Historical Events
- KYW-AM in Philadelphia Penn gives calls to WTAM (now WWWE) Cleveland
Famous Birthdays
- Liam Brady, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
- Peter Hook, English rock bassist (New Order - "Round & Round"; "Run"), born in Salford, United Kingdom
- Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, Jordanian Royal Family member, born in Amman, Jordan
- Richard Eden, Canadian actor (Brick-Santa Barbara, Solar Crisis, Robocop), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Yiannis Kouros, Greek-Australian runner, born in Tripoli, Greece
Famous Deaths
- Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish logician, philosopher, professor, and author, dies at 77
Died in 1956 1956 Highlights
About February 13, 1956
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 68 years, 2 months and 16 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin