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FEBRUARY 13 | Birthdays and Events

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February 6, 2025 8:52 pm CST

Notable Birthdays for February 13

John Aaron Rawlins (1831-1869) - Major General for the Union Army.

William Whedbee Kirkland (1833-1915) - Brigadier-General of the Confederate Army.

Hal Chase (1883-1947) - MLB player known as "Prince Hal" and considered one of the best first baseman of all time.

Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884-1961) - Founder of the A. C. Gilbert Company.

Bess Truman (1885-1982) - The 35th First Lady of the U.S. and wife of President Harry S. Truman.

Grant Wood (1891-1942) Gothic painter.

Jean Muir (1911-1996) - Actress who was blacklisted after her name appeared in an anti-Communist pamphlet. 

Dorothy Bliss (1916-1987) - Zoologist and pioneer in the field of hormonal control in crustaceans.

Chuck Yeager (1923-2020) - The first pilot to break the sound barrier.

Peter Tork (1942-2019) - Member of the musical group The Monkees.

Stockard Channing (1944-Still Living) - Actress known for her role as Betty Rizzo in Grease.

Denise Austin (1957-Still Living) - Fitness instructor.

Neal McDonough (1966-Still Living) - Actor known for his role as Buck in Band of Brothers.

Kelly Hu (1968-Still Living) - Actress who played significant roles in Sunset Beach and The Scorpion King.

Memorable Events for February 13

1741 - The first magazine is published in America (American Magazine).

1795 - The University of North Carolina opens as the first University in the U.S.

1799 - The first law regulating insurance is passed in the MA legislature.

1826 - The American Temperance Society is formed in Boston.

1837 - Riots in NY break out due to the cost of flour.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the U.S.

1914 - The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.

1920 - The Negro National League is formed.

1932 - George "Spanky" McFarland to introduced to Our Gang.

1935 - The first operation is performed for angina pectoris.

1943 - The Women's US Marine Corps is established.

1954 - Frank Selvy first and only NCAA Division I basketball player to score 100 points in one game.

2011 - The Umatilla tribe are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.