The American artist John Vanderlyn was born at Kingston, New York, on the 15th of October 1776. He was employed by a print-seller in New York, and was first instructed in art by Archibald Robinson (1765-1835), a Scotsman who was afterwards one of the directors of the American Academy. He copied some of Gilbert Stuart's portraits, including one of Aaron Burr, who placed him under Gilbert Stuart as a pupil.

Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter and former actress, born on October 2nd, 1978, in Fukuoka, Japan.
Her fans often refer to her as Ayu.
Ayumi started modeling at the age of seven to earn money for her family and then moved to Tokyo at the age of fourteen to pursue a career.
After Ayumi was told that she was too short for modeling (she's five foot one), she focused on a music career.

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