French ballistician, member of the Academy of Sciences, and author of the books Balistique expérimentale (1894) and L’artillerie: matériel – organisation (1899). He died in…
French politician. He is President of the general council for Isère. Link to Wikipedia biography
French anthropologist and paleontologist, one of the editors-in-chief of the Revue d’Anthropologie from 1932 to 1970, and director of the Musée de l’Homme in 1950.…
French naval officer who reached the rank of Counter Admiral. He became Commandeur of the Légion d’honneur on 18 January 1881 and was appointed Governor…
French politician, a member of the SFIO and the Socialist Party of France before World War II, and afterwards a Gaullist Left, and founding member…
American missing person who disappeared on 12/03/1987 after withdrawing the entire amount of his bank account, $621. He was last seen with Jim Malloy, a…
French historian of religions and columnist in the TV talk-show “C dans l’Air”, presented by Yves Calvi. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Italian business executive who began serving as the President of Fiat in 1945. Prior to reaching the top rung of the corporate ladder, he served…
Morgan Valley: A Basketball Journey Guided by Human Design Morgan Valley, born on April 7, 1981, in Burlington, Vermont, is a former American basketball player…
Italian actress, internationally known, born in Pola, Italy, in a region now belonging to Croatia. From the time of her adolescence, Valli wanted to be…
Italian stage/film actor, for 6 yrs artistic director of festival of two worlds in spoleto, italy. Death 1980/02/01, cause of death: car accident. Link to…
French physician, biographer of his grandfather Louis Pasteur and editor of Pasteur’s complete works. In 1936 he was elected as a member of the Académie…
French Socialist/Anarchist journalist, bohemian, revolutionary and novelist, founder of “Le Cri du Peuple” newspaper (1871), and most famous for his trilogy of autobiographical novels: “L’Enfant”…
French actress who was the wife of Maurice Chevalier from 1927 to 1933. Before their marriage, Yvonne Vallée was Chevalier’s music hall dancing partner. She…
Belgian mathematician best known for proving the Prime number theorem. The king of Belgium ennobled him with the title of baron. His father was Charles…
Spanish dramatist, novelist and member of the Spanish Generation of 98, is considered perhaps the most noteworthy and certainly the most radical dramatist working to…
Italian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. After high school, she enrolled at the Faculty of Law at the University of Catania, but she interrupted her…
Chilean poet, recipient of the Premio Nacional de Literatura de Chile, a National Prize awarded to poets of high achievement. He died on 12 February…
Mexican actress, a star in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She appeared in films such as Las tres alegres comadres (1952) and Las interesadas…
Belgian geologist and mineralogist who wrote publications on the microscopic study of the crystalline rocks of the Belgian and French Ardennes, several in collaboration with…
French actor, primarily of the theatre. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He was married successively to actresses Madeleine Geoffroy and…
American politician and businessman, nicknamed “Skip”, he was a non-career appointee as the U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia (2005-2008) and is Chairman, CEO, and owner of…
French aviator. He died on 19 September 1980 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Link to Wikipedia biography
Dutch cartoonist, illustrator and painter. Anton was the tenth child of the pastor Leendert van der Valk (8 October 1838, Vlaardingen – 13 January 1910,…
Italian gymnast who won the Gold Medal at the 1936 summer Olympics, in Berlin, Germany. In addition to winning the gold medal, she also set…
French archer, he won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Link to Wikipedia biography
French art historian, captain of the French military and member of the Resistance. In the movie “Monuments Men”, directed by George Clooney, she is embodied…
French oceanographer, president of ‘L’Institut Français de la Mer’ (IFM).
French military general, commander of the air force. He died in Paris on 5 September 1996.
Luxembourghish physicist and physician, and a professor at the University of Ghent who was interested in the use of electricity in medicine. He died on…
Algerian homicide who, on 3/20/1984, raped and killed a young girl at Bourg-en-Bresse, France.
French journalist, a former reporter and editor at Radio-France International.
Peruvian volleyball middle blocker who has played for the Peru national team since 2011. Rosa was part of the team that won gold at the…
Mexican-American baseball player who was first seen as a rookie with the Dodgers during the 1980 season. Being of Mayan-Indian ancestry, he captured the hearts…
American noted family, the daughter of baseball star Fernando Valenzuela and his wife, Linda.
Belgian stage actor and director at the Théâtre Ratinet, he died on 24 May 1998 in Uccle at age 60.
French actress who appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993. She was married to Jean Desailly. She died on the morning of…
Italian lyricist, journalist, author and television personality. Link to Wikipedia biography (Italian)
Italian theatre, film, and television actress, who had a very profitable career as a voice actress, giving her voice to actresses such as Julie Andrews,…
English expatriate television presenter, fluent in Turkish, who appeared on Elin O?lu, a Turkish talk show broadcast on ATV, a nationwide TV channel in Turkey.…
American porno star whose life was documented in the film “The Girl Next Door,” an intimate and humanizing look into the rise to fame of…
Italian opera soprano, highly acclaimed. She was married to actor Alberto Terrani. Died of leukemia 6/11/1998. Link to Wikipedia biography
Italian film actor, who died in Rome on 26 January 1983. Link to Wikipedia biography (Italian)
Italian actor and sex symbol, nicknamed “The Latin Lover,” who gained fame in the USA through his romantic portrayals in films such as The Sheik…
Spanish politician and businessman. He was mayor from 1909 to 1913 and Senator Jaen in 1921 and 1922. He was president of olive growing section…
Scottish amateur golfer who won the British Ladies Amateur in 1937, 1955 and 1958. In 1937, after winning the British Ladies title at Turnberry she…
French Cancan dancer and contortionist, partner of “La Goulue”. Wine merchant by day, he danced in his free time. His stage name “V.le Désossé” could…
Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the…
French adventurer, who attempted to achieve human flight using bird-like wings. Léo Valentin is widely considered to be the most famous “birdman” of all time.…