February 13th in History

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February 13th in History

1924: King Tut's tomb is opened
1955: Israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls
1960: The French test their first atomic bomb in the Sahara
1974: Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the USSR

February 13th birthdays

1892: Grant Wood, American painter.
1901: Georges Simenon, Belgian novelist
1933: Kim Novak, American actress.
1933: Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer.
1934: George Segal, American actor
1938: Oliver Reed, British actor