NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER 13
Horace H. Hayden (1769-1844) - The first dentist to receive a dental license and a co-founder of the first dental college.
Lafayette Curry Baker (1826-1868) - Spy for the Union Army.
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Albert Jay Nock (1870- 1945) - Theorist, author, and scientific critic.
Leon Leonwood Bean (1872-1967) - Founder of L.L.Bean.
Conrad Richter (1890- 1968) - Author of Light in the Forest.
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Gerald Marks (1900-1997) - Singer-songwriter best know for the song All of Me.
Edith Sampson (1901-1979) - First Black US delegate appointed to the United Nations, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1979)
Herbert Lawrence Block (1909-2001) - Cartoonist best known for his political cartoon character Mr. Block.
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Ticker Freeman (1911-1986) - Pianist who created the score for the Dinah Shore Show.
George Osmond (1917-2007) - Father of Donny and Marie Osmond and a successful talent manager.
Robert Walker (1918-1951) - Actor in the The Clock, The Man Who Walked Alone, and Since You Went Away.
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Harper MacKay (1921-1995) - Orchestra leader for NBC Follies.
Dorothy Bolden (1923-2005) - Founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union.
Ray Brown (1926-2002) - Double bassist for Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Leon Konitz (1927-2020) - Saxophonist for Miles Davis in Birth of the Cool.
Anita Kerr (1927-2022) - Country singer of the band The Anita Kerr Singers.
Etterlene DeBarge (1935-2024) - Singer-songwriter and mother of the Debarge band members.
Melinda Dillon (1939-2023) - Actress in Close Encounters and A Christmas Story.
T. J. Cloutier (1939-Still Living) - One of the most skill poker players in the US.
Paul Simon (1941-Still Living) - Part of the award-winning musical duo Simon & Garfunkel.
Jerry Jones (1942-Still Living) - Owner of the NFL team Dallas Cowboys.
Mike Barnicle (1943-Still Living) - Investigative journalist who focuses on political, social issues, and human interest stories.
Buddy Allin (1944-2007) - Five time PGA Tour winner.
Demond Wilson (1946-Still Living) - Lamont in Sanford & Son.
Dorothy Moore (1946-Still Living) - Popular blues, gospel, and R&B singer.
Lacy J. Dalton (1946-Still Living) - Country singer best known for Crazy Blue Eyes.
Sammy Hagar (1947-Still Living) - Rock singer widely remembered for I Can't Drive 55.
John Ford Coley (1948-Still Living) - Musician and singer of I'd Really Love To See You Tonight.
Rick Vito (1949-Still Living) - Rock guitarist and singer who played with Fleetwood Mac.
Beverly Johnson (1952-Still Living) - actress, entrepreneur, and model.
Charles Giordano (1954-Still Living) - Keyboardist who played with Pat Benatar and currently plays for the E Street Band.
Marie Osmond (1959-Still Living) - Former pop singer (Paper Roses) and entrepreneur.
Ari Fleischer (1960-Still Living) - Media consultant and 21st Press Secretary for the White House.
Joey Belladonna (1960-Still Living) - Heavy metal vocalist for the rock band Anthrax.
Jerry Rice (1962-Still Living) - Former NFL player.
Michael Lavine (1963-Still Living) - Grunge rock album artists known for album covers for Nirvana and Soundgarden.
Doug Emhoff (1964-Still Living) - Lawyer and husband of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Kate Walsh (1967-Still Living) - Actress who played Dr. Addison Montgomery on Grey's Anatomy.
Nancy Kerrigan (1969-Still Living) - Former Olympic figure skater and actress.
Cady McClain (1969-Still Living) - Actress for the Dixie Martin character in All My Children.
Rhonda Mapp (1969-Still Living) - WNBA player for the Charlotte Sting.
Steve Matthews (1970-Still Living) - Former NFL and WLAF quarterback.
Billy Bush (1971-Still Living) - Entertainment journalist and television host.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1989 -Still Living) - American politician.
Tiffany Trump (1993-Still Living) - Daughter of Marla Maples and Donald Trump.
Caleb McLaughlin (2001-Still Living) - Actor in Stranger Things.
NOTABLE EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 13
1775 - The Continental Navy (US Navy) is established by the Continental Congress.
1792 The first stone was laid for the US Executive Mansion in Washington, D.C.
1792 - The first publication for the Old Farmer's Almanac is released.
1843 - The oldest Jewish service organization in the world, B'nai B'rith, is founded in NY City.
1845 - Texas approves the state's constitution.
1860 - A balloon takes the first aerial photo of Boston, MA.
1864 - A new constitution is adopted by voters in Maryland, which included the abolition of slavery.
1871 - The Delphic Fraternity is founded at the State Normal School in Geneseo, NY.
1885 - The Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech, is founded in Atlanta, GA.
1890 - 11 students at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) found the Delta Chi fraternity.
1892 - Edward Emerson Barnard discovers a comet by using photography.
1903 - The Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in win first modern World Series.
1914 - Black Inventor Garrett Morgan patented his safety hood device, which later would be used as a design for modern emergency gas masks.
1947 - The puppet TV program Kukla, Fran & Ollie premieres on a local station in Chicago, IL.
1950 - All About Eve, starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter, premieres.
1966 - The US bombs North Vietnam.
1966 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix makes his musical debut in Évreux, Normandy, France.
1967 - The 3-point field goal is introduced by the American Basketball League.
1976 - A micrograph (small photograph) is taken of the Ebola virus at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
1980 - Six black men die from a racially motivated killing spree at the hands of serial killer Joseph G. Christopher in Buffalo, NY.
1982 - Jim Thorpe's gold medals were reinstated from the 1912 Olympics, after the were taken for violation of rules in amateurism before his Olympic appearance.
1983 - Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
1984 - The racehorse John Henry becomes the first thoroughbred to win $6 billion in purse money.
1987 - The US Navy begins training dolphins as part of their military tactics.
1993 - After being taken hostage by Somalia rebels, American Pilot Mike Durant gives an interview to CNN while in captivity.
2016 - Musician Bob Dylan is awarded the Nobel Prize for contribution of his lyrical literature through his music.
2019 - Gymnast Simone Biles wins her 25th medal and becomes the most decorated gymnast in history.
2021 - William Shatner travels to space aboard the Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket and becomes the oldest person to reach space.
2023 - Microsoft purchases the Call of Duty Activision Blizzard for $69 billion.
