Historical Events
- The Church of England accepts the theory of evolution
Famous Birthdays
- Billy Gray, American actor (Father Knows Best - "Bud"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Daevid Allen [Christopher David], Australian musician and performance artist (Soft Machine, Gong), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2015)
- Jean Cabut [Cabu], French caricaturist (Charlie Hebdo), born in Châlons-en-Champagne, France (d. 2015)
- Paavo Heininen, Finnish pianist, contemporary classical composer (Tritopos; Veitsi - The Knife), and pedagogue, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2022)
- Richard Anthony [Btesh], Syrian-French pop singer, and songwriter ("Aranjuez mon amour"; "Amoureux de ma femme"), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2015)
- Shiv Kumar Sharma, Indian santoor (100-string dulcimer-like instrument) master, and composer, born in Jammu, British India (d. 2022)
- Tord Grip, Swedish football manager
- William B. Davis, Canadian actor (The X Files - "Smoking Man"), director, and teacher, born in Toronto, Ontario
About January 13, 1938
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 86 years, 3 months and 16 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Capricorn
