I moved from New Zealand to Melbourne when I was 17. I'd planned to go to university to study French, but I was offered a contract to write and record an album that was too good to pass up. Looking back now I think that was pretty young but, at the time, I was ready to have an adventure.
Deficits must be cut, yes, but the rush to austerity risks undermining the fragile global recovery.
Roger Babson, Educator (1875) |
Joshua Barney, Soldier (1759) |
Hanns Eisler, Composer (1898) |
Pau Gasol, Athlete (1980) |
Bill Haley, Musician (1925) |
Curtis Jackson, Musician (1975) |
Wojciech Jaruzelski, Leader (1923) |
John Paul Jones, Soldier (1747) |
Frida Kahlo, Artist (1907) |
Mickey Kaus, Journalist (1951) |
Buddy Ebsen, Actor (2003) |
Janos Kadar, Statesman (1989) |