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February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September February 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 321 days remaining until the end of the year (322 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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Events

• 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous
• 1503 - Disfida di Barletta - Famous challenge between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta. The Challenge of Barletta (Italian Disfida di Barletta) was a Battle fought near Barletta, southern Italy, on February 13, 1503 Barletta is a city in Northern Apulia, southern Italy, with c
• 1542 - Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery. For other Catherine Howards see Catherine Howard (disambiguation Catherine Howard (between 1520 and 1525 – 13 February 1542 also called Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Adultery is the voluntary Sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not his or her Spouse, though in many places it is
• 1575 - Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims. Henry III of France (Henri III Henryk ( September 19 1551 – August 2, 1589) Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern
• 1575 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont. Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont ( 30 April 1553 &ndash 29 January 1601) was a member of the House of Lorraine who became Queen
• 1633 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 &ndash 8 January 1642 was a Tuscan ( Italian) Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, and Philosopher Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The term Inquisition can refer to any one of several institutions charged with trying and convicting heretics within the Roman Catholic Church and
• 1635 - The first public school in the U.S., Boston Latin School, is founded. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Boston Latin School is a public exam school founded on April 23 1635, in Boston, Massachusetts, making it the
• 1668 - Spain recognizes Portugal as an independent nation. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1689 - William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England. William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" Mary II (30 April 1662 &ndash 28 December 1694 reigned as Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until her death England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1692 - Massacre of Glencoe : About 78 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange. The Massacre of Glencoe occurred in Glen Coe, Scotland, in the early morning of 13 February 1692, during the era of the "Glorious Clan Donald is one of the largest Scottish clans The MacDonald clan has many separate branches These are Glencoe ( Gleann Comhann in Gaelic) is a Glen in the Highlands of Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy"
• 1815 - The Cambridge Union Society is founded. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Cambridge Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Cambridge Union, is a debating society in Cambridge, England and is the
• 1866 - Jesse James and his gang commit the first armed bank robbery in United States history during peacetime in Liberty, Missouri. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jesse Woodson James (September 5 1847—April 3 1882 was an American Outlaw in the border state of Missouri and the most famous member of the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Liberty is a city in Clay County Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City Missouri.
• 1880 - Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The covering of the Senne (voûtement de la Senne overwelving van de Zenne was one of the defining events in the history of Brussels. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
• 1880 - Thomas Edison observes the Edison effect. Thermionic emission is the flow of Charge carriers from a surface or over some other kind of Electrical potential barrier caused by thermal vibrational energy
• 1881 - The feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is first published in Paris by the activist Hubertine Auclert. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate La Citoyenne ( The Citizeness) was a French feminist newspaper published in Paris from 1881 through 1891 by Hubertine Auclert. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Hubertine Auclert, ( April 10, 1848 - August 4, 1914) was a leading French Feminist and a campaigner for Women's suffrage
• 1894 - Auguste and Louis Lumière patent the Cinematographe, a combination movie camera and projector. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The cinematograph is a film Camera, which also serves as a Film projector and developer This article is about motion picture film cameras See Video camera for cameras which record images electronically This article is concerned with technical aspects of moving film projection
• 1899 - Tallahassee, Florida records its all time coldest temperature of -2 degrees Fahrenheit. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• 1914 - Copyright: In New York City the ASCAP (for American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for The City of New York The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP) is a non-profit Performance rights organization that protects its
• 1920 - The Negro National League is formed. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar
• 1934 - The Soviet steamship Cheliuskin sinks in the Arctic Ocean. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller Chelyuskin («Челюскин» was a Soviet Steamship reinforced to navigate polar ice that became ice-bound in Arctic waters during The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major
• 1935 - A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Flemington is a Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. Bruno Richard Hauptmann ( November 26, 1899 &ndash April 3, 1936) was a German carpenter sentenced to death and executed for Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries The kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr, the Toddler son of world famous Aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, occurred WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1945 - World War II: Red Army forces take Budapest, Hungary from Wehrmacht forces. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945
• 1945 - World War II: Royal Air Force bombers are dispatched to Dresden, Germany to attack the city with a massive aerial bombardment (see Bombing of Dresden in World War II). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force (RAF and United States Army Air Force (USAAF between 13 February and 15 February 1945 12 weeks
• 1955 - Israel obtains 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Dead Sea Scrolls consist of roughly 1000 documents including texts from the Hebrew Bible, discovered between 1947 and 1979 in eleven Caves
• 1960 - Nuclear testing: France tests its first atomic bomb. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• 1971 - Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma
• 1974 - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn ( Алекса́ндр Иса́евич Солжени́цын) (December 11 1918 – August 3 2008 was a Russian Novelist The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1975 - A fire erupts in the World Trade Center in New York City, New York. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• 1978 - Hilton bombing: a bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Sydney Hilton bombing occurred on 13 February, 1978, when a Bomb exploded outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely UH Hilton Hoteljpg|thumbnail|right|The Hilton University of Houston in Houston Texas, located on the campus of the University of Houston, contains the Hilton College of Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1979 - An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 1/2-mile-long section of the Hood Canal Bridge. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The February 13 1979 Windstorm is a natural phenomenon that took place on February 13, 1979 in Canada Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Hood Canal Bridge is located in Washington state in the USA on State Route 104 and connects the Olympic Peninsula and the Kitsap Peninsula
• 1981 - A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Louisville sewer explosions were a series of explosions that destroyed more than two miles (3 km of streets in Louisville Kentucky, United States on February 13
• 1984 - Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (Константи́н Усти́нович Черне́нко Konstantin Ustinovič Černenko; 24 September 1911 &ndash 10 March 1985 was Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov (Ю́рий Влади́мирович Андро́пов Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov) ( &ndash 9 February 1984 was a Soviet politician
• 1990 - German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1991 - Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy a bunker in Baghdad. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The bunker was being used as a military communications outpost and unknown to allied forces, as a shelter for Iraqi civilians. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• 1997 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 7,000 for the first time closing at 7,022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the best-known Stock market index in the world 44.
• 2000 - The last original "Peanuts" comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday Comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26 1922 &ndash February 12 2000 was an American Cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts Comic strip
• 2001 - An earthquake measuring 6. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer 6 on the Richter Scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America.
• 2004 - The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discovers the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA is arguably the largest and most diverse astrophysical institution in the world where scientists carry out a broad program of research In Mineralogy, diamond is the allotrope of carbon where the carbon atoms are arranged in A white dwarf, also called a degenerate dwarf, is a small Star composed mostly of Electron-degenerate matter. A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth BPM 37093 is a variable White dwarf Star of the DAV or ZZ Ceti, type with a Hydrogen atmosphere and an unusually high mass
• 2007 - Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES NOTICE*************** Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of The election for the 12th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China was held in the Republic of China (ROC Taiwan on Saturday March 22,
• 2008 - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and The Stolen Generations. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957 is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the Centre-left Australian Labor Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands.

Births

• 1457 - Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Mary, called Mary the Rich ( 13 February, 1457 &ndash Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin 1482)
• 1480 - Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. Girolamo Aleandro (also Hieronymus or Jerome Aleander) ( 13 February, 1480 - 1 February 1542) was an Italian cardinal 1542)
• 1599 - Pope Alexander VII (d. Pope Alexander VII ( February 13, 1599 &ndash May 22, 1667) born Fabio Chigi, was Pope from April 7, 1667)
• 1672 - Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (d. Étienne François Geoffroy ( February 13, 1672 - January 6, 1731) French Physician and Chemist, best known 1731)
• 1683 - Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian painter and Fortune teller (d. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (also called Giambattista Piazzetta or Giambattista Valentino Piazzetta) ( February 13, 1682 or 1683 – April 1754)
• 1721 - John Reid, British army general and composer (d. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1807)
• 1728 - John Hunter, Scottish surgeon (d. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Hunter ( February 13, 1728 - October 16, 1793) was a Scottish surgeon regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists 1793)
• 1743 - Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Joseph Banks 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS (13 February 1743 &ndash 19 June 1820 was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of 1820)
• 1766 - Thomas Robert Malthus, English demographer and political economist (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Robert Malthus FRS (13 February 1766 – 23 December 1834 was an English political economist and demographer who expressed views 1834)
• 1768 - Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, 1st Duc de Trévise (13 February 1768 28 July 1835 was a French General and Marshal of France 1835)
• 1769 - Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (Ива́н Андре́евич Крыло́в ( February 13, 1769 - November 21, 1844) is Russia's best known 1844)
• 1805 - Peter Gustav Dirichlet, German mathematician (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (ləʒœn diʀiçle February 13, 1805 &ndash May 5, 1859) was a German Mathematician 1859)
• 1835 - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Mirza Ghulām Ahmad of Qadian ( ميرزا غلام احمد) ( February 13, 1835 – May 26, 1908 CE Shawal 14 1250 – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community ( Arabic: الجماعة الأحمدية; transliterated: al-Jamā'a al-Ahmadīya) is the larger community of 1908)
• 1855 - Paul Deschanel, French President (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel (13 February 1855 - 28 April 1922 was a French statesman 1922)
• 1873 - Feodor Chaliapin, Russian bass (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin ( Russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Шаля́пин Fyodor Ivanovich Shalyapin; &ndash April 12, 1938) 1938)
• 1876 - Fritz Buelow, German-born American baseball player (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Frederick William Alexander "Fritz" Buelow ( February 13, 1876 – December 27, 1933) was a Catcher in Major League 1933)
• 1879 - Sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sarojini Naidu or Sarojini Chattopadhyaya ( February 13, 1879, Hyderabad - March 2, 1949, Lucknow) also known 1949)
• 1881 - Eleanor Farjeon, English author (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eleanor Farjeon ( February 13, 1881 &ndash June 5, 1965) was an English Author of children's stories and plays poetry 1965)
• 1884 - Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete, inventor, and businessman (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alfred Carlton Gilbert ( February 13, 1884 – January 24, 1961) was an American Inventor, athlete, 1961)
• 1885 - Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States, wife of President Harry S. Truman (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (February 13 1885 – October 18 1982 widely known as Bess Truman, was the wife of Harry S First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1982)
• 1891 - Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kate Roberts ( February 13, 1891 - April 4, 1985) was one of the foremost Welsh-language authors of the twentieth century 1985)
• 1891 - Grant Wood, American painter (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Grant DeVolson Wood ( February 13, 1891 &ndash February 12, 1942) was an American painter, born in Anamosa, 1942)
• 1903 - Georges Simenon, Belgian writer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (ʒɔʀʒ simˈnɔ̃ in French ( February 13, 1903 &ndash September 4, 1989) was a Belgian writer 1989)
• 1906 - Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting George Agostinho Baptista da Silva, GCSE, pron. ɐguʃ'tiɲu dɐ 'siɫvɐ ( Porto, February 13 1906 - Lisbon 1994)
• 1907 - Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Katy de la Cruz (born Catalina de la Cruz; February 13, 1907 &ndash November 10, 2004) was a leading Filipino singer who 2004)
• 1910 - William Shockley, American physicist and eugenicist, Nobel Laureate (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William Bradford Shockley ( February 13, 1910 &ndash August 12, 1989) was a British -born American Physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1989)
• 1911 - Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistani Urdu poet, Lenin Peace Prize winner (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Faiz Ahmed Faiz ( فيض احمد فيض) (1984 - 1911 was a Pakistani poet considered to be one of the most famous modern Urdu poets Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised The International Stalin Prize or the International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples (renamed Международная Ленинская премия «За 1984)
• 1915 - Aung San, Burmese general and politician (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year General Aung San (Bogyoke Aung San ( bòʊdʒoʊʔ àʊn sʰán February 13 1915 – July 19 1947) was a Burmese revolutionary 1947)
• 1915 - Lyle Bettger, American actor (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lyle S Bettger ( February 13, 1915 – September 24, 2003) was a character actor known most for his Hollywood roles from the 1950s 2003)
• 1918 - Patty Berg, American golfer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Patricia Jane Berg (February 13 1918 – September 10 2006 was a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA Tour during the 2006)
• 1919 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, American musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernest Jennings Ford ( February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991) better known by the Stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was 1991)
• 1919 - Eddie Robinson, American football coach (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Edward Gay Robinson ( February 13 1919 &ndash April 3 2007) was an African American College football coach 2007)
• 1920 - Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Felice Bryant ( August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Boudleaux Bryant ( February 13, 1987)
• 1920 - Eileen Farrell, American opera soprano (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Eileen Farrell ( February 13, 1920 – March 23, 2002) was a famous American Opera and concert singer Soprano. 2002)
• 1922 - Francis Pym, British Foreign Secretary 1982-83
• 1922 - Gordon Tullock, American economist
• 1923 - Michael Bilandic, Mayor of Chicago (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Leslie Pym Baron Pym MC, PC ( 13 February 1922 – 7 March 2008) was a British Conservative Party The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the Gordon Tullock (born February 13, 1922) is a retired Professor of Law and Economics at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington Virginia Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Anthony Bilandic ( February 13, 1923 – January 16, 2002) was an Illinois Politician who served as the 2002)
• 1923 - Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese-born violinist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Yfrah Neaman OBE (يفراح نيعمان February 13, 1923 &ndash January 4, 2003) was a Violinist. 2003)
• 1923 - Chuck Yeager, American fighter & test pilot, and the first person to break the "sound barrier" in level flight (1947)
• 1924 - Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born February 13 1923 is a retired Brigadier-General in the United States Air Force and a noted Test pilot. A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed Test pilots are Aviators who fly new and modified Aircraft in specific maneuvers allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, often referred to as JJSS (13 February 1924, Paris &ndash7 November 2006, Fécamp) was a French 2006)
• 1928 - Dorothy McGuire, American singer (The McGuire Sisters)
• 1929 - Omar Torrijos, Panamanian ruler (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American Popular music. The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American Popular music. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera ( February 13, 1929 – August 1, 1981) was the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard 1981)
• 1930 - Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist
• 1932 - Susan Oliver, American actress (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernst Fuchs (born February 13 1930) is an Austrian visionary painter, draftsman printmaker Sculptor, Architect, stage Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Oliver ( February 13[[ 932]] – May 10[[ 990]] Stage name of Charlotte Gercke, was an Emmy -nominated American actress 1990)
• 1933 - Paul Biya, Cameroon politician
• 1933 - Costa Gavras, Greek-French filmmaker
• 1933 - Kim Novak, American actress
• 1933 - Caroline Blakiston, British actress
• 1934 - George Segal, American actor
• 1935 - Dr. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Biya (born 13 February 1933) has been the President of Cameroon since November 6, 1982. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. Constantinos Gavras (born February 13, 1933, Loutra Iraias, Greece) better known as (Constantin Costa-Gavras (Κώστας Γαβράς Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress, who was one of her nation's most popular movie stars in the late 1950s Caroline Blakiston (born 13 February 1933) is an English actress who has appeared predominantly in television roles notably in the series Brass Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Segal (born February 13, 1934 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York) is an American film and stage actor Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Don Panoz, American entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS)
• 1937 - Ali El-Maak, Sudanese writer (d. Dr Donald Panoz (pronounced PAY-nose (born February 13, 1935, in Alliance Ohio) is an American Entrepreneur who made An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Impresario, from the Italian impresa an enterprise or undertaking is a traditional term still very much in use in the Entertainment industry for The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ali El-Maak (علي المك full name Ali Muhammed Ali El-Maak ( 13 February 1937 -October 1992 was born in Omdurman, Sudan and died in 1992)
• 1938 - Oliver Reed, English actor (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 &ndash 2 May 1999 was an English Actor known for his burly screen presence 1999)
• 1939 - Beate Klarsfeld, German Nazi hunter
• 1941 - Andrea Conte, First Lady of Tennessee 2003 - present
• 1941 - Sigmar Polke, German painter
• 1942 - Carol Lynley, American actress
• 1942 - Peter Tork, American musician and actor (The Monkees)
• 1943 - Geoff Edwards, American game show host
• 1944 - Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Serge (born September 17, 1935, Bucharest Romania) and Beate (born February 13, 1939, Berlin Germany) Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrea Conte (born 1941 is the First Lady of Tennessee, the wife of Governor Phil Bredesen (2003 - present Sigmar Polke (born February 13 1941) is a German painter and Photographer. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carol Lynley (born February 13, 1942) is an American actress and former child model. Peter Tork (born Peter Halsten Thorkelson February 13, 1942) is an American Musician and Actor, best known as a member For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geoffrey Oswald "Geoff" Edwards (born on February 15, 1931 in Westfield New Jersey) is an Emmy Award-winning American Television Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah, 13 February 1944 in Konongo Ghana; died 12 January 1983 in Stockholm, Sweden 1983)
• 1944 - Stockard Channing, American actress
• 1944 - Jerry Springer, American television host
• 1944 - Bo Svenson, Swedish-born actor
• 1944 - Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Indian actor (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Stockard Channing (born February 13, 1944) is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award-nominated three time Emmy Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer (born February 13, 1944) is an English -born American Television personality, a former Bo Svenson (born February 13, 1941) Having emigrated to the United States in 1958 as a teenager he served in the U Oduvil Unnikrishnan ( 13 February 1944 - 27 May 2006) was an award winning Malayalam Movie actor known for his 2006)
• 1945 - King Floyd, American musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar King Floyd III or King Floyd (born February 13 1945 - died March 6, 2006) was 2006)
• 1945 - David Tremlett, English Artist
• 1946 - Louis Kondos, Greek actor
• 1946 - Colin Matthews, British composer
• 1947 - Mike Krzyzewski, American basketball player and coach
• 1950 - Peter Gabriel, English musician (Genesis), composer and humanitarian
• 1951 - Greg Fulginiti, American mastering engineer
• 1951 - David Naughton, American actor and singer
• 1952 - Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist
• 1953 - Rico J. Puno, Filipino pop singer
• 1954 - Donnie Moore, American baseball player (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar David Tremlett (born February 13, 1945) is a Cornish sculptor, Installation artist and photographer. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Kondos (born 13 February, 1946) in Athens, Greece) is a Greek soap opera actor having appeared on Kalimera Zoi Colin Matthews (born February 13, 1946) is an English Composer of classical music. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael William Krzyzewski ( Polish: Krzyżewski /kʂɨˈʐɛ(fski/ in American English pronounced "Sha- chef -skee" born February Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Humanitarianism is an active belief in Humanism (the idea of the value of human life whereby Humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Gregory Fulginiti (born February 13 1951 Cape May Court House New Jersey) is an American recording and Mastering engineer Mastering, a form of audio Post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a Data storage device David Walsh Naughton (born 13 February 1951) is an American Actor and Singer, perhaps best known for starring in the 1981 Horror Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952 in Nieuwpoort) was a Belgian professional Racing cyclist and twice world road cycling Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Enrico de Jesus Puno (born on February 13, 1953) better known as Rico J Donnie Ray Moore ( February 13, 1954 &ndash July 18, 1989) was an American Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball 1989)
• 1955 - Joe Birkett, American lawyer
• 1956 - Peter Hook, English bassist (Joy Division and New Order)
• 1956 - Yiannis Kouros, Greek-Australian runner
• 1956 - Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, Jordanian Royal Family member
• 1956 - Liam Brady, Irish footballer
• 1957 - Denise Austin, American fitness expert
• 1958 - Pernilla August, Swedish actress
• 1958 - Marc Emery, Canadian cannabis activist
• 1958 - Derek Riggs, British artist
• 1958 - Tip Tipping, British actor and stuntman (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Joseph E Birkett (born 13 February 1955 is the DuPage County State’s Attorney and former Republican nominee for Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter "Hooky" Hook (born 13 February 1956 in Salford, Lancashire) is an English Bass player. Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook Yiannis Kouros (born February 13, 1956 in Tripoli, Greece) is a Greek Ultramarathon runner based in Melbourne Greeks are the seventh-largest ethnic group in Australia, after those declaring their ancestry simply as "Australian" An ultramarathon (also called ultra distance) is any sporting event involving Running longer than the traditional Marathon length of 42 Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan was born on February 13, 1956 to His Majesty King Hussein and Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Al Hussein Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Liam "Chippy" Brady (born 13 February 1956 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player, who is now the assistant manager of the Republic Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Denise Austin (born February 13, 1957) is an American fitness and Exercise expert Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pernilla August (born Mia Pernilla Wallgren; 13 February 1958 is a Swedish actress Marc Scott Emery (born February 13, 1958) is a Canadian cannabis and Libertarian activist as well as a former cannabis Derek Riggs (born February 13, 1958 in Portsmouth England is a contemporary British artist best known for creating the heavy metal band Iron Timothy Tipping ( February 13, 1958 &ndash February 5, 1993) better known as Tip Tipping, was a British movie stuntman 1993)
• 1959 - Gaston Gingras, National Hockey League defenceman
• 1959 - Gord Hampson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 - Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
• 1960 - Gary Patterson, American football coach
• 1960 - Matt Salinger, American actor
• 1960 - Artur Yusupov, Russian-German chess player
• 1961 - Henry Rollins, American musician
• 1961 - Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1962 - Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, American politician
• 1964 - Mark Patton, American actor
• 1964 - Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician
• 1966 - Jeff Waters, Canadian musician (Annihilator)
• 1967 - Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach
• 1968 - Kelly Hu, American actress
• 1969 - Ahlam, Bahraini singer
• 1970 - Karoline Krüger, Norwegian singer
• 1971 - Sonia, British singer
• 1971 - Mats Sundin, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1971 - Todd Williams, American baseball player
• 1972 - Charlie Garner, American football player
• 1974 - Gus Hansen, Danish professional poker player
• 1974 - Robbie Williams, English singer
• 1974 - Jeff Duran, American radio personality
• 1975 - Iván González, Puerto Rican writer and musician
• 1976 - Martin Sastre, Uruguayan artist
• 1976 - Feist, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1976 - Dave Padden, Canadian musician (Annihilator)
• 1977 - Randy Moss, American football player
• 1977 - Ben Collins, British racing driver
• 1978 - Mini Anden, Swedish model and actress
• 1978 - Hamish Glencross, Scottish heavy metal guitarist My Dying Bride
• 1979 - Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer
• 1979 - Mena Suvari, American actress
• 1980 - Sebastian Kehl, German footballer
• 1981 - Luisão, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 - Liam Miller, Irish footballer
• 1981 - Luke Ridnour, American basketball player
• 1982 - Michael Turner, Running Back for the San Diego Chargers
• 1982 - Lanisha Cole, American model
• 1985 - Kwak Ji-min, South Korean actress
• 1985 - Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer
• 1986 - Luke Moore, English footballer
• 1989 - Carly McKillip, Canadian actress
• 1990 - Olivia Allison, British synchronized swimmer

Deaths

• 858 - Kenneth I of Scotland
• 1130 - Pope Honorius II
• 1141 - Béla II of Hungary (b. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gaston Reginald Gingras (b February 13, 1959 in Témiscaming, Quebec) is a retired professional Ice hockey defenceman who played The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Gord Hampson (born February 13, 1959 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former National Hockey League player for the Calgary Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierluigi Collina (born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. Gary Patterson (born February 13, 1960 in Larned Kansas) is a College football Head coach. Matthew Salinger (born February 13, 1960 in Windsor Vermont) is an American Actor, the son of author J Artur Mayakovich Yusupov ( de Jussupow; born February 13, 1960 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a German Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Rollins (born February 13 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American singer-songwriter Spoken word Artist, Stand-up comedian, author Marc Joseph John Crawford (born February 13, 1961, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Mark Patton (born 13 February 1964) is an American actor who starred in a number of 1980s films Ylva Julia Margareta Johansson (born February 13, 1964 in Huddinge, Stockholm) is a Swedish Social Democratic Politician Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jeff Waters (born February 13, 1966) is the Guitarist and mastermind of the Thrash metal band Annihilator and remains as the Annihilator is a Canadian Thrash metal band formed in 1984 They debuted with the critically-acclaimed album Alice in Hell in 1989 Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Stanimir Kolev Stoilov, nickname Murray (Станимир Стоилов Мъри) (born February 13, 1967) Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kelly Ann Hu (born February 13, 1968) is an American actress and former fashion model who held the Miss Teen USA 1985 title Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ahlam Ali Al Shāmsi ( أحلام علي الشامسي) (born February 13, 1969) commonly known as Ahlam ( أحلام) is a leading Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971) better known as just Sonia, is an English pop Singer from Skelmersdale Mats Johan Sundin (born February 13, 1971) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player who most recently played for the Toronto Maple Leafs Todd Michael Williams (born February 13, 1971 in) is a former Major League Baseball Relief pitcher currently playing for the Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charlie Garner III (born February 13, 1972) is a former American football Running back in the NFL. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Gustav Hansen (born February 13, 1974 outside Copenhagen, Denmark) is a professional Danish Poker player who lives in Monaco Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer Jeff Dandurand (born February 13, 1974) more commonly known as Jeff Duran, is a Los Angeles California -based Comedian, Radio Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Iván González is a highly regarded DJ & musician He was born in Cidra Puerto Rico on February 13, 1975. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Sastre (born February 13, 1976 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a contemporary Uruguayan media artist working with Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976 in Amherst Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. David James Padden (born February 13, 1976) is the vocalist for Canadian Thrash metal band Annihilator. Annihilator is a Canadian Thrash metal band formed in 1984 They debuted with the critically-acclaimed album Alice in Hell in 1989 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Randall Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia) is an American football Wide receiver for the New Ben Collins (born February 13, 1975) is a single seater and Sports car driver from Bristol, England. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Mini Anden (born Susanna Andén; February 13, 1978) is a Swedish model, actress occasional host and producer Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Hamish Glencross (born February 13, 1978 in Dundee, Scotland) is one of My Dying Bride 's guitarists My Dying Bride is a British Doom metal band formed in 1990 Biography My Dying Bride was formed in June 1990 after lead guitarist Andrew Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Rafael Márquez Álvarez (born February 13 1979 in Zamora Michoacán) is a Mexican football centre back and Defensive midfielder Mena Adrienne Suvari (born February 13, 1979) is an American Actress, model, Fashion designer and Spokeswoman. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sebastian Kehl (born February 13, 1980) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Borussia Dortmund Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Luisão, real name Ânderson Luís da Silva (born 13 February, 1981 in Amparo São Paulo is a Brazilian footballer. William Peter "Liam" Miller (born 13 February 1981 is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League Lucas Robin (Luke Ridnour (born February 13 1981 is an American professional Basketball player for the NBA 's Milwaukee Bucks. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Michael Turner is Michael Turner (American football, an American Football running back for the Atlanta Falcons A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Lanisha Cole (born February 13, 1982 in Pasadena CA) is a model that has been most recognizable as a rotating Barker's Beauty on the game show Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Kwak Ji-min (born 13 February 1985) is a South Korean actress Alexandros Tziolis (Αλέξανδρος Τζιόλης (born February 13 1985 in Katerini) is a Greek footballer. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Luke Isaac Moore (born 13 February 1986 in Birmingham) is an English football striker who currently plays for West Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Olivia Elizabeth N Allison (b February 13, 1990 in Plymouth) is a British synchronized swimmer. This article is about the year 858 AD. For the terrorist attack on Korean air see Korean_Air_Flight_858. Cináed mac Ailpín ( Modern Gaelic: Coinneach mac Ailpein) commonly Anglicised as Kenneth MacAlpin and known in most modern regnal lists as See also Antipope Honorius II, otherwise known as Peter Cadalus Béla II the Blind ( Hungarian: II (Vak Béla, Croatian: Bela I 1110)
• 1219 - Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. Minamoto no Sanetomo (源 実朝 September 17, 1192 &ndash February 13, 1219, r 1192)
• 1332 - Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (b. Andronikos II Palaiologos or Andronicus II Palaeologus ( Greek:) ( 25 March 1259, Constantinople &ndash February 13 This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians 1259)
• 1539 - Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (b. Isabella d'Este ( 18 May 1474 &ndash 13 February 1539) was marchesa of Mantua and one of the leading women of the 1474)
• 1542 - Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (executed) (b. For other Catherine Howards see Catherine Howard (disambiguation Catherine Howard (between 1520 and 1525 – 13 February 1542 also called Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of 1525)
• 1571 - Benvenuto Cellini, Italian artist (b. Benvenuto Cellini 1500)
• 1585 - Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (b. Alfonso ( Alphonsus) Salmeron ( September 8, 1515 - February 13, 1585) was a biblical scholar and one of the first Jesuits 1515)
• 1592 - Jacopo Bassano, Italian painter
• 1600 - Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (b. Jacopo Bassano (also known as Jacopo da Ponte, c 1515 - 13 February 1592) was an Italian painter who was born and died in Bassano del Grappa Gian Paolo Lomazzo ( April 26, 1538 &ndash February 13, 1600; his first name is sometimes also given as "Giovan" or "Giovanni" 1538)
• 1602 - Alexander Nowell, English clergyman
• 1608 - Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Lithuanian prince (b. Alexander Nowell (c 1507 - February 13, 1602) was an English Puritan theologian and clergyman who served as Dean of St Paul's during See also Lithuanian nobility House of Ostrogski List of szlachta Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1526)
• 1624 - Stephen Gosson, English satirist (b. Stephen Gosson (April 1554 - February 13, 1624) was an English Satirist. 1554)
• 1657 - Miles Sindercombe, attempted assassin of Oliver Cromwell
• 1660 - King Charles X of Sweden (b. Miles Sindercombe (d February 13, 1657) was the leader of a group that tried to assassinate Oliver Cromwell in 1657 Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660 was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death 1622)
• 1662 - Elizabeth Stuart (b. Elisabeth Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (born Princess Elizabeth Stuart of Scotland; 19 August 1596 &ndash 13 February 1662 1596)
• 1727 - William Wotton, English scholar (b. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Wotton ( August 13, 1666 - February 13, 1727) was an English scholar chiefly remembered for his remarkable abilities in learning 1666)
• 1728 - Cotton Mather, American Puritan minister (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Cotton Mather (February 12 1663 &ndash February 13 1728 AB 1678 ( Harvard College) A 1663)
• 1732 - Charles-René d'Hozier, French historian (b. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles-René d'Hozier (1640 - February 13, 1732) was a French historical commentator 1640)
• 1787 - Ruđer Bošković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1711)
• 1787 - Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ( December 20, 1717 &mdash February 13, 1787) was a French statesman and diplomat 1717)
• 1813 - Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1725)
• 1818 - George Rogers Clark, American military leader (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Rogers Clark (November 19 1752 – February 13 1818 was a soldier from Virginia and the highest ranking American military officer on the northwestern frontier during 1752)
• 1826 - Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (b. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Count Peter Alekseyevich Pahlen (Russian Пётр Алексеевич Пален German Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen ( July 17, 1745 — February 13 1745)
• 1837 - Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Mariano José de Larra ( 24 March 1809 - 13 February 1837) was a Spanish romanticist Writer noted for Satire 1809
• 1845 - Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-German philosopher (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henrik Steffens ( May 2 1773 &ndash February 13 1845) was a Norwegian -born philosopher, scientist, and 1773)
• 1883 - Richard Wagner, German composer (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1813)
• 1888 - Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Baptiste Lamy ( October 11, 1814 - February 13, 1888) was a French Roman Catholic clergyman and the The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe is an ecclesiastical territory or Diocese of the southwestern region of the United States in the state of New Mexico 1814)
• 1889 - João Maurício Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common João Maurício Wanderley, first and only baron of Cotejipe (Barra then São Francisco de Chagas da Barra do Rio Grande 23 October, 1815 &mdash Rio de Janeiro 1885)
• 1905 - Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Konstantin Apollonovich Savitsky (Константин Аполлонович Савицкий June 6, 1844 - February 13, 1905) was a Russian 1844)
• 1942 - Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian president (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa ( May 23, 1865 - February 13, 1942) was a Brazilian Politician and Jurist 1865)
• 1950 - Rafael Sabatini, Italian author (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rafael Sabatini (April 29 1875 - February 13 1950 was an Italian / British Writer of Novels of romance and adventure. 1875)
• 1951 - Lloyd C. Douglas, American author (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Lloyd Cassel Douglas ( August 27, 1877 - February 13, 1951) was a noteworthy American minister and author 1877)
• 1952 - Josephine Tey, English author (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Josephine Tey was one of many Pseudonyms used by Elizabeth Mackintosh ( July 25 1896 &ndash February 13 1952) a Scottish 1896)
• 1958 - Georges Rouault, French painter (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Henri Rouault ( 27 May 1871 &ndash 13 February 1958) was a French Fauvist and Expressionist painter 1871)
• 1958 - Dame Christabel Pankhurst, a leading suffragette (English) "Queen of the mob" (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst LLB, DBE ( September 22, 1880 &ndash February 13, 1958) was a Suffragette 1880)
• 1964 - Werner Heyde, German psyhiatrist (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Werner Heyde (aka Fritz Sawade) ( April 25, 1902 in Forst - February 13, 1964 in Frankfurt) was a German 1902)
• 1968 - Mae Marsh, American actress (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh, November 9, 1894 in Madrid New Mexico, died February 13, 1968 in Hermosa Beach 1895)
• 1975 - André Beaufre, French General (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Beaufre ( 25 January 1902 &ndash 13 February, 1975) ends World War II as colonel 1902)
• 1976 - Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian military leader (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General Murtala Ramat Mohammed born ( November 8, 1938 &ndash February 13, 1976) was a military ruler (Head of the Federal Military 1938)
• 1976 - Lily Pons, French-born soprano (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lily Pons ( April 12, 1898 &ndash February 13, 1976) was a French - American Coloratura soprano. 1904)
• 1980 - David Janssen, American actor (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) David Janssen (March 27 1931 – February 13 1980 was a Golden Globe -winning Emmy Award - nominated American Film and Television 1931)
• 1984 - Andre Stander, South African police captain and bank robber (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Andre Stander (1946 &ndash 13 February 1984) was a police Captain at the CID branch of Kempton Park Police Station South Africa who began robbing 1946)
• 1989 - Wayne Hays, American politician (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Wayne Levere Hays ( May 13, 1911, Bannock Ohio – February 13, 1989, Flushing Ohio) was an American politician 1911)
• 1991 - Arno Breker, German sculptor (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Arno Breker ( July 19, 1900 &ndash February 13, 1991) was a German sculptor best known for his public works in Nazi Germany, which 1900)
• 1992 - Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Nikolai Nikolaevich Bogoliubov, (Микола Миколайович Боголюбов Николай Николаевич Боголюбов ( 21 August 1909 1909)
• 1996 - Martin Balsam, American actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Martin Henry Balsam ( November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American 1919)
• 1997 - Mark Krasnosel'skii, Russian-Ukrainian mathematician (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Mark Alexandrovich Krasnosel'skii (Марк Александрович Красносельский ( April 27, 1920 &ndash February 13 1997 1920)
• 2000 - James Cooke Brown, American author and inventor (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Dr James Cooke Brown ( July 21, 1921 – February 13, 2000) was a Sociologist and Science fiction author 1921)
• 2002 - Waylon Jennings, American musician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15, 1937 &ndash February 13, 2002) was an influential American Country music Singer 1937)
• 2003 - Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Gerardo González ( January 6, 1926 - February 13, 2003) better known in the Boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a former 1926)
• 2003 - Axel Jensen, Norwegian author (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Axel Buchardt Jensen ( February 12, 1932 &ndash February 13, 2003) was a Norwegian author 1932)
• 2003 - Walt Rostow, U. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Walt Whitman Rostow (also known as Walt Rostow or WW Rostow) ( October 7 1916 – February 13 2003) was an American S. government official (b. 1916)
• 2004 - Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Chechen leader (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Zelimkhan Abdumuslimovich Yandarbiyev ( Chechen: Яндарбин Абдулмуслиман кант Зелимха Russian: Зелимхан Абдумуслимович 1952)
• 2005 - Nelson Briles, baseball player (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nelson Kelley "Nellie" Briles (Born August 5, 1943 in Dorris, California – Died February 13, 2005 in 1943)
• 2005 - Lúcia Santos, Carmelite nun and Fatima visionary (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lúcia de Jesus Rosa Santos &ndash Sister Lúcia of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart, better known as Sister Lúcia of Jesus &ndash ( March 28, Our Lady of Fátima (ˈfatimɐ is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by those who believe that she appeared to three shepherd children at Fátima 1907)
• 2005 - Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant ( 30 October 1917, Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, Vaucluse &ndash 13 February 2005, 1917)
• 2005 - Dick Weber, American professional bowler (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dick Weber ( December 23 1929 - February 13 2005) was a famous bowling professional and a founding member of the Professional 1929)
• 2005 - Emilios T. Harlaftis, Greek astrophysicist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emilios T Harlaftis ( 29 March 1965, Kiato – 13 February 2005 Menalo) was an Astrophysicist. 1965)
• 2006 - Andreas Katsulas, Greek-American actor (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew C "Andreas" Katsulas (May 18 1946 – February 13 2006 was an American Actor perhaps best known for his roles as Ambassador G'Kar in 1946)
• 2007 - Elizabeth Jolley, Australian writer (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Monica Elizabeth Jolley AO ( 4 June, 1923 &ndash 13 February, 2007) was an English award-winning author notable in 1923)
• 2007 - Charlie Norwood, American politician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Whitlow Norwood Jr DDS ( July 27, 1941 &ndash February 13, 2007) was an American politician and Dentist 1941)
• 2007 - Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johanna Maria Ellinor Sällström ( December 30, 1974 &ndash February 13, 2007) was a Swedish Actress. 1974)
• 2007 - Richard Gordon Wakeford, Air Marshal, Royal Air Force (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Air Marshal Sir Richard (Dickie Gordon Wakeford KCB OBE LVO AFC ( 20 April 1922 1922)
• 2008 - Roger Voisin, Trumpet player, Boston Symphony (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Roger Louis Voisin ( 26 June 1918 &ndash 13 February 2008) was a French-born American classical Trumpeter 1918)

Holidays and observances

• Saint Beatrice
• Saint Ermenildis
• Saint Fulcran
• Saint Polyeuctus
• See also February 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• On this day in Canada
• The New York Times: On This Day
• BBC: On This Day

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Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Blessed Beatrix d'Ornacieux ( Beatrice of Ornacieux) (ca 1240–1306/1309 was a Carthusian Nun. Saint Ermenilda (or Eormenhild, Ermenildis, Ermengild) (d700 or 703 was the daughter of king Eorcenberht of Kent and saint Seaxburh of Saint Fulcran (died 13 February 1006 is a French Saint. He was Bishop of Lodève. Saint Polyeuctus (Polyeuctes Polyeuktos of Melitene (d January 10, 259) is an ancient Roman Saint. Feb 12 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Feb 14 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 26 by

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