Whitney Houston, Singer, Film Actress (1963–2012). Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992, amassed global sales in excess of 86 million copies. Born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney Houston released her debut album at age 22 and scored three No. 1 singles. Here’s Whitney Houston Biography and Profile. Read more
Born in Germany in 1927, Pope Benedict XVI grew up under war reparations from World War I, as the Nazi regime was gaining power. Benedict XVI served as pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013. He is best known for his rigid views on Catholicism and topics such as birth control and homosexuality. Read Pope Benedict XVI Biography. Read more
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, when he was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Read the complete Pope Francis Biography, Jorge Mario Bergoglio Biography. Read more
Aretha Louise Franklin was born March 25, 1942, Tennessee, to Baptist preacher Reverend Clarence La Vaughan “C. L.” Read Aretha Louise Franklin Biography. Read more
Born on August 8, 1879, Anenecuilco, Mexico, Emiliano Zapata was a Mexican revolutionary and advocate of agrarianism who fought in guerrilla actions during the Mexican Revolution. Read Emiliano Zapata Biography and Profile. Read more
Juan Guaido was born 28 July 1983, one of seven children in the port city of La Guaira in the state of Vargas. Guaido and his family survived a catastrophic mudslide in 1999 that killed thousands of people and destroyed thousands of homes in La Guaira. Continue reading Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez Biography and Profile. Read more