Five Things That Happened On February 13 In Soap History

In 1974, Joseph Gallison debuted on Days of Our Lives as Neil Curtis, a doctor and compulsive gambler. The role had been originated by Ben Archibek in 1973. Gallison remained with the show until 1991. After a disastrous marriage to Phyllis Anderson, Neil fell in love with Liz Chandler (Gloria Loring), with whom he shared a daughter, Noelle. Neil was also briefly married to Marie Horton before he tied the knot with Liz. Neil and Liz's union also ended in divorce, after which he was in a short-lived marriage to Angelica Deveraux. Before Neil left Salem, it was revealed that he was the biological father of Maggie Horton's daughter, Sarah Horton.

In 1991, Kristoff St. John made his Young and Restless debut as Neil Winters. He had previously starred on Generations as Adam Marshall and explained to Soap Opera Digest in 2000, "After being on the lowest-rated soap, I wanted to see how things worked on the top-rated one." The beloved star remained with the show until 2019, when St. John tragically passed away, prompting the show to script Neil's demise. In 1992, he was honored for his Y&R work with the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor, and in 2008, he won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

In 2004 on Bold and Beautiful, Brooke Logan Forrester (Katherine Kelly Lang) signed papers annulling her latest marriage to Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss). His son with Taylor, Thomas, tried to dissuade her, saying, "Annulling your marriage cannot be the only solution." Brooke gently told him, "Your father and I have tried. We can't turn back time. What's done is done."

In 2007, Lucas Roberts (Bryan R. Dattilo) proposed to Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) on Days of Our Lives. He nervously stammered his way toward popping the question, telling Sami that John's recent coma and the turmoil Shawn and Belle were going through "taught me that you can't wait, you know? If you want something, you gotta go after it now. You can't wait for the right time or the right place...." As he went on and on, Sami piped up to voice her confusion. "Lucas, is there a question in there somewhere? What are you talking about?" Lucas resumed, "Yeah, I do have a question. Will you marry me?"

In 2015, General Hospital's Olivia Falconeri (Lisa LoCicero) was under the weather, so she took herself to the hospital to be tested for the flu. When her results came back, Olivia was stunned to discover that she didn't have the flu — she was pregnant! As she reeled, Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth) approached her. Olivia was in quite the predicament, because she was in love with Ned, but her pregnancy was the result of her tryst with Julian Jerome. Olivia went on to give birth to a healthy baby boy, Leo, and after she and Ned married, he adopted Leo.