Some
famous sagittarians personalities born under the sign of
Sagittarius...
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill held most of the high
offices of state in Great Britain, was a famous sagittarian,
was a member of Parliament for more than 60 years, and served
twice as prime minister. As Britain's leader through most
of WORLD WAR II, he personified resistance to tyranny. Winston
Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace on November 30, 1874.
His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was the third son of
the 7th duke of Marlborough, and Winston was thus directly
descended from the 1st duke of Marlborough, of whom he was
to write a monumental biography. His mother was Jennie Jerome,
an American. Churchill's childhood was unhappy. He loathed
most of his time at school (Harrow) and obstinately refused
to learn any Greek beyond the alphabet. He loved to read
history and poetry, however, and was fascinated by soldiers
and battles. From childhood he had an extraordinary memory.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven, was one of the most famous sagittarians,
one of the greatest masters of music, is particularly admired
for his instrumental works, including symphonies, concertos,
sonatas, and chamber music. Beethoven was born in the provincial
court city of Bonn, Germany, probably on December 16, 1770.
His grandfather, also Ludwig, and his father, Johann, were
both musicians in the service of, successively, the prince
electors Max Friedrich and Max Franz. Beethoven's own talent
was such that at the age of 12 he was already an assistant
to the organist Christian Gottlob Neefe, with whom he studied.
Attempts to establish him as a prodigy in the mold of Mozart
had little success, however.
Charles de
Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle rose to world fame as the symbol of French
resistance during World War II, served as president of the
provisional government, and was the founding president of
the Fifth Republic from 1958 to 1969. Charles Andre Marie
Joseph de Gaulle was born on Nov. 22, 1890, in Lille to
bourgeois, patriotic, and devoutly Catholic parents. He
received a solid classical education before entering the
renowned military school at St. Cyr in 1910. A lieutenant
in World War I, he was wounded several times and captured
at Verdun by the Germans. After the war, de Gaulle served
in Poland, in the occupation of Germany, and in the Middle
East, as well as studying and lecturing at the Ecole Superieure
de Guerre (War College). The eminent Marshal Henri Petain
was impressed with de Gaulle and appointed him to the secretariat
of the Supreme War Council and later the National Defense
Council.
Walt Disney
The creator of the cartoon character Mickey Mouse, afamous
sagittarius, and a film innovator who won a record 30 Academy
Awards, Walter Elias Disney, born in Chicago on December
5, 1901, and died December 15, 1966, was also among the
most successful American entrepreneurs. The entertainment
empire he founded includes giant amusement parks as well
as film studios. The licensing of reproduction rights to
Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters for use on clothing,
books, and innumerable other objects makes the Disney fantasies
ever present in American life and that of much of the rest
of the world as well.
Steven Spielberg
With his horror-thriller Jaws famous sagittarius, (1975),
filmmaker Steven Spielberg, born in Cincinnati, Ohio USA,
on December 18, 1947, began a string of box-office hits
that included science fiction (Close Encounters of the Third
Kind, 1977, and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, 1982) and action-fantasy--the
trilogy featuring two-fisted archaeologist Indiana Jones,
which began with Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). The Color
Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987) explored more
serious subject matter. Spielberg returned to fantasy with
Hook (1991), which continues the story of Peter Pan. His
dinosaur movie Jurassic Park (1993) was a huge hit; Schindler's
List, about a German concentration camp, was released at
the end of 1993.
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