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Astrology DataBase updated Saturday, 18 May 2013 at 7:52 pm, CEST 45,406 celebrities and events, out of which 18,981 entries with a known time of birth, horoscope, excerpts of astrological portrait, biography, photo, and 18,349 heights. See categories, search by filters or astrological criteria, and latest additions. Celebrities clicked on in real-time or yesterday: 194,835,879 times. Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (pronounced , 19 May 1881 by a posteriori–10 November 1938) was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Atatürk was a military officer during World War I. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, he led the Turkish national movement in the Turkish War of Independence. Having established a provisional government in Ankara, he defeated the forces sent by the Allies. His military campaigns gained Turkey independence. Atatürk then embarked upon a program of political, economic, and cultural reforms, seeking to transform the former Ottoman Empire into a modern, westernized and secular nation-state. The principles of Atatürk'... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Sophie Davant
French journalist and TV host.... Add to favourites (30 fans)Biography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was a Black Muslim Minister and spokesman for the Nation of Islam. He was also founder of the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity.... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Grace Jones
Grace Jones (born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a model, singer and actress. Early life The daughter of a preacher, her parents took Grace and her brother Christian (now Bishop Noel Jones), to relocate to Syracuse, New York. Before becoming a successful model in New York and Paris, Grace studied theatre at Syracuse University. Musical career Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance club hits and a large gay following. The three disco albums she recorded — Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979) — generated considerable success in that market. These albums consisted of pop melodies such as "All on a Summer's Night" and "Do or Die" set to a disco beat as well as standands such as "What I Did f... Biography of André the Giant
André the Giant was the stage name of André René Roussimoff, (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993) a French professional wrestler and actor. He was at least 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall and believed by many to have been over 2.13 m (7 ft or 7ft 4) or even 2.24 at his tallest. His great size was a result of excessive growth hormone, a condition known as acromegaly, and led to him being dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of the World". Career World Wrestling Federation (1973–91) Born to French parents of Bulgarian and Polish descent in a small farm near Ussy-sur-Marne, he left home in his adolescence to become a pro wrestler. He was billed early in his career at a height of 7 ft; this was enlarged in the early 1970s to 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) and sometimes 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) with a weight that ranged from... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford ('Pete') Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an award winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Townshend made his name as the guitarist and principal songwriter for rock band The Who. His career with them spans more than forty years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the greatest and most influential rock bands of all time, in addition to being "possibly the greatest live band ever." Townshend is the primary songwriter for the group, writing over 100 songs on the band's eleven studio albums, including the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, plus dozens of additional songs that appeared as non-album track singles, bonus tracks on reissues and tracks on rarities compilations such as Odds and Sods. Alth... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Drew Fuller
Drew Fuller (born Andrew Alan Fuller on May 19, 1980) is an American actor and former male fashion model. Early life Fuller was born in Atherton, California and grew up in Newport Beach; he has a younger sister, Hilary. He has Russian, Scottish and English ancestry. Fuller was discovered by an agent when he was twelve years old, after a family friend put him on the cover of UCLA Magazine. Career Deciding to wait a few years, Fuller eventually entered the modeling world at age sixteen and quickly became a top model for such companies as Prada, Club Med, and Tommy Hilfiger. He has starred in many commercials including J.Crew, Subway, Toyota and Pepsi opposite Britney Spears. Fuller became known for playing Chris Halliwell on Charmed, a starring and guest star role from seasons 5-8... Biography of David Helfgott
David Helfgott (born May 19, 1947 (birth time source: British Entertainers, Franck C. Clifford)) is a controversial Australian pianist whose life inspired the Oscar-winning film Shine, directed by Scott Hicks and starring Geoffrey Rush. He is as well-known for having schizoaffective disorder as for his piano playing. His other interests include cats, chess, philosophy, tennis, swimming and keeping fit in general. He was born in Melbourne to Polish-Jewish parents. He became known as a child prodigy after his father started teaching him the piano when he was six. When he was ten years old he studied under Frank Arndt, a Perth piano teacher, and won several local competitions, sometimes alone and sometimes with his elder sister Margaret Helfgott. When David was fourteen, various interes... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Hô Chi Minh
Hồ Chí Minh listen (help·info) (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese revolutionary, statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1946–1955) and President (1946–1969) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Ho is most famous for leading the Viet Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the communist-governed Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu and leading the North Vietnamese forces in the Vietnam War in the critical role in eventual North Vietnamese total control over Vietnam. For instance the city Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) is named after him. Early life Ho Chi Minh (Bac Ho), was born, as Nguyễn Sinh Cung, in 1890 in Hoàng Trù Village, his mother's hometown. From 1895, he gre... Biography of Pol Pot
Saloth Sar (May 19, 1925 – April 15, 1998), aliases Brother Number One, Pol, Pouk, Hay, Grand-Uncle, '87', Phem, '99, and best known as Pol Pot, was the leader of the communist movement known as the Khmer Rouge. He was the Prime Minister of Cambodia (officially renamed Democratic Kampuchea under his rule) from 1976 to 1979, having been de facto leader since mid-1975. During his time in power Pol Pot imposed a version of agrarian collectivization whereby city dwellers were relocated to the countryside to work in collective farms and forced labour projects, conceived as a restarting of civilization in "Year Zero". The combined effect of slave labour, malnutrition, poor medical care and executions had an estimated death toll of 750,000 to 1.7 million. His regime achieved special notoriety for... Biography of Fernand Raynaud
Fernand Raynaud (May 19, 1926 in Clermont-Ferrand - September 28, 1973 in Cheix-sur-Morgenear Riom) was a famous French humorist and actor. Filmography 1969 : L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus (Guy Lefranc) 1968 : Salut Berthe! (Guy Lefranc)... Adrien Chautard 1962 : Nous irons à Deauville (Francis Rigaud, ) 1962 : C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre (Jean Boyer)... Fernand Raynaud/Gaspard 1961 : Auguste (Pierre Chevalier)... Auguste 1960 : Le mouton(Pierre Chevalier)... Fernand 1959 : La Marraine de Charley (Pierre Chevalier)... Charley Rivoire/Gabrielle de la Motte 1959 : Minute papillon (Jean Lefèvre)... Oscar 1959 : Houla-houla (Robert Darène)... Fernand Martin 1958 : Le sicilien (Pierre Chevalier)... Fernand 1958 : Arènes joyeuses (Maurice de Canonge)... Fernand Cyprien de C... Biography of Nathuram Godse
Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Marathi: नथूराम विनायक गोडसे) (May 19, 1910 – November 15, 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. Early life Nathuram Godse was born in Baramati, Pune District. His father, a post office employee, was Vinayak Vamanrao Godse; his mother was Lakshmi (Godavari before marriage). Upon birth, he was named Ramachandra by his parents. Nathuram attended the local school at Baramati up through the fifth standard. Then he was sent to live with an aunt in Pune so that he could study at an English-language school. During his school days, Gandhi was an idol to him. In 1930, Nathuram's father was transferred to the town of Ratnagiri. While staying with his parents ... Biography of Ilse de Meulemeester
Ilse de Meulemeester, born May 19, 1971, is a former Miss Belgium in 1994. The Miss Belgium (Dutch: Miss België, French: Miss Belgique, German: Miss Belgien) contest is the largest national beauty pageant of Belgium and has been held since 1969. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss World (winner), Miss Universe (1st runner-up) and Miss International pageants. List of winners Year Miss Belgium Province Represented Comments 1969 Maud Alin Hainaut WINNER "Friendship Award" at Miss World 1970 Francine Martin Liège 1971 Martine De Hert Antwerp 1972 Anne-Marie Roger Brussels Semi-finalist and WINNER "Miss Photogenic Award" at Miss Universe 1973 Christiane De Visch Antwerp 3rd Runner-up at Miss Europe 1974 Anne-Marie Sikorski Liège ... Biography of Daniel Gélin
Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 - 29 November 2002) was a French actor, occasional director and screenwriter and one of the great stars of French cinema. Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire and trained at the Cours Simon in Paris before entering the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique. There he met Louis Jouvet and embarked on a theatrical career. He made his first film appearance in 1940 in Miquette and for several years was an extra or played small roles in French films. He appeared with Jean Gabin and Marlene Dietrich in Martin Roumagnac (1946). He won his first leading role in Rendez-vous de juillet (1949). From that time, he went on to appear in more than 150 films, including Max Ophüls' films La Ronde (1950) and Le Plaisir (1952), Sacha Guitry's films Si Versaill... Biography of Imhotep (hip-hop)
Pascal Perez, best known as Imhotep, born May 19, 1960 in Algiers, is a French musician and composer, member of group IAM. IAM is a French hip hop band from Marseille, created in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton (Philippe Fragione), Shurik'n (Geoffroy Mussard), Freeman (Malek Brahimi), Khéops (Eric Mazel), Imhotep (Pascal Perez), and Kephren (François Mendy). 'IAM' has several meanings, including 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars' ('Invasion from Mars'). 'Mars' is frequently used as a metaphor for Marseille in IAM's songs. History The band was formed in late 1985 by Akhenaton and Khéops, under the name Lively Crew. Lively Crew became B.Boys Stance in the summer of 1987, after which it was joined by Shurik'n, Freeman and Imhotep. In 1989 the group was renamed IAM, and they produced their first a... Biography of Phil Rudd
Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Ellis, on May 19, 1954) is an Australian drummer, best known for his membership in Australian rock band AC/DC. He held the position from 1975 until 1983, and again from 1994 to present. After the 1977 departure of bassist Mark Evans, he became the only Australian-born member of the band. He uses SONOR drums, Paiste cymbals, and Aquarian drumheads. Rudd played in several bands in Melbourne before joining Buster Brown with future Rose Tattoo vocalist, Angry Anderson. They went on to release one album, Something To Say, in 1975 but Rudd left in 1974 for a brief spell in the Coloured Balls with Lobby Lloyde. During 1975 he was told about AC/DC's rhythm section auditions by his former Coloured Balls bandmate Trevor Young. He asked e... Biography of Michel Noir
Michel Noir, born May 19, 1944 in Lyon, is a French politician, writer and former mayor of Lyon. Bibliography 1988, le grand rendez-vous. Lattès (1985). Essai La chasse au mammouth. Robert Laffont (1989). Essai J'entends une fourmi. La différence (1994). Recueil de poésie haïku. Bénédicte. Lattès (1996). Roman. L'officine. Calmann-Lévy (1997). Roman policier. L'otage. Calmann-Lévy (1998). Roman policier. Le réseau Copernic. Actes Sud (2000). Roman policier. 90 exercices de concentration . Marabout (2004). Guide Marabout de la Mémoire. Marabout (2004). Neurones en forme. France-Loisirs (2003). Initiation aux échecs. Marabout (2005). Dental Floss for the Mind. McGraw Hill (2005) with B. Croisile Get your Brain in the Fast Lane. McGraw Hill (2006) with B. Croisi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron (May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, journalist, author, and blogger. She is best known for her romantic comedies and was a triple nominee for the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for three films: Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally... and Sleepless in Seattle. She sometimes wrote with her sister Delia Ephron. Her last film was Julie & Julia. She also co-authored the Drama Desk Award-winning theatrical production, Love, Loss, and What I Wore. She is best known for her romantic comedies and is a triple nominee for the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay; for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally... and Sleepless in Seattle. She sometimes writes with her sister, Delia Ephron. Personal... Biography of Kevin Garnett
Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976 in Mauldin, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics. The 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 220 lb (100 kg/16 st) power forward is regarded as one of the best all-around players in the NBA. After graduating from Farragut Career Academy, he was the fifth player drafted in 1995. He became the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years. His accomplishments include being voted Most Valuable Player of the 2003-04 season, NBA Defensive Player of the Year of the 2007-08 season, being named to eleven All-Star teams and being named to eight All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams. He is also the all-time leader in NBA seasons played with averages of at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists per game. ... Biography of Heinz Weixelbraun
Heinz Karl Weixelbraun, born May 19, 1963 in Spittal an der Drau, is an Austrian actor. He is famous as Christian Böck in TV serie Inspector Rex. Height: 5' 4¼" (1.63 m) Kommissar Rex (English Inspector Rex) is a popular Austrian-made police television drama, aired from 1994 to 2004 even though new series are being released. The series is set in Vienna and focuses on the three-man staff of an office of the Kriminalpolizei - the Austrian Crime Squad - specifically a Mordkommission, or Homicide Commission. In addition to the three policemen, the office is staffed by a German Shepherd called Rex who functions variously as a cadaver dog, a sniffer dog (for both contraband and narcotics) and as another pair of eyes and ears for his team. The original team at the office consisted of ... Biography of Natalia Oreiro
Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias Poggio Bourié (born May 19, 1977 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer and actress of Galician origin, who developed most of her career in Argentina. Natalia studied drama at age eight and at twelve started auditioning for advertisements. During her teens she appeared in more than 30 television commercials for such trade marks as Coca Cola, Pepsi and Johnson & Johnson. At the age of 16 she moved to Argentina to work there and unleash her ambition to be a star. She worked as an MTV VJ and in 1995, she landed a role in the soap opera Dulce Ana. She was then cast in the TV series 90-60-90 modelos (1996) and next in Ricos y famosos (1997) (playing Valeria). Next, she starred in the Argentinian film Un Argentino en New York (1998)... Biography of Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot is a British actor and singer, born May 19, 1965 in Earls Court, London. He was the lead singer with pop group "Curiosity Killed The Cat". Filmography "Roland Rat: The Series" .... Musical guest (1 episode, 1986) - Episode #1.2 (1986) TV Episode (as Curiosity Killed The Cat) .... Musical guest "The Weakest Link" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004) ... aka Weakest Link Champions' League (UK) - Pop Special (2004) TV Episode .... Himself 25 Years of Smash Hits (2003) (TV) .... Himself "No 73" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987) - Episode #7.45 (1987) TV Episode (as 'Curiosity Killed The Cat') .... Himself... Biography of Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall (born 1982) is an English actress who, in 2003, won the Charleson award for her debut stage performance in a production of Mrs Warren's Profession. In 2006 she made her film debut, appearing in two high-profile films, Starter for 10 and The Prestige. Born to Peter Hall and Maria Ewing (who divorced when she was five), Hall attended Roedean School where she became head girl. She later read English Literature at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, for two years before dropping out in 2002, prior to her final year. During her time there, she appeared in "nearly a dozen" plays and set up a theatre company. She also appeared in student stage productions alongside Dan Stevens, later her As You Like It co-star. Her half-brother Edward Hall is a theatre director. Her sister is Emma ... Biography of Ariel Wizman
Ariel Wizman is a French musician, actor, TV host, radio host and journalist born in Morocco May 19, 1962. His family, as many Sephardim North-African families, left Morocco after Six-Day War and settled in France. In Paris, Wizman met the philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas and thanks to him, he attempted the École normale israélite orientale. In a gypsy party, he met Édouard Baer. Both of them liked La grosse boule in Radio Nova and collaborated in several projects. Wizman has worked for Actuel, Vogue Homme or 20 ans and produced several programs for France culture. In 1995, he was chief director of >Interactif and he's a popular DJ currently. In the television, he has appeared as a writer in Nulle part ailleurs. From September 2003 to June 2005, with Stéphane Bern, he took part in sev... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew (born May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England) is an English actor best known for playing the Wookiee Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies. He is 7'3" (2.22 meters) tall. Imdb gives 7' 1¾" (2.18 m). Height: 7' 1¾" (2.18 m) Before getting into acting, Mayhew worked as an orderly at London's King's College Hospital. He received his first acting job in 1977 when the producers of the movie Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger discovered Mayhew from a photograph in a newspaper article about men with large feet, and they cast him in the role of the minotaur. When casting roles for his first Star Wars film, producer George Lucas needed a tall actor who could fit the role for the beastly Chewbacca. He originally had in mind 6'7" bodybuilder David Prowse, but Prowse was instead cast t... Biography of Polly Walker
Polly Walker (born 19 May 1966 in Warrington, Cheshire) is an English actress. Education Walker's first school was Silverdale Preparatory West Acton, London. Early career Walker began her career as a dancer, but had to abandon dancing after an injury at the age of 18. She moved from the Drama Centre in London to the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she played bit parts for six months before graduating to small roles on television. Film and television roles Walker landed the title role in the television series Lorna Doone before making her feature debut in Shogun Mayeda (1991). In that same year she appeared in two other films, Les Equilibristes and Mike Newell's Enchanted April, in which she played an aristocrat eager to escape the attentions of her persistent male adm... Biography of Nellie Melba
Dame Nellie Melba, GBE (19 May 1861 – 23 February 1931), born Helen Porter Mitchell, legendary Australian opera soprano and probably the most famous of all sopranos, was the first Australian to achieve international recognition in the form. She and Dame May Whitty both became the first entertainers to become a DBE in 1918. Family She was born at "Doonside" in Richmond (now an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria) into a musical family, attending Presbyterian Ladies' College (a prestigious private school) where her musical talent emerged. She moved with her father David Mitchell to Queensland in 1880. She has descendants living in New Zealand. Marriage She married Charles Nisbett Frederick Armstrong, the son of a baronet, who managed a property near Mackay, Queensland. They had o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vittorio Orlando
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (May 19, 1860 - December 1, 1952) was an Italian diplomat and political figure. He was born in Palermo, Sicily. His father, a landed gentleman, delayed venturing out to register his son's birth for fear of Giuseppe Garibaldi's 1,000 patriots who had just stormed into Sicily on the first leg of their march to build an Italian nation. In 1897 he was elected in the Italian Chamber of Deputies (Italian: Camera dei Deputati) for the district of Partinico for which he was constanly reelected until 1925. He aligned himself with Giovanni Giolitti, who was Prime Minister of Italy five times between 1892 and 1921. Aside from his prominent political role Orlando is also known for his writings, over a hundred works, on legal and judicial issues; Orlando was himself a pr... Biography of Hugues Obry
Hugues Obry, born May 19, 1973 in Enghien-les-Bains, is a former French fencer (épée). He has been a World champion in 1998 and 1999, and Olympics champion in 2004.... Biography of Dora Doll
Dora Doll is a French actress, born 19 May 1922 in Berlin, Germany One of her first screen appearances she had was as Juliette in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Manon (1949). First success co-starring to Jean Gabin: as Lola in Jacques Becker's Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) and as Genisse in Jean Renoir's French Can Can (1955). She plays for TV 1976 in series Hôtel Baltimore as Suzy. In 1982, she played in Ettore Scolas That Night in Varennes. In the late-1990s she played the grandmother Louise Chantreuil in TV Series Tide of Life.... Biography of Bérénice Marlohe
Bérénice Marlohe (born May 19, 1979) is French actress and model. It has been confirmed that Marlohe will play Bond girl Sévérine in the twenty-third James Bond film, Skyfall, set for release in 2012. She was noticed in such TV appearances as "Père et Maire", "Femmes de loi", "Equipe médicale d’urgence". Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2966102/) 2012 Skyfall (filming) Severine 2012 Un bonheur n'arrive jamais seul (filming) 2011 L'art de séduire Sporty 2010 Équipe médicale d'urgence (TV series) Alexia – Choucroute Story (2010) … Alexia – No Life (2010) … Alexia – Philtre d'amour (2010) … Alexia – Backstage (2010) … Alexia 2010 Le pigeon (TV movie) Hôtesse golf 2009 Père et maire (TV series) Caroline pylet – La reconquête (2009) … Caroline ... Biography of Swami Kriyananda
Swami Kriyananda, born J. Donald Walters (May 19, 1926--), is a direct disciple of the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda and had many hours of personal contact with him during the last four years of Yogananda's life (1948 – 1952). During this time Kriyananda became a minister for Self-Realization Fellowship, founded by Yogananda. Yogananda also asked him to teach Kriya Yoga, which Yogananda called the highest technique of Self-Realization. Kriyananda is the founder of Ananda, a worldwide movement of spiritual intentional communities based on Yogananda's World Brotherhood Colonies idea. Ananda has meditation centers and study groups throughout the world based on the teachings of Yogananda. Kriyananda is also the author of more than 80 books and the composer of over 400 songs. His books and mus... Biography of Alexia (Italian singer)
Alexia, byname of Alessia Aquilani (born May 19, 1967) is an Italian singer. She had several international hits in English in the late 1990s before recording in Italian in the 2000s. Career Alexia was born in La Spezia, Liguria. She started working for Italian producer Roberto Zanetti (better known as Robyx) in 1990, as a back-up singer to several of Zanetti's eurodance acts, including Double You and Ice MC. In 1994, the whole world danced with the songs Think About the Way, which was later included in the soundtrack of the movie Trainspotting, It's a Rainy Day and Russian Roulette. In 1995 she had her first solo single, Me and You, on Zanetti's label, ZYX Music. This was followed by a variety of singles which were collected, along with original tracks, in her first album, Fan Club... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lucy Pond
Lucy Pond, born May 19, 1946 in Bremerton, is an American author and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Michel Lambert
Jean-Michel Lambert, born May 19, 1952 in Jarnac, is a French prosecutor, well known during the Gregory affair. Gregory was a 4 years old boy found drowned in the Vologne River. The boy's hands and feet were bound with rope, and a woolen cap was pulled down over his face.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dusty Hill
Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (born May 19, 1949) is a bassist and vocalist with Texas Boogie-Blues-Rock group ZZ Top. Hill is noted for his solid, unadorned bass playing, "leather-lung" vocal stylings and his love of Elvis Presley. History Hill was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in the Lakewood neighborhood of East Dallas. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School. Hill formed ZZ Top in late 1969 with drummer Frank Beard (with whom Hill had played in the bands American Blues, the Warlocks, and the Cellar Dwellers) and Moving Sidewalks' guitarist/vocalist Billy Gibbons. After honing their trademark Texas Boogie-Blues-Rock style, they released the aptly titled ZZ Top's First Album on London Records in 1971. The band rolled on, intensively touring and recording/releasing albums until 1... Biography of Emma Shapplin
Emma Shapplin (born Crystêle Joliton on May 19, 1974, Paris) is a French soprano coloratura who primarily performs contemporary classical crossover. Emma Shapplin started her music career in classical music but then moved to hard rock. She discovered that although rock gave her more artistic freedom than classical music, it was still not enough for her, so she decided to create her own style. This became a combination of archaic opera and modern trance and/or pop music. Although she was raised speaking French, Shapplin decided to perform in old Italian, because, according to her, "It's a language that sings naturally". Shapplin was relatively unknown in the United States until composer Graeme Revell used her voice on his score for the movie Red Planet. They later collaborated on her ... Biography of Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry (May 19, 1930 - January 12, 1965) was an American playwright and litigant in the United States Supreme Court case, Hansberry v. Lee. Early life Lorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago, Illinois, Hansberry was the youngest of four children of Carl Augustus Hansberry (a prominent real estate broker) and Nannie Louise Perry. She grew up on the south side of Chicago in the Woodlawn neighborhood. The family then moved into an all-white neighborhood, where they faced racial discrimination. Hansberry attended a predominantly white public school while her parents fought against segregation. Hansberry's father engaged in a legal battle against a racially restrictive covenant that attempted to prohibit African-American families from buying homes in the area. The legal strugg... Biography of Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre (French pronunciation: ; born May 19, 1981), often referred to as GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and the current Welterweight Champion of the UFC. St-Pierre is ranked as the top "pound for pound" fighter by Yahoo Sports. St-Pierre has been praised by many media outlets for his well-rounded skill and he is currently ranked by multiple MMA publications as the number-one welterweight in the world. In 2008 and in 2009, he was named the Canadian Athlete of the Year by Rogers Sportsnet, as well as the 2008–2009 Most Outstanding Fighter by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Georges St-Pierre also won the Fighter of the Year award by the 2009 World MMA Awards. Georges St-Pierre was born May 19, 1981 in Saint-Isidore, Quebec, to Jim and Louise St-Pierre. St-Pierre h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank Lorenzo
Francisco A. "Frank" Lorenzo (born May 19, 1940 (1940-05-19) (age 68)) is an investment manager, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a former airline CEO in the United States. Since 1990, Frank has been chairman of Savoy Capital, Inc., professionally devoted to asset management, private investments and venture capital, as well as a number of philanthropic activities. Born to Spanish immigrants in Queens, New York, Lorenzo graduated from Columbia University in 1961. He had worked his way through university, selling neckties, waiting on tables, and driving Coca-Cola trucks. Harvard Business School admitted him straight from university. Lorenzo graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 1963 and worked in the finance divisions of Trans World Airlines and Eastern Air Lines... Biography of Kyle Eastwood
Kyle Eastwood (born May 19, 1968, Los Angeles) is an American jazz musician. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career. After becoming a session player in the early '90s and leading his own quartet, he released his first solo CD, From There to Here, in 1998. His most recent CD, Now, was released in 2006 by Rendezvous. Eastwood plays acoustic and electric as well as double bass. Musical background Eastwood comes from a musical family, as explained in an October 27, 2006, from The Independent: "When I told my father, film actor/director Clint Eastwood, I wanted to be a musician he was happy about it. Music has always been important to my family. My parents gave me my taste in music and my love of jazz from an early age. My ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jesse Peretz
Jesse Peretz (born May 19, 1968) is an American bass player and Grammy Award winning (for the Foo Fighters' "Learn to Fly" video) director. He played bass for Boston rock band The Lemonheads. He got his start as a director by shooting videos for the his band's songs "Mrs. Robinson", "Confetti" and "It's a Shame about Ray". He went on to direct videos for bands Foo Fighters, Jack Black and The Breeders, as well as creating and co-directing the highly successful "Jimmy the Cab-Driver" comedy vignettes for MTV with his friends from Harvard, Donal Logue and Clay Tarver. Peretz also directed several commercials including spots for Nike, Ikea and Sony PlayStation. In 1998, he directed a feature film called First Love, Last Rites and has directed three other films since then. He is the son of pub... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Fox
James Fox, (born 19 May 1939) is an English actor. Biography Early life James Fox was born in London to theatrical agent Robin Fox and actress Angela Worthington. He is the brother of actor Edward Fox and film producer Robert Fox. He is also a paternal half-brother of Daniel Chatto and a brother-in-law of Lady Sarah Chatto. The actress Emilia Fox is his niece and the actor Laurence Fox is his son. His grandfather was playwright Frederick Lonsdale. He, like his brother, served with the Coldstream Guards. Acting career James Fox first appeared on film in the The Miniver Story in 1950. His other early film appearances were made under the name William Fox. During the 1960s he gained popularity and appeared to be heading for stardom. His roles in films such as The Servant (1963), ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrice Blanc-Francart
Patrice Blanc-Francart, born May 19, 1942 in Paris, is a French TV host and radio host, famous in the seventies.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jane Brody
Jane Brody, born May 19, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, is an American columnist, journalist and author. She has worked for New York Times.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Loïc Pochet
Loïc Pochet, born May 19, 1963 in Bourgon-Jallieu, is a French navigator.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Iain Harvie
Iain Harvie (born 19 May 1962, Beckford Lodge, Scotland) is the guitarist with the Scottish rock band called Del Amitri. Along with lead singer and bassist Justin Currie, Harvie is one of only two members to be present throughout Del Amitri's history from its 1982 inception onwards. He is also the co-writer, with Currie, of many of the group's songs. Harvie now works as a record producer on albums with both Eileen Rose and The Maccabees.... Biography of Nancy Kwan
Nancy Kwan (born May 19, 1939) (traditional Chinese: 關家蒨; pinyin: Guān Jiāqiàn; Cantonese: Kwan Ka Shin) is an American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian descent in major Hollywood film roles. Widely praised for her beauty, Kwan was considered a major sex symbol in the 1960s. Nancy Kwan was born in Hong Kong to a Cantonese father, architect Kwan Wing Hong, and Scottish mother, model Marquita Scott. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. During the Japanese invasion in December 1941, Kwan's father, who worked for British intelligence, fled the city on foot along with Nancy and her brother, Ka Keung, and hid out in western China. The family returned to Hong Kong at the end of World War II. Kwan later studied... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carol Saline
Carol Saline, born on May 19, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (birth time source: Eugene Moore, Astrodatabank) is a journalist, broadcaster, author and public speaker. A graduate of Syracuse University, Ms. Saline holds a dual degree in English and Journalism. She has two children and resides in Philadelphia with her husband, Paul Rathblott. Career She has written eight books. They include : Dr. Snow: How the FBI Nailed an Ivy League Coke King, Straight Talk:How to Get Closer to Others by Saying What You Really Mean, and A Guide to Good Health. Along with photographer Sharon Wohlmuth, she has co-authored five photo-essay books. Their most popular, Sisters, spent 63 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and sold over one million copies. It was followed by Mothers & Daughters... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicholas de Vore
Nicholas de Vore, born May 19, 1882 in Enon, Ohio, died May 20, 1960 in Orlando, Florida, was an American author and astrologer.... Biography of Ida Rolf
Dr Ida Pauline Rolf (May 19, 1896 - 1979) was a biochemist and the creator of Structural Integration or "Rolfing". Early life and education Rolf was born in New York. She attended Barnard College and graduated in 1916 in the middle of World War I. At the time, young men were fighting in Europe, and she was given a unique opportunity for a woman to work as a researcher at the Rockefeller Institute under the supervision of Phoebus Aaron Theodore Levene, M.D. Levene was then the head of the biochemical laboratory at the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research. Rolf's work at the Rockefeller Institute later became her Ph.D. at Columbia University. She obtained her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1920. Her Ph.D. dissertation was titled Th... Biography of Michele Placido
Michele Placido (born 19 May 1946) is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra. Life and career Placido was born at Ascoli Satriano into a poor family from Rionero in Vulture, Basilicata; he is a descendant of the known brigand Carmine Crocco. Placido had a number of jobs since his youth. He studied acting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, and with Silvio D'Amico at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his debut as an actor in the play Midsummer's Night Dream in 1969. Two years later he started film work under directors such as Luigi Comencini, Mario Monicelli, Salvatore Samperi, Damiano Damiani, Francesco Rosi, Walerian Borowczyk, Marco Bellocchio and Carlo Lizzani. His first... Biography of Bela Czuppon
Bela Czuppon, born May 19, 1961 in Bruxelles, is a Belgian playwright and comedian.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurie Lynd
Laurie Lynd, born May 19, 1959 in Toronto, is a Canadian film and television director. He directed the feature film House, the short film The Fairy Who Didn't Want to Be a Fairy Anymore, and the television films Sibs, Open Heart and Virtual Mom, as well as episodes of Queer as Folk, Degrassi: The Next Generation, I Was a Rat and Ghostly Encounters. He directed the feature film Breakfast with Scot, released in November 2007, which will be the closing night film at the 32nd Frameline, the SF International LGBT Film Festival, on 29 June 2008 at the Castro Theater in San Francisco.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Buffet
Claude Gabriel Buffet, born May 19, 1933 in Reims, died November 28, 1972 in Paris, was a French criminal. Along with Roger Bontems, he had taken a prison guard and a nurse hostage during the 1971 revolt in Clairvaux Prison. During the police storm, Buffet sliced the throat of the hostages. Badinter was the attorney for Bontems, and although it was established during the trial that Buffet alone was the murderer, the jury still decided to sentence both men to death. Applying the death penalty to a person who had not killed outraged Badinter to the point that he dedicated himself to the abolition of the death penalty.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Hay Malotte
Albert Hay Malotte (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1895 - Los Angeles on November 16, 1964) was an American pianist, organist, composer and educator. Biography and career Malotte was the son of Charles and Katherine (Donavon) Malotte. He was in Boy Scouts of America Troop 1, the first Boy Scout troop in Philadelphia. Malotte graduated from Tioga High School and sang at Saint James Episcopal Church in Philadelphia as a choir boy. He studied with Victor Herbert, W. S. Stansfield, and later in Paris with Gordon Jacob. His career as an organist began in Chicago where he played for silent pictures and later concertized throughout the US and Europe. During World War II he held the rank of Captain in the Special Services for two years while he toured with the USO and entertained troop... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy Provost
Guy Provost, OC, CQ (May 19, 1925 in Hull (now Gatineau), Quebec – February 10, 2004) was a French Canadian actor. In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being a "giant of the performing arts, admired and respected for his sensitivity and discipline, is also a model for the new generation of actors". In 2003, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.... Biography of Steve Ford
Steven Meigs Ford (born May 19, 1956) is an American actor. Early life Ford was born in Washington DC (source: Imdb), the youngest son of former United States President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford. Ford graduated from T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, VA June 14, 1974. Ford attended Utah State University, studying range management. while his older brother Jack studied forestry there. Ford also attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. He studied Animal Science-Equine Studies while at Cal Poly. Career Ford was cast in the 1978 film Grease as Tom Chisum, but dropped out before filming began and was replaced by Lorenzo Lamas. Ford joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 1981, creating the role of private investigator Andy Richards... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Didier Marie
Didier Marie (born in May 19 1960 in Le Petit-Quevilly, France) is a French politician, member of the PS (Parti Socialiste).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Figère
Nicolas Figère (born 19 May 1979 in Moulins) is a male hammer thrower from France. His personal best throw is 80.88 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Amsterdam. In 2007 he tested positive for doping, in an in-competition test conducted at the 2007 European Cup in Munich. He received a one month suspension. Achievements Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing France 1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 6th 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th 2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 12th 76.49 m 2003 World Championships Paris, France 11th 2005 Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 3rd... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugène Thirion
Eugène Thirion, born on May 19, 1839 in Paris, died on January 19, 1910 in Montigny-sur-Loing, was a French artist and painter.... Biography of Jon Kortajarena
Jon Kortajarena Redruello (born 19 May 1985 in Bilbao, Spain) is a Spanish male model. He is known for his distinguishing hair, chiseled cheekbones, piercing stare, and full pout. He has landed advertising campaigns for Just Cavalli, Versace, Giorgio Armani, Bally, Etro, Trussardi, Diesel, Mangano, Lagerfeld, Pepe Jeans but notably Matinique, H&M, Guess and Tom Ford for his consecutive seasons with the brands. On June 26, 2009, Forbes ranked Jon Kortajarena 8th in The World's 10 Most Successful Male Models. Kortajarena currently ranks No. 7 on MODELS.com's Top 25 The Money Guys list. Career Early career 66th Venice Film Festival, 10th day (11/09/2009). Kortajarena was discovered while vacationing in Barcelona when he went with a friend who got invited to attend a fashion show. ... Biography of Francis Scobee
Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee (May 19, 1939 - January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut who was killed commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission. Early life Born in Cle Elum, Washington to Francis William Scobee and Edlynn (Miller) Scobee, Scobee attended Auburn Senior High School, Cascade Middle School, and North Auburn Elementary School in Auburn, Washington. He graduated in 1957. Service He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1957, where he served as a reciprocating engine mechanic at Kelly Air Force Base in Texas. While off duty, he attended San Antonio College, and eventually received a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Arizona in 1965; the same... Biography of Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg (born 19 May 1969) is a Danish film director who, along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in filmmaking, which established rules for simplifying movie production. In 1993 he graduated from the National Film School of Denmark with Last Round (Sidste Omgang), which won the jury and producers' awards at the Munich International Festival of Film Schools, and First Prize at Tel Aviv. That year Vinterberg made his first TV drama for DR TV and his short fiction film The Boy Who Walked Backwards, produced by Birgitte Hald at Nimbus Film. This film has won awards and accolades all over the world, including Nordic Panorama in Iceland, the International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, and the Toronto Film Festival. His first feature film was The... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léonard Vasco
Léonard Vasco, born May 19, 1971 in Villerupt, is a French musicien, a former member of group Daisybox. External link: www.daisybox.com... Biography of Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard, born on May 19, 1923 in Le Bourg-d'Oisans, died on January 10, 2006, was a French writer and mystic, the former Master of the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis. The Ancient and Mystical Order Rosæ Crucis (AMORC), also called Rosicrucian Order, is a philosophical and humanist worldwide fraternal organization. Members are known as students. The organization states it is devoted to "the study of the elusive mysteries of life and the universe." The organization is non-sectarian and it is open to both men and women of legal adult age (18 years old in most countries) regardless of their various religious persuasions. The AMORC association was founded in 1915 in New York to support and organize the activities of a legendary Rose-Croix Order, which according to their traditio... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jocelyne Taillon
Jocelyne Taillon, born on May 19, 1941 in Doudeville, is a French singer (soprano).... Biography of Jean-Pierre Haigneré
Jean-Pierre Haigneré (born 19 May 1948) is a French Air Force officer and a former CNES astronaut. Haigneré was born in Paris, France and joined the French Air Force, where he trained as a test pilot. He flew on two missions to the Mir space station in 1993 and 1999. The Mir Altair long-duration mission (186 days) in 1993 also included an EVA. He is married to former French astronaut Claudie Haigneré. The asteroid 135268 Haigneré is named in their combined honour. He has three children, two from a previous marriage and one with Claudie Haigneré. In addition to his duties at the European Space Agency, Haigneré is also involved in a European space tourism initiative, the Astronaute Club Européen (ACE), which he co-founded with Alain Dupas and Laurent Gathier.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nathalie Nattier
Nathalie Nattier, born May 19, 1924 in Paris (source : birth certificate - Acte n°365 - Marc BRUN (FDAF)), died June 19, 2010 in Lagny-sur-Marne (Seine-et-Marne), was a French comedian and actress. Filmography * 1943 : Un seul amour de Pierre Blanchar * 1945 : Etrange Destin de Louis Cuny * 1945 : Mission spéciale de Maurice de Canonge * 1945 : Nuits d'alerte de Léon Mathot * 1945 : Seul dans la nuit de Christian Stengel * 1946 : L'Idiot de Georges Lampin * 1946 : Le Château de la dernière chance de Jean-Paul Paulin * 1946 : Les Portes de la nuit de Marcel Carné * 1948 : Le Mystère Barton de Charles Spaak * 1949 : Un fin limier de Georges Jaffé (court métrage) * 1949 : Un garçon-garçon de George... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pat Roach
Francis Patrick "Pat" Roach (19 May 1937 – 17 July 2004) was an English actor, wrestler and author, from Birmingham. His most famous role is that of West Country bricklayer Brian "Bomber" Busbridge in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. He also played a memorable role as General Kael in Willow. He was the only actor besides Harrison Ford to appear in all of the first three films in the Indiana Jones franchise (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). Early life Roach was born in Birmingham, West Midlands on 19 May 1937. Wrestling career Before Roach broke into acting, he was a well-known wrestler who attracted unwarranted abuse from the crowds who wrongly assumed him to be a typical wrestling heel in a similar mould to the likes of... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Gaïa
Robert Gaïa, born on May 19, 1949 in Toulon, is a French politician, a member of Socialist Party (PS).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lucien-Philippe Moretti
Lucien-Philippe Moretti, born May 19, 1922 in Suresnes near Paris, died in February 2000, was a French artist, painter and sculptor.... Biography of Christopher Chope
Christopher Robert Chope OBE (born 19 May 1947) is a British barrister and Conservative politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Christchurch. Early life Christopher Chope was born in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, the son of a judge, and was educated at the Independent St Andrew's School in Eastbourne and Marlborough College, before attending Queen's College of the University of St Andrews where he was awarded an LLB degree in 1970, and finished his education at the Inns of Court School of law. Chope was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1972. Chope was elected as a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth in 1974 and became the council leader in 1979; he left the council on his first election to Parliament in 1983. He was awarded the OBE for his ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Daniel
Bill Daniel (born May 19, 1959) is an American experimental documentary film artist, photographer, film editor, and cinematographer. He is also an installation artist, curator and former zine publisher. His full length film, Who is Bozo Texino? about the tradition of hobo and railworker boxcar graffiti was completed in 2005 and has screened extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Bill Daniel has collaborated with several artists from the Bay Area Mission School art movement, notably Margaret Kilgallen, and has worked on multiple projects with underground director Craig Baldwin. Film/video artist Vanessa Renwick of the Oregon Department of Kick Ass has been a frequent touring partner, collaborator and co-curator. Bill Daniel has received numerous awards including grants from... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mário de Sá-Carneiro
Mário de Sá-Carneiro (Lisbon, May 19, 1890 — Paris, April 26, 1916) was a Portuguese poet and writer. He is one of the most well known of the "Geração D'Orpheu". Life Sá-Carneiro was born to a wealthy family with a strong military tradition. His mother died in 1892 when he was two years-old, and he was subsequently raised by his grandparents. He lived on a farm near Lisbon where he would spend most of his life. Sá-Carneiro started writing poems at the age of 12. By the age of 15, he had already translated several works by Victor Hugo. By 16, he had translated some works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller. He began to write fiction in high school, partly due to his work as an actor. In 1911, he left for Coimbra, where he was admitted to law school, although he never ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Saint-Georges de Bouhélier
Stéphane-Georges Lepelletier de Bouhélier, best known as Saint-Georges de Bouhélier, born on May 19, 1876 in Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine), died on December 20, 1947 in Montreux (Switzerland), was a French poet, novelist, and playwright, the son of journaliste and author Edmond Lepelletier. Works (fr) L'Annonciation, livret de rêve et d'amour, paraissant à des époques irrégulières, 1893-1894 Discours sur la mort de Narcisse, ou l'Impérieuse métamorphose, théorie de l'amour, 1895 La Résurrection des dieux, théorie du paysage, 1895 La Vie héroïque des aventuriers, des poètes, des rois et des artisans, théorie du pathétique, pour servir d'introduction à une tragédie ou à un roman, 2 vol., 1895 L'Hiver en méditation, ou les Passe-temps de Clarisse. Suivi d'un o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rosine Luguet
Rosine Luguet, born Rosine Elisa Albertine Allioux-Luguet on May 19, 1921 in Paris, died on April 25, 1981 in Pontoise, was a French actress and comedian, the daughter of André Luguet. Filmography 1939 : Jeunes filles en détresse de Georg-Wilhelm Pabst 1941 : Premier rendez-vous de Henri Decoin 1942 : Annette et la dame blonde de Jean Dréville 1942 : Le Bienfaiteur de Henri Decoin 1942 : Des jeunes filles dans la nuit de René Le Hénaff 1942 : Signé illisible de Christian Chamborant 1943 : Mon amour est près de toi de Richard Pottier 1943 : Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur de René Jayet 1944 : Falbalas de Jacques Becker 1946 : La Symphonie pastorale de Jean Delannoy 1949 : Branquignol de Robert Dhéry 1949 : La Patronne de Robert Dhér... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Degueldre
Lieutenant Roger Hercule Gustave Degueldre (May 19, 1925, Louvroil, Nord - 1962) was a leader of the OAS Delta Commandos in the last months of French rule in Algeria. There is some dispute about his origins. He claimed to have been born in northern France, near the Belgian border, but there were also allegations that he was a Belgian collaborator with the SS during World War II, as well as that he had lied about his origins in order to become eligible for the French Foreign Legion. Degueldre, a veteran of Dien Bien Phu, had deserted from the Foreign Legion in 1960 and took over control of the OAS's active operations, gaining a reputation for ruthlessness. He recruited Albert Dovecar as his lieutenant along with as many as 500 others. He was arrested on 7 April 1962, condemned to deat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jan Janssen
Johannes Adrianus Janssen, known as Jan Janssen (born 19 May 1940, Nootdorp) is a Dutch former professional cyclist (1962–1973). He was world champion and winner of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. He was the first Dutch rider to win the Tour de France. Janssen was born at Nootdorp, a small town near Rotterdam and Delft. He later moved to Putte, a village on the Belgian border between Roosendaal and Antwerp. He rode the Tour de France eight times and finished all but the first time. He won seven stages and wore the yellow jersey for two days (after stage 16 in 1966 and after stage 22B in 1968). He was easily spotted in the peloton because of his blond hair and his glasses. Career Janssen worked with his parents as a youth, digging the heavy ground of western Holland to ex... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tunisiano
Bachir Baccour, best known as Tunisiano, born May 19, 1979 in Deuil-la-Barre (Val-d'Oise), is a French rapper of Tunisian descent. Discography Albums with groups 2000 : Du Rire Aux Larmes 2003 : Gravé Dans La Roche 2006 : Trait Pour Trait Albums solo 2008 : Le Regard des Gens. Singles solo 2008 : Equivoque, Nos rues, Le regard des gens, Je porte plainte et Marlich. Not alone 1999 Sniper - Association de scarla sur la mixtape 'Power of unity Sniper Feat Prodige - Même pas 20 piges sur la mixtape Premiere Classe Vol.1 Sniper - Exercice de style sur la mixtape B.O.S.S. 2000 K.Special Feat Sniper - Les porcs sur l'album de K.Special, Cause à effet 2001 Sniper Feat Eden - Mission suicide sur la compile Mission suicide Sniper Feat Tandem, Bakar... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour (19 May 1827 – 26 October 1896) was a French statesman. Biography He was born in Avranches in the Manche département of northwestern France. After passing through the École Normale Supérieure he became professor of philosophy successively at Pau and at Limoges. The coup d'état of 1851 by Napoleon III caused his expulsion from France for his republican opinions. He travelled on the continent, gave conferences in Belgium and in 1856 settled down as professor of French literature at the Federal Polytechnic Institute Zurich, today the ETH Zurich. The amnesty of 1859 enabled him to return to France, but a projected course of lectures on history and art was immediately suppressed. He now supported himself by his pen, and became a regular contributor to the rev... Biography of Christelle Gros
Christelle Gros, born on May 19, 1975 in Oyonnax, is a French biathlete (Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Other popular variants include summer biathlon, which combines cross-country running with riflery, modern biathlon and biathle, which combine running with swimming).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Camille Darsières
Camille Darsières, born May 19, 1932 in Fort-de-France (Martinique), died December 14, 2006 in Fort-de-France, was a French politician, author, and lawyer. He was a member of the Martinican Progressive Party (PPM in French), a Martinican political party founded on March 22, 1958 by poet Aimé Césaire.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gaston Rullier
Gaston Rullier, born on May 19, 1882 in Libourne (source for his time of birth: Lescaut), died on October 16, 1972 in Bagnolet, Seinte-Saint-Denis, was a French actor and screenwriter. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750051/) Actor (6 titles) 1953 Une fille dans le soleil Le curé 1947 Plume la poule 1946 Cyrano de Bergerac Carbon de Castel-Jaloux 1942 Vie privée Albert (as Rullier) 1941 L'intrigante Gabriel Trochès 1938 Le moulin dans le soleil Writer (2 titles) 1941 L'intrigante (adaptation and dialogue / play "Trochès et Cie") 1938 Le moulin dans le soleil (writer)... Biography of Annick Morice
Annick Morice, born May 19, 1933 in Vanves, Hauts-de-Seine, is a French comedian, actress, and film director. Filmography * 1951 : Avec André Gide de Marc Allégret - documentaire où elle joue son propre rôle - * 1951 : La Demoiselle et son revenant de Marc Allégret - Rosette * 1954 : French Cancan de Jean Renoir - Thérèse, une blanchisseuse * 1965 : La Religieuse de Jacques Rivette - Sœur Saint-Jérôme * 1966 : La Collectionneuse de Éric Rohmer - L'amie de Carole * 1984 : L'Exécutée Uniquement la réalisation et le scénario - court métrage de 12mn -... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Calmejane
Robert Calméjane, born on May 19, 1929 in Paris, died on December 10, 2002 in Paris, was a French politician, Senator, and Deputé.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Natalie Kingston
Natalie Kingston (19 May 1905 — 2 February 1991) was an American actress. Background Kingston was born as Natalia Ringstrom in Vallejo, California (source: Imdb) and raised in San Francisco. She was of Spanish and Hungarian descent. She was a great-granddaughter of General Mariano Vallejo, who commanded the army which surrendered California to General John C. Fremont. Her mother was Natalia Haraszthy, granddaughter of Agoston Haraszthy, founder of California's wine industry. She was educated in San Rafael, California. Dancer As a child she learned to dance the Jota (music) and other traditional Spanish dances. She began law school but dropped out to take a course in dancing. Two seasons later Kingston performed as a danseuse with the New York City Winter Garden show. Later she joi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Max Ferdinand Perutz
Max Ferdinand Perutz, OM, CH, CBE, FRS (May 19, 1914, Vienna, Austria – February 6, 2002, Cambridge, United Kingdom) was an Austrian-born British molecular biologist, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with John Kendrew, for their studies of the structures of hemoglobin and globular proteins. He went on to win the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1971 and the Copley Medal in 1979. At Cambridge he founded and chaired (1962–79) The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, fourteen of whose scientists have won Nobel Prizes. Perutz's contributions to molecular biology in Cambridge are documented in The History of the University of Cambridge: Volume 4 (1870 to 1990) published by the Cambridge University Press in 1992. Early Life Max Ferdinand Perutz was born i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bernard Vrancken
Bernard Vrancken, born on May 19, 1965 in Ixelles, is a Belgian cartoonist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Vrigny
Roger Vrigny, born on May 19, 1920 in Paris, died on August 16, 1997 in Lille, was a French writer. Works: 1954 : Arban 1963 : La Nuit de Mougins, Prix Femina 1979 : Un ange passe 1983 : Sentiments distingués 1990 : Les Cœurs sensibles 1993 : La Confession de Rousseau 1994 : Le Garçon d’orage... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Fitch (basketball)
William Charles "Bill" Fitch (born May 19, 1934) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State University, the University of North Dakota, and his alma mater, Coe College. Fitch's teams twice qualified for the NCAA tournament. Fitch was a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor, a fact that Larry Bird credited in his book Drive: The Story of My Life as an important reason for Bird's own strong work ethic. Pro Coaching career During his 25-year pro coaching career Fitch repeatedly was hired in an attempt to improve failing teams. As of 2004 Fitch ranked fifth among a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Didier Munduteguy
Didier Munduteguy, born on May 19, 1953 in Bayonne, is a French navigator and skipper.... Biography of Alain Bignon
Alain Bignon, born on May 19, 1947 in Saintes, is a French cartoonist, engineer, scientist, screenwriter, and author.... Biography of Eleanor Tomlinson
Eleanor May Tomlinson (born 19 May 1992) is an English actress. She was born in London, but at a young age, she moved with her family to Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Career Tomlinson is perhaps best known for her role in The Illusionist as Young Sophie. She starred in the teenage film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging in which she plays "Jas". Tomlinson played Kirsten in the Pro Sieben international production Hepzibah - Sie holt dich im Schlaf alongside David Bramber under the direction of Robert Sigl. Tomlinson has most recently played Eve, an alien, in 'The Mad Woman in the Attic' - episodes three and four of Season 3 of The Sarah Jane Adventures - in 2009, as well as Fiona Chataway in the film, Alice in Wonderland, which premiered in theatres on 5 March 2010. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of H. Douglas Miller
H. Douglas Miller, born on May 19, 1926 in Canton, Ohio (birth time source: Astrodatabank), is an American astrologer, numerologist, a member of AFA, and an author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Laimbeer
William "Bill" Laimbeer, Jr. (born May 19, 1957) is a retired National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons. Playing at center, the 6'11" Laimbeer was a four-time All-Star and integral part of the Pistons teams that won two championships. Initially raised in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Clarendon Hills, Laimbeer attended Palos Verdes High School in Southern California and then the University of Notre Dame. Laimbeer was also the head coach of the Detroit Shock in the WNBA from 2002 to 2009, coaching the team to three league championships. Playing career Laimbeer was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1979. He played professionally in Italy for a year before returning to play for the Cavaliers in 1980. On February 16, 1982, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons, w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cecilia Bolocco
Cecilia Carolina Bolocco Fonck (May 19, 1965) is a Chilean television entertainer and former Miss Universe 1987. Early life Bolocco was born in Santiago, Chile to Enzo Bolocco Cintolesi, a businessman, and Rose Marie Fonck. She attended primary and secondary school at Santiago College. She then took a year of Civil Engineering at the University of Santiago, Chile, before dropping out to pursue Costume Design at INCA-CEA Institute. Miss Universe Bolocco was selected Miss Chile for Miss Universe on April 20, 1987. On May 26, 1987 she beat 67 contestants to become the first Chilean to win the Miss Universe beauty pageant that was held in Singapore that year. During her year-long reign, she settled in Los Angeles, California. After the crown Bolocco began a television career in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Doyle (cyclist)
Anthony Doyle MBE (born Ashford, Middlesex, England, 19 May 1958) is an English former professional cyclist. Biography Doyle was world pursuit champion in 1980 and 1986. He was a professional between 1980 and 1995, riding for British teams. Doyle won bronze in the individual and team pursuits at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He finished fifth in the team pursuit at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow as part of the British team. He was not selected for the individual pursuit even though he was the national champion. The place went to Sean Yates. As a result Doyle turned professional and won the world professional pursuit championship, beating Bert Oosterbosch and Herman Ponsteen. He then raced six-day track races with a variety of partners before achieving great results partnering the... Biography of Marija Vujović
Marija Vujović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Марија Вујовић, pronounced ) (born 19 May 1984 in Titograd, Yugoslavia, now Podgorica, Montenegro) is a Montenegrin model. She has been featured in campaigns for a Dolce & Gabbana fragrance and Yves Saint Laurent's Rive Gauche. Vujović was photographed by Steven Meisel for the Dolce & Gabbana campaign, by Mert & Marcus for Bulgari Eyewear and by Michael Thompson for RMK. She has also walked the catwalk for designers such as Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and Gucci. Vujović walked in both the 2005 and 2007 Victoria's Secret fashion shows. Marija is the niece of the President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanović. She admires music and the stage: she studie... Biography of Inna Modja
Inna Modja, born Inna Bocoum on May 19, 1984 in Bamako, is a Malian singer. Discography Albums 2009 Everyday is a New World 2011 Love Revolution... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bert van Marwijk
Lambertus "Bert" van Marwijk (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 19 May 1952 in Deventer, Overijssel) is the coach of the Netherlands national football team. He also played for Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV, Fortuna Sittard, and other clubs, as well as for the Dutch national team. In 1982, he began his transition into coaching, retiring as a player in 1988 and becoming a full time coach. In 2002, he won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord. He is also the father-in-law of Bayern Munich and Netherlands midfielder Mark van Bommel. Career Playing As a forward and a midfielder he played 393 matches in the Dutch highest division (Eredivisie). He has one cap for the Netherlands national football team. Coaching As a coach he managed to get the small-sized team of Fortuna Sittard into the KNVB Cup final i... Biography of Isabella Ragonese
Isabella Ragonese, born May 19, 1981 in Palermo, Sicily, est une actrice italienne. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2431340/ ) # Un altro mondo (2010) (post-production) # La nostra vita (2010) .... Elena # Due vite per caso (2010) .... Sonia ... aka "One Life, Maybe Two" - International (English title) # Oggi sposi (2009) .... Chiara Malagò # Viola di mare (2009) .... Sara # Dieci inverni (2009) .... Camilla ... aka "Ten Winters" - International (English title) # Il cosmo sul comò (2008) .... Commessa del negozio di animali (segment "L'autobus del peccato") # Tutta la vita davanti (2008) .... Marta ... aka "A Whole Life Ahead" - USA # Detesto l'elettronica stop (2008) .... Margherita # Nuovomondo (2006) .... Rosa Napolitano ... aka "Golden Door" - Canada (... Biography of Anne Goscinny
Anne Goscinny, born on May 19, 1968 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, is a French writer, the daugther of French writer, humorist and cartoonist René Goscinny. Her husband is the French journalist and editor Aymar du Chatenet. Bibliography * Le Bureau des solitudes (2002), roman, éd. Grasset * Le Voleur de mère (2004), roman, éd. Grasset * Le Père éternel (2006), roman en partie autobiographique, éd. Grasset * Le banc des soupirs (2011), roman, éd. Grasset... Biography of Nicole Brown Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson (May 19, 1959 birth time source: Marion March, Astrodatabank) – June 12, 1994) was a former wife of professional football player O. J. Simpson. Relationship with O. J. Simpson Brown met O. J. Simpson in 1977 while working as a waitress at a Beverly Hills nightclub, Trey's. Although he was still married to his first wife Marguerite, Simpson and Brown began dating. Simpson and Marguerite divorced in March 1980. Brown and Simpson were married on February 2, 1985, five years after his retirement from professional football. They had two children together, Sydney Brooke (born October 17, 1985) and Justin Ryan Simpson (born August 6, 1988). The marriage lasted seven years, during which Simpson pleaded no contest to spousal abuse in 1989. Brown filed for divorce on Febru... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bobby Burgess
Bobby Burgess (born May 19, 1941 in Long Beach, California) is an American dancer and singer. Growing up in Southern California, Burgess first started performing at age five, which included dancing, singing and playing the accordion. In 1955 he was selected as one of the original Mouseketeers by Walt Disney to appear on his new television program The Mickey Mouse Club, giving him his first taste of celebrity. When the series ended in 1959, Burgess returned to a normal teenager's life, completing high school. In 1961, while attending Long Beach State University, he and his childhood friend (and dancing partner) Barbara Boylan entered a Calcutta dance contest held by Lawrence Welk and his orchestra based on the hit song of the same name. They won the contest and first prize was an appe... Biography of Kelsey Moore
Kelsey Elizabeth Moore (born on May 19, 1990 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a pageant titleholder from Chandler, Arizona who won the Miss Texas USA title and who competed in Miss USA 2010. Moore, a resident of El Paso, Texas, became the first state winner from that city since Christine Friedel won the title in 1994. She was also the first winner in many years who had not previously competed in the pageant, the first in many years from out of state and the youngest winner since 2007. Moore was a student at the University of Texas at El Paso and a middle blocker on their volleyball team. She had previously lead Savannah Christian Preparatory to the state championship in 2005 and Valley Christian High School to success in 2007. Miss USA 2010 Moore failed to reach the final 15 in the event... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dolph Schayes
Adolph "Dolph" Schayes (born May 19, 1928) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach in the NBA. He was a member of the 1955 NBA champion Syracuse Nationals and a 12-time All-Star. Schayes played for the Nationals (and for one season the Philadelphia 76ers when the franchise moved) from 1948 to 1964 in a Hall of Fame career. Life and career Schayes was born in New York, New York. He attended Creston Junior High School 79 and DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, New York, and played his college basketball at New York University 1944-48. Although tall for his era at 6'8", Schayes was especially known for his deadly, high-arcing, outside set-shot. Defenders who attempted to deny him the outside shot were confronted by his powerful drive to the basket. These two... Biography of Brittani Kline
Brittani Kline (born on May 19, 1991) is an American fashion model, best known as the winner of Cycle 16 of America's Next Top Model. Biography Brittani Autumn Kline was the winner of the 16th cycle of the popular CW television series, America`s Next Top Model. Early life Brittani Autumn Kline was born on May 19, 1991 in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania and is currently living in Howard, Pennsylvania. She may or may not have planned to move to New York with contestant Ann, but now works in New York City with Molly O'Connell. She joined the 16th Cycle of America's Next Top Model, a reality show of The CW. America's Next Top Model In 2011, Kline appeared in Cycle 16 of the CW Network reality television show, America's Next Top Model, in which she competed against thirteen other aspiri... Biography of Nicholas Winton
Sir Nicholas George Winton, MBE (born 19 May 1909 in Hampstead, London) is a Briton who organised the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II in an operation later known as the Czech Kindertransport. Winton found homes for them and arranged for their safe passage to Britain. The UK press has dubbed him the "British Schindler". Biography Nicholas Winton's parents were of German-Jewish origin. In 1907, the family moved from Germany to Hampstead, London and changed their surname from Wertheim to Winton. Nicholas George Winton was born two years later. In 1923, he transferred to Stowe School, which had just opened. He left without matriculating, attending night school while volunteering at the Military Bank. Some time later h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Cayard
Paul Pierre Cayard (born May 19, 1959) is an American yachtsman who has participated in a broad range of world championship level sailing events including the America's Cup, the Volvo Ocean Race and the Olympic Games. In 1998 he was selected as the Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year. He was elected into the Sailing World Hall of Fame in 2002. In total, he has twice participated in the Olympic Games and five times in the America's Cup, in addition to winning seven world championships. Early life Cayard was born on May 19, 1959 in San Francisco. He graduated with a degree in business management from San Francisco State University in 1981. He married Ulrika Kristina Petterson, daughter of Swedish sailing legend Pelle Pettersson. Sailing career Cayard's first sailing experience was at th... Biography of Ron Brandsteder
Ron Brandsteder, born May 19, 1950 in Amsterdam, is a Dutch TV host and actor. Spouses: Patty Brard (1979-1980) and Yvonne Baggen (1983-now), two sons, Bob and Rick Brandsteder. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104841/ ) Actor "Kids Top 20" (1 episode, 2005) - Back2school Special (2005) TV episode "Dossier Verhulst" .... Tennisleraar / ... (2 episodes, 1986) - De verleiding begint (1986) TV episode .... Tennisleraar (Cees) - Het incident (1986) TV episode .... Tennisleraar Field of Honor (1986) .... Tiny ... aka Jeonjaenggwa myeongae (South Korea) ... aka Veld van eer, Het (Netherlands) Abbacadabra (1985) (TV) .... Grote boze wolf/Schoolmeester Moord in extase (1984) .... Dick Vledder Self: "Life & Cooking" .... Himself (2 episodes, 200... Biography of Jenny Berggren
Jenny Cecilia Berggren (born 19 May 1972) is a Swedish singer and former lead singer in the Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Since 1995, she has also been writing songs and performing solo. In 2010 she released her debut album My Story. Biography Early life Jenny was born in Gothenburg and she is the third of three children born to Göran Berggren, an X-ray technician, and Birgitta Berggren. She was raised in a Christian family in the Gothenburg suburbs. All three Berggren children took music lessons, and Jenny, along with her older sister Malin, practiced violin. Educated to become a teacher, Berggren studied classical music and sang for her church choir with her sister. During the late 1980s, the Berggren siblings, along with Johnny Lindén and Nicklas Tränk, formed the techno b... Biography of Georgina Stojiljković
Georgina Stojiljkovic (born Đurđa Stojiljković) is a Serbian fashion model. She was born on May 19, 1988 in Pančevo, Serbia. Career Stojiljkovic was discovered by a scout at a Belgrade fashion show. Since then she has been in fashion shows for designers including Alberta Ferretti, Bottega Veneta, Christian Dior, DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, Hermès, Iceberg, Lacoste, Lanvin, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Versace & Valentino. She has been on the cover of French Numero (#93 May 2008), of Flair Magazine, Elle Serbia and a special edition of Vogue Italia and in advertisements for Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti, for Jean-Paul Gaultier and for Gianfranco Ferré, with styling by Giovanna Bataglia. She was chosen to be in the 2010 Pirelli Calendar photographed by Terry Richardson i... Biography of Alison Elliott
Alison A. Elliott (born 19 May 1970) is an American actress. Elliott was born in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of Barbara, a teacher of nursing, and Bob Elliott, a computer executive. She moved with her family to Tokyo, Japan when she was 4 years old, and then moved back to San Francisco when she was 8, where she later attended an arts high school. At 14, her modeling career began, and in 1989, she moved to Los Angeles to star as a teen-aged model on the TV sitcom Living Dolls (1989). She is perhaps best known for her roles in films, such as Underneath (1994), The Spitfire Grill (1996), The Wings of the Dove (1997), and Birth (2004). She also had one of the leading roles in the BBC production, Buccaneers, 1995. In the 2007 western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sanoe Lake
Sànoe Lake (born on May 19, 1979 in Kauai, Hawaii) is an American actress of Hawaiian, Japanese and English descent. Biography She is best known for starring in the 2002 film Blue Crush, but she also wrote a book, Surfer Girl: A Guide To The Surfing Life. Her name "Sànoe" means "Mist of the Mountains." Lake appeared in the films Rolling, Half-Life, and Hunter's Moon. She also played in the video of Jam & Spoon "Stella" (1999 version). Lake stars also as Gina, alongside Devon Sawa in the Ghost film Creature of Darkness. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm1149633/) 2009 Creature of Darkness Gina 2008 Half-Life Pamela Wu 2007 Rolling Rain 2005 Cruel World Ruby 2002 Blue Crush Lena Hide HideSelf (5 titles) 2008 Making of 'Creature of Darkness' (... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brandon Inge
Charles Brandon Inge (play /ˈɪndʒ/ inj; born May 19, 1977 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Sportswriter Jayson Stark described Inge as a "super-utility dervish." In 2006, his diving stop and subsequent throw from his knees to put out Gary Bennett in an interleague game, on June 25 against the St. Louis Cardinals earned him the ESPN defensive play of the year for a third baseman.... Biography of Antonija Misura
Antonija Mišura (born 19 May 1988) is a Croatian professional basketball player. She plays for ŽKK Jolly JBS in the Croatian Women's Basketball League and for the Croatia women's national basketball team. Mišura has represented the national team in the 2009 Mediterranean Games, EuroBasket Women 2011, and the 2012 Olympics. She plays as a point guard and shooting guard, and is noted for her quick, at times explosive, style of play. Mišura has also been featured in several polls for the most beautiful sportswoman, and her looks have attracted significant media attention. Biography As a girl, Mišura played a variety of sports in her native city of Šibenik, including volleyball. She was ultimately attracted to basketball, following the example of her older sister, as well as her sports ido... Biography of Dulcita Lieggi
Dulcita Lieggi Francisco (born 19 May 1989) is a Dominican beauty queen and reigning Miss Dominican Republic 2012 after originally placing 1-runner up to Carola Durán, Lieggi was later given the title after the original winner was dethroned. Lieggi will represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Universe 2012. Miss Dominican Republic 2012 Lieggi competed as a representative of the province of Distrito Nacional, being one of 37 candidates in the country of Dominican Republic in the national beauty contest, Miss Dominican Republic 2012, broadcast live from Santo Domingo on 17 April 2012, where she became the first runner up for the title, winning the right to represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Continente Americano 2012. The second runner up, Carolyn Hawa, from Santiago, will represen... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Choi Kyung-Ju
Choi Kyung-Ju (Korean: 최경주, born 19 May 1970), also known as K. J. Choi. is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Since turning pro in 1994, he has won a total of eighteen professional golf tournaments worldwide, including eight on the PGA Tour, making him Asia's most successful golfer. His most notable victory came at the 2011 Players Championship. He has spent 40 weeks in the top-10 of the world rankings. Professional career After establishing his career on the Asian Tour, where he picked up his first professional win at the 1996 Korean Open, and the Japan Golf Tour, where he won twice in 1999, Choi qualified for membership of the U.S. based PGA Tour by finishing tied 35th at the 1999 qualifying tournament. He was the first Korea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of H. Olliver Twisted
Olli Herman Kosunen (born May 19, 1983, in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish singer who was the former frontman to the Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. Twisted is currently a member of the Finnish glam metal band Reckless Love. Career Olli Herman Kosunen was born in Kuopio, Finland. He's also known as H. Olliver Twisted. Before he was a member of Crashdïet, he was a member of the Finnish rock band, Reckless Love. They released an EP in 2006 called; "Speed Princess". In 2007 he joined the Swedish hard rock band Crashdïet, to replace their former singer Dave Lepard; who died in January of the previous year. Twisted released one album with Crashdïet, "The Unattractive Revolution", which featured the singles; "In the Raw" and "Falling Rain". He went on a world tour with the band to supp... Biography of Amanda de Cadenet
Amanda de Cadenet (born 19 May 1972 in London) is a British photographer and former actress. Biography De Cadenet is the daughter of racing car driver Alain de Cadenet. She began her career as a co-presenter for The Word, a late-night Channel 4 magazine show. She also co-hosted The Big Breakfast. Her first marriage was in 1991 to Duran Duran bassist John Taylor by whom she had a daughter, Atlanta. The following year, de Cadenet moved from the U.K. to Los Angeles. The marriage lasted until 1997. Upon arrival in L.A., de Cadenet embarked upon a short film career, appearing in Four Rooms by independent film maker Allison Anders, Fall, and Brokedown Palace. Her career then turned to photography. She worked for magazines such as Spin, Jane and Harper’s Bazaar, among others. In 2005, s... Biography of Geraldine Somerville
Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville (born 19 May 1967) is an Irish actress best known for her roles as Detective Sergeant Jane Penhaligon in Cracker, and Lily Potter in the Harry Potter film series. Early life Geraldine Agnew-Somerville was born in County Meath, Ireland, the daughter of Sir Quentin Charles Agnew-Somerville, 2nd Baronet, and Margaret April Irene, Lady Agnew-Somerville (née Drummond), an antiques dealer, but was brought up on the Isle of Man. Her mother is a daughter of John Drummond, 15th Baron Strange, and sister of the late Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange. She has an elder sister, Amelia Rachel (who owns and works in a restaurant with her husband in the Australian rainforest), and a younger brother, James Lockett Charles Agnew-Somerville, who worked in Hon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alma Cogan
Alma Cogan (19 May 1932 – 26 October 1966) was an English singer of traditional pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dubbed "The Girl With the Laugh/Giggle/Chuckle In Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era. Throughout the mid-1950s, she was the most consistently successful female singer in the UK. Early life She was born Alma Angela Cohen in Whitechapel, East London, England, of Russian-Romanian Jewish descent. Her father's family, the Kogins, arrived in England from Russia, while her mother’s family were refugees from Romania. Cogan's parents Mark and Fay Cohen had another daughter, the future actress Sandra Caron, four or five years later and Alma Cogan also had a brother. Mark Cohen's work as a haberdasher involved opening stores in different... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Reyne
James Reyne (born James Michael Nugent Reyne on 19 May 1957 in Lagos, Nigeria) is an Australian rock musician and singer/songwriter both as a member of the iconic 1980s band Australian Crawl and solo work. He is a successful singer/ songwriter and prolific artist. James continues to perform and release material. Biography Early years Reyne was born in Nigeria to an Australian mother and English diplomat father. The family moved to Victoria, Australia in the early 1960s. Reyne lived in Mount Eliza, Victoria, was educated at The Peninsula School and then went on to study drama at the Victorian College of Arts. He formed a band called Spiff Rouch containing fellow locals Bill McDonough, Guy McDonough, Brad Robinson, Paul Williams, Robert Walker, Mark Hudson and Simon Binks. By early 1978... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tania Mallet
Tania Mallet, born on 19 May 1941 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, is an English model who is best known for her appearance as Tilly Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964). Mallet attended the Lucy Clayton's School Of Modelling, and started working as a model at just 16 years old in 1957, becoming one of the most recognisable and famous models of the late 1950s and early 1960s. According to Mallet, she got the part of Tilly Masterson when someone sent a photo of her in a bikini to Bond producer Cubby Broccoli. The character was killed off during the film when Oddjob (Harold Sakata) hurled his steel rimmed hat at her. In any case, it seems Mallet grabbed Broccoli's attention before Goldfinger: she was tested for the lead Bond girl role, Tatiana Romanova in From Russi...
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