Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- October 13
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Birthdays on this date:
In 1754 Mary Hays "Molly Pitcher" McCauley, US revolutionary war cannoneer
In 1769 Horace H. Hayden, cofounder of first dental college
In 1853 Lillie Langtry (the Jersey Lily), actor, singer
In 1909 Herblock (Herbert L. Block), political cartoonist
In 1917 Burr Tillstrom, creator of Kukla, Fran and Ollie
In 1918 Cornell Wilde, actor (A Song to Remember, The Greatest Show on
Earth)
In 1920 Laraine Day, actor (Dr. Kildare movies, The Locket)
In 1921 Yves Montand, French actor, singer
In 1925 Margaret Thatcher (Tory), British PM (1979-90), Iron Lady
+ Nipsey Russel, comedian
In 1939 Melinda Dillon, actor (A Christmas Story, A Painted House)
In 1941 Paul Simon, singer, songwriter (Bridge Over Troubled Waters, etc.)
In 1942 Pamela Tiffin (in Oklahoma City), actor (The Pleasure Seekers,
Harper)
In 1949 Sammy Hagar, singer
In 1959 Marie Osmond (in Ogden, Utah), singer
In 1962 Kelly Preston, actor (Twins, Jerry Maguire)
Events worth noting:
+ Feast of St. Edward the Confessor, English king (1042-66).
In 54 Roman emperor Claudius I dies, poisoned by wife.
In 1601 Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague.
In 1775 Continental Congress establishes a navy.
In 1792 George Washington lays the cornerstone of the Executive Mansion.
In 1812 Battle of Queenstown Heights.
In 1843 B'nai B'rith founded in NY.
In 1845 Texas ratifies a state constitution.
In 1860 First aerial photo taken in the US (from a balloon) at Boston, MA.
In 1943 Italy declares war on former ally Germany.
In 1947 "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" premieres.
In 1953 Burglar alarm - ultrasonic or radio waves - patented - Samuel Bagno.
In 1960 Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off HR beats Yanks 10-9 in
game 7 of World Series.
In 1962 Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" opens on Broadway.
In 1964 Voshkod 1 crew returns.
In 1969 Soyuz 8 is launched.
In 1971 First World Series night game (Pitts 4 - Balt 3).
In 1981 Egyptians elect Vice-president Hosni Mubarak as successor to
assassinated President Anwar Sadat.
In 1982 Intl Olympic Comm restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim
Thorpe. Medals taken away because he played baseball for pay.
+ New Jersey Devils first short handed gaol - Don Lever.
In 1984 Blackhawk Bill Gardner scored on 10th penalty shot against
Islanders.
+ John Henry becomes first thoroughbred to win $6 million.
In 1985 Thirteenth Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 6 is launched.
In 1987 First military use of trained dolphins, by US Navy in Persian Gulf.
And remember ...
Country Music Month
Lupus Awareness Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Popcorn Poppin' Month
The Month of the Dinosaur
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