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13th April
Born this day 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia (of Welsh descent, he always professed that his family had originally come from Snowdonia)
Thomas Jefferson, known as a Founding Father of the United States and the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, he was the third president of the United States and also the founder of the University of Virginia.
Born this day 1941 in Blackwood.
Dame Margaret Price, DBE, a renowned soprano, who was one of the most popular singers of her generation, specialising in Mozart and the lighter Verdi roles.
Born this day 1983 in Swansea
Nicole Cooke, MBE, Olympic gold medal winner and World Champion road bicycle racer.
Born this day 1992 in Kings Lynn (his mother is Welsh and from Anglesey),
George North, Wales rugby international, the first teenager to attain 20 caps for Wales, who when aged 18 became the youngest player ever to score a try in his debut for Wales and aged 19 became the youngest player in rugby history to score 10 international tries.
Sir Thomas Morgan(1604 – 13 April 1679 ) was the parliamentary governor of Gloucester during the English Civil War, who in 1646 took Chepstow Castle and Monmouth, and besieged Raglan Castle.
Captain Walter Enoch Rees ( 13 April 1863 – 6 June 1949 ) proposed the three-man front row scrum tactics that were instrumental in Wales's victory over New Zealand in 1905. He was the longest serving secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union and joint manager of the 1910 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa.
Palm Sunday is the Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
In Wales, the day is known as Sul y Blodau or Flowering Sunday and it is customary to decorate the graves in churchyards with flowers in readiness for Easter.
Thanks John, it is now amended
Bill, thanks for the reminder.
In addition, Thomas Jefferson's old friend--turned rival--then friend again, former President John Adams, died on the same day. The two corresponded regularly and at length. Jefferson called Adams the "Colossus of Independence." During their lifetimes they joked about who would live the longest. It was assumed that Jefferson would outlive Adams because he was 7 years younger. But when Adams died on 4 July 1826 his last words were "Thomas Jefferson still survives..." He was wrong. Jefferson had passed away shortly before.
A little fact about Thomas Jefferson: While on his deathbed - on the day he died, actually - one of his minders informed him that it was July 4th, the 50th anniversary of the United States. His last words were a question: "This is the Fourth?" Reassured that it was, he smiled and fell asleep...and passed peacefully a short time later.
His name was BUTTON Gwinnett, not Britton. I was born and raised in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The primary hospital was, in my childhood, Button Gwinnett Hospital. Button was a signer with Lymon Hall (Hall County), and George Walton (Walton County). Ironically, all three counties share borders. Most of my maternal (Bowen/Masters) and much of my paternal (Jones/McDaniel [MacDonald]) come from these three counties. Many of our traditions and ways of doing things in regards to food, burials, and church affiliations that we thought were just "country" are actually Welsh/Celtic.
I'm done rambling now.