According to the AP, on February 13th:
- In 1961, Frank Sinatra unveiled his own record label, Reprise. Sinatra did not have a very high opinion of rock music, but the label would release recordings by The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix and The Kinks. In 1972, Led Zeppelin had to cancel a concert in Singapore after authorities would not let the group off the plane because of their long hair.
- In 1982, a 300-pound marker on the grave of Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant was stolen from an Orange Park, Florida, cemetery. Police found it two weeks later in a dry river bed.
- In 1991, a helicopter carrying actor Kirk Douglas collided with a stunt plane over an airport in California. Douglas suffered cuts and bruises. Two people on the plane were killed. In 1997, Michael Jackson and then-wife Debbie Rowe became parents to a son named Prince.
Today's Birthdays:
- Actress Kim Novak is 80.
- Actor George Segal ("Just Shoot Me") is 79.
- Singer-bassist-actor Peter Tork of The Monkees is 71.
- Actress Carol Lynley is 71.
- Actress Stockard Channing is 69.
- Talk show host Jerry Springer is 69.
- Actor Bo Svenson ("Walking Tall") is 69.
- Singer Peter Gabriel is 63.
- Actor David Naughton is 62.
- Bassist Peter Hook of New Order and Joy Division is 57.
- Actor Matt Salinger is 53.
- Singer Henry Rollins is 52.
- Actor Neal McDonough ("Boomtown") is 47.
- Singer Freedom Williams (C & C Music Factory) is 47.
- Actress Kelly Hu ("Martial Law") is 45.
- Bassist Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down is 41.
- Singer Feist is 37.
- MC Natalie Stewart of Floetry is 34.
- Actress Mena Suvari is 34.
