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1381 St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) 1505 Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) 1616 Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic 1628 Charles Perrault, France, lawyer/writer (Mother Goose) 1802 Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright 1807 Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883 1808 Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) 1812 Humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872 1815 William Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881 1834 Horatio Alger Jr, Revere Mass, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win) 1835 Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist/foreign minister 1864 Wilhelm K W Wien, German phyicist (Nobel 1911) 1874 Jozef E of Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen 1884 Sophie Tucker, singer/last of red hot mammas 1885 Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) 1892 Paul Smart, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948) 1893 Clarke Ashton Smith, US, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds, Genius Loci) 1898 Jhr dr Pedro DE Teixeira de Mattos, diplomat 19-- Patrick Dempsey, actor (Mike-Fast Times) 19-- Sharon Gabet, actress (Edge of Night, Another World, As World Turns) 1903 Kay Francis, [Katherine E Gibbs], US actress (False Madonna) 1904 Richard Addinsell, London England, composer 1909 Marinus van der Lubbe, communist 1913 Jeff Morrow, NYC, actor (Bart-Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising) 1916 Osa Massen, Coopenhagen Denmark, actress (Jack London, Rocketship XM) 1918 Steve Dunne, Northampton Mass, actor (Professional Father) 1918 Ted Willis, prolific screenwriter (It's Great to be Young) 1919 Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game) 1919 Robert Stack, LA Calif, actor (Eliot Ness-Untouchables, Airplane) 1923 Jack Watling, London, actor (Nanny, Adventure for 2, Naked Heart) 1925 Gwen Verdon, LA, actress/singer/dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity) 1925 Rosemary Murphy, Munich Germany, actress (Margaret-Lucas Tanner) 1926 Carolyn Heilbrun, [Amanda Cross], author (Lady Ottoline's Album) 1926 Pamela M Cunnington, English architect/author (Change of Use) 1928 David Sheiner, NYC, actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana) 1928 Gregory Walcott, Wilson NC, actor (87th Precinct) 1930 Frances Sternhagen, Wash DC, actress (Outland, Starting Over) 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly, NYC, actor (Match Game, Ghost & Mrs Muir) 1933 Ron[ald Joseph] Goulart, US, sci-fi author (Deadwalk, Plunder) 1934 Rip Taylor, comedian (Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show) 1936 Edward R Madigan, (Rep-R-IL, 1973- ) 1937 Haj J Schartman, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) 1938 Billy Gray, LA Calif, actor (Bud-Father Knows Best) 1940 Bruce Chatwin, British writer (Viceroy of Ouidah) 1941 Meinhard Nehmer, German DR, 2 man bobsledder (Olympic-gold-1976) 1943 Richard Moll, Cal, actor (Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor) 1945 [Eileen] Joy[ce] Chant [Rutter], UK, sci-fi author (High Kings) 1947 John Lees, rock guitarist/vocalist (Medicine Man) 1947 Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968) 1952 Cornelius Bumpus, keyboardist (Doobie Bros-Minute by Minute) 1954 Vicki McCarty, Los Angeles Ca, playmate (Sep, 1979) 1955 Fred White, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover) 1955 Jay McInerney, author (Bright Lights, Big City) 1956 Malcolm Foster, rocker (Pretenders-Mystery Achievement) 1957 Christina Seufert, Sacraento Calif, diver (Olympic-bronze-1984) 1961 Graham "Suggs" McPherson, rocker (Madness-Our House) 1961 Julia Louis-Dreyfus, NYC, comedienne (SNL, Steinfeld, Day by Day) 1963 Tim Patrick Kelly, Trenton NJ, guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live) 1964 Penelope Ann Miller, LA Ca, actress (Kindergarden Cop, Big Top Peewee) 1970 Keith Coogan, actor (Adv in Babysitting, Hiding Out) 1970 Keith Mitchell, Palm Springs Calif, actor (Jeffrey-Waltons, Gun Shy) 1972 Nicole Eggert, Calif, actress (Charles in Charge, Chrissie-TJ Hooker) Back to GREGSITE Passings for January 13888 Charles III, King of France, dies 1049 Dirk IV, Count of Holland, dies 1177 Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies 1307 Arnoud van Foreest, clergy of Utrecht, dies 1330 Frederick (III) the Blank, duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies 1599 Edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46 1691 George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 1864 Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies in NY hospital 1879 WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Netherlands/viceroy of Lux, dies 1913 Thomas P Krag, Norse author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44 1914 Bernardus H Heldt, Member of Dutch 2nd chamber, dies at 74 1930 C-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66 1939 Jacob Ruppert, NY Yankee owner, dies 1941 James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zrich Switzerland, at 58 1962 Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 1963 LG Kortenhorst, Dutch politician, dies at 76 1968 Bill Masterson, (Minn Northstars) checked into the boards & killed 1976 Margaret Leighton, British actress (Much ado about nothing), dies 1978 Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn 1978 Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees), dies at 90 1979 Donnie Hathaway, singer, dies 1982 Marcel Camus, French director (Orfeu Negro), dies 1983 Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 1983 D Mack Reynolds, US writer (Amazon Planet, Once Departed), dies 1983 John McHugh, actor, dies of a heart attack at 69 1985 Carol Wayne, Johnny Carson's teatime movie hostess, dies at 42 1987 E of Ruller, journalist/alderman (ARP)/co-founder (Loyal), dies 1988 Ching-Kao Chiang, president of Taiwan, dies at 81 1992 Josef Neckermann, German founder mail-order firm/travel bureau, dies 1992 Yvonne Bryceland, actress, dies at 66 Back to GREGSITE Holidays for January 13[Ghana] Redemption Day (1972) [Togo] Liberation Day (anniversary of coup) (1967) [US] Stephen Foster Memorial Day [Switzerland] Meitlisunntig Festival-Woman in Villmergen War (1712) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for January 13[Christ-Sweden/Norway] Tyvendedagen/St Knute/20th day of Christmas [RC] Feast of Blessed Yvette [RC] Feast of St Leontius [old RC] Feast of the Baptism of Jesus [Ang, RC] Feast of the Baptism of Jesus Christ [Christian] Plough Monday 367 [Christian] Feast of Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers 398 [RC, Ang] Memorial of St Hilary, bishop of Poitiers/doctor (opt) 1691 [Lutheran] Commemoration of George Fox, renewer of society Back to GREGSITE Special events for January 13 [Roman calendar] Idus Januarius; Id Jan Blame Someone Else Day Friday the 13th! Beware! 120 Delta Cancrid meteor shower, radiant in Cancer, west of Praesepe 122 Coma-Berenicid meteor shower, radiant in Coma Berenices 1099 Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria 1559 Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey 1610 Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter 1630 Patent to Plymouth Colony issued 1695 Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland 1733 James Oglethorpe & 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC 1785 John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times 1794 Congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes 1830 Great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves 1849 Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co 1854 Anthony Foss patents the accordion 1863 Chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, NYC 1865 -Jan 15th) BBT & CPT Ft Fisher, NC 1869 Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention 1869 National convention of black leaders meets in Wash DC 1873 P B S Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana governor 1874 Battle between workers & police in NYC, 100s injuried 1874 US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king 1875 Paul Henry discovers asteroid #141 Lumen 1877 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #171 Ophelia 1883 Fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft Poland kills 430 1888 National Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC) 1894 Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops 1898 Emile Zola's famous defense of Capt Alfred Dreyfus published in Paris 1901 M Wolf discovers asteroid #465 Alekto 1908 French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip 1908 Montreal Wanderers sweep Ottawa Victorias in 2 for the Stanley Cup 1912 -40ø F (-40ø C), Oakland, Maryland (state record) 1915 Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 30,000 1920 J Comas Sola discovers asteroid #925 Alphonsina 1920 NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly 1922 WHA-AM in Madison WI begins radio transmissions 1924 Nationalist Wafd-party wins Egyptian parliament 1927 US & Mexico battle over oil interests 1929 Humanist Society established, Hollywood Calif 1929 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1985 Hopmann 1929 S Arend discovers asteroid #1127 Mimi 1930 "Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears 1935 Plebiscite in Saar, indicates a desire (90.3%) to join Nazi Germany 1939 Belgian premier signs Burgos-treaty for trade relations with Franco 1940 K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1553 Bauersfelda & #1880 McCrosky 1942 German U-boats begin harassing shipping on US east coast 1942 Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies 1943 Hitler declares "Total War" 1943 US infantry captures Galloping Horse-Hill Guadalcanal 1948 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premiers on WLW Cin 1953 Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine kills 14 1953 KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Marshal Josip Tito chosen president of Yugoslavia 1954 Milt rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested 1954 WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to All Tate 1958 9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition UN for nuclear test ban 1958 US newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication 1959 De Gaulle grants amnesity to 130 to Algerian death row convicts 1959 King Boudewn promises Belgian Congo independence 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of Phila Warriors scores NBA-record 73 pts vs Chicago 1966 1st black in presidental cabinet (LBJ selects Robert C Weaver-HUD) 1967 Coup in Togo 1968 Beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam 1968 Minn North Stars center Bill Masterton is fatally injured 1969 Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album 1974 Super Bowl VIII-Miami Dolphins-24, Minnesota Vikings-7 1979 Charlie Daniels hosts the Volunteer Jam 1979 YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song 1980 Togo's constitution becomes effective 1981 Barbara Sonntag, Colo, crochets record 147 stitches/min for 30 mi 1981 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to May Swenson 1983 AMA urges ban on boxing sites Muhammad Ali's deteoriating condition 1983 C Shoemaker discovers asteroid #2906 Caltech 1983 L G Karachkina discovers asteroid #2892 Filipenko 1983 Qubec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out 1984 TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV 1985 99-yr-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course 1985 Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders 1985 Express train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428 1986 Bloody coup overthrows government of South Yemen 1986 NCCA institutes elegibility requirements based on college exams 1987 7 top NY Mafia bosses sentenced to 100 years in prison each 1987 W German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijacking 1989 "Friday the 13th" virus strikes hundreds of IBM computers in Britain 1989 Jerry Parks, Okla defensive back, charged with shooting a teammate 1989 Ruins of Mashkan-shapir (occupied 2050-1720 BC) found in Iraq 1989 Soap opera "Ryan's Hope" final episode after 13« year run 1989 Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz begins 1-year jail sentence 1990 1st elected US black governor inaugurated (Douglas Wilder-Virginia) 1991 Pres Mario Soares of Portugal er-elected 1991 Soccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 die 1991 UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar meets with Saddam 1993 Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena - Cowboys beat Bills Back to GREGSITE Facts for January 1313th day of the year with 352 remaining (Numerology = 5) 1914 -3øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1932 68øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on January 1301/13/44 --- How Sweet You Are --- Armen, Kay 01/13/44 --- My Shining Hour --- Gray, Glen 01/13/50 --- Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy --- Foley, Red 01/13/50 --- Enjoy Yourself --- Lombardo, Guy 01/13/58 --- La Dee Dah --- Billy & Lillie 01/13/58 --- Catch A Falling Star --- Como, Perry 01/13/58 --- Sail Along Silvery Moon --- Vaughn, Billy 01/13/62 --- Dear Lady Twist --- Bonds, Gary "U.S." 01/13/68 --- Spooky --- Classics IV 01/13/73 --- Daddy's Home --- Jackson, Jermaine 01/13/73 --- Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend --- Lobo 01/13/90 --- We Can't Go Wrong --- Cover Girls 01/13/90 --- All Or Nothing --- Milli Vanilli 01/13/90 --- Here We Are --- Miami Sound Machine |
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