Awarded singer Ellen de Lima was very popular in the '50s, but continued to perform and record through the '90s. She moved to Rio at two and started as a singer at Rádio Mayrink Veiga in a novice show in 1950. Four years later, she was hired by the station for performances in Rio and São Paulo. She…
Rim Banna (Arabic: ريم بنا; 8 December 1966 – 24 March 2018) was a Palestinian singer and composer who was most known for her modern interpretations of traditional Palestinian songs and poetry.
Jorge González Camarena (24 March 1908 – 24 May 1980) was a Mexican painter, muralist and sculptor. He is best known for his mural work, as part of the Mexican muralism movement, although his work is distinct from the main names associated with it (Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros). His major works…
Happy Birthday to Serena Grandi Italian actress who turns 65 today, March 23, 2023. Buon compleanno!
Happy Birthday to Teeyah Ivorian singer who turns 40 today, March 23, 2023. Joyeux anniversaire!
Hovhannes Tumanyan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Թումանյան, classical spelling: Յովհաննէս Թումանեան, February 19 [O.S. February 7] 1869 – March 23, 1923) was an Armenian poet, writer, translator, and literary and public activist. He is the national poet of Armenia.
Armand Lanoux (24 October 1913 - 23 March 1983) was a French writer. (...) He wrote in many genres: the novel, non-fiction, chronicles, drama, poetry (Apollinaire 1953 Chapman prize).
Armand Lanoux, né le 24 octobre 1913 à Paris XIIe, mort le 23 mars 1983 à Champs-sur-Marne, est un écrivain…
Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao, was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions). Throughout his career he also performed and recorded in a variety…
Marcel Marceau (born Marcel Mangel; 22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) was a French actor and mime artist most famous for his stage persona, "Bip the Clown." He referred to mime as the "art of silence," performing professionally worldwide for over 60 years.
Marcel Marceau, dit le mime Marceau, nom…
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro (October 9, 1918 – March 22, 2013), better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, especially due to his big band arrangements and compositions of mambo, chachachá and…