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Sophie Marceau

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Marceau started her career at 14 when Claude Pinoteau cast her in the starring role of the teenager movie La Boum (1980). The family lived a working class life that left ...

Sarah Geronimo

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Sarah's first music lessons came from her father. Sarah Geronimo would have her practice everyday to develop her singing prowess. Sarah first sang on stage at age two at ...

Uma Thurman

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Uma Karuna Thurman, daughter of Robert Thurman and Nena Thurman, was born in Boston, Massachuseets, on April 29, 1970. Uma grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts, where her fa ...

Nicole Kidman

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It's a mark of Australia's cultural strength that they've provided so many of today's top-line cinematic greats. Aside from the obvious Mel Gibson and Cate Blanchett, the ...

Natalie Portman

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Although the movie was a huge hit, it caused her family some problems due to her Lolita-esque role. Natalie Portman then landed supporting roles in Heat (1995), Everyone ...

Rachel McAdams

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In high school, McAdams intended to apply to college to study cultural studies, because studying theater would be "a bit of a joke". At the last minute, a drama ...

Monica Bellucci

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Fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish. Daughter-in-law of Jean-Pierre Cassel. Made a nude calendar for the Italian magazine Max in 1998 and another one for the ...

Rachel Weisz

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Rachel was a model when Rachel Weisz was 14 and began acting during her studies at Cambridge University. While there, Rachel Weisz formed a theater company named Talking ...

Timothy Geithner

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Timothy Geithner became the ninth president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on November 17, 2003. In that capacity, Timothy Geithner s ...

Shadows

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In following years, Shadows formed a number of bands with Avenged Sevenfold's rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance. Shadows was previously a member of a punk group called 'Su ...

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Albert of Saxe Coburg Gotha

Albert_of_Saxe_Coburg_Gotha Albert of Saxe Coburg Gotha biography: 1819 - Albert was born in Schloss Rosenau, Bavaria on August 26, 1819. 1830 - Attended University of Bonn. 1838-1839 - Albert traveled to Italy accompanied by Baron Stockmar. Albert of Saxe Coburg Gotha was engaged to Queen Victoria on October 15, 1838. 1840 - They were married on Feb ...

Henry William Frederick Albert

Henry_William_Frederick_Albert Henry William Frederick Albert biography: 1900 - Albert was born in York Cottage, Sandringham on March 31, 1900. 1919 - Joined the Army instead of the Royal Navy and attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. 1928 - His father gave him the title Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden. 1934 - King George V o ...

Alexander Karadordevic

Alexander_Karadordevic Alexander Karadordevic biography: 1806 - Karadordevic was born in Topola on October 11, 1806. 1830 - Married Persida, daughter of Chieftain Jevrem Nenadovic. 1839 - Joined the Serbian Army and was promoted to Lieutenant. Appointed as adjutant to Prince Mihailo. 1842 - Became Prince of Serbia on September 14, 1842. Ale ...

Alexander Nevsky

Alexander_Nevsky Alexander Nevsky biography: 1220 - Alexander was born in Pereslavl-Zalessky on the 30th of May. 1236 - Became Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir. 1241 - Returned with an army and drove the invaders out of Russia. 1251 - Signed a peace treaty between Russia and Norway. 1256 - Led his army to Finland and a ...

Alois

Alois Alois biography: 1968  - Was born in Zurich, Switzerland on the 11th of June. 1988 - Attended Liechtenstein Grammar School in Vaduz-Ebenholz and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in the United Kingdom.  1989  - Alois was in action in the Coldstream Guards in Hong Kong and London. 1993 - ...

Alois I

Alois_I Alois I biography: 1781-1805 -Joined the military at a young age but had to withdrew due to health reasons. During his reign, Alois I supported mining operations within his lands in Moravia in order to raise money and the construction of an ironworks at Olomouc. Alois I also dealt intensively with scientific problems, ...

Alois II

Alois_II Alois II biography: 1831 - Married Countess Franziska Kinsky. 1836-1858 - During his reign, Alois II showed interest in problems of agriculture and botany and grew on his possessions various plants, which were brought by specialists from England and overseas. Alois II was the first prince to visit his country, in ...

Andrei III

Andrei_III Andrei III biography: 1255 - Andrey III Alexandrovich was born. 1276 - Andrei III added Kostroma to his possessions and joined the struggle for Grand Duchy of Vladimir-Suzdal.1281 - Andrey, joining the Mongol army, expelled his elder brother Dmitri from Vladimir.1283 - His brother allied himself with the powerful Nogai K ...

Anton Florian

Anton_Florian Anton Florian biography: 1656 - Anton Florian was born.1711 - Anton Florian went to Spain, where Anton Florian was the Chief Intendant and Prime Minister of the Archduke Karl, who became Emperor Charles VI after the sudden death of his brother.         - Florian returned to Vienna for Char ...

Mikhail Barclay de Tolly

Mikhail_Barclay_de_Tolly Mikhail Barclay de Tolly biography: 1761 - Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly was born 24th of December in Pamuskis, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (now Zeimiai, Lithuania). 1788-1789 - Barclay served against the Turks, distinguishing himself in the taking of Ochakov and Akkerman. 1790 - Barclay operated against the Swe ...

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