Happy Birthday to Marina Devyatova Russian singer who turns 40 today, December 13, 2023. С Днём Рождения Марина Девятова!  

Happy Birthday to Yulduz Usmanova Uzbek singer who turns 60 today, December 12, 2023.

Happy Birthday to Lubiana Kepao Belgian-Cameroonian singer who turns 30 today, December 12, 2023. Joyeux anniversaire!  

Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020) was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. His father was a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, while his mother…

Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov (Russian: Чингиз Торекулович Айтматов; Kyrgyz: Чыңгыз Төрөкулович Айтматов, romanized: Chynggyz Törökulovich Aytmatov; 12 December 1928 – 10 June 2008) was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best known figures in…

Ahmadou Kourouma (24 November 1927 – 11 December 2003) was an Ivorian novelist. Ahmadou Kourouma, né le 24 novembre 1927 à Boundiali en Côte d'Ivoire et mort le 11 décembre 2003 à Bron en France, est un écrivain ivoirien.

Happy Birthday to Iva Davidova Bulgarian singer who turns 35 today, December 10, 2023. Честит Рожден Ден Ива Давидова!  

Jonas Bonnier (born 1963) is a Swedish author who has published 8 novels. His latest work, The Helicopter Heist about the Västberga helicopter robbery, has been sold to 34 territories. It is his first attempt in the suspense novel category. The film- and TV-rights were acquired by Netflix and Jake…

Jorge Semprún Maura (10 December 1923 – 7 June 2011) was a Spanish writer and politician who lived in France most of his life and wrote primarily in French. From 1953 to 1962, during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clandestinely in Spain working as an organizer for the exiled…

Franco Fontana is an Italian photographer born in Modena, on December, 9th, 1933. He is best known for his abstract colour landscapes. Fontana's photos have been used as album cover art for records produced by the ECM jazz label. He is known as the inventor of the photographic line referred to as…