French Catholic bishop, the Bishop Emeritus of Viviers since 2015. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French union leader, elected General Secretary (Chairman) of F.O. (a right wing and anti-communist trade union) in February 1989. Originally a street hawker, he collected…
Norwegian goalkeeper and coach who played for the sports club SFK Lyn. He played for the Norwegian national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in…
Norwegian jurist and judge who served as Supreme Court Justice from 1968 to 1986. During the occupation of Norway in World War II Bloms was…
Werner von Blomberg: A Strategic Mind and Military Leader Werner von Blomberg, a prominent figure in German military history, played a significant role as a…
Belgian horse rider who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he won the bronze medal in the individual jumping competition, riding…
Belgian landscape painter, and general delegate for the French-speaking community of European artistic merit, he died on 30 April 1997 at age 67.
Dutch etcher and painter of the Hague School. He learned lithography early in his career, and then studied at the Hague Akademie under Johan Philip…
Norwegian journalist, TV-show host, and radio presenter who was with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation for over 25 years where she, among other things, hosted the…
American jazz musician, a bass player in big bands during the 1930s and 1940s. He played with Jimmy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and with…
American television actor and Korean War veteran, best remembered for his role as Eric ‘Hoss’ Cartwright in the long-running NBC western television series “Bonanza.” The…
Belgian composer whose works included a symphony, eight cantatas, eight operas, symphonic poems and a symphonic triptych. Died on 5/26/1912, Antwerp, Belgium.
Belgian double murderer, he committed patricide and matricide with stab wounds, on 9 March 1988 around 1:30 PM CET in Braine-l’Alleud with no apparent motive.
United States Marine Corps corporal who was killed in action at age 20 on 1 March 1945 during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World…
German marxist philosopher, influenced by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Karl Marx, as well as by apocalyptic and religious thinkers such as Thomas Müntzer, Paracelsus,…
Swiss-American physicist who studied in Zurich and Leipzig, but left Germany in 1933. From 1934, he was a professor at Stanford University, CA, which allowed…
French historian who studied historical problems in a comparative framework. A professor at Strasbourg University from 1919-1936, he co-founded, along with Febvre, one of the…
French politician and a member of the National Assembly of France. He is a member of the Socialist Party and works with the SRC parliamentary…
Swiss politician, industrialist, and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (2004 – 2007). Blocher grew up as the seventh of eleven children of a…
French banker, directed finances of the French resistance in WWII. Married once, four children. He died in Paris on 25 February 2002. Link to Wikipedia…
American entertainer, magician, actor, and ventriloquist, he holds the world record for most cigar boxes balanced on his chin. Block has appeared on America’s Got…
American book reviewer, editor and author of popular science fiction that includes “The Seedling Stars,” 1956 and “Cities in Flight,” 1969. He often wrote under…
Belgian entrepreneur, former water polo player. He was apolitical during the 1930s, but joined the French resistance in World War II. On 27 April 1950,…
André Bloch: The Manifesting Generator Maestro André Bloch, born on January 14, 1873, in Wissembourg, France, was a renowned French composer and music educator, whose…
Swiss-born American composer whose music reflects Jewish cultural and liturgical themes as well as European post-Romantic traditions. Bloch studied with the noted Swiss composer Émile…
French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. He…
British seaman who won fame as a result of the mutiny that occurred on his ship, The Bounty, in 1787. Fletcher Christian led the mutiny…
French actor and stage director. He formerly studied mime with actor-director Jean-Louis Barrault with whom he was closely associated. As a director he was notable…
Dutch international football player and coach. Blind was born in Oost-Souborg in Sealand. He followed the Havo in Vlissingen whilst playing for the amateur club…
Australian international cricketer who played Test cricket and One-Day Internationals between 1995 and 2000. He made his international debut for the Australian team playing for…
German chemist who dealt with the problems of the chemistry of rare metals and wrote numerous publications dealing primarily with questions of food chemistry, especially…
French soccer player.
Polish political figure who served in the nation’s Parliament (Sejm) for 16 years (1989–2005), including a stint as a member of the cabinet, and whose…
French aviator, inventor, and engineer, who developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of the money…
British actor of stage, screen and TV, often noted for his aggressive characterizations. On stage since a teen, he suffered a nervous breakdown after the…
Chilean social activist and labor union leader who was one of the founders of Agrupación Nacional de Empleados Fiscales (ANEF), Central Única de Trabajadores (CUT),…
French military personnel in World War II, awarded the title of ‘Compagnon de la Libération’ (English: Companion of the Liberation). He died on 7 June…
American video game designer, popularly known as CliffyB (and Dude Huge), who worked in the development of the Unreal and Gears of War series. After…
French musician and composer. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French advertising giant who set the standards of public presentations of products for many years. Bleustein was the founder and president of Publicis in 1927,…
Austrian film actress who appeared in more than thirty films from 1919 to 1952. From 1893 to 1956 she played at the Burgtheater in Vienna.…
French biologist and geologist who participated in various geological debates on erosion and the origin of mountains. He was assassinated in his laboratory in Nancy…
American football halfback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1968, 1970-1980), noted as one of the best running backs…
American comedienne with a mobile face and blue, saucer-shaped eyes. She began her career by performing in a San Francisco troupe in 1971. From 1975,…
Spanish radio announcer on Cadena100, a Spanish radio station which broadcasts contemporary music aimed at a family audience for both the young and old. Link…
Northern Irish broadcaster, best known for her television work with the BBC and ITV. She has presented various shows with Adrian Chiles such as The…
American actor. He has appeared in This Boy’s Life with Leonardo DiCaprio and stars in Another Gay Movie alongside Jonathan Chase and Michael Carbonaro and…
French senior government official, Director General of the public Establishment for the development of La Défense (EPAD) from 2004 to 2008. Link to Wikipedia biography…
American football player who played halfback for four seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles (1944-1946) and Los Angeles Rams (1947). He…