Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist.
His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death and romantic relationships.
Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour.
In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.
Cohen pursued a career as a poet and novelist during the 1950s and early 1960s; he did not launch a music career until 1967, at the age of 33.
His first album, "Songs of Leonard Cohen" (1967), was followed by three more albums of folk music: "Songs from a Room" (1969), "Songs of Love and Hate" (1971) and "New Skin for the Old Ceremony" (1974).
His 1977 record "Death of a Ladies' Man", co-written and produced by Phil Spector, was a move away from Cohen's previous minimalist sound.
In 1979, Cohen returned with the more traditional "Recent Songs", which blended his acoustic style with jazz, Oriental, and Mediterranean influences.
Perhaps Cohen's most famous song, "Hallelujah", was first released on his studio album "Various Positions" in 1984.
"I'm Your Man" in 1988 marked Cohen's turn to synthesized productions and remains his most popular album.
In 1992, Cohen released its follow-up, "The Future", which had dark lyrics and references to political and social unrest.
Cohen returned to music in 2001 with the release of "Ten New Songs", which was a major hit in Canada and Europe.
His 11th album, "Dear Heather", followed in 2004.
Following a successful string of tours between 2008 and 2013, Cohen released three albums in the last five years of his life: "Old Ideas" (2012), "Popular Problems" (2014) and
"You Want It Darker" (2016)
, the last of which was released three weeks before his death.
A posthumous album titled "Thanks for the Dance" was released in November 2019, his fifteenth studio album.
Famous Blue Raincoat
"Famous Blue Raincoat" is a song by Leonard Cohen.
It is the sixth track on his third album, "Songs of Love and Hate", released in 1971.
The song is written in the form of a letter (many of the lines are written in amphibrachs).
The lyric tells the story of a love triangle among the speaker, a woman named Jane, and the male addressee, who is identified only briefly as "my brother, my killer."
Brian Saunders (weightlifter)
Brian Saunders( date of birth and death unknown) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Down by the Bay
" Down by the Bay" is a traditional children's song.
A famous version was performed by Raffi and appears on his 1976 album" Singable Songs for the Very Young".
In recent years, the song had gained popularity as a campfire song among the Scouting Movement in Britain.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Ain't No Cure for Love
" Ai n't No Cure for Love" is a song written by the Canadian singer- songwriter Leonard Cohen.
It was first released by the American singer Jennifer Warnes on her 1987 Leonard Cohen tribute album" Famous Blue Raincoat" and subsequently appeared as the second track on Cohen's 1988 studio album" I'm Your Man".
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Terence Robinson
Terence D. Robinson( date of birth and death unknown) was a male wrestler who competed for England.
Samantha Harvey (author)
Samantha Harvey( born 1975), is an English author.
She completed the Bath Spa Creative Writing MA course in 2005, and has also completed a postgraduate course in philosophy and a PhD in Creative Writing.
Her first novel" The Wilderness"( 2009), is written from the point of view of man developing Alzheimer's disease, and describes through increasingly fractured prose the unravelling effect of the disease.
Her second novel," All Is Song"( 2012), is a novel about moral and filial duty, and about the choice between questioning and conforming.
The author has described the novel as a loose, modern day reimagining of the life of Socrates.
Her third novel," Dear Thief", is a long letter from a woman to her absent friend, detailing the emotional fallout of a love triangle.
The novel is said to be based on the Leonard Cohen song Famous Blue Raincoat.
It was published in 2014 by Jonathan Cape.
Her fourth novel," The Western Wind," was published in March 2018.
Her short stories have appeared in Granta Magazine and on BBC Radio 4.
Harvey's novels have been considered for many prizes, including the Man Booker Prize, the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Orange Prize.
In 2010 she was named one of the 12 best new British novelists by The Culture Show.
She is a Senior Lecturer on the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and a member of the Academy for the Rathbones Folio Prize.
She was a member of the jury for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Question: What is the date of birth of the composer of song Famous Blue Raincoat?
Answer: September 21, 1934