French physicist, best remembered for his mistaken “discovery” of N rays, a phenomenon that subsequently proved to be illusory. In 1903, Blondlot announced that he…
Scottish politician who served as Governor of the Gambia from 23 March 1942 to 29 March 1947, and as the 26th Governor of Mauritius from…
British newsmaker, conceived with his dead father’s frozen sperm. On 6 February 1997, the Court of Appeal ruled that Mrs Diane Blood of Leeds could…
American philosopher, classicist, and academician who championed the idea of Great Books education and became famous for his criticism of contemporary American higher education, with…
American noted family, the first child and son of British actor Orlando Bloom and Australian model Miranda Kerr. Link to Wikipedia biography
French decathlete. During his career he won the European title once, in 1994. In 2914, he organized the European championship (athletics) in Zürich. Link to…
French engineer and researcher. The founder of oscillographic methods, he was the inventor of the electro-magnetic oscillograph. Died on 15 November 1938 in Paris, France.…
French horse racing jockey.
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…
French professor of philosophy at Aix-en-Provence until he retired in 1927. He believed that his philosophy developed independently of faith, but could open out into…
American actress, the brassy but good-hearted heroine in dozens of comedies, musicals, films and stage productions. She was the daughter of old-time vaudevillians who put…
British teacher who writes comprehensively on both aspects of Tao, the mystical aspiration and practical self cultivation. He is the author of “Taoism: The Road…
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…
Dutch journalist and singer, who was sentenced to death for his collaboration with Nazi Germany. Blokzijl was the son of Lieutenant Eduard Karel Blokzijl and…
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…
French naval engineer and writer. Blond was a naval engineer enlisted in the French Navy during the early stages of WW II. He was strongly…
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…
Lawrence Block Biography – Human Design Perspective Lawrence Block: A Master of Crime Writing with a Unique Human Design Lawrence Block, born on June 24,…
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.
American film and television actor, novelist, and screenwriter, best known for his performance as gigolo Lance Rocke in Russ Meyer’s 1970 cult film classic Beyond…
Dutch jurist, poet and essayist. Bloem was born in the small village Oudshoorn, 2400 inhabitants then, now part of Alphen aan den Rijn. His father…
Dutch tavern keeper and cabaret singer. Link to Wikipedia biography (Dutch)
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…
American fiction writer, primarily of crime, horror, fantasy and science fiction, best known as the writer of Psycho (1959), the basis for the film of…
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 psychologist and astrologer. He left astrology for a while to publish five little affirmation books about psychology and metaphysics. The books were entitled “Words…
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…
American actress and singer, she sang in operettas, operas and musicals. She made her stage debut on November 17, 1939. She and John Tyers, a…
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,…
Belgian Jewish Olympic swimmer and water polo player during the 1920s. He was the younger brother of Maurice Blitz, also a waterpolo player, and uncle…
Norwegian musician, organist, keyboardist, and pianist. Known from his collaboration with Terje Rypdal, Blix received broader notoriety as a member of the group “Alex,” supporting…
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…
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…