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Penelope Ann Miller began her career on Broadway in the original run of Biloxi Blues (1985–1986), later appearing in the 1988 film adaptation of the same name.
Famous Birthdays on January 13
1964 — Penelope Ann Miller
American actress
January 13 has 229 recorded notable births across history, from 5 BC to 2005. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on January 13
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- 1847 The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican–American War in California. Source
- 1990 Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office as Governor of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. Source
- 2000 A Short 360 aircraft chartered by the Sirte Oil Company crashes off the coast of Brega, Libya, killing 21. Source
- 1942 World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. Source
Did you know
Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States from 1864 to his death in 1873.
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Jay McInerney's most recent novel is titled See You on the Other Side, published in 2026.
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Stephen Hendry won his first World Snooker Championship in 1990 at the age of 21 years and 106 days, becoming the sport's youngest world champion, a record he still holds.
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Clark Ashton Smith was an influential American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories and poetry, and an artist.
More major people born on January 13
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1808
Salmon P. Chase
American jurist and politician, 6th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1873)
Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States from 1864 to his death in 1873.
1955
Jay McInerney
American novelist and critic
John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. His novels include Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, and The Last of the Savages.
1969
Stephen Hendry
Scottish snooker player and journalist
Stephen Gordon Hendry is a Scottish retired professional snooker player and a current commentator and pundit.
1893
Clark Ashton Smith
American poet, sculptor, painter, and author (died 1961)
Clark Ashton Smith was an influential American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories and poetry, and an artist.
1955
Paul Kelly
Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Paul Maurice Kelly is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers.
1982
Guillermo Coria
Argentinian tennis player
Guillermo Sebastián Coria, nicknamed El Mago, is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No.
1982
Kamran Akmal
Pakistani cricketer
Kamran Akmal is a Pakistani cricket administrator, coach and former cricketer, who played for Pakistan as a right-handed batsman & wicketkeeper.
1975
Rune Eriksen
Norwegian guitarist and composer
Rune Eriksen, also known by his stage name Blasphemer, is a Norwegian musician best known as the former guitarist and songwriter of black metal band Mayhem.
1946
Eero Koivistoinen
Finnish saxophonist, composer, and conductor
Eero Koivistoinen is a Finnish jazz musician and saxophone player, who started his career in the mid-1960s. Koivistoinen has worked as a musician, composer, arranger, conductor, producer and educator.
1810
Ernestine Rose
American suffragist, abolitionist, and freethinker (died 1892)
Ernestine Louise Rose was a suffragist, abolitionist, and freethinker who has been called the “first Jewish feminist.” Her career spanned from the 1830s to the 1870s, making her a contemporary to the more famous…
1886
Art Ross
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 1964)
Arthur Howey Ross was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive from 1905 until 1954.
1970
Marco Pantani
Italian cyclist (died 2004)
Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as one of the greatest climbing specialists in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and records.
1983
Ronny Turiaf
French basketball player
Ronny Turiaf is a French former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1924
Paul Feyerabend
Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (died 1994)
Paul Karl Feyerabend was an Austrian philosopher best known for his work in philosophy of science.
1976
Michael Peña
American actor
Michael Peña is an American actor. He has starred in many films, including Crash (2004), World Trade Center (2006), Shooter (2007), Observe and Report (2009), Tower Heist (2011), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), End of Watch…
1900
Gertrude Mary Cox
American mathematician (died 1978)
Gertrude Mary Cox was an American statistician and founder of the department of Experimental Statistics at North Carolina State University.
1919
Robert Stack
American actor (died 2003)
Robert Stack was an American actor and television host. Known for his deep voice and commanding presence, he appeared in over 40 feature films.
1940
Edmund White
American novelist, memoirist, and essayist (died 2025)
Edmund Valentine White III was an American novelist, memoirist, playwright, biographer and essayist.
1987
Marc Staal
Canadian ice hockey player
Marc Staal is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman who is a player development assistant for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).