Historical Events
- Mutiny on Portuguese battleships Dom Carlos & Vasco da Gama
Famous Birthdays
- Lawrence "Bud" Freeman, American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and composer ("The Eel"; "Zen Is When"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)
Irish novelist and playwright (Waiting for Godot, Nobel 1969), born in Foxrock, Ireland
Born in 1906
Famous Deaths
- Richard Garnett, English librarian and writer (Keeper of Printed Books British Museum), dies at 71
1906 Highlights
About April 13, 1906
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 118 years and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Aries
