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Daily Calendar for Friday, May 13, 2016 | Almanac.com

Daily Calendar for Friday, May 13, 2016

Born

  • Sir Ronald Ross (bacteriologist) –
  • Joe Louis (boxer) –
  • Ritchie Valens (singer) –
  • Stevie Wonder (musician) –
  • Darius Rucker (musician) –
  • Barry Zito (baseball player) –
  • Prince Carl Philip of Sweden –
  • Robert Pattinson (actor) –
  • Debby Ryan (actress) –

Died

  • Cyrus Hall McCormick (inventor) –
  • Gary Cooper (actor) –
  • Derek Boogaard (hockey player) –
  • Dr. Joyce Brothers (psychologist) –
  • Doris Day (singer & actress) –

Events

  • Apple trees in bloom, R.I.–
  • Velcro trademark was registered in the United States–
  • Pope John Paul II was shot–
  • A New Brunswick earthquake measured 3.9 on the Richter scale–

Weather

  • Sandstorm in New Jersey–
  • Grissom Air Force Base near Peru, Indiana, reported wind gusts of 136 miles per hour in a heavy thunderstorm–

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