Today is Thursday, April 13th, the 103rd day of the year. There are 262
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Autism Awareness Month,
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Humor Month, Keep
America Beautiful Month, International Guitar Month, National Poetry
Month, National Pecan Month, Stress Awareness Month, Sexual Assault
Awareness Month, Organize Your Files Week, Scrabble Day, National Peach
Cobbler Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Al Green, 77, singer
Peabo Bryson, 72, singer
Wayne Lewis, 66, keyboardist (Atlantic Star)
Dana Barros, 56, basketball player
Ted Washington, 55, basketball player
Charles “Bo” Outlaw, 52, basketball player
Baron Davis, 44, basketball player
Quentin Richardson, 43, basketball player
Tyrone Griffin, 38, rapper
Josh Gordon, 32, football player
Melvin Gordon, 30, football player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Lucy C. Laney, 169, educator (d. 1933)
Nella Larsen, 132, novelist (d. 1964)
Louis Johnson, 68, bassist/vocalist (Brothers Johnson) (d. 2015)
DEATHS
ON THIS DATE IN…
1907 – Harlem Hospital opens in New York, N.Y.
1944 – South Carolina rejects black suffrage.
1946 – Eddie Klepp, a white pitcher signed by defending Negro League
champ Cleveland Buckeyes, is barred from field in Birmingham Alabama
1954 – Milwaukee Braves’ Hank Aaron’s 1st game.
1964 – Sidney Portier won Academy Award for Best Actor.
1965 – 1st U.S. Senate Black page, Lawrence W. Bradford Jr., 16, appointed
by N.Y. Sen. Jacob Javits.
1997 – 61st Golf Masters Championship: Tiger Woods at 21 (270 18
under par).
2004 – Barry Bonds hits his 661st career home run, passing Willie Mays
on the all-time list.
2014 – Manny Pacquiao defeats Timothy Bradley to regain his WBO
welterweight boxing title.
HOROSCOPE
As an Aries born on April 13th, your optimism and adventurous qualities are amongst your most defining qualities. You have the unique ability to see the best in most people or situations, which allows you to stay upbeat and positive. Your optimistic world view is paired nicely with your fun-loving sense of adventure. You never shy away from an opportunity to have a new and exciting experience. There is little that you would not try at least once, as you are a true adventurer at heart.