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13 Oct

Celebrities born on October 13th:

- 1993 Tiffany Trump aka The Donald’s daughter

Brian Dawkins

- 1973 Brian Dawkins, the safety for the Denver Broncos

- 1965 Rob Schneider, actor

- 1962 Jerry Rice, former wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers

Craig McGregor

- 1949 Craig McGregor, rockstar from Foghat

- 1947 Sammy Hagar, rockstar from Van Halen

- 1925 Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister aka The Iron Lady

(These are just a few of my favorites out of a TON of celebs born today. For the full list, click HERE.)

Events in History:

Yankees vs Orioles

- 1996 Yankees (3) and Orioles (3) combine to tie playoff record of 6 home runs

-1993 Mighty Ducks win their first NHL game

-1993 Phillies beat Atlanta in NLCS

-1987 1st military use of trained dolphins by the U.S. Navy

-1978 President Carter answers caller questions on National Public Radio

Pirates

-1960 Pirate’s Mazeroski’s bottom of 9th lead off home run beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series

-1943 Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany

-1936 Explosion caused by leaking gas rips out section 12 of Cleveland Stadium

-1923 Angora (Ankara) becomes Turkey’s capital

-1921 New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series

Garrett Morgan

-1914 Garrett Morgan invents and patents gas mask

-1884 Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude

-1792 1st Old Farmer’s Almanac is published

-1792 Washington lays corner stone of Executive Mansion (White House)

*A Special Thanks to Brainy History for keeping me well informed!*

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