births
March 13, 1947
Beat Richner, Swiss pediatrician and cellist (died 2018)
Beat Richner
Beat Richner was a Swiss pediatrician, cellist and founder of children's hospitals in Cambodia. He created the Kantha Bopha Foundation in Zürich in 1992 and became its head. Along with another expatriate, he oversaw and ran the predominantly Cambodian-staffed hospitals. As both a cellist and a medical doctor, Richner was known by patients, audiences, and donors as "Beatocello".
March 13
March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 293 days remain until the end of the year.