Top 10 February 13 Birthdays
Somewhat Honorable Mention: February 13, 1910: William Shockley. He led the team that invented the transistor. But he was also a big believer in eugenics and in black people being inferior. Somewhat Honorable Mention: February 13, 1944: Jerry Springer. He actually did a good job as Mayor of Cincinnati. As for his hosting of a talk show, well, if you consider that his job was to appeal to the lowest common denominator, then he did a good job there, too. Dishonorable Mention: February 13, 1883: Hal Chase. He could hit a little, and was said to be the best-fielding 1st baseman the game had yet seen. So when he made errors, people tended to blame the infielders throwing to him. Some knew better, that he was mishandling throws to tank games because he'd bet on his own team to lose. It finally got him banned from baseball. Otherwise, he would have had a shot at the Hall of Fame. 10. February 13, 1933: Kim Novak. One of the all-time movie "blonde bombshells." 9. Februar...