Notable Birthdays for February 13
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Bess Truman, wife of former U.S. President Harry Truman, in 1885
- artist Grant Wood in 1891
- writer Georges Simenon in 1903
- golf Hall of Fame member Patty Berg in 1918
- singer Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1919
- football Coach Eddie Robinson in 1919
- pilot Chuck Yeager, the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound, in 1923 (age 93)
- actor Kim Novak in 1933 (age 83)
- actor George Segal in 1934 (age 82)
- actor Oliver Reed in 1938
- musician Peter Tork of the Monkees in 1942 (age 74)
- actor Carol Lynley in 1942 (age 74)
- talk show host Jerry Springer in 1944 (age 72)
- actor Stockard Channing in 1944 (age 72): singer Peter Gabriel (Genesis) in 1950 (age 66)
- actor David Naughton in 1951 (age 65)
- Hall of Fame basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski in 1947 (age 69)
- fitness activist Denise Austin in 1957 (age 59).
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