What happened in history on this day: March 13?
On March 13 in ...
- 1972 - The Merv Griffin Show debuts in syndication in the US, hosted by Merv Griffin.
- 1983 - CNN premieres the Larry King Live TV show.
Births on March 13
- 1898 - Birth of Josie Sedgwick in Texas, USA; actress (Son of Oklahoma).
- 1901 - Birth of Paul Fix in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA; actor (Rifleman).
- 1907 - Birth of Frank Wilcox in DeSoto, Missouri, USA; actor (John - The Beverly Hillbillies).
- 1908 - Birth of Paul Stewart in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Top Secret USA, Deadline).
- 1918 - William Courtleigh, actor (Susie Snowflake), dies at age 26.
- 1929 - Birth of Peter Breck in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Black Saddle, Big Valley, Benji).
- 1931 - Birth of Wolfgang Kohlhaase in Berlin, Germany; actor/director/writer (Solo Sunday).
- 1950 - Birth of Robert S Woods in Maywood, California, USA; actor (Bo - One Life to Live, Deadly Love).
- 1950 - Birth of William H Macy in Miami, Florida, USA; actor (Homicide, Water Engine).
- 1951 - Birth of Fred Berry in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actor (Rerun - What's Happening).
- 1953 - Birth of Deborah Raffin in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Ransom, Demon, 40 Carats).
- 1954 - Birth of Robin Duke in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; comedienne (Saturday Night Live, SCTV, Club Paradise).
- 1955 - Birth of Glenne Headly in New London, Connecticut, USA; actress (Dick Tracy, Making Mr Right).
- 1956 - Birth of Dana Delany in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Colleen McMurphy - China Beach, Exit to Eden).
- 1968 - Birth of Christopher Collett in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Manhattan Project).
- 1971 - Birth of Tracy Wells; actress (Heather - Mr Belvedere).
Deaths on March 13
- 1969 - Felix Locher, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at age 86.
- 1973 - Stacy Harris, actor (Door With No Name, Appointment with Danger), dies at age 54.
- 1974 - Howard Saint John, actor (Investigator, Dr Lewis - Hank), dies at age 68.
- 1974 - Janos Prohaska, actor (Andy Williams Show), dies at age 52.
- 1975 - Jean Del Val, actor (Sainted Devil, Flying Deuces), dies at age 83.
- 1988 - Olive Carey, actress (Affairs With a Stranger), dies at age 92.
- 1991 - Cor Witschge [Pipo the Clown], Dutch actor (Alicia), dies at age 65.
- 2006 - Death of Maureen Stapleton of chronic pulmonary disease at age 80; actress (Reds, Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, Cat on a Hot In Roof, Liberace: Behind the Music, Miss Rose White, The Gathering).
- 2022 - Death of William Hurt of complications from prostate cancer at age 71 in Portland, Oregon, USA; actor (Body Heat movie (1981), The Big Chill movie (1983), Broadcast News movie (1987), Luis Molina - Kiss of the Spider Woman movie (1985, Oscar winner), Children of a Lesser God movie (1986), A History of Violence movie (2005)).
- 2022 - Death of Brent Renaud at age 50 by Russian gunfire in Kyiv, Ukraine; filmmaker (Dope Sick Love, Tipping Point).
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