Today In History Basic Datebook-April 13th

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People on April 13th: birthdates

Lou Bega: 1975 (is 35 in 2010, 36 in 2011)
Singer, Mambo Number 5
Charlie Bewman: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Tommy Thompson
Matthew Borish: 1991 (is 19 in 2010, 20 in 2011)
Actor, Hack's Michael David "Mikey" Olshansky Jr.
Peabo Bryson: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Soul Singer, Music Producer, Songwriter, FN:Robert
Sam Bush: 1952 (is 58 in 2010, 59 in 2011)
Bluegrass Performer, Singer/Musician
Ben Nighthorse Campbell: 1933 (is 77 in 2010, 78 in 2011)
Senator
Capleton: 1967 (is 43 in 2010, 44 in 2011)
Reggae Singer
Jean Carol: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Guiding Light's Nadine Cooper Lewis
Jack Casady: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Bassist, of Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, KBC Band
Lester Chambers: 1940 (is 70 in 2010, 71 in 2011)
Singer, Harmonicaist, Percussionist, of The Chambers bros
Bill Conti: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)
Conductor/Composer, Musician, Music Producer, b. in Providence, RI; RFN:William; Gonna Fly Now (Rocky), For Your Eyes Only, other movies & TV; some say b. 1943
Arty Davies: 1948 (is 62 in 2010, 63 in 2011)
Drummer, played with Farons Flamingos, Kingszie Taylor and the Dominoes, Lee Curtis and the All Stars
Peter Davison: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
TV Actor, of Dr. Who (the fifth actor to play the Doctor)
Jimmy Destri: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Keyboardist, of Blondie
Stanley Donen: 1924 (is 86 in 2010, 87 in 2011)
Movie Producer/Director, b. in Columbia, SC; Singin' In The Rain, The Pajama Game, Charade
Tony Dow: 1945 (is 65 in 2010, 66 in 2011)
TV Actor, b. in Hollywood, Ca.; Leave it to Beaver's & Still the Beaver's Wally Cleaver; now in construction business; sometime "Coach" director
Tim Field: 1936 (is 74 in 2010, 75 in 2011)
Music Figure, of Springfields
Marc Ford: 1966 (is 44 in 2010, 45 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of The Black Crowes
Edward Fox: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, English, The Day Of The Jackal, A Bridge Too Far, Never Say Never Again; James' brother
Kelli Giddish: 1980 (is 30 in 2010, 31 in 2011)
Soap Actress, All My Children's Diana "Di" Cole
Eve Graham: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)
Musician, Scotish, RN:Evelyn May Beatson; of The New Seekers; some say b. Apr 19
Al Green: 1946 (is 64 in 2010, 65 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Gospel Singer, Soul Singer, Music Producer, Songwriter, b. in Forest City, AR; Let's Stay Together; RLN:Greene
Page Hannah: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
Actress, Daryl's sister; Fame's Kate Riley
Kyle Howard: 1978 (is 32 in 2010, 33 in 2011)
Actor, Grosse Pointe's Dave The Stand-In
Glenn Howerton: 1976 (is 34 in 2010, 35 in 2011)
Actor, Producer
Ken Jezek: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Lars Englund
Louis Johnson: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Bassist, Guitarist, Pianist, Songwriter, of The Brothers Johnson
Jordan Maxwell Kaufer: 1997 (is 13 in 2010, 14 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Pia Zadora and Jonathan's son
Horace Key: 1934 (is 76 in 2010, 77 in 2011)
Soul Singer, of The Tams
Gary Kroeger: 1957 (is 53 in 2010, 54 in 2011)
Comedian, Variety Show Host, Saturday Night Live reg 1982-85, Comic Strip Live
Aaron Lewis: 1972 (is 38 in 2010, 39 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Singer, of Staind
Wayne Lewis: 1957 (is 53 in 2010, 54 in 2011)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Keyboardist, Songwriter, of Atlantic Starr
Roy Loney: 1946 (is 64 in 2010, 65 in 2011)
Singer/Guitarist, of Flamin' Groovies
Joey Mazzola: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Sponge
Nellie McKay: 1982 (is 28 in 2010, 29 in 2011)
Singer
Courtney Peldon: 1981 (is 29 in 2010, 30 in 2011)
TV Actress, Harry & the Hendersons' Darcy Payne, Boston Public
Brian Pendleton: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
Rhythm Guitarist, Rock & Roll Musician, of The Pretty Things
Ron Perlman: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Actor, b. in New York City; Beauty and the Beast's Vincent the Beast, Hellboy films
Philippe Petit: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)
Juggler, French, aerialist
Caroline Rhea: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
Actress, TV Talk Show Hostess, Comedienne, Canadian, Sabrina The Teenage Witch's Aunt Hildaguarde "Hilda" Antoinette Spellman, Hollywood Squares occ, The Biggest Loser
William Sadler: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Actor, Roswell's Sheriff Valenti
Saundra Santiago: 1957 (is 53 in 2010, 54 in 2011)
TV/Soap Actress, Singer, Miami Vice's Det. Gina Navarro Calabrese, Guiding Light's Carmen Santos, One Life to Live's Angelina Paredes
Tony Santini: 1948 (is 62 in 2010, 63 in 2011)
Pop Singer, of Sha Na Na; RN:Scott Powell; b. Aug?
Rick Schroder: 1970 (is 40 in 2010, 41 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Staten Island, NY; RN:Ricky; Silver Spoons' Ricky Stratton, The Champ; NYPD Blue's Det. Danny Sorenson
Paul Sorvino: 1939 (is 71 in 2010, 72 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Opera Singer, Tenor, Chiefs, Rocketeers, Dick Tracy, GoodFellas, Reds, Law & Order's Sgt. Phil Correta, Nixon, Money Talks, Repo! The Genetic Opera
Pieter Sweval: 1948 (is 62 in 2010, 63 in 2011)
Bassist, of Looking Glass, Starz
Lisa Umbarger: 1965 (is 45 in 2010, 46 in 2011)
Music Figure, of Toadies
Ignatius Upton: 2008 (is 2 in 2010, 3 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Cate Blanchett and Andrew's son
Darrell Vanterpool: 1994 (is 16 in 2010, 17 in 2011)
Soap Actor, As the World Turns' Hal Munson
Erich Von Daniken: 1935 (is 75 in 2010, 76 in 2011)
Author, Chariots Of The Gods
Lyle Waggoner: 1935 (is 75 in 2010, 76 in 2011)
TV Actor, Announcer, Game Show Host, b. in Kansas City, Kansas; Rugged Rock Hudson type; Carol Burnett Show reg, Wonder Woman's Major Steve Trevor
Max W. Weinberg: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Drummer, Bandleader, b. in South Orange, NJ; E. St. Band member; Late Night with Conan O'Brien bandleader of the Max Weinberg Seven-piece Ensemble
Riff West: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Heavy Metal Bassist, of Molly Hatchett; NOT b. Apr 3; correct b-year requested please
John Williams: 1905 (is 105 in 2010, 106 in 2011)
Reeds
Lanford Wilson: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
Dramatist/Playwright
Bokeem Woodbine: 1973 (is 37 in 2010, 38 in 2011)
Actor
Dylan Frances Wright-Penn: 1991 (is 19 in 2010, 20 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Robin Wright & Sean's daughter
Corey Yothers: 1971 (is 39 in 2010, 40 in 2011)
Actor, Tina's older brother

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People on April 13th: birth anniversaries

Don Adams: 1923=d.Sep 25, 2005 (was 82)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voicist, TV Host, b. in New York City; Kraft Music Hall reg, Bill Dana Show's Byron, Get Smart's Agent 86, Check It Out's Howard Bannister; voice of Tennessee Tuxedo and Inspector Gadget; Don Adams Screen Test; many say 1926 or 1927 or Apr 19
Samuel Beckett: 1906=d.Dec 22, 1989 (was 83)
Author, Dramatist/Playwright, Poet, Novelist, Critic, Irish
Sir William Bennett: 1816=d.Feb 1, 1875 (was 58)
Pianist, Conductor/Composer, British
"Diamond Jim" Brady: 1856?=d.1917
Financier, Philanthropist, FN:James B.; some say b. Aug 12, 1856
Joseph Bramah: 1749=d.Dec 9, 1814 (was 65)
Inventor, English, Machine Tools, Pick-Proof Lock, Hydraulic Press; b. 1748?
Jonathan Brandis: 1976=d.Nov 12, 2003 (was 27)
TV/Movie/Soap Actor, MN:Gregory; One Life to Live, SeaQuest DSV's Lucas Wolenczak
Jerry Bresler: 1908=d.????
Movie Producer, Our Gangpresumed deceased
Alfred Mosher Butts: 1899=d.Apr 4, 1993 (was 93)
Inventor, Architect, Artist, Photographer, Scrabble
Jonathan Carver: 1710=d.Jan 31, 1780 (was 69)
Explorer, Early explorer of North America and author of one of the most widely read travel and adventure books in that period.
Catherine de Medici: 1519=d.Jan 5, 1589 (was 69)
Queen, French, consort of King Henry II of France
James Ensor: 1860=d.Nov 19, 1949 (was 89)
Painter, Etcher; Flemish; Dig him up and shake his hand, appreciate the man (They Might Be Giants)
Rex Evans: 1903=d.Apr 3, 1969 (was 65)
Movie Actor, Frankenstein meets the Wolfman
Guy Fawkes: 1570=d.Jan 31, 1606 (was 35)
Attempted Assassin, executed for the Gunpowder Plot
Frank Emilio Flynn: 1921=d.Aug 23, 2001 (was 80)
Pianist
Lawrence "Bud" Freeman: 1906=d.Mar 15, 1991 (was 84)
Jazz Performer, Tenor-sax, Chicago-Style jazz developer
Paolo Frisi: 1728=d.Nov 22, 1784 (was 56)
Mathematician, Astronomer, Physicist, Austrian, best known for his work in hydraulics. His most significant contributions to science, however, were in the compilation, interpretation, and dissemination of the work of other scientists.
Lowell George: 1945=d.Jun 29, 1979 (was 34)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, of Little Feat, Mothers Of Invention
John Hanson: 1721=d.Nov 22, 1783 (was 62)
Revolutionary, President, the first president of Continental Congress; first U.S. President under the Articles of Confederation
Willie Howard: 1886=d.1949
Comedian, Stage Actor, Radio Actor
Thomas Jefferson: 1743=d.Jul 4, 1826 (was 83)
Attorney/Lawyer, President/V.Prez, Author, Philanthropist, b. in Shadwell (present-day Albemarle County), VA; 3rd U.S. President (1801-9); 2nd U.S. Vice President; Declaration of Independence writer; Univ of VA founder; on a $2 bill & a nickel
Larry Keating: 1896?=d.Aug 26, 1963 (was 67)
Actor, Burns & Allen Show's Harry Morton, Mr. Ed's Roger Addison; some say b. Apr 13, 1897, or b. Apr 13, 1899
Howard Keel: 1919=d.Nov 7, 2004 (was 85)
TV/Movie Actor, Singer, b. in Gillespie, IL; Annie Get Your Gun, Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate, Calamity Jane; Dallas' Clayton Farlow; RN:Harold Clifford Leek
Terry Lester: 1950=d.Nov 28, 2003 (was 53)
Soap Actor, Young & the Restless's Jack Abbott, Santa Barbara's Mason Capwell, As The World Turns' Royce Keller
Madalyn Murray O'Hair: 1919=d.1995
Attorney/Lawyer, Athiest, What a jerk...What a jerk...What a jerk!; Just don't even think about praying for her.
Harold Pruett: 1969=d.Feb 21, 2002 (was 32)
TV Actor, Rock & Roll Performer, Parker Lewis' Brad Penny, Party of Five's Cooper
Hillel Slovak: 1962=d.Jun 25, 1988 (was 26)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Harold E. Stassen: 1907=d.Mar 4, 2001 (was 93)
Governor, ex-Minnesota
Jett Travolta: 1992=d.Jan 2, 2009 (was 16)
Celebrity Son, Kelly Preston & John's son
Richard Trevithick: 1771=d.Apr 22, 1833 (was 62)
Inventor, British, inventor of the steam locomotive
Sir Robert Watson-Watt: 1892=d.Dec 6, 1973 (was 81)
Physicist, Engineer, Scotish, invented the radar, which was a major factor in the defeat of Germany in WWII; d. Dec 5?
Eudora Welty: 1909=d.Jul 23, 2001 (was 92)
Novelist, Author, Athiest, Actor, the Eudora E-mail program was named for this person. Why, I don't know.
Frank Winfield Woolworth: 1852=d.Apr 9, 1919 (was 66)
Merchant, created the 5 & 10 chain Woolworth's

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People on April 13th: death anniversaries

James Bogardus: 1874 (was 74)/b.Mar 14, 1800
Inventor, cast-iron construction
Johnny Dollar: 1986/b.Mar 8, 1933?
Country Singer; some say b. Aug 3, 1933
Jeff Donnell: 1988 (was 66)/b.Jul 10, 1921
Soap Actress, TV/Movie Actress, General Hospital's Stella Fields, George Gobel's Alice, Matt Helm; d. Apr 11?
David Dudley Field: 1894 (was 89)/b.Feb 13, 1805
Attorney/Lawyer, whose advocacy of law codification had international effects.
Kahlil Gibran: 2008 (was 85)/b.Nov 29, 1922
Sculptor, Painter, Lebanese; "The Prophet", "Broken Wings"
John Graas: 1962 (was 37)/b.Oct 14, 1924
Jazz Performer, French hornist
Veit Harlan: 1964 (was 64)/b.Sep 22, 1899
Entertainment Figure
Elwood Haynes: 1925 (was 67)/b.Oct 14, 1857
Inventor, built one of the first U.S. autos
Richard Hurndall: 1984 (was 73)/b.Nov 3, 1910
TV Actor, of Dr. Who (Doctor)
Johnnie Johnson: 2005 (was 80)/b.Jul 8, 1924
Blues Performer
Jimmy Logan: 2001 (was 73)/b.Apr 4, 1928
Comedian, British
Larry Parks: 1975 (was 60)/b.Dec 13, 1914
TV/Stage Actor, RN:Samuel Klausman; The Jazz Singer
George Rock: 1988 (was 68)/b.Oct 11, 1919
Novelty Singer, of Spike Jones and the City Slickers
Dame Muriel Spark: 2006 (was 88)/b.Feb 1, 1918
Novelist, Scotish
Wallace Stegner: 1993 (was 84)/b.Feb 18, 1909
Novelist, Critic, Short Story Writer, Essayist, Historian, Biographer, RFN:Earle
Michael Stroka: 1997 (was 57)/b.May 9, 1939
Actor, Dark Shadows' Aristede and Bruno
Howard Thurston: 1936 (was 66)/b.Jul 20, 1869
Magician/Illusionist
George Wald: 1997 (was 90)/b.Nov 18, 1906
Biochemist, Nobel Prize, vitamin A in retina
Guy Willis: 1981 (was 65)/b.Jul 5, 1915
Music Figure, of Willis Brothers

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General events on April 13th

In 1796, The first known elephant to arrive in the United States came to America. The elephant was from Bengal, India, and entered through New York City.

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Government and Politics on April 13th

In 1743, Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was born in Shadwell, Va.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on April 13th

In 1436, The French drive the English out of Paris (100 Year War)

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Royalty and Religious events on April 13th

In 1059, Pope Nicholas II issued a decree on the election of popes, declaring that only cardinals would be allowed to elect them.

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Human Achievement and Science events on April 13th

In 837, A.D., Best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years.

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Arts and Prose events on April 13th

In 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York. (The original museum opened in 1872.)

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Weird and Other events on April 13th

In 1952, 04 x 13 = 52

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"win without boasting and lose without excuse."

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"Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it"

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"JOHN MOTSON : "Well, Trevor, what does this substitution mean tactically?" TREVOR BROOKING : "Well, Barnes has come off and Rocastle has come on...""

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"Death is 99 per cent fatal to laboratory rats"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"Better or worse, but never the same"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"The further you are in advance of your own positions, the more likely your artillery will shoot short. - Murphy's Military Laws"

Computer Tagline...
"Death is a nonmaskable interrupt"

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"I took lessons in bicycle riding. But I could only afford half of them. Now I can ride a unicycle."

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"You've ever taken out a restraining order against your mother-in-law."

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"Aeroma (ayr OH ma) - n. The odor emanating from an exercise room after an aerobics workout."

Today's Book Hype...
"Smoker's Cough: Nick O'Teen"

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"FARMER BILL DIES IN HOUSE"

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"If You can pronounce several Japanese words and they aren't forms of martial arts..."

Today's Computer Glossary...
"CPU: C3PO's mother."

Today's Daffynition...
"Coma: A punctuation mark."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker"

Today's Hannibal Lecter Joke...
"Why doesn't Hannibal Lecter eat Bill Gates? Too rich!"

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"BEER DRINKERS get more head"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD BOWLERS never die, they just end up in the gutter"

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"We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Adam, the first great benefactor of the human race: he brought death into the world"

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"Proprietary standard"

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"loan someone a sympathetic ear."

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Suffocating together ... would create heroic camaraderie. -- Khan Noonian Singh, "Space Seed," stardate 3142.8.

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That was the stun setting, this is not. -- Star Trek. Data, "The Ensigns of Command"

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