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Notable Birthdays and Historical Highlights for April 13
On April 13 across history, Thomas Jefferson was born in Albemarle County Virginia in 1743. King Richard II and Henry IV figures are noted, along with Washington’s 1776 arrival to defend New York. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson Memorial in 1943 and Poitier’s Oscar in 1964. Lily Pons turns 71. Harold Stassen is 68.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Richard II
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Henry IV
France
Franklin Roosevelt
Jefferson Memorial
Washington
Motion Picture Academy
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Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vietnam
Asia
Australia
New Zealand
Pentagon
Atlantic
Spain
Golan Heights
Lily Pons
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Harold Stassen