Today in History
Listings for Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
Birthdays:
- 1721 John Hanson, first US President under Articles of Confederation
- 1732 Frederick, Lord North, British Prime Minister (1770-82)
- 1743 Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President (1801-1809)
- 1852 F.W. Woolworth, the "five-and-ten" king.
- 1879 F. Severi --1961
- 1906 Samuel Beckett
- 1909 Eudora Welty
- 1926 Don Adams
- 1935 Lyle Waggoner
- 1944 Jack Casady
- 1945 Tony Dow
- 1946 Al Green
- 1963 Gary Kasparov, world chess champion from USSR (1985- )
- 1970 Rick Schroder
- 1971 Corey Haim
Events:
- 1796 First elephant brought to America
- 1829 English Parliament grants freedom of religion to Catholics
- 1976 $2 bill re-introduced as United States currency, failed again.
That's all for today.
