Hryhorii Skovoroda (1722 - 1794) was a Ukrainian poet, philosopher and composer, who led the life of a wandering thinker-beggar.
Hryhorii Skovoroda was born on November 22, 1722.
Hryhorii Skovoroda was born on November 22, 1722.
Grigorii Savvich Skovoroda has written: 'Izbrannoe'
Huy pizda skovoroda menya trahal Djigurda
In the history of humanity there have always been people whose actions and ideas produced a great impact on the lives of other people. They have made a great contribution to the science, culture, social life of this country. That's why they are called outstanding. The names of Taras Shevchenko, Lessya Ukrainka, Ivan Franko, Marko Vovchok and Hrygoriy Skovoroda won universal recognition. There's hardly a country in the world which doesn't have Taras Shevchenko's poems translated into its language. Gentle melodies and deep emotions of Lessya Ukrainka's verses are dear to poetry-lovers throughout the world. Ukraine has also given the world many outstanding scientists. Such names as Vernandskyi, Zabo-lotnyi, Bogomolets, Sklifosovskyi, Paton, Filatov are well-known all over the world. Nowadays modern Ukrainian scientists achieved great successes in the field of mathematics, physics, biology and medicine. Great contribution to the world's historical science was made by such prominent Ukrainian historians as Mykola Hrushevskyi, Mykhailo Drago-manov, Dmytro Yavornitskyi, Mykola Kostomarov. The Ukrainian national composer school is connected with the name of Mykola Lysenko. Ivan Lysenko's operas «Taras Bulba», «Natalka Poltavka», «Eneida» are still staged at the world's opera-houses. The Ukrainian fine art is represented by the names of Kostandi, Murashko, Borovikovskyi, Pymonenko. The Ukrainian culture always developed human traditions of the mankind.
1450 - Jacob Obrecht, composer1458 -Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (d. 1505)1511 - Erasmus Reinhold, Germany, mathematician (calculated planetary table)1515 - Marie Guise, French wife of king James V of Scotland1535 - John, the Old, earl of Nassau/tribal father Neth royal family1564 - Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English conspirator (d. 1610)1579 - Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist1602 - Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Philip IV of Spain (d. 1644)1606 - Pieter II de Jode, Flemish engraver/publisher1635 - Francis Willughby, English biologist (d. 1672)1643 - René R Cavelier sieur de La Salle, French explorer1690 -Francois Collin de Blamont, composer1698 - Pierre de Rigaud, Canadian-born French Governor (d. 1778)1709 - Frantisek Benda, composer1710 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of JS Bach (Sinfonias 64)1721 - Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres, Swiss-born Canadian statesman (d. 1824)1722 - Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet (d. 1794)1767 - Andreas Hofer, Tirol nationalist1771 - Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/St-Eustatius/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies1780 - Conradin Kreutzer, composer1780 - Jose Cecilio del Valle, Honduran Politician (d. 1834)1805 - Benjamin Hugur, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 18771808 -Thomas Cook, founder (Cook travel bureau)1814 - Serranus Clinton Hastings, American politician (d. 1893)1818 - Samuel Gibbs French, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 19101819 - George Eliot, [Mary A Evans], England, author (Silas Marner)1823 - Nathan Kimball, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 18981832 - George Henry Chapman, Bvt Maj Gen (Union volunteers), died in 18821835 - Frank Crawford Armstrong, Brig General (Confederate Army)1838 - Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga, Viscount d' Arneiro, composer1842 - Anna S Barbiers, actress (Uncle Tom)1849 - Friedrich von Bernhardi, Ger historian (Germany & the Next War)1849 -Christian Rohlfs, German artist (d. 1938)1852 - Paul H B d'Estornelles de Constant, French diplomat/pacifist1856 - Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church1857 - George Gissing, English author (Thyrza, Crown of Life)1868 -John Nance Garner, (D) 32nd VP (1933-41)1869 - Andre Gide, France, novelist (Lafcadio's Adventures-Nobel 1947)1870 - Howard Brockway, composer1873 - Johnny Tyldesley, cricketer (brother of Ernest, 31 Tests for England)1873 - Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India)1875 - Elizabeth Patterson, Savannah TN, actress (Climax, Tall Story)1875 - Georges Rency, Belgian poet1877 - Joan Gamper, Swiss-born businessman and founder of FC Barcelona (d. 1930)1884 - Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani biographer of Muhammad (d. 1953)1888 - Tarzan, of the Apes, according to Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel1890 - Charles de Gaulle, Lille, France, President of France (1958-69)1891 - Bengt Axel von Torne, composer1891 - Edward Bernays, PR expert1891 - Erik Lindahl, Swedish economist (Theory of Money & Capital)1893 - M Kaganovitsj Kogan, people's commissioner for Stalin1893 - Harley J. Earl, American automobile designer (d. 1969)1896 - Mario La Broca, composer1896 - Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer (against Pasternak) [OS]1897 - Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer (d. 1989)1898 - Wiley Post, Grand Plain Tx, aviator/parachutist (crashed in Alaska)1899 - Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust)1900 - Hugo Godron, composer1900 - Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and novelist (d. 1980)1902 - Emanuel Feuermann, Kolomea Galicia, cellist (Chicago Symph Orch)1902 - Sir Humphrey Gibbs, Rhodesian politician (d. 1990)1902 - Albert Leduc, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1990)1903 - Herbert Sally Frankel, economist1904 - Roland Winters, Boston Mass, actor (Mama, Smothers Brothers)1905 - James Burnham, philosopher (Coming Defeat of Communism)1906 - Howard Petrie, Beverly MA, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter)1906 - Lee Patrick, NYC, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon)1907 - Bernard Naylor, composer1907 - Dick Bartell, baseball player1908 - Michael Balfour, historian1909 - Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop of Haarlem Netherlands (1966-83)1909 - Mikhail Mil, Russian aviation designer (d. 1970)1912 - Doris Duke, NYC, multi-millionaire (American Tobacco heiress)1912 - Eric Stuart Woord, archaeologist1913 - Benjamin Britten, Lowestoft Suffolk England, composer (Beggar's Opera)1913 - Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, first female Philippine Supreme Court Justice (d. 2006)1914 - Peter Woolridge Townsend, war hero courtier writer1917 - Jean-Etienne Marie, composer1918 -Claiborne Pell, (Sen-D-RI, 1961- )1919 - Wilfred Norman Aldridge, biochemist/toxicologist1920 - Anne Crawford, British film actor (d. 1956)1921 - Rodney Dangerfield, [John Cohen], Babylon NY, comedian (Caddyshack)1921 -Brian Cleeve, Irish broadcaster (d. 2003)1922 - Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, Kirovabad Russia, Azerbaijani composer (Shur)1923 -Arthur Hiller, director (Love Story)1923 - Dika Newlin, composer1924 - Axel Borup-Jorgensen, composer1924 - Geraldine Page, Kirksville Mo (Interiors, Trip to Bountiful)1925 - Gunther Schuller, NYC, hornist/composer (Visitation)1926 - Lew Burdette, baseball player1926 - Zulfiqar Ahmed, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1952-56)1927 - Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player1928 - Juno Stover-Irwin, US, diver (Olympic-silver-1956)1928 - Pat Smythe, England, equestrian jumper (Olympic-bronze-1956)1928 - Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley (d. 2008)1929 - Aleksandar Popović, Serbian dramatist (d. 1996)1930 - John Paul Schiffer1930 - Owen Kay Garriott, Enid Oklahoma, astronaut (Skylab 3, STS 9)1930 - Peter Hall, British stage/film/opera director (Pedestrian)1932 - Robert Vaughn, NYC, actor (Napolean Solo-Man from UNCLE, I Spy)1932 - Keith Wickenden, British politician (d. 1983)1935 - Ludmila Belousova Protopopov, USSR, pairs skater (Oly-gold-1964, 68)1935 - Michael Callan, [Calinieff], Phila, actor (Peter-Occasional Wife)1936 - Hans Zender, composer1936 - Joachim Bißmeier, German actor1937 - Zenon Jankowski, Poland cosmonaut (Soyuz 30 backup)1938 - Henry C. Lee, Chinese-born American criminologist1939 - Allen Garfield, Newark NJ, actor (Candidate, Beverly Hills Cop II)1939 - Tom West, American astrophysicist1939 -Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician1940 - Terry Gilliam, Minneapolis, comedy author-animator (Monty Python)1941 - Jacques LaPerriere, NHL defensive Hall of Famer1941 - Ron McClure, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears)1941 - Tom Conti, Paisley Scotland, actor (Reuben Reuben, American Dreamer)1941 -Jesse Colin Young, American musician1942 - Guion Steward Bluford Jr, Phila, Col USAF/astr (STS 8, 61A, 39, 53)1942 - Steve Caldwell, rocker (Orleans)1943 - Billie Jean King, Long Beach California, American tennis pro (Wimbledon 1968, 72, 73, 75)1943 - Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer (Three Dog Night-Joy to the World)1943 - George W [Buddy] Darden, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- )1943 - Mushtaq Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan leg-spin all-rounder 1959-79)1943 - Peter Adair, American filmmaker1943 - Yvan Cournoyer, Canadian ice hockey player1944 - Robert Iliffe, English publisher (Coventry Evening Telegraph)1946 - Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist (I Shot the Sheriff)1946 - Hans Kombrink, sociologist/Dutch undersecretary of Finance (PvdA)1947 - Alfredo Cristiani, president of El Salvador (1989-94)1947 - Rod Price, rocker (Foghat)1947 -Valerie Wilson Wesley, American author1948 -Radomir Antić, Serbian football manager1949 - Richard Carmona, Surgeon General of the United States1949 - David Pietrusza, American baseball historian1950 - Greg Luzinski, baseball player (Phillies, White Sox)1950 - Little Steven, [Van Zandt], Asbury Park NJ, rocker (Born to Run)1950 - Lyman Bostock, baseball player1950 - [Ma]Tina Weymouth, Coronado CA, rock bassist (Talking Heads-& She Was)1950 - Art Sullivan, Belgian singer1951 - Kent Nagano, American conductor1953 - Wayne Larkins, cricketer (England opening batsman of 80's)1953 -Urmas Alender, Estonian singer (d. 1994)1953 - Billy M. Sprague, American rocket scientist1955 -James Edwards, NBA center (Chicago Bulls)1955 - Sue Novara-Reber, Flint Mich, cyclist (1975 World sprint champ)1955 - Wayne Tolleson, baseball player1956 -Lawrence Gowan, Canadian singer (Styx)1956 - Richard Kind, American actor1957 -Sharon Bailey, rocker (Amazulu-Excitable)1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis, LA Calif, actress (Anything But Love, Halloween)1958 - Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga TN, pitcher (NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners)1959 -Frank McAvennie, Scottish footballer1959 - Fabio Parra, Colombian cyclist1960 - Eg White, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)1960 - Tommy Masters, Framingham MA, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Carolina-50th)1960 - Léos Carax, French film director1961 - Joel Ashley Edwards, Dallas TX, PGA golfer (1992 BC Open-2nd)1961 - Mariel Hemingway, Ketchum Id, actress (Personal Best, Civil Wars)1961 - Randal L. Schwartz, American computer programmer1961 -Stephen Hough, British concert pianist1962 - Cleo Fields, (Rep-D-Louisiana)1962 - Steve DeOssie, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots)1962 - Victor Pelevin, Russian writer1963 - Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne (Benny Hill Show)1963 - Helen Reale, NYC, WPVA volleyballer (Manhattan Beach-7th-1994)1963 - Hugh Millen, NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos)1964 - Akram Raza, cricketer (Pakistani off-spin all-rounder)1964 - Benoit Benjamin, NBA center (Milwaukee Bucks)1964 - David Tate, NFL defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)1964 -Gene Atkins, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)1964 - Maggie Will, Whiteville NC, LPGA golfer (1992 Sara Lee Classic)1964 - Pierre Vercheval, CFL guard (Toronto Argonauts)1964 - Stephen Geoffreys, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Faternity Vacation)1964 - Robbie Slater, Australian former footballer1965 -Eric Allen, NFL cornerback (NO Saints)1965 - Mike Benjamin, Euclid Ohio, infielder (Phila Phillies)1965 - R Duncan Douglas, NYC, biathelete (Olympics-1994)1965 - Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor1965 - Peter Safran, British-born American film producer and talent agent1966 - Brian Robbins, Bkln NY, actor (Eric-Head of the Class)1966 - Nicholas Rowe, London England, actor (Young Sherlock Holmes)1967 - Boris Becker, West Germany, tennis player (Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89)1967 - Donald Hollas, quarterback (Oakland Raiders)1967 - Mark Ruffalo, American actor1968 - Daedra Charles, WNBA forward/center (LA Sparks)1968 - Darryl Hardy, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)1968 - Irina Privalova, Russia, 100m/200m/400m runner1968 - Jonathan Moss, Tenafly NJ, rower (Olympics-1996)1968 - Rasmus Lerdorf, Greenlandic computer programmer1969 - Byron Houston, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)1969 - John Parrella, NFL defensive tackle (SD Chargers)1969 - Katrin Krabbe, Neubrandenburg German DR, 100m/200m (World Champ 1991)1969 -Marjane Satrapi, Iranian graphic novelist1970 - Alison Korn, Ottawa Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)1970 -Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lankan cricketeer1970 - Stel Pavlou, British novelist1971 - Lloyd Kammeron, soccer player (Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles)1971 - Tyoka Jackson, defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)1971 - Yone Kamio, Yokohama Japan, tennis star (1995 semi-finalist Hobart)1972 - Mavan Atapattu, cricketer (Sri Lankan Test batsman)1972 - Tricia Tan, Miss Singapore Universe (1997)1972 - Jay Payton, American baseball player1973 - Alexandra Fusai, St Cloud France, tennis star (1995 Futures-Szczecin)1973 - Brandon Paulsen, Coon Rapids Minn, greco-roman wrestler (Oly-silv-96)1973 - Cassie Campbell, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98)1973 - Michael Murphy, Brisbane QLD Queensland Australia, diver (Olympics-96)1974 - Meike Babel, Langen Germany, tennis star (1991 Futures-Paderborn-GER)1974 - Joe Nathan, American baseball player1975 - Aiko, Japanese singer1976 - Taryn Mansell, Aruba, Miss Universe-2nd place (1996)1976 - Torsten Frings, German footballer1976 - Adrian Bakalli, Belgian footballer1976 -Regina Halmich, German female boxer1976 - Ville Valo, Finnish singer (HIM)1977 -Devyn Puett, actress (Kids Incorporated)1977 -Michael Preston, English footballer1978 - Magdalena Grzybowska, Poznan Pol, tennis star (1995 Futures Slovakia)1978 - Karen O, American singer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)1979 - Chris Doran, Irish singer1980 -Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian athlete1980 - Shawn Fanning, American Internet entrepreneur (Napster)1981 -Seweryn Gancarczyk, Polish footballer1981 -Pape Sow, Senegalese basketball player1981 - Ben Adams, English singer1982 -Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Nigerian footballer1982 -Alasdair Duncan, Australian novelist1982 - Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Hong Kong singer (Twins)1983 - Corey Beaulieu, American guitarist (Trivium)1983 -Tyler Hilton, American singer and actor1983 - Peter Ramage, English footballer1984 -Scarlett Johansson, American actress1984 - Kate Ground, Canadian adult internet model1985 - Asamoah Gyan, Ghanaian footballer1986 - Oscar Pistorius, South African paralympic athlete1987 -Marouane Fellaini, Belgian footballer1988 - Suresh Guptara and Jyoti Guptara, British-Indian novelists