Horoscopes of Celebrities Born Today

Edwidge Danticat (Haitian Creole pronunciation: ; born January 19, 1969) is an Haitian-American author. Biography Danticat was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. When she was two years old, her father André emigrated to New York, to be followed two years later by her mother Rose. This left Danticat and her younger brother Eliab to be raised by her aunt and uncle. Although her formal education...

Jean de Tinan, a.k.a. Jean Le Barbier de Tinan, (January 19, 1874 in Paris - 1898) was a French writer and novelist. Born to a baron and a socialite , Jean de Tinan moved to Paris in 1895 after graduating from the School of Agriculture in Montpellier. He is remembered as a figure of the Belle époque. Bibliography Un document sur l'impuissance d'aimer (1894) Penses-tu réussir !...

Ken Keyes, Jr. (January 19, 1921, Atlanta, Georgia – December 20, 1995, Coos Bay, Oregon) was a personal growth author and lecturer, and the creator of the Living Love method, a self-help system. Married four times, Keyes wrote fifteen books on personal growth and social consciousness issues, representing about four million copies distributed overall. Early life Childhood and...

Brion Gysin (January 19, 1916 – July 13, 1986) was a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist born in Taplow, Buckinghamshire. He is best known for his discovery of the cut-up technique, used by his friend, the novelist William S. Burroughs. With the engineer Ian Sommerville he invented the Dreamachine, a flicker device designed as an art object to be viewed with the eyes closed. It...

George Langelaan (January 19, 1908 – February 9, 1972) was a British writer and journalist born in Paris, France. He is best known for his 1957 short story "The Fly", which was the basis for the 1958 and 1986 sci-fi film horror classics and a 2008 opera composed by Howard Shore. Career During World War II, Langelaan worked as a spy and special agent for the Allied powers as part of...

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (also called Bernardin de St. Pierre) (January 19, 1737 Le Havre – January 21, 1814 Éragny, Val-d'Oise) was a French writer and botanist. He is best known for his 1787 novel Paul et Virginie. In 1795 he was elected to the Institut de France, and in 1803 to the Académie Française. From Antoine-Louis Barye: Sculptor of Romantic Realism by Glenn F. Benge,...

Aelia Pulcheria (January 19, 399 – 453) was the daughter of Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius and Empress Aelia Eudoxia. She was the second child born to Arcadius and Eudoxia. Her oldest sister was Flaccilla born in 397, but is assumed she had died young. Her younger siblings were Theodosius II, the future emperor and Marina, both born in 401. When her father Arcadius died in 408, her brother...

Arthur Robert Morris MBE (born 19 January 1922) is a former Australian cricketer who played 46 Test matches between 1946 and 1955. An opener, Morris is regarded as one of Australia's greatest left-handed batsmen. He is best known for his key role in Don Bradman's Invincibles side, which made an undefeated tour of England in 1948. He was the leading scorer in the Tests on the tour, with three...

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 – January 23, 1943) was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine, and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. He was the inspiration for Sheridan Whiteside, the main character in the play The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939) by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and for the far less likable character Waldo Lydecker in the classic...

Isa Pola, born Maria Luisa Betti di Montesano January 19, 1911 in Bologna, and died December 17, 1984 in Milan, was an Italian actress. Filmography (extract) # La spada di Damocle (1958) (TV) .... Contessa Adele Berri # Love and Chatter (1958) .... Signora Sonia Paseroni ... aka "Amore e chiacchiere (Salviamo il panorama)" - Italy (original title) # All'insegna delle sorelle...

Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (19 January 1851 – 18 June 1922) was a Dutch astronomer. He carried out extensive studies of the Milky Way. He found that the apparent movement of stars was not randomly distributed but had two preferential directions: the two star streams. This discovery was later reinterpreted as evidence for galactic rotation. Kapteyn also suggested that these stellar velocities...

Thierry Tusseau (born January 19, 1958 in Noisy-le-Grand, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a former football midfielder from France, who earned a total number of 22 international caps (no goals) for the French national team during the 1970s and 1980s. A player of Girondins de Bordeaux (1983–1986), he was a member of the French team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Clubs FC Nantes-Atlantique (1977–1983)...

Jean-Pierre Kelch, born January 19, 1942 in Mâcon, is a French militay, Army General, the highest active military rank of the French Army.

Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French film actor. He appeared in 104 films between 1920 and 1958. Selected filmography * The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) * Mayerling (1936) * The Eagle with Two Heads (1948) * The Lame Devil (1948, Le Diable boiteux) * Justice Is Done (1950) * Paris Vice Squad (1951) * La Poison (1951) *...

Marie Koenen, born on January 19, 1879 in 's-Hertogenbosch (birth time source: Lescaut), died on July 11, 1959 in Maastricht, was a Dutch novelist. Selected publications 1912 - De witte burcht 1916 - Sproken en legenden 1917 - De moeder 1918 - De wilde jager 1919 - De andere 1922 - Limburgse verhalen 1934 - Het nieuwe begin 1941 - De korrel in de voor ...

Silvio Martinello (born January 19, 1963 in Padua) is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the gold medal in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the bronze medal in the men's madison in Sydney, Australia alongside Marco Villa. He was a professional rider from 1986 to 2004.

Richard Lester (born 19 January 1932) is an American film director based in Britain. Lester is notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s. Early years and television Lester was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A child prodigy, he began studies at the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 15. He started in television in 1950,...

Ferruccio Parri (Pinerolo, January 19, 1890 (birth time source: Lescaut) – Rome, December 8, 1981) was an Italian partisan and politician who served as the 43rd Prime Minister of Italy for several months in 1945. During the resistance he was known as Maurizio. Biography Parri was born in Pinerolo, Piedmont. A soldier during World War I, he was wounded four times and received four decorations....

Richard Dunn (January 19, 1945 (source not archived)) was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England is a boxer who unsuccessfully fought Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1976. Dunn was beaten whenever he stepped up to true world class, losing to Muhammad Ali, Joe Bugner, Jimmy Young, Kallie Knoetze and Jose Manuel Urtain. However, he did defeat some useful fighters such as Bernd...

Georges Grey (January 19, 1911 in Lyon - April 2, 1954 in Passy (Haute-Savoie)) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film The Lame Devil under Sacha Guitry.

Tarso Anibal Santanna Marques (born January 19, 1976 in Curitiba) is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 24 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March 31, 1996. He scored no championship points in three separate seasons, all driving for the Minardi team, never completing a full year in Formula One. Career After five years of karting, Marques raced in Formula Chevrolet in his...

Daouda Sow (born January 19, 1983 in Roubaix (birth certificate n° 226, Astrotheme)) is an amateur boxer from France. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division. At the first Olympic qualifier the southpaw lost to Ukrainian Oleksandr Klyuchko but qualified at the second tournament. At Beijing he surprisingly medaled by beating Olympic silver medalist Kim Song-Guk, José...

Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer (19 January 1802–23 May 1874) was a Belgian politician, and then the Belgian Minister at the Court of St. James's, effectively the ambassador to the United Kingdom. Born in Louvain or Leuven, Van de Weyer's family moved to Amsterdam in 1811. The family returned to Leuven when his father, Josse-Alexandre (1769–1838), was named police commissioner for the city....

Luciano Chailly, born January 19, 1920 in Ferrara and died December 24, 2002 in Milan, was an Italian musician and composer.

Michael Virtue, born January 19, 1957 in Birmingham, is a British musician, member of group UB40. UB40 are a British reggae band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band has placed more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records. Their No.1 hit singles...

Lloyd Robertson, OC (born January 19, 1934) is the chief anchor and senior editor of CTV's national evening newscast, CTV News with Lloyd Robertson. Broadcasting career Robertson has covered many major events throughout his career, including the 1967 opening of Expo 67 in Montreal, the 1969 Moon landing (along with Percy Saltzman), many Olympic Games, Terry Fox, the patriation of the...

Christophe Perrillat (born January 19, 1979 in Annecy (birth certificate n° 118, Astrotheme)) is a French cross country skier who has competed since 1998. His lone World Cup victory was in a 4 x 10 km event in France in 2004 while Perrillat's best individual finish was eighth in a 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event at Whistler Olympic Park in January 2009. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he...

François Maspero (19 January 1932 (birth time source: Didier Geslain) – 11 April 2015) was a French author and journalist, best known as a publisher of leftist books in the 1970s. He has also worked as a translator, translating the works of Joseph Conrad and John Reed, author of Ten Days that Shook the World, among others. He was awarded the Prix Décembre in 1990 for Les Passagers du...

Patsy Rowlands (19 January 1931 – 22 January 2005) was an English actress who is best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, as Betty in the popular ITV Thames sitcom Bless This House, and as Alice Meredith in the Yorkshire Television sitcom Hallelujah!. Early years She was born in Palmers Green, London and attended a succession of convent schools throughout her childhood. At one...

Hans Hotter (19 January 1909 – 6 December 2003) was a German operatic bass-baritone, admired internationally after World War II for the power, beauty, and intelligence of his singing, especially in Wagner operas. He was extremely tall and his appearance was striking because of his high, narrow face, wide mouth, and big, aquiline nose. His voice and diction were equally...

Roberto Murolo, born January 19, 1912 in Naples and died March 13, 2003 in Naples, was an Italian singer and actor.

John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg (born January 19, 1993) is an American journalist. A Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School alumnus, he became a political correspondent for Vogue magazine in 2024. His time of birth comes from St. Cloud Times (Saint Cloud, Minnesota), 27 Jan 1993, page A2, where it is indicated that he was born "in the morning." Born in New York City, he is the son...

Michelle Laone Page (born January 19, 1987 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actress. Acting career Page began her career in professional theater at the age of 8, appearing in numerous major theatrical productions in Dallas and Ft. Worth. In Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," Michelle garnered praise by theater critics opening night in her lead role as Rebecca Gibbs. At age 15, her...

Jaime Moreno Morales (born January 19, 1974 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side. Moreno was the all-time leading scorer in Major League Soccer at the time of his retirement. On August 22, 2007, in a match against the New York Red...

Allegro Grandi, born on January 19, 1907 in San Pietro in Casale, Italy, died on April 23, 1973 in Caracas, Venezuela, was an Italian and Venezuelan cyclist.

Laurent Groppi, born January 19, 1983 in Thonon-les-Bains, is a French racing driver.

Michael Adams (born January 19, 1963 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a former NBA player and basketball coach. After starring at Boston College, the 5'10" point guard was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 3rd round with the 66th pick of the 1985 NBA Draft. He only averaged 2.2 points during his rookie season, but he would have more success later in his career while playing for other...

Guido Cagnacci (January 19, 1601 – 1663) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, belonging to the Forlì painting school and to the Bolognese School. Born in Santarcangelo di Romagna near Rimini, he died in Vienna in 1663. He worked in Rimini from 1627 to 1642. After that, he was in Forlì, where absorbed the lesson of the Melozzo's painting. Prior to that he had been in Rome, in...

Sauvane Delanoë, born on January 19, 1978 in Paris, is a French actress, specialized in dubbing. She is the daugther of comedian Nadine Delanoë. Selected fillmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2990531/) 2015 Dofus - Livre 1: Julith Joris (voice) 2013 Dofus: Aux trésors de Kerubim (TV Series) Joris - Kérubim (2013) ... Joris (voice) 2012 Maya the Bee (TV Series) Willy - Ring-a Ring-a...

Claude Birraux (born January 19, 1946 (birth certificate n° 6, Astrotheme)) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Haute-Savoie department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

John Weldon (19 January 1676 – 7 May 1736) was an English composer. Born at Chichester in the south of England, he was educated at Eton, where he was a chorister, and later received musical instruction from Henry Purcell. By 1694 Weldon had been appointed organist of New College in Oxford and became well known in the musical life of that city, writing music for masques as well as performing...

Coral Jeanne Smith (born January 19, 1979) is an American reality television personality, known as a cast member on MTV's The Real World: Back to New York, and for her appearances on various seasons of The Real World's spin-off show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Her most recent Challenge appearance was on Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III, which aired in early 2008. On April...

Thomas Luke Macfarlane (born January 19, 1980), known professionally as Luke Macfarlane, is a Canadian actor and musician. His best known roles include Scotty Wandell on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters and RAC Agent D'avin Jaqobis on the Space television science fiction series Killjoys. Macfarlane came out as gay during an interview with The Globe and Mail on April 15,...

Jeff Pilson (born January 19, 1959, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his stint in the heavy metal band Dokken. He has been the bassist for Foreigner since 2004. Pilson was also a member of Dio, and has his own progressive metal group called War and Peace, which was formed in 1993, releasing two albums: 1993's War and Peace and 2004's The Walls Have...

Valentin Alexandrovich Serov (Russian: Валенти́н Алекса́ндрович Серо́в; January 19, 1865 – December 5, 1911) was...

Damien Sayre Chazelle (born January 19, 1985 in Providence, Rhode Island (birth time source: De Jabrun, birth certificate)) is a French-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his films Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), and First Man (2018). For La La Land, he received several accolades, including the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Director;...

Michael III (Greek: Μιχαήλ Γ΄, Mikhaēl III ), (January 19, 840 – September 23–24, 867), Byzantine Emperor from 842 to 867. Michael III was the third and traditionally last member of the Phrygian Dynasty. He was given the disparaging moniker the Drunkard (ὀ...

Esther Acebo, born on January 19, 1983 in Madrid, is a Spanish actress, presenter and reporter, as an actress she has appeared in, Los encantados (2016) and achieved worldwide fame in Money Heist (2017). Esther studied physical activity and Sport sciences at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (2001/2005). She combined her studies with acting classes. Her first opportunity came as host of the...

João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo (Portuguese pronunciation: ; born 19 January 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a midfielder. Clubes Começou no FC Porto, onde esteve apenas 2 anos, com 11 anos, rumou ao Sporting CP, onde fez toda a sua formação. Desde de então conta com um empréstimo ao Vitória de Setúbal, em 2014. Com inúmeras...

Hugues Bersini, born on January 19, 1961 in Brussels (birth time source: André Dekoster), is a Belgian computer science professor (The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)) and author of Italian descent. Publications (extract) Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur l'informatique édition Best Of. L'orienté Objet, Eyrolles. Les fondements de l'informatique, Vuibert. De...