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What happened in history on this day: August 13?
On August 13 in ...
Births on August 13
- 1655 - Birth of Johann Christoph Denner in Leipzig; musical instrument maker, invented the clarinet.
- 1920 - Birth of George Shearing in London, England; blind pianist/composer ("Lullabye of Byrdland").
- 1948 - Birth of Kathleen Battle in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA; soprano (Shephard-Tannhäuser).
- 1949 - Birth of Sheralee in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; vocalist (Your Hit Parade).
- 1951 - Birth of Dan Fogelberg in Peoria, Illinois, USA; rocker ("Same Auld Lang Syne").
- 1958 - Birth of Feargal Sharkey; rocker (Undertones - "Never Never", "Good Heart").
- 1959 - Birth of Mark Nevin; rocker (Fairground Attraction - "Find My Love").
- 1963 - Birth of Tigg Ketler in Chula Vista, California, USA; drummer (Bang Tango - "Dancin' on Coals").
- 1964 - Birth of Ian Haughland; heavy metal rocker (Europe - "The Final Countdown").
- 1984 - Birth of Diamond Blue Smith, American record producer and member of hip-hop and rhythm and blues group Pretty Ricky.
Deaths on August 13
- 1982 - Death of Joe Tex AKA Joseph Arrington Junior at age 49 of a heart attack; soul and disco singer-songwriter (Joe Tex Band - "I Gotcha", "Hold What You've Got", "Skinny Legs and All", "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)".
- 2023 - Death of Clarence Avant at age 92 at home in Los Angeles, California; music executive (founded Sussex and Tabu Records).
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