic High School, which at the time was a coeducational school, in 1957. He demonstrated an early talent for music, learning the guitar and banjo, and composing his first song, "Shrunken Head Boogie," when he was just ten years old. Musical evolution and career Stewart's firs... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Kilmer
William Orland Kilmer, Jr. (born September 5, 1939 in Topeka, Kansas) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, the New Orleans Saints and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. Early life A native of Azusa, California, Kilmer played baseball, football and basketball during his athletic career at Citrus High School in California, scoring more than 1,500 points in the latter sport while earning All-American honors. His baseball exploits saw him win All-Conference accolades, while the poor fortunes of his football squad saw him relegated to Third Team All-Conference recognition. College career Kilmer then competed in football for one year at Citrus Junior College where he scored six touchdow... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Quentin de La Tour
Maurice Quentin de La Tour (September 5, 1704 – February 17, 1788) was a French Rococo portraitist who worked primarily with pastels. Among his most famous subjects were Voltaire, Rousseau, Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour. Biography He was born in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, the son of a musician who disapproved of his taking up painting. At the age of fifteen La Tour went to Paris, where he entered the studio of the Flemish painter Jacques Spoede. He then went to Rheims in 1724 and to England in 1725, returning to Paris to resume his studies around 1727. After his return to Paris, he began working with pastels. In 1737 La Tour exhibited the first of a splendid series of 150 portraits that served as one of the glories of the Paris Salon for the next 37 years. Endowing his sitters with a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Coats
James Coats, born September 5, 1843 in Belfast, was an Irish mesmerist, magnetizer and author.... Biography of Amii Grove
Amii Grove (born on 5 September 1985) is an English glamour model and Page Three Girl who has also appeared in magazines such as Zoo Weekly and FHM. In 2004, she won the title of Miss Bikini World, and has listed at position 66 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World for 2007. She is sometimes known as "The bum from Brum" as she is from Birmingham. She is the former girlfriend of Liverpool F.C. winger Jermaine Pennant. In 2007 Amii sold her story to The sun newspaper about her time as a WAG.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jonathan Libby
Jonathan Libby, born September 5, 1981 in Dallas Texas, was a contestant of Survivor: Palau, the tenth season of the United States reality show Survivor in 2005. Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show based on the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons, and first broadcast in May 2000. The American series is hosted by former game show emcee and news reporter, Jeff Probst. Produced by Mark Burnett, it currently airs first on the CBS television network and syndication to other cable networks. The theme song was composed by Russ Landau. The show is based on stranding a group of strangers as one or more tribes in a remote location, where they must fend for food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves... Biography of Christoph Martin Wieland
Christoph Martin Wieland (September 5, 1733 – January 20, 1813) was a German poet and writer. He was born at Oberholzheim (now part of the village of Achstetten), which then belonged to the Free Imperial City of Biberach an der Riss in the south-east of the modern-day state of Baden-Württemberg. His father, who was pastor in Oberholzheim and subsequently in Biberach, took great pains with his son's education. From the town school of Biberach he passed on at the age of twelve to the gymnasium at Klosterberge, near Magdeburg. He was a precocious child, and when he left school in 1749 was widely read in the Latin classics and the leading contemporary French writers; amongst German poets his favourites were Brockes and Klopstock. During the summer of 1750, he fell in love with a cousin, ... Biography of Graham Yost
Graham John Yost (born September 5, 1959) is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. His most famous works are the hit 1994 film Speed (but crediting Joss Whedon with writing most of the film's dialogue. ), Broken Arrow, and Hard Rain. He has also written for the television series Herman's Head, Band of Brothers, and Boomtown. More recently, he is the creator of the NBC drama Raines starring Jeff Goldblum that premiered on March 15, 2007. Born in Toronto, he is the son of Canadian television personality Elwy Yost, the longtime host of the public broadcaster TVOntario's Saturday Night at the Movies. Credits Raines (7 episodes, 2007) - Closure (2007) TV episode (creator) - Inner Child (2007) TV episode (creator) - 5th Step (2007) TV episode (creator) - Sto... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Valenti
Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was a long-time president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his 38-year tenure in the MPAA, he created the MPAA film rating system, and he was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro-copyright lobbyists in the world. Early life Valenti was born in Houston, Texas, USA, on September 5, 1921, the son of Italian immigrants. During World War II, he was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps, flew 51 combat missions as the pilot-commander of a B-25 attack bomber and received four decorations. Valenti received his B.B.A. from the University of Houston and M.B.A at Harvard University. During his time at UH, Valenti worked on The Daily Cougar newspaper staff, and served as president of the un... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frédéric Lenormand
Frédéric Lenormand, born September 5, 1964 in Paris, is a French novelist. Novels Les fous de Guernesey, sur l'exil de Victor Hugo dans les îles anglo-normandes. L'Ami du genre humain, sur l'Affaire Molière - Corneille. L'Odyssée d'Abounaparti, sur les savants qui participèrent à la Campagne d'Égypte. Mlle Chon du Barry, sur la belle-sœur de la dernière favorite, Madame du Barry. Les princesses vagabondes, sur l'errance de Mesdames de France, Madame Adélaïde et Madame Victoire, les tantes de Louis XVI, sous la révolution. La jeune fille et le philosophe, sur une pupille de Voltaire, Mlle Corneille, fondé sur une anecdote historique. En 1761, Voltaire, réfugié à Ferney, recueille une descendante de Pierre Corneille tombée dans la misère, et l'éduque selon ses principes philos... Biography of Louis VIII of France
Louis VIII the Lion (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226) reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II Augustus and Isabelle of Hainaut. He was also Count of Artois from 1190, inheriting the county from his mother. As Prince Louis At the age of 12, Louis was married to Blanche of Castile on 23 May 1200, following prolonged negotiations between Philip Augustus and Blanche's uncle John of England. In 1216 the English barons rebelled in the First Barons' War against the unpopular King John of England (1199–1216) and offered the throne to Prince Louis. Louis invaded and was proclaimed King in London in May 1216, although he was not crowned. There was little resistance when the prince entere... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lolesio Fuahea
Monseigneur Lolesio Fuahea, born September 5, 1927 in Hihifo, Wallis Island, is a French Roman Catholic Bishop, the Bishop of Wallis and Futuna (Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Asko Jantunen
Asko Jantunen, born September 5, 1945 in Nivala, is a Finnish physician and acupuncturist.... Biography of Carol Lawrence
Carol Lawrence (born September 5, 1932) is an American actress most often associated with musical theatre. Born as Carolina Maria LaRaia in Melrose Park, Illinois, Carol Lawrence made her Broadway debut in 1952. She achieved success in the role of Maria in the original Broadway production of West Side Story in 1957, and received a nomination for Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for this role. She played the role for two years, and after an appearance in the show Saratoga returned to West Side Story for its 1960 season. Among her other Broadway successes were I Do! I Do! (1967) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993-95). She has played several roles at The Muny in St. Louis, the oldest and largest outdoor theater in the U.S., including Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (1975), Cha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pier Pelicci
Pier Pelicci, born September 5, 1956 in Gubbio, is an Italian scientist and physicist in the field of molecular biology.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou (September 5, 1831 - November 8, 1908) was a French dramatist. He is perhaps best remembered today for the play La Tosca (1887) on which Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (1900) is based. The fedora hat is named after another of his plays. He was born in Paris. The Sardous were settled at Le Cannet, a village near Cannes, where they owned an estate, planted with olive trees. A night's frost killed all the trees and the family was ruined. Victorien's father, Antoine Léandre Sardou, came to Paris in search of employment. He was in succession a book-keeper at a commercial establishment, a professor of book-keeping, the head of a provincial school, then a private tutor and a schoolmaster in Paris, besides editing grammars, dictionaries and treatises on various subjects. With al... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Knox Russell
James Knox Russell, born September 5, 1919 in Aberdeen, is a Scottish former physician and obstetrician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Taki Inoue
Peter W. Carruthers (born July 22, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American pair skater. He competed with his adopted sister Kitty Carruthers. They are the 1981-1984 U.S. national champions, the 1982 World bronze medalists, and the 1984 Olympic silver medalists. In 1999, they were inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame. After retiring from professional skating, Carruthers worked as a skating analyst for the Fox, ABC, and ESPN television networks. 2010 Carruthers worked as a daily NBC Olympics skating broadcast analyst on NBC's Universal Sports Network. Competitive highlights (with Carruthers) Event 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1984-1984 Winter Olympic Games 5th 2nd World Championships 7th 5th 3rd 4th U.S. Championships 2nd... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Leonardo Araujo
Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo, known simply as Leonardo (born 5 September 1969 in Niterói, Brazil), is a football manager and a former midfielder, serving as head coach of Internazionale. He played for Brazil, and formerly served as player and manager of Italian side Milan. He played in the 1994 World Cup winning side, as well as the runners up team in 1998. Club career Leonardo began his career with the Brazilian club Flamengo in 1987; at just 17, he was given the opportunity to play with his hero Zico plus Leandro, Bebeto and Renato Gaúcho, and to take part in winning his first Brazilian championship. In 1990, Leonardo signed with São Paulo FC, and in 1991, Leonardo, Raí, and other young talents were assembled as part of the so-called 'esquadrão tricolor' ("three-coloured squad") u... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heimito von Doderer
Heimito von Doderer (5 September 1896, in Weidlingau (now a part of Hadersdorf-Weidlingau, Penzing), near Vienna - 23 December 1966, Vienna) was a famous Austrian writer. Life and work Heimito von Doderer was born near Vienna in 1896, son of the architect and engineer Wilhelm Carl von Doderer and his wife Wilhelmine von Hügel as the youngest of 6 children. His unusual first name was based on an attempt to germanicize the Spanish name "Jaime", or rather its diminutive "Jaimito". His life was spent mostly in Vienna, the longest exception being a period as a Russian prisoner of war in Siberia from 1916 until his eventual return to Austria in 1920. It was during his time in Russia that he decided to become a writer. His first published work, a book of poems Gassen und Landschaft, ap... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thomas Levet
Thomas Levet (born September 5, 1968 (birth time source: birth certificate)) is a French professional golfer. Levet was born in Paris, France. He turned professional in 1988 and won the French PGA Championship that year, but he had to wait for a decade for his first win on the European Tour, which came at the 1998 Cannes Open. In 2002, he finished second at The Open Championship at Muirfield, being one of four players in a playoff. He had a good chance to win, but bogeyed the final hole of the four-hole playoff to fall into sudden death with Ernie Els, where he again bogeyed to lose to Els. After spending 2003 on the PGA Tour, he returned to the European Tour in 2004. He claimed the most prestigious title of his career at the Scottish Open, and was a member of the winning 2004 Europe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chantal Thomass
Chantal Thomass, born September 5, 1947 in Malakoff near Paris, is a French famous fashion designer. External link: http://www.chantalthomass.fr/index.php?lang=en... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mel Collins
Mel Collins (born Melvyn Desmond Collins on 5 September 1947, in the Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist and flautist and prominent session musician. He has worked with an extensive number of musicians, including Alexis Korner, Clannad, Eric Clapton, Bad Company, Dire Straits, Bryan Ferry, Roger Chapman, Marianne Faithfull, The Rolling Stones, Tears For Fears and many others, but his most important work was as a member of progressive rock bands King Crimson, Camel, Caravan, and The Alan Parsons Project. For King Crimson he was Ian McDonald's replacement, playing the same three instruments as him on In the Wake of Poseidon, Lizard and Islands before re-appearing as a session musician on the Red album. He is currently a member of the King Crimson "revival" group, 21st century Schizoi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Dana
Philippe Dana, born on September 5, 1959 in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a French journalist, TV host, radio host, and producer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Grousset
René Grousset (September 5, 1885 – September 12, 1952) was a French historian, curator of both the Cernuschi and Guimet Museums in Paris, and a member of the prestigious Académie française. He wrote several major works on Asiatic and Oriental civilizations, with his two most important works being History of the Crusades (1934-1936) and The Empire of the Steppes, a History of Central Asia (1939), both of which were considered standard references on the subject. Biography He was born in Aubais, Gard in 1885. Having graduated from the University of Montpellier with a degree in history, he began his distinguished career soon afterward. He served in the French army during World War I. In 1925, Grousset was appointed adjunct conservator of the Musée Guimet in Paris and secretary of the Jo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hector Carbonneau
Hector Carbonneau, born September 5, 1889 in Étang-du-Nord, Magdalen Islands, QuEbec, died February 13, 1962, was a Canadian author and translator.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joaquín Nin-Culmell
Joaquín Maria Nin-Culmell (5 September 1908 – 14 January 2004) was Cuban-Spanish composer and an internationally known concert pianist, emeritus professor of music at the University of California, Berkeley. Early life Joaquín Nin-Culmell was born in Berlin, Germany, the youngest child of Cuban singer Rosa Culmell and pianist-composer Joaquín Nin. After his parents separated, his mother moved Nin-Culmell, his sister Anaïs and brother Thorvald, to New York City, where they lived for nine years. At age fifteen, Nin-Culmell and his family moved to Europe where he attended the Schola Cantorum and the Paris Conservatoire, receiving a first prize in music composition there in 1934. He was a student of Paul Dukas and also studied in the early 1930s with Manuel de Falla, Spain's foremost com... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ghislaine Portalis
Ghislaine Portalis, born on September 5, 1945 in Vendôme, is a French artist... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Winnen
Peter Johannes Gertrudis Winnen (born September 5, 1957 in Ysselsteyn) is a Dutch former road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1980 until 1991. Among his 14 victories were two stages at Alpe d'Huez in the Tour de France and a national championship. He came third in the Tour de France in 1983.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kristina Söderbaum
Kristina Söderbaum (Stockholm, Sweden 5 September 1912 - Hitzacker, Germany 12 February 2001) was a Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer. Her father, Professor Henrik Gustaf Söderbaum (1862-1933), was the permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. After both her parents had died shortly after another, she moved to Berlin and enrolled in a theatre school. From 1935, Söderbaum starred in a number of films with her husband, director Veit Harlan, whom she married in 1939. During World War II she acted in Nazi propaganda films. Her roles included Dorthea Sturm, the doomed heroine of the antisemitic historical melodrama Jud Süß, who commits suicide by drowning after being coerced into having sex with the villain. Suicide by drowning was her f... Biography of Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich (September 5, 1774 – May 7, 1840) was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important of the movement. He is best known for his mid-period allegorical landscapes which typically feature contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies, morning mists, barren trees or Gothic ruins. His primary interest as an artist was the contemplation of nature, and his often symbolic and anti-classical work seeks to convey a subjective, emotional response to the natural world. Friedrich's work characteristically sets the human element in diminished perspective amid expansive landscapes, reducing the figures to a scale that, according to the art historian Christopher John Murray, directs "the viewer's gaze towards their metaphysical dime... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andriyan Nikolayev
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev (Chuvash and Russian: Андриян Григорьевич Николаев), (September 5, 1929 – July 3, 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He was an ethnic Chuvash. History Nikolayev flew on two space flights: Vostok 3 (effectively becoming the third Soviet cosmonaut) and Soyuz 9. His call sign in these flights was Falcon (Russian: Со́кол). On both, he set new endurance records for the longest time a human being had remained in orbit. He also served as backup for the Vostok 2 and Soyuz 8 missions. On January 22, 1969, Nikolayev survived an assassination attempt on Leonid Brezhnev, undertaken b... Biography of Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri (born on 5 September 1981 in Livorno, Italy) is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money. In September 2006, he lost the final of the Bucharest ATP tournament against Jürgen Melzer 6–1, 7–5. Volandri won the second title of his career in September 2006, beating Nicolás Lapentti in the final of the Sicily International in Palermo. Rome Masters success At the Rome Masters in 2007 Volandri, having entered as a wild card, recorded the biggest win of his career by dispatching world number one Roger Federer in straight sets 6–2, 6–4. Volandri celebrated by doing a lap of honour around centre co... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dennis Dugan
Dennis Dugan (born September 5, 1946) is an American director, comedian, and actor. He is most famous for his partnership with comedic actor Adam Sandler, with whom he directed the films Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Grown Ups, Just Go With It, and Jack and Jill. Life and career He started his acting career in 1972, appearing in the 1973 made for TV movie The Girl Most Likely to.... He has appeared in such films as the 1976 films Harry and Walter Go to New York and Norman, Is That You?. In 1979, he was ideally cast as the time-displaced hero in Unidentified Flying Oddball, Disney's updated remake of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. His first notable television appearance was in the Columbo episode "Last Salute ... Biography of Yu-Na Kim
Kim Yu-Na (Hangul: 김연아, Hanja: 金姸兒, IPA: ; born September 5, 1990) , also known as Kim Yuna, is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles, the 2009 World champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final champion, the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005–2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a four-time (2002–2005) South Korean national champion. Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior or Senior Grand Prix event, ISU Championship, and the Olympic Games. She is the first female skater to win the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix Final. She is one o... Biography of Liam Lynch (musician)
William Patrick Niederst, best known as Liam Lynch, is a musician, puppeteer, writer and director. He co-created, co-wrote, played the music for, directed, and produced MTV's Sifl and Olly Show. Lynch also made the album Fake Songs, released in 2003, produced by his own company, 111 Productions. This album featured the song "United States of Whatever", which charted in the Top 10 in the United Kingdom, and Australia. Lynch also directs music videos. He has worked with Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Spinnerette, and No Doubt. In 2003 he directed the UK music video for the Foo Fighters single "Times Like These", although it was rarely played in the United States. He directed the 2006 film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny after working with Tenacious D in 2002, whe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Francis Leroi
Francis Leroi, born on September 5, 1942 in Paris, died on March 21, 2002 (cancer), was a French film director, a pioneer in the production of pornographic films. Filmography Director 2001 : Regarde-moi avec Lisa Crawford, Ovidie, Titof 2001 : Focus (documentaire) 1995 : Magique Emmanuelle (TV) avec Sylvia Kristel 1995 : Le Parfum d'Emmanuelle (TV) avec Sylvia Kristel et Marcela Walerstein 1995 : L'Amour d'Emmanuelle (TV) avec Sylvia Kristel et Marcela Walerstein 1995 : Emmanuelle à Venise (TV) avec Sylvia Kristel et Marcela Walerstein 1995 : La Revanche d'Emmanuelle (TV) 1995 : Éternelle Emmanuelle (TV) 1995 : Le Secret d'Emmanuelle (TV) 1993 : Emmanuelle au 7e ciel 1993 : Rêves de cuir 2 avec Tabatha Cash et Deborah Wells ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matt Spease
Matt Spease, born on September 5, 1976 in Sterling, Illinois, is a film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Starred and costarred in many films, his hero turn in Evil On Queen Street is what he is best remembered for. He also directed almost every film he had appeared in from 2001-2008. Filmography (producer) (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0817400/ ) 2010 Evil Deeds 2 (video) (producer) 2009 Evil on Queen Street: Domination (video) (producer) 2009 From Silent Rage to Killseeker to Indestructible: The Making of 'Indestructible' (documentary short) (producer) 2009 Indestructible (video) (producer) 2008 Evil on Queen Street (video) (producer) 2007 Silent Vengeance (video) (producer) 2006 Prelude: Making of 'StoryLine' (video documentary short) (pro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William K. Douglas
William K. Douglas, born on September 5, 1922 in Estancian, New York, died on November 1(, 1998 in Albuquerque, New Hampshire, was an American physician and surgeon. He has worked for NASA and McDonnell-Douglas Astronautics Co. (source: LMR).... Biography of Terry Ellis
Terry Lynn Ellis (born September 5, 1966 in Houston, Texas, U.S.) is an African-American R&B singer best known for her work with the quartet En Vogue. Born Terry Lynn Ellis, she is the daughter of Lennie James Ellis and the former Evelyn Marie Patton. Ellis graduated from Worthing High School. After receiving a degree in Marketing from Prairie View A&M University, she joined En Vogue. En Vogue was planned to be a trio (a 1990s version of The Emotions), but the producers were so impressed by her voice, they made the group a quartet. In 1995 Ellis took time during the group's hiatus to release her solo CD, Southern Gal. The CD included the moderate hits "Where Ever You Are" (r&b #10) and "What Did I Do To You?" (r&b top 40). She also contributed a track called "Call on me" for the Soundtr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Riccardo Cucciolla
Riccardo Cucciolla (5 September 1924 – 17 September 1999) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1953 and 1999. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for the film Sacco e Vanzetti. He was born in Bari, Puglia, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography Italiani brava gente (1965) Ad ogni costo (1967) I sette fratelli Cervi (1968) Sacco e Vanzetti (1970) L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi (1971) Un flic (1972) La violenza: Quinto potere (1972) Il delitto Matteotti (1973) No, il caso è felicemente risolto (1973) Borsalino and Co. (1974) Cani arrabbiati (1974) The Sensual Man (1974) Pronto ad uccidere (1976) Il coraggio di parlare (1987) 32 dicembre (1988) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Storck
Henri Storck (1907, Ostend – 17 September 1999) was a Belgian author, film-maker and documentarist. In 1933, he directed, with Joris Ivens, Misère au Borinage, a film about the miners in the Borinage area. In 1938, with Andre Thirifays and Pierre Vermeylen, he founded the Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique (Royal Belgian Film Archive). He was an actor in two key films of the history of the cinema: Jean Vigo's Zéro de conduite (1933) in the role of the priest, and Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quay Commercial, 1080 Brussels (1976) in the role of a customer of the prostitute. Jacqueline Aubenas wrote about him, in her expository work, It's been going on for 100 years: a history of the francophone cinema of Belgium: "There emerges forcefully the personality of a cineaste who is not ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Brabham
David Brabham (born 5 September 1965) is an Australian racing driver and one of the most successful and experienced specialists in sports car racing. He has won three international Sports Car series and is one of four Australians to have won the Le Mans 24 Hour sports car race, winning the event in 2009. Brabham is the reigning American Le Mans Series champion and also won the title in 2009. He also competed in Formula One, racing for the Brabham and Simtek teams in 1990 and 1994 respectively. David is the youngest son of three-time Formula One world champion Sir Jack Brabham.... Biography of Julien Lizeroux
Julien Lizeroux, born September 5, 1979 in Moûtiers, Savoie, is a French alpine skier. January 25, 2009, Lizeroux, who turns 30 in May, won his first World Cup title by finishing with a two-run total time of 1 minute 33.83 seconds. He had never even reached the podium before in a World Cup event.... Add to favourites (1 fan)Biography of Tehilla Blad
Tehilla Blad (born 5 September 1995 in Uppsala) is a Swedish actress best known for playing the young Lisbeth Salander in the Millennium Trilogy Films. She is sister to Alpha Blad. Biography Tehilla is the sixth child in a family with eight children who all are focusing on music, dance and acting. In year 2008 the sibling group, who calls themselves BBx8 (B-B times eight), came to the semifinals in Sweden's Got Talent (Talang 2008). Tehilla is studying ballet on The Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm. Tehilla recently finished the recording of the film "Svinalängorna" where she plays the main character Leena as young. The film is directed by Pernilla August who best known for playing Anakin Skywalker's mother Shmi Skywalker in the first two Star Wars films: Star Wars : Episode ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lee Lai Shan
Lee Lai-Shan MBE BBS (traditional Chinese: 李麗珊) (born in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong, September 5, 1970) is a former world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning professional windsurfer from Hong Kong. She is the first and last ever athlete to win an Olympic medal representing Hong Kong, not as part of China. Since 1997, Hong Kong has been stipulated to append the word "China" after its name in all Olympic events. Major achievements Lee Lai-Shan, popularly known as "San San", was born in Cheung Chau and started windsurfing aged 12. She began to take part in windsurfing competitions at the age of 17 and joined the Hong Kong team at 19. Over the years, Lee won many international competitions, including the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Hong Kong, in the women's mis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Saada
Nicolas Saada, born September 5, 1965, is a French film critic, director, radio host and screenwriter. Filmography Screenwriter 2000 : Le Détour de Pierre Salvadori (TV) 2000 : Les Marchands de sable version cinématographique du Détour, de Pierre Salvadori 2002 : La Ligne noire de Jean-Teddy Filippe (TV) 2003 : Léo en jouant « Dans la compagnie des hommes » d'Arnaud Desplechin 2003 : Dissonances de Jérôme Cornuau Director 1983 : Préméditations (avec Frédéric Lievain) 2004 : Les Parallèles avec Mathieu Amalric et Géraldine Pailhas 2009 : Espion(s) avec Guillaume Canet... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cyndi Wang
Cyndi Wang (born Wang Junru on 5 September 1982) is a Taiwanese singer and actress of Hakka descent. Wang has released eleven albums, nearly all of which carries her name. These includes eleven studio albums: Begin (2003), Cyndi Loves You (2004), Honey (2005), Shining Cyndi 2005 (2005), Cyndi With U (2006), Magic Cyndi (2007), Fly! Cyndi(2007), Red Cyndi (2008), Beautiful Days (2009), H2H (2009), and Sticky (2011). She has also contributed to three Taiwanese drama soundtracks. Outside her music career, Wang has starred in various Taiwanese dramas, including Westside Story (2003), Heaven's Wedding Gown (2004), and Smiling Pasta (2006). She acted alongside JJ Lin in three short love stories (in 2006), a movie (Candy Rain) in 2008 with Karena Lam, held concerts (personal concerts and wi... Biography of Betty Lise
Betty Lise (born 5 September 1972) is a retired French triple jumper. She formerly represented Martinique in the CARIFTA Games, a Caribbean regional competition. She finished ninth at the 1997 World Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1997 World Championships, second at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and sixth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships, the latter in a new national indoor record of 14.26 metres. Her personal best jump was 14.50 metres, achieved in August 1997 in Athens and setting the French record in the process. Her national indoor record was broken by Teresa Nzola Meso Ba who jumped 14.69 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Don Maloney (ice hockey)
Donald Michael "Slip" Maloney (born 5 September 1958 in Lindsay, Ontario) is a former NHL player, and is currently the general manager of the Phoenix Coyotes. He played for the New York Rangers for parts of eleven seasons. His best season came in the 1982–83 season, in which he tallied 29 goals and 69 points in 78 games. In addition, he played with his brother Dave Maloney while with the Rangers. Maloney was traded to the Hartford Whalers during the 1988–89 season. He also played for the Rangers' perennial rivals, the New York Islanders, from 1989 to 1991. He served as the Islanders General Manager from 1992 to 1995. Maloney served as the Rangers' vice-president of player personnel and was also Assistant GM to Glen Sather from 1996 to 2007. On May 28, 2007, he was named General Manag... Biography of Ines Putri
Ines Putri Tjiptadi Chandra (born September 5, 1989) is an Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Indonesia 2012, the first Balinese ever to win the pageant. She is going to represent Indonesia at the Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. Early life and education Born in Denpasar, Chandra spent her childhood on the island of Bali. She went to school at Taman Mahatma Gandhi. In 2007, she graduated from Bradenton Academy and received a scholarship from University of Georgia. She studied at the university for less than a year as a business major before postponing it to pursue a career in professional golf. Golf career Chandra is a professional golfer, winning silver medal at the 2004 Pekan Olahraga Nasional for Bali. She is the youngest person ever to co... Biography of Daniel Moreno
Daniel Moreno Fernández (born September 5, 1981) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Team Katusha. In 2007 he won the Escalada a Montjuïc while riding for Relax-GAM. He attracted the attention of Caisse d'Epargne, his first top-tier team. In August 2009 he came second overall in the Tour de Pologne and in September 2009 he represented Spain in the UCI Men's World Road Race Championships, in Mendrisio, finishing in 42nd place. Palmares 2003 10th, GP Ciudad de Vigo 2004 6th, Tour of Britain Overall 2005 2nd, Vuelta a Andalucía Overall 2nd, Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia - Clasica de Ordizia 6th, Clasica Ciclista a los Puertos 2006 1st, Volta ao Alentejo, stage 3 1st, Clasica a Alcobendas, stage 1 ... Biography of Joey Kern
Joseph Daniel "Joey" Kern (born September 5, 1976) is an American actor. He is most widely known for his roles in the 2003 films Cabin Fever and Grind. Early life Kern was born in Kentucky and was raised in northern Kentucky in the towns of Florence and Independence. In 1995, he graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, and subsequently studied at New York University, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in drama. While at NYU he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. He started acting on stage with various companies such as Atlantic Theater Company, New Group Theater and Theatre for a New Audience, where he played the title role of Troilus in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida directed by Sir Peter Hall. Career His feature film debut came in 1999... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nikola Kojo
Nikola Kojo (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Којо) (born 5 September 1967 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian actor. Kojo grew up in front of the camera and acted in his first movie at the age of 11. Since then he has been featured in more than 45 movies and TV series, including "Mi nismo anđeli" (We're Not Angels) being one of his most notable films. He starred again in a 2005 sequel Mi nismo anđeli 2. He gained popularity as a teenager in 1980s playing the teen hearthrob in Lude godine, a series of comedy films that had 10 sequels in total. Filmography Parade (2011) - Limun Ono kao ljubav (2009) Šišanje (2010) - Milutin Vratice se rode - Batric (8 episodes, 2007–2008) Pozoriste u kuci - Cvr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charlie Williams (basketball)
Charles E. "Charlie" Williams (born September 5, 1943 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a former professional basketball player. A 6’0” guard from Stadium High School (Tacoma) and Seattle University, he played in the American Basketball Association (which later joined the NBA in the ABA-NBA merger) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The highlight of his career was in 1968, when he teamed with Connie Hawkins to lead the Pittsburgh Pipers to the 1968 ABA Championship. Williams also played in the 1969 and 1970 ABA All-Star Games He retired in 1973 with 6,020 total points and a career scoring average of 16.2 points per game.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniela Ziegler
Daniela Ziegler (born on September 5, 1948) is a German actress and singer. Biography After studying acting at the Drama School in Bochum, she had engagements in Trier, at the Deutsches Theater in Göttingen, at the State Theatre in Hanover, and at the Hamburg Theatre. After six years of professional work, she spent a few months in New York City in the professional musical training. Since 1979, she has worked freelance and has had several engagements in Vienna, Frankfurt, Basel, Zurich, Hamburg, and Berlin. She became familiar to German TV audiences starting with her role as Laura Schneider in Episode One of Ein Fall für zwei (A case for two) and later appeared later episodes. She also played leading roles in a number of other series. As a singer, she is known for her performan... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (German: Erzherzog Karl von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen, also known as Karl von Österreich-Teschen) (Full name: Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz of Austria) (5 September 1771 – 30 April 1847) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of emperor Leopold II and his wife Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the younger brother of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. Despite being epileptic, Charles achieved respect both as a commander and as a reformer of the Austrian army. He was considered one of Napoleon's most formidable opponents. He began his career fighting the revolutionary armies of France. Early in the wars of the First Coalition, he saw victory at Neerwinden in 1793, before tasting defeat at Wattignies 1793 and Fleurus 1794. In 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Szigeti
Joseph Szigeti (Hungarian: Szigeti József, ; 5 September 1892 – 19 February 1973) was a Hungarian violinist. Born into a musical family, he spent his early childhood in a small town in Transylvania. He quickly proved himself to be a child prodigy on the violin, and moved to Budapest with his father to study with the renowned pedagogue Jenő Hubay. After completing his studies with Hubay in his early teens, Szigeti began his international concert career. His performances at that time were primarily limited to salon-style recitals and the more overtly virtuosic repertoire; however, after making the acquaintance of pianist Ferruccio Busoni, he began to develop a much more thoughtful and intellectual approach to music that eventually earned him the nickname "The Scholarly Virtuoso". Fol... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jeff Brantley
Jeffrey Hoke (Jeff) Brantley, (born September 5, 1963 in Florence, Alabama), is a former relief pitcher and current Major League Baseball broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds. His 14-year playing career lasted from 1988 to 2001. Collegiate career Brantley played college baseball at Mississippi State University, where he was a teammate of Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro and Bobby Thigpen on a Bulldogs team that participated in the 1985 College World Series. He is the co-holder of the SEC record for career wins by a pitcher with 45, along with University of South Carolina and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Kip Bouknight. Major league career He played for the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, all of the National League, and the Texas Rangers ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff (September 5, 1928 in Frankfurt, Germany – July 25, 2005 in Frankfurt) was one of the most accredited and innovative trombonists of modern jazz who became famous for his distinctive technique of playing multiphonics. Biography Mangelsdorff was born in Frankfurt. He was given violin lessons as a child and was self-taught on guitar in addition to knowing trombone. His brother, alto saxophonist Emil Mangelsdorff, introduced him to jazz during the Nazi period (a time when it was forbidden in Germany). After the war Mangelsdorff worked as a guitarist and took up trombone in 1948. Career Early years In the 1950s Mangelsdorff played with the bands of Joe Klimm (1950–53), Hans Koller (1953–54) (featuring Attila Zoller), Jutta Hipp (1954–55), as well as with the Frank... Biography of Sondre Lerche
Sondre Lerche (Norwegian pronunciation: ; born 5 September 1982 in Bergen, Western Norway) is a Norwegian singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Career Growing up in Bergen suburb, Lerche was heavily influenced by the 1980s pop that emanated from his older siblings' rooms. Compelled by a defining fascination for bands such as The Beatles, A-ha, the Beach Boys, and Prefab Sprout, Lerche began formal guitar instruction at age eight. Not being satisfied with classical lessons, Lerche's teacher introduced him to Brazilian music (such as Bossa Nova) and thus formed the foundation of Lerche's vast array of complex melodies and chords throughout his music today. At age fourteen, Lerche penned his first song titled, "Locust Girl." Lerche performed acoustic gigs at the club where his sister worke... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Benita Ferrero-Waldner (born 5 September 1948) is an Austrian diplomat and politician, and a member of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Ferrero-Waldner served as the Foreign Minister of Austria 2000–2004 and was the candidate of the Austrian People's Party in the Austrian presidential election, 2004, which she narrowly lost with 47.6% of the votes. She served as the European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy from 2004 to 2009, and as the European Commissioner for Trade and European Neighbourhood Policy from 2009 to 2010. Career Born in Salzburg, she took her matura exams in 1966 and then studied law, receiving a doctorate from the University of Salzburg in 1970. Until 1983 she worked in the private sector. Only in 1984 did she enter ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nazr Mohammed
Nazr Tahiru Mohammed (born September 5, 1977) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. He plays the center position. He is 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) and 250 lb (113.4 kg). He is aggressive in offensive rebounding and putbacks. Early life The son of an immigrant from Ghana, Mohammed was raised in Chicago and attended high school at Kenwood Academy. Mohammed entered the University of Kentucky in the fall of 1995 at a hefty 315 pounds, and saw little playing time during their NCAA Championship season. After slimming down for his sophomore year, Mohammed shared the starting center spot with Jamaal Magloire and was a key contributor in 1997, when the Cats were runners-up to Arizona. Mohammed would once again share the starting post position with M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roine Stolt
Roine Stolt (born on September 5, 1956 in Uppsala) is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer. A major figure in Sweden's rock history, guitarist/singer/composer Roine Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s onward. His distinctive guitar style combined David Gilmour's debonair mid-tempo, Steve Howe's sharp edges, and Frank Zappa's virtuosity. Biography Stolt started his career in the late 1960s playing bass guitar in local rock bands. He switched to guitar in 1973 and in the brief sojourn with Allman Brothers-influenced "Orexis". In 1974 he became the guitarist in Kaipa, a professional progressive rock band, he was 17 years old at that time, the group made three successful albums and toured more tha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sunnyland Slim
Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew (September 5, 1906 – March 17, 1995) was an American blues pianist, who was born in the Mississippi Delta, and later moved to Chicago, Illinois, to contribute to that city's post-war scene as a center for blues music. Chicago's broadcaster and writer, Studs Terkel, said Sunnyland Slim was "a living piece of our folk history, gallantly and eloquently carrying on in the old tradition." Biography Sunnyland Slim was born on a farm in Quitman County, near Vance, Mississippi (some sources erroneously give this date as 1907). He moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1925, where he performed with many of the popular blues musicians of the day. His stage name came from a song he composed about the Sunnyland train that ran between Memphis and St. Louis, Missouri. In 194... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (German: Erzherzog Karl von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen, also known as Karl von Österreich-Teschen) (Full name: Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz of Austria) (5 September 1771 – 30 April 1847) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of emperor Leopold II and his wife Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the younger brother of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. Despite being epileptic, Charles achieved respect both as a commander and as a reformer of the Austrian army. He was considered one of Napoleon's most formidable opponents. He began his career fighting the revolutionary armies of France. Early in the wars of the First Coalition, he saw victory at Neerwinden in 1793, before tasting defeat at Wattignies 1793 and Fleurus 1794. In 1... Biography of Baro (singer)
Cha Sun-woo, born on September 5, 1992 in Gwangju, best known as Baro, is a South Korean singer and actor, a member of B1A4, a South Korean idol group under the management of WM Entertainment. The group debuted in 2011 with their single "O.K". They were first introduced to the public through a webtoon. They have released one studio album, three EPs and various singles in South Korea. The group began their foray into the Japanese market late 2011 with a showcase and in 2012, they released their first compilation album that consisted of all the tracks from their first two EPs Let's Fly and It B1A4. The group released remakes of two Korean singles namely "Beautiful Target" and "Sleep Well, Good Night" as Japanese singles on June and August respectively, both peaking at number four on the O... |
Celebrities born in July
Celebrities born in August
Celebrities born in September
Celebrities born in October
Celebrities born in November
Celebrities born in December
|
||||||
To add this celebrity to your favourites, please register as a member. It is free and quickly done. Then, you can use all the applications reserved for members only, and you can receive your free personalized horoscope by email.
To get your compatibility ratings with this celebrity, please register as a member. It is free and quickly done. Then, you can use all the applications reserved for members only, and you can receive your free personalized horoscope by email.