Today In History Basic Datebook-May 13th

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People on May 13th: birthdates

Wanda Acuna: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Young & the Restless' Keesha Monroe, General Hospital's Sonia
Franklin Ajaye: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)
Comedian, TV/Movie Actor, Comedy Writer, Keep on Truckin', Car Wash, stand-up
Frances Barber: 1958 (is 52 in 2010, 53 in 2011)
Actress, English
Charles Baxter: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
Author
Senta Berger: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)
Movie Actress, Austrian
Steve Blackwood: 1956 (is 54 in 2010, 55 in 2011)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Bart Biederbicke
Richard Brooks: 1940 (is 70 in 2010, 71 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Singer, of The Impressions
Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan: 2004 (is 6 in 2010, 7 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Helen Hunt and Matthew's daughter
Karen Cellini: yr unknown
Actress, Dynasty's Amanda Carrington 1986-
Stephen Colbert: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
Comedian, Actor, Whose Line is it Anyway?, The Colbert Report, Monsters vs. Aliens
Bobby Jr. Crawford: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
Actor, Laramie's Andy Sherman; Johnny's brother
Jim Douglas: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)
Jazz Musician, Guitarist
Susan Floyd: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Actress, of Then Came You
Marlon Hargis: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)
Singer, Keyboardist, of Exile
Fred Hellerman: 1927 (is 83 in 2010, 84 in 2011)
Folk Singer, Musician, Songwriter, Baritone, of The Weavers
Harvey Keitel: 1939 (is 71 in 2010, 72 in 2011)
Movie Actor, b. in Brooklyn; Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver, Bugsy, The Piano, U-571, Red Dragon; Lorraine Bracco's ex-; some say b. 1941
Danny Kirwan: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, English, ex-Fleetwood Mac; e-mail suggests May 30, any confirmations?
Danny Klein: 1946 (is 64 in 2010, 65 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of J. Geils Band; some say b. May 23
Johnny Logan: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)
Singer, Songwriter, Australian, RN:Sean Patrick Michael Sherrard; lives in Ireland.
Mickey Madden: 1979 (is 31 in 2010, 32 in 2011)
Singer, of Maroon 5
Magic Dick: 1945 (is 65 in 2010, 66 in 2011)
Harmonicaist, of J. Geils Band; RN:Richard Salwitz
Lorraine McIntosh: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)?
Singer, British, of Deacon Blue; some say b. May 5, 1964 (is 46 in 2010)
Samantha Morton: 1977 (is 33 in 2010, 34 in 2011)
Actress, Sweet and Lowdown, Code 46
Kendall Newman: 1992 (is 18 in 2010, 19 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Britt Heifer & Robert's girl
Hunter Parrish: 1987 (is 23 in 2010, 24 in 2011)
Actor
Darius Rucker: 1966 (is 44 in 2010, 45 in 2011)
Modern Rock Singer, Songwriter, lead of Hootie and the Blowfish
Eberhard Schoener: 1938 (is 72 in 2010, 73 in 2011)
Pianist, Composer, German, worked with Sting and Deep Purple among others.
Buck Taylor: 1938 (is 72 in 2010, 73 in 2011)
Actor, Gymnast, Stuntman, The Monroes' John Brad Bradford, Gunsmoke's Newly O'Brien
Paul Thompson: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Drummer, English, of Roxy Music, NOT the Cure musician
Melanie Thornton: 1967 (is 43 in 2010, 44 in 2011)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of LaBouche
Tom Verica: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
TV Actor, L.A. Law's Billy Castroverti, Central Park West's Mark, Providence's Kyle Moran, American Dreams' Jack Pryor
Zoe Wanamaker: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)
Actress, British, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Peter "Overend" Watts: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Singer, Songwriter, British, of Mott the Hopple; some say b. 1947
Lari White: 1965 (is 45 in 2010, 46 in 2011)
Country Singer
Andy Williams: 1972 (is 38 in 2010, 39 in 2011)
Drummer, Contemporary Christian musician of Casting Crowns
Leslie Winston: 1956 (is 54 in 2010, 55 in 2011)
TV Actress, XXX-rated actress, The Waltons' Cindy Brunson Walton
Mandla Kadjaly Carl Stevland Morris Wonder: 2005 (is 5 in 2010, 6 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Karen Millard Morris and Stevie's son
Stevie Wonder: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Keyboardist, Music Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Pianist, Harmonicaist, Organist, Drummer, Arranger, b. in Saginaw, Mi; RN:Steveland Judkins then Morris; Fingertips Part 2, I Just Called To Say I Love You, Superstition
Johnny Wright: 1914 (is 96 in 2010, 97 in 2011)
Country Singer, of Jonnie and Jack; Kitty Wells' husband

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People on May 13th: birth anniversaries

Jack Anglin: 1916=d.Mar 7, 1963 (was 46)
Country Singer/Guitarist, of Johnnie and Jack
Beatrice Arthur: 1922=d.Apr 25, 2009 (was 86)
TV/Stage Actress, Comedienne, Jewish, RN:Bernice Frankel; b. in New York City; All in the Family's & Maude's Maude Findlay; Amanda's; Golden Girls' Dorothy Zbornak; RN:Bernice Frankel; repeat: SHE'S NOT A MAN!!!; not b. 1926 according to many sources
Clive Barnes: 1927=d.Nov 19, 2008 (was 81)
Critic, Journalist, English, Theater critic of NY Times and NY Post
Sir Frank Brangwyn: 1867=d.Jun 11, 1956 (was 89)
Sculptor, Painter, Muralist, Cartoonist, Wales, Stained Glass, Furniture, Pottery
Georges F. Braque: 1882=d.Aug 31, 1963 (was 81)
Painter, French, co-developed Cubism with Pablo Picasso (nothing to do with Rubik)
Rafael Campos: 1936=d.Jul 9, 1985 (was 49)
TV/Movie Actor, Blackboard Jungle, Rhoda's Ramon, Centennial, V
Lady Oona Chaplin: 1926=d.Sep 27, 1991 (was 65)
Celebrity Relative, MN:O'Neill; Charlie Chaplin's widow, Geraldine's mom, Eugene O'Neill's daughter
Bruce Chatwin: 1940=d.1987
Writer, Novelist, Traveler, English, On The Black Hill
Helen Craig: 1912=d.Jul 20, 1986 (was 74)
Actress, Rich Man Poor Man
Ken Darby: 1909=d.Jan 24, 1992 (was 82)
Composer, He adapted music for such films a "The King and I" and "Camelot," winning three Academy Awards. He also wrote the Elvis Presley hit "Love Me Tender."
Brad Dexter: 1917?=d.Dec 12, 2002 (was 85)
Movie Actor; some say b. Apr 9, 1917
Daphne du Maurier: 1907=d.Apr 19, 1989 (was 81)
Novelist, English, Gothic wrote Rebecca
Merie Earle: 1889=d.Nov 4, 1984 (was 95)
Actress, The Waltons' Maude Gormsley
Peter Henry Emerson: 1856=d.May 12, 1936 (was 80)
Photographer, the first photographer to promote photography as an independent art.
Gil Evans: 1912=d.Mar 20, 1988 (was 75)
Jazz Musician, Arranger, Pianist, Composer, Keyboardist, Canadian
Carolyn Franklin: 1945=d.Apr 25, 1988 (was 43)
Soul Singer, Aretha's sister
Red Garland: 1923=d.Apr 23, 1984 (was 60)
Jazz Pianist
Robert Middleton: 1911=d.Jun 14, 1977 (was 66)
Actor, The Monroes' Barney Wales
Virginia O'Hanlon-Douglas: 1889=d.May 13, 1971 (was 82)
Hero, asked if there really was a Santa Claus on 9-21-1897
Frank Pagano: 1897=d.Jun 23, 1992 (was 95)
Movie Actor, Italian, Eisenhower jacket designer
Pope Innocent XIII: 1655=d.Mar 7, 1724 (was 68)
Pope, Pope 1721-1724
Pope Pius IX: 1792=d.Feb 7, 1878 (was 85)
Religious Leader, Italian, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78)
Joseph III Pulitzer: 1913=d.May 26, 1993 (was 80)
Publisher, Editor, aka Jr.; the grandson of the founder of the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
Herbert Ross: 1927=d.Oct 9, 2001 (was 74)
Movie Director, Choreographer, Footloose
Sir Ronald Ross: 1857=d.Sep 16, 1932 (was 75)
Physician, Bacteriologist, Engineer, India, 1902 Nobel Prize, discovered the malarial parasite.
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan: 1842=d.Nov 22, 1900 (was 58)
Composer, English, b. in London; co-comic operetta author of (William) Gilbert & Sullivan team in writing 14 comic operas; some say May 14
Maxine Sullivan: 1911=d.Apr 7, 1987 (was 75)
Singer, Actress, John Kirby's wife
Maria Theresa: 1717=d.Nov 29, 1780 (was 63)
Head of State, Austrian, Emperor Franz I's wife, Marie Antoinette's mom
Ritchie Valens: 1941=d.Feb 3, 1959 (was 17)
HALL OF FAMER, Rockabilly Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Composer, b. in Pacoima, Ca.; RN:Richard Steven Valenzuela; La Bamba; "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied his hit into "Lasagna"
Mary Wells: 1943=d.Jul 26, 1992 (was 49)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, b. in Detroit; My Guy singer; MN:Esther

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People on May 13th: death anniversaries

Frank Aletter: 2009 (was 83)/b.Jan 14, 1926
Actor, Bringing Up Buddy's Buddy Flower, It's About Time's Mac, Nancy's Tom Daily
Chet Baker: 1988 (was 58)/b.Dec 23, 1929
Jazz Trumpeter, Singer, RFN:Chesney
Eddie Barclay: 2005 (was 84)/b.Jan 26, 1921
Singer
Paul Bartel: 2000 (was 61)/b.Aug 6, 1938
Actor, Director, Eating Raoul
Dan Blocker: 1972 (was 39)/b.Dec 10, 1932
TV Actor, born weighing 14 lbs; Cimarron City's Tiny, Bonanza's Eric "Hoss" Cartwright; some say 1928 or 1929
Gary Cooper: 1961 (was 60)/b.May 7, 1901
Movie Actor, b. in Helena, MT; RFMN:Frank James; Sgt. York, High Noon, The Plainsman
Georges Cuvier: 1832 (was 62)/b.Aug 23, 1769
Naturalist, Zoologist, Statesman, science of comparative anatomy father
Selma Diamond: 1985 (was 64)/b.Aug 5, 1920
Actress, Screen/Scriptwriter, Canadian, Too Close For Comfort's Mildred Rafkin, Night Court's Selma Hacker; d. May 14?
Meg Greenfield: 1999 (was 68)/b.Dec 27, 1930
Journalist, Washington Post for 20 years
Joseph Henry: 1878 (was 80)/b.Dec 17, 1797
Inventor, Physicist, pioneer of electromagnetism
Frank Jenks: 1962 (was 59)/b.Nov 4, 1902
Actor
Leatrice Joy: 1985 (was 91)/b.Nov 7, 1893
Movie Actress, silent screen star; RN:Leatrice Joy Zeidler
Floyd Kalber: 2004 (was 79)/b.Dec 23, 1924
Newscaster, Journalist
Franz Jozef Kline: 1962 (was 42)/b.May 23, 1919
Painter, expressionist
John Philip Law: 2008 (was 70)/b.Sep 7, 1937
Movie Actor, the Russians Are Coming, Barbarella, Hurry Sundown
Cyrus Hall McCormick: 1884 (was 75)/b.Feb 15, 1809
Inventor, Manufacturer, patented the Mechanical Reaper
Frank McGrath: 1967 (was 64)/b.Feb 2, 1903
Actor, Wagon Train's trail cook Charlie Wooster, Tammy's Uncle Lucius
Jason Miller: 2001 (was 62)/b.Apr 22, 1939
Dramatist/Playwright, Actor, b. in Scranton, PA; RFN:John; some say b. 1940
Virginia O'Hanlon-Douglas: 1971 (was 82)/b.May 13, 1889
Hero, asked if there really was a Santa Claus on 9-21-1897
Solomon J. Rabinowitz: 1916 (was 57)/b.Feb 18, 1859
Author, Historian, Russian, aka:Sholem Aleichem
Sir Walter Raleigh: 1922 (was 60)/b.Sep 5, 1861
Poet, English
Robert Reed: 1992 (was 59)/b.Oct 19, 1932
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Highland Park, IL; RN:John Robert Rietz; The Defenders' Kenneth Preston, The Brady Bunch's & The Bradys' Mike Thomas Brady, Mannix's Lt. Adam Tobias, Rich Man-Poor Man, Roots, Scruples, Nurse
Ralph Tabakin: 2001 (was 79)/b.Sep 22, 1921
Actor
James Gideon "Gid" Tanner: 1960 (was 74)/b.Jun 6, 1885
Country/Western Performer, Fiddler, Bandleader, Comedian
Johnnie Wilder: 2006 (was 56)/b.Jul 3, 1949
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Heatwave
"Bob" Wills: 1975 (was 70)/b.Mar 6, 1905
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer, Bandleader, Composer, Jazz Singer, Blues Singer, Fiddler, King of Western Swing: Country-Style swing with jazz band influence; RFMN:James Robert

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General events on May 13th

In 1927, Black Friday" occurred in Germany, signaling the collapse of its economic structure.

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Government and Politics on May 13th

In 1607, captains John Smith and Christopher Newport landed near James River in the future town of Jamestown in Virginia; established the next day, the first permanent English settlement in the future United States.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on May 13th

In 1643, Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population.

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Royalty and Religious events on May 13th

In 1515, Mary, sister of King Henry VIII of England, widow of King Louis XII of France, marries Charles, Duke of Suffolk, against her brother's wishes, in England

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Human Achievement and Science events on May 13th

In 1501, Amerigo Vespucci departs Lisbon on the voyage that gets the New World named after him

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Arts and Prose events on May 13th

In 1923, Pulitzer prize awarded to Willa Carter (One of Ours).

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Misc Marrige events on May 13th

In 2007, Jacob Young married Christen Steward.

Weird and Other events on May 13th

In 1965, 05 x 13 = 65

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"courage is fear that said its prayers."

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"Somehow I have to believe that I'm worth all the aggravation I cause myself"

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"If a person offends you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick"

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"Life can be great if you live it to the fullest"

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"Any horizontal surface is soon piled up."

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"IBM: Impious Bacchnalain Metropolis"

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"I've had lots of bad jobs. I was a narrator for bad mimes."

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"You can change the oil in your truck without ducking your head. "

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"Yoko's Robe: Kim Ono"

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"All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom"

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"God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board"

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"only adults have trouble with child-proof bottles."

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A woman should have compassion. -- Kirk, "Catspaw," stardate 3018.2.

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