January 13

It's January 13th

On this day in 1888 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
( "Create Exciting Collage Papers By Dissolving National Geographic Pages" )

In 1968 Johnny Cash plays two shows for inmates at Folsom Prison in California. They are recorded and packaged into his acclaimed live album At Folsom Prison.


In 1993 Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches.



In 2003 – 208996 Achlys was discovered.

Birthdays:

Orlando Bloom
as Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy


Michael Peña

Rune Eriksen


Keith Coogan
in "Adventures in Babysitting"

Suzanne Cryer

Bill Bailey

Suggs


Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Here she is in her first film appearance in "Troll"


Wayne Coyne


Lorrie Moore
"How to Become a Writer"

Claudia Emerson

Trevor Rabin



Silvana Gallardo
in "Out of the Dark


Eero Koivistoinen


Richard Moll


William Duckworth


Edmund White

Billy Gray
as Pill in "Werewolves on Wheels"


Cabu


Charlie Brill
as Dr. Ramirez in "Pray TV"


Daevid Allen


Barry Bishop


Rip Taylor


Charles Nelson Reilly

Joe Pass


Melba Liston


Michael Bond


Vanita Smythe


Albert Lamorisse
"The Lovers Wind"

"The Red Balloon"


Robert Stack


Osa Massen

Daniil Shafran


Yannis Trasouchis


Jan van Goyen
"River Landscape with Windmill and Ruined Castle"


Maler Müller
"Monk in the Wilderness"




Paul Gavarni


Sophie Tucker


Chaïm Soutine


Clark Ashton Smith
"Out of Space and Time"
"The Fantasy Fan Magazine Presents: Writings of Clark Ashton Smith" Audio
"The Door to Saturn" Audio on HorrorBabble

Kay Francis
as Alice Morrison in "The Vice Squad"


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