Thursday
Apr132017
On this day: Butch Cassidy, Catherine de Medici, the '63 Oscars, and more
Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 10:00AM On this day in history as it relates to showbiz
1519 Catherine de Medici, Queen consort, born. She's been played in movies and TV by Kerry Fox, Megan Follows, Françoise Rosay, Maria Palmer, and many more but none so brilliantly as Virna Lisi in her Cannes winning performance in the sensational French epic Queen Margot (1994)
1570 Guy Fawkes born in England. V for Vendetta's "V" wears his face as a mask.
1743 Founding Father Thomas Jefferson born in Virginia. He's been played in movies and TV by actors like Nick Nolte, Jerry O'Connell, Stephen Dillane, Sam Waterston, Ken Howard, and many more...