Who Was Born Today – September 13 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on September 13 | ||
1847 | Milton Hershey, founder of the famous candy company. | |
1851 | Walter Reed, U.S. Army doctor, discovered a cure for yellow fever. | |
1860 | John J. Pershing, “Black Jack” who led the campaign against Pancho Villa in Mexico and Commanded the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. | |
1863 | Franz von Hipper, German naval commander at the Battle of Jutland in World War I. | |
1886 | Alain Locke, writer and first African-American Rhodes scholar. | |
1894 | J.B. Priestley, British novelist and playwright. | |
1903 | Claudette Colbert, actress who won an Oscar for It Happened One Night. | |
1911 | Bill Monroe, musician, the Father of Bluegrass. | |
1911 | Roald Dahl, writer, best known for his children’s books such as James and the Giant Peach. | |
1922 | Tony “Charles” Brown, blues singer and musician (*Merry Christmas Baby”). | |
1925 | Melvin “Mel” Torme, jazz singer, musician, composer and arranger (“The Christmas Song,” AKA “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”); nicknamed the “Velvet Fog.”. | |
1926 | Andrew Brimmer, economist; first African American to serve as governor of the Federal Reserve System (1966-74). | |
1938 | Judith Martin, journalist and author best known as “Miss Manners” for her syndicated newspaper column on etiquette. | |
1944 | Peter Cetera, singer, songwriter, musician, producer; member of the band Chicago before embarking on solo career (“After All,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry”). | |
1948 | Nell Carter, singer and actress; won Tony and Emmy awards (Ain’t Misbehaving). | |
1967 | Michael Johnson, Olympic sprinter; won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship gold medals. | |
1973 | Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress, model; Bollywood Movie Award for Dhadkan (2001). | |
1980 | Ben Savage, actor (Boy Meets World TV series). |
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