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Born on April 13th!
Births
1519 - Catherine de Medici, consort of Henri II of France and the mother of three other kings of France. Heehee.. crazy lady!
1743 - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States of America (1801-1809), author of the Declaration of Independence. And Ken Howard did a great job playing him in 1776!
1771 - Richard Trevithick, English engineer.
1852 - F.W. Woolworth, American merchant, founder of chain stores. I loved this store as a kid!
1899 - Alfred Butts, American who invented the board game Scrabble. Any one up for a game?
1906 - Samuel Beckett, American author, critic, playwright.
1909 - Eudora Welty, American writer.
1519 - Catherine de Medici, consort of Henri II of France and the mother of three other kings of France. Heehee.. crazy lady!
1743 - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States of America (1801-1809), author of the Declaration of Independence. And Ken Howard did a great job playing him in 1776!
1771 - Richard Trevithick, English engineer.
1852 - F.W. Woolworth, American merchant, founder of chain stores. I loved this store as a kid!
1899 - Alfred Butts, American who invented the board game Scrabble. Any one up for a game?
1906 - Samuel Beckett, American author, critic, playwright.
1909 - Eudora Welty, American writer.