February 13

February 13

Born on This Day

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  • Famous Aquarians
  • Famous Civil Rights Activists
  • Famous Antiwar Activists

  Peter Gabriel

  Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Singer / 1950 -

  Peter Gabriel is a British singer and songwriter best known for his role as lead vocalist and flautist for the progressive rock group Genesis.
  

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  Peter Gabriel

  Born: February 13, 1950
  Age: 63 years old
  Birthplace: Chobham, Surrey, England
  Occupation: Civil Rights Activist, ...
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  • Honky Tonk Heroes
  • Famous Aquarians
  • Famous Singers

  Tennessee Ernie Ford

  Singer / 1919 - 1991

  Tennessee Ernie Ford was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop and gospel musical genres.

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  Tennessee Ernie Ford

  1919 | 72 years old
  Singer

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  • Bewitching Women
  • Famous Aquarians
  • Famous Actresses

  Stockard Channing

  Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1944 -

  Stockard Channing is an award-winning American actress best known for her roles in Grease (1978), Six Degrees of Separation (1993) and The West Wing (2002).

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  Stockard Channing

  1944 | 69 years old
  Film Actress, Theater Actress, ...

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  • Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals
  • Cast of Dancing with the Stars
  • Celebrity Death Hoaxes

  Jerry Springer

  Actor, Mayor, Radio Talk Show Host, Talk Show Host, Reality Television Star, News Anchor / 1944 -

  Jerry Springer is an American talk show host, best known for his tabloid talk show, The Jerry Springer Show. He is also a former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.

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  Jerry Springer

  Born: February 13, 1944
  Age: 69 years old
  Birthplace: London, England
  Occupation: Actor, Mayor, Radio Talk Show Host, ...
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  • In these groups:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
  • Primetime Soap Stars
  • Bewitching Women

  Kim Novak

  Film Actor, Pin-up / 1933 -

  Film actress Kim Novak was a leading box-office attraction of the 1950s, perhaps the last of the ‘sex goddesses’ produced by the Hollywood star system.

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  Kim Novak

  1933 | 80 years old
  Film Actor, Pin-up

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  • Famous Military Veterans
  • Famous Aquarians
  • Famous Military Leaders

  Chuck Yeager

  Military Leader, Pilot / 1923 -

  A World War II fighter pilot ace, Chuck Yeager was the first to break the sound barrier when he flew the Bell X-1 rocket 670 mph in level flight in 1947.

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  Chuck Yeager

  1923 | 90 years old
  Military Leader, Pilot

February 13

Died on This Day

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  • Country Legends
  • Country Music Outlaws
  • Famous Geminis

  Waylon Jennings

  Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1937 - 2002

  Musical rebel Waylon Jennings is best remembered for helping to popularize a grittier and more rock-influenced style of outlaw country music.

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  Waylon Jennings

  Died: February 13, 2002
  Age: 64 years old
  Place: Chandler, Arizona , United States
  Occupation: Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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  • Famous Geminis
  • Famous Conductors
  • Famous Songwriters and Composers

  Richard Wagner

  Songwriter, Conductor / 1813 - 1883

  Richard Wagner is best known for creating several complex operas, including Tristan and Isolde and Ring Cycle, as well as for his anti-semitic writings.

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  Richard Wagner

  1883 | 69 years old
  Songwriter, Conductor

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  • Famous Aquarians
  • Famous Ministers
  • Famous Harvard College Alumni

  Cotton Mather

  Minister, Theologian, Journalist / 1663 - 1728

  Cotton Mather was a Puritan minister in Boston, Massachusetts during the Colonial-era. Mather was an adviser to judges during the Salem witch trials.
  

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  Cotton Mather

  1728 | 65 years old
  Minister, Theologian, Journalist