December 5 Calendar Birthdays 1 - 200 of 218
1377 Jianwen, 2nd Emperor of the Ming Empire (1398-1402), born in China (d. 1402) Italian Pope (1503-13) and patron of Michelangelo, Bramante and Raphael, born in Albisola, Republic of Genoa
1495 Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian, born in Diest, Belgium (d. 1542) 1537 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, 15th Japanese shōgun, born in Japan (d. 1597) 1539 Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian and founder of Socinianism, born in Siena, Holy Roman Empire (d. Read More...
Your sign is under the planetary rule of Neptune and as you were born in the first Decan, or part, of the sign, Neptune's influence is twice is strong within you. Neptune, being the planet of refinement, is responsible for your sensitivity, vision and compassion. Your unique planetary influence makes you more of a natural romantic than any of the Pisces Decans. Your appreciation of beauty and love often takes you to the realm of romantic fantasy. Read More...
An eloquent, nervous French voice last week gave an answer to the clamor of crisis. The answer: De Gaulle. It was a startling new voice in the Gaullist camp. André Malraux, once one of Communism’s most stirring defenders, had become De Gaulle’s pressagent. The story of his metamorphosis reflects the mental tribulations of many Europeans, less articulate than Malraux, in the great crisis of their civilization. The Struggle with the Angel. Read More...