Birthday January 13, 1807 Napoleon Bonaparte Buford is born
Birthday January 13, 1808 Salmon P. Chase (R), senator and cabinet member and 6th chief justice
Birthday January 13, 1832 Horatio Alger Jr., American clergyman and author of boys' books
Birthday January 13, 1884 Sophie Tucker, last red hot mamma
Birthday January 13, 1913 Ralph Edwards, (This is your life)
Birthday January 13, 1919 Jesse White, Actor (Maytag repairman)
Birthday January 13, 1919 Robert Stack, TV & film Actor (Elliot Ness)
Birthday January 13, 1925 Gwen Verdon, Actress and dancer (Cotton Club) in LA
Birthday January 13, 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly, comedian
History January 13, 1610 Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto 4th satellite of Jupiter
History January 13, 1630 Patent to Plymouth Colony issued
History January 13, 1776 British raid Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay
History January 13, 1842 Sole British soldier escapes Kabul
History January 13, 1854 Anthony Foss obtains patent for accordion
History January 13, 1864 Stephen Foster dies
History January 13, 1894 Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
History January 13, 1898 Zola's J'accuse letter is printed
History January 13, 1916 Battle of Wadi
History January 13, 1920 NY Times Editorial says rockets can never fly
History January 13, 1929 Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles
History January 13, 1930 Mickey Mouse comic strip first appears
History January 13, 1939 Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert dies
History January 13, 1939 Doc Barker is killed by prison guards as he attempts to escape
History January 13, 1941 James Joyce dies
History January 13, 1942 Allies promise prosecution of war criminals
History January 13, 1950 Soviets boycott United Nations Security Council
History January 13, 1958 The Manuel Massacres
History January 13, 1962 First Operation Farm Gate missions flown
History January 13, 1962 Comedian killed in Corvair crash
History January 13, 1966 1st black in presidental cabinet (LBJ selects Robert C Weaver)
History January 13, 1966 Johnson appoints first African-American cabinet member
History January 13, 1969 Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album
History January 13, 1971 Apollo 14 launched
History January 13, 1972 Nixon announces additional troop withdrawals
History January 13, 1978 Yankee manager Joe McCarthy dies at 90
History January 13, 1981 Islander's Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick - 4 goals
History January 13, 1982 Plane crashes into Potomac
History January 13, 1985 Carol Wayne dies at 42
History January 13, 1985 Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders
History January 13, 1998 Georgia Governor Zell Miller proposes writing The Mozart effect into law
History January 13, 1999 Michael Jordan retires for a second time
History January 13, 2008 Golden Globes curtailed due to writers’ strike
January 13, 1807 Napoleon Bonaparte Buford is born
January 13, 1808 Salmon P. Chase (R), senator and cabinet member and 6th chief justice
January 13, 1832 Horatio Alger Jr., American clergyman and author of boys' books
January 13, 1884 Sophie Tucker, last red hot mamma
January 13, 1913 Ralph Edwards, (This is your life)
January 13, 1919 Jesse White, Actor (Maytag repairman)
January 13, 1919 Robert Stack, TV & film Actor (Elliot Ness)
January 13, 1925 Gwen Verdon, Actress and dancer (Cotton Club) in LA
January 13, 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly, comedian
January 13, 1610 Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto 4th satellite of Jupiter
January 13, 1630 Patent to Plymouth Colony issued
January 13, 1776 British raid Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay
January 13, 1842 Sole British soldier escapes Kabul
January 13, 1854 Anthony Foss obtains patent for accordion
January 13, 1864 Stephen Foster dies
January 13, 1894 Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
January 13, 1898 Zola's J'accuse letter is printed
January 13, 1916 Battle of Wadi
January 13, 1920 NY Times Editorial says rockets can never fly
January 13, 1929 Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles
January 13, 1930 Mickey Mouse comic strip first appears
January 13, 1939 Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert dies
January 13, 1939 Doc Barker is killed by prison guards as he attempts to escape
January 13, 1941 James Joyce dies
January 13, 1942 Allies promise prosecution of war criminals
January 13, 1950 Soviets boycott United Nations Security Council
January 13, 1958 The Manuel Massacres
January 13, 1962 First Operation Farm Gate missions flown
January 13, 1962 Comedian killed in Corvair crash
January 13, 1966 1st black in presidental cabinet (LBJ selects Robert C Weaver)
January 13, 1966 Johnson appoints first African-American cabinet member
January 13, 1969 Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album
January 13, 1971 Apollo 14 launched
January 13, 1972 Nixon announces additional troop withdrawals
January 13, 1978 Yankee manager Joe McCarthy dies at 90
January 13, 1981 Islander's Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick - 4 goals
January 13, 1982 Plane crashes into Potomac
January 13, 1985 Carol Wayne dies at 42
January 13, 1985 Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders
January 13, 1998 Georgia Governor Zell Miller proposes writing The Mozart effect into law
January 13, 1999 Michael Jordan retires for a second time
January 13, 2008 Golden Globes curtailed due to writers’ strike