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Today In History Basic Datebook-February 13th

For The Weekday Of: Friday in 2009, Saturday in 2010
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People on February 13th: birthdates

Gene Ames: 1925 (is 84 in 2009, 85 in 2010)
Singer, RLN:Urick; of The Ames Brothers
Bibi Andersen: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)
Actress, Transsexual, not to be confused with Swedish actress Bibi Andersson
Pernilla August: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Movie Actress, Swedish, The Phantom Menace
Reebop Kwaku Baah: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, African; of Traffic
Luke Barnett: 1983 (is 26 in 2009, 27 in 2010)
Actor, Grounded For Life's Nick
Cole Bradsen: 1985 (is 24 in 2009, 25 in 2010)
Actor, Timecop
Tony Butler: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Bassist, British, of Big Country; some say Feb 3
Stockard Channing: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, b. in New York City; Stockard Channing in Just Friends' Susan Hughes; Six Degrees of Separation, Grease, Big Bus, Without a Trace, Practical Magic, Where the Heart Is, The West Wing's Abigail 'Abby' Bartlet M.D., Anything Else
Richard Eden: 1956 (is 53 in 2009, 54 in 2010)?
TV/Soap Actor, Santa Barbara's Brick Wallace, RoboCop:The Series's Robocop Alex Murphy; some say b. Feb 14, 1956 (is 53 in 2009), or b. Feb 13, 1959 (is 50 in 2009)
Mark Fox: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Percussionist, Congas; Haircut 100
Peter Gabriel: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, Vegetarian, Music Producer, Guitarist, Harmonicaist, Keyboardist, Flautist, English, b. in London; Genesis lead '66-75; soloist; some say b. May 3 or 13
Edward John "Ed" Gagliardi: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Foreigner
Galen Gering: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Passions' Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald
Donna Hanover: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Movie Actress
Todd Harrell: 1972 (is 37 in 2009, 38 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Performer, of 3 Doors Down
Peter Hook: 1956 (is 53 in 2009, 54 in 2010)
New Wave Bassist, English, of Joy Division, New Order
Kelly Hu: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Sunset Beach's Dr. Rae Chang, Martial Law's Grace Chen (Pei Pei), X2: X-Men United
Prince Michael Jr. Jackson: 1997 (is 12 in 2009, 13 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Debbie Rowe and Michael's son; Michael says his son was not named after the O+-) singer.
Doris King: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer
Carol Lynley: 1942 (is 67 in 2009, 68 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in New York City; RLN:Lee; The Immortal's Sylvia
Arik Marshall: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Neal McDonough: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
Actor, Boomtown's David McNorris, Medical Investigations' Dr. Stephen Connor
Dotty McGuire: 1930 (is 79 in 2009, 80 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, Singer, of The McGuire Sisters; of Arthur Godfrey's Friends
Troy Stephen Meadows: 1992 (is 17 in 2009, 18 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Leeza Gibbons & Steven's son
Walker Carl Montgomery: 1999 (is 10 in 2009, 11 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Crystal and John Michael's son
David Naughton: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Actor, Singer, Dancer, Dr. Pepper commercial star; An American Werewolf in London, Makin It's Billy Manicci & theme singer, My Sister Sam's Jack; when his birth parents were asked what they did to produce David, they replied "We were just...Makin' It!"
Kim Novak: 1933 (is 76 in 2009, 77 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Chicago; Falcon Crest's Kit Marlowe; RFN:Marilyn; Vertigo, Man with the Golden Arm; some say Feb 18
Arthur Rollini: 1912 (is 97 in 2009, 98 in 2010)
Tenor-sax, of Benny Goodman
Henry Rollins: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Punk Rock Singer, Actor, of Black Flag
Matt Salinger: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Captain America
George Segal: 1934 (is 75 in 2009, 76 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Banjoist, Jewish, b. in New York City; Burke's Law, Carbon Copy, Fun with Dick & Jane
Scott Smith: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, Canadian, of Loverboy
Jerry Springer: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
TV Talk Show Host, Actor, English, Jerry Springer Show host; before Jerry was born, the two surgeons fought for the right to deliver him; Weird Al sang a song about him; Days of Our Lives' Pete
Natalie Stewart: 1978 (is 31 in 2009, 32 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Floetry
Bo Svenson: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Actor, Swedish, Here Come the Brides' Big Swede, Walking Tall (TV), North Dallas 40
Peter Tork: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, TV Actor, Keyboardist, Bassist, b. in Washington, D.C.; The Monkees' Peter; RLN:Halston Thorkelson
Emanuel Ungaro: 1933 (is 76 in 2009, 77 in 2010)
Fashion Designer, French, Neiman-Marcus Award-1969
Les Warner: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of The Cult
Freedom Williams: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
Rap Singer, of C+C Music Factory, then The Black Knights
Robbie Williams: 1974 (is 35 in 2009, 36 in 2010)
Pop Singer, British, of Take That
Sharon Wyatt: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Soap Actress, General Hospital's Tiffany Hill Donely, Passions's Rachel Barrett
Chuck Yaeger: 1923 (is 86 in 2009, 87 in 2010)
General, Aviator, FN:Charles E.; first person to break the sound barrier

People on February 13th: birth anniversaries

Lyle Bettger: 1915=d.Sep 24, 2003 (was 88)
Movie Actor
Boudleaux Bryant: 1920=d.Jun 25, 1987 (was 67)
Songwriter, Country Singer, Violinist, of Felice & Boudleaux; wrote many hits for the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, and other artists
Feodor I. Chaliapin: 1873=d.Apr 12, 1938 (was 65)
Opera Singer, Bass Singer/Basso, Russian, Basso; MN:Ivanovitch
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill: 1849=d.Jan 24, 1895 (was 45)
Politician, English, Winston's dad
Eileen Farrell: 1920=d.Mar 23, 2002 (was 82)
Opera Soprano
David Dudley Field: 1805=d.Apr 13, 1894 (was 89)
Attorney/Lawyer, whose advocacy of law codification had international effects.
Tennessee Ernie Ford: 1919=d.Oct 17, 1991 (was 72)
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer, Pop Singer, Gospel Singer, Radio Disc Jock, Variety Show Host, Songwriter, b. in Bristol, TN; Sixteen Tons, Ballad of Davy Crockett, aka The Ol' peapicker and Ol' Ern, made 80+ albums; RFMN:Ernest Jennings; The Ford Show; d. liver disease in Reston, Va
Pauline II Frederick: 1906?=d.May 9, 1990 (was 84)
Correspondent, Commentator, Journalist, Newscaster, TV Hostess, American, aka LN:Robbins; news analyst of world affairs, UN correspondent; wed 5x's; some say b. Feb 13, 1908
Wardell Gray: 1921=d.May 25, 1955 (was 34)
Jazz Performer, Tenor-sax
James Griffith: 1916=d.Sep 17, 1993 (was 77)
Actor
King Floyd: 1945=d.Mar 6, 2006 (was 61)
Soul Singer, Songwriter, Funk; Groove Me
Joseph "Wingy" Manone: 1900=d.Jul 9, 1982 (was 82)
Jazz Trumpeter, Singer, Bandleader
Jim McReynolds: 1927=d.Dec 31, 2002 (was 75)
Folk Singer, Guitarist, Bluegrass Performer, Singer, of Jim & Jesse
Blair Moody: 1902=d.Jul 20, 1954 (was 52)
TV Host, Senator, Meet Your Congress moderator
Jean Muir: 1911=d.Jul 23, 1996 (was 85)
TV/Movie Actress
Susan Oliver: 1937=d.May 10, 1990 (was 53)
Actress, TV Director, Soap Actress, Star Trek The Cage episode; Peyton Place's Ann Howard, Days of Our Lives' Dr. Laura Horton, supporting plyr in 100s of 50-70s series
George Papandreou: 1888=d.Nov 1, 1968 (was 80)
Head of State, Greek
Samuel Phelps: 1804=d.Nov 6, 1878 (was 74)
Actor, English
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta: 1682=d.Apr 28, 1754 (was 72)
Painter
Pope Alexander VII: 1599=d.May 22, 1667 (was 68)
Pope, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67).
Oliver Reed: 1938=d.May 2, 1999 (was 61)
TV/Movie Actor, English, Big Sleep, Three Musketeers, Hamlet, Gladiator
William B. Shockley: 1910=d.Aug 12, 1989 (was 79)
Scientist, Physicist, Inventor, British, of Transistors; Nobel Prize for physics
Georges Simenon: 1903=d.Sep 4, 1989 (was 86)
Novelist, Belgiumese, Mysteries; RN:Georges Sim
Oliver Smith: 1918=d.Jan 23, 1994 (was 75)
Stage Producer, Set Designer, Guys and Dolls; won seven Tonys
Bess Wallace Truman: 1885=d.Oct 18, 1982 (was 97)
First Lady, Harry's wife; d. in Independence, Mo.
Grant Wood: 1892=d.Feb 12, 1942 (was 49)
Painter, painter of the American Gothic

People on February 13th: death anniversaries

Martin Balsam: 1996 (was 76)/b.Nov 4, 1919
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Bronx; Archie Bunker Place's Murray Klein
Eddie Barth: 1991 (was 59)/b.Sep 29, 1931
Actor, Shaft, Rich Man Poor Man, Simon & Simon's Myron Fowler, Mike Hammer's Ritchie
Scott Beach: 1996 (was 65)/b.Jan 13, 1931
Actor, "Religion and Politics" rap; American Graffiti, Star Wars' voice of Stormtrooper, Mrs. Doubtfire
Alphonse Bertillon: 1914 (was 60)/b.Apr 22, 1853?
Scientist, French, criminologist; devised the Crime ID system; some say b. Apr 23, 1853, or b. Apr 24, 1853
Jerry Burke: 1965/b.1911
Pianist, Percussionist, Lawrence Welk Show reg, also Amazing 3 narrator
Jo Clayton: 1998 (was 58)/b.Feb 15, 1939
Sci-fi Writer
Alfred Einstein: 1952 (was 71)/b.Dec 30, 1880
Historian, Musicologist, German, Albert's nephew
David Janssen: 1980 (was 49)/b.Mar 27, 1930
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Naponee, NE; Richard Diamond-Private Detective star, The Fugitive's Dr. Richard Kimble, O'Hara US Treasury's Jim O'Hara, Harry-O's Harry Orwell, Centennial; RN:David Harold Meyer
Waylon Jennings: 2002 (was 64)/b.Jun 15, 1937
Country Singer, Country Guitarist, Bassist, Radio Disc Jock, Songwriter, Protestant, b. in Littlefield, TX; MN:Arnold; of The Crickets, The Highwaymen, soloist; The Dukes of Hazzard balladeer; Jessi Colter's hubby
Stacy Sr. Keach: 2003 (was 88)/b.May 29, 1914
Actor, Producer/Director, Drama coach; Get Smart's Prof. Carlson
William H. Kilpatrick: 1965 (was 93)/b.Nov 20, 1871
Mathematician, Philosopher, Educator, father of progressive education
Ken Lynch: 1990 (was 79)/b.Jul 15, 1910
TV Actor, McCloud's Sgt. Grover, The Plainclothesman
Mae Marsh: 1968 (was 72)/b.Nov 9, 1895?
Movie Actress, Birth of a Nation; some say b. Nov 19, 1895
Cotton Mather: 1728 (was 65)/b.Feb 12, 1663
Religionist
Lily Pons: 1976 (was 71)/b.Apr 12, 1904
Opera Soprano, French, coloratura soprano known for her vocal range, musical skill, and warmth of expression. She was associated with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for more than 30 years.
David Dixon Porter: 1891 (was 77)/b.Jun 8, 1813
Naval Officer, held important Union commands in the American Civil War (1861-65).
Walt Whitman Rostow: 2003 (was 86)/b.Oct 7, 1916
Economist, adviser to presidents Kennedy and Johnson
Georges-Henri Rouault: 1958 (was 86)/b.May 27, 1871
Painter, French, b. in Paris; expressionist
Dorothy Tree: 1992 (was 85)/b.May 21, 1906
Actress
Richard Wagner: 1883 (was 69)/b.May 22, 1813
Composer, German, b. in Leipzig; of operas; RN:Wilhelm

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