Italian soccer player.
British actor known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon in Showtime’s “The Tudors” (2007?2010), DC Comics character Superman in the DC Extended Universe (2013?2022), Geralt…
Italian film actor who appeared in more than 45 films since 1949. Cavina trained as a stage actor at the Teatro Stabile di Bologna, under…
American jazz trumpeter and composer whose first album A Walk (2014) reached the JazzWeek Top 10 for three straight weeks in 2016 and was reviewed…
Canadian ice hockey centre who played 67 games for the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 2017 and 2020.…
Australian singer, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad…
British nurse who organized a School of Nursing in Brussels in 1907, becoming a great heroine and martyr during WW I. She had lived a…
Brazilian civil engineer and businessman, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Delta Constru‡?es S.A. (a major road building company) since December 1990. Previously,…
British peer, courtier and Whig politician. He was born the 6th Duke of Devonshire, styled Marquess of Hartington until 1811. Known as the “Bachelor Duke”,…
Italian film, theatre, and television actress. She made her acting debut in 1982 at the age of eleven in the television film “Colomba.” In 1985,…
Belgian-born American silent film child actor, who moved to the United States soon after birth and began his career aged eight in a number of…
Italian army officer, an industrialist and holder of a political post as Under-Secretary of War, 1925. From 1936-1937, he was the head of Italian forces…
French pharmacist and a professor at the cole de Pharmacie (School of Pharmacy) in Paris. He collaborated with Pierre-Joseph Pelletier in a Parisian laboratory located…
Italian singer, whose best-known song is “Uh, mamm…!” (1980). Link to Wikipedia biography (Italian)
French screenwriter, actor and comedian born in a family composed of three children (he was the youngest). His sister died when he was only 4…
Italian/american artist, a founding member of the American Abstract Artists and a pioneer Abstract Expressionist. He died on 22 December 1989. Link to Wikipedia biography
American talk-show host, a born natural with intellect, humor, tattle and interaction; continuous TV exposure from the 1960s to 2000s. He struggled with black depression…
Italian actress, who starred in the films Graduates (1995), Look (1999) and Bad inclinations (2003). She also appeared in television series such as Don Matteo…
American skater, a winner of championship awards from 1997 at age 17. Skating from the age of five, she won her first competition at nine.…
Italian cinematographer, a film-maker of political documentaries including “The Story of the Third Reich” and “I, Cannibali.” With a few scandals in her career, she…
French satirical editor of Italian descent, he contributed to the creation of Hara Kiri (magazine) and Charlie Hebdo in 1970 with his friend Georges Bernier…
Mexican politician and economist from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who served as governor of Tamaulipas from 1993-1999. He studied Economics in the Monterrey Institute…
American educator and politician who served as Secretary of Education, and was the first Hispanic to serve in the United States Cabinet. A sixth-generation Texan,…
American military figure, a Korean War recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross as a first lieutenant, who advanced in rank to become the United States…
Brazilian politician, also known as “Seu Zito,” he was a member of the Progressive Party although he changed parties eight times in his career. The…
French film director who studied film at the ‘Institut des hautes ‚tudes cin‚matographiques.’ He won several awards, including the C‚sar Award for Best Film and…
Italian film actor who appeared in 23 films between 1937 and 1983. He died on 15 October 1992 aged 97 in Treviso, Italy. Link to…
Italian opera soprano singer, actress, and monologist, in her time referred to as the “world’s most beautiful woman.” She lost her parents at the age…
Belgian comics author recognized as one of the most popular in the humorist field. His notable works include Les Tuniques Bleues, Sammy and Les Femmes…
Italian actor and comedian, who formed a successful cabaret double-act with Bruno Arena called ‘Fichi d’India’ (Prickly Pears). Link to Wikipedia biography (Italian)
French musician, a guitarist, and musical prodigy, the son of guitarist Philippe Cauvin. He had performed more than 1000 concerts in 120 countries, released 10…
Belgian entrepreneur, department store manager, and self-service pioneer, he was the first to open a self-service food supermarket in Belgium and to create the country’s…
Belgian politician, nicknamed “Van Cau”, a member of the Parti Socialiste (Socialist Party). He was the 10th Minister-President of Wallonia from 4 April 2000 until…
Peruvian singer, musician and LGBTQI+ rights activist, formerly known as Sergio Cava when she was a member of JAS. Cava studied Law at the Pontifical…
American actor, writer and DJ known for 2000 film Wonder Boys, the 2012 TV series Girls and Difficult People, as well as performing in theatre…
French skier who was fatally injured in an accident during a training (downhill) when she collided with another skier. The accident occurred on October 29,…
French general who put down a massive rebellion in Paris in 1848, known as the June Days Uprising. This was a 4-day riot against the…
French organs builder. Link to Wikipedia biography
French philosopher and mathematician, who specialized in the philosophy of science. He took part in the French Resistance within the Lib‚ration movement and was shot…
Brazil?s most famous events promoter with more than 17,000 famous names on her mailing list. Link to Wikipedia biography (Portuguese)
Brazilian diplomat, poet, essayist and translator, elected president of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL) on 19 December 2013. On 2 June 2010 he had…
American jockey from 1976 who recorded an astonishing 1,704 wins. The son of a blacksmith and a trainer-mom, he was riding at full gallop from…
French executive, Director of the equipment of the department of Upper Corsica, involved in the Furiani-Bastia case. He declared that he was not informed on…
American astrologer who joined AFA in 11/1971. Caudle died in July 28, 1977 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, age 67.
André Cauvin: A Pioneer in Documentary Filmmaking André Cauvin, born on December 7, 1907, in Ixelles, Belgium, remains a pivotal figure in the world of…
Belgian, enthusiastic carom billiards player of a good level, father of billiard champion Fr‚d‚ric Caudron. He died on 5 December 1999 unexpectedly at age 54…
French writer, born as Claude Klotz, pen name Patrick Cauvin. He died on 13 August 2010. Fran‡aisSon pŠre, cheminot, fait de lui ®ÿun intoxiqu‚ de…
Belgian professional three-cushion billiards player, world champion, nicknamed “L’Extraterrestre” (“The Extraterrestrial”). He won the UMB World Three-cushion Championship in 1999. He also won the Sang…
French aviation pioneer, along with his brother Ren‚. In 1908, they flew a glider, “Romiotte 1,” pulled by a horse. In 1909, they founded the…
René Caudron: Aviation Pioneer and Visionary Manifestor Born on January 7, 1884, in Favières, France, René Caudron emerged as a significant figure in the early…