Showing posts with label august 13th birthdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label august 13th birthdays. Show all posts

Friday

Betty Crocker was a flour child. (August 13th)



Betty Crocker was a flour child.is my saying for today (August 13th)!

Quote of the day: "I have often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in the those days, I might have chosen a career in music instead of politics" by Richard M Nixon

Word of the day: gunyah - noun: an aborginal hut in Australia

August 13th is the 225th day of the year (226th in a leap year) and there are 140 days left until the end of the year.

If today is your Birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Some other Famous People who were born on August 13th!
If you would like your birthday or a family member or even a friends included In, my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!

  • In 582, French bishop and saint, Arnulf of Metz (d. 640)
  • In 1311,In King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)
  • In 1584, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician, Theophilus Howard (d. 1640)
  • In 1625, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist, Rasmus Bartholin (d. 1698)
  • In 1662, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Charles Seymour (d. 1748)
  • In 1666, English scholar, William Wotton (d. 1727)
  • In 1700, German statesman, Heinrich, count von Brühl (d. 1763)
  • In 1717, Prince of Conti, French military leader, Louis François I (d. 1776)
  • In 1752, Queen of the Two Sicilies, Maria Carolina of Austria (d. 1814)
  • In 1764, French general, Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers (d. 1816)
  • In 1790, Australian explorer and politician, William Wentworth (d. 1872)
  • In 1792, Queen consort of the United Kingdom, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1849)
  • In 1803, Russian philosopher and writer, Vladimir Odoevsky (d. 1869)
  • In 1814,, Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (d. 1874)
  • In 1818, American suffragette, Lucy Stone (d. 1893)
  • In 1819, Irish physicist, George Gabriel Stokes (d. 1903)
  • In 1820, English music historian, Sir George Grove (d. 1900)
  • In 1823, English-born historian and journalist, Goldwin Smith (d. 1910)
  • In 1841, Johnny Mullagh, Australian First Class cricketer (d. 1891)
  • In 1851, German-born educator, Felix Adler (d. 1933)
  • In 1860, American sharpshooter, Annie Oakley (d. 1926)
  • In 1866, Italian industrialist, Giovanni Agnelli (d. 1945)
  • In 1872, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate, Richard Willstätter (d. 1942)
  • In 1879, English composer, John Ireland (d. 1962)
  • In 1884, England cricketer, Harry Dean (d. 1957)
  • In 1887, American inventor and banker, Julius Freed (d. 1952)
  • In 1888, Scottish television pioneer, John Logie Baird (d. 1946)
  • In 1888, Russian-American sculptor, Gleb W. Derujinsky (d. 1975)
  • In 1889, Quebec politician, mayor of Montreal, Camillien Houde (d. 1958)
  • In 1890, Danish Olympic champion fencer, Ellen Osiier (d. 1962)
  • In 1895, American actor, Bert Lahr (d. 1967)
  • In 1899, English film director, Alfred Hitchcock (d. 1980)
  • In 1902, German engineer and inventor, Felix Wankel (d. 1988)
  • In 1904, American actor, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers (d. 1999)
  • In 1907, Scottish architect, Sir Basil Spence (d. 1976)
  • In 1908, American actor, Gene Raymond (d. 1998)
  • In 1911, Famous Advertiser, William Bernbach (d. 1982)
  • In 1912, American golfer, Ben Hogan (d. 1997)
  • In 1912, Italian-born biologist, Nobel Prize Laureate, Salvador Luria (d. 1991)
  • In 1913, English snooker player, Fred Davis (d. 1998)
  • In 1913, Archbishop and first President of Cyprus, Makarios III (d. 1977)
  • In 1914, Basque operetta singer, Luis Mariano (d. 1970)
  • In 1917, American baseball player, Sid Gordon (d. 1975)
  • In 1918, English chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate, Frederick Sanger
  • In 1919, American television evangelist, Rex Humbard (d. 2007)
  • In 1919, British jazz pianist, Sir George Shearing
  • In 1920, American actor, Neville Brand (d. 1992)
  • In 1926, Cuban revolutionary and politician, Fidel Castro
  • In 1929, American actor, Pat Harrington, Jr.
  • In 1930, American musician, Don Ho (d. 2007)
  • In 1930, English comedian, Bernard Manning (d. 2007)
  • In 1930, American baseball player, Wilmer David Mizell (d. 1999)
  • In 1933, American physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States, Joycelyn Elders
  • In 1935, American baseball player, Mudcat Grant
  • In 1935, British television entertainer, Rod Hull (d. 1999)
  • In 1938, American pop keyboardist, Dave "Baby" Cortez
  • In 1940, American basketball head coach, Bill Musselman (d. 2000)
  • In 1941, Canadian actress, Erin Fleming (d. 2003)
  • In 1943, English George Cross recipient, Michael Willetts (d. 1971)
  • In 1944, British athlete and racing driver, Divina Galica
  • In 1944, American actor, Kevin Tighe
  • In 1945, Swedish politician, Lars Engqvist
  • In 1945, England cricketer, Robin Jackman
  • In 1947, Canadian actor, John Stocker
  • In 1947, Swedish politician, Margareta Winberg
  • In 1948, American soprano, Kathleen Battle
  • In 1949, Canadian hockey player, Bobby Clarke
  • In 1949, Philippe Petit, French high wire artist
  • In 1951, American singer/songwriter, Dan Fogelberg (d. 2007)
  • In 1952, American photographer, Herb Ritts (d. 2004)
  • In 1952, American musician, Hughie Thomasson (d. 2007)
  • In 1954, Brazilian musician, Nico Assumpção (d. 2001)
  • In 1955, British racing driver, Keith Ahlers
  • In 1955, Japanese racing driver, Hideo Fukuyama
  • In 1955, English film director, Paul Greengrass
  • In 1958, Golfer, David Feherty
  • In 1958, Musician, Fergal Sharkey
  • In 1958, American Medal of Honor recipient, Randall Shughart (d. 1993)
  • In 1959, American actor, Danny Bonaduce
  • In 1959, American baseball player, Tom Niedenfuer
  • In 1959, England cricketer, Bruce French
  • In 1960, English darts player, Phil Taylor
  • In 1960, Japanese composer, Koji Kondo
  • In 1961, Greek basketball player, Christos Christodoulou
  • In 1961, American actress, Dawnn Lewis
  • In 1961, England cricketer, Neil Mallender
  • In 1961, English music writer and broadcaster, Stuart Maconie
  • In 1961, American novelist, Tom Perrotta
  • In 1961, Indian Actor, Producer Sunil Shetty
  • In 1962, Greek singer, Thanos Kalliris
  • In 1962, American actor, John Slattery
  • In 1963, Indian actress, Sridevi
  • In 1964, American baseball player, Jay Buhner
  • In 1964, American actor, Hank Cheyne
  • In 1965, American baseball player, Mark Lemke
  • In 1965, Japanese composer, Hayato Matsuo
  • In 1966, Canadian hockey player, Shayne Corson
  • In 1966, American screenwriter, Sean Hood
  • In 1967, Belgian writer, Amélie Nothomb
  • In 1967, American actress Quinn Cummings
  • In 1969, Japanese figure skater, Midori Ito
  • In 1970, American novelist, Will Clarke
  • In 1970, American football player, Elvis Grbac
  • In 1970, American professional wrestler, Matt Hyson
  • In 1970, English footballer, Alan Shearer
  • In 1971, German actor, Moritz Bleibtreu
  • In 1971, Quebec racing driver, Patrick Carpentier
  • In 1971, Salvadoran-born actor, Rolando Molina
  • In 1972, American entrepreneur, Kevin Plank
  • In 1972, Australian television presenter, John Safran
  • In 1973, American actress, Brittany Andrews
  • In 1973, American journalist, Molly Henneberg
  • In 1973, American drag racer and rodeo star, Eric Medlen (d. 2007)
  • In 1974, American baseball player, Jarrod Washburn
  • In 1974, American singer, Sam Endicott
  • In 1975, Pakistani cricketer, Shoaib Akhtar
  • In 1975, American actor, James Carpinello
  • In 1975, English snooker player, Joe Perry
  • In 1975, Canadian hockey player, Marty Turco
  • In 1976, Canadian actress, Jody Thompson
  • In 1977, Australian swimmer, Michael Klim
  • In 1979, Dominican baseball player, Román Colón
  • In 1979, American baseball player, Corey Patterson
  • In 1979, Japanese politician, Taizo Sugimura
  • In 1980, Greek figure skater, Panagiotis Markouizos
  • In 1982, American speed skater, Shani Davis
  • In 1983, Czech hockey player, Ales Hemsky
  • In 1983, Romanian/American actor, Sebastian Stan
  • In 1984, Croatian footballer, Niko Kranjcar
  • In 1984, American baseball player, Boone Logan
  • In 1985, German rugby player and coach, Gerrit van Look
  • In 1985, Slovenian cyclist, Grega Bole
  • In 2000, American child reporter, Piper Reese

    Famous People who died on August 13th!

  • In 586, Consort of Clotaire I, Radegund
  • In 900, King Zwentibold of Lotharingia (b. 870)
  • In 1134, Consort of John II Comnenus, Piroska of Hungary (b. 1088)
  • In 1382, Consort of John I of Castile, Eleanor of Aragon (b. 1358)
  • In 1523, Flemish painter, Gerard David
  • In 1617, Swiss Protestant clergyman, Johann Jakob Grynaeus (b. 1540)
  • In 1667, Irish author and bishop, Jeremy Taylor (b. 1613)
  • In 1686, French historian, Louis Maimbourg (b. 1610)
  • In 1721, French bibliographer, Jacques Lelong (b. 1665)
  • In 1744, Dutch-born American politician and Mayor of New York City, John Cruger (b. 1678)
  • In 1749, German critic and poet, Johann Elias Schlegel (b. 1719)
  • In 1755, Italian composer, Francesco Durante (b. 1684)
  • In 1826, French physician, René Laënnec (b. 1781)
  • In 1863, French painter, Eugène Delacroix (b. 1798)
  • In 1865, Austro-Hungarian physician, Ignaz Semmelweis (b. 1818)
  • In 1910, English nurse, Florence Nightingale (b. 1820)
  • In 1912, French composer, Jules Massenet (b. 1842)
  • In 1917, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate, Eduard Buchner (b. 1860)
  • In 1937, Australian civil engineer, Arthur Plunkett (b. unknown)
  • In 1946, English writer, H. G. Wells (b. 1866)
  • In 1948, American actress, Elaine Hammerstein (b. 1897)
  • In 1958, German acrobat and claimant to the Albanian throne, Otto Witte (b. 1868)
  • In 1965, Japanese politician, Ikeda Hayato (b. 1899)
  • In 1982, American singer and songwriter, Joe Tex (b. 1933)
  • In 1984, Soviet-Armenian chess player, Tigran Petrosian (b. 1929)
  • In 1986, American make-up artist, Way Bandy (b. 1941)
  • In 1989, American race car driver, Tim Richmond (b. 1955)
  • In 1989, American politician, Larkin Smith (b. 1944)
  • In 1991, American designer (Barbie), Jack Ryan, (b. 1926)
  • In 1995, Czech writer, Jan Kresadlo (b. 1926)
  • In 1995, American baseball player,, Mickey Mantle (b. 1931)
  • In 1995, Mountain climber, Rob Slater (1960)
  • In 1996, Portuguese general and politician, António de Spínola (b. 1910)
  • In 1996, American pianist and composer, David Tudor (b. 1926)
  • In 1998, French-Italian singer and composer, Nino Ferrer (b. 1934)
  • In 1998, American novelist, Julien Green (b. 1900)
  • In 1998, American serial killer, Waneta Hoyt (b. 1946)
  • In 1999, Colombian journalist and comedian, Jaime Garzón (b. 1960)
  • In 2000, Pakistani pop singer, Nazia Hassan (b. 1965)
  • In 2001, Austrian race car driver, Otto Stuppacher (b. 1947)
  • In 2003, American songwriter and producer, Ed Townsend (b. 1929)
  • In 2004, American chef and television personality, Julia Child (b. 1912)
  • In 2005, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand, David Lange (b. 1942)
  • In 2006, English actor, Tony Jay (b. 1933)
  • In 2006, Swedish vocalist, Jon Nödtveidt (b. 1975)
  • In 2006, Thai Olympic boxer, Payao Poontarat (b. 1957)
  • In 2007, American professional wrestler, Brian Adams (b. 1964)
  • In 2007, American philanthropist, Brooke Astor (b. 1902)
  • In 2007, Japanese supercentenarian, Yone Minagawa (b. 1893)
  • In 2007, American baseball player and sportscaster, Phil Rizzuto (b. 1917)
  • In 2008, American political figure, Bill Gwatney (b. 1959)
  • In 2008, American Formula-1 engineer, Dino Toso (b. 1969)
  • In 2008, American businessman, Jack Weil (b. 1901)
  • In 2008, American tallest woman in the world, Sandy Allen (b. 1955)
  • In 2008, French mathematician, Henri Cartan (b. 1904)

    If you would like your birthday or a family member, or even a friends included In, my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!
    updated by BrianMc