History

April 13 "BORN TODAY" Lee Newton (1985) - Actress, Comedian and Web personality Nell Marie "Nellie" McKay (1982) - British-American singer, Songwriter, Actress, and Former Stand-up Comedian Courtney Peldon (1981) - Actress Kelli Giddish (1980) Kyle Howard (1978) Lou Bega (born David Lubega) - (1975) - Most famous for "Mambo No. 5" Aaron Lewis (1972) - Musician Jonathan Brandis (1976) - Actor ("seaQuest DSV") Rick Schroder (1970) - Actor ("Silver Spoons", "NYPD Blue") (Featured Above) Caroline Rhea (1964) - Actress, Comedian Page Hannah (1964) - Actress Hillel Slovak (1962) - Musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Saundra Santiago (1957) - Actress ("Miami Vice") Gary Kroeger (1957) - Actor Jimmy Destri (1954) - Musician (Blondie) Max Weinberg (1951) - Musician (E Street Band) Peabo Bryson (1951) Ron PerlmanRon Perlman (1950) - Actor ("Beauty and the Beast" series) William Sadler (1950) - American Film And Television Actor Al Green (1946) - Singer, songwriter Tony Dow (1945) - Actor ("Leave it to Beaver") Paul Sorvino - (1939) - American actor, opera singer, businessman, writer, and sculptor ("Goodfellas", "Law and Order" and "Dick Tracy") Edward Fox (1937) - Actor ("The Big Sleep", "Portrait of a Lady") Don Adams (Donald James Yarmy) - (1923 – RIP 2005) - Actor ("Get Smart") Stanley Donen - (1924) Jules Irving (Julius Israel) - (1925 - RIP 1979) was an American actor, director, educator, and producer Harry Clifford Keel - (1919 – RIP 2004) - Actor ("Dallas"), Singer Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker) (1866) - American train robber, bank robber and leader of the Wild Bunch Gang Frank W. Woolworth (1852) - Merchant, created the five and ten cent store, head of F.W. Woolworth & Co. "DIED TODAY" Larry Parks (December 13, 1914 - RIP 1975) Stephen Stucker (July 2, 1947 - RIP 1986) Dorothy Frooks (February 12, 1896 - RIP 1997) "MOVIES TODAY" 1984 - Friday The 13th: The FInal Chapter is a slasher film and the last film of the Friday the 13th series franchise. It was released on this day and was directed by Joseph Zito. https://youtu.be/zkuA6C7So6k 1984 - Phar Lap (also released as Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation) is a film about the racehorse Phar Lap. The film starred Tom Burlinson and was written by famous Australian playwright David Williamson. 1984 - Swing Shift is a drama and romantic war film directed by Jonathan Demme. It stars Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell set in the World War II era. https://youtu.be/tBtLl9jjfMg 1990 - Crazy People is a comedy film starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah. It was directed by Tony Bill. "MUSIC TODAY" 1967 - The Rolling Stones performed their first concert behind the Iron Curtain at the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland. 1969 - Diana Ross appeared solo on Dinah Shore's NBC-TV special "Like Hep". 1970 - Led Zeppelin became the first band to sell out the Montreal Forum. 1980 - The Broadway musical "Grease" closed after 3,883 performances. 1985 - The single "We Are the World" hit #1 in the U.S. https://youtu.be/rZ26DMkMFks 1994 - Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley announced that they were separating. 1999 - VH1 debuted their Internet radio station called VH1 at Work. The first webcast was the "Divas Live" concert. "TV/RADIO TODAY" 1925 - WGN became the first radio station to broadcast a regular season major league baseball game. The Cubs beat the Pirates 8-2. 1956 - KETA channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 - 36th Academy Awards hosted - "Tom Jones", Best Film, Sidney Poitier & Patricia Neal win Best Actor/Actress https://youtu.be/C0DDuzX2bjM 1967 - The final "Where the Action Is" aired on ABC-TV. 1969 - The "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee" TV special aired on NBC. https://youtu.be/5gzmxI6oisg 1980 - Gary Numan released "The Touring Principle," a 45-minute concert video. It was the first commercially available home rock videocassette. 1990 - The final episode of Pat Sajak's late night TV show aired on CBS. https://youtu.be/OcGNaY6i0pU 1985 - "The Grand Ole Opry" debuted on television. "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1933 - The first flight over Mount Everest was completed by Lord Clydesdale. 1943 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson Memorial. 1949 - Philip S. Hench and associates announced that cortizone was an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. 1954 - Hank Aaron debuted with the Milwaukee Braves. 1960 - The first navigational satellite was launched into Earth's orbit. 1961 - The U.N. General Assembly condemned South Africa due to apartheid. 1964 - Sidney Poitier became the first black to win an Oscar for best actor. It was for his role in the movie "Lilies of the Field." https://youtu.be/rdp8-6ybBdE 1970 - An oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13, preventing a planned moon landing. 1972 - The first strike in the history of major league baseball ended. Players had walked off the field 13 days earlier. 1976 - The U.S. Federal Reserve introduced $2 bicentennial notes. 1979 - The world's longest doubles ping-pong match ended after 101 hours. 1997 - Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21. He also set a record when he finished at 18 under par. 1998 - Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep, gave natural birth to a healthy baby lamb.