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Forlorn Faeces!
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Dutchland
Posts: 404
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September 23rd,
The musicians I knew.. 1930 - Ray Charles, American musician (d. 2004) 1943 - Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer 1947 - Neal Smith, American musician (Alice Cooper) 1949 - Bruce Springsteen, American singer and songwriter 1972 - Jermaine Dupri, American music producer and rapper And ofcourse, 63 BC - Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor (d. 14) Something totally different, and weird.. Celebrate Bisexuality Day was first recognized in 1999 and is observed mainly in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. Piss off Bisexuals.. Its my freakin B-Day!
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: the vast farmlands of our own midwest
Posts: 121
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Some good:
Danny Elfman Irmin Schimdt (of Can) Pelle Almqvist (of The Hives) Some bad: Noel Gallagher Melissa Etheridge Blaze Bayley (sorry, I prefer Dickinson) Some ugly: Melanie Brown (aka Scary Spice) LaToya Jackson Some cool: 1913 - Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring is premiered in Paris, provoking a riot. 1953 - Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay are the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday. Last edited by hezagenius : July 7th, 2008 at 01:42 PM. |
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: UK
Posts: 2,633
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Ahahaha.. Somehow i already knew that he was. But also, why such surprise?
BECUASE YUOR ALL REEALY RACESIT.
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Amaurosis http://www.myspace.com/amaurosisband ![]() http://www.last.fm/user/Venerated/ |
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Valar Morghulis
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fairfield, CA
Posts: 157
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What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief, And the dry stone no sound of water. |
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Valar Morghulis
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fairfield, CA
Posts: 157
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1332 - Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (d. 1406)
1519 - Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) 1576 - Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) 1601 - Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) 1623 - William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) 1626 - William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650) 1651 - Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) 1652 - Liselotte von der Pfalz, Duchess of Orléans (d. 1722) 1738 - Nathaniel Gorham, American politician (d. 1796) 1756 - King Maximilian I of Bavaria (d. 1825) 1794 - Cornelius Vanderbilt, American entrepreneur (d. 1877) 1818 - Amelia Bloomer, American suffragette (d. 1894) 1819 - Julia Ward Howe, American composer (d. 1910) 1820 - Mathilde Bonaparte, French princess and socialite (d. 1904) 1827 - Samuel F. Miller, American politician (d. 1892) 1836 - Jay Gould, American financier (d. 1892) 1837 - Wild Bill Hickok, American gunfighter (d. 1876) 1837 - Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter (d. 1887) 1860 - Manuel Teixeira Gomes, 7th President of Portugal (d. 1941) 1864 - Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (d. 1938) 1867 - Arnold Bennett, British novelist (d. 1931) 1871 - Georges Rouault, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1958) 1876 - Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (d. 1945) 1878 - Isadora Duncan, American dancer (d. 1927) 1879 - Hans Lammers, German SS officer (d. 1962) 1884 - Max Brod, Austrian author (d. 1968) 1888 - Louis Durey, French composer (d. 1979) 1891 - Claude Champagne, French-Canadian composer (d. 1965) 1893 - Hermann Dörnemann, German supercentarian (d. 2005) 1894 - Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961) 1894 - Dashiell Hammett, American author (d. 1961) 1897 - John Cockcroft, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967) 1900 - Uładzimir Zylka, Belarusian poet (d. 1933) 1904 - Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. 1997) 1907 - Rachel Carson, American biologist and science writer (d. 1964) 1911 - Hubert H. Humphrey, American politician (d. 1978) 1911 - Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born Israeli politician (d. 2007) 1911 - Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993) 1912 - John Cheever, American author (d. 1982) 1912 - Sam Snead, American golfer (d. 2002) 1912 - Terry Moore, American baseball player (d. 1995) 1913 - Wols, German painter (d. 1951) 1915 - Herman Wouk, American writer 1918 - Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician 1921 - Caryl Chessman, American robber and rapist (d. 1960) 1922 - Christopher Lee, English actor 1923 - Henry Kissinger, United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1923 - Sumner Redstone, American entrepreneur 1925 - Tony Hillerman, American writer 1930 - John Barth, American novelist 1930 - William S. Sessions, American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 1933 - Ted Rogers, Canadian entrepreneur 1934 - Harlan Ellison, American author 1935 - Lee Meriwether, Miss America and actress 1935 - Ramsey Lewis, American pianist 1935 - Mal Evans, British Beatles assistant (d. 1976) 1936 - Louis Gossett Jr., American actor 1936 - Marcel Masse, Canadian politician 1937 - Allan Carr, American film producer and writer (d. 1999) 1939 - Socratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman 1942 - Lee Baca, American law enforcement official 1943 - Cilla Black, English singer and presenter 1943 - Bruce Weitz, American actor 1944 - Christopher Dodd, American politician 1944 - Alain Souchon, French singer and songwriter 1945 - Bruce Cockburn, Canadian musician 1946 - Lewis Collins, English actor 1946 - Niels-Henning Řrsted Pedersen, Danish musician (d. 2005) 1947 - Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer 1948 - Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant 1951 - Ana Belén, Spanish singer and actress 1954 - Pauline Hanson, Australian politician 1954 - Jackie Slater, American football player 1955 - Richard Schiff, American actor 1955 - Eric Bischoff, American professional wrestling promoter 1956 - Cynthia McFadden, American television anchor 1957 - Siouxsie Sioux, English musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees) 1957 - Duncan Goodhew, English Olympic Games gold medalist swimmer 1958 - Neil Finn, New Zealand singer and songwriter (Split Enz, Crowded House) 1958 - Linnea Quigley, American actress 1961 - Peri Gilpin, American actress 1962 - Ray Borner, Australian basketball player 1962 - Steven Brill, American film writer and director 1964 - Adam Carolla, American comedian and television personality 1965 - Todd Bridges, American actor 1967 - Paul Gascoigne, English footballer 1968 - Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player 1968 - Frank Thomas, American baseball player 1969 - Jeremy Mayfield, American race car driver 1969 - Dondre Whitfield, American actor 1970 - Tim Farron, British politician 1970 - Joseph Fiennes, English actor 1970 - Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist 1970 - Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002) 1971 - Paul Bettany, English actor 1971 - Wayne Carey, Australian rules footballer 1971 - Kaur Kender, Estonian author 1971 - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, American singer (TLC) (d. 2002) 1971 - Glenn Ross, Northern Irish strongman 1971 - Monika Schnarre, Canadian model 1972 - Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian singer 1972 - Todd Demsey, American golfer 1973 - Jack McBrayer, American actor and comedian 1974 - Derek Webb, American singer and songwriter (Caedmon's Call) 1974 - Danny Wuerffel, American football player 1975 - André 3000, American musician (OutKast) 1975 - Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer 1975 - Jadakiss, American rapper (The Lox) 1975 - Jamie Oliver, British chef and television personality 1976 - RJD2, American hip-hop producer 1976 - Anita Blonde, Hungarian porn star 1977 - Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian athlete 1977 - Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer 1977 - Tommie van der Leegte, Dutch footballer 1978 - Adin Brown, American soccer player 1979 - Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer 1981 - Özgür Çevik, Turkish singer and actor 1981 - Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer 1981 - Miloy, Angolan footballer 1981 - Fivos Constantinou, Cypriot distance runner 1983 - Bobby Convey, American soccer player 1984 - Kalle Spjuth, Swedish bandy player 1984 - Blake Ahearn, NBA basketball player 1985 - Chien-Ming Chiang, Taiwanese baseball player 1990 - Ekaterina Zaikina, Russian figure-skater
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What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief, And the dry stone no sound of water. |
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Skáld
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Augusta, GA (Lost in the Twilight Hall)
Posts: 939
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Soderheim share my birthday, as well as William Shatner. \m/ (March 22.)
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Please check out my one-man band, Thiestru, at www.myspace.com/thiestrumusic! It's acoustic doom/folk/black/death metal... I guess. Also, I advise you to 'respect beer' and go to www.beeradvocate.com. I've written a few reviews there myself, under the name 'Thiestru'. (Big surprise, eh?) |
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