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Dana Delany received further recognition for her appearances in the films Light Sleeper (1992), Tombstone (1993), Exit to Eden (1994), The Margaret Sanger Story (1995), Fly Away Home (1996), True Women (1997), and Wide Awake (1998).
Famous Birthdays on March 13
1956 — Dana Delany
American actress and producer
March 13 has 174 recorded notable births across history, from 1372 to 2004. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on March 13
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- 1940 The Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union officially ends after the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty. Source
- 1825 Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry. Source
- 1862 The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves is passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation. Source
- 1954 The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory led to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam. Source
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David Draiman has written some of the band's most successful singles, such as "Stupify", "Down with the Sickness", "Indestructible", and "Inside the Fire".
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Mohammed Siraj was a part of the squad which won the 2023 Asia Cup and was the Player of the Match in the final.
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A moderate liberal who turned independent conservative as a political pundit, Krauthammer won the Pulitzer Prize for his columns in The Washington Post in 1987.
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Abigail Fillmore was the first lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853 as the first wife of President Millard Fillmore.
More major people born on March 13
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1973
David Draiman
American singer-songwriter
David Michael Draiman is an American heavy metal singer. Noted for his distorted baritone voice and percussive singing style, he has been the lead vocalist of Disturbed since 1996.
1994
Mohammed Siraj
Indian cricketer
Mohammed Siraj is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the India national team. He plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and Hyderabad in domestic cricket.
1950
Charles Krauthammer
American physician, journalist, and author (died 2018)
Charles Krauthammer was an American political columnist and psychiatrist.
1798
Abigail Fillmore
American wife of Millard Fillmore, 14th First Lady of the United States (died 1853)
Abigail Fillmore was the first lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853 as the first wife of President Millard Fillmore.
1942
George Negus
Australian journalist and television host (died 2024)
George Edward Negus was an Australian journalist, author, television and radio presenter specialising in international affairs.
1947
Lyn St. James
American race car driver
Lyn St. James is an American former race car driver. She competed in the IndyCar series, with eleven CART and five Indy Racing League starts to her name. St.
1719
John Griffin
4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (died 1797)
Field Marshal John Griffin Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, 1st Baron Braybrooke, KB, was a British Army officer, politician and peer.
1904
Clifford Roach
Trinidadian cricketer and footballer (died 1988)
Clifford Archibald Roach was a Trinidadian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test match in 1928.
1944
Terence Burns
Baron Burns, English economist and academic
Terence Burns, Baron Burns, sometimes known as Terry Burns, is a British economist. He made a life peer in 1998 for his services as former Chief Economic Advisor and Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury.
1929
Zbigniew Messner
Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (died 2014)
Zbigniew Stefan Messner was a Polish communist politician and economist. His ancestors were of German Polish descent who had assimilated into Polish society.
1870
William Glackens
American painter and illustrator (died 1938)
William James Glackens was an American realist painter and one of the founders of the Ashcan School, which rejected the formal boundaries of artistic beauty laid down by the conservative National Academy of Design.
1946
Yonatan Netanyahu
American-Israeli colonel (died 1976)
Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu was an Israeli military officer who commanded Sayeret Matkal during the Entebbe raid.
1995
Mikaela Shiffrin
American skier
Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin is an American alpine skier. Shiffrin is the most decorated American alpine skier in World Championships history.
1781
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
German painter and architect, designed the Konzerthaus Berlin (died 1841)
Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets.
1930
Walter Jacob
American Reform rabbi (died 2024)
Walter Jacob was an American Reform rabbi. He was rabbi at the Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh from 1955 to 1997.
1963
Mariano Duncan
Dominican baseball player and manager
Mariano Duncan Nalasco is a Dominican former second baseman and shortstop who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball…
1911
L. Ron Hubbard
American author, founder of Scientology (died 1986)
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was an American author and the founder of Scientology.
1910
Sammy Kaye
American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (died 1987)
Sammy Kaye was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era.
1972
Common
American rapper and actor
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, known professionally as Common, is an American rapper, actor and activist.