Birthday February 13, 1542 Catherine Howard, 5th wife of Henry VIII
Birthday February 13, 1682 Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Venetian painter
Birthday February 13, 1764 Talleyrand, in France--statesman
Birthday February 13, 1805 D Field, lawyer whose advocacy of law codification had intl effects
Birthday February 13, 1805 David Dudley Field, lawyer & law codifier
Birthday February 13, 1805 Peter Dirichlet, German number theorist & analysist
Birthday February 13, 1831 John Rawlins born
Birthday February 13, 1849 Randolph Churchill, English politician & father of William
Birthday February 13, 1885 Bess Truman, married to President Harry Truman
Birthday February 13, 1886 Ricardo Guiraldes, Argentine novelist & poet (Don Segundo Sombra)
Birthday February 13, 1892 Grant Wood, painted American Gothic
Birthday February 13, 1903 Georges Simenon, Belgian mystery writer (The Snow Was Black)
Birthday February 13, 1919 Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer
Birthday February 13, 1920 Eileen Farrell, in Willimantic Conn
Birthday February 13, 1931 Dorothy McGuirre, of McGuirre sisters
Birthday February 13, 1933 Emanuel Ungaro, fashion designer
Birthday February 13, 1936 George Segal, Actor & banjo player
Birthday February 13, 1937 Sigmund J„hn, 1st German space traveler (on board Soyuz 31)
Birthday February 13, 1939 Valeri I. Rozhdestvensky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23)
Birthday February 13, 1942 Carol Lynley, Actress born in NYC
Birthday February 13, 1944 Stockard Channing, in New York
History February 13, 1678 Tycho Brahe 1st sketches "Tychonic system" idea of solar system
History February 13, 1689 William and Mary proclaimed joint sovereigns of Britain
History February 13, 1741 1st magazine published in America (The American Magazine)
History February 13, 1776 Patrick Henry named colonel of First Virginia battalion
History February 13, 1822 Ashley advertises for western fur trappers
History February 13, 1861 First Medal of Honor action
History February 13, 1867 Blue Danube" waltz premiers in Vienna
History February 13, 1905 Teddy Roosevelt discusses America's race problem
History February 13, 1915 ASCAP is founded
History February 13, 1920 League of Nations recognizes perpetual Swiss neutrality
History February 13, 1937 Los Angeles Rams formed (then in Cleveland)
History February 13, 1937 Prince Valiant comic strip appears; known for historical detail
History February 13, 1945 Dresden devastated
History February 13, 1945 Firebombing of Dresden
History February 13, 1945 Fire-bombing of Dresden begins; c. 50 -000 killed
History February 13, 1955 Israel acquires 4 of the 7 dead sea scrolls
History February 13, 1960 France explodes its 1st atomic bomb - in Algerian desert
History February 13, 1965 Johnson approves Operation Rolling Thunder
History February 13, 1968 Additional troops ordered to South Vietnam
History February 13, 1982 Serial killer strikes in Colorado
History February 13, 1982 Islander's Bryan Trottier scores five goals against the Flyers
History February 13, 1983 Cinema burns in Turin
History February 13, 1984 Chernenko becomes general secretary
History February 13, 1991 Long-lost Twain manuscript authenticated
History February 13, 1998 Downhill skier Hermann Maier crashes in Olympics
History February 13, 2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon gets 10 Oscar nominations
History February 13, 2008 Actor Mel Gibson completes DUI probation
February 13, 1542 Catherine Howard, 5th wife of Henry VIII
February 13, 1682 Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Venetian painter
February 13, 1764 Talleyrand, in France--statesman
February 13, 1805 D Field, lawyer whose advocacy of law codification had intl effects
February 13, 1805 David Dudley Field, lawyer & law codifier
February 13, 1805 Peter Dirichlet, German number theorist & analysist
February 13, 1831 John Rawlins born
February 13, 1849 Randolph Churchill, English politician & father of William
February 13, 1885 Bess Truman, married to President Harry Truman
February 13, 1886 Ricardo Guiraldes, Argentine novelist & poet (Don Segundo Sombra)
February 13, 1892 Grant Wood, painted American Gothic
February 13, 1903 Georges Simenon, Belgian mystery writer (The Snow Was Black)
February 13, 1919 Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer
February 13, 1920 Eileen Farrell, in Willimantic Conn
February 13, 1931 Dorothy McGuirre, of McGuirre sisters
February 13, 1933 Emanuel Ungaro, fashion designer
February 13, 1936 George Segal, Actor & banjo player
February 13, 1937 Sigmund J„hn, 1st German space traveler (on board Soyuz 31)
February 13, 1939 Valeri I. Rozhdestvensky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23)
February 13, 1942 Carol Lynley, Actress born in NYC
February 13, 1944 Stockard Channing, in New York
February 13, 1678 Tycho Brahe 1st sketches "Tychonic system" idea of solar system
February 13, 1689 William and Mary proclaimed joint sovereigns of Britain
February 13, 1741 1st magazine published in America (The American Magazine)
February 13, 1776 Patrick Henry named colonel of First Virginia battalion
February 13, 1822 Ashley advertises for western fur trappers
February 13, 1861 First Medal of Honor action
February 13, 1867 Blue Danube" waltz premiers in Vienna
February 13, 1905 Teddy Roosevelt discusses America's race problem
February 13, 1915 ASCAP is founded
February 13, 1920 League of Nations recognizes perpetual Swiss neutrality
February 13, 1937 Los Angeles Rams formed (then in Cleveland)
February 13, 1937 Prince Valiant comic strip appears; known for historical detail
February 13, 1945 Dresden devastated
February 13, 1945 Firebombing of Dresden
February 13, 1945 Fire-bombing of Dresden begins; c. 50 -000 killed
February 13, 1955 Israel acquires 4 of the 7 dead sea scrolls
February 13, 1960 France explodes its 1st atomic bomb - in Algerian desert
February 13, 1965 Johnson approves Operation Rolling Thunder
February 13, 1968 Additional troops ordered to South Vietnam
February 13, 1982 Serial killer strikes in Colorado
February 13, 1982 Islander's Bryan Trottier scores five goals against the Flyers
February 13, 1983 Cinema burns in Turin
February 13, 1984 Chernenko becomes general secretary
February 13, 1991 Long-lost Twain manuscript authenticated
February 13, 1998 Downhill skier Hermann Maier crashes in Olympics
February 13, 2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon gets 10 Oscar nominations
February 13, 2008 Actor Mel Gibson completes DUI probation