Historical Events
- 19th Academy Awards: "Best Years of Our Lives", De Havilland, March win
Brigadoon
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" opens at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC; runs for 581 performances
Famous Birthdays
- Beat Richner, Swiss physician (founder of children's hospitals in Cambodia), and cellist, born in Zürich, Switzerland
- Lesley Collier, English ballet dancer, born in Orpington, England
- Tomas Hinojosa, jockey
About March 13, 1947
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 77 years, 1 month and 14 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Pisces
