April 13th - Happy Birthday Ron Perlman & Max Weinberg https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/t3151 Runboard| April 13th - Happy Birthday Ron Perlman & Max Weinberg en-us Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:36:28 +0000 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:36:28 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 Re: April 13th - Happy Birthday Ron Perlman & Max Weinberghttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p84040,from=rss#post84040https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p84040,from=rss#post84040In 1953 - The National Edition of "TV Guide" was launched. nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:12:49 +0000 Re: April 13th - Happy Birthday Ron Perlman & Max Weinberghttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p81312,from=rss#post81312https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p81312,from=rss#post81312In 1985 - "The Grand Ole Opry" debuted on television.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Mon, 13 Apr 2020 20:41:55 +0000 Re: April 13th - Happy Birthday Ron Perlman & Max Weinberghttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p78206,from=rss#post78206https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p78206,from=rss#post782061970, Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst. (The astronauts managed to return safely.) Today's Birthdays — Saturday, April 13, 2019: Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., is 86. Actor Lyle Waggoner is 84. Actor Edward Fox is 82. Actor Paul Sorvino is 80. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lester Chambers is 79. Movie-TV composer Bill Conti is 77. Rock musician Jack Casady is 75. Actor Tony Dow is 74. Singer Al Green is 73. Actor Ron Perlman is 69. Actor William Sadler is 69. Singer Peabo Bryson is 68. Bandleader/rock musician Max Weinberg is 68. Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 67. Rock musician Jimmy Destri is 65. Comedian Gary Kroeger is 62. Actress Saundra Santiago is 62. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., is 59. Rock musician Joey Mazzola (Sponge) is 58. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 56. Actress Page Hannah is 55.. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea (RAY) is 55. Rock musician Lisa Umbarger is 54. Rock musician Marc Ford is 53. Reggae singer Capleton is 52. Actor Ricky Schroder is 49. Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 47. Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 46. Singer Lou Bega is 44. Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 43. Actor Kyle Howard is 41. Actress Kelli Giddish is 39. Actress Courtney Peldon is 38. Pop singer Nellie McKay (mih-KY') is 37. Rapper/singer Ty Dolla $ign is 37. Baseball outfielder Hunter Pence is 36. Actress Allison Williams is 31. Actress Hannah Marks is 26.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:05:31 +0000 Re: April 13th - Happy Birthday Ron Perlman & Max Weinberghttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p73950,from=rss#post73950https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p73950,from=rss#post73950Today is Friday, April 13, the 103rd day of 2018. There are 262 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight On April 13, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. on the 200th anniversary of the third American president’s birth. Ten years ago: World Bank President Robert Zoellick urged immediate action to deal with mounting food prices that had caused hunger and deadly violence in several countries. Trevor Immelman won the Masters, becoming the first South African to wear a green jacket in 30 years. A construction worker’s bid to curse the New York Yankees by planting a Boston Red Sox jersey in their new stadium was foiled when the home team removed the offending shirt from its burial spot. Physicist John A. Wheeler, who coined the term “black holes,” died in Hightstown, New Jersey, at age 96. Five years ago: Francine Wheeler, the mother of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Connecticut school shooting, used the opportunity to fill in for President Barack Obama during his weekly radio and Internet address to make a personal plea from the White House for action to combat gun violence. All 108 passengers and crew survived after a new Lion Air Boeing 737 crashed into the ocean and snapped in two while attempting to land on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Hundreds of opponents of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher partied in London’s Trafalgar Square to celebrate her death, sipping champagne and chanting, “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead.” One year ago: Pentagon officials said U.S. forces in Afghanistan had struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with “the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck filed divorce petitions, the first step in formally ending their marriage more than a year after they publicly declared their relationship was over. Today’s Birthdays: Movie director Stanley Donen is 94. Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., is 85. Actor Lyle Waggoner is 83. Actor Edward Fox is 81. Actor Paul Sorvino is 79. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lester Chambers is 78. Movie-TV composer Bill Conti is 76. Rock musician Jack Casady is 74. Actor Tony Dow is 73. Singer Al Green is 72. Actor Ron Perlman is 68. Actor William Sadler is 68. Singer Peabo Bryson is 67. Bandleader/rock musician Max Weinberg is 67. Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 66. Rock musician Jimmy Destri is 64. Comedian Gary Kroeger is 61. Actress Saundra Santiago is 61. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., is 58. Rock musician Joey Mazzola (Sponge) is 57. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 55. Actress Page Hannah is 54. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea is 54. Rock musician Lisa Umbarger is 53. Rock musician Marc Ford is 52. Reggae singer Capleton is 51. Actor Ricky Schroder is 48. Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 46. Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 45. Singer Lou Bega is 43. Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 42. Actor Kyle Howard is 40. Actress Kelli Giddish is 38. Actress Courtney Peldon is 37. Pop singer Nellie McKay is 36. Rapper/singer Ty Dolla $ign is 36. Actress Allison Williams is 30. Actress Hannah Marks is 25.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sat, 14 Apr 2018 23:24:58 +0000 Re: April 13th - Happy Birthday Ron Perlman & Max Weinberghttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p69756,from=rss#post69756https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p69756,from=rss#post69756Today is Thursday, April 13, the 103rd day of 2017. There are 262 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 13, 1742, "Messiah," the oratorio by George Frideric Handel featuring the "Hallelujah" chorus, had its first public performance in Dublin, Ireland. Ten years ago: A day after a dining hall suicide bombing claimed by al-Qaida, Iraq's parliament met in an extraordinary session on a Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, to declare it would not bow to terrorism; a bouquet of red roses and a white lily sat in the place of a lawmaker who was killed in the attack. Five years ago: President Barack Obama arrived in Cartagena, Colombia, to attend the Summit of the Americas; however, the visit was overshadowed by a prostitution scandal involving a group of Secret Service agents and officers who had gone to Cartagena to prepare for the president's trip. North Korea's much-touted satellite launch ended in a nearly $1 billion failure. (The North succeeded in launching a satellite eight months later.) Jennifer Capriati was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. One year ago: President Barack Obama visited CIA headquarters, where he claimed progress in the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State group. U.S. officials accused Russian attack planes of buzzing a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea multiple times during the previous two days. A task force issued a report which said that Chicago police had "no regard for the sanctity of life when it comes to people of color." A judge in Fort Worth, Texas, ordered 19-year-old Ethan Couch, who had used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck, to serve nearly two years in jail. The Golden State Warriors became the first 73-win team by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104, breaking the 1996 72-win record of the Chicago Bulls. Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his final game, wrapping up 20 years in the NBA in Los Angeles' 101-96 victory over Utah. Today's Birthdays — April 13: Movie director Stanley Donen (DAH'-nehn) is 93. Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., is 84. Actor Lyle Waggoner is 82. Actor Edward Fox is 80. Actor Paul Sorvino is 78. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lester Chambers is 77. Movie-TV composer Bill Conti is 75. Rock musician Jack Casady is 73. Actor Tony Dow is 72. Singer Al Green is 71. Actor Ron Perlman is 67. Actor William Sadler is 67. Singer Peabo Bryson is 66. Bandleader/rock musician Max Weinberg is 66. Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 65. Rock musician Jimmy Destri is 63. Singer-musician Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 62. Comedian Gary Kroeger is 60. Actress Saundra Santiago is 60. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., is 57. Rock musician Joey Mazzola (Sponge) is 56. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 54. Actress Page Hannah is 53. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea (RAY) is 53. Rock musician Lisa Umbarger is 52. Rock musician Marc Ford is 51. Reggae singer Capleton is 50. Actor Ricky Schroder is 47. Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 45. Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 44. Singer Lou Bega is 42. Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 41. Actor Kyle Howard is 39. Actress Kelli Giddish is 37. Actress Courtney Peldon is 36. Pop singer Nellie McKay (mih-KY') is 35. Rapper/singer Ty Dolla $ign is 35. Actress Allison Williams is 29. Actress Hannah Marks is 24.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Thu, 13 Apr 2017 17:01:21 +0000 Re: April 13th - Happy Birthday Ron Perlman & Max Weinberghttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p65243,from=rss#post65243https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p65243,from=rss#post65243Today is Wednesday, April 13, the 104th day of 2016. There are 262 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 13, 1970, Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst. (The astronauts managed to return safely.) Ten years ago: Confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui (zak-uh-REE'-uhs moo-SOW'-ee) expressed no remorse for his role in the 9/11 attacks as he took the stand for the second time in his death-penalty trial in Alexandria, Virginia. British author Dame Muriel Spark died in Florence, Italy, at age 88. Five years ago: Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were detained for investigation of corruption, abuse of power and killings of protesters. A federal jury in San Francisco convicted Barry Bonds of a single charge of obstruction of justice, but failed to reach a verdict on the three counts at the heart of allegations that he'd knowingly used steroids and human growth hormone and lied to a grand jury about it. (Bonds' conviction for obstruction was ultimately overturned.) The NBA fined Kobe Bryant $100,000 for using a derogatory gay term in frustration over a referee's call. One year ago: Republican Sen. Marco Rubio entered the 2016 presidential race with a rally in Miami. A federal judge in Washington sentenced former Blackwater security guard Nicholas Slatten to life in prison and three others to 30-year terms for their roles in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad's Nisoor Square that killed 14 Iraqi civilians and wounded 17 others. A judge in Phoenix sentenced Jodi Arias to life in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Guenter Grass, 87, the Nobel-winning German writer who gave voice to the generation that came of age during the horrors of the Nazi era but later ran into controversy over his own World War II past and stance toward Israel, died in Luebeck, Germany. Today's Birthdays: Movie director Stanley Donen is 92. Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., is 83. Actor Lyle Waggoner is 81. Actor Edward Fox is 79. Actor Paul Sorvino is 77. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lester Chambers is 76. Movie-TV composer Bill Conti is 74. Rock musician Jack Casady is 72. Actor Tony Dow is 71. Singer Al Green is 70. Actor Ron Perlman is 66. Actor William Sadler is 66. Singer Peabo Bryson is 65. Bandleader/rock musician Max Weinberg is 65. Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 64. Rock musician Jimmy Destri is 62. Singer-musician Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 61. Comedian Gary Kroeger is 59. Actress Saundra Santiago is 59. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., is 56. Rock musician Joey Mazzola (Sponge) is 55. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 53. Actress Page Hannah is 52. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea (RAY) is 52. Rock musician Lisa Umbarger is 51. Rock musician Marc Ford is 50. Reggae singer Capleton is 49. Actor Ricky Schroder is 46. Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 44. Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 43. Singer Lou Bega is 41. Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 40. Actor Kyle Howard is 38. Actress Kelli Giddish is 36. Actress Courtney Peldon is 35. Pop singer Nellie McKay (mih-KY') is 34. Rapper/singer Ty Dolla $ign is 34. Actress Allison Williams is 28. Actress Hannah Marks is 23.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:42:46 +0000 Re: April 13thhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p60149,from=rss#post60149https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p60149,from=rss#post60149Today is Monday, April 13, the 103rd day of 2015. There are 262 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 13, 1965, 16-year-old Lawrence Wallace Bradford Jr. was appointed by New York Republican Jacob Javits to be the first black page of the U.S. Senate. Ten years ago: A defiant Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty to carrying out the deadly bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks in back-to-back court appearances in Birmingham, Alabama, and Atlanta. Contract worker Jeffrey Ake (ayk) was shown at gunpoint on a videotape aired by Al-Jazeera television, two days after he was kidnapped near Baghdad. (His fate remains unknown.) Gymnast Paul Hamm (hahm) received the 75th Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete. Five years ago: World leaders concluded a 47-nation nuclear security conference in Washington, endorsing President Barack Obama's call for securing all of the globe's vulnerable nuclear materials within four years, but offering few specifics for achieving that goal. First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden paid a surprise visit to Haiti, the scene of a devastating earthquake three months earlier. One year ago: The head of the United Nations' expert panel on climate change said the cost of keeping global warming in check was "relatively modest," but only if the world acted quickly to reverse the buildup of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. Three people were shot to death at two sites in suburban Kansas City; suspect Frazier Glenn Miller, a white supremacist, was allegedly targeting Jews (none of the victims was Jewish). Thirty-six people were killed when a bus slammed into a broken-down truck in Veracruz, Mexico. Bubba Watson won the Masters for the second time in three years. Today's Birthdays: Movie director Stanley Donen is 91. Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., is 82. Actor Lyle Waggoner is 80. Actor Edward Fox is 78. Actor Paul Sorvino is 76. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lester Chambers is 75. Movie-TV composer Bill Conti is 73. Rock musician Jack Casady is 71. Actor Tony Dow is 70. Singer Al Green is 69. Actor Ron Perlman is 65. Actor William Sadler is 65. Singer Peabo Bryson is 64. Bandleader/rock musician Max Weinberg is 64. Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 63. Rock musician Jimmy Destri is 61. Singer-musician Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 60. Comedian Gary Kroeger is 58. Actress Saundra Santiago is 58. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., is 55. Rock musician Joey Mazzola (Sponge) is 54. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 52. Actress Page Hannah is 51. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea (RAY) is 51. Rock musician Lisa Umbarger is 50. Rock musician Marc Ford is 49. Reggae singer Capleton is 48. Actor Ricky Schroder is 45. Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 43. Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 42. Singer Lou Bega is 40. Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 39. Actor Kyle Howard is 37. Actress Kelli Giddish (TV: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") is 35. Actress Courtney Peldon is 34. Pop singer Nellie McKay (mih-KY') is 33. Actress Allison Williams is 27. Actress Hannah Marks is 22.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Tue, 14 Apr 2015 01:15:05 +0000 Re: April 13thhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p53865,from=rss#post53865https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p53865,from=rss#post53865Today is Palm Sunday, April 13, the 103rd day of 2014. There are 262 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first black performer in a leading role to win an Academy Award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field." (Patricia Neal was named best actress for "Hud"; best picture went to "Tom Jones.") Ten years ago: Conceding a couple of "tough weeks in Iraq," President George W. Bush signaled he was ready to put more American troops on the front lines and use decisive force if necessary to restore order despite "gut-wrenching" televised images of fallen Americans. Barry Bonds hit his 661st homer, passing Willie Mays to take sole possession of third place on baseball's career list. Swimmer Michael Phelps won the 2003 Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete. Five years ago: The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's April 5 rocket launch. President Barack Obama allowed Americans to make unlimited transfers of money and visits to relatives in Cuba. Music producer Phil Spector was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury of second-degree murder in the shooting of actress Lana Clarkson (he was later sentenced to 19 years to life in prison). Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych died in an accident on his Massachusetts farm; he was 54. Harry Kalas, whose "Outta here!" home run calls thrilled Philadelphia baseball fans, died after collapsing in the broadcast booth before the Phillies' 9-8 victory over the Nationals in Washington; he was 73. One year ago: Francine Wheeler, the mother of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Connecticut school shooting, used the opportunity to fill in for President Barack Obama during his weekly radio and Internet address to make a personal plea from the White House for action to combat gun violence. All 108 passengers and crew survived after a new Lion Air Boeing 737 crashed into the ocean and snapped in two while attempting to land on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Hundreds of opponents of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher partied in London's Trafalgar Square to celebrate her death, sipping Champagne and chanting "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead." Today's Birthdays: Movie director Stanley Donen is 90. Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., is 81. Actor Lyle Waggoner is 79. Actor Edward Fox is 77. Actor Paul Sorvino is 75. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lester Chambers is 74. Movie-TV composer Bill Conti is 72. Rock musician Jack Casady is 70. Actor Tony Dow is 69. Singer Al Green is 68. Actor Ron Perlman is 64. Actor William Sadler is 64. Singer Peabo Bryson is 63. Bandleader/rock musician Max Weinberg is 63. Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 62. Rock musician Jimmy Destri is 60. Singer-musician Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 59. Comedian Gary Kroeger is 57. Actress Saundra Santiago is 57. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., is 54. Rock musician Joey Mazzola (Sponge) is 53. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 51. Actress Page Hannah is 50. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea (RAY) is 50. Rock musician Lisa Umbarger is 49. Rock musician Marc Ford is 48. Reggae singer Capleton is 47. Actor Ricky Schroder is 44. Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 42. Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 41. Singer Lou Bega is 39. Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 38. Actor Kyle Howard is 36. Actress Courtney Peldon is 33. Pop singer Nellie McKay (mih-KY') is 32. Actress Allison Williams (TV: "Girls") is 26. Actress Hannah Marks is 21.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sun, 13 Apr 2014 14:25:26 +0000 Re: April 13thhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p47320,from=rss#post47320https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p47320,from=rss#post47320On this date: April 13, 1943 -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson Memorial in Washington on the 200th anniversary of the third American president’s birth. One year ago: President Barack Obama arrived in Cartagena, Colombia, to attend the Summit of the Americas; however, the visit was overshadowed by a scandal involving Secret Service agents and prostitutes. Today’s birthdays Movie director Stanley Donen is 89. Race car driver/builder/team owner Dan Gurney is 82. Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell is 80. Actor Lyle Waggoner is 78. Actor Edward Fox is 76. Actor Paul Sorvino is 74. Poet Seamus Heaney is 74. Movie-TV composer Bill Conti is 71. Rock musician Jack Casady is 69. Actor Tony Dow is 68. Singer Al Green is 67. Actor Ron Perlman is 63. Actor William Sadler is 63. Singer Peabo Bryson is 62. Actor Peter Davison is 62. Bandleader/rock musician Max Weinberg is 62. Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 61. Musician Jimmy Destri (Blondie) is 59. Singer-musician Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 58. Comedian Gary Kroeger is 56. Actress Saundra Santiago (Miami Vice) is 56. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., is 53. Rock musician Joey Mazzola (Sponge) is 52. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 50. Actress Page Hannah is 49. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea is 49. Golfer Davis Love III is 49. Guitarist Marc Ford (Black Crowes, Burning Tree) is 47. Reggae singer Capleton is 46. Actor Ricky Schroder is 43. Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 41. Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 40. Singer Lou Bega is 38. Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 37. Actor Kyle Howard is 35. Actress Courtney Peldon is 32. Pop singer Nellie McKay is 31. Actress Hannah Marks is 20.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:05:20 +0000 Re: April 13thhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p41548,from=rss#post41548https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p41548,from=rss#post41548Today's Birthdays: Movie director Stanley Donen is 88. Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., is 79. Actor Lyle Waggoner is 77. Actor Edward Fox is 75. Actor Paul Sorvino is 73. Poet Seamus Heaney is 73. Movie-TV composer Bill Conti is 70. Rock musician Jack Casady is 68. Actor Tony Dow is 67. Singer Al Green is 66. Actor Ron Perlman is 62. Actor William Sadler is 62. Singer Peabo Bryson is 61. Bandleader/rock musician Max Weinberg is 61. Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 60. Rock musician Jimmy Destri is 58. Singer-musician Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 57. Comedian Gary Kroeger is 55. Actress Saundra Santiago is 55. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., is 52. Rock musician Joey Mazzola (Sponge) is 51. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 49. Actress Page Hannah is 48. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea is 48. Rock musician Lisa Umbarger is 47. Rock musician Marc Ford is 46. Reggae singer Capleton is 45. Actor Ricky Schroder is 42. Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 40. Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 39. Singer Lou Bega is 37. Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 36. Actor Kyle Howard is 34. Actress Courtney Peldon is 31. Pop singer Nellie McKay is 30. Actress Hannah Marks is 19. Other notable birthdays, April 13: 1931, Dan Gurney, American race car driver 1940, Max Mosley, British racing driver, engineer and former president of the FIA 1943, Billy Kidd, American skier 1945, Charles Robinson, American actor 1951, Peter Davison, English actor (Doctor Who) 1957, Amy Goodman, American activist 1962, Dave Miley, former baseball player and manager 1964, Davis Love III, Professional Golfer 1967, Dana Barros, American basketball player 1970, Ricardo Rincon, Mexican baseball player 1971, Bo Outlaw, American basketball player 1976, Glenn Howerton, American actor 1979, Baron Davis, American basketball player 1980, Quentin Richardson, American basketball player 1983, Hunter Pence, American baseball player Born on this day, April 13: 1519, Catherine de' Medici, wife of Henry II of France (d. 1589) 1570, Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) 1715, John Hanson, American politician & 9th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1783) 1743, Thomas Jefferson, American politician; 1st United States Secretary of State, 2nd Vice President of the United States & 3rd President of the United States (d. 1826) 1852, F.W. Woolworth, American businessman (d. 1919) 1866, Butch Cassidy, American outlaw (d. 1908) 1902, Philippe de Rothschild, French race car driver and wine grower (d. 1988) 1906, Samuel Beckett, Irish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1989) 1907, Harold Stassen, American Presidential candidate (d. 2001) 1909, Eudora Welty, American writer (d. 2001) 1919, Howard Keel, American actor, singer, and president of the Screen Actors Guild (d. 2004) 1919, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American atheist activist (d. 1995) 1923, Don Adams, American actor and comedian (d. 2005) 1931, Jon Stone, co-creator of Sesame Street (d. 1997) 1937, Lanford Wilson, American playwright (d. 2011) 1945, Lowell George, American singer/guitarist (d. 1979) 1945, Bob Kalsu, American football player (d. 1970) 1949, Christopher Hitchens, English-born journalist, critic, and author (d. 2011) 1950, Terry Lester, American actor (d. 2003) 1956, Peter 'Possum' Bourne, New Zealand rally driver (d. 2003) 1962, Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born guitarist (d. 1988) Notable deaths, April 13: 1936, Milton Brown, American swing bandleader (b. 1903) 1967, Nicole Berger, French actress (b. 1934) 1975, Larry Parks, American actor (b. 1914) 1986, Stephen Stucker, American actor (b. 1947) 2005, Don Blasingame, American baseball player (b. 1932) 2005, Johnnie Johnson, American blues musician (b. 1924) 2006, Bill Baker, American baseball player (b. 1911) 2009, Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (b. 1954) 2009, Harry Kalas, American sportscaster (b. 1936) 2009, Bruce Snyder, American football coach (b. 1940)nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:50:09 +0000 April 13th - Happy Birthday Ron Perlman & Max Weinberghttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p41547,from=rss#post41547https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p41547,from=rss#post41547Today is Friday, April 13, the 104th day of 2012. There are 262 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 13, 1861, at the start of the Civil War, Fort Sumter in South Carolina fell to Confederate forces as the Union commander, Maj. Robert Anderson, agreed to surrender in the face of relentless bombardment. On this date: In 1111, Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. In 1204, Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire. In 1598, King Henry IV of France endorsed the Edict of Nantes, which granted rights to the Protestant Huguenots. (The edict was abrogated in 1685 by King Louis XIV, who declared France entirely Catholic again.) In 1612, Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojiro at Funajima island. In 1613, Samuel Argall captures Native American princess Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia to ransom her for some English prisoners held by her father. She is brought to Henricus as hostage. In 1742, Handel's "Messiah" had its first public performance in Dublin, Ireland. In 1743, the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, was born in Shadwell in the Virginia Colony. In 1776, American Revolutionary War: American forces are surprised in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey. In 1796, The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives from India. In 1829, Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom gained the right to vote and to sit in Parliament with the Royal Assent of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829. In 1849, Hungary becomes a republic. In 1860, the Pony Express completed its inaugural run from St. Joseph, Mo. to Sacramento, Calif. in 10 days. In 1868, The Abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Magdala. In 1870, The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art founded. In 1873, The Colfax Massacre takes place. In 1902, James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming. In 1909, The Turkish military reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the deposal of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. In 1912, the Royal Flying Corps, a predecessor of Britain's Royal Air Force, was created. In 1919, The Establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. In 1919, Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British troops massacre at least 379 unarmed demonstrators in Amritsar, India. At least 1200 wounded. In 1919, Eugene V. Debs enters prison at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, for speaking out against the draft during World War I. In 1941, Pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed. In 1943, World War II: The discovery of a mass grave of Polish prisoners of war executed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government in exile in London from the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility. In 1943, The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated by President Franklin Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth. In 1944, Diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the Soviet Union are established. In 1945, World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen Germany. In 1945, World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian forces capture Vienna, Austria. In 1948, The Hadassah medical convoy massacre: In an ambush, 79 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital and a British soldier are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarra near Jerusalem. In 1953, CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program MKULTRA. In 1958, Van Cliburn of the United States won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition for piano in Moscow; Russian Valery Klimov won the violin competition. In 1960, the U.S. Navy's Transit 1B navigational satellite was successfully launched into orbit. In 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first black performer in a leading role to win an Academy Award for "Lilies of the Field." (Patricia Neal was named Best Actress for "Hud"; Best Picture went to "Tom Jones.") In 1970, Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst. (The astronauts managed to return safely.) In 1972, The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan. In 1972, Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins. In 1974, Western Union (in cooperation with NASA and Hughes Aircraft) launches the United States' first commercial geosynchronous communications satellite, Westar 1. In 1975, Bus massacre in Lebanon: Attack by the Phalangist resistance kill 26 militia members of the P.F.L. of Palestine, marking the start of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War. In 1976, The United States Treasury Department reintroduced the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration. In 1984, India moves into Siachen Glacier thus annexing more territory from the Line of Control. In 1986, Pope John Paul II visited the Great Synagogue of Rome in the first recorded papal visit of its kind to a Jewish house of worship. In 1992, the Great Chicago Flood took place as the city's century-old tunnel system and adjacent basements filled with water from the Chicago River. In 1987, Portugal and the People's Republic of China sign an agreement in which Macau would be returned to China in 1999. In 1992, The Great Chicago Flood. In 1997, Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. Ten years ago: Venezuela's interim president, Pedro Carmona, resigned a day after taking office in the face of protests by thousands of supporters of the ousted president, Hugo Chavez. Five years ago: Iraq's parliament met in an extraordinary session on a Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, and declared it would not bow to terrorism; a bouquet of red roses and a white lily sat in the place of a lawmaker killed in a parliament dining hall suicide bombing. One year ago: Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were detained for investigation of corruption, abuse of power and killings of protesters. A federal jury in San Francisco convicted Barry Bonds of a single charge of obstruction of justice, but failed to reach a verdict on the three counts at the heart of allegations that he'd knowingly used steroids and human growth hormone and lied to a grand jury about it. The NBA fined Kobe Bryant $100,000 for using a derogatory gay term in frustration over a referee's call.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:49:43 +0000