On This Day
December 13
National Violin Day
1774 In Philadelphia Zapf's Music Store opens becoming the 1st music store
1960 Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital of Ethiopia attempted coup of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
1962 Nasa launches Relay 1
1974 Malta becomes a republic
2002 Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, & Slovenia are now EU members
Happy Birthday
1871 Emily Carr Artist, Painter
1925 Dick Van Dyke Actor
1948 Ted Nugent musician
1952 Junkyard Dog aka Sylvester Ritter WWF legend
1957 Steve Buscemi actor, director Trees Lounge, Reservoir Dogs, Boardwalk Empire
1967 Jamie Foxx Actor In Living Colour, Django, Ray, Any Given Sunday
1967 NeNe Leakes actress Reality Tv Star
1969 Sergei Fedorov NHL Hockey player 3 x Stanley Cup Champion 3 x Presidents Trophy
1981 Amy Lee musician Evanescence
1989 Taylor Swift Pop Queen.
Sources
http://www.profightdb.com/this-day-in-history/12-13-2010.html
