Day: December 23, 2015

About Josef Masopust Czech legend who won the Ballon d Or and numerous other honors while playing with Dukla Prague from 1952 to 1968. He starred for the Czechoslovakia national team for 13 years. He began his professional career with ZSJ Technomat Teplice in 1950. He took his Czech team to the 1962 World Cup,…

About Marcio Takara Comic book artist who worked on Detective Comics for DC Comics, All-New Wolverine for Marvel Comics, and Nightwing for DC Comics. he has over 110,000 followers on his marciotakara Instagram account. He started working on comic books in 2006. He worked on Incorruptible for Boom! Studios from 2010 to 2011 and started working on Captain Marvel for…

About Karl Rapp Founder of Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH, which would later turn into iconic car company BMW after his death. He worked for the car company Daimler-Benz before founding Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH. He ran an observatory in Switzerland that was dedicated to solar research. Karl Rapp He was close friends with Julius Auspitzer with whom…

About Angelo Pizzo Screenwriter who is most most famous for penning the classic 1986 basketball film, Hoosiers. He studied Political Science at Indiana University. His film, Hoosiers, received two Oscar nominations, and was named by ESPN as the best sports film of all time. Angelo Pizzo He had two sons with his wife. Angelo Pizzo…

About Alec Stewart Former captain of the English cricket team, rose to become the most capped English cricketer of all time in Test matches and the 2nd most capped in ODI s. He made his Surrey debut in 1981, where he made his reputation as an aggressive batsman. He was the highest Test run scorer…

About Arnold Vosloo He played Imohtep in the cult classic films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. In G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, he portrayed Zartan. He served in the military and was dismissed for medical reasons. He appeared in the series 24 as terrorist Habib Marwan. Arnold Vosloo He married his first wife, Nancy…

About Harold Hotelling Pioneer of modern statistics who was also an influential economic theorist. He was also a longtime Mathematics Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received the North Carolina Award for contributions to science in 1972. After completing his doctorate in mathematics at Princeton, he struck up a correspondence…

About Henri Alexander Levy Fashion designer who founded the luxury, punk-inspired fashion brand known as Enfants Riches Déprimés. His brand has become a favorite among many prominent celebrities, including Sophie Turner and Kanye West. He struggled with drug abuse as a teenager and entered a rehabilitation facility for the first time at age 15.  He is the creative mind…

About Ashton Sylve Young boxer who is known for his training through Jackrabbit Boxing. By the time he was 15 years old, he had already become an 8 time USA national champion. With an interest in the sport at a young age, he began boxing when he was 7 years old and gained recognition with…

About Una McLean This veteran actress s career was rived in the 2001 film Strictly Sinatra and the 1999 film The Debt Collector. She started performing with Glasgow s Citizens Theatre in 1959. She has performed in BBC Radio 4 Afternoon plays. Una McLean She was married to Russell Hunter from 1991 to 2004. Una…

About Ursula Uriarte Book lover and social media star who has grown to massive fame for her eponymous Instagram account. She has gained massive as a literary influencer for sharing her favorite books alongside photos of her travels.  She began blogging to her self-titled Tumblr blog before turning to Instagram. She began reviewing books on…

About Claudio Baeza Chilean professional football player who is known for his work as a midfielder for the Necaxa club. He is also known for having playing on the Chilean Under 20 national team also as a midfielder.  He first started his youth career playing for the Colo-Colo club. He then made his senior career…