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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on January, 6, 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".
Astrology DataBase updated Wednesday, 26 July 2017 at 7:30 pm, CEST
52,648 celebrities and events, out of which 22,793 entries with a known time of birth. Search by filters, aspects, positions, categories, heights, or latest additions. Celebrities clicked on in real-time: 468,488,783 times. 158 celebrities or events were found for January, 6.
Biography of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne d'Arc, (January 1412 – May 30, 1431) was a national heroine of France. She asserted that she had visions from God which told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. The uncrowned King Charles VII sent her to the siege at Orléans as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence when she overcame the dismissive attitude of veteran commanders and lifted the siege in only nine days. Several more swift victories led to Charles VII's coronation at Reims and settled the disputed succession to the throne. The renewed French confidence outlasted her own brief career. She refused to leave the field when she was wounded during an attempt to recapture Paris that autumn. Hampered by court intrigues, she led only minor co...
Biography of Elizabeth Teissier
Élizabeth Teissier, born January 6, 1938 in Algiers, Algeria (birth time source: rectified time by herself from her birth certificate), is a Swiss and French astrologer and author, and former model and actress. Bibliography * Ne brûlez pas la sorcière, Pauvert, 1976 (épuisé). * Astralement vôtre ou le triomphe d’une vocation, Laffont, 1980 (épuisé). * L’Astrologie, science du XXIe siècle, Edition n° 1, 1988, 1994 (premier livre d’astrologie occidentale traduit en chinois) * Vos Etoiles jusqu’en l’an 2001, Edition n°1, 1989, 1993. * Astrologie Passion, Hachette, 1992 (encyclopédie d’astrologie) (épuisé). * Étoiles et Molécules, Grasset, 1992 (dialogue avec le Dr Henri Laborit). * Les douze Signes du zodiaque, 1994. * Les Etoiles de l’Elysée, Edi...
Biography of Thierry Ardisson
Thierry Ardisson (born January 6, 1949 in Bourganeuf, Creuse, France (birth time source: Didier Geslain)), is a French television producer and host. Bibliography T. Ardisson & Alain Decaux, Cinemoi T. Ardisson & Alain Decaux, Rive droite T. Ardisson et Alain Decaux, Louis XX T. Ardisson, Pondichéry T. Ardisson et Alain Decaux, Les années provoc T. Ardisson, Confessions of a babyboomer T. Ardisson, Tout le monde en parle (2012)...
Biography of Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder and Mr. Bean. Atkinson has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. Early life Atkinson was born to Ella May and Eric Atkinson, Anglican farmers in the town of Consett, north-west of the city of Durham. His oldest brother is Rodney Atkinson, a eurosceptic economist who narrowly lost the United Kingdom Independence Party leadership election in 2000. He was educated at Durham Choristers School, followed by St Bees School, and studied electrical engineering at Newcastle University. He continued with an MSc at Qu...
Biography of Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus (born January 6, 1969 (birth time source: Astrodatabank: Sy Scholfield quotes an email from Susan Carmichael dated 16/11/2014: "In an interview ("Great Dane") by Stuart Husband dated 23 February 2002 referring to self and actor Norman Reedus (former partner/father of son): "We're both Capricorns, and we both have Scorpio rising." Full article: http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/feb/24/life1.lifemagazine. A speculative time of 2:45 a.m. puts mid Scorpio (15 degrees) on the Ascendant.) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of one of the MacManus brothers in The Boondock Saints. He has also been known to direct several videos and model for various fashion designers. Early Life Reedus was born in Hollywood, Florida and months later moved to...
Biography of Irina Shayk
Irina Shayk (sometimes credited as Irina Sheik, born Irina Shaykhlislamova on January 6, 1986 in Yemanzhelinsk, Russia, USSR) is a Russian fashion model known for her 2007 through 2010 appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Biography Shayk was born in Yemanzhelinsk.. Since early 2010, she has been dating footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Career After winning the "Supermodel 2004" Chelyabinsk beauty pageant, scout Guia Jikidze recommended Shayk pursue a career as a model. In 2007, Shayk debuted in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, and has appeared in each annual edition since, working with photographers like Pamela Hanson, Steve Erle, Riccardo Tinelli, Rennio Maifredi, and Raphael Mazucco, and shooting in locations such as St. Petersburg, Naples Grenada and Chil...
Biography of Syd Barrett
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. He is best remembered as a founding member of Pink Floyd. He was active as a rock musician for about ten years before going into seclusion....
Biography of Alex Turner (musician)
Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English musician and member of Sheffield band, Arctic Monkeys. He is the band's lead vocalist and plays lead guitar for the band, as well as being the songwriter. Early life The only child of two teachers, Turner received his first guitar as a Christmas present in 2001 along with neighbour Jamie Cook. According to Turner, Oasis gave him the desire to play the guitar, while the antics of Craig Nicholls - lead singer of Australian rock band The Vines - left him thinking "That's what being a singer is all about". Turner suggests that his performances attempt to replicate those of Nicholls, saying "When we play, I'll do what Craig Nicholls does, be all spaced out." However, it has been the influence of his mother and father (through their ...
Biography of Nigella Lawson
Nigella Lucy Lawson (born 6 January 1960) is a British food writer, journalist and broadcaster. Lawson was born to Nigel Lawson, who would become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Vanessa Salmon, whose family owned the J. Lyons and Co. empire. After graduating from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Lawson started to work as a book reviewer and restaurant critic, later becoming the deputy literary editor of The Sunday Times in 1986. She then embarked upon a career as a freelance journalist, writing for a number of newspapers and magazines. In 1998, Lawson brought out her first cookery book, How to Eat, which sold 300,000 copies and became a bestseller. She went on to write her second book in 2000, How to be a Domestic Goddess, winning her the British Book Award for Author of The Year. ...
Biography of Eddie Redmayne
Edward John David "Eddie" Redmayne (born 6 January 1982 (birth time source: Sy Scholfield, Astrodatabank, rectified time from an approximate time of birth)) is an English actor and model. Redmayne won the 2010 Tony Award as best featured actor in a play for his performance in Red. Biography Early life Redmayne was born in Westminster, England. He attended Eton College, and went on to study History of Art at Trinity College, Cambridge, from where he graduated with a 2:1 in 2003. He performed with the National Youth Music Theatre (where he was a contemporary of the tenor Nicky Spence). Acting career Theatre Redmayne made his professional stage debut for Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in Twelfth Night at the Middle Temple Hall in 2002. He won the award for Outstanding Newcomer at ...
Biography of Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella (6 January 1954 – 18 March 2008) was an Academy Award-winning English film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. Early life Minghella was born on the Isle of Wight at Ryde, the son of Gloria and Edward Minghella, ice cream factory owners. His father was Italian/Scottish and his mother came from Leeds; her ancestors originally came from Valvori, a small village in the Lazio region of central Italy. Minghella attended Sandown Grammar School and St John's College (Portsmouth). He was a graduate of the University of Hull, where he completed undergraduate and graduate courses, but eventually abandoned his doctoral thesis. Career His first piece of produced work was a 1975 ...
Biography of Alan Watts
Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was a philosopher, writer, speaker, and student of comparative religion. He was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience. He died at the age of 58 . He wrote more than twenty-five books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, higher consciousness, meaning of life, concepts and images of God and the pursuit of happiness, relating his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religions or philosophies (Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Hinduism, etc.). Early years Watts was born to middle class parents in the village of Chislehurst (now in the London Borough of Bromley), Kent, England in the yea...
Biography of Kahlil Gibran
Khalil Gibran (also known as Kahlil Gibran; born Gibran Khalil Gibran, Arabic: جبران خليل جبران, Syriac: ܓ̰ܒܪܢ ܚܠܝܠ ܓ̰ܒܪܢ) (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese American artist, poet and writer. He was born in today's Lebanon and spent much of his productive life in the United States. Youth in Lebanon According to a relative of the same name, the Gibran family's origins are obscure. Though his mother was the "offspring of a priestly, and important family", the Gibran clan was "small and undistinguished." He was born in the Christian Maronite town of Bsharri in today's northern Lebanon - at the time, part of the...
Biography of Adriano Celentano
Adriano Celentano (Italian pronunciation: ; born 6 January 1938 (birth time source: Steinbrecher collection, Astrodatabank)) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, film director and TV host. He is the best-selling Italian singer, and the best-selling male artist of Italy. Biography Celentano was born in Milan at 14 Via Gluck, about which he later wrote the famous song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck" ("The boy from Gluck Street"). His parents were from Foggia, in Apulia, and had moved north for work. According to urban legend, before beginning his singing career, Celentano was a student of Ghigo Agosti during Agosti's 1955-1956 Northern Italian tour, which was also guitarist Giorgio Gaber's debut. Heavily influenced by his idol Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock revolutio...
Biography of Vincent Niclot
Vincent Niclo (born in Paris on 6 January 1975 (birth time source: vincentniclo-fans.forumperso.com, original source unknown, on Astrodatabank)) is a French tenor singer. Musical theatre Niclo comes from a family of artists and was interested in theatre and took courses Cours Florent acting school particularly with Raymond Acquaviva. He also followed courses at Simon and trained at Actor Studio. He also studied modern dance. His first role in theatre was in Renaître à Bogota, a play by Marthe Vandenberg. He also acted in a number of television films and series like Sous le soleil, Extrême Limite, Nestor Burma and a role in cinema in Place Vendôme directed by Nicole Garcia. After meeting Thierry Dran at the Paris Opera, he furthered his singing techniques and ended with a role in ...
Biography of Steven Forrest
Steven Forrest, born January 6, 1949 in Mt. Vernon, is an American astrologer and writer. Some of his books about astrology : "The Inner Sky," "The Changing Sky," "The Night Speaks" and "The Book of Pluto." His wife, Jodie Forrest, is also an astrologer....
Biography of A.R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (Tamil: ஏ.ஆர்.ரகுமான்; born January 6, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar (திலீப் குமார்) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won thirteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards. Working in India's various film industries, international cinema and theatre, by 2003, Rahman, in a career spanning over a decade, has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide, and sold over 200 million cassettes, making him one of the world's all-time t...
Biography of Malcolm Young
Malcolm Mitchell Young, born January 6, 1953 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a founding member of, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. Though his younger brother Angus is the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm has been described as the business and brains behind AC/DC. As the rhythm guitarist, he is responsible for the broad sweep of AC/DC's sound, and co-writer of the material. But behind the scenes, his word is said to be 'law' on matters such as organising when and where the band go on tour, when to make an album or film soundtrack, and when to meet the media. Before AC/DC Malcolm Young's parents,William and Margaret, emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland to Sydney, Australia in 1963 with their children George, Margaret, Malcolm a...
Biography of Gustave Doré
Paul Gustave Doré (January 6, 1832 (birth time source: Didier Geslain) – January 23, 1883) was a French artist, engraver, and illustrator. Doré worked primarily with wood engraving and steel engraving. Life Doré was born in Strasbourg and his first illustrated story was published at the age of fifteen. Doré began work as a literary illustrator in Paris. Dore's commissions include works by Rabelais, Balzac, Milton and Dante. In 1853 Doré was asked to illustrate the works of Lord Byron. This commission was followed by additional work for British publishers, including a new illustrated English Bible. Doré also illustrated an oversized edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." Doré's English Bible (1866) was a great success, and in 1867 Doré had a major exhibition of his work in London....
Biography of Océane (actress)
Océane, born January 6, 1975 in Paris, is a French pornographic actress. Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m) Awards 2001 : Hot d'Or, best French pornographic actress...
Biography of Tiffany Pollard
Tiffany "New York" Pollard (born January 6, 1982) is an American reality television personality and actress. She is best known for her participation in VH1's Flavor of Love and I Love New York television series. Pollard was given the nickname "New York" by rapper Flavor Flav, whom she dated on both season 1 and season 2 of Flavor of Love. Pollard is also known colloquially by her self-proclaimed nickname, the "HBIC (Head Bitch In Charge)", which she exclaimed in the Flavor of Love series in an attempt to taunt her competitors. Personal life Pollard was born in Utica, New York to Michelle Rothschild-Patterson (also known as "Sister Patterson") and Alex Pollard. She has an older brother named Derek. Pollard attended John F. Kennedy Middle School and graduated from Thomas R. Proctor Hig...
Biography of Magalie Vaé
Magalie Vaé is the stage name of Magalie Bonneau, a French singer born on January 6, 1987 in Gonesse (Val-d'Oise)(birth time source: Didier Geslain). She was the winner of the fifth series of the French Star Academy TV talent show. Magalie Vaé grew up in Thillay, in Val-d'Oise, a small commune of 3700 inhabitants, starting in performance arts at a young age. In September 2005, while studying for her baccalauréat exams, she was chosen to be a competitor on Star Academy. Four months later on the show she ended up the winner, winning 57% of the public vote. This success won her one million euros to record an album. On 6 February 2006, Magalie left for Canada to record the album, produced by Rick Allison. The first single, Je ne suis qu'une chanson (I am but a song) was released 1 month lat...
Biography of Pascal Nouma
Pascal Nouma (born 6 January 1972) is a French footballer. He is particularly famous for his eccentric behaviour both on and off the pitch. He started his career in the Paris Saint-Germain youth team before moving around other teams in France. He played for Lille and Caen before moving back to PSG for two seasons in 1994. In 1996 he left for Strasbourg, spending two seasons there before he moving to Lens. After two seasons at Lens, he left for a Turkish club where he achieved phenomenal success and still maintains his popularity among his fans, who composed special songs for him. He played for them for one season, moving to play for Marseille the next year. The next season, but his contract was cancelled by the board following a bizarre incident in which he celebrated a goal against arc...
Biography of Olga Georges-Picot
Olga Georges-Picot was a French actress (January 6, 1940 Shangai - June 19, 1997, Paris). She was the daugther of French diplomat Guillaume George-Picot. Her most important film was The Day of the Jackal. The Day of the Jackal is a thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth, first published in 1971, about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French terrorist group of the early 1960s, to kill Charles de Gaulle....
Biography of Andrea Ferreol
Andréa Ferréol (born January 6, 1947) is a French actress. Partial filmography La Grande bouffe (Blow-Out) (1973) Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) (1979) Le Dernier Métro (The Last Metro) (1980) La Nuit de Varennes (That Night in Varennes) (1982) A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) Nyfes (2004)...
Biography of Jérémie Renier
Jérémie Renier (born 6 January 1981 in Etterbeek, (birth time source: birth certificate Acte n°43, André Dekoster) is a Belgian actor. He lives in Paris, France. His film debut was in the critically praised La Promesse (1996), directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. He became better known to worldwide audiences in Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and L'Enfant (2005). The latter was also directed by the Dardenne brothers. Filmographie (source : http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0753737/) 2012 Elefante blanco (post-production) Gerónimo 2012 Cloclo Claude François 2011 Possessions Bruno Caron 2011 Le gamin au vélo Guy Catoul 2011 Les aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau Philibert 2010 Potiche Laurent Pujol (as Jérémie Rénier) 2010 Trois chats (short) Lui 2...
Biography of Alexander Scriabin
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Скрябин, Aleksandr Nikolajevič Skriabin; sometimes transliterated as Skryabin or Scriabine (6 January 1872–27 April 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist. Scriabin was born into an aristocratic family in Moscow on Christmas Day 1871 according to the Julian Calendar. When he was only a year old, his mother, a concert pianist, died of tuberculosis. Scriabin's father left for Turkey, leaving the young infant with his doting grandmother and great aunt. He studied the piano from an early age, taking lessons with Nikolay Zverev, a strict disciplinarian, who was teaching...
Biography of Kate McKinnon
Kathryn McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984), commonly known as Kate McKinnon, is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress and comedian, best known for her sketch comedy work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and The Big Gay Sketch Show. Early life McKinnon was born and raised in Sea Cliff, New York. She is the daughter of Laura Campbell, a parent educator, and Michael Thomas Berthold, an architect. As a child, McKinnon played the piano, cello, and guitar. She graduated from North Shore High School in 2002 and attended Columbia University. Career In 2007, she joined the original cast of the Logo Network's Big Gay Sketch Show, where she was a cast member on the series for all three seasons. Among her best-known characters was Fitzwilliam, a British boy whose only wish is to ...
Biography of Elizabeth Cooper
Elizabeth Cooper is a French pianist, composer, and conductor....
Biography of Loretta Young
Loretta Young (January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. Early life She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah as Gretchen Young (she took the name Michaela at confirmation) she moved with her family to Hollywood when she was three years old. Loretta and her sisters Polly Ann Young and Elizabeth Jane Young (screen name Sally Blane) worked as child actresses, of whom Loretta was the most successful. Young's first role was at age 3 in the silent film The Primrose Ring. The movie's star Mae Murray so fell in love with little Gretchen that she wanted to adopt her. Although her mother declined, Gretchen was allowed to live with Murray for two years. Her half-sister Georgiana (daughter of her mother and stepfather George Belzer) eventually married actor Rica...
Biography of Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler (born 6 January 1954 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England) is an actress and producer. She is married to the musician Sting. Trudie Styler attended North Bromsgrove High School, Worcestershire, England, where one of her teachers was Clifford T. Ward. She went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and starred in various period BBC productions, including Poldark in 1977. A friend of John Ritchie, after a phone call from Matthew Vaughn's godfather she became an executive producer of Guy Ritchie's films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. Along with Sting, she introduced Madonna to her second husband, Ritchie, and is godmother to the couple's son Rocco. Styler lived with Sting for about ten years before marrying him on 20 August 1992. They have...
Biography of Capucine (actress)
Capucine (6 January 1928 (birth time source: Sy Scholfield, Astrodatabank, from Marc Brun, birth certifiate) – 17 March 1990) was a Golden Globe-nominated French actress and fashion model best known for her role as Simone Clouseau in the 1963 comedy The Pink Panther. Born Germaine Lefebvre in Draguignan(Var), she soon exhibited an independent, non-conformist personality. She attended school in France and received a B.A. in foreign languages. At 17, while riding in a carriage in Paris, a commercial photographer noticed her. She quickly became a successful fashion model, working for fashion houses Givenchy and Christian Dior. She also adopted a new moniker, Capucine (French for nasturtium). During this time, Capucine met future actress Audrey Hepburn. Both were modeling in Paris, and the ...
Biography of Gabrielle Reece
Gabrielle Allyse Reece (born 6 January 1970 (source pour son heure de naissancce : Astrodatabank, Alexander Angel)) is an American professional volleyball player, sports announcer, and fashion model. Early Life Reece was born in La Jolla, California, to a mother from Long Island, New York, and a Trinidadian father - who died when she was five years old. Her height is inherited mostly from her mother. She was raised in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and she returned to the U.S. mainland for the eleventh grade. Reece didn't take up sports until then (the 11th grade) when she and her mother moved to St.Petersburg, Florida. Many colleges started recruiting her due to her abilities in sports. She accepted a volleyball scholarship from the Florida State University, where she majored i...
Biography of Lyudmila Putina
Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Putina (Russian: Людмила Александровна Путина, Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Putina, née Shkrebneva, Шкребнева; born January 6, 1958, Kaliningrad, Soviet Union) is the wife of former Russian President and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. In her early years she was a flight attendant for the Kaliningrad branch of Aeroflot. In 1986 Putina graduated from the Branch of Spanish language and philology of the Department of Philology of Leningrad State University, where in 1990-1994 she in turn taught German. She married Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on July 28, 1983; th...
Biography of Nek
Filippo Neviani, also known as Nek (born January 6, 1972 (birth time source: Astrodatabank, Collection Bordoni)), is a popular contemporary Italian singer-songwriter. Some of his hits include “Laura Non C'è” or “Laura no Está” which became a major hit in Europe and Latin America in 1997 being one of the most listened songs of that year, and “Almeno stavolta”. Nek records and performs in both Italian and Spanish. Nek was born in Sassuolo, a small town in the province of Modena. He started his career at a very young age. In 1984, he formed a duo with Gianluca Vaccari that became very famous among local young people. They mostly played at graduation parties, birthdays and other similar events. In 1992 he released his first album as a soloist, but it wasn't until 1996 that he achieved in...
Biography of Alan Stivell
Alan Stivell (born Alan Cochevelou January 6, 1944) is a Breton musician and singer, recording artist and master of the celtic harp who from the early 1970s revived global interest in the Celtic (specifically Breton) harp and Celtic music as part of world music. Background: learning Breton music and culture Alan was born in the Auvergnat town of Riom. His father Georges (Jord in Breton) Cochevelou was a civil servant in the French Ministry of Finance who achieved his dream of recreating a Celtic or Breton harp in the small town of Gourin, Brittany. In 1953, Alan began playing the instrument at the age of nine under the tutelage of his father and Denise Megevand, a concert harpist. Alan also learned Celtic mythology, art and history as well as the Breton language, traditional Breton d...
Biography of René Roué
René Roué, born January 6, 1943 in Charlieu, died July 20, 2002 in Portes-en-Ré (Charente-Maritime), was a French military physician....
Biography of Julie Chen
Julie Suzanne Chen (born January 6, 1970) is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has 15 years of newscasting experience. She is best known for co-anchoring CBS's The Early Show, alongside Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez. She has been the host of the U.S. version of Big Brother since its debut in July 2000. She is currently the starring co-host of the CBS daytime series, The Talk, which features a panel of five hosts, discussing controversial maternal topics and contemporary issues. The Talk premiered on October 18, 2010. Personal life Chen was born in Queens, New York. Chen's mother Wan Ling Chen grew up in Rangoon, Burma, where Chen's grandfather was a leading industrialist. Her father was born in China and was one of the top leaders in the Ku...
Biography of Richard II of England
Richard II (6 January 1367 – 14 February 1400) was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Early life Richard was born in Bordeaux at the feast of Epiphany, with three kings present at his birth. His father was Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and his mother was Joan "The Fair Maid of Kent". After Richard's elder brother had died in infancy, he became heir to the throne of England (and was created Prince of Wales) in 1376, when the Black Prince died after a wasting illness. The following year his grandfather King Edward III of England also died, making Richard king at the age of 10. During his minority, three 'continual councils' lasting from June 1377 to January 1380 were responsible for the general governing of the country. In reality John of Gaunt, his...
Biography of Howie Long
Howard Michael Long (born January 6, 1960 in Somerville, Massachusetts) is a former American football player who played as a defensive end, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000. Long has been married since June 27, 1982, to the former Diane Addonizio and they have three sons, one of whom, Christopher, ended an award-winning college career at the University of Virginia in 2007. The family resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. High school career He attended Milford High School in Milford, Massachusetts, and is a member of the Milford Hall of Fame. Long was an all-around athlete, playing football (lettered three years and was named to the Scholastic Coach All-America team as a senior), basketball (lettered three years as a forward), and track (lettered three years, competing in ...
Biography of Jean-François Gigoux
Jean-François Gigoux, born January 6, 1806 in Besançon, died in 1894, was a French artist, portrait painter and lithographer....
Biography of Paolo Conte
Paolo Conte (born 6 January 1937 (birth time source: Grazia Bordoni, Astrodatabank, birth certificate)) is a craggy-voiced Italian singer, pianist and composer. He both writes and performs his own material and his grainy, resonant voice redolent of Francophone singers like Jacques Brel adds a certain charm to his wistful, sometimes melancholic lyrics. Career Paolo Conte was born in Asti, Piedmont; Piemonte. Piedmont is one of 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northwest of the country. His performing career began as a vibraphone player in local and touring bands (Saint Vincent Jazz Festival). He began songwriting with his brother Giorgio Conte early on and eventually began writing songs of his own. As a poet, painter and lawyer as well as a musician, he first earned attention durin...
Biography of Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978), was an English singer and songwriter and is regarded as the pre-eminent British folk rock singer. She emerged in the mid 1960s while still a teenager, performing on the folk revival scene where she displayed her mastery of traditional singing and interpretation. Her song, "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?", written during these early years, has been covered by numerous artists and is regarded as a classic of its type. Over a ten-year career Sandy Denny left an extensive legacy and remains influential. She is remembered for her pivotal involvement with the British folk rock movement, where as a member of Fairport Convention, she moved the band away from west coast American cover versions and into performing traditional material and original com...
Biography of Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799) were the inventors of the montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique. The brothers succeeded in launching the first manned ascent, carrying Étienne into the sky. Later, in December 1783, in recognition of their achievement, their father Pierre was elevated to the nobility and the hereditary appellation of de Montgolfier by King Louis XVI of France. Early years The brothers were born into a family of paper manufacturers in Annonay, in Ardèche, France. Their parents were Pierre Montgolfier (1700–1793) and his wife, Anne Duret (1701–1760), who had sixteen children. Pierre established his eldest son, Raymond Montgolfier, later Raymond de Montgolfier (173...
Biography of Jõao Vanin
Jõao Vanin, born on January 6, 1948 in Curitiba, Paraná, is a Brazilian Catholic priest and psychologist....
Biography of Marie Dorval
Marie Dorval (January 6, 1798 - May 20, 1849), was a talented French actress. Early life Born Marie Thomase Amélie Delauney; abandoned by her father when she was five years old, and losing her mother to tuberculosis while still a teenager, at age of 15 she married Alain Dorval, a much older actor, who died five years later. The couple had two children together prior to his death. Stage career Marie began acting on stage in earnest following her husband's death. She did not see great success until the age of 29, when she starred in the French play Trente ans, ou la vie d'un joueur. At the age of 31, Marie married journalist Jean-Toussaint Merle. In January, 1833, female writer George Sand met Marie Dorval after the former wrote the actress a letter of appreciation followin...
Biography of Danny Pintauro
Daniel John Pintauro (born January 6, 1976 in Milltown, New Jersey) is an American actor. Career He got his start on the television soap opera As the World Turns and in the movie Cujo. He first came to prominence on the television series Who's the Boss?. After the conclusion of that series, he was less frequently cast. In 1994, he took time off from professional acting and attended Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, and later Stanford University to study English and theater. He graduated in 2001. Pintauro has since returned to the stage in more mature roles including that of the title character in the stage version of The Velocity of Gary. Sexuality The National Enquirer tabloid contacted him in 1997 to inform him that they intended to out him as being gay. He...
Biography of Laurence Danon
Laurence Danon, born January 6, 1956 in Bordeaux, is a French businesswoman. Danon’s background is in science - she graduated from the elite training school Corps des Mines, holds a degree in organic chemistry, and began her career in 1984 at the French Ministry of Industry. She then switched to business, as many French civil servants do, and worked in the chemical industry for Elf and Bostik Findley. She is married and has two children. Further reading: http://www.ae2010.es/Frontals/Detalle_Contenidos/_tYsBraNzHW580nLdk5iFM2-Q-4YgZLa7p83_4fNxXAM...
Biography of Mickey Hargitay
Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay (January 6, 1926 – September 14, 2006) was an actor and Mr. Universe 1955. He was born in Budapest, Hungary. He also is noted for his marriage to Jayne Mansfield, and as the father of actress Mariska Hargitay. Early life and sports career Growing up in Hungary, he performed in an acrobatic act with his brothers. He also played soccer and became a champion speed skater. An underground fighter during World War II, Hargitay fled Hungary after the war and moved to the United States. He settled in Cleveland, where he met and married his first wife, Mary Birge (with whom he also had an acrobatic act and one child, Tina, who was born in 1949), and worked as a plumber and carpenter. He was inspired to begin bodybuilding after seeing a magazine cover of Steve Reeves, fa...
Biography of John Delorean
John Zachary DeLorean (January 6, 1925 – March 19, 2005) was an American engineer and executive in the U.S. automobile industry, and founder of the DeLorean Motor Company. He was most well known for developing the Pontiac GTO muscle car, the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car, which was later featured in the movie Back to the Future, and his high profile 1982 arrest on charges of drug trafficking, in an apparent attempt to raise funds for his struggling company, which declared bankruptcy that same year. He successfully defended himself against these charges, showing that his alleged involvement was a result of entrapment by federal agents. Early life John Zachary DeLorean was born on January 6, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, the eldest of four sons of Zachary and Kathryn Pribak DeLorean. The DeLor... |
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