Jeanne Sauvé - Jeanne Sauvé Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé (née Benoit) (April 26, 1922 - January 26, 1993) was a Canadian stateswoman. Born in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan, Jeanne-Mathilde Benoît studied at Notre Dame du Rosaire Convent in Ottawa and at the University of Ottawa. She was actively involved in student and political affairs, and became the national president of the Young Catholic Students Group at the age of 20. On September 24, 1948, she married Maurice Sauvé. Later that year, they moved to Europe, where she earned a diploma in French civilization at the Université de Paris. The couple had one child. Sauvé was a founding member of the Institute of Political Research and for over 20 years had a distinguished career as a journalist and broadcaster with the Canadian Broadcasting.
Jeanne d'Albret - Jeanne d'Albret Jeanne d’Albret (b.Pau 1528-d.Paris 1572) was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572, wife of Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendome and mother of Henry IV of France. Jeanne was the daughter of Henry II of Navarre and Marguerite of Navarre. Marguerite was the sister of Francis I of France, and Jeanne grew up at the French court. When she was 13, Francis married her to the Duke of Cleves, but this political marriage was annulled four years later. After the death of Francis and the accession of Henry II Jeanne was married to Antoine de Bourbon, "first prince of the blood," who would become heir to the French throne if the Valois line died out. In 1555 Henry II of Navarre died, and.
Jeanne Eagels - Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels (June 26, 1890 - October 3, 1929) was an American actress. Born Amelia Jean Eagles in Kansas City, Kansas, she appeared on Broadway in the role of Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the age of 11. Her best known stage role was as Sadie Thompson in Rain. She had a small filmography, capping it with her nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1929's The Letter. That same year, though, she died of a heroin overdose..
Jeanne Julia Bartet - Jeanne Julia Bartet Jeanne Julia Bartet (1854-1941), French actress, was born in Paris and trained at the Conservatoire. In 1872 she began a successful career at the Vaudeville, and in 1879 was engaged at the Comedie Francaise, of which she became a sociétaire in 1880. For many years she played the chief parts both in tragedy and comedy. She had a season in London in 1908, when her consummate art was displayed in a number of parts..
Jeanne Crain - Jeanne Crain Jeanne Crain (May 25, 1925 - December 14, 2003) was an American actress. Born in Barstow, California, she moved to Los Angeles as a young child. While still in high school, she was asked to make a screen test opposite Orson Welles. She did not get the part, but at the age of 18, she appeared in a bit part in the movie The Gang's All Here. In 1943 she starred in Home in Indiana, and in 1944 in In the Meantime, Darling. Her acting in the latter film was critically panned, but she rebounded in the hit Winged Victory in the same year. In 1945 she starred in State Fair, and in 1949 in three films, A Letter to Three Wives, The Fan.
Jeanne de Salzmann - Jeanne de Salzmann A close pupil of G. I. Gurdjieff who was his recognized deputy by many of Gurdjieff's other pupils. Responsible for transmitting the movements and other esoteric teachings of Gurdjieff through the Gurdjieff Foundation of New York, the Gurdjieff Institut of Paris and other formal and informal groups throughout the world..
Jeanne Mance - Jeanne Mance Jeanne Mance (1606-1673) was a French settler in Montreal. She came to Canada with Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve in 1641 with the intent of organizing a hospital, and so is considered one of the founders of Montreal. The Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first hospital in North America, was completed in 1645..
Jeanne Shaheen - Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne Shaheen (b. January 28, 1947) was the first woman to be elected governor of the state of New Hampshire. Born in Missouri, Shaheen received a bachelor's degree in English from Shippensburg University and a master's degree from the University of Mississippi. She taught high school in Mississippi and moved to New Hampshire in 1973, where she taught school and owned a small business. A Democrat, she worked on several campaigns before running for office in 1990, when she was elected to the state Senate. In 1996 she became governor. She served three terms before stepping down to run for the U.S. Senate. She was defeated by Republican John E. Sununu. She and her husband, Bill, have three children..
Jeanne Calment - Jeanne Calment Jeanne Louise Calment (February 21 1875 - August 4 1997) had the longest (reliably reported) lifespan for any human being in history. Her lifespan has been thoroughly documented by scientific study. She married her second cousin Fernand Calment in 1896, and survived her only child and only grandchild. She died at the age of 122 years 164 days in Arles, France; the same town she was born in. She said that in her younger years, she met Vincent van Gogh, later describing him as "dirty, badly dressed and disagreeable." At the age of 114, she appeared briefly in the film Vincent and Me as herself. In 1996, she released a CD Time's Mistress. It featured her reminiscing, set to rap and other tunes. Following.
Jeanne of Flanders - Jeanne of Flanders Jeanne of Flanders (1199/1200 - 1244) was in her own right countess of Flanders and Hainaut. She was the eldest daughter of Baldwin IX of Flanders, who was also (as Baldwin VI) count of Hainaut. Her mother was Marie of Champagne. In 1202 Baldwin left on the Fourth Crusade, and Marie left to join him two years later, leaving Jeanne and her baby sister in the care of their uncle Philip of Namur. Jeanne's mother died in 1205, and her father died the next year, leaving her a five-year-old orphan under the guardianship of Philip of Namur. He continued as regent as well, ruling in her name rather than her father's. Philip soon put his nieces in a difficult position. He became betrothed.
Jeanne Julie Eleonore de Lespinasse - Jeanne Julie Eleonore de Lespinasse Jeanne Julie Eleonore de Lespinasse (November 9, 1732 - May 23, 1776), French author, was born at Lyons. A natural child of the comtesse d'Albon, she was brought up as the daughter of Claude Lespinasse of Lyons. On leaving her convent school she became governess in the houte of her mothers legitimate daughter, Mme de Vichy, who had married the brother of the marquise du Deffand. Here Mme du Deffand made her acquaintance, and, recognizing her extraordinary gifts, persuaded her to come to Paris as her companion. The alliance lasted ten years (1754-1764) until Mme du Deffand became jealous of the younger woman's increasing influence, when a violent quarrel ensued. Mlle de Lespinasse set up a salon of her own which.
Jeanne de Bourbon - Jeanne de Bourbon Jeanne de Bourbon (February 3, 1338 - February 6, 1377) was the Queen of France, due to her marriage to King Charles V. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Jeanne of Navarre - Jeanne of Navarre Jeanne (or Joan) of Navarre (1271- April 4, 1305), Queen Consort of France, was the daughter of Henry III of Champagne and Blanche of Artois. In 1274, upon the death of her father, she became Countess of Champagne and Queen of Navarre. At the age of 13, Jeanne married Philippe IV of France on August 16, 1284, becoming Queen a year later. Their children were: Marguerite (b. 1286/88) who married Ferdinand IV of Castile Louis X - (October 4, 1289 - June 5, 1316) Isabelle - (1292 - August 23, 1358) who married Edward II of England Philippe V - (1293 - January 3, 1322) Charles IV - (1294 - February 1, 1328) Robert (1297-1308) Their three eldest sons would become King of.
Jeanne St. Laurent - Jeanne St. Laurent Jeanne Renault St. Laurent (1886-1966) was the wife of Louis Stephen St. Laurent, the 12th Prime Minister of Canada. They had five children together: two sons and three daughters. See also: Spouses of the Prime Ministers of Canada This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Charlotte-Jeanne Béraud de la Haye de Riou, marquise de Montesson - Charlotte-Jeanne Béraud de la Haye de Riou, marquise de Montesson Charlotte-Jeanne Béraud de la Haye de Riou, marquise de Montesson (1737 - 1805), was born in Paris of an old Breton family. About 1754 she married Jean-Baptiste, marquis de Montesson, who died in 1769. Her beauty and intelligence attracted the attention of Louis-Philippe, duke of Orléans, whom she secretly married in 1773 with the authorization of the king. For her husband's amusement she set up a little theatre and wrote several plays, in the acting of which she herself took part. She was imprisoned for some time during the Terror, but was released after the fall of Robespierre, became the friend of the empress Joséphine, and was a prominent figure at the beginning of the empire. The.
Sainte Jeanne d'Arc Church (Nice, France) - Sainte Jeanne d'Arc Church (Nice, France) Sainte Jeanne d'Arc Church is a Catholic church located in Nice, France noticeable for its original architecture. The church was built between 1926 and 1933 by the architect Jacques Dror in reinforced concrete. The material, new at the time, allowed an original construction in a style influenced by Art nouveau. Three cupolas with strong curves are supported by four pillars, which allows an installation of an astonishing interior volume. The angular form of the 65 m bell-tower is in opposition with the curves of the cupolas. Interior paintings of Eugène Klementief are influenced by Russian Cubism and Orthodox icons. The style of this church is controversial among the inhabitants of Nice, judged as ugly by some. The church is sometime nicknamed.
Vendée - part of her Kingdom. Eleanor's son, Richard I of England (the Lionhearted) often based himself in Talmont. The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) turned much of the Vendée into a battleground. Since the Vendée held a considerable number of influential Protestants, including control by Jeanne d'Albret, the region was also greatly marked by the 36-year French Wars of Religion which broke out in 1562. Eventually King Henri IV, issued the Edict of Nantes and the Wars came to an end. When the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685, it caused many Huguenots to flee from the Vendée. It is also remembered as the place where the peasants revolted against the Revolutionary government in 1793. The bloody conflict, in support of the Monarchy and against the changes imposed on the Roman Catholic.
Khosrow Vaziri - to Hulk Hogan and went on to team with Nikolai Volkoff, and win the Tag Team Championship at Wrestlemania I. He eventually left the WWF, then returned again in the early '90s but with little success. He went on to wrestle in various independent promotions to age 60! He is now retired. On May 5th, 2003, his oldest daughter, Marissa Jeanne Vaziri, was found strangled to death at 27 years old. Her live-in boyfriend, Charles Warren Reynolds, 38, confessed to the crime and was charged with murder..
January 26 - singer (†1987) 1908 - Stéphane Grappelli, musician, composer (†1997) 1918 - Nicolae Ceauşescu, Romanian dictator (†1989) 1918 - Philip Jose Farmer, science fiction writer 1923 - Anne Jeffreys, actress 1925 - Paul Newman, actor 1926 - Ralph Brance, baseball star 1928 - Eartha Kitt, singer and actress 1928 - Roger Vadim, French film director and actor (†2000) 1929 - Jules Feiffer, cartoonist, writer 1932 - Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd, Jamaican record producer 1941 - Henry Jaglom, director 1941 - Scott Glenn, actor 1944 - Angela Davis, feminist and activist 1945 - Jacqueline du Pré, cello player (†1987) 1946 - Gene Siskel, film critic (†1999) 1953 - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark 1955 - Eddie Van Halen, musician 1958 - Ellen DeGeneres, actress,.
January 5 - Michelangeli, pianist (†1995) 1921 - Friedrich Dürrenmatt, writer (†1990) 1923 - Sam Phillips, country music producer (†2003) 1926 - Maria Schell, actress 1928 - Walter Mondale, U.S. Senator, Democratic presidential nominee in 1984 1928 - Ali Bhutto, President and Prime Minister of Pakistan (†1979) 1931 - Alvin Ailey, choreographer (†1989) 1931 - Alfred Brendel, pianist 1931 - Robert Duvall, actor and director 1932 - Umberto Eco, philologist and writer 1932 - Raisa Gorbachev, political consort, (†1999) 1938 - King Juan Carlos of Spain 1941 - Miyazaki Hayao, film maker 1941 - Grady Thomas, singer (P-Funk) 1942 - Maurizio Pollini, pianist 1942 - Charlie Rose, talk show host 1946 - Diane Keaton, actress 1953 - George Tenet, Director of the CIA 1961 - Suzy Amis, actress.
