Who Was Born Today – August 13 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 13 | ||
1655 | Johann Christoph Denner, inventor of the clarinet. | |
1818 | Lucy Stone, woman’s rights activist, founder of Woman’s Journal. | |
1860 | Phoebe Anne Moses, later known as Annie Oakley, a sharpshooter and entertainer. | |
1899 | Alfred Hitchcock, director of over 50 films including Rebecca, Rear Window, Psycho and North by Northwest. | |
1902 | Felix Wankel, inventory of the rotary engine which bears his name. | |
1912 | Ben Hogan, American golfer. | |
1916 | Daniel Schorr, radio and television correspondent. | |
1926 | Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary leader and president. | |
1930 | Don Ho, Hawaii’s best-known musician and singer (“Tiny Bubbles”). | |
1933 | Jocelyn Elders, first African American US Surgeon General (Sept 1993–Dec 1994). | |
1940 | Ann Armstrong Daily, founder of Children’s Hospice international. | |
1942 | Robert Lee Stewart, US Army brigadier general and astronaut. | |
1951 | Dan Fogelberg, multiple-platinum singer-songwriter. | |
1952 | Herb Ritts, photographer who revolutionized fashion photography in the 1980s and created many iconic photos of celebrities. |
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