Events

116 – Emperor Trajan sends ''laureatae'' to the Roman Senate at Rome on account of his victories and being conqueror of Parthia.

1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with Mongol Khagan of the Mongol Empire.

1646 – Battle of Torrington, Devon – the last major battle of the first English Civil War.

1742 – Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.

1804 – First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate .

1852 – Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.

1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.

1866 – Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.

1899 – Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Iceland's first football club is founded.

1918 – The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state.

1923 – Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

1934 – The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund.

1936 – Elections bring the Popular Front to power in Spain.

1937 – Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.

1940 – World War II: Altmark Incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer . 299 British prisoners are freed.

1943 – World War II: Red Army troops re-enter Kharkov.

1945 – World War II: American forces land on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.

1957 – The "Toddlers' Truce", a controversial television close down between 6.00pm and 7.00pm is abolished in the United Kingdom.

1959 – Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.

1960 – The U.S. Navy submarine begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

1961 – Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.

1961 – The DuSable Museum of African American History is chartered.

1962 – Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.

1968 – In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.

1978 – The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago, Illinois).

1983 – The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.

1985 – Hezbollah is founded.

1986 – The Soviet liner runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.

1987 – The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed "Ivan the Terrible" in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.

1991 – Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.

1998 – China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and six more on the ground.

1999 – In Uzbekistan, a bomb explodes and gunfire is heard at the government headquarters in an apparent assassination attempt against President Islom Karimov.

1999 – Across Europe, Kurdish rebels take over embassies and hold hostages after Turkey arrests one of their rebel leaders, Abdullah Öcalan.

2005 – The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.

2005 – The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs, becoming the first major sports league in North America to do so over a labor dispute.

2006 – The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

Births

1032 – Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)

1222 – Nichiren Daishonin, Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (d. 1282)

1497 – Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer (d. 1560)

1519 – Gaspard de Coligny, French Huguenot leader (d. 1572)

1543 – Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)

1620 – Frederick William, Duke of Prussia (d. 1688)

1643 – John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)

1698 – Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (d. 1758)

1727 – Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)

1761 – Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)

1786 – Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)

1802 – Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866)

1804 – Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885)

1812 – Henry Wilson, American politician 18th Vice President of the United States (d. 1875)

1821 – Heinrich Barth, German explorer (d. 1865)

1822 – Sir Francis Galton, English explorer and biologist (d. 1911)

1824 – Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879)

1826 – Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet (d. 1886)

1831 – Nikolai Leskov, Russian writer (d. 1895)

1834 – Ernst Haeckel, German zoologist and philosopher (d. 1919)

1838 – Henry Adams, American historian and novelist (d. 1918)

1845 – George Kennan, American explorer (d. 1924)

1847 – Philipp Scharwenka, Polish-German composer (d. 1917)

1848 – Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (d. 1935)

1856 – Rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (d. 1944)

1856 – Willem Kes, Dutch conductor (d. 1934)

1866 – Billy Hamilton, American baseball player (d. 1940)

1866 – Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (d. 1949)

1874 – Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935)

1876 – George Macaulay Trevelyan, English historian (d. 1962)

1878 – Pamela Colman Smith, British writer and occultist (d. 1951)

1880 – Frank Burke, American baseball player (d. 1946)

1881 – Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (d. 1931)

1883 – Elizabeth Craig, British writer (d. 1980)

1884 – Robert J. Flaherty, American filmmaker (d. 1951)

1886 – Van Wyck Brooks, American historian and critic (d. 1963)

1887 – Kathleen Clifford, American actress (d. 1962)

1891 – Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist (d. 1967)

1896 – Eugénie Blanchard, French supercentenarian (d. 2010)

1898 – Katharine Cornell, American actress (d. 1974)

1901 – Vincent Coleman, American actor (d. 1971)

1901 – Wayne King, American musician and orchestra leader (d. 1985)

1901 – Chester Morris, American film actor (d. 1970)

1903 – Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist (d. 1978)

1903 – Georges-Henri Lévesque, Quebec priest and sociologist (d. 2000)

1904 – Karl-Heinz Bürger, German Nazi figure (d. 1988)

1904 – George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat (d. 2005)

1906 – Vera Menchik, British-born Czech chess player (d. 1944)

1909 – Hugh Beaumont, American actor (d. 1982)

1909 – Jeffrey Lynn, American actor (d. 1995)

1909 – Richard McDonald, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 1998)

1915 – Jim O'Hora, American college football coach (d. 2005)

1915 – Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet (d. 2007)

1915 – Michael Relph, British film producer and director (d. 2004)

1916 – Bill Doggett, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist (d. 1996)

1918 – Patty Andrews, American singer (The Andrews Sisters)

1920 – Anna Mae Hays, American army general

1921 – Jean Behra, French race car driver (d. 1959)

1921 – Araucaria, British crossword compiler

1921 – Vera-Ellen, American actress (d. 1981)

1922 – Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, German night fighter pilot (d. 1950)

1925 – Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitarist (d. 2004)

1926 – John Schlesinger, English film director (d. 2003)

1926 – Margot Frank, German-born Dutch Jewish holocaust victim (d. 1945)

1929 – Peter Porter, Australian poet (d. 2010)

1927 – June Brown, British actress

1929 – Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. 1980)

1931 – George E. Sangmeister, American politician (d. 2007)

1931 – Ken Takakura, Japanese actor

1932 – Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer (d. 2007)

1932 – Otis Blackwell, American songwriter and singer (d. 2002)

1932 – Harry Goz, American actor (d. 2003)

1932 – Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, former President of Sierra Leone

1934 – Harold 'Hal' Kalin, American singer (d. 2005)

1934 – Herbert 'Herbie' Kalin, American singer (d. 2006)

1934 – August Coppola, American academic; father of Nicolas Cage (d. 2009)

1934 – Marlene Hagge, American professional golfer

1935 – Sonny Bono, American entertainer politician (d. 1998)

1936 – Jill Kinmont, American skier

1937 – Yuri Manin, Russian mathematician

1938 – John Corigliano, American composer

1938 – Barry Primus, American actor

1939 – Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter and composer (d. 2004)

1939 – Adolfo Azcuna, Filipino Supreme Court jurist

1941 – Kim Jong-il, North Korean leader

1942 – Richard Williams, father of Venus Williams and Serena Williams

1943 – Brig Owens, American football player

1944 – Richard Ford, American novelist

1944 – António Mascarenhas Monteiro, 2^nd President of Cape Verde

1945 – Jeremy Bulloch, English actor

1946 – Ian Lavender, English actor

1950 – Peter Hain, British politician

1950 – Kazuki Tomokawa, Japanese acid-folk singer

1950 – Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer (d. 2002)

1951 – William Katt, American actor

1952 – Barry Foote, American baseball player

1953 – George Martin, English footballer

1953 – Lanny McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player

1953 – Roberta Williams, American video game designer

1954 – Michael Holding, Jamaican West Indies cricketer

1954 – Iain Banks, Scottish author

1954 – Margaux Hemingway, American actress and model (d. 1996)

1955 – Hunt Block, American actor

1956 – James Ingram, American singer

1956 – Vincent Ward, New Zealand director and screenwriter

1957 – LeVar Burton, American actor

1958 – Natalie Angier, American journalist and author

1958 – Ice-T, American rapper and actor

1958 – Lisa Loring, American actress

1958 – Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player

1958 – Herb Williams, American basketball player and coach

1958 – Michael W. Burns, American politician

1959 – John McEnroe, American tennis player

1959 – Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player

1960 – Pete Willis, English guitarist (Def Leppard)

1960 – Cherie Chung, Hong Kong actress

1961 – Andy Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran, The Power Station)

1961 – Eric Red, American screenwriter and director

1961 – LaGaylia Frazier, American-Swedish singer

1962 – John Balance, English musician (Coil, Psychic TV) (d. 2004)

1963 – Dano Halsall, Swiss swimmer

1964 – Bebeto, Brazilian footballer

1964 – Christopher Eccleston, English actor

1965 – Dave Lombardo, Cuban-born drummer (Slayer)

1967 – John Valentin, baseball player

1967 – Keith Gretzky, Canadian hockey player

1968 – Warren Ellis, British comic writer

1969 – David Heath, American professional wrestler

1969 – Holly Aird, English actress

1970 – Serdar Ortac, Turkish popstar

1970 – Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer

1971 – Amanda Holden, British actress

1972 – Jerome Bettis, American football player

1972 – Sarah Clarke, American actress

1973 – Christian Bassedas, Argentine footballer

1973 – Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete

1973 – Nikos Kostakis, Greek footballer

1973 – Maureen Johnson, American author

1974 – Fanis Katergiannakis, Greek footballer

1974 – Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, American actor

1974 – Johnny Tri Nguyen, Vietnamese-born American stuntman and martial artist

1974 – Luis Figueroa, Puerto Rican baseball player

1975 – Nanase Aikawa, Japanese singer

1975 – Vanina Ickx, Belgian racing driver

1975 – Don Jeffcoat, American actor

1976 – Eric Byrnes, American baseball player

1976 – Kyo, Japanese singer (Dir en grey)

1976 – Joe Odagiri, Japanese actor

1977 – Brad Walst, American bassist (Three Days Grace)

1977 – Paul Brittain, American comedian

1977 – Ian Clarke, Irish computer programmer

1977 – Ahman Green, American football player

1978 – Tia Hellebaut, Belgian athlete

1978 – John Tartaglia, Broadway actor and Muppeteer

1978 – Wasim Jaffer, Indian cricketer

1979 – Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer

1979 – Eric Mun, Korean rapper (Shinhwa)

1980 – Agim Kaba, American actor and film producer

1980 – Ashley Lelie, American football player

1981 – Jay Howard, British racing driver

1981 – Jerry Owens, American baseball player

1981 – Qyntel Woods, American basketball player

1982 – Lupe Fiasco, American hip hop artist

1982 – Alemão, Portuguese footballer

1983 – Tuomo Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey player

1984 – Ous Mellouli, Tunisian swimmer

1985 – Zoi Dimoschaki, Greek swimmer

1987 – Theresa Goh, Singaporean paralympic swimmer

1987 – Hasheem Thabeet, American basketball player

1988 – Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer

1988 – Diego Capel, Spanish footballer

1991 – Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg

1991 – Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer

1992 – Nicolai Boilesen, Danish footballer

Deaths

1247 – Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)

1279 – King Afonso III of Portugal (b. 1210)

1391 – John V Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1332)

1531 – Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)

1560 – Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat

1645 – Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, (b. 1585)

1710 – Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632)

1721 – James Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686)

1754 – Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)

1820 – Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758)

1844 – Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)

1898 – Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)

1899 – Félix Faure, President of France (b. 1841)

1907 – Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1835)

1912 – St. Nikolai of Japan, Eastern Orthodox priest (b. 1836)

1917 – Octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. 1848)

1919 – Vera Kholodnaya, Russian film star (b. 1893)

1928 – Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856)

1932 – Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1841)

1932 – Sir Edgar Speyer, American-born British financier and philanthropist (b. 1862)

1944 – Henri Nathansen, Danish writer and stage director (b. 1868)

1961 – Dazzy Vance, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (b. 1891)

1967 – Antonio Moreno, Spanish-born actor (b. 1887)

1967 – Smiley Burnette, American actor, singer and songwriter (b. 1911)

1974 – John Garand, Canadian rifle engineer and manufacturer (b. 1888)

1975 – Morgan Taylor, American athlete (b. 1903)

1975 – Norman Treigle, American bass-baritone (b. 1927)

1977 – Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet (b. 1897)

1978 – E. Roland Harriman, American financier (b. 1895)

1979 – Nematollah Nassiri, executed Iran general/head of SAVAK (b. 1911)

1980 – Erich Hückel, German physicist (b. 1895)

1984 – M.A.G. Osmani, Supreme Commander of Bangladesh Forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War (b. 1918)

1986 – Howard Da Silva, American actor (b. 1909)

1988 – Jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (b. 1916)

1990 – Keith Haring, American artist (b. 1958)

1991 – Enrique Bermúdez, Nicaraguan Contra leader (b. 1932)

1992 – Angela Carter, English writer (b. 1940)

1992 – Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician (b. 1917)

1992 – Herman Wold, Swedish statistician (b. 1908)

1996 – Roger Bowen, American actor (b. 1932)

1996 – Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Governor of California (b. 1905)

1996 – Brownie McGhee, American singer (b. 1915)

1997 – Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American physicist (b. 1912)

1999 – Michael Larson, ''Press Your Luck'' Big-winning contestant (b. 1949)

2000 – Marceline Day, American actress (b. 1908)

2000 – Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-born engineer and inventor (b. 1911)

2000 – Lila Kedrova, Russian-born actress (b. 1918)

2001 – Bob Buhl, baseball player (b. 1928)

2001 – Howard W. Koch, American film director (b. 1916)

2001 – William Masters, American gynecologist and sexologist (b. 1915)

2002 – Walter Winterbottom, England football manager (b. 1913)

2003 – Rusty Magee, American composer (b. 1955)

2003 – Eleanor "Sis" Daley, wife of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley (b. 1907)

2004 – Doris Troy, American singer (b. 1937)

2005 – Nicole DeHuff, American actress (pneumonia) (b. 1975)

2005 – Queen Narriman, second and last wife of King Farouk and mother of their only child King Fuad II (b. 1933)

2006 – Johnny Grunge, American professional wrestler (b. 1966)

2006 – Ernie Stautner, German-born American football player (b. 1925)

2009 – Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Korean Cardinal, Protopriest of the Holy Roman Church (b. 1921)

2010 – Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong soccer player and actor. (b. 1956)

2011 – Justinas Marcinkevičius, Lithuanian poet and playwright (b. 1930)

2011 – Len Lesser, American actor (b. 1922)

Holidays and observances

Christian Feast Day:

*Abda of Edessa

*Elias and companions

*Juliana of Nicomedia (Catholic Church)

*Onesimus

*February 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Kim Jong-il's Birthday (North Korea)

Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day, celebrate the independence of Lithuania from Russia and Germany in 1918 (Lithuania)

External links

BBC: On This Day

On this day in Canada

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name	Andrew Lincoln
birthname	Andrew James Clutterbuck
birth date	September 14, 1973
birth place	London, England
spouse	Gael Anderson (2006–present)
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Andrew Lincoln (born Andrew James Clutterbuck; 14 September 1973) is an English actor, known for his roles in the TV series ''This Life'', ''Teachers'' and ''Afterlife'', and the films ''Love Actually'' and ''Heartbreaker''. He currently plays the lead role in AMC's television series ''The Walking Dead''.

Early life

Lincoln was born in London to a South African mother, a nurse, and a British father, a civil engineer. He grew up in Hull and moved to Bath at the age of ten. After leaving Beechen Cliff School, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), where he changed his name from Clutterbuck to Lincoln.

Career

Acting

Lincoln made his first on-screen appearance in "Births and Deaths", a 1994 episode of Channel Four sitcom ''Drop the Dead Donkey''.

His first major role was Edgar "Egg" Cook, one of the lead characters in the highly successful BBC drama ''This Life'' (1996–1997). He went on to star as probationary teacher Simon Casey in the Channel Four sitcom ''Teachers'' (2001–2003), and had a lead role as university lecturer and psychologist Robert Bridge in ''afterlife'' (2005).

Lincoln has also appeared in several films, including ''Human Traffic'' (1999) and ''Love Actually'' (2003).

In 2009 he appeared in the stage production of ''Parlour Song''. He went back to England after filming the Sky One TV series ''Strike Back'' in South Africa. He also starred alongside Vanessa Paradis in the French film ''Heartbreaker''.

In April 2010 Lincoln was cast as Rick Grimes, in the live-action adaption of the comic ''The Walking Dead'' and narrated the project on San Diego Comic-Con International 2010.

Directing

Lincoln directed two episodes in the third series of ''Teachers''.

Personal life

On 10 June 2006, he married Gael Anderson, the daughter of musician Ian Anderson of the rock band Jethro Tull. At the wedding, Apple Martin (daughter of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay) was the flower girl.

Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	''Drop the Dead Donkey''	Terry	1 episode "Births and Deaths"
1995	''N7''	Andy	Pilot, spin-off of ''The Nick Revell Show''
	''Over Here''	Caddy	TV miniseries
''Bramwell''	Martin Fredericks	Episode 2.3
1996–1997	''This Life''	Edgar "Egg" Cook	Series regular, 32 episodes
1997		Walter Hartright	Drama serial
1999	''Mersey Blues''	Narrator	Miniseries
	''Bomber''	Capt. Willy Byrne	Drama serial
''A Likeness in Stone''	Richard Kirschman	Drama serial
2001–2003		Simon Casey	Series regular, 20 episodes
	''Trevor's World of Sport''	Mark Boden	Episode 1.1
''State of Mind''	Julian Latimer	TV miniseries
	Alan King	1 episode, ''The Man of Law's Tale''
	''Holby City''	Boyfriend of Hep.C patient	1 episode "Letting Go"
''Whose Baby?''	Barry Flint	Drama serial
''Lie with Me''	DI Will Tomlinson	TV miniseries
2005–2006		Robert Bridge	Series regular, 14 episodes
2007		Edgar "Egg" Cook	One-off
2009	''The Things I Haven't Told You''	DC Rae	Pilot
		Edgar Linton	TV serial
		TV film
		Hugh Collinson	TV miniseries
	Rick Grimes	TV series

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1995	''Boston Kickout''	Ted
1998	''Understanding Jane''	Party Stonehead 1
	''A Man's Best Friend''	Man	Short film
''Human Traffic''	Felix
	''Gangster No. 1''	Maxie King
''Offending Angels''	Sam
2003	''Love Actually''	Mark
2004		TV Producer
		Christopher Lovell
''Comme t'y es belle!''	Paul	English title; 'Hey Good Looking!'
''Scenes of a Sexual Nature''	Jamie
		Jonathan	French title; 'l'arnacoeur'
''Made in Dagenham''	Mr. Clarke

References

External links

Andrew Lincoln Online Fansite

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fullname	Taarak Mehta

Taarak Mehta is an Indian columnist/journalist best known for the column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'' in Gujarati Language. The humorous weekly column first appeared in Chitralekha in March 1971 and ever since has been looking at contemporary issues from a different perspective. In 2008 SAB TV, a popular entertainment channel in India, started a show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah that is based on the column. Taarak Mehta is against translating his column for the English-speaking readers. “Idioms lose meaning. My columns can be adapted but not translated,” he said in an interview to The Statesman newspaper in India.

Bibliography

Duniya ne Oondha Chashmah

Aa Duniya Panjarapole

Action Reply ½

Albelun America Vanthelun America

Bagicha Ni Hadvi Havama

Bahero Hase Be Vay...!

Champaklal Tapuni Jugalbandhi

Betaj Batali Baj Popatlal Taraj

Taarak mehta ka oolta chashmah

References

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=26&id;=245516&usrsess;=1 publisher= The Statesman | accessdate=2009-04-20

http://www.glamsham.com/dramas/features/tarak_mehta.pdf - contains a lot of information about Tarak Mehta

Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Name	Nicki Minaj
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Onika Tanya Maraj
Birth date	December 08, 1982
Birth place	Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago
Origin	South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.
Genre	Hip hop, R&B;, pop
Occupation	Rapper, singer-songwriter
Years active	2002–present
Label	Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment, Universal Republic Records, Universal Motown
Associated acts	Young Money
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Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982), known by her stage name Nicki Minaj (), is a Trinidadian-born American musician. She was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago and moved to the New York City borough of Queens when she was five.

After releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009 and being signed to Young Money Entertainment in August 2009, Minaj released her debut album, ''Pink Friday'', in November 2010. It quickly became a commercial success, peaking at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release. She became the first female solo artist to have seven singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at the same time. Her second single, "Your Love", reached #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Songs chart, making Minaj the first female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since 2002. She also became the first female artist to be included on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List. Minaj was named the 2011 ''Rising Star'' by ''Billboard''. Her second studio album, ''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' was released on April 3, 2012.

Early life

Maraj was born in 1982 in Saint James, a suburb of Trinidad and Tobago's capital city Port of Spain. Her parents are of mixed Indian and Afro-Trinidadian ancestry and she lived in Saint James with her grandmother until age five, because her parents were looking for a place to live in the Queens borough of New York City at the time. Her mother would occasionally visit, and one day, when Minaj was five, her mother picked her up to move to Queens. According to Minaj, her father drank heavily, took drugs, and once tried to kill her mother by setting the house on fire.

She attended Elizabeth Blackwell Middle School 210, where she played the clarinet. She graduated from LaGuardia High School. At LaGuardia, a school specializing in music and the visual and performing arts, Minaj participated in the drama program. She had initially planned to sing at LaGuardia, but lost her voice on the day of the audition.

Career

2007–09: Mixtapes and Young Money

Minaj released her first mixtape in 2007 after releasing ''Playtime Is Over'' with ''Dirty Money Records''. She released another mixtape on July 7, 2008, titled ''Sucka Free'', under the label ''Be''. On April 18, 2009, Minaj released a third mixtape and appeared in ''XXL'' magazine. She won the Female Artist of the Year award at the 2008 Underground Music Awards. Minaj released ''Beam Me Up Scotty'', another mixtape, in April 2009 under the label of ''Trapaholics Records''; it received positive coverage on both BET and MTV.

In August 2009, Minaj signed a record deal with Young Money Entertainment, with distribution from Universal Motown Records, after fellow American rapper Lil Wayne discovered her and secured the record deal. She then had a solo rap verse in their single "BedRock," which became a commercial success, reaching #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Minaj also appeared on "Roger That", which charted at #56. The song, and in particular Minaj, received positive reviews from critics. Both songs were included in Young Money Entertainment's debut collaborative studio album ''We Are Young Money'', which was released in December 2009. The album charted in the top ten on the ''Billboard'' 200, reaching #9 and later receiving a Gold Certification by the RIAA. She was then chosen by Mariah Carey to be featured on her single and music video for "Up Out My Face". Critics praised her collaboration for helping to maintain Carey's feminine image and providing a polite track for the female R&B; singer.

2010–11: ''Pink Friday''

After a major record label bidding war, Young Money Entertainment announced on August 31, 2009 that Minaj had been released from a 360 deal with the label in which she retains and owns all of her 360 rights – including merchandising, sponsorships, endorsements, touring and publishing. In an interview with 95.8 Capital FM, Rihanna stated that after the two collaborated on "Raining Men" from her album ''Loud'' that the duo would be teaming up together for a possible second collaboration on Minaj's ''Pink Friday''. Hip-hop rap artist and producer Kanye West was also confirmed for the album. On August 3, 2010 Minaj revealed on a Ustream.tv channel that the album's name would be ''Pink Friday'', in reference to Black Friday.

''Pink Friday'' was released on November 19, 2010 in both standard and deluxe versions. A buzz single, "Massive Attack", was released in April. In August, Minaj released "Your Love" as the first official single from her debut album. The single peaked at 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, 7 on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs chart and topped the Rap Songs chart. Minaj became the first female artist to be included on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List and the first female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since 2002. In October 2010, Minaj became the first artist to have seven songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart simultaneously. Minaj released a joint single with The Black Eyed Peas front man, will.i.am titled, "Check It Out", which is Minaj's most successful single to date in Europe. "Right thru Me" was released September 24, 2010; the music video was released in late October. "Moment 4 Life" was released as the fourth single. The track featured Canadian rapper Drake and was released on December 7, 2010, becoming a success on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The single peaked at number 5 on the Hot Rap Songs. The album gained a Platinum certification in the United States a month after the release. It was hinted by Simon Cowell that Minaj would join the judging panel of the American version of the ''The X Factor.'' Starting in June 2011, Minaj will be supporting ''Pink Friday'' by serving as an opening act along with Jessie and the Toy Boys and Nervo on Britney Spears' sixth concert tour, the Femme Fatale Tour, in support of her seventh studio album, ''Femme Fatale''. She also was featured on the official remix of Spears' track "Till the World Ends" along with Spears and singer Kesha, which charted at number 3 in the US in April 2011. "Super Bass" was released from ''Pink Friday'' in May 2011, the single charted within the top 10 in many countries including; United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada and more. The song gained positive reviews from critics. Minaj will voice a character in the 3D animated film, ''Ice Age: Continental Drift'', as an unknown character. Minaj is also featured on French DJ David Guetta's 2011 album, ''Nothing but the Beat'' on "Where Them Girls At" and "Turn Me On".

2011–present: ''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded''

Minaj's second studio album, ''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'', was announced through Twitter in November 2011 and was released on April 2, 2012. It has spawned four promotional singles as of April 2012: Roman in Moscow (which didn't make the final cut of the album), "Stupid Hoe," "Roman Reloaded," and "Beez in the Trap." The album's first single, "Starships", was released on February 14. The album also had another single, Right by My Side. On February 12, 2012, Minaj debuted her song "Roman Holiday" at the 54th Grammy Awards. The exorcism-themed perfomance drew a mixed response online.

She was featured on Madonna's twelfth studio album, titled ''MDNA'', alongside M.I.A. on its lead single "Give Me All Your Luvin'", for which a music video has been directed by Megaforce. The trio performed the song for the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show. She was also featured on a song called "I Don't Give A", another track from the album.

Musical style and image

Image

In an interview with ''Vibe'' Minaj discussed her sexual image stating, "[w]hen I grew up I saw females doing certain things, and I thought I had to do that exactly. The female rappers of my day spoke about sex a lot... and I thought that to have the success they got, I would have to represent the same thing. When in fact I didn’t have to represent the same thing." In an interview with ''Interview'', Minaj commented on her sexual image again stating, "I made a conscious decision to try to tone down the sexiness, I want people—especially young girls—to know that in life, nothing is going to be based on sex appeal. You’ve got to have something else to go with that.” Minaj has a tattoo in Chinese characters that reads "" (''shangdi yu ni chang zai'') on her left arm, meaning, "God is always with you."

Alter egos

While growing up, Minaj's home life was often chaotic, with her parents constantly fighting. As a means of escape, she would create characters and live her life through them. In an interview with ''New York'' she stated, "To get away from all their fighting, I would imagine being a new person. 'Cookie' was my first identity – that stayed with me for a while. I went on to 'Harajuku Barbie,' then 'Nicki Minaj'. Fantasy was my reality."

On November 18, 2010, Minaj assumed a different alter-ego named "Nicki Teresa". Wearing a colorful scarf around her head, she went around as the "healer to her fans" as she visited them at The Garden of Dreams Foundation at Fuse studios in New York City. Minaj made an appearance on ''Lopez Tonight'' on December 6, 2010 and presented a different alter-ego for the Spanish-inspired occasion, named "Rosa" (pronounced Rrrrrosa).

Roman Zolanski

For her debut album, Minaj created another alter-ego named "Roman Zolanski". She stated that in songs like "Bottoms Up" with Trey Songz it is not Minaj rapping, but instead Roman Zolanski, and claims that Roman is her "twin brother". She claims that he was born inside her, out of rage, and becomes him when she is angry. She has also said 'He is a demon inside her'. Roman has been compared to Eminem's alter ego Slim Shady, and on the song "Roman's Revenge" from ''Pink Friday'', Minaj and Eminem collaborate, using these alter egos. On the collaboration, she said "The new album is going to have a lot of Roman on it ... And if you're not familiar with Roman, then you will be familiar with him very soon. He’s the boy that lives inside of me. He's a lunatic and he's gay and he'll be on there a lot." Roman also has a "mother" called "Martha Zolanski", who also appeared on the song Roman's Revenge, with a British accent. Martha appears in the video for "Moment 4 Life" where she appears to be Minaj's magical Godmother. In songs such as "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" it is Minaj rapping. Minaj stated that on her debut album, fans will get to "meet" Nicki, Roman and Onika.

Influences

Minaj has stated that artists who have influenced her musical style include Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Lil Wayne, Lauryn Hill, Jadakiss, Natasha Bedingfield, Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim and Missy Elliott. She was also inspired by Janet Jackson, Madonna, Britney Spears, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Jones, M.I.A. and Cyndi Lauper.

Personal life

While some songs and interviews have implied that Minaj is bisexual, she has said that she does not date nor have sex with women, but added in an interview with ''Out'' magazine, "I don’t date men either." In an interview with ''Vibe'' she commented, "I just embrace all people of all lifestyles and I don’t tell them they are bad people. And I say girls are beautiful and girls are sexy and they need to be told that, and if they don’t have anyone to tell them that and mean it, I’m gonna tell them that. But I feel like people always wanna define me and I don’t wanna be defined." She reiterated her dislike of being labeled in an interview with ''Out'', saying: "The point is, everyone is not black and white. There are so many shades in the middle, and you’ve got to let people feel comfortable with saying what they want to say when they want to say it."

During an interview in the May 2010 issue of ''Details'', Minaj was asked if she felt hip-hop was becoming more gay-friendly. She responded, "I think the world is getting more gay-friendly, so hip-hop is too. But it's harder to imagine an openly gay male rapper being embraced, people view gay men as having no street credibility. But I think we'll see one in my lifetime."

In July 2011, Minaj's cousin Nicholas Telemaque was murdered near his home in Brooklyn, New York City.

Discography

''Pink Friday'' (2010)

''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' (2012)

See also

List of awards and nominations received by Nicki Minaj

Notes

References

External links

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Name	Zane Lowe
Children	Jackson and Lucius
Birth name	Alexander Zane Reid Lowe
Birth date	August 07, 1973
Birth place	New Zealand
Show	The Zane Lowe Show
Station	BBC Radio 1
Timeslot	7–9pm Mondays–Thursdays
Style	Disc Jockey
Country	United Kingdom
Website

Zane Lowe (born Alexander Zane Reid Lowe on 7 August 1973) also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand, before moving to England. He presents BBC Radio 1's evening show, where he plays a variety of alternative music, including rock, punk, drum and bass, and hip hop. He was also the presenter of the MTV Rocks show ''Gonzo'', having been a former VJ on MTV since 1997, where he presented ''Brand:New''. Lowe currently resides in London alongside his wife and two sons, Jackson and Lucius.

Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1

Lowe's radio show can be heard on Mondays to Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm. Past and present features on his show have included:

On Mondays, ''Fresh Meat'' is where the show's chatroom rate three songs from three upcoming bands; the winning track is played throughout the rest of the week

''The Hottest Record In The World Today'', where a song from a hotly-tipped band or new album is played

''Sunsetter'' where a more mellow track is played as the sun sets each night, (seasonal)

''Encore'', when listeners can text in to request a repeat of a track that has already been played, the winning track being the track most requested. (discontinued)

''U-turns'', a phone-in request slot (signified by 'the screech and the beat'), also discontinued (now 'What have we missed')

''Crowd Rocker'', where an anthem from the past is played (discontinued)

''Mixtape'', a ninety minute themed mix which only broadcasts to listeners in England while the rest of the UK do their regional shows (Discontinued)

Live performances and interviews with bands and artists

Lowe's method of DJing is rather enthusiastic and fast-paced, similar to many hip hop DJs, with samples of radio stations, interview clips and Radio 1 stings thrown in between songs, along with the occasional sound of Lowe singing along to the music.

He is extremely dedicated to new music, and many of the bands or musicians who won ''Fresh Meat'' have gone on to be very successful; Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, The Killers, Editors, Kasabian, The Wombats and Kaiser Chiefs are examples of bands who have benefited.

Zane Lowe played 'Crazy' by Gnarls Barkley for the first time on radio. The song was frequently played on Radio 1 thereafter, helping it to reach number one in the charts on April 2, 2006. 'Crazy' was the first song in British history to go to number one based on sales of legal downloads alone; the download was made available a week before physical copies went on sale. The song also featured in Zane Lowe's TV advert, which aired in early 2006.

Prior to Muse and Foo Fighters emerging onstage at their concerts at Wembley Stadium, Lowe 'entertained' the crowd on DJ decks. More recently Zane Lowe played a large role in the Festival/Large concert "Warrior's Dance" hosted by The Prodigy, and DJ'd two sets through the evening.

Masterpieces

One week of Zane Lowe's show is dedicated to albums that are considered 'masterpieces'. Each show focuses on a different album which Lowe and his team considers to be a bonafide classic. The first half of the show is dedicated to interviews and an in-depth look at the album's cultural impact. In the second half of the show, the full unabridged album is played in its entirety, complete with gaps and no lyric censorship.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width=80% |- ! colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"|Air Date ! rowspan="2"|Artist ! colspan="2"|Album |- ! Title ! Release Date |- | style="background:#FF0000; color:#100; text-align:center;"| | rowspan="4"| 1 | 5 November 2007 | Nirvana | Nevermind | Radiohead | The Stone Roses | Metallica | The White Stripes

Ryan Jarman

Zane Lowe saved Ryan Jarman's life at the 2006 NME Awards, an incident NME now refers to as "engraved in indie folklore". Ryan's band, The Cribs, accepted an award on behalf of winners, Franz Ferdinand. However, on his way to collect the trophy from presenter Russell Brand, Ryan dived onto the Kaiser Chiefs table and pierced his back with broken glass, narrowly missing his vital organs. He was quickly taken to hospital but discharged himself to return for the show's party later in the night. However, his injuries were severe and he fell unconscious in a back corridor. Luckily Zane Lowe, a fellow guest at the party, came across Ryan lying on the floor and discovered he was bleeding profusely. Zane raised the alarm and Ryan received urgently needed medical attention to stop internal bleeding.

Awards

Both the ''Zane Lowe Show'' and ''Gonzo'' have won numerous awards including Best Radio Show and Best TV Show respectively at the NME Awards 2006. Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has jokingly referred to "The Best Radio Show" award as "The Zane Lowe Award" due to Lowe's repeated success. Lowe continues this success by winning the Best Radio Show NME award in the 2007 and 2008 Awards.

Lowe won the Gold Award in The Specialist Music Programme Award, and Music Broadcaster of the Year categories at the 2006, 2010 and 2011 Sony Radio Academy Awards.

References

External links

Category:British radio DJs Category:Living people Category:1973 births Category:Sony Radio Academy Award Gold winners Category:New Zealand expatriates in the United Kingdom

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