Famous Birthdays for April 13
Today's:
John Hanson 1721 - Merchant and public official in Maryland, signed the Articles of Confederation, [O.S. April 3]
Thomas Jefferson 1743 - 3rd U.S. President
- More information here - Today in U.S. President History
Frank W. Woolworth 1852 - Merchant, created the five and ten cent store, head of F.W. Woolworth & Co.
Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker) 1866 - American train robber, bank robber and leader of the Wild Bunch Gang
Olga Rudge 1895 - Violinist
Alfred Butts 1899 - Architect, game inventor (Scrabble)
Bud Freeman 1906 - Jazz musician, tenor sax player
Samuel Beckett 1906 - Author, critic, playwright
Eudora Welty 1909 - Poet
Howard Keel 1919 - Actor ("Dallas"), singer
Madalyn Murray O’Hair 1919 - Author ("Why I Am an Atheist")
Stanley Donen 1924 - Movie director
Jules Irving 1925 - Actor
Don Adams (Donald James Yarmy) 1926 - Actor ("Get Smart")
Teddy Charles (Theodore Charles Cohen) 1928 - Vibraphonist, songwriter, composer, arranger
Marilynn Smith 1929 - Golfer
Dan Gurney 1931 - Auto racer
Lyle Waggoner 1935 - Actor ("The Carol Burnett Show", "Wonder Woman")
Edward Fox 1937 - Actor ("The Big Sleep", "Portrait of a Lady")
Lanford Wilson 1937 - Playwright
Paul Sorvino 1939 - Actor ("Law and Order", "Dick Tracy")
Seamus Heaney 1939 - Poet
Lester Chambers 1940 - Singer, musician (The Chambers Brothers)
Jose Napoles 1940 - Boxer
Bill Conti 1942 - Composer
Brian Pendleton 1944 - Musician (The Pretty Things)
Jack Casady 1944 - Musician (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
Lowell George 1945 - Musician (Little Feat)
Tony Dow 1945 - Actor ("Leave it to Beaver")
Al Greene 1946 - Singer, songwriter
Roy Loney 1946 - Musician (Flamin' Groovies)
Ron Perlman 1950 - Actor ("Beauty and the Beast" series)
Peabo Bryson 1951 - Singer
Max Weinberg 1951 - Musician (E Street Band)
Sam Bush 1952 - American bluegrass mandolin player
Jimmy Destri 1954 - Musician (Blondie)
Gary Kroeger 1957 - Actor
Saundra Santiago 1957 - Actress ("Miami Vice")
Joey Mazzola 1961 - Musician (Sponge)
Hillel Slovak 1962 - Musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Garry Kasparov 1963 - Chess champion
Page Hannah 1964 - Actress
Caroline Rhea 1964 - Actress, comedian
Davis Love III 1964 - Golfer
Lisa Unbarger 1965 - Musician (Toadies)
Rick Schroder 1970 - Actor ("Silver Spoons", "NYPD Blue")
Jonathan Brandis 1976 - Actor ("seaQuest DSV")
Courtney Peldon 1981 - Actress
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