13 February 2026
► EVENTS ON 13TH FEBRUARY
In 1869, in Sydney, New South Wales, Humiliation Day had been declared, to pray for the end of a drought. It had mixed results. As it was a Saturday, churchgoers were few – but it poured with rain.
In 1938, in Sydney, New South Wales, the ferry Rodney, which was over-crowded with spectators farewelling a visiting American cruiser Louisville, capsized with the loss of 19 lives.
In 1954, Mawson Station in the Australian Antarctic Territory was established. It is now the oldest, continuously operating station in Antarctica, and the westernmost of Australia’s three stations, being 5,200 km south-west of Perth.
In 1981, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A, a series of sewer explosions destroyed over two miles of streets.
In 2008, in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia’s then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, made a historic apology to Indigenous Australians and members of the Stolen Generation.
► ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES ON THIS DATE
BORN: Ernest Jennings Ford alias Tennessee Ernie Ford, in 1919, Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.A. He was a recording artist of the 1950s who had numerous hits in the country, pop and gospel music genres. He died in 1991.
BORN: Gene Urick, alias Gene Ames, in 1923, Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.A. He was a member of the Ames Brothers singing quartet very popular in the 1950s, with million selling hits such as The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane, You You You, Tammy and Melodie D’Amour. He died in 1997.
BORN: Dorothy McGuire, in 1928, Middletown, Ohio, U.S.A. She was a singer who was part of the MacGuire Sisters trio of the 1950s and 1960s. Amongst their most popular songs are Sincerely and Sugartime. She died in 2012.
BORN: Peter Tork, in 1942, Washington DC, U.S.A. He was a musician and actor best known as a member of the pop group The Monkees, who sold 75 million records worldwide. Their international hits include Last Train To Clarksville, Pleasant Valley Sunday, and Daydream Believer. He died in 1991.
DIED: David Harold Meyer alias David Janssen, in 1980, Malibu, California, U.S.A. aged 48. He was a film and television actor best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble, a doctor wrongly convicted of murder and on the run after escaping from custody in a train crash, in the television series The Fugitive (1963–1967).
DIED: Waylon Jennings, in 2002, Chandler, Arizona, U.S.A. aged 64. He was a country singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.
Today’s graphic, from Sarah Jones.
Today’s Playlist
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED |
| Kathy Carver – Bingo Player | 2026 | 09:05 | 0 | |
| 70s Classic Dermot Henry & Virginians – If Those Lips Could Only Speak | 1971 | 09:10 | 5 | 27/4/2025 |
| Bohemian Rogue – Hot Hot Sweaty Summers Night | 2026 | 09:14 | 1 | 6/2/2026 |
| Comfort Zone –Well Known Artists and Songs + Engelbert Humperdinck – Blue Eyes | 09:19 | 1 | 28/9/2025 | |
| + Harry Secombe – The Impossible Dream | 09:22 | 1 | 1/8/2021 | |
| John Leyton – Don’t Let Her Go Away | 09:26 | 1 | 23/1/2026 | |
| Douglas Gamley Orchestra – Smile | 09:31 | 2 | 8/4/2022 | |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons | 1955 | 09:36 | 4 | 17/10/2025 |
| Ames Brothers & Hugo Winterhalter’s Orchestra & Chorus – Little Serenade | 1958 | 09:39 | 2 | 21/8/2016 |
| For a Listener Randy C Moore – Forget Me Not | 2026 | 09:44 | 0 | |
| Inge Augustina – You Needed Me | 2023 | 09:49 | 0 | |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “Help” Charting on this day 1966 Beatles – You’re Going To Lose That Girl | 1965 | 09:55 | 0 | |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “The Best of Hermans Hermits” Charting on this day 1966 Hermans Hermits – Silhouettes | 1965 | 09:57 | 11 | 28/3/2025 |
| Joy Adams – After All | 2026 | 10:05 | 2 | 8/2/2026 |
| Caoimhe Murney – Your Health Is Your Wealth | 2026 | 10:10 | 1 | 6/2/2026 |
| The Charlesys – Live Together | 2026 | 10:13 | 0 | |
| Waylon Jennings – Rhiannon | 10:20 | 1 | 13/2/2015 | |
| Vintage Vinyl McGuire Sisters – S’Wonderful | 1956 | 10:23 | 3 | 30/7/2023 |
| Gary R Farmer – South of the Border | 2026 | 10:26 | 2 | 8/2/2026 |
| Gordon Langford Orchestra – Till The End Of Time | 10:31 | 3 | 30/3/2025 | |
| William Alexander – All I Stand To Lose | 2026 | 10:34 | 0 | |
| Jade Hurley – My Country | 2026 | 10:39 | 0 | |
| 70s Classic Kamahl – All I Have To Offer You | 1971 | 10:45 | 6 | 27/4/2025 |
| Ron Christopher – Angelyne | 2025 | 10:49 | 4 | 4/1/2026 |
| For a Listener Bobby Goldsboro – Molly | 1963 | 10:53 | 8 | 28/12/2025 |
| Monkees – Daydream Believer | 1967 | 10:56 | 10 | 21/2/2025 |
| Sherl Cederburg – Authentic Cowgirl Boots | 10:59 | 2 | 1/5/2022 | |
| Chillin’ – Straight Into Your Heart | 2026 | 11:05 | 0 | |
| Country Road- Old style country songs + Jimmy Little – Gentle On My Mind | 11:11 | 0 | ||
| + Buddy Williams – Back to Alice Springs | 11:14 | 1 | 17/5/2019 | |
| For a Listener Leroy Van Dyke – Walk On By | 1961 | 11:20 | 19 | 25/5/2025 |
| Vintage Vinyl Frankie Laine – Moonlight Gambler | 1956 | 11:28 | 7 | 2/5/2025 |
| Johnny Gibbs Orchestra – The Continental | 11:33 | 5 | 15/6/2025 | |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “People” Charting on this day 1966 Barbra Streisand – People | 1964 | 11:38 | 3 | 1/11/2024 |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “South of the Border” Charting on this day 1966 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass – South Of The Border | 1965 | 11:41 | 3 | 8/12/2019 |
| Anastasia Lee & Celesta da Vinci – Swan Song (Tchaikovsky) | 2026 | 11:45 | 0 | |
| Johnny Gregory & His Orchestra – E.T. Theme | 11:48 | 0 | ||
| Ol’ 55 – Raindrops | 1980 | 11:52 | 9 | 13/7/2025 |
| Shadows – Chelsea Boot | 11:55 | 2 | 27/8/2021 |