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What famous people (celebrities,historical)were born on the 16th of Decemeber?
If you could name a lot of different people that would be awsome
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1485 - Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England (d. 1536)
1584 - John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)
1614 - Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)
1714 - George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)
1716 - Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798)
1717 - Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)
1742 - Gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819)
1770 - Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (d. 1827)
1775 - Jane Austen, English writer (d. 1817)
1775 - François-Adrien Boïeldieu, French composer (d. 1834)
1776 - Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810)
1787 - Mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855)
1790 - King Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865)
1804 - Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889)
1834 - Léon Walras, French economist (d. 1910)
1861 - Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917)
1863 - George Santayana, Spanish philosopher and writer (d. 1952)
1865 - Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet (d. 1918)
1866 (N.S.) - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born French abstract painter (d. 1944)
1867 - Amy Carmichael, missionary in Dohnavur, India (d. 1951)
1869 - Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1952)
1872 - Anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (d. 1947)
1882 - Sir Jack Hobbs, English cricketer (d. 1963)
1882 - Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer (d. 1967)
1882 - Walther Meissner, German physicist (d. 1974)
1883 - Max Linder, French pioneer of silent film (d. 1925)
1888 - King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (d. 1934)
1888 - Alphonse Juin, marshall of France (d. 1967)
1899 - Sir Noel Coward, English playwright, actor and composer (d. 1973)
1900 - V. S. Pritchett, English author and critic (d. 1997)
1901 - Margaret Mead, American anthropologist (d. 1978)
1902 - Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet (d. 1999)
1905 - Piet Hein, Danish mathematician and inventor (d. 1996)
1906 - Barbara Kent, Canadian actress
1913 - George Ignatieff, Russian-born Canadian diplomat (d. 1989)
1915 - Turk Murphy, American trombonist (d. 1987)
1917 - Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Sindhi scholar
1917 - Sir Arthur C. Clarke, English writer (d. 2008)
1918 - Pierre Delanoë, French songwriter and lyricist (d. 2006)
1922 - Cy Leslie, American music and video executive (d. 2008)
1923 - Menahem Pressler, German-Israeli pianist.
1926 - James McCracken, American tenor (d. 1988)
1927 - Randall Garrett, American writer (d. 1987)
1928 - Philip K. Dick, American writer (d. 1982)
1929 - Nicholas Courtney, English actor
1932 - Rodion Shchedrin, Soviet/Russian composer
1934 - Elgin Gay Baylor, NBA Hall of Famer
1936 - Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center
1937 - Joyce Bulifant, American actress
1938 - Frank Deford, American sportswriter
1938 - Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress
1941 - Lesley Stahl, American journalist
1942 - Donald Carcieri, American politician, governor of Rhode Island
1943 - Steven Bochco, American television producer and writer
1943 - Tony Hicks, English guitarist (The Hollies)
1944 - Don Meyer Basketball coach Northern State, Lipscomb, and Hamline
1945 - Patti Deutsch, American actress and Match Game panelist
1945 - Bobby George, English professional darts player
1945 - Yukio Hattori, Japanese Iron Chef commentator
1946 - Benny Andersson, Swedish musician, singer and songwriter (ABBA)
1946 - Trevor Pinnock, English conductor and harpsichordist
1947 - Ben Cross, English actor
1947 - Vincent Matthews, American sprinter
1948 - Christopher Biggins, English actor
1949 - Billy Gibbons, American guitarist (ZZ Top)
1950 - Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist and socialite (d. 2007)
1950 - Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (d. 2006)
1951 - Robben Ford, American guitarist
1952 - Joel Garner, Barbadian West Indies cricketer
1952 - Francesco Graziani, Italian footballer
1955 - Xander Berkeley, American actor
1955 - Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
1960 - Pat Van Den Hauwe, Belgian footballer
1961 - Bill Hicks, American comedian (d. 1994)
1961 - Jon Tenney, American actor
1962 - Maruschka Detmers, Dutch actress
1962 - William "The Refrigerator" Perry, American football player
1963 - Benjamin Bratt, American actor
1963 - Jeff Carson, American singer
1963 - James Mangold, American film director and screenwriter
1964 - Heike Drechsler, East German-born sprinter
1964 - Georgie Parker, Australian actress
1964 - Billy Ripken, American baseball player
1965 - Chris Jones, American baseball player
1965 - Melanie Sloan, American attorney
1965 - Nancy Valen, American actress
1966 - Clifford Robinson, American basketball player
1966 - Dennis Wise, English footballer
1967 - Donovan Bailey, Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter
1967 - Miranda Otto, Australian actress
1971 - Michael McCary, American singer (Boyz II Men)
1971 - Paul van Dyk, German DJ
what songs did Celine Dion sing at Birmingham BJCC Arena?
Tonya
I really want this song that she sung. Dion performed on January 09, 2009; 8 p.m. Thursday, BJCC Arena.
Answer
Think of this, if you will, as "Celine by the Songs."
It's an attempt to trace the career of a pop superstar, in broad strokes, using tunes from her catalog as thematic markers.
Celine Dion's life undoubtedly has been rich, complex and nuanced, capable of producing a thick, authorized biography or a chunky celebrity tell-all.
We're ready to hit the high points, however, and offer some fun facts to know and share at Dion's Thursday concert in Birmingham. Here goes:
"Only One Road": Dion was born March 30, 1968, and grew up as part of a poor family with 14 children in Charlemagne, Quebec. Her fate was sealed at age 12, when she was discovered by manager Rene Angelil. Within a few years, she had won a handful of prestigious vocal contests at home and abroad, and begun to record professionally.
"If That's What It Takes": Initial successes in France -- where Dion earned gold records for singles such as "D'amour ou d'amitie" ("Love or Friendship") -- didn't satisfy her ambitions. Dion's goal, even as a youth, was to become an international star. (Her role model at the time: Michael Jackson.) For that, the gawky teen needed to master English and undergo a physical makeover, among other things.
"At Last": Her U.S. breakthrough came with the 1990 album "Unison." Dion began to work with producer David Foster and released singles such as "Where Does My Heart Beat Now," which reached the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
"I'm Loving Every Moment With You": Dion's career got a boost from a 1991 duet with Peabo Bryson on the title song from Walt Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." It won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and two Grammys. Small wonder, then, that the tune was featured on Dion's self-titled album in 1992. The disc also featured tracks from one of her signature collaborators, Diane Warren.
"The Last to Know": Dion and her mentor, Angelil, became a couple but initially chose to conceal their romantic relationship from the public. One reason: the age difference. Angelil was 26 years her senior and had nurtured her career as an adolescent. Dion took a risk by announcing her feelings in the liner notes of a 1993 album, "The Colour of My Love." But fans embraced their courtship and the two were wed in 1994.
SPECIAL
Celine Dion's last appearance in Birmingham was in 1999 at the BJCC Arena. "J'irai ou tu iras" ("I'll Go Where You Go"): Dion continued to expand her fame in the '90s with singles such as "The Power of Love." She released material in English and in French, developing separate and successful catalogs. Occasionally, an album would score as a crossover, despite the language barriers. That was the case for 1995's "D'eux." It was renamed "The French Album" in the United States.
"To Love You More": Dion became an unstoppable force on the pop charts during the mid- to late 1990s. Two recordings in particular -- 1996's "Falling Into You" and 1997's "Let's Talk About Love" -- catapulted her into the realm of superstardom. The latter disc included a smash hit, "My Heart Will Go On," the soaring love theme from the movie "Titanic."
"Prayer": Dion's New Year's resolution for 2000: to take a break from the music world. She lowered her profile, practiced her golf, tried to duck the paparazzi and began caring for Angelil, who was diagnosed with throat cancer. Gossip magazines ignored Dion's pleas for privacy, trumpeting reports of fertility treatments. She gave birth to a son, Rene-Charles, in 2001.
"A New Day Has Come": Las Vegas came calling, and helped Dion to resurrect her career in 2002-2003. Caesars Palace offered a multi-year contract, a mansion and new, 4,000-seat arena that would accommodate special effects. For her Vegas extravaganza, "A New Day," Dion enlisted the help of Franco Dragone, one of the prime movers of Cirque du Soleil. The show's title came from Dion's 2002 CD, "A New Day Has Come," which entered Billboard's albums chart at No. 1. Dion released another disc, "One Heart," in 2003.
"I'm Alive": Fans flocked to "A New Day" for nearly five years, paying triple-digit sums to attend performances from March 2003 to December 2007. Critical reaction was mixed, but tickets sold out routinely, earning millions for Dion in the process.
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