Anniversaries 13 February
Birth
ruler of the Southern Tang Kingdom in ancient China
937–978
British politician
1824–1883
British educationalist
1824–1903
religious figure
1835–1908
British politician
1849–1895
Indian politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra…
1879–1949
English children's writer
1881–1965
Greek politician - former prime minister of Greece
1888–1968
American sociologist
1901–1976
American physicist and inventor
1910–1989
Burmese revolutionary leader
1915–1947
American economist
1922–2014
US World War II flying ace and test pilot; first pilot to f…
1923
American television presenter, former lawyer, politician, n…
1944
Young adult science fiction novelist
1945–2011
American basketball player and coach
1947
English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian
1950
Botswana banker
1952–2021
Taiwanese politician
1952
American sports announcer
1954
American singer-songwriter
1961
French engineer and energy climate specialist
1962
Taiwanese politician
1964
British singer and entertainer
1974
English media personality and newspaper columnist
1975
Norwegian mass murderer
1979
Tibetan religious leader, Tibetan Lama, recognized as the 1…
1990
Death
Florentine sculptor and goldsmith
1500–1571
American religious minister and scientific writer
1663–1728
Croat-Italian physicist
1711–1787
American general
1752–1818
United States Navy admiral
1813–1891
German composer, conductor
1813–1883
Macedonian writer
1817–1893
British sinologist and diplomat
1845–1935
American political writer
1848–1927
Soviet politician
1889–1953
American historian and editor of Harper's Magazine
1890–1954
Scottish author, mystery writer
1896–1952
French academic
1905–1981
British philosopher
1919–2006
American engineer
1925–2017
former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United…
1936–2016
American country music singer, songwriter, and musician
1937–2002
Indian academic
1940–2020