Born This Day In History 9th February

Celebrating Birthday's Today


Carmen Miranda


Born: Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha 9th February 1909 Marco de Canaveses, Portugal


Died: 5th August 1955 Beverly Hills, California, U.S..




Known For : Carmen Miranda is best remembered as samba singer, dancer, Broadway star and movie actress popular in the fourties and Fifties, best known for her trademark towering headdresses made of fruit and Samba Dancing and Singing.












Mia Farrow


Born: Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow 9th February 1945 Los Angeles, California,




Known For : Mia Farrow is best known as an American Actress who has appeared in many Movies including Rosemary's Baby, John and Mary, The Great Gatsby and The Omen. While married to her first husband Frank Sinatra she gained her big break appearing in the popular primetime soap opera Peyton Place as Allison MacKenzie. her second marriage was to André Previn from 1970 to 1979, She had a long term relationship with Woody Allen from 1980 to 1992 until she discovered he had been having an affair with her adopted daughter Soon-Yi. Mia Farrow is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and a high profile advocate for children's rights, working to raise funds and awareness for children in conflict affected regions including the Dream for Darfur campaign.