Justine Henin (born 1 June 1982), formerly known as Justine Henin-Hardenne is a professional Belgian tennis player. At the age of 12 she lost her mother, who died of cancer. Her family is pretty numerous: she has also two brothers and one sister. Another child of her parents died before she was brought to life. The relationship with her father …
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In Beijing Justin Anlezark joined countryman Scott Martin in the shot put, making it the first Olympics since Melbourne in 1956 that Australia was represented by two male shot putters. A solid opening throw (19.91m) put Justin in a strong position to make the final of the Olympics. However, unable to improve on that mark, he exited the competition in the …
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Junichiro Koizumi was Born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture on January 8, 1942. He is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. Koizumi is a third-generation politician. His father, Junya Koizumi, was director general of the Japan Defense Agency and a member of the Diet. His grandfather, Koizumi Matajiro, was Minister of Posts and …
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Juan Ramon Jimenez was a Spanish poet. One of his most important contributions to modern poetry was the idea of ‘poesia pura’ (Spanish for ‘pure poetry’). A prolific author, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. Strongly influenced by the poet Ruben Dario, he published his first two books, in 1900, at the age of eighteen. The death …
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Joseph De Torre born in Madrid and educated in Spain and Italy, Joseph M de Torre was ordained in 1955. He was with Opus Dei. He spent his first 13 years as a priest in Ireland and England, pursuing pastoral and educational work. He went to the Philippines in 1968 and since then has been serving as a chaplain. Torre believes he …
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John Roberts was born in Buffalo, New York on January 27, 1955, the son of John Glover (Jack) Roberts, Sr. and Rosemary. His father was a plant manager with Bethlehem Steel. When Roberts was in fourth grade, his family moved to the beachside town of Long Beach, Indiana. He have three sisters: Kathy, Peggy, and Barbara. Roberts attended Notre Dame …
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John McPherson has one of the wildest comic art styles in the business. His outrageous art is a perfect match to his outrageous ideas. John believes that the best cartoon is “an idea that is so bizarre that no one else could have possibly thought of it. On the other hand, if no one can relate to the idea, it’s lost. …
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John McCain was born on August 29, 1936 at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone, to naval officer John S. McCain Jr. and Roberta McCain. At that time, the Panama Canal was under U.S. control. His family, including his older sister Sandy and younger brother Joe, followed his father to various naval postings in the United …
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John Maxwell Coetzee is an author and academic from South Africa (now an Australian citizen living in South Australia). A novelist and literary critic as well as a translator, Coetzee won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. Coetzee is known as reclusive and eschews publicity to such an extent that he did not collect either of his two Booker Prizes in …
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John Jones — John Edward Jones III was born on June 13, 1955 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania and raised in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. Jones is a Lutheran of Welsh descent. He has 3 brothers David, Jeff and Jim. He has a share in a business operated by others in his family, Distinct Golf, which runs five golf courses in New Jersey and …
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