Births on January 13

Albert Lamorisse

Born on January 13, 1922

Albert Lamorisse, French director and producer (d. 1970)

Albert Lamorisse (French: [lamɔʁis]; 13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game Risk in 1957.

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Events on 1922

11 Jan

Diabetes mellitus
First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
2 Feb

James Joyce
Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
13 Sep

Great Fire of Smyrna
The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.
4 Nov

Tutankhamun
In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
24 Nov

Executions during the Irish Civil War
Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Robert Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver.

Births on January 13

Albert Lamorisse

Born on January 13, 1922

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Events on 1922

Diabetes mellitus

James Joyce

Great Fire of Smyrna

Tutankhamun

Executions during the Irish Civil War