fashion designerBorn: April 9, 1963Birthplace: New York City, New York When Marc Jacobs was seven years old, his father died. According to Jacobs, his mother was mentally…
Born: May 13, 1914Boxer world heavyweight champion from June 22, 1937 to Mar. 1, 1949; his reign of 11 years, 8 months longest in division history; successfully defended title 25 times; retired in…
directorBorn: 10/30/1932Birthplace: Thumeries, France Film director best known in the United States for Atlantic City (1980) and My Dinner With Andre (1981). He was first associated with the…
Born: 1822Birthplace: Dôle, France Brewing beer and ale—Pasteur formulated the fundamental tenets of the germ theory of fermentation and of diseases which led to his pasteurization process of…
Louis Gendre (or Gendice)actorBorn: 6/19/1919Birthplace: Marseilles, France This prolific French actor played urbane, charming screen heroes in his native France until his refusal to participate in…
(Encyclopedia) Givenchy, Hubert de (Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy)Givenchy, Hubert deübĕrˈ də zhēväNshēˈ [key], 1927–2018, French fashion designer. An assistant designer to…
jazz musicianBorn: 8/4/1901Birthplace: New Orleans Jazz musician known for his virtuosic skills on the cornet and trumpet. Armstrong popularized the scat style of singing and remains one of jazz's…
(Lazar Meir, Eliezer Mayer)movie executiveBorn: 7/4/1885Birthplace: Minsk, Russia From 1924 to 1951, Mayer reigned over Metro-Goldwin-Mayer (MGM). With his production supervisor, Irving Thalberg,…
Born: 1914Birthplace: Moirans, France Photo composing machine—Moyroud and Higonnet developed the first practical phototypesetting machine, the Lumitype—later known as the Photon—which was first…
Born: 1906Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary Television receiver—Parker is best known for the “Intercarrier Sound System” used in all television receivers in the world. He also invented the first color…
