2013Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (born 1923)[†]
Daniel Gerard Hoffman was an American poet, essayist, and academic. He was appointed the twenty-second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1973.
On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 27, 2013, covering March 30, 2013.
Bon Jovi
David Bowie
Luke Bryan
Passion
Bruno Mars
Mindless Behavior
Eric Clapton
Soundtrack
Mumford & Sons
Jimi Hendrix
2013Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (born 1923)[†]
Daniel Gerard Hoffman was an American poet, essayist, and academic. He was appointed the twenty-second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1973.
2013Bobby Parks, American basketball player and coach (born 1962)[†]
Bobby Ray Parks Sr. was an American professional basketball player from Grand Junction, Tennessee. He played for Memphis State University from 1980 to 1984 and played internationally in the Philippines, Indonesia and France. As one of the most celebrated "import" players in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Parks became the second American ever inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 2009.

2013Phil Ramone, South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded A & R Recording (born 1934)[†]
Philip Rabinowitz, better known as Phil Ramone, was a South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, and co-founder of A & R recording studio. Its success led to expansion into several studios and a record production company. He was described by Billboard as "legendary", and the BBC as a "CD pioneer".
2013Edith Schaeffer, Chinese-Swiss religious leader and author, co-founded L'Abri (born 1914)[†]
Edith Rachel Merritt Schaeffer was a Christian author and co-founder of L'Abri, a Christian organization which hosts guests. She was the wife of Francis Schaeffer, and the mother of Frank Schaeffer and three other children.

2013Bob Turley, American baseball player and coach (born 1930)[†]
Robert Lee Turley, known as "Bullet Bob", was an American professional baseball player and financial planner. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher from 1951 through 1963. After his retirement from baseball, he worked for Primerica Financial Services.
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